Books of the Bible: Old Testament Summaries Flashcards
How many books are in the Old Testament?
39
What are the 4 divisions of the Old Testament?
The Pentateuch
The Historical Books
The Poetical Books
The Prophectic Books
What s the Pentateuch?
The Pentateuch is the first five books of Jewish and Christian Scriptures. Including Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
Describes the creation; gives the history of the old world, and of the steps taken by God toward the formation of theocracy.
Genesis
The history of Israel’s departure from Egypt; the giving of the law; the tabernacle.
Exodus
The ceremonial law.
Leviticus
The census of the people; the story of the wanderings in the wilderness.
Numbers
The law rehearsed; the death of Moses.
Deuteronomy
The story of the conquest and partition of Canaan.
Joshua
The history of the nation from Joshua to Samson.
Judges
The story of the ancestors of the royal family of Judah.
Ruth
The story of the nation during the judgeship of Samuel and the reign of Saul.
1 Samuel
The reign of David.
2 Samuel
The books of Kings form only one book in the Hebrew MSS. They contain the history of the nation from David’s death and Solomon’s accession to the destruction of the kingdom of Judah and the desolation of Jerusalem, with a supplemental notice of the liberation of Jehoiachin from his prison at Babylon, twenty-six years later; they comprehend the whole time of the Israelitish monarchy, exclusive of the reigns of Saul and David.
1 and 2 Kings
First and Second Kings
Books are so called as being the record made by the appointed historiographers of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel; they are the official histories of those kingdoms.
1 and 2 Chronicles
First and Second Chronicles
The story of the return of the Jews from the Babylonish captivity, and of the rebuilding of the temple.
Ezra
A further account of the rebuilding of the temple and city, and of the obstacles encountered and overcome.
Nehemiah
The story of a Jewess who becomes queen of Persia and saves the Jewish people from destruction.
Esther
The story of the trials and patience of a holy man of Edom.
Job
A collection of sacred poems intended for use in the worship of Jehovah. Chiefly the productions of David.
Psalms
The wise sayings of Solomon.
Proverbs
A poem respecting the vanity of earthly things.
Ecclesiastes
An allegory relating to the church.
Solomon’s Song
Prophecies respecting Christ and his kingdom.
Isaiah
Prophecies announcing the captivity of Judah, its sufferings, and the final overthrow of its enemies.
Jeremiah
The utterance of Jeremiah’s sorrow upon the capture of Jerusalem and the destruction of the temple.
Lamentations
Messages of warning and comfort to the Jews in their captivity.
Ezekiel
A narrative of some of the occurrences of the captivity, and a series of prophecies concerning Christ.
Daniel
Prophecies relating to Christ and the latter days.
Hosea
Prediction of woes upon Judah, and of the favor with which God will receive the penitent people.
Joel
Prediction that Israel and other neighboring nations will be punished by conquerors from the north, and of the fulfillment of the Messiah’s kingdom.
Amos
Prediction of the desolation of Edom.
Obadiah
Prophecies relating to Nineveh.
Jonah
Predictions relating to the invasions of Shalmaneser and Sennacherib, the Babylonish captivity, the establishment of a theocratic kingdom in Jerusalem, and the birth of the Messiah in Bethlehem.
Micah
Prediction of the downfall of Assyria.
Nahum
A prediction of the doom of the Chaldeans.
Habakkuk
A prediction of the overthrow of Judah for its idolatry and wickedness.
Zephaniah
Prophecies concerning the rebuilding of the temple.
Haggai
Prophecies relating to the rebuilding of the temple and the Messiah.
Zechariah
Prophecies relating to the calling of the Gentiles and the coming of Christ.
Malachi
