Book ID Quiz Flashcards
Learn the general description of each book of the Bible.
Beginning of the world, man, sin & the chosen nation; from Adam through Josheph
Genesis
Moses leads people out of Egypt; the law
Exodus
Laws about sacrifices & the priesthood
Leviticus
40 years in the wilderness; census
Numbers
Review of Israel’s history, laws, and warnings
Deuteronomy
Conquest of Canaan; tribes settled
Joshua
Rule of Judges, with oppressions and deliverances from Joshua to Samson
Judges
Ancestry of Messianic family
Ruth
Founding of Hebrew kingdom under Saul & David
1 Samuel
Reign of David
2 Samuel
Reign of Solomon; beginning of division & decay
1 Kings
History of divided kingdom to captivities of both northern & southern tribes
2 Kings
Hebrew history, including reign of David
1 Chronicles
History under Solomon, and history of Judah after the division
2 Chronicles
Return from captivity in Babylon & rebuilding of the temple
Ezra
Rebuilding of walls of Jerusalem
Nehemiah
Deliverance of Jews by Esther
Esther
Problem of human suffering through trials & triumph of Job
Job
Poems & hymns used by Hebrews in praise & worship
Psalms
Collection of wise sayings about life
Proverbs
Poem dealing with search for happiness
Ecclesiastes
Poem of love and longing
Song of Solomon
Exhortations on repentance and predictions of the coming Messiah
Isaiah
Warnings to Jerusalem about Babylonian captivity and approaching suffering
Jeremiah
Visions of judgment and the restoration of Israel
Ezekiel
Poems lamenting destruction of Jerusalem
Lamentations