Bible Book Outlines - OT Wisdom/Prophecy

Question 1

Job

Answer 1

I. The Disasters of Job (1 - 2)
II. The Dialogues of Job (3 - 37)
III. The Deliverance of Job (38 - 42)

Question 2

Psalms

Answer 2

BOOK: PSALMS, AUTHORS
1: 1-41, David
2: 42-72, David and sons of Korah
3: 73-89, Mainly Asaph
4: 90-106, Mainly anonymous
5: 107-150, David and anonymous

Question 3

Proverbs

Answer 3

I. Proverbs of Solomon 1-29
II. Proverbs of Agur 30
III. Proverbs of Lemuel 31

Question 4

Ecclesiastes

Answer 4

I. The Problem that “All is Vanity” (1:1 - 11)
II. The Proof that “All is Vanity” (1:12 - 6)
III. The Prescription for Living with Vanity (7 - 12)

Question 5

Song of Solomon

Answer 5

I. Courtship (1 - 3)
II. Consummation (4 - 5)
III. Celebration (6 - 8)

Question 6

Isaiah

Answer 6

I. Chastening of God (1 - 39)
II. Comfort of God (40 - 66)

Question 7

Jeremiah

Answer 7

I. Jeremiah’s Call (1)
II. Judah’s Prophecies (2 - 45)
III. Gentiles’ Prophecies (46 - 51)
IV. Jerusalem’s Fall (52)

Question 8

Lamentations

Answer 8

I. The Ruin of Jerusalem (1)
II. The Wrath of God (2)
III. The Request for Mercy (3)
IV. The Review of the Siege (4)
V. The Request for Restoration (5)

Question 9

Ezekiel

Answer 9

I. Condemnation (1 - 32)
II. Consolation and Restoration (33 - 48)

Question 10

Daniel

Answer 10

I. Personal History of Daniel/The Remnant (1)
II. Prophetic Plan for the Gentiles/God is in Control (2 - 7)
(Aramaic)
III. Prophetic Plan for Israel/There is a Future (8 - 12)

Question 11

Hosea

Answer 11

I. Adulterous Wife and Faithful Husband (1 - 3)
II. Adulterous Israel and Faithful Lord (4 - 14)

Question 12

Joel

Answer 12

I. Day of the Lord in Retrospect (1:1 - 2:17)
II. Day of the Lord in Prospect (2:18 - 3:21)

Question 13

Amos

Answer 13

I. The 8 Prophecies of Judgment (1 - 2)
II. The 3 Sermons on Israel’s Sin (3 - 6)
III. The 5 Visions of Punishment (7 - 9:10)
IV. The 5 Promises on Restoration of Israel (9:11-15)

Question 14

Obadiah

Answer 14

I. Judgment of Edom (1:1-18)
II. Restoration of Israel (1:19-21)

Question 15

Jonah

Answer 15

I. God’s Mercy upon Jonah (1 - 2)
II. God’s Mercy upon Nineveh (3 - 4)

Question 16

Micah

Answer 16

I. Prediction of Retribution (1 - 3)
II. Prediction of Restoration (4 - 5)
III. Plea for Repentance (6 - 7)

Question 17

Nahum

Answer 17

I. God’s Majestic Holiness (1)
II. Nineveh’s Judgment (2 - 3)

Question 18

Habakkuk

Answer 18

I. Habakkuk’s Perplexities (1-2)
II. Habakkuk’s Prayer/Praise (3)

Question 19

Zephaniah

Answer 19

I. Prophecies of Judgment (1-2)
(On Judah and the Surrounding Nations)
II. Prophecies of Future Blessing (3)
(On Israel)

Question 20

Haggai

Answer 20

I. Rebuke for Disobedience (1:1-11)
II. Rebuilding the Temple (1:12-15)
III. Return of God’s Glory (2:1-9)
IV. Religious Questions (2:10-19)
V. Reign of God (2:20-23)

Question 21

Zechariah

Answer 21

I. The Call to Repentance (1:1-6)
II. The 8 Visions of Zechariah (1:7 - 6)
III. The 4 Messages of Zechariah (7 - 8)
IV. The 2 Burdens of Zechariah (9 - 14)

Question 22

Malachi

Answer 22

I. God’s Pronouncements against Israel (1 - 3:15)
II. God’s Promise to Israel (3:16 - 4:6)