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