Books of the Bible: Old Testament Summaries

Question 1

How many books are in the Old Testament?

Answer 1

39

Question 2

What are the 4 divisions of the Old Testament?

Answer 2

The Pentateuch

The Historical Books

The Poetical Books

The Prophectic Books

Question 3

What s the Pentateuch?

Answer 3

The Pentateuch is the first five books of Jewish and Christian Scriptures. Including Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

Question 5

Describes the creation; gives the history of the old world, and of the steps taken by God toward the formation of theocracy.

Answer 5

Genesis

Question 6

The history of Israel’s departure from Egypt; the giving of the law; the tabernacle.

Answer 6

Exodus

Question 7

The ceremonial law.

Answer 7

Leviticus

Question 8

The census of the people; the story of the wanderings in the wilderness.

Answer 8

Numbers

Question 9

The law rehearsed; the death of Moses.

Answer 9

Deuteronomy

Question 10

The story of the conquest and partition of Canaan.

Answer 10

Joshua

Question 11

The history of the nation from Joshua to Samson.

Answer 11

Judges

Question 12

The story of the ancestors of the royal family of Judah.

Answer 12

Ruth

Question 13

The story of the nation during the judgeship of Samuel and the reign of Saul.

Answer 13

1 Samuel

Question 14

The reign of David.

Answer 14

2 Samuel

Question 15

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.

Answer 15

1 and 2 Kings

First and Second Kings

Question 16

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.

Answer 16

1 and 2 Chronicles

First and Second Chronicles

Question 17

The story of the return of the Jews from the Babylonish captivity, and of the rebuilding of the temple.

Answer 17

Ezra

Question 18

A further account of the rebuilding of the temple and city, and of the obstacles encountered and overcome.

Answer 18

Nehemiah

Question 19

The story of a Jewess who becomes queen of Persia and saves the Jewish people from destruction.

Answer 19

Esther

Question 20

The story of the trials and patience of a holy man of Edom.

Answer 20

Job

Question 21

A collection of sacred poems intended for use in the worship of Jehovah. Chiefly the productions of David.

Answer 21

Psalms

Question 22

The wise sayings of Solomon.

Answer 22

Proverbs

Question 23

A poem respecting the vanity of earthly things.

Answer 23

Ecclesiastes

Question 24

An allegory relating to the church.

Answer 24

Solomon’s Song

Question 25

Prophecies respecting Christ and his kingdom.

Answer 25

Isaiah

Question 26

Prophecies announcing the captivity of Judah, its sufferings, and the final overthrow of its enemies.

Answer 26

Jeremiah

Question 27

The utterance of Jeremiah’s sorrow upon the capture of Jerusalem and the destruction of the temple.

Answer 27

Lamentations

Question 28

Messages of warning and comfort to the Jews in their captivity.

Answer 28

Ezekiel

Question 29

A narrative of some of the occurrences of the captivity, and a series of prophecies concerning Christ.

Answer 29

Daniel

Question 30

Prophecies relating to Christ and the latter days.

Answer 30

Hosea

Question 31

Prediction of woes upon Judah, and of the favor with which God will receive the penitent people.

Answer 31

Joel

Question 32

Prediction that Israel and other neighboring nations will be punished by conquerors from the north, and of the fulfillment of the Messiah’s kingdom.

Answer 32

Amos

Question 33

Prediction of the desolation of Edom.

Answer 33

Obadiah

Question 34

Prophecies relating to Nineveh.

Answer 34

Jonah

Question 35

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.

Answer 35

Micah

Question 36

Prediction of the downfall of Assyria.

Answer 36

Nahum

Question 37

A prediction of the doom of the Chaldeans.

Answer 37

Habakkuk

Question 38

A prediction of the overthrow of Judah for its idolatry and wickedness.

Answer 38

Zephaniah

Question 39

Prophecies concerning the rebuilding of the temple.

Answer 39

Haggai

Question 40

Prophecies relating to the rebuilding of the temple and the Messiah.

Answer 40

Zechariah

Question 41

Prophecies relating to the calling of the Gentiles and the coming of Christ.

Answer 41

Malachi