THE OLD TESTAMENT LIBRARY
BOOKS OF LAW: Written about 1,400 B.C. by Moses.
Chap. CONTENTS
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50 |
“BEGINNINGS” (of the world, man, sin, and promises for Israelite nations) |
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40 |
“GOING OUT” (from Egypt under Moses. The Law given at Mount Sinai) |
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27 |
PRIESTS GIVEN THE LAWS (tribe descended from Levi, one of Jacob’s sons) |
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36 |
“CENSUS” (Counting the people at beginning and end of the wilderness wanderings) |
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34 |
“REVIEWING THE LAW” (Before crossing into the Promised Land.) |
BOOKS OF HISTORY: From Moses’ death until the return from Babylonian Captivity.
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24 |
CONQUEST OF CANAAN (Palestine), under Joshua. (About 1,400 B.C.) |
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21 |
THEOCRACY (God ruled through Judges) (about 1371 B.C.) |
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4 |
LOVE STORY. Moabite girl (descendent of Lot) Married Boaz. Ancestor of Jesus. |
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31 |
SAUL: First king over Israel. Anointed by Samuel. (1053 B.C.) |
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DAVID: King (40 years) replaced Saul who disobeyed. (1013 B.C.) |
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SOLOMON and DIVISION: Solomon King 40 years. Kingdom divided under his son, Rehoboam (King of Judah), and Jeroboam (King of the 10 northern tribes of Israel). |
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DECLINE AND CAPTIVITY: 721 B.C., (by Assyria), and Judah, 606 B.C. (by Babylon). |
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29 |
"RECORDS" of DAVID |
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36 |
"RECORDS" of SOLOMON THROUGH THE CAPTIVITY |
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10 |
TEMPLE REBUILT. After 70 yrs in Babylon. (538 B.C. & Return, 536 B.C.) |
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13 |
WALLS OF JERUSALEM REBUILT. Worship and laws reestablished (445 B.C.) |
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JEWISH QUEEN OF PERSIA saves her people. (480 B.C.) |
BOOKS OF POETRY (or “Devotion.”)
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42 |
PATIENCE IN AFFLICTION. Patriarchal drama on problem of the righteous suffering. |
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150 |
BOOK OF SONGS accompanied by instrumental music (mostly by King David) |
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31 |
“WISE SAYINGS” Collections of wise sayings in poetic style (mostly by King Solomon) |
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12 |
“THE PREACHER” Solomon’s sermon on vanity of men’s values “under the sun.” |
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8 |
LOVE SONG BY SOLOMON (Also known as, “Canticles”) |
BOOKS OF MAJOR PROPHETS
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66 |
ISRAEL’S CAPTIVITY BY ASSYRIA. Jerusalem saved (700 BC). Coming Messiah. |
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52 |
JUDAH’S CAPTIVITY BY BABYLON (Chaldeans 600BC) By Jeremiah in Palestine. |
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“WEEPING” FOR JERUSALEM” Jeremiah laments consequences of unfaithfulness. |
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48 |
JERUSALEM'S DESTRUCTION (Ezekiel in Babylon prophesies to Jews c. 580 BC) |
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GOD REIGNS. Daniel in Babylon prophesies to kings—Coming Messiah (530 BC) |
BOOKS OF MINOR PROPHETS
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14 |
UNFAITHFUL WIFE of Hosea pictures Israel’s unfaithfulness to God. (c.721 BC) |
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LOCUST PLAGUE upon Judah. Coming restoration through God’s Spirit. (c. 800 BC) |
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9 |
ISRAEL DOOMED for luxurious indifference. (Music, wine, ivory beds) (c. 760 BC) |
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EDOM DOOMED (Descent of Esau) Indifference to suffering of Israel. (c. 585BC) |
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NINEVEH WARNED Capital of Assyria repents of wickedness. (c. 800 BC) |
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ISRAEL AND JUDAH WARNED. Messiah to come from Bethlehem. (c. 721 BC) |
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NINEVEH DOOMED. Capital of Assyria to be destroyed for cruelty. (c. 720 BC) |
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COMPLAINT Why God used wicked Babylonians to punish the Jews? (610 c. BC) |
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DAY OF GOD'S WRATH to come upon Judah and surrounding nations. (c. 630 BC) |
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ZERUBBABEL (Gov. of Judah) exhorted to speed rebuilding the temple (c. 520 BC) |
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VISIONS OF MESSIAH. To encourage rebuilding the temple (c. 520 BC) |
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CORRUPTION and indifference. Defective sacrifices. Elijah coming. (c. 420 BC) |