OT Book Outlines Flashcards
Genesis
1-2:25 - Creation 2:25-4 - Fall 5-10 - Flood 11 - Babel 12-25 -Abraham, Sarah, Lot 25-35 -Isaac, Rebekah 37-Jacob, Esau, Rachael, Leah 50 - Joseph Keyword - "beginnings"
Exodus
1-6 - Moses 7-11:10 - Plagues 12 - Passover 13-18 - Provision, Red Sea 20 - Ten Commandments 20-24 - Book of the Covenant 25-31 - Directions for Tabernacle 32-34 - Golden Calf 35-40 - Tabernacle completed Keyword - "exit"
Numbers
1-10 Census and Direction -Moses/Aaron
10-25 - Rebellion and wandering - Moses/12 spies
26-36 - Census and direction - Joshua succeed Moses, 2.5 tribes take land east of Jordan
Keyword - “Wanderings”
Leviticus
1-6:7 - Offerings 6:8-7 - Priests 8-10 - Tabernacle worship 11-22 - Purity - moral ceremonial 23-24 - Feasts 25-27 - Land use, apostasy, gifts/endowments Keyword - "Holy"
Deuteronomy
1-4 - Intro:God’s goodness
5-24 - Review of Laws/ ch5 Ten commandments
27-30 - Ratification: Covenant Renewal; Curses, blessings, restoration
31-34 - Succession - Moses dies
Keyword - “Covenant”
Joshua
1-12 - Conquest - Joshua, Rehab, Defat Jericho, Defeat at Ai, Gibeonite deception, sun stood still, divid and conquer.
13-24 - Settlement - Distribution of land, Joshua’s farewell.
Keyword - “Conquest”
Ruth
1 - Naomi loses husband/sons returns to Bethlehem with Ruth.
2 - Ruth meets Boaz
3 - Ruth and Boaz at the threshing floor.
4 - Boaz marries Ruth
Keyword - “kinsman - redeemer”
Judges
1-3 - Decline - failed to take all the land, forgot the Lord.
3-16 - Deliverances. Key - Gideon
17-21 - Depravity: Idolatry, theft, rape, murder
Keyword - “Cycles”
1 Samuel
1-7 - Samuel
8-15 - Saul
16 - 31 - David - goliath, Jonathan, Abigail, which of Endor.
Keyword - “Kingdom”
2 Samuel
1-10 - Triumph - David rules Judah at Hebron, David rules Israel at Hebron, David rules Israel at Jerusalem, Ark comes to Jerusalem
11-24 Trouble - Adultery with Bathsheba, Absalom rebels, counts army, plague, temple site acquired.
Keyword - “David”
1 Kings
1-11 - Solomon, ch8 temple dedication, 10:14-11, 17 - Falls through wealth, weapons, wives
12-16 - Schism - Judah to Rehoboam, Israel to Jeroboam.
17-22 - Elijah
Keyword - “Division”
2 Kings
1-8 Elijah taken up and Elisha’s ministry
9-17 - Decline and fall of Israel
17 - Israel exiled by Assyria
18-25 - Decline and fall of Judah, Isaiah prophet, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
25 - Fall of Jerusalem.
Keyword - “Exile”
1 Chronicles
1-9 - Genealogy
10-29 - David (positive stuff only)
17 - Davidic covenant
Keyword - “Positive portrait of David”
2 Chronicles
1-9 Solomon 5-7 Temple dedication 10-36 - Schism 10 - Division of kingdom 36 - Fall of Jerusalem Keyword - "Positive portrait of Judah"
Ezra
1-6 - First Return/Zerubbabel, Temple rebuilding begins, halted, completed.
7-10 - Second return/Ezra, Ezra confronts inter-marriage; people repent.
Keyword - “return”
Nehemiah
1-7 - construction, walls built despite opposition.
8-13 - Dedication of walls, recommitment of people
Keyword - “walls”
Esther
1-5 -Danger - Esther made queen, Haman plots agains jews and Mordecai.
6-10 -deliverance - Mordecai defeats Haman
Keyword - “queen”
Festival of Purim ch 9
Psalms
Keyword - “worship”
Job
Keyword - “Suffering and Sovereignty”
1-2 - Disaster
3-31 - Debate between Job, Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar.
32-42 - Deliverance - Elihu, God, Job.
Proverbs
Keyword - “Wisdom”
1-9 - Importance of wisdom
10-31 - Practice of wisdom
Ecclesiastes
Keyword - “Emptiness”
Songs of Songs
Keyword - “Love story”
Isaiah
Keyword - “salvation”
1-39 - Condemnation, Judgement on Israel, Judah, and the nations.
40-66 - Comfort - Future restoration the Lord alone is god
Prophet to Judah before exile 8/7 century
Jeremiah
Keyword - "New Covenant" 1-33 - Prophecies about Judah. 34-45 - Events in the life of Jeremiah. 46-51 - Prophecies about the nations. 52 - Fall of Jerusalem. Prophet to Judah before exile - 7/6 century
Lamentations
Keyword - “Lamentations”
Five poems of lamentation
Written to Judah before exile 6 century
Ezekiel
Keyword - "glory" 1-32 - Condemnation. 1-11 - Vision of God. 12-24 - Judah. 25-32 - Nations 33-48 - Consolation. 33-37 -Words of hope. 38-48 - visions written to exiles in babylon 6 century
Daniel
Keyword - "dreams" 1-6 - Life in Babylon 2 - Nebachadnezzar's dream. 3 - Shadrach, Mechach, and Abednego. 4 - Nebuchadnezzar's insanity. 5 - Handwriting on the wall. 6 - Daniel in the lions den. 7-12 - Dreams and visions 7 - Four beasts 9 - Seventy sevens Written to exiles in babylon 6 century
Hosea
Keyword - Adultery
1-3 - Hosea and Gomer
4-14 - God and Israel
Written to Israel before exile 8 century
Joel
Keyword - Locust
1-2:17 - Judgement
2:18 - 3:21 - Salvation
Written to Judah before exile 9 century
Amos
Keyword - Judgement 1-2 - God will judge all nations 3-9 - God will judge Israel 9:11-15 - God will restore Israel Written to Israel 8 century
Obadiah
Keyword - Doom of Edom
God will judge Edom (and all the nations) for violent opposition to his people, Judah
Written to Judah 9 century
Jonah
Keyword - “fish”God loves the world and its people, even the godless (Nineveh) and the clueless (Jonah).
God accomplishes his purposes, despite the defects of his servants.
Written to Israel 8 century
Micah
Keyword - Lawsuit
God will destroy Israel (Samaria) and Judah (Jerusalem).
written to Judah 8 century
Nahum
Keyword - Nineveh FallsGod takes vengeance on his enemies [1:2–3], but is a refuge for his people [1:7].
written to Judah before exile 7 century
Habakkuk
Keyword - Faith
1:1-11 - How can God permit sin among his people?
1:12-2:20 - How can God use Babylon to punish Judah?
3 - Waiting for the Lord’s promise.
Written to Judah before exile 7 century
Zephaniah
Keyword - Day of the LordGod will judge the whole world, including Judah and Jerusalem.
God will restore his people.
Written to Judah before exile 7 century
Haggai
Keyword - First things first
Restored Judah fails to prosper, because they have not put God first by rebuilding the temple.
Written to returnees
Zechariah
Keyword - Messiah
1-8 - Visions: rebuilding temple and spiritual renewal
9-14 - Two oracles: Messiah’s rejection and reign.
Written to returnees
Malachi
Keyword - My messengerGod will condemn the half-hearted and superficial spirituality of his people.
God will spare those who humble themselves, fear God and repent.
Written to returnees