Old testament survey content

Genesis

I. Primeval history of humanity....................................................... 1­ to 11

Creation ..................................................................................... 1 to 2

Fall and its effects ...................................................................... 3 to 5

Flood ......................................................................................... 6 to 8

Tower of Babel ................................................................................. 11

II. Patriarchal history ................................................................... 12 to 36

Abraham ................................................................................. 12 to 25

Abrahamic covenant ......................................................................... 15

Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah ................................................ 19

Sacrifice of Isaac .............................................................................. 22

Isaac ....................................................................................... 25 to 27

Jacob ...................................................................................... 28 to 36

Jacob at Bethel ................................................................................ 28

Wrestling at Peniel ........................................................................... 32

 III. Joseph ..................................................................................... 37 to 50

Coat of many colors ......................................................................... 37

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Exodus

I.   The Hebrews in Egypt ................................................................ 1 to 12

     Passover & departure from Egypt ...................................................... 12

II.  The Hebrews in the wilderness .................................................. 13 to 18

Crossing of the Red Sea ................................................................... 14

       III. The Hebrews at Sinai ............................................................... 19 to 40

            Decalogue ....................................................................................... 20

Instructions for tabernacle ....................................................... 25 to 31

Golden calf incident ......................................................................... 32

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Leviticus

Sacrificial legislation ....................................................................... 1 to 7

Nadab and Abihu slain .......................................................................... 10

Laws of Cleanness ........................................................................ 11 to 15

Day of Atonement ................................................................................. 16

Importance of blood .............................................................................. 17

Feasts of the Lord ................................................................................. 23

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Numbers

 Twelve spies ......................................................................................... 13

 Rebellion at Kadesh to bamea .............................................................. 14

 Rebellion of Korah ............................................................................... 16

 Bronze serpent .................................................................................... 21

 Balaam ....................................................................................... 22 to 24

 Baal-Peor and resulting plague ............................................................. 25

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Deuteronomy

I. Covenant history ........................................................................ 1 to 4

II. Stipulations of the covenant .................................................... 5 to 28

Second giving of the Decalogue .......................................................... 5

         III. Call to decision ..................................................................... 29 to 30

Song of Moses ................................................................................. 32

Death of Moses ................................................................................ 34

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Joshua

I.   Entrance into Canaan ................................................................. 1 to 5

     Rehab and the two spies .................................................................... 2

     Crossing of the Jordan ....................................................................... 3

II. Conquest of Canaan .................................................................. 6 to 12

     Battle of Jericho ................................................................................ 6

The sin of Achan ................................................................................ 7

Battle at Gibeon (sun stands still) .................................................... 10

III. Division of the land ................................................................. 13 to 22

     Cities of Refuge ............................................................................... 20

     “…We will serve the Lord”.................................................................. 24

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Judges

I.   introduction to Judges era .......................................................... 1 to 2

II.  cycle of oppression and deliverance............................................. 3 to 16

     Deborah and Barak ............................................................................ 4

Gideon’s 300 and the Midianites ......................................................... 7

Jephthah’s vow ................................................................................ 11

Birth of Samson .............................................................................. 13

Samson and Delilah ......................................................................... 16

III. Micah and the Danites ............................................................ 17 to 18

IV. Sin and ruin of the tribe of Benjamin ....................................... 19 to 21

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Ruth

I. Ruth & Naomi journey to Bethlehem ................................................. 1

II.  Ruth in the fields of Boaz ................................................................ 2

III. Ruth seeks marriage with Boaz ........................................................ 3

IV. Boaz marries Ruth .......................................................................... 4

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Samuel

I.   Judgeship of Samuel ...................................................... I Sam. 1 to ­9

II.  Reign of Saul ............................................................. I Sam. 10 to 31

     Saul and the Amalekites ...................................................... I Sam. 15

     David and Goliath .............................................................. I Sam. 17

     Saul and the witch of En-dor ............................................... I Sam. 28

III.   Reign of David ............................................................ II Sam. 1 to 24

Davidic covenant ................................................................. II Sam. 7

       David and Mephibosheth ...................................................... II Sam. 9

David and Bathsheba ......................................................... II Sam. 11

Absalom's death ................................................................. II Sam. 18

David's mighty men ........................................................... II Sam. 23

David purchases Araunah’s threshing floor ......................... II Sam. 24

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Kings

I. Reign of Solomon ........................................................... I Ki. 1 to 11

Queen of Sheba ...................................................................... I Ki. 10

II. Divided Kingdom ................................................ I Ki. 12 to  II Ki. 17

Jeroboam introduces counterfeit worship ................................. I Ki. 12

Man of God from Judah .......................................................... I Ki. 13

Ministry of Elijah .................................................... I Ki. 17 to II Ki. 2

Mt. Carmel and the prophets of Baal ...................................... I Ki. 18

Ahab and Naboth's vineyard ................................................... I Ki. 21

Ministry of Elisha ............................................................ II Ki. 2 to 8

Naaman the leper .................................................................... II Ki. 5

Fall of Northern Kingdom..................................................... 11 Ki. 17

III. Southern Kingdom ..................................................... II Ki. 18 to 25

Sennacherib invades Judah.................................................... II Ki. 18

Hezekiah's illness and recovery.............................................. II Ki. 20

Josiah finds the book of the Law ............................................ II Ki. 22

Fall of Southern Kingdom...................................................... II Ki. 25

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Chronicles

I. Genealogies from Adam to David ....................................... I Chr. 1 to 9

II.  History of King David .................................................. I Chr. 10 to 29

III. Reign of Solomon .......................................................... II Chr. 1 to 9

IV. Kings of Judah ........................................................... II Chr. 10 to 36

     Rehoboam................................................................... II Chr. 10 to 12

     Asa ............................................................................ II Chr. 14 to 16

     Jehoshaphat .............................................................. II Chr. 17 to 20

     Joash ........................................................................ II Chr. 23 to 24

Uzziah ................................................................................ II Chr. 26

Hezekiah .................................................................... II Chr. 29 to 32

Joaiah ....................................................................... II Chr. 34 to 35

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Ezra

Cyrus’ Decree & First return from Babylon (Zerubbabel) .................... 1 to 2

Temple rebuilt ........................................................................................ 6

Second Return (Ezra) .............................................................................. 7

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Nehemiah

Nehemiah's prayer ............................................................................. 1

Third return (Nehemiah)...................................................................... 2

Walls of Jerusalem completed ............................................................. 6

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Esther

Vashti deposed .................................................................................. 1

Esther crowned .................................................................................. 2

Haman hanged .................................................................................. 7

Feast of Purim inaugurated................................................................. 9

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Job

I. Satan tests Job ........................................................................ 1 to 2

II. Job's complaint ............................................................................. 3

III. Discourses of Job's three friends ........................................... 4 to 31

         Praise of Divine wisdom ........................................................... 28

IV. Speeches of Elihu ............................................................... 32 to 37

V. God's speeches .................................................................... 38 to 41

VI. Job's prosperity restored .............................................................. 42

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Psalms

Key Messianic Psalms

Yahweh and His Anointed ............................................................... 2

Suffering Messiah ......................................................................... 22

Shepherd Psalm ............................................................................ 23

Messianic King of Glory ................................................................ 24

Christ and Melchizedek ............................................................... 110

Other Psalms

David's repentance ........................................................................ 51

Psalm of Moses ............................................................................. 90

Psalm on the Word of God ........................................................... 119

Psalms of Ascent ................................................................. 120 to 34

Great Hallel ....................................................................... 146 to 50

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Proverbs

Seduction of the adulteress ................................................................ 7

Wisdom ............................................................................................. 8

Guidance and the Lord's direction ..................................................... 16

Dangers of strong drink ................................................................... 20

Virtuous woman .............................................................................. 31

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Ecclesiastes

“Eternity in their hearts”..................................................................... 3

Fear God and Keep His commandments ............................................ 12

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Song of Solomon

I. Courtship: Mutual affection...................................................... 1 to 2

II. Wedding (and procession) ........................................................ 3 to 4

III. Marriage: The life of love......................................................... 5 to 8

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Isaiah

Prophecy of the virgin birth ................................................................ 7

Prophecy of the Messianic Son ........................................................... 9

Historical section .................................................................... 36 to 39

Servant Songs ................................................................. 42, 49, 50, 53

Vicarious suffering of servant ........................................................... 53

Millennium/New Heaven & Earth ............................................. 65 to 66

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Jeremiah

Temple sermon .................................................................................. 7

Heart is deceitful above all things ..................................................... 17

At the potter's house ........................................................................ 18

Righteous BRANCH of David ............................................................ 23

New covenant .................................................................................. 31

Jehoiakim burns God’s Word ............................................................ 36

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Lamentations

“Great is thy Faithfulness” ................................................................. 3

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Ezekiel

vision of the glory of the Lord ............................................................. 1

Glory of Yahweh leaves the Temple.............................................. 8 to 11

Parable of the watchman .................................................................. 33

Vision of the dry bones ..................................................................... 37

Gog and Magog ....................................................................... 38 to 39

Millennial temple .................................................................... 40 to 48

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Daniel

Hebrew youths' tested ........................................................................ 1

Nebuchadnezzar's dream image.......................................................... 2

Fiery furnace ..................................................................................... 3

Nebuchadnezzar Humiliation ............................................................. 4

Belshazzar & handwriting on wall ...................................................... 5

Daniel in the lion's den ...................................................................... 6

Vision of the four beasts .................................................................... 7

Vision of the ram and the he­-goat ...................................................... 8

The seventy weeks prophecy ............................................................... 9

Seleucids, Ptolemies, & Antichus IV................................................... 11

Two Resurrections ............................................................................ 12

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Hosea

Hosea and Gomer .............................................................................. 1

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Joel

Locusts plague .................................................................................. 1

Spirit outpouring in last days ............................................................ 2

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Amos

Eight burdens against the nations ............................................... 1 to 2

Five visions of judgment .............................................................. 7 to 9

Revival of David’s Dynasty.................................................................. 9

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Obadiah

Prophecy of Edom's doom ................................................................... 1

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Jonah

I. Jonah flees to Tarshish ................................................................... 1

II. Jonah's prayer in the fish .............................................................. 2

III. Nineveh repents ............................................................................ 3

IV. Jonah displeased .......................................................................... 4

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Micah

Jerusalem’s Millennial Exaltation........................................................ 4

Birthplace of Messiah......................................................................... 5

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Nahum

Prophecy of Nineveh's fall ............................................................ 2 to 3

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Habakkuk

I. Habakkuk questions ....................................................................... 1

II. God’s reply: “The Just live by Faith” ............................................... 2

III. Habakkuk's faith .......................................................................... 3

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Zephaniah

Day of the Lord is near................................................................. 1 to 2

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Haggai

I. Summons to rebuild the temple ....................................................... 1

II. Future glory of the Temple.............................................................. 2

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Zechariah

Eight visions .............................................................................. 1 to 6

Messianic Servant  to  BRANCH ......................................................... 3

Golden lampstand ............................................................................. 4

First advent and rejection of

 the Messianic shepherd to king ................................................. 9 to 11

Second advent and reception

 of the Messianic shepherd to king ........................................... 12 to 14

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Malachi

God's love for Israel ........................................................................... 1

God hates divorce .............................................................................. 2

Bring the tithes into the storehouse ................................................... 3

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