The Bible
A brief overview
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Genesis. The first book of the Bible, also called the first book of Moses. Genesis covers the
creation of the world, the creation and fall of man, and the early history of man, and God’s people-
Israel.
Genesis was written by Moses. It contains many of our favorite, and well known Bible stories,
such as the creation, Adam and Eve, Noah and the ark, the tower of Babel, Sodom and
Gomorrah, and stories of Abraham and his descendants.
Ch. 1: The creation of the world, the creation of all that is in this world, and the creation of man.
Ch. 2: The Garden of Eden, and the making of Eve.
Ch. 3: The fall of man, and the resulting curses.
Ch. 4: Cain and Able.
Ch. 6-9: Noah and the ark. Noah’s descendants, and the curse of Ham.
Ch. 11: The tower of Babel.
Ch. 15: The Lords promise to Abraham.
Ch. 17: The covenant of circumcision.
Ch. 18, 19: Sodom and Gomorrah.
Ch. 22: Abraham goes to offer Isaac up as a sacrifice to the Lord.
Ch. 25: Jacob and Esau, Esau sells his birthright.
Ch. 27: Jacob steals his father, Isaac’s blessing from his older brother, Esau.
Ch. 28: (v: 12-15) Jacob’s ladder.
Ch. 32: (v: 27-32) Jacob becomes Israel.
Ch. 37: The children of Jacob (Israel) . Joseph and the coat of many colors. Joseph’s dreams. The plot
against Joseph by his
brothers, and the sale of Joseph to the Ishmaelites.
Ch. 38: The sons of Judah (the son of Israel), their sins and deaths. Tamar (the daughter in law) tricks Judah,
and bears him
sons, the younger is Pherez, the ancestor of Jesus.
Ch. 39-43: Joseph imprisoned. Joseph interpreting dreams, Joseph released. Joseph becomes the ruler of all
Egypt. He is
re-united with his brothers, and his father.
Ch. 46: Israel moves to Egypt.
Ch. 49: Israel prophecies about his sons.
Exodus. Called the second book of Moses. Exodus starts where Genesis left off, talking about
Israel in Egypt. The book covers the bondage of Israel, and the exodus of Israel from Egypt.
This book also was written by Moses, and it contains many favorite, well known stories, such as
Moses, the plagues of Egypt, the Passover, the parting of the Red Sea, the Ten Commandments.
Ch. 1: Israel multiplies in Egypt, and is oppressed, and put into bondage.
Ch. 2: The birth of Moses, his early years, and his flight from Egypt.
Ch. 3: The burning bush, and Moses’ commission from God.
Ch. 5: Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh. The Hebrews are commanded to make bricks without straw.
Ch. 7-10: The plagues of Egypt.
Ch. 12: The Passover, and the death of the first -born of Egypt. Israel leaves Egypt.
Ch. 14: The parting of the Red Sea. The death of Pharaoh’s army.
Ch. 15: The song of Moses.
Ch. 16: God feeds Israel with quail and manna.
Ch. 20: The Ten Commandments.
Ch. 25: The making of the Ark of God (The Ark of the Covenant).
Ch. 29: The consecration of Aaron and his sons. The order of the sacrifices.
Ch. 30: The alter of incense, the laver, the anointing oil and the incense.
Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. The final three of the five books of Moses.
Leviticus is mostly a book concerning the laws and ordinances, while Numbers is more a book of
genealogies. In Deuteronomy, Moses recaps the plight of Israel, and the laws. Israel is finally ready
to enter the promised land.
Leviticus:
Ch. 1-7: The laws on meat offerings, sin offerings, trespass offerings, and offerings for the entire
congregation.
Ch 10: The sin and death of Nadab and Abihu, the eldest sons of Aaron.
Ch. 11: Clean and unclean animals.
Ch. 12-15: Purification, and signs and treatments for various diseases, and uncleanness.
Ch. 16: The day of atonement. The scapegoat.
Ch. 18: Forbidden acts of immorality, and their consequences.
Ch. 20: Penalties for acts of immorality.
Ch. 23: The appointed feasts.
Ch. 25: Sabbath years, and the year of Jubilee.
Numbers:
Ch. 6: The law of the Nazarite.
Ch. 9: The observance of The Passover.
Ch. 11: God sends quail to murmuring Israel for meat.
Ch. 12: Miriam and Aaron speaks against Moses. Miriam’s leprosy.
Ch. 13, 14: The twelve spies are sent to Canaan. Their bad report. God sends Israel away. The
people rebel. The ten spies are killed.
Ch. 15: (v:37-41) Fringes on ones garments.
Ch 16: Korah rebels. The earth opens up and swallows him and his family. Followers of Korah are
destroyed.
Ch. 17: The budding of Aarons’s rod.
Ch. 20: Moses is disobedient and beats the rock. God tells Moses he is not going to enter Canaan.
Ch. 21: The fiery serpents and the brass serpent.
Ch. 22: Balaam’s donkey speaks.
Ch. 23, 24: Balaam blesses Israel.
Ch. 33: Israel’s journeys in the wilderness.
Ch. 35: The inheritance of the Levites.
Deuteronomy:
Ch. 1: Moses recounts God’s promises and God’s punishments.
Ch. 5: The Ten Commandments.
Ch. 6: The great commandment.
Ch. 14: Clean and unclean foods, and the laws of tithing.
Ch. 27: The curses at Mount Ebal.
Ch. 28: The blessings of obedience and the cursings of disobedience.
Ch. 31: Moses commissions Joshua as his successor.
Ch. 32: The song of Moses. Moses is permitted to see the land of Canaan.
Ch. 33: Moses blesses the tribes of Israel.
Joshua. The book of Joshua picks up after the death of Moses. This book was written by Joshua.
It covers the entry and the conquest of the land of Canaan. It contains a few of the favorites, such as
the fall of Jericho.
Ch. 2: Spies sent to Jericho. Rahab the harlot.
Ch. 3: Israel crosses the Jordan River.
Ch. 5: Israel is circumcised and celebrates the Passover at Gilgal.
Ch. 6: The fall of Jericho.
Ch. 10: The sun stands still for Joshua while Israel conquers their enemy.
Ch. 18, 19: The inheritance of the Promised Land is divided.
Judges: The book of Judges covers the period between the conquest of Canaan and the time of
the Kings of Israel. This book contains some of our favorite stories such as the story of Samson,
Gideon, and Jephthah.
Ch. 2: The death of Joshua . The rebuke and apostasy of Israel.
Ch. 4: The story of Deborah.
Ch. 6-8: The story of Gideon. Gideon’s fleece. Gideon’s conquest. Gideon’s posterity. Gideon’s death.
Ch. 11, 12: The story of Jephthah.
Ch. 13-16: The story of Samson.
Ch. 19: The Levite and his concubine.
Ruth: This is the story of Ruth, the great-grandmother of King David.
I & II Samuel. The beginning of the history of the Kings of Israel. These books are a record of
the history of King David. They contain the stories of David and his harp, David and Goliath, David
and Bath-Sheba, The reign, losses, and victories of King David.
I & II Kings. Continuing on from I & II Samuel, talking about David, and then the genealogy of
David, and the kings of Israel, and Judah.
In the Kings are the stories of Solomon, the Temple, and the acts of the kings.
I Kings
Ch. 1,2: David’s death. Solomon, his son, is made king.
Ch. 3: Solomon prays for wisdom. The wisdom of Solomon. Solomon’s judgment regarding the dead child and
the living one.
Ch. 6: Solomon builds the temple.
Ch. 16: Ahab and Jezebel.
Ch, 17-19: Stories of Elijah.
Ch. 22: King Ahab dies. The dogs lick up his blood.
Ch. 1: The birth of Samuel, the prophet.
Ch. 2: The sins of the sons of Eli the Priest, and the curse of Eli’s household.
Ch. 9, 10: Saul is anointed the first king of Israel.
Ch. 16: David is anointed the future king by Samuel. (v:14-23). David plays the harp for King Saul.
Ch. 17: David and Goliath.
Ch. 20-25: Saul intends to kill David. David flees.
Ch. 31: The death of Saul and his sons.
II Samuel
Ch. 2: David made king over Judah.
Ch. 5: David made king over Israel.
Ch. 7: David plans to build the Temple. God tells him that David’s son will build the Temple.
Ch. 11: David and Bath-Sheba.
Ch. 12: David is cursed for his sin with Bath-Sheba and his killing of her husband, Uriah.
Ch. 13: Tamar , David’s daughter, is raped by her brother Amnon (a son of David). Absalom (Tamar’s brother,
another son of David) kills Amnon and flees.
Ch. 15-17: Absalom revolts. Attempts to overthrow David.
Ch. 18: Absalom is killed by Joab, The Commander of David‘s army.
Ch. 22: David’s song of deliverance.
Ch. 23: David’s mighty men.
Ch. 24: David numbers Israel. God is angry and a plague kills 70,000 people.
II Kings
Ch. 2: Elijah divides the Jordan. Elijah taken up to heaven. Elisha divides the Jordan.
Ch. 4: Elisha and the widow. The widows oil. The widows son, Elisha restores the widow’s son to life.
Ch. 6: Elisha makes the axe head to float.
Ch. 9: The death of Jezebel. The dogs eat Jezebel’s flesh.
Ch. 19: The prayer, and the healing of Hezekiah. The sun goes back 10 steps.
Ch. 21: The wickedness of Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, king of Israel.
Ch. 25: The fall of Jerusalem. The captivity of Judah. The remnant flees to Egypt.
I & II Chronicles. The Books of the Chronicles are basically a recap of the beginning of the
Bible to the end of the Kings. These books list and consolidate the genealogies, and the events of the
history of Israel.
Most of the stories in the Chronicles are repeating stories from the previous books.
Not to discount the importance of the Chronicles, as these books are in a chronological order. Many of
the stories are more elaborated upon than in the previous books.
There are also many stories that are unique to the Chronicles.
Ezra, Nehemiah. Two books of the prophets. Ezra takes up with the return of the exiles to
Jerusalem. These books are still in a chronological order with the kings.
Ezra
Ch. 5,6: the temple rebuilt, the Passover restored.
Ch. 10 : Israel is defiled with foreign wives. They put away their wives and children.
Esther. The book of Ester is not in chronological order, and is kind of a book all by itself.
It tells a story of a Jewish peasant girl who was elevated to the position of Queen in the land where she
dwelt. Her elevation proved to save Israel from destruction.
Job. The book of Job is the first book of what is commonly known as the ‘Poetry’ section.
This book is not in chorological order. It tells a story of a man who was very upright, loved God, and
was looked at as a righteous servant of God, favored among God and men.
Satan convinced God that he was only like that because God blessed him continually.
The story covers what becomes of Job, the destruction of his family, and the loss of all that he owned.
It follows him through his trouble, and the conversations with Job, and his friends who have come to
comfort him.
Finally ending with God restoring to Job twofold what He allowed Satan to take from him.
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