Genesis
1-2 Creation
3-4 Fall
6-9 Noah
11 Tower of Babel
12-25 Abraham (c.2000 B.C.)
21-27 Isaac
25-36 Jacob
37-50 Joseph (c. 1850 B.C)
Exodus
1 Oppression in Egypt
2-6 Birth and call of Moses
7-11 The 10 plagues in Egypt
12-13 Exodus from Egypt (c.1400 B.C.)
14-19 Journey to Mount Sinai
20 The 10 Commendments
21-31 Laws and regulations
32 The Golden Calf
33-34 Renewal of the convenant
35-40 The Tabernacle
Leviticus
1-7 Laws regarding offerings
8-9Ordination of Aaron
11-15 Laws of purity
16 The Day of Atonement
17-27 Laws and regulations
Numbers
1-10 Census of the people, the Levites, various laws
11-21 Leaving Sinai, journey in the desert, disobedience, various laws
22-24 Balaam
25-36 Journey to the area east of Jordan, Various laws
Deuteronomy
The farewell discourse of Moses, repeating the most important events from the 40 desert years.
1-4 Historical review and exhortations
5-11 Reminder about the convenant with the Lord
12-26 Various laws, warnings against leaving the Lord
27-30 Curses and blessings
31-34 Moses farewell
Joshua
1-5 Preparations of the conquest of Canaan
6-12 Conquest of Canaan
6 The fall of Jericho
13-22 Distibution of the land among Israel´s tribe
23-24 Joshua´s farewell
Judges
1 The conquest of Canaan
2-16 The 12 judges
6-9 Gideon
13-16 Samson
17-21 Religious and moral disorder
Ruth
The story of Ruth, David´s great grandmother. Around 11 00 B.C.
1 Samuel
1-8 Samuel as Judge
9-15 Saul, Israel´s first king
16 David anoited to be king
17 David and Goliath
18-30 Saul persecutes David
28 & 30 Saul´s defeat and death
2 Samuel
1-24 David as king over Israel (from around 1000 B.C.)
7 God´s convenant with David
11-12 David and Bathsheba
13-19 Absalom´s rebellion
22 David´s song of praise
1 Kings
1-2 The death of David
3-11 Solomon as king
12-16 The kingdom is devided into two separate parts:
- Israel in the North
- Judah in the south
17-22 The prophet Elijah
18 Elijah on Mount Carmel
2 Kings
1-2 Elijah´s last days
3-8 The prophet Elisha
9-16 Short accounts of the king of
- Judah in the south and
- Israel in the north
17 Israel´s fall. Deporation of the people to Assyria (722 B.C.)
18-23 The kings of Judah from 722 B.C. to 587 B.C.
23 King Josiah renews the convenant
24-25 The Babylonian king Nebuchadnessar conquers Jerusalem. The people are deported to Babylon in 587 B.C.
1 Chronicles
1-9 The reign of Salomon, The building of the Temple
10-36 History of the kings of Judah in the south
The EXILE in BABYLON 587 - 538 B.C.
Ezra
1 The Persian kingCyrus lets the Jews return home from exile in Babylon
2-6 Rebuilding of the Temple
7-10 Ezra and his work in Jerusalem
Nehemiah
1-7 The walls of Jerusalem are rebuilt (around 450 B.C.)
8-13 Renewal of the people´s religious life
Esther
1-2 The Persian queen is deposed. Esther is made queen in her place
3-8 Plot to destroy the Jews. Esther intervenes.
9-10 Triumph of the Jews
Job
1-2 Prologue: Job and Satan
3-37 DIalogues between Job and his ´friends´
38-41 The Lord speaks to Job
42 Job´s confession and restoration
Psalms
The Psalms were the Isralites´book of prayers and hymns. According to information in the Psalms, 73 of them were wrtten by David, 12 by Asaph, 12 by the Sons of Korah, 2 by Solomon, 1 by Moses, 1 by Heman and 1 by Ethan, 48 lack indication of author.
Praise psalms: 29-33-65-66-89A-95A-100-103-111-113-117-135-136-144-150
Creation hymns: Psalms 8-19A-104-139-148
Trust psalms: Psalms 5-16-17-23-25-26-27-40-41-62-63-67-71-85-91-108-118-121
Thanksgiving psalms:
Collective: Psalms 68-107-124-126
induvidual: psalms 9-18-30-31b-34a-92-116-138
Lamentation psalms with prayer for help
Collective: Psalms 44 - 60 - 74 - 79 - 80 - 83 - 89b
Individual: Psalms 3 - 4 -7 -10 - 11 - 12 - 13 -14 - 22 -28 -31a- 35- 36- 39b-42 - 43 -54 - 55 - 56 - 57 -59 -61 - 64 -69 -70 - 77 - 86 - 88 - 94 - 102 -109 -140 -141 - 142
Psalms of repentance: Psalm 6 - 32 - 38 - 51 - 130 - 143
Wisdom Psalms: Psalm 1 - 19b - 34b -37 -39a - 49 -73 -90 - 112 - 127 - 133 - 139
Teaching psalms: Psalm 50 - 52 - 53 - 58 - 75 - 81 - 82 - 101 - 115
History Psalms: Psalms 78 - 105 -106 - 114 - 137
King Psalms: Psalms 2 - 18 - 20 - 21 - 45 - 72 - 110 - 132
Psalms about the Lord as King: Psalm 47 - 93 - 96 -97-98-99
Pilgrim psalms (on the road to Jerusalem: Psalm 15 - 24 - 120 -121-122-123-124-125-126-127-128-129-130-131-132-133-134
Psalms about Jerusalem and the temple: Psalm 46-48-76-84-87-122-
Proverbs
A collection of wise sayings, rules for living and exhortations, written by Salomon and other wise men - e.g. Agur 30:1 and Lemuel 31:1
Ecclesiastes
1 Introdudtion to the theme Èverything is meaningless`
2-12 The theme is expounded
3 À time for everything`
Ch 12:13-14 Conclusion
Song of Songs
Poem about the love between a man and a woman. In addition to being a love poem, many interpret the message of the book as a poetic illustration of the relationship between the heavenly bridegroom (Christ) and his church.
Isaiah (c. 740-680 B.C.)
Ch 1-39: The book of judgment
1-12 Messages of rebuke and promise for God´s people
6 Isaiah´s calling
13-23 Judgemnt against the nations
24-39 Messages of judgement and promise
Ch 40-66 The book of comfort
Deliverance and Restoration.
The 4 songs about the Lord´s suffering servant: 42:1-6 & 49:1-6 & 50:4-9 & 52:13-53:12
Jeremiah (c. 627-587 B.C.)
1 The calling of Jeremiah
2-25 Warnings to Judah and Jerusalem
26-29+36-45 Sufferings of Jeremiah
30-33 Promises of restoration
46-51 Judgemnet against the nations
52 Fall of Jerusalem
Lamentations
Written around 587 B.C. when Jerusalem was destroyed and the people deported to Babylon
Ezekiel (Ministered as a prophet 593-571 B.C.)
1-3 The calling of Ezekiel
4-24 Warnings and judgement agains Judah
25-32 Judgment against other nations
33-39 Consolation for Israel
40-48 Visions of the new Temple and the new land
Daniel (c.605-530 B.C.
1-6 The story of Daniel
6 Daniel in the lions´den
7-12 Daniel´s visions
12 ´minor´prophets
Hosea c.750 BC
Joel c. 800 BC?
Amos c.750 BC
Obadiah c.600 BC?
Jonah c.730 BC?
Micah c.730 BC
Nahum c.620 BC
Habakkuk c.600 BC
Zephaniah c.625 BC
Haggai c. 520 BC
Zechariah c.520 BC
Malachi 440 BC