Panorama OT 2

Question 1

1 & 2 Chronicles

Answer 1

Largely a record of the reigns of David, Solomon, and the kings of Judah up to the time of the captivity.

Question 2

Ezra

Answer 2

A record of the return of the Jews from captivity and of the rebuilding of the temple.

Question 3

Nehemiah

Answer 3

An account of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem and the re-establishing of the sacred ordinances.

Question 4

Esther

Answer 4

The story of Queen Esther’s deliverance of the Jews from the plot of Haman and of the establishment of the feast of Purim.

Question 5

Job

Answer 5

A book about suffering. The book shows the malice of satan, the patience of Job, the vanity of human philosophy, the wisdom of God, and the final deliverance of the sufferer.

Question 6

Psalms

Answer 6

A collection of the 150 spiritual songs, psalms, and prayers. Used through the centuries by the church in its worship.

Question 7

Proverbs

Answer 7

A collection of moral and religious maxims and discourses on such topics as wisdom, temperance, justice.

Question 8

Ecclesiastes

Answer 8

Reflections on the vanity of life and on man’s duties and obligations to God, etc.

Question 9

Song of Songs

Answer 9

A religious poem symbolizing the mutual love of Christ and the church.

Question 10

Isaiah

Answer 10

The great prophet of the redemption. A book rich in Messianic prophecies mingled with woes pronounced upon sinful nations.