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Saturday, April 12, 2008

BIble Chapter Titles

This is all my work, giving a short title to every chapter of the Bible


Genesis: 1 Creation Account

2 Creation of Man

3 Adam & Eve fall into sin, lose the garden (& a whole lot more)

4 Cain kills Abel (& the mayhem begins)

5 Lineage to Noah

24 “God took him away”

6 The Lord told Noah to build him an arky arky

1-3 Wicked world, 9-22 Plan for ark

7 The flood comes (& stays)

8 The flood recedes

9 1-7 New Rules, 8-17 Rainbow (a ‘reminder’ for God?), 18-29 Drunk Noah & a curse

10 Descendants of Noah’s sons (Table of Nations)

11 1-9 Babel & Scattering, 10-32 Genealogy to Abram

12 Abram goes to Egypt

13 Abram & Lot separate (14-18 promise of God)

14 Abram the hero in battle with kings (17-20 Melchizedek)

15 God’s promises to Abram: Cutting of the Covenant

16 Hagar gives birth to Ishmael (who is not the promised heir)

17 New names (Abraham & Sarah), Circumcision instituted

18 3 visitors come and go, 22-33 Abraham pleads for Sodom

19 Sodom judged, Lot’s family’s immorality

20 Abraham meets Abimelech

21 1-7 Isaac is born, 8-21 Hagar & Ishmael sent away, 22-39 Treaty with Abimilech

22 God tests Abraham with Isaac sacrifice

23 Sarah dies and securing of burial site

24 Isaac gets a wife (10-14 Servants prayer)

25 Patriarch family matters, Jacob and Esau

26 Isaac is very successful in dealings with Abimelech

27 Jacob steals Esau’s blessing

28 Jacob leaves to Laban, sees stairway to heaven

29 Jacob works for Rachel (and btw Leah)

30 1-24 Babies, babies; 25-43 A spotted miracle (flocks increase)

31 Jacob and family leave Laban

32 Jacob wrestles with God and appeases Esau

33 Jacob and Esau: The Reunion

34 The Problem with Dinah (Oh... Dinah)

35 Return to Isaac, Rachel’s Death

36 List of Esau’s descendants

37 Joseph pays for his dreams

38 The Tamar scandal

39 Joseph gains, loses, regains success (Potiphar’s house to prison)

40 Joseph interprets cupbearer and baker’s dreams from prison

41 Joseph interprets Pharoah’s dream and reigns

42 Brothers get hungry, Joseph plays game

43 The brothers return to Egypt with Benjamin

44 The silver cup fiasco; pleading to Joseph

45 Joseph reveals himself

46 Jacob and family go to Egypt (70 people)

47 The famine continues

48 Jacob blesses Ephraim and Manasseh

49 Jacob blesses his 12 sons before his death

50 Joseph buries his father, brothers still worried


Exodus 1 A new king represses Israel (sanctity of human life)

2 1-10 Baby Moses (God’s provision), 11-22 Middle Age Mistake

3 A burning bush talks to Moses: God gives direction

4 Moses lists his excuses, moves to Egypt

5 Pharaoh takes away the straw

6 God reaffirms his promise: ‘do it again’

7 The miracles and plagues begin: bloody water

8 The plagues of frogs, gnats, and flies

9 Plagues of livestock (disease), boils, and hail

10 Plague of locusts and darkness

11 Warning of plague of firstborn, Pharaoh refuses

12 The Passover comes and Israel leaves

13 Passover regulations and reminders, Law of the firstborn

14 The crossing of the red sea

15 1-23 Moses and Miriam sing, 22-27 Bitter water complaints

16 God answers with Manna

17 Moses strikes a rock and raises the roof

18 Jethro gives advice about dividing the work

19 The Lord at Mount Sinai

20 The 10 commandments & rules for altars

21 Laws about servants, injuries, and homicides

22 Property & stealing laws

23 Sabbath, Festivals, and justice

24 “We will do it,” 9-11 Leaders of Israel on Mt. Sinai

25 The ark, table, and lamp stand instructions

26 Instructions regarding the tabernacle

27 Altar and courtyard for tabernacle

28 Priest’s garments and accessories

29 How to consecrate a priest, many sacrifices

30 Incense and other things

31 Help with temple furnishings by gifted people

32 Golden calf and ensuing mayhem

33 Moses talks with God

34 New tablets. Moses glows.

35 Materials and work force offered for tabernacle

36 Making of the tabernacle

37 Building of the ark, table, lamp stand, and altar

38 Finishing up tabernacle, weight of materials used

39 Making of the priestly garments

40 How to assemble the tabernacle, the Lord resides


Leviticus 1 Instructions about burnt offerings to God (lots of dead animals)

2 Instructions about grain offerings

3 Instructions about fellowship offerings (Proper cleaning of animals)

4 Instructions about sin offerings

5 More sin offering instructions

6 More about the burnt, grain, and sin offerings

7 Portions of offerings for priests

8 Ordination of Aaron and sons

9 The first offerings are made

10 Death of Aaron's sons (more regulations concerning offerings)

11 Clean and unclean animals

12 Rules and offerings for newborns and mothers

13 Skin diseases and mildew

14 Cleaning from disease and mildew

15 Personal cleanliness of men and women (discharge regulations)

16 Rules for day of atonement

17 Don’t eat blood!

18 Unlawful sexual relations

19 Laws for everyday living (you must/you must not)

20 Punishments for broken laws (including capital punishment)

21 Rules for priests to follow

22 1-16 Rules regarding unacceptability (who can eat offerings), 17-33 type of animals to bring as offerings

23 Appointed times for feasts of the Lord

24 Stoning of blasphemer

25 Year of Jubilee instructions: who and what goes free

26 1-13 Rewards for obedience; 14-38 punishments for disobedience, 39-46 Repentance

27 Redeeming from the Lord people, places, and things


Numbers 1 Census taken: 603,550

2 How to set up camp

3 Counting, dividing, and giving jobs to the Levites

4 Jobs for the specific Levite clans

5 In case of suspected adultery

6 Rules for Nazirite vow

7 Offerings brought for tabernacle, dedication of the altar (v12)

8 Purifying the Levites

9 Passover instructions; following the cloud

10 Trumpets sound, Israel leaves

11 The people want quail, the Lord brings meat

12 Miriam and Aaron oppose and quickly respect Moses

13 Spies and their report: Don't Go

14 God sends Israel to desert as judgment for not believing

15 Instructions concerning offerings and tassels (v32-36 Sabbath stoning)

16 Korah’s rebellion and judgment

17 Aaron’s staff sprouts

18 Duties and offerings for priests (a tenth for the Levites)

19 Instructions concerning the unclean

20 Moses hits the rock, Aaron & Miriam pass away

21 Israel wins battles

22 Balak, Balaam, and Balaam’s donkey

23 Balaam’s first and second oracles (blessings instead of cursings)

24 More oracles from Balaam

25 Harlotry with foreigners stopped by Phineas

26 The Second Census, old generation gone

27 Zelophehad’s daughters' inheritance; Joshua's appointment

28 Offerings for day, week, and month, plus different feasts

29 Feast of Tabernacles

30 Rules on Vows

31 Midianites defeated; their spoils divided

32 Tribes of Reuben and Gad don’t cross Jordan, strike a deal

33 Israel’s journey: Egypt to Canaan

34 Boundaries of Land of Canaan

35 Cities of refuge & cities for levites

36 More on Zelophehad’s daughters


Deuteronomy 1 Moses begins to review history (failure at Kadesh Barnea)

2 Stories of wandering

3 Land east of Jordan conquered

4 Follow God, or else... (A nation's covenant with God)

5 The Ten Commandments (again)

6 Obey the Law: Love God (and only God)

7 Destroy the Nations v7-11 God's love for Israel

8 Remember the Lord's goodness

9 Remember your mistakes/ Moses pleads with God

10 Tablets and Ark/ God still watching Israel

11 Obey and be blessed; Tell the kids

12 Sacrifices and Food (Be different than other nations)

13 Don’t worship other gods / Destroy the disobedient

14 Review of food & tithes; eating regulations

15 Show mercy to fellow Israelites (release them at 7 years)

16 Review of feasts

17 The courts and the king (v18-20 Kings devotions)

18 Priests, Levites, and Prophets

19 Cities of refuge after killing someone

20 Rules of War

21 Various murder & family laws

22 Various laws & marriage violations

23 Laws concerning exclusion & uncleanliness (purity before God)

24 Miscellaneous laws (promoting Godliness & respect)

25 More miscellaneous laws: marriage, weights, Amalekites

26 Give your firstfruits & tithes

27 Curses from Mt. Ebal; Laws written on the altar

28 Blessings and warnings of cursings

29 Terms of the covenant, one disobedient person brings punishment

30 Choose life to prosper

31 Joshua “inherits” rebellious nation; anticipated disobedience

32 Moses predicts Israel's course in song

33 Moses blesses the tribes in song

34 The greatest prophet dies


Joshua 1 God encourages Joshua, the brave new leader

2 Rahab hides the spies

3 Israel crosses the Jordan

4 Israel finishes crossing the Jordan, sets up altar to remember

5 All males circumcised; manna stops

6 Jericho is taken

7 Achan feels the burn

8 Ai gets wiped out, 30-35 law reviewed

9 Gibeonite trickery fools Israel

10 Much death and destruction (in a prolonged day)

11 Death and destruction up north

12 List of kings defeated

13 Land east of Jordan

14 Caleb requests Hebron

15 Land of Judah

16 Land of Joseph’s sons

17 Cleaning and clearing inhabited land; more land for Joseph

18 Dividing the remaining land: Benjamin

19 Land for remaining tribes

20 Cities of refuge named

21 Cities and fields for the Levites

22 Altar east of Jordan, a reminder for Reuben and Gad

23 Joshua says goodbye; reminds of consequences of disobedience

24 Joshua’s final covenant and death


Judges 1 Israel finishes the job (kindof)

2 Israel’s need for judges (The Cycle of Sin)

3 v1-4 tests for Israel; Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar

4 Deborah and Barak vs. Sisera (death by tent peg)

5 The songs of Deborah and Barak

6 Gideon and the fleeces/ His call and confirmation

7 Thinning the army, God defeats the Midianites

8 Gideon leads more attacks

9 Abimelech’s short lived crusade and wicked deeds

10 The Ammonite oppression; no more deliverance

11 Jephthah makes a vow and defeats the Midianites

12 Jephthah defeats Ephraim

13 Samson's parents

14 Samson’s first marriage fails

15 Samson gets revenge against many Philistines

16 Delilah gives Samson to Philistines, Samson's death

17 Micah, Idol, and Priest (homemade religion)

18 Danites steal idol and Priest

19 Bad things in Gibeah

20 Israel fights Benjamin

21 Many wives for many Benjamins


Ruth 1 Naomi returns with Ruth

2 Boaz shows his kindness

3 Ruth proposes

4 Boaz marries Ruth; Ruth's child for Naomi


I Samuel 1 Hannah prays and gets a son

2 1-11 Hannah's praises, 12-36 Eli’s evil sons

3 The Lord speaks to Samuel

4 Israel loses the Ark to the Philistines

5 The Ark shows its power; brings tumors upon Philistines

6 Philistines release Ark; it returns to Israel

7 Philistines defeated at Mizpah

8 Wanted: Israelite King

9 Saul finds Samuel

10 Saul becomes king

11 Saul proves himself by saving Jabesh Gilead

12 Samuel says goodbye to Israel (a charge and warning)

13 Saul messes up with an early and disobedient sacrifice

14 Jonathan saves the day, Saul's foolish curse

15 Amalekite Mission: Failed

16 David enters the story: anointed and Saul's helper

17 The classic: David & Goliath

18 Saul is jealous of David wise and brave acts

19 Saul attempts to kill David

20 Jonathan discovers Saul's intentions and saves David

21 David at Nob and Gath

22 Saul murders priests of Nob

23 Saul searches for David

24 David spares Saul

25 David, Nabal, and Abigail

26 David spares Saul: steals water and spear

27 David lives with Philistines

28 Saul, the witch, and Samuel

29 David not allowed to fight

30 David rescues his wives

31 Saul and sons die


II Samuel 1 David mourns the deaths of Saul and Jonathan

2 Fighting for the throne

3 Abner switches sides and is killed

4 Ish-Bosheth murdered in home, David acts justly

5 David’s first actions as king

6 David brings the ark home

7 God talks, David prays

8 David wins many battles

9 David is kind to Mephibosheth

10 Ammonites pay for embarrassment

11 David commits adultery and murder

12 David gets set straight

13 Family troubles begin (Ammon, Tamar, Absalom)

14 Absalom returns to Jerusalem

15 Absalom takes the kingdom, David running

16 Continuing struggle with Absalom

17 Conflicting advice for Absalom

18 Absalom is killed

19 David retakes the kingdom

20 Sheba, the troublemaker, killed

21 Bloodshed for Gibeonites

22 David sings about God

23 The mighty men of David

24 David counts the fighting men (ensuing plague


I Kings 1 Solomon (not Adonijah) becomes king

2 Solomon ties up loose ends/ asserts his power

3 Solomon’s wisdom from God

4 Solomon and the great empire

5 Preparations for the temple: Materials & Labor

6 The temple is built

7 Furnishings of the temple

8 The temple is open; Solomon's prayer

9 Activities of Solomon, the Lord's warning to Solomon

10 Solomon in all his glory: Queen of Sheba visits

11 Sad ending for Solomon: sins & enemies

12 Jeroboam and Rehoboam split kingdom

13 Prophet warns Jeroboam

14 Jeroboam and Rehoboam continue downward

15 Abijah, Asa, Baasha, and Nadab

16 Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Omri, & Ahab (Bad Kings)

17 Elijah and the widow (and her son)

18 Contest with Baal on Carmel

19 Elijah hears from God

20 The Lord defeats Ben-Hadad

21 Ahab & Jezebel murder Naboth; steal vineyard

22 Ahab and Jehoshaphat


II Kings 1 Ahaziah and Elijah

2 From Elijah to Elisha

3 Israel takes care of Moab

4 Miracles of Elisha

5 Namaan is healed

6 Elisha the problem solver

7 Siege of Arameans ends

8 Hazael, Ben-Hadad, Jehoram, Ahaziah

9 Jehu becomes king

10 Ahab’s family, Baal’s priests killed by Jehu

11 Joash becomes king; Athaliah overthrown

12 The temple is repaired during th reign of Jehoash

13 Jehoahaz King of Israel and Jehoash

14 Amaziah and Jeroboam II

15 Kings of Israel and Judah

16 King Ahaz of Judah

17 Israel is taken captive (And the reasons for it)

18 Hezekiah faces Assyria

19 Jerusalem is saved from Assyria by the Lord

20 End of Hezekiah’s reign

21 Manasseh and Amon turn the nation to evil

22 Josiah finds the law and reforms

23 Josiah fixes everything

24 Nebuchadnezzer takes over Jerusalem, installs puppet kings

25 Jerusalem and temple destroyed


I Chronicles 1 Genealogies from Adam, Noah's Sons, Abraham, to Esau

2 Genealogies concerning Hezron, Caleb, and family

3 Genealogies of the royal line: David & Solomon

4 Descendants of Judah and Simeon

5 Lines of Reuben, Gad, Manasseh

6 Levite genealogies, duties, etc.

7 Genealogies for other tribes

8 Genealogy of Saul (and Benjamin)

9 Jobs of Levites living in Jerusalem

10 Story of Saul’s death

11 David and his mighty men

12 David gets fighting help

13 Returning the Ark to Obed-Edom

14 David defeats Philistines

15 Ark returns to Jerusalem (moved carefully)

16 Happiness about the ark’s return: David's song

17 God’s promise and David’s response

18 David wins many battles

19 The Ammonites learn their lesson

20 Accounts of more wars won

21 David’s sin and punishment

22 David directs Solomon

23 Lists of Levites for the temple

24 Casting lots for priests and other Levites

25 Casting lots for the musicians of the temple

26 Gatekeepers and treasurers

27 David’s leaders and officials

28 David tells his temple plans

29 David wraps things up


II Chronicles 1 Solomon asks God for wisdom

2 Planning the temple building

3 The temple under construction

4 Furnishings in the temple

5 Ark placed in the temple, Lord's splendor arrives

6 Solomon prays for temple (a good one)

7 Temple is finished and dedicated

8 More things Solomon did

9 Solomon’s great glory and kingdom

10 Rehoboam acts foolishly and splits the kingdom

11 Rehoboam's children

12 Shishak’s attack on Jerusalem after Rehoboam rejects the Law

13 Abijah relies on God

14 God protects Asa

15 Asa reforms the country

16 Asa ends poorly and does not follow the Lord

17 Description of Jehoshaphat’s kingdom and righteous reign

18 Story of Ahab’s relationship with Jehoshaphat and death

19 Jehoshaphat appoints judges

20 Ammon and Moab defeated by God

21 Jehoram doesn’t follow God

22 Ahaziah and Athaliah follow the wrong

23 Jehoida overthrows Athaliah, Joash becomes king

24 Joash does well, then poorly

25 Amaziah’s actions as king, half hearted for God

26 Uzziah’s pride and fall: Good start and bad finish

27 Jotham follows God

28 Ahaz fails miserably by completely rejecting the Lord

29 The temple is re-opened

30 Passover is celebrated

31 Hezekiah’s good deeds, abundant tithes by people

32 Hezekiah’s strengths and death, the Lord defeats Sennacharib

33 Manasseh and Amon = evil

34 Josiah finds the law, Israel follows God for his reign

35 Josiah and the Passover

36 Final kings before fall of Jerusalem


Ezra 1 Cyrus ends the exile, preparation to return

2 Numbers and peoples who returned

3 Beginning of the rebuilding

4 Opposition to rebuilding: Letter to Artaxerxes

5 Restart to rebuilding attempted after letter to Darius

6 Darius helps; Rebuilding completed, sacrifices started

7 Ezra brings Artaxerxes’ blessing

8 Ezra and others return to Jerusalem

9 Ezra prays about sins

10 Dealing with intermarriage


Nehemiah 1 Nehemiah’s prayer for help

2 Nehemiah examines the walls

3 Who built where

4 Response to opposition: Weapons and Work

5 Nehemiah gives money back

6 Wall completed despite opposition and attempts to scare

7 Those who returned to Jerusalem

8 Law read by Ezra, people's response

9 Prayer confessing great sinfulness; review of Sin cycle

10 Pledge to keep laws and follow the Lord

11 Who is living in Jerusalem

12 Ceremony for new wall

13 Nehemiah and his convictions


Esther 1 Old Queen goes, search for new queen

2 Esther wins the beauty pageant, Mordecai saves King

3 Haman plots genocide of Jews

4 Esther hears of plot, communicates with Mordecai

5 Esther’s banquet with King

6 Mordecai honored by Haman

7 Haman is killed

8 A new edict by king

9 Jews win and celebrate with Purim holiday

10 Mordecai, second in command


Job 1 Job loses all that he has

2 Job's physical illness

3 Job: "I wish I wasn't born"

4 Eliphaz speaks of God's justice and man's sin

5 Eliphaz: "God is correcting you"

6 Job: "Have you found a wrong?"

7 Job: "Why is God doing this?"

8 Bildad: "You had to do something wrong."

9 Job: "You can't register a complaint with God"

10 Job: "Complaints to God."

11 Zophar: "Are you certain of your innocence?"

12 Job describes God's power and strength

13 Job tells his friends to be silent and questions God

14 Job: "God doesn't seem to be fair"

15 Eliphaz: "You're deceiving yourself"

16 Job: "God is attacking me"

17 Job wishes for death

18 Bildad describes evil men

19 Job: "Friends are attacking me alongside God"

20 Zophar: "The wicked receive justice"

21 Job: "The wicked do not receive justice"

22 Elihpaz gets more accusatory

23 Job touches on God's sovereignty

24 Job: "Life is unfair"

25 Bildad: "No man is pure"

26 Job describes God's greatness

27 Job describes the downfall of the wicked

28 Job: "God has wisdom"

29 Job describes past blessings

30 Job's present terrible life

31 Job describes sins and punishments

32 Young Elihu's intro

33 Elihu describes God's sovereignty

34 Elihu: "Job stepped over the line"

35 Elihu: "Job is talking nonsense"

36 Elihu, speaking for God?

37 Elihu: "God's wisdom and power are unattainable"

38 The Lord Questions Job

39 More questions, God to Job

40 Ditto, Behemoth

41 Leviathan Description

42 Job's confession and restoration


Psalm 1 Follow the Word or follow the world

2 Sovereignty of God

3 The Lord Protects (David when fleeing Absalom)

4 Lord’s protection better than man’s attacks

5 The case: Wicked should be punished

6 Scared to death

7 The Lord is just

8 Magnificent Lord, Lowly man

9 The Lord controls the nations. 3-6 destroyer, upholds a just cause; 7-12 defender, provides a safe haven; 13-18 deliverer, remembers his people.

10 Description of wicked; God is just

11 Lord approves godly but hates wicked

12 Evil words vs the Lord’s word

13 How long?

14 Corrupt mankind

15 A Blameless life described

16 God’s protection through life and after

17 My inner motives are pure

18 1-24 God’s power fights enemies, 25-50 David’s victory from God

19 Good creation, Good God, Good people?

20 Lord provides the victory

21 Kings’ strength from God

22 The Lord is king despite oppression

23 The Lord is a shepherd

24 Godliness for a majestic king

25 The Lord is there for those who trust him

26 Rescue me, I am following you

27 Rely on the Lord, He will be there

28 The Lord delivers his people

29 The mighty shout of the Lord

30 Mourning to dancing

31 The Lord protects those who have integrity

32 Godly vs ungodly (a painful life)

33 The Lord speaks facts

34 The Lord saves the righteous

35 Enemies and the Lord's rescue

36 Sinful man, loving God: 1- non believers have no fear of God, 2- they can’t see their own sin, God provides for the wicked too!, 5-9 God will take everyone, no matter their past

37 The Lord protects the Godly

38 I have sinned, but you are still my only hope

39 God is my only hope

40 Thanks and help

41 End of Book 1

42 Wait for God

43 A God who saves

44 Why is this happening?

45 Greatness of the King

46 God is our protector

47 Sing to our great God

48 God is the mighty defender

49 All men die

50 A message to evil men

51 Confession

52 God is better than you and he will protect me

53 Romans 3 in Old Testament

54 God will rescue

55 Evil's consequences; righteous trust in God

56 I trust in God, What can man do to me?

57 In trouble, but focused on God

58 Let evil men suffer for it

59 A prayer for help

60 God gives the victory

61 A strong tower

62 God is stronger than man

63 God is my provision

64 God will protect the innocent

65 God's natural blessings

66 God in complete control

67 Thank God for blessings

68 Description of the God of Israel

69 O Lord, Deliver Me

70 Looking to God for deliverance

71 Praise for being rescued

72 Prayer for Solomon

73 God makes life make sense

74 Israel destroyed; help needed

75 God the just

76 God is not to be messed with

77 God's past deeds

78 Israel's history through David

79 Judge foreign nations

80 God: Shepherd and gardener

81 Obey = blessings

82 God above all gods

83 Be against your enemies

84 The Lord's house is better

85 A kind, delivering God

86 Requests of a servant

87 The Lord's city

88 As good as dead

89 On the Davidic Covenant

90 Show us Favor

91 Protection to the Righteous

92 God causes growth

93 The Lord reigns

94 Look to the Lord

95 God's justice

96 Praise and fear the Lord

97 Nothing stands before God

98 Justice from God

99 Praise the Lord our God

100 Classic Praise Psalm

101 Removing Evil

102 God and man contrasted

103 The Lord's good deeds

104 Description of the Lord's earth

105 Review of Genesis and Exodus

106 Review of Exodus

107 Acts of loyal love

108 Calling to God for military strength

109 Call for the Lord's vengeance

110 Message for the King

111 Obeying the Lord is wise

112 Trusting God brings blessings

113 God's blessings

114 Mighty God on Israel's side

115 Trust and Praise the Lord

116 Celebrating Deliverance

117 A two verse praise

118 Praise the Lord for what he has done for me

119 Laws, Commands, Precepts, Etc.

120 I want peace

121 The Lord will protect

122 May Jerusalem prosper

123 We look up to the Lord

124 The Lord is on Israel's side

125 The Lord and the upright

126 Blessings from God

127 A Godly Home

128 Blessings of family life

129 Justice on enemies

130 I wait on the Lord

131 Focused like a child

132 Zion and David are chosen

133 The blessing of fellowship

134 Temple Workers should Praise!

135 Everyone praise the Lord!

136 His Loyal Love endures

137 Happy about Babylon's doom

138 The Lord's care for individuals

139 You know all of me

140 Save me from the wicked

141 Help me quickly

142 Psalm on the run

143 Cry for help

144 God's power and blessing

145 The Lord's good works

146 Description of the Lord's works

147 Praise God for his kindness to Israel

148 Praise the Lord - Everyone!

149 Praise the Lord - he is just

150 Praise the Lord with loud instruments


Ecclesiastes 1 What's it all for?

2 Working to please God is good

3 A time for everything

4 More profitless things

5 A little meaning

6 Is no birth better?

7 Many proverbs

8 Life's not quite fair

9 Life lessons

10 General proverbs

11 Live in light of the future

12 The end of the matter


Song of Solomon 1 Praising each other

2 Beloved talking

3 Seeking Solomon

4 Lover describes beloved

5 Beloved about lover

6 Songs from the Garden

7 Exciting descriptions

8 Closing remarks


Isaiah 1 Judgment coming because you do not obey

2 Idols and pride - worthless

3 No leaders, bald women

4 God restores and cleanses Jerusalem

5 Destruction of vineyard

6 Isaiah speaks with God

7 A sign for Ahaz

8 Propheting- a whole life commitment

9 Bitter judgment

10 Assyria's days numbered

11 Future peace

12 Cry out to God

13 Description of day of judgment

14 Description of Lucifer

15 Moab's Punishments

16 Moab's utter destruction

17 Damascus destruction

18 Tall and smooth skinned people

19 Judgment and redemption for Egypt

20 Egypt no help

21 Babylon and surroundings have fallen

22 Shebna as a dodgeball

23 Tyre, for the Lord

24 Earth shaking judgments

25 What the Lord will do

26 God over the dead

27 Scattering and gathering

28 Judgment for a time

29 Lip service is not doing it

30 The Lord delivers

31 The Lord, not Egypt or Assyria

32 Coming King and security

33 A perfect Zion?

34 Blood, fire, and wild animals for Edom

35 Highway of Holiness

36 Enemy at Jerusalem's gates

37 Hezekiah seeks the Lord

38 Hezekiah is granted 15 years

39 Hezekiah’s indifference

40 Peace from omnipotent God

41 The Lord speaks to various groups

42 The Lord brings peace and judgment

43 The Lord's conversation with Israel

44 The foolishness of an idol

45 Cyrus proves the Lord's greatness

46 Reasons to listen to the Lord

47 Babylon seeks advice that won't help

48 Leave Babylon

49 The children are returning

50 The Lord helping a servant

51 God's wrath removed

52 Israel has no need to flee

53 Prophecy of Christ

54 Beautiful Zion

55 The trees of the field will clap their hands

56 Eunuchs blessed

57 Wicked Idolatry

58 True Fasting

59 The Lord will bring justice


Jeremiah 1 God's call and visions to Jeremiah

2 Persistent idolatry

3 Lord to Israel: Change your ways

4 Land is desolate

5 Description of unfaithfulness

6 Lack of repentance will bring judgment

7 Description of sins

8 Jeremiah's grief

9 Boast in the Lord

10 Comparing the Lord and Idols

11 Israelites violate agreement

12 The Lord deals with wickedness

13 People are like dirty linen shorts

14 The people will suffer

15 Jeremiah's conversation with God

16 Jeremiah is better with no children

17 Individuals should obey the Sabbath

18 Pottery lesson

19 Broken pottery = broken Israel

20 Being a prophet is not fun

21 Flee Jerusalem

22 Messages about Kings

23 Ode to False prophets

24 The bad figs are left

25 Babylon will bring judgment

26 Jeremiah nearly executed

27 Nebuchadnezzar will bring judgment

28 Hananiah the false prophet

29 Jeremiah writes to exiles: 'stay put'

30 The Lord will punish and restore

31 Restoration!

32 The Lord reassures Jeremiah of Restoration

33 The Lord will not reject Israel

34 Judgment for not releasing slaves

35 Rechabites faithfulness

36 Jehoakim burns scroll

37 Jeremiah wrongly imprisoned

38 Dealing with King Zedekiah

39 Trust in Lord: escape from punishment

40 Gedaliah gathers Israelites

41 Johonah rescues people from Ishmael

42 Jeremiah's advice: Stay here

43 Run to Egpyt (which will be judged)

44 Judeans in Egypt will perish

45 Message for Baruch

46 Egypt is judged by Babylon

47 Philistines attacked

48 46 verses against, 1 verse for Moab

49 Judgments against various people

50 Babylon judged, Israel restored

51 More judgment on Babylon

52 Jerusalem burns


Lamentations 1 The sad state of Jerusalem

2 We were warned of this

3 The Lord's continued faithfulness

4 Specific descriptions

5 Please take us back


Ezekiel 1 4 angelic figures with wheels (and the glory of the Lord)

2 Ezekiel's charge

3 Ezekiel's accountability

4 Lying on side for over a year

5 Hair serves as a prediction of Israel's fate

6 The problem is the idolatry

7 Judgment is immenent

8 Detestable idolatry everywhere

9 Killing the disobedient

10 Revisiting the vision of chapter1

11 Ezekiel's move back to exile

12 The Lord's predictions

13 Prophets of their own inspiration

14 Noah, Daniel, and Job would be unable to save Israel

15 Jerusalem burnt like a vine

16 A story of a bad 'girl' (Israel)

17 The king is in trouble

18 The one who sins will die

19 Lions and vineyards - gone

20 For my name's sake

21 A sword for judgment

22 Evil in Jerusalem

23 Promiscuous sisters

24 Ezekiel's hidden grief foreshadows Israel

25 Prophecies of judgments that prove the Lord's word

26 Tyre will disappear

27 Tyre: Great trading will end

28 Tyre's king's downfall, Sidon destroyed

29 Egypt is to bejudged

30 Bad times for Egypt

31 Pharoah will be a fallen tree

32 A big grave of uncircumcised soldiers

33 The Lord's just dealings with individuals

34 The Lord is the best Shepherd

35 Mount Seir's judgment

36 Restoring Israel

37 Life given to the dead

38 A message for Gog

39 The burial of Gog

40 Dimensions of the temple

41 More temple dimensions

42 More dimensions of the BIG temple

43 The Lord's Mighty presence

44 Priests- Levites descended from Zadok

45 Sacrifices for the Lord

46 Instructions about the prince

47 Water and boundaries

48 Tribe & Temple allotments


Daniel 1 Daniel and friends eat vegetables, look good, think smart

2 Daniel tells and interprets Nebuchadnezzar's dream

3 God delivers out of the furnace

4 Nebuchadnezzar learns the hard way

5 Writing on the wall for Belshazzar

6 Daniel in the Lion's den

7 A vision of 4 beasts

8 A vision of a goat with 4 horns

9 70 years prayer

10 Divine help for a weakened Daniel

11 Confusing dream- belligerent king to come to an end

12 Daniel will not see the end


Joel 1 Lots of things are dried up

2 A glimpse of future prosperity

3 Nations judged for mistreating Israel


Amos 1 Because of 3(4) things... Judgment on Nations

2 Judgment for Israel

3 When the Lord speaks, it happens

4 Israel's unresponse

5 Justice - The Lord will bring it

6 Bad times coming

7 Amos speaks out

8 Coming judgments

9 Israel destroyed (but remains)


Obadiah Esau's destruction


Jonah 1 Jonah runs; storm; punishment

2 Jonah cries for mercy

3 Nineveh repents

4 Jonah's problem with God's mercy


Micah 1 Be ashamed of your sinfulness

2 You knowingly accept sin and lies

3 Sin throughout leadership

4 Pain will be followed by Godliness

5 Scattered Israel will have peace

6 Do justice or face judgment

7 Come to the Lord on his terms


Hosea 1 Hosea & Gomer's children

2 Punishment for Nation

3 Instructions for Gomer/Israel

4 What you're doing is bad

5 Warnings of Disaster

6 Temporary Faithfulness

7 Looking for help elsewhere

8 Good things gone bad

9 Bad to worse

10 War is coming

11 Will the Lord judge

12 Ephraim is in trouble

13 Judgment is deserved and inevitable

14 Holy God


Nahum 1 Nineveh will be judged for wickedness

2 Nineveh's destruction

3 Assyria's fall will make all glad


Habakkuk 1 Babylon will carry out injustice

2 Babylon will be destroyed

3 God's scary greatness gives confidence


Zephaniah 1 "On that day" Look Out!

2 Various nations judged and destroyed

3 A day when judgment is over for good


Haggai 1 People obey call to work on the temple

2 Messages for Zerubbabel


Zechariah 1 Visions concerning Jerusalem's restoration

2 3rd Vision- Measuring Jerusalem

3 Joshua, the High priest, cleaned up

4 Praises for Zerubbabel

5 Vision of scroll and measuring cup

6 Temple building dependent on obedience

7 your heart matters

8 The goodness is coming

9 Your kings is coming to you

10 God regathers and blesses the flock of Israel

11 Shepherding analogy

12 God's great mercy leads to mourning

13 A refining of the people

14 End Day: No sin, no gentiles in Jerusalem


Malachi 1 Hypocritical Worship

2 Reasons for trouble

3 Specific areas of sinfulness

4 Six verse end to Old Testament


Matthew 1 Genealogy and birth of Jesus

2 Magi visit, the escape to Egypt

3 John the Baptist

4 The beginning of Jesus' ministry

5 You have heard that it was said

6 Living consistently

7 More instructions

8 Chapter of miracles

9 Teaching and miracles

10 Teachings to disciples

11 John the Baptist's Question

12 Teachings

13 Parables

14 John the Baptist's Death (and fallout)

15 Feeding 4000

16 The Christ... predicts his death

17 Transfiguration

18 Christian Living

19 Divorce, children, and the rich

20 On the way to Jerusalem

21 Entering Jerusalem

22 Trying to catch Jesus in his words

23 Jesus teaching on Pharisees

24 Teaching on the end times

25 End time parables

26 Betrayal

27 Crucifixion, death, and burial

28 Resurrection


Mark 1 Baptism to big crowd

2 Breaking traditions

3 Challenging people’s thinking

4 1-34 Round One of Parables, 35-41 Stilling the storm

5 1-20 Exorcising a legion, 21-43 Healing a woman and Jairus daughter

6 Jesus growing popularity; 14-29 John the Baptist beheaded

7 1-23 What’s inside you?, 24-37 Healing demon & mute

8 Miracles and Teaching (33- where is my mind?)

9 Miracles, teaching, moving toward death

10 Teaching the disciples

11 Arrival in Jerusalem

12 Big Questions

13 Description of end times

14 Passover, Gethsemane, Arrest, Trial

15 Crucifixion

16 Resurrection


Luke 1 Miraculous Babies

2 Jesus birth & growth

3 John the Baptist's work

4 Ministry begins

5 Miracles and teaching

6 Teachings

7 Defining Jesus

8 Parable of the sower and miracles

9 Big crowds

10 Disciples sent out, good Samaritan

11 Teaching/Woe to religious leaders

12 More teachings

13 The kingdom of God

14 Banquets

15 Finding the Lost

16 Stories about money and afterlife

17 At the end

18 On the road to Jerusalem

19 Arrival in Jerusalem

20 Many questions

21 The end times

22 Last Supper and arrest

23 Crucifixion and death

24 Resurrection and appearances


John 1 The Word, John the Baptist, Calling Disciples

2 First Miracle, Cleaning out the temple

3 Baptizing and Nicodemus

4 Happenings at Well in Samaria

5 Conversations with Jews after a healing

6 Feeding of the 5000 and fallout

7 A discussion of Jesus

8 Discussion that leads to "I Am"

9 A healed blind man answers questions

10 Discussion: Is Jesus God?
11 Lazarus raised from the dead

12 The start of the passion week

13 Last Supper

14 Promises for the future

15 Our relationships to Christ

16 Instructions for the disciples

17 Jesus prays for disciples and all believers

18 Jesus is arrested and put on trial

19 Crucifixion, Death, & Burial

20 Resurrection and Appearances

21 Peter Restored


Acts 1 Ascension, Matthias chosen

2 Pentecost, Holy Spirit comes

3 Healing and speaking to crowd

4 Threatened, questioned, but still preaching

5 Jailed, freed, preaching, beaten

6 Seven Deacons, Stephen’s ministry and arrest

7 Stephen’s sermon and martyrdom

8 Gospel to Samaritans and Ethiopians

9 Saul’s conversion, Peter’s miracles

10 Gentile believers

11 Gentiles okayed, Antioch church

12 Herod gets involved

13 Paul preaches

14 Paul stoned, 1st missionary journey

15 Jerusalem council on circumcision

16 Missions Trip: Jailed

17 Thessalonica, Berea, and Athens

18 Corinth and return trip, Apollos

19 Riot in Ephesus

20 Charge to Ephesian elders

21 Jerusalem- the journey and riot

22 Speech to crowd

23 Speech to Jews, moved to Felix

24 Defense to Felix

25 Defense to Festus

26 Defense to Agrippa

27 Ocean travels to Rome

28 Ending in Rome


Romans 1 Mankind is dark (v1-15 Intro)

2 No advantages for Jews; How's your heart?

3 For all have sinned; level playing field

4 Abraham's belief

5 Christ's work for us

6 Slaves to...

7 The result of the Law in my life

8 Life of the Spirit, Christ's love for us

9 Israel's troubles

10 The good news is for everyone

11 God can bring all to Himself

12 Conduct

13 Government and love

14 Judging others based on food

15 Paul's plans

16 Closing Greetings and remarks


I Corinthians 1 Wisdom from the Cross

2 Actions from Christ

3 All are part of the temple

4 Scum of the earth

5 Clean out the sin

6 Live purity

7 On sex and marriage

8 What's the food for?

9 Money for ministry

10 How God and others see your actions

11 Communion and coverings

12 Gifts from the spirit

13 Love is the greatest

14 Orderly worship

15 Resurrection chapter

16 Plans and Greetings


II Corinthians 1 Paul's different plans

2 Forgiving the sad and repentant

3 Spirit and the heart

4 Physical means less than spiritual

5 Working for reconciliation

6 God's servants

7 A good report from Titus

8 Instructions about gifts

9 God's gifts

10 Answering some objections

11 Boast in weakness

12 Paul's thorn

13 Do you pass the test?


Galatians 1 Paul's conversion

2 Jews & gentiles

3 Belief like Abraham

4 Free to follow

5 What free living looks like

6 Closing exhortations


Ephesians 5 word review

Reality - Where did we come from? (sin, doomed to death, God saved us)

Identity - Who am I? (new creation IN CHRIST)

Harmony - How do I fit in? (in the body of Christ)

Maturity - What am I to become? (maturing)

Victory - (over the devil’s schemes)

1 Christ lifted up

2 God grants new life

3 Now to him (v20-21)

4 Unified and Holy Living

5 Live to be seen

6 Be ready


Philippians 1 Rejoicing

2 Following Christ

3 Christ the Goal

4 Closing Remarks


Colossians 1 All for Christ

2 Christ is Supreme

3 Look Up - Live with Unity

4 Final Instructions


I Thessalonians 1 Thanks for the gospel

2 We want to see you

3 Timothy's visits

4 Live saved

5 The end is near, so live thusly


II Thessalonians 1 Judgment day an encouragement

2 Lawless one will lose

3 Undisciplined life should be disciplined


I Timothy 1 Stick to It!

2 Pray for everyone

3 Leaders should look like this

4 Guidelines for Timothy's ministry

5 Widow instructions

6 Final instructions for Timothy


II Timothy 1 God's gift

2 Dealing with suffering

3 Don't oppose God, follow Him

4 Timothy... Come Visit!


Titus 1 Install elders, watch out for Cretans

2 Everyone's model conduct

3 More conduct before closing letter


Philemon Paul's request for Onesimus


Hebrews 1 Jesus is greater than the angels

2 Jesus led the way for humanity

3 Jesus is greater than Moses (BELIEVE!)

4 God's rest is important

5 Jesus the high priest; 11-14 Do you get it?

6 1-12 Maturing; 13-20 Abraham Lesson

7 Melchizidek and Jesus: High priests

8 New and better covenant

9 Comparing earthly rituals with heavenly work

10 How to live (in light of Christ's sacrifice)

11 By faith

12 Follow God, Listen to God

13 Closing instructions


James 1 (v27 Pure religion)

2 Do (work at) what is right

3 Speak well and wisely

4 What you should not do

5 What you should do...


I Peter 1 Holy conduct based on Christ's work

2 Christ- a stone to build on and a chief shepherd

3 Christian living

4 Suffering

5 Lead the flock


II Peter 1 Reminder of Salvation

2 Figurative dogs to vomit

3 Day of fire is coming


I John 1 Walking in the Light

2 Following the father, not the world

3 Love: shows who you are

4 Love: a determining factor

5 Relating the son and the father


II John Test: Confession of Jesus as Christ?


III John Gaius, Diotrephes, Demetrius


Jude Beware of false teachers


Revelation 1 John's vision of Christ

2 Letters to churches: You had better hear

3 Letters to churches: part II

4 A heavenly scene like no other

5 The lamb who was slain

6 Seals opened

7 The sealed people of Israel

8 Four trumpets and plagues

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