Themes of the Bible
I. Themes of OT Books:
1. Gen—Beginnings
2. Exod—Exit (Redemption)
3. Lev— Offerings and Feasts (Holiness)
4. Numb— Wilderness Wonderings
5. Deut— Revisiting the Law (Reviewing)
6. Joshua—Conquest
7. Judges—Seven Cycles (Apostasy, Judgment, Deliverance)
8. Ruth—Love Story
9. 1 Sam—Saul (From Judges to Kings)
10. 2 Sam— David/ Expansion
11. 1Ki—Solomon/ Disruption
12. 2Ki— Exile/ Dispersion
13. 1 Chron—editorial on David (Preparation of the Temple)
14. 2 Chron—Editorial on Judah (Destruction of the Temple)
15. Ezra – Temple/People (Reconstruction and Restoration)
16. Neh—Rebuilding the Walls
17. Esther—Queen of Persia
18. Job—God is Sovereign Through Suffering
19. Psa—Worship
20. Prov—Wisdom
21. Eccles—Emptiness (Search for Purpose)
22. Song of Solomon—Love in marriage
23. Isa—Groan and Glory (Salvation of Yahweh)
24. Jer—Rotten sash (Warnings Against Sin and Judgment)
25. Lam— Tears
26. Eze— Dry bones
27. Dan—Dreams
28. Hosea—Harlot
29. Joel—Locusts (Coming of the Day of The Lord)
30. Amos—Plumb Line (Judgment)
31. Obadiah-- Brother’s Keeper (Justice)
32. Jonah—Fish (Fleeing From God’s Will)
33. Micah—Day in court (Who is Like God?)
34. Nahum— Flood (Doom of Nineveh)
35. Habakkuk—Watchtower
36. Zephaniah—Day of the Lord (Blessing through Judgment)
37. Haggai—Temple (Encouragement)
38. Zechariah—Messiah (Jealousy of the Lord)
39. Malachi—Hearts of stone (Repent and Return)
II. Themes of NT Books:
1. Matt—Christ as king
2. Mark—Christ as suffering servant
3. Luke—Christ as perfect man
4. John—Christ as son of God
5. Acts—Acts of the Holy Spirit
6. Romans—Paid in full (Righteousness of God/ the just)
7. 1 Cor— spank the saints
8. 2 Cor—Anatomy of an Apostle
9. Gal—unshackled (shall live)
10.. Eph—body building (church)
11. Phil—humbleness (accepting circumstances)
12. Col—Jesus, Commander and Chief
13. 1 Thess—stay on target
14. 2 Thess—work while you wait
15. 1 Tim—leadership manual
16. 2 Tim—combat manual
17. Titus—conduct Manual
18. Philemon—Bondage to brotherhood
19. Hebrews—milk to meat (by faith)
20. James—faith gauge (real saving faith)
21. 1 Pet—pain with a purpose (suffering)
22. 2 Pet—poison in the pew (false teaching)
23. 1John—fellowship barometer (assurance of salvation)
24. 2 John—bolt the door (false teachers)
25. 3 John—open the door (fellow servants)
26. Jude—fight for the faith (spiritual ware/ false teachers)
27. Rev—unveiling of future events