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+ | * [[Old Testament]] | ||
==== Genesis ==== | ==== Genesis ==== | ||
- The Creation (1-2) | - The Creation (1-2) | ||
- | - Adam and Eve in Garden (3) | + | - [[Adam]] and [[Eve]] in Garden (3) |
- Rise and spread of the works of Satan (4:1-24) | - Rise and spread of the works of Satan (4:1-24) | ||
- Lineage of the Priesthood (4:25-5:32) | - Lineage of the Priesthood (4:25-5:32) | ||
- Wickedness of man before Flood (6:1-13) | - Wickedness of man before Flood (6:1-13) | ||
- The Flood (6:14-8:22) | - The Flood (6:14-8:22) | ||
- | - Noah and his descendants (9:1-10:32) | + | - [[Noah]] and his descendants (9:1-10:32) |
- | - The Tower of Babel (11:1-9) | + | - The [[Tower of Babel]] (11:1-9) |
- | - Abraham (11:10-25:8) | + | - [[Abraham]] (11:10-25:8) |
- | - Isaac (25:9-27:46) | + | - [[Isaac]] (25:9-27:46) |
- | - Jacob (28:1-38:30) | + | - [[Jacob]] (28:1-38:30) |
- | - Joseph (39-50) | + | - [[Joseph]] (39-50) |
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+ | ==== Exodus ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Moses' call and preparation (1-4) | ||
+ | - Israel delivered from Egyptian bondage (5-18) | ||
+ | - Jehovah begins preparation for a holy people (19-31) | ||
+ | - Apostasy and repentance (32-33) | ||
+ | - Lord's provision for forgivness (34-40) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Leviticus ==== | ||
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+ | - How to remove sin and become holy (1-17) | ||
+ | - How to maintain a state of holiness and acceptance before God (18-27) | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Numbers ==== | ||
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+ | - Preparation for journey from Sinai (1:1-10:10) | ||
+ | - From Sinai to Kadesh-barnea (10:11-14:45) | ||
+ | - From Kadesh-barnea to Moab (15-21) | ||
+ | - Balaam and the Moabites (22-25) | ||
+ | - Making preparations to enter Canaan (26-36) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Deuteronomy ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Contains three speeches by Moses | ||
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+ | - Recitation of events from departure from Sinai to the arrival east of the Jordan (1-4) | ||
+ | - Moses' account of instructions received at Sinai (5-26) | ||
+ | - Moses' final instructions to people, including the blessings and cursings (27-30) | ||
+ | - Last acts and words of Moses - Be strong and of good courage. Joseph to gather Israel in last days. Moses translated. (31-34) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Joshua ==== | ||
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+ | - Entry into the promised land and conquest of land (1-12) | ||
+ | - Settlement of the tribes of Israel (13-24) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Judges ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Introduction (1-3) | ||
+ | - History of the 12 Judges (3-16) | ||
+ | - Teachings about the cycle of idolatry (17-21) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Ruth ==== | ||
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+ | - Time of famine. Naomi moves to Moab. Her sons marry, then later die. As Naomi returns to live in Israel, Ruth, her daughter-in-law chooses to go with her. (1) | ||
+ | - Boaz negotiates for the right to marry Ruth. Their first son becomes the grandfather to David. The lineage of the Savior is established (2-4). | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== 1 Samuel ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Samuel, the last Judge (1-7) | ||
+ | - Saul, the first King (8-31) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== 2 Samuel ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | - David, second King of Israel. God blesses him (1-10) | ||
+ | - David, his transgressions and fall (11) | ||
+ | - David, the consequences of sin (12-24) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== 1 Kings ==== | ||
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+ | - The reign of [[Solomon]] (1-11) | ||
+ | - Kingdom divided - [[Rehoboam]] and [[Jeroboam]] (12-14) | ||
+ | - Wicked kings in north and south kingdoms (15-16) | ||
+ | - [[Ahab]], [[Jezebel]], and [[Elijah]]. (17-22) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== 2 Kings ==== | ||
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+ | - Elijah's ministry continued. He is finally translated (1-2) | ||
+ | - Elijah's mantle transferred to [[Elisha]]. Elisha's many miracles (3-9) | ||
+ | - House of Ahab destroyed. Various kings of Israel and Judah (10-16) | ||
+ | - Deportation of Israel (the Ten Tribes) by [[Assyria]] (17) | ||
+ | - Kings of Judah ([[Hezekiah]], [[Manasseh]], [[Amon]]) (18-21) | ||
+ | - Good King [[Josiah]] - seeks to reform Judah. Purges the land of idolatry (22-23) | ||
+ | - Evil kings of Judah ([[Jehoiakim]], [[Jehoiachin]], and [[Zedekiah]]). Jereusalem besieged by [[Nebuchadnezzar]], many taken to [[Babylon]] and the temple destroyed (24-25) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== 1 Chronicles ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Geneaologies - from Adam to David (1-9) | ||
+ | - Reign of King David (10-29) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== 2 Chronicles ==== | ||
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+ | - Reign of King Solomon (1-9) | ||
+ | - Divided monarchy and destruction of the kingdoms (10-36) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Ezra ==== | ||
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+ | - Introductory chapters - events that happened 60-80 years before arrival of Ezra in Jerusalem (1-6) |