| BOOK | CONTENT | AT LEAST READ | |||
| SCRIPTURE | SUBJECT | ||||
| THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL | |||||
| Exodus | Israel’s Exodus from Egypt Receiving God’s Laws The Tabernacle | 3:1-12 7:14-12:33 14:15-28 20:1-17 32:1-35 | The Burning Bush The Ten Plagues Through Red Sea Ten Commandments The Golden Calf | ||
| Leviticus | More of God’s laws The Priests | 8 10:1-7 | Consecration of priests Nadab and Abihu | ||
| Numbers | Wanderings of Israel They forfeit the land of Canaan | 14 21:4-8 | Canaan postponed The Bronze Serpent | ||
| Deuteronomy | Obedience | 6:4-9 | Love service to God | ||
| Joshua | Possession of Canaan | 6:1-8-29 10:13 | Conquering of Jericho The sun stands still | ||
| Judges | Disobedience and deliverance | 7:1-7 | Gideon and his 300 men | ||
| Ruth | A young woman’s faith in God | 1-4 1:16, 17 | Read all four chapters Ruth’s Faith | ||
| 1 Samuel | The Prophet Samuel Kings Saul and David | 1-2 15:22 17 28:7-19 | Hannah receives a son Obedience and sacrifice David slays Goliath Saul consults a witch | ||
| 2 Samuel | Life and reign of King David | 11 | David’s sin with Bathsheba | ||
| 1 Kings | King Solomon The temple The prophet Elijah Empire divided: Judah and Israel | 3:16-28 5-8 18 | His wisdom as judge The temple built Elijah and Baal Prophets | ||
| 2 Kings | The Two Kingdoms Both Kingdoms go into exile | 4:1-7 5:1-14 | Elisha multiplies the oil Elisha heals Naaman | ||
| 1 Chronicles | Repetition of Israel’s history | ||||
| 2 Chronicles | Repetition of Israel’s history | ||||
| Ezra | Israel returns from exile. Rebuilding the temple | 3:8-13 | Rebuilding of temple | ||
| Nehemiah | Rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem | 2:20 8:11c | Build! God gives victory The joy in (of) the Lord | ||
| Esther | God protrcts Israel in captivity | 4:13-16 | Esther risks her life | ||
| THE POETIC BOOKS | |||||
| Job | Job’s incomprehensible suffering, his grumbling, repentance, and subsequent blessings | 1 30:26-31 42 | Job trusts in God He complains Repentance & blessing | ||
| Psalms | The believer’s spiritual experiences Majority written by David | 22 23 34 51 73 103 | Jesus suffers on cross Lord is my Shepherd The Lord, my protector David’s Repentance Asaph’s doubts Praise the Lord my soul | ||
| Proverbs | Practical wisdom, concise and pithyly rendered | 2:6; 18:15 3:5-8; 16:32 5:15-20 22:13; 26:13 16:24 17:17; 18:24 3:9; 11:28 20:15; 22:6 | Wisdom Trust in God Self-control Sexual purity Thrift and laziness Words Friends Money Child rearing | ||
| Ecclesiastes | Without God, everything is in vain | 12:13 | The main thing: fear God | ||
| Song of Songs | The B/bridegroom and the B/bride | 8:6,7 | Power of Love | ||
| THE MAJOR PROPHETS | |||||
| Isaiah | Judgment and deliverance of Israel and humanity | 7:14 38 43:1,2 50:4-11 53 | Jesus’ birth foretold Hezekiah ill and healed God is with you Servant of the Lord The suffering Saviour | ||
| Jeremiah | Judgment on Israel and other nations and promises of resto-ration | 23:5,6 25:11 12 31 (v31) | Messiah come promised Exile of predicted The New Covenant | ||
| Lamentations | Lamentation over Israel’s hardening of heart | 3:21-23 | Lord’s lovingkindness is new every morning | ||
| Ezekiel | The Glory of God In time, his glory will overshadow everything | 3:23 11:22-25 33:1-9 36:26,27 37:1-14 | Vision of God’s glory God leaves the temple The watchman Promise of a new heart Dry bones come to life | ||
| Daniel | The omnipotence of God. He rules the pagan nations through just a few of His servants. He controls the distant future of humanity | 5:21 1:1… 3:1… 5:1… 6:1… 7:1… 9:1… | God rules over all Young men choose God In the fiery furnace The writing on the wall In the lion’s den Vision of four animals Prophecy 70 weeks | ||
| THE LESSER PROPHETS | |||||
| Hosea | Israel’s unfaithfulness compared with God’s faithfulness | 2:23 | Undeserved grace | ||
| Joel | The Day of the Lord | 2:13 | God’s grace for whoever returns to him | ||
| Amos | Punishment of Israel | 3:3 4:12 5:18 | Decide to walk with God Get ready to meet God The Day of the Lord | ||
| Obadiah | Judgment of the Edomites | 1:18 | As you have done will be done to you. | ||
| Jonah | Jonah’s Mission to Nineveh and God’s universal grace for all | 1-4 4:2 | Read the whole book God is gracious | ||
| Micah | Judgment on Israel and promises of the Messiah | 6:6-8 | God expects you to do right; especially in humility and love | ||
| Nahum | The fall of Nineveh | 1:2 2:8 | An avenger is the Lord. Nineveh is like a dam suddenly emptying | ||
| Habakkuk | Trusting in God’s governance of a godless world | 2:4 3:17 | Righteous live by faith. Yet will I trust the Lord | ||
| Zephaniah | The judgment of God on Judah and the nations announced | 2:3 | Seek the Lord all that are meek | ||
| Haggai | Call for rebuilding of the temple | 1:2-4 | You build your houses, but let God’s house lie decayed. | ||
| Zechariah | God’s deliverance of his people Israel and of mankind in the end-times | 2:6 9:9 11:4-13 14:4 | Not by might or power Jesus’ entry on a donkey Jesus’ betrayal foretold Prediction Jesus’ return | ||
| Malachi | Rebuking of coldhearted service to God | 3:10 | Give God all that is due to him, then enjoy his full blessing | ||
SHALOM
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