Old Testament Book Themes Flashcards
Genesis theme
Beginnings
Exodus theme
Redemption
Leviticus theme
Holiness
Numbers theme
Wilderness Wanderings
Deuteronomy theme
Second law/Renewed Covenant
Joshua theme
Conquer and Divide
Judges theme
Disobedience and Defeat
Ruth theme
Kinsman Redeemer
1 Samuel theme
Transition from the Judges to the Monarchy
2 Samuel theme
David’s Reign as King
1 Kings theme
United and Divided Kingdom
2 Kings theme
Fall of Israel and Judah
1 Chronicles theme
God’s View of David
2 Chronicles theme
God’s View of Judah’s Kings
Ezra theme
Rebuilding of the Temple and People
Nehemiah theme
Rebuilding of the Walls
Esther theme
Preservation through Providence
Job theme
Suffering and Sovereignty
Psalms theme
Pattern of Personal Worship
Proverbs theme
Wisdom for the Details of Life
Ecclesiastes theme
Vanity of Life in a Fallen World
Song of Solomon theme
The Joy of Married Love
Isaiah theme
Salvation
Jeremiah theme
God’s Final Warning
Lamentations theme
Lament over Jerusalem
Ezekiel theme
Condemnation, Consolation, and Restoration
Daniel theme
God’s Sovereignty over Human History
Hosea theme
God’s Loyal Love (chesed)
Joel theme
The Day of the Lord
Amos theme
Social Injustice in Israel
Obadiah theme
Edom’s judgment
Jonah theme
God’s Mercy on Repentant Gentiles
Micah theme
The Justice of God vs. the Social Injustice of Judah
Nahum theme
Nineveh’s Destruction
Habakkuk theme
Faith and Doubt in the Face of Judah’s Exile
Zephaniah theme
Future Global Judgment
Haggai theme
Call to Restart the Rebuilding of the Temple
Zechariah theme
Israel’s Comfort and Glory (Preparation for the Messiah)
Malachi theme
Call for Repentance; Waiting for the Messiah