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Books of the Bible
New Testament Background: Walking With Jesus and His Apostles
A free, richly illustrated guide to the people, places, authorities, and everyday life of the New Testament world — a helpful companion before you read Matthew through Revelation.
Open the Illustrated Guide (PDF)Genesis
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At a Glance
Author / setting: Traditionally Moses. Genesis moves from the beginnings of the world (chs. 1–11) to the patriarchal family of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph (chs. 12–50).
Purpose: To show the sovereign Creator, humanity’s fall into sin, God’s judgment and grace, and the covenant promises through which He advances His redemptive purpose.
Major people: Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, Esau, Joseph.
Major places: Eden, Ararat region, Babel, Ur, Haran, Canaan, Hebron, Beersheba, Bethel, Egypt.
Major Events / Movements
1:1–2:3
1:26–31
2
3
4
6–9
10–11
12
15; 17
18–19
22
25–36
37–50
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
Who Is Jesus?; OT Prophecy / NT Fulfillment.
Adam; Abel; Noah’s Ark; Melchizedek; Isaac; Joseph.
Covenant promise and blessing to the nations.
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Detailed Noah → Japheth / Ham / Shem family tree with ancient geography and certainty markers.
Simplified visual teaching resource.
Extensive Scripture declarations showing what Genesis reveals about God.
Creator; Seed of the woman; Angel of the LORD; Adam; Abel; Noah’s Ark; Melchizedek; Isaac; Joseph.
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Exodus
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At a Glance
Author / setting: Primarily Moses. Israel is delivered from Egypt, brought to Sinai, joined to the LORD by covenant, and given the tabernacle.
Purpose: To show God keeping His promises, revealing His name and character, redeeming His people, covenanting with them, and dwelling in their midst.
Major people: Moses, Aaron, Miriam, Pharaoh, Jethro, Joshua, Bezalel, Oholiab.
Major places: Egypt, Nile, Red Sea, wilderness, Mount Sinai.
Major Events / Movements
3–4
11–12
14–15
16
19–24
20
25–31
32
33–34
35–40
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
Christ our Passover; linked in OT Prophecy / NT Fulfillment and Who Is Jesus?.
Jesus as the true Bread from heaven.
Who Is Jesus? cross-reference.
Strong bridge to Hebrews and Walking With Jesus.
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Extensive declarations: “The LORD will fight for you,” God’s holiness, mercy, grace, presence, and covenant faithfulness.
Priest, Holy Place, curtain, Most Holy Place, Ark of the Covenant background.
Passover Lamb and manna connections.
Angel of the LORD; Passover Lamb.
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Leviticus
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At a Glance
Setting: Israel remains at Mount Sinai. The LORD instructs Moses concerning worship, holiness, sacrifice, purity, priesthood, and covenant life.
Purpose: To teach how a holy God can dwell among a sinful people through atonement, cleansing, priesthood, and consecrated living.
Major people: Moses, Aaron, Aaron’s sons, priests, congregation of Israel.
Major themes: Holiness; sacrifice; clean/unclean; priesthood; blood; atonement; love of neighbor; sacred times.
Major Events / Movements
1:1–6:7
8–10
11–15
16
17
18–22
23–25
26
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
High Priest, sacrificial blood, Most Holy Place → Hebrews 9–10 and Christ’s once-for-all work.
Love your neighbor — reaffirmed by Jesus and the apostles.
1 Peter explicitly reapplies Levitical holiness language to new-covenant believers.
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High Priest, Most Holy Place, sacrificial blood, curtain, and Jesus our greater High Priest.
Strong “I am the LORD” / “I sanctify you” declarations.
Direct conceptual connection to Hebrews 7–10.
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Numbers
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At a Glance
Author / setting: Moses is the primary source and author. The book traces roughly forty years from Sinai to the plains of Moab.
Purpose: To warn against unbelief and rebellion while showing that God remains faithful to His covenant promises.
Major people: Moses, Aaron, Miriam, Joshua, Caleb, Korah, Balaam, Balak.
Major places: Sinai, wilderness of Paran, Kadesh, plains of Moab, Jordan region.
Major Events / Movements
1–4
10
11–12
13–14
16
20
21
22–24
26
27–36
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
Jesus explicitly applies this event to His being lifted up in John 3:14–16.
Messianic and kingdom themes; “star” and “scepter” imagery.
New Testament warnings draw repeatedly on Israel’s wilderness unbelief.
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Bronze serpent → John 3:14–16.
Bronze serpent cross-link.
Numbers declarations to be attached as located and verified.
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Deuteronomy
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At a Glance
Setting: Israel is on the plains of Moab east of the Jordan. Moses addresses the new generation before his death and their entrance into Canaan.
Purpose: To call Israel to covenant faithfulness grounded in love for the one true God, remembering His acts and obeying His Word.
Major people: Moses, Joshua, Caleb, the new generation of Israel.
Major themes: Love the LORD; remember; obey; covenant; blessing and curse; heart loyalty; future restoration.
Major Events / Movements
1–4
5
6:4–9
6–26
27–30
31
32
33
34
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
Applied to Jesus in the New Testament; linked in Who Is Jesus? and OT Prophecy / NT Fulfillment.
Jesus identifies wholehearted love for God as the greatest commandment.
Deuteronomy anticipates the need for an inward work of God, not mere external law-keeping.
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Prophet like Moses.
Deuteronomy 18:15–19.
Deuteronomy declarations to be linked as verified.
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Joshua
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At a Glance
Setting: After Moses’ death, Joshua leads Israel across the Jordan into Canaan.
Purpose: To show the LORD as covenant-keeper and righteous Judge, fulfilling His promise of land while demanding faithful obedience.
Major people: Joshua, Rahab, Caleb, Achan, Eleazar.
Major places: Jordan River, Jericho, Ai, Gibeon, Shiloh, Shechem.
Major Events / Movements
1
3–4
6
7–8
9
10–12
13–21
23–24
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
Matthew 1 and Hebrews 11 connect Rahab to the messianic line and faith.
Joshua repeatedly emphasizes that not one of God’s good promises failed.
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Rahab, Jericho, Jordan, Canaan geography — future cross-links.
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Judges
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At a Glance
Setting: Between Joshua’s death and the rise of Samuel and Saul.
Purpose: To expose the consequences of covenant unfaithfulness and the inadequacy of merely temporary deliverers.
Major people: Othniel, Ehud, Deborah, Barak, Gideon, Jephthah, Samson.
Key refrain: Israel repeatedly does what is right in its own eyes; the book points toward the need for righteous kingship.
Major Events / Movements
1:1–3:6
3:7–16:31
4–5
6–8
10–12
13–16
17–21
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
Judges 6 and 13 are indexed in Who Is Jesus? as significant Old Testament appearances.
The book’s ending prepares the way for Ruth and Samuel and ultimately the Son of David.
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Angel of the LORD — Judges 6:11–24; 13:2–22.
Strong contextual material now linked above.
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Ruth
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At a Glance
Setting: During the days of the judges.
Purpose: To show God’s sovereign kindness through ordinary faithfulness and to preserve the family line leading to David.
Major people: Ruth, Naomi, Boaz, Orpah.
Major places: Moab, Bethlehem, fields of Boaz.
Major Events / Movements
1
2
3
4
4:17–22
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
Boaz provides a vivid redemptive pattern while the genealogy points directly toward David and the Messiah.
Ruth is named in the genealogy of Jesus.
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Ruth, Naomi, Boaz, Bethlehem, Moab — ready for future links.
Davidic and messianic genealogy.
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1 Samuel
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At a Glance
Setting: Israel moves from the era of judges into monarchy.
Purpose: To trace the transition of leadership from Eli to Samuel to Saul to David and emphasize obedience to God’s Word.
Major people: Hannah, Eli, Samuel, Saul, Jonathan, David, Goliath, Abigail.
Major places: Shiloh, Ramah, Gilgal, Gibeah, Bethlehem, Philistine territory.
Major Events / Movements
1–3
4–7
8
9–15
16
17
18–30
31
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
Existing Prayer Booklet resource: 1 Samuel 2:1–10.
The rise of David prepares for the Davidic covenant and Messiah.
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Hannah’s prayer — 1 Samuel 2:1–10.
Samuel, Saul, Jonathan, David, Goliath — future links.
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2 Samuel
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At a Glance
Setting: David becomes king first over Judah and then all Israel, establishing Jerusalem as his capital.
Purpose: To recount David’s reign and establish the covenant promise that his dynasty will culminate in an eternal kingdom.
Major people: David, Nathan, Bathsheba, Uriah, Joab, Absalom, Amnon, Tamar, Mephibosheth.
Major places: Hebron, Jerusalem, Jordan region.
Major Events / Movements
1–5
6
7
11–12
13
14–18
19–20
21–24
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
Linked in OT Prophecy / NT Fulfillment and Who Is Jesus?; fulfilled ultimately in Jesus, Son of David.
Saved sermon material connects 2 Samuel 12–17 with Psalm 23 and God’s sustaining provision.
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Davidic covenant → Luke 1, Acts 2, Romans 1.
Psalm 23 / 2 Samuel 12–17 — David, Bathsheba, Nathan, Tamar, Amnon, Absalom.
Davidic covenant / eternal king.
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1 Kings
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At a Glance
Setting: From Solomon’s accession through the division of the kingdom and the reign of Ahab.
Purpose: To explain Israel’s fortunes in terms of covenant faithfulness, especially true worship versus idolatry.
Major people: David, Solomon, Rehoboam, Jeroboam, Elijah, Ahab, Jezebel.
Major places: Jerusalem, Samaria, Mount Carmel, divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
Major Events / Movements
1–2
3–4
5–8
9–11
12
17
18
21
22
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
Strong links to Walking With Jesus and New Testament temple material.
Key prophetic confrontation with Baal; later NT references connect Elijah to John the Baptist and Jesus’ ministry context.
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Solomon’s prayer of dedication — 1 Kings 8:22–30.
Solomon’s Temple and its NT connections.
Temple vocabulary and sacred spaces.
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2 Kings
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At a Glance
Setting: From the final days of Elijah through the fall of Samaria and Jerusalem.
Purpose: To show why both kingdoms fell: persistent covenant rebellion and idolatry despite prophetic warning.
Major people: Elijah, Elisha, Jehu, Hezekiah, Isaiah, Josiah, various kings of Israel and Judah.
Major places: Samaria, Jerusalem, Assyria, Babylon.
Major Events / Movements
2
2–13
17
18–20
22–23
24–25
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
The historical judgment confirms the warnings of Deuteronomy and the prophets.
The book closes with Jehoiachin alive and elevated in Babylon, preserving hope for David’s line.
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Future links to Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah, Assyria, Babylon, exile.
Verified contextual resources linked above.
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1 Chronicles
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At a Glance
Setting: Written from a post-exile perspective, looking back over Israel’s story with special attention to David, temple worship, and the covenant line.
Purpose: To renew hope by showing God’s faithfulness to His covenant with David and the continuing importance of worship and the temple.
Major people: Adam through Israel’s tribes, Saul, David, Levites, priests, temple musicians.
Major themes: Davidic covenant; temple; worship; priesthood; continuity of God’s people.
Major Events / Movements
1–9
10
11–12
13–16
17
18–20
21–29
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
1 Chronicles 17 restates the promise of an enduring Davidic throne, ultimately fulfilled in Christ.
David’s preparation for the temple points forward through Israel’s worship history and finally to Christ and His people.
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David’s prayer of praise — 1 Chronicles 29:10–13.
Davidic / messianic kingdom connections.
Priesthood and temple background.
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2 Chronicles
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At a Glance
Setting: From Solomon through the fall of Jerusalem, retold for a post-exile community.
Purpose: To interpret Judah’s history around Davidic kingship, temple worship, repentance, judgment, and hope.
Major people: Solomon, Rehoboam, Asa, Jehoshaphat, Joash, Hezekiah, Josiah, prophets and priests.
Major places: Jerusalem, temple, Judah, Babylon.
Major Events / Movements
1–9
10
11–28
29–32
34–35
36
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
Even the best kings fail, sharpening hope for the final righteous Son of David.
The closing decree of Cyrus opens the path into Ezra and the return from exile.
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Cross-link to Walking With Jesus temple material.
Davidic kingdom connections.
Chronicles’ place in the Hebrew Bible can be linked from the Canon of Scripture resource.
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Ezra
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At a Glance
Setting: Persian period after Babylonian exile; returns under Zerubbabel and later Ezra.
Purpose: To show God’s grace in returning a remnant, rebuilding the temple, and reforming the community around covenant faithfulness.
Major people: Cyrus, Zerubbabel, Jeshua/Joshua the high priest, Haggai, Zechariah, Ezra.
Major places: Babylon, Jerusalem, temple.
Major Events / Movements
1–2
3
4
5–6
7–8
9–10
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
The return fulfills prophetic promises but also shows that physical return alone cannot cure the human heart.
The rebuilt temple carries forward the biblical temple story toward the New Testament.
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Ezra and post-exile Scripture history are relevant to the Canon resource.
Ezra, Zerubbabel, Jerusalem, Persian kings — future cross-links.
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Nehemiah
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At a Glance
Setting: Persian period; Nehemiah serves Artaxerxes and returns to Jerusalem as governor.
Purpose: To record the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls and the spiritual reforms accompanying the restored community.
Major people: Nehemiah, Ezra, Artaxerxes, Sanballat, Tobiah.
Major themes: Prayer; leadership; opposition; Scripture; covenant renewal; reform.
Major Events / Movements
1–2
3–6
8
9
10
12
13
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
Walls and reforms matter, but the story shows the deeper need for inward transformation.
Nehemiah 8 provides a major biblical model of reading and explaining God’s Word.
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Nehemiah’s prayer — Nehemiah 1:5–11.
Ezra-Nehemiah connects strongly with post-exile Scripture history.
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Esther
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At a Glance
Setting: Susa in the Persian Empire among Jews who remained outside the land after the exile.
Purpose: To show that God’s hiddenness is not His absence and that His providence preserves His covenant people.
Major people: Esther, Mordecai, Ahasuerus/Xerxes, Haman, Vashti.
Major themes: Providence; courage; reversal; preservation; responsibility.
Major Events / Movements
1
2
3
4
5–7
8
9–10
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
The threatened destruction of the Jews would have struck at the people through whom the Messiah would come.
God is never named, yet His preserving hand is evident throughout the story.
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Esther, Mordecai, Haman, Susa, Persian Empire — ready for future links.
Esther 4 can cross-link to resources on fasting and courageous obedience.
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Job
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At a Glance
Setting: Job is presented as a righteous man from Uz; the story’s setting resembles the patriarchal world.
Purpose: To ask whether God can be trusted when suffering cannot be explained by simple formulas.
Major people: Job, his wife, Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar, Elihu.
Major themes: Suffering; sovereignty; wisdom; lament; integrity; human limitation; trust.
Major Events / Movements
1–2
3
4–31
32–37
38–41
42
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
Job 19:25 expresses Job’s confidence that his Redeemer lives.
The book directly challenges the assumption that suffering always proves specific personal sin.
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Recovered unfinished teaching uses Job 38–42 and God’s response to Job.
Job is one of the biblical prayer/fellowship examples preserved in the working manuscript.
Relevant ministry teaching can be cross-linked here.
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Psalms
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At a Glance
Authors: Many authors across Israel’s history; David is connected to about half the Psalms, with Asaph, sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, and others also represented.
Purpose: To form God’s people in worship, prayer, trust, lament, confession, praise, wisdom, and hope in the LORD and His promised King.
Structure: Five books: Psalms 1–41; 42–72; 73–89; 90–106; 107–150.
Major themes: Torah; Messiah; kingship; lament; refuge; worship; covenant; creation; wisdom; praise.
Major Events / Movements
Psalms 1–2
3–41
42–72
73–89
90–106
107–145
146–150
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
Messianic King / Son.
Resurrection without corruption.
Suffering and crucifixion imagery.
Obedient offering.
Zeal and suffering.
Messiah at God’s right hand and eternal priesthood.
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Saved sermon connects Psalm 23 with David’s experiences in 2 Samuel 12–17.
Uses Psalms 32, 40, 51, 99, 119, 124, 139 and others.
Psalms feed multiple prayer and devotional projects.
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Proverbs
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At a Glance
Primary voices: Solomon is the principal source; Agur and King Lemuel also appear.
Purpose: To train God’s people in skillful, God-fearing wisdom for ordinary life.
Major themes: Fear of the LORD; wisdom and folly; speech; work; money; marriage; parenting; justice; humility; self-control.
Major Movements
Proverbs 1–9
Proverbs 10–22:16
Proverbs 22:17–24:34
Proverbs 25–29
Proverbs 30–31
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
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Ecclesiastes
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At a Glance
Speaker: The Teacher / Preacher reflects on wisdom, work, pleasure, time, injustice, death, and meaning.
Purpose: To strip away false securities and teach a God-centered way to receive life as gift.
Major themes: Vanity; mortality; time; work; pleasure; wisdom; injustice; contentment; fear of God.
Major Movements
Ecclesiastes 1–2
Ecclesiastes 3
Ecclesiastes 4–10
Ecclesiastes 11–12
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
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Song of Solomon
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At a Glance
Form: A collection of lyrical exchanges between lovers, with supporting voices.
Purpose: To celebrate the goodness and power of faithful marital love in its proper God-given setting.
Major themes: Love; desire; fidelity; marriage; beauty; exclusivity; patience; delight.
Major Movements
Song 1–2
Song 3–5
Song 6–7
Song 8
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
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Isaiah
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At a Glance
Prophet: Isaiah ministered in Judah during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah.
Purpose: To expose covenant rebellion, proclaim God’s holiness and judgment, and announce salvation through the coming King and Servant.
Major themes: Holiness; judgment; remnant; trust; Immanuel; Servant; kingdom; new creation; nations.
Major Movements
Isaiah 1–12
Isaiah 13–27
Isaiah 28–39
Isaiah 40–55
Isaiah 56–66
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
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Jeremiah
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At a Glance
Prophet: Jeremiah ministered during Judah’s final decades before and through Jerusalem’s fall.
Purpose: To call Judah to repentance, explain coming judgment, and preserve hope in God’s covenant faithfulness.
Major themes: Covenant unfaithfulness; repentance; judgment; exile; false prophets; restoration; new covenant.
Major Movements
Jeremiah 1–20
Jeremiah 21–29
Jeremiah 30–33
Jeremiah 34–45
Jeremiah 46–52
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
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Lamentations
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At a Glance
Setting: After Babylon’s destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in 586 BC.
Purpose: To give faithful language for grief, confession, dependence, and hope after catastrophic judgment.
Major themes: Lament; sin; judgment; suffering; prayer; mercy; faithfulness; hope; restoration.
Major Movements
Lamentations 1
Lamentations 2
Lamentations 3
Lamentations 4
Lamentations 5
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
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Ezekiel
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At a Glance
Prophet: Ezekiel was a priest-prophet among the Judean exiles in Babylon.
Purpose: To explain Jerusalem’s judgment, vindicate God’s holiness, and announce restoration beyond exile.
Major themes: Glory of God; holiness; judgment; responsibility; new heart; Shepherd; dry bones; restored presence.
Major Movements
Ezekiel 1–24
Ezekiel 25–32
Ezekiel 33–39
Ezekiel 40–48
Christ, Prophecy & Redemptive Connections
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Daniel
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At a Glance
Setting: Jewish exiles living under Babylonian and Persian rule.
Purpose: To strengthen God’s people to remain faithful while earthly kingdoms rise and fall under His sovereign authority.
Major themes: Sovereignty; exile; faithfulness; prayer; kingdoms; persecution; Son of Man; resurrection; final kingdom.
Major Movements
Daniel 1–6
Daniel 7–12
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Hosea
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At a Glance
Prophet: Hosea ministered primarily to the northern kingdom of Israel.
Purpose: To expose covenant unfaithfulness through Hosea’s marriage imagery and announce both judgment and restoring love.
Major themes: Covenant love; adultery; idolatry; judgment; mercy; repentance; restoration.
Major Movements
Hosea 1–3
Hosea 4–13
Hosea 14
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Joel
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At a Glance
Setting: A devastating locust plague becomes a lens for the greater day of the LORD.
Purpose: To call God’s people to heartfelt repentance and announce restoration and Spirit outpouring.
Major themes: Day of the LORD; repentance; mercy; restoration; Spirit; judgment; Zion.
Major Movements
Joel 1
Joel 2
Joel 3
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Amos
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At a Glance
Prophet: Amos was from Judah but was sent to prophesy to the prosperous northern kingdom.
Purpose: To expose injustice, hypocrisy, and false security while announcing certain judgment and final restoration.
Major themes: Justice; righteousness; worship; judgment; day of the LORD; remnant; Davidic restoration.
Major Movements
Amos 1–2
Amos 3–6
Amos 7–9:10
Amos 9:11–15
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Obadiah
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At a Glance
Focus: Judgment on Edom for pride and violence against Judah.
Purpose: To assure God’s people that arrogant nations will answer to the LORD and His kingdom will prevail.
Major themes: Pride; brotherly violence; day of the LORD; justice; Zion; kingdom.
Major Movements
Obadiah 1–14
Obadiah 15–18
Obadiah 19–21
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Jonah
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At a Glance
Prophet: Jonah is sent to Nineveh, capital of Assyria, Israel’s enemy.
Purpose: To reveal God’s freedom to show mercy and confront religious self-righteousness.
Major themes: Mission; rebellion; providence; repentance; mercy; compassion; nations.
Major Movements
Jonah 1
Jonah 2
Jonah 3
Jonah 4
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Micah
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At a Glance
Prophet: Micah ministered in Judah during the eighth century BC.
Purpose: To confront injustice and idolatry while promising restoration through God’s Shepherd-King.
Major themes: Justice; judgment; remnant; Bethlehem; Shepherd; covenant mercy; restoration.
Major Movements
Micah 1–3
Micah 4–5
Micah 6–7
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Nahum
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Focus: Nineveh and the Assyrian empire face God’s judgment.
Purpose: To comfort Judah by declaring that cruel imperial power will not escape the LORD’s justice.
Major themes: Justice; wrath; refuge; sovereignty; downfall of evil empires.
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Nahum 1
Nahum 2
Nahum 3
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Habakkuk
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Form: A dialogue between the prophet and God followed by a prayer-song.
Purpose: To teach God’s people to live by faith when His ways are difficult to understand.
Major themes: Injustice; sovereignty; faith; waiting; judgment; joy in God.
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Habakkuk 1
Habakkuk 2
Habakkuk 3
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Zephaniah
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Setting: Judah before the Babylonian exile, likely during Josiah’s reign.
Purpose: To warn of the day of the LORD and call people to seek the LORD while holding out restoration for the humble remnant.
Major themes: Day of the LORD; judgment; humility; remnant; nations; restoration; divine joy.
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Zephaniah 1
Zephaniah 2
Zephaniah 3
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Haggai
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Setting: Returned exiles in Jerusalem during the reign of Darius I.
Purpose: To awaken God’s people from misplaced priorities and renew the rebuilding of the temple.
Major themes: Priorities; obedience; temple; presence; holiness; future glory; Davidic hope.
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Haggai 1
Haggai 2
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Zechariah
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Setting: Post-exile Jerusalem during temple rebuilding.
Purpose: To call the returned community to covenant faithfulness and strengthen hope in God’s future King and kingdom.
Major themes: Restoration; temple; cleansing; Messiah; King; Shepherd; pierced one; day of the LORD.
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Zechariah 1–6
Zechariah 7–8
Zechariah 9–11
Zechariah 12–14
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Malachi
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Setting: Post-exile Judah after temple worship had resumed but spiritual apathy had deepened.
Purpose: To confront corrupt worship and covenant unfaithfulness and renew hope in the coming day of the LORD.
Major themes: Covenant love; worship; priesthood; marriage faithfulness; justice; messenger; day of the LORD.
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Malachi 1
Malachi 2
Malachi 3
Malachi 4
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Matthew
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Matthew presents Jesus as the promised Messiah and King who fulfills Scripture, announces the kingdom of heaven, teaches His disciples, gives His life, rises from the dead, and commissions His followers.
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Matthew 1–4
Matthew 5–12
Matthew 13–20
Matthew 21–25
Matthew 26–28
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Mark
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Mark moves rapidly through Jesus’ ministry, emphasizing His authority, His identity as the Son of God and Messiah, the cost of discipleship, and the necessity of the cross.
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Mark 1–3
Mark 4–8
Mark 8–10
Mark 11–13
Mark 14–16
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Luke
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Luke gives an orderly account of Jesus’ life and ministry, showing Him as the promised Savior who seeks the lost and brings God’s salvation to Israel and the nations.
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Luke 1–4
Luke 4–9
Luke 9–19
Luke 19–21
Luke 22–24
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John
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John openly states his purpose: that readers may believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and by believing have life in His name.
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John 1
John 2–11
John 12
John 13–17
John 18–20
John 21
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Acts
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Acts records the continuing work of the risen Jesus through the Holy Spirit and His witnesses as the gospel moves from Jerusalem to Judea, Samaria, and toward the ends of the earth.
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Acts 1–7
Acts 8–12
Acts 13–15
Acts 16–20
Acts 21–28
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Romans
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Romans gives Paul’s fullest sustained explanation of the gospel: humanity’s need, justification by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, God’s faithfulness, and the transformed life of worship and love.
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Romans 1–3
Romans 3–5
Romans 6–8
Romans 9–11
Romans 12–16
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1 Corinthians
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Paul confronts division, sexual sin, lawsuits, marriage questions, worship disorders, spiritual gifts, and confusion about resurrection, repeatedly bringing the church back to the cross and lordship of Christ.
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1 Corinthians 1–4
1 Corinthians 5–7
1 Corinthians 8–10
1 Corinthians 11–14
1 Corinthians 15–16
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2 Corinthians
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Paul defends the character of gospel ministry, showing that God displays Christ’s power through weakness, suffering, integrity, reconciliation, generosity, and dependence on grace.
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2 Corinthians 1–2
2 Corinthians 3–5
2 Corinthians 6–7
2 Corinthians 8–9
2 Corinthians 10–13
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Galatians
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Galatians fiercely protects the gospel of justification by faith apart from works of the law and calls believers to live in Spirit-produced freedom that expresses itself through love.
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Galatians 1–2
Galatians 3–4
Galatians 5
Galatians 6
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Ephesians
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Ephesians celebrates God’s saving purpose in Christ and then calls the church to live worthy of that calling in unity, holiness, love, Spirit-filled relationships, and spiritual strength.
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Ephesians 1–2
Ephesians 3
Ephesians 4
Ephesians 5
Ephesians 6
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Philippians
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Philippians calls believers to live worthy of the gospel with joy, unity, humility, perseverance, prayer, and contentment, centered on knowing and becoming like Christ.
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Philippians 1
Philippians 2
Philippians 3
Philippians 4
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Colossians
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Colossians exalts Jesus as supreme over creation and the church and calls believers to reject substitutes, set their minds on things above, put off the old life, and put on Christlike character.
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Colossians 1
Colossians 2
Colossians 3
Colossians 4
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1 Thessalonians
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Paul encourages a young church to continue in faith, love, holiness, mutual care, and hope as they wait for the return of Jesus.
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1 Thessalonians 1
1 Thessalonians 2–3
1 Thessalonians 4
1 Thessalonians 5
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2 Thessalonians
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Paul reassures persecuted believers about Christ’s return, corrects confusion about the day of the Lord, and calls them to stand firm and live responsibly.
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2 Thessalonians 1
2 Thessalonians 2
2 Thessalonians 3
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1 Timothy
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Paul instructs Timothy on guarding sound doctrine and ordering church life through prayer, qualified leadership, care for people, godly conduct, and faithful stewardship.
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1 Timothy 1
1 Timothy 2
1 Timothy 3
1 Timothy 4
1 Timothy 5
1 Timothy 6
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2 Timothy
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In Paul’s final letter, he charges Timothy to guard the gospel, endure suffering, handle Scripture faithfully, resist false teaching, preach the Word, and finish his ministry well.
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2 Timothy 1
2 Timothy 2
2 Timothy 3
2 Timothy 4
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Titus
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Titus links sound doctrine with visible godliness. Grace saves and trains believers, qualified leaders guard the church, and good works adorn the gospel.
Major Movements
Titus 1
Titus 2
Titus 3
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Philemon
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Paul appeals to Philemon to receive Onesimus not merely as a servant but as a beloved brother, showing how the gospel transforms status, obligation, forgiveness, and reconciliation.
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Philemon 1–7
Philemon 8–21
Philemon 22–25
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Hebrews
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Hebrews calls wavering believers to hold fast because Jesus is God’s final revelation, the superior High Priest, mediator of the new covenant, and once-for-all sacrifice.
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Hebrews 1–2
Hebrews 3–4
Hebrews 5–7
Hebrews 8–10
Hebrews 11–12
Hebrews 13
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James
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James insists that genuine faith becomes visible in steadfastness, obedience, controlled speech, impartial love, humility, patience, and prayer.
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James 1
James 2
James 3
James 4
James 5
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1 Peter
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Peter writes to believers living as exiles, grounding their hope in Christ’s resurrection and calling them to holiness, faithful witness, humble endurance, and trust in God amid suffering.
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1 Peter 1
1 Peter 2
1 Peter 3
1 Peter 4
1 Peter 5
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2 Peter
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Peter urges believers to grow in Christlike character, trust the prophetic Word, resist destructive false teachers, and live holy lives while awaiting the day of the Lord.
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2 Peter 1
2 Peter 2
2 Peter 3
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1 John
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1 John gives believers tests and assurances of genuine fellowship with God: right belief about Jesus, obedience, love for fellow believers, rejection of sin, and confidence in eternal life.
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1 John 1
1 John 2
1 John 3
1 John 4
1 John 5
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2 John
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2 John joins Christian love to truth and obedience, warning believers not to assist teachers who deny the true doctrine of Christ.
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2 John 1–6
2 John 7–11
2 John 12–13
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3 John
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3 John commends Gaius for faithful hospitality to gospel workers, rebukes Diotrephes’ self-exalting leadership, and urges imitation of what is good.
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3 John 1–8
3 John 9–10
3 John 11–15
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Jude
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Jude calls believers to contend for the once-for-all delivered faith, recognize corrupt teachers, build themselves up in faith, show discerning mercy, and trust God to keep them.
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Jude 1–4
Jude 5–16
Jude 17–23
Jude 24–25
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Revelation
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Revelation unveils Jesus Christ as risen Lord, Lamb, Judge, and coming King, calling the churches to faithful endurance while assuring them of God’s final victory and the new creation.
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Revelation 1–3
Revelation 4–11
Revelation 12–18
Revelation 19–20
Revelation 21–22
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