Genesis
1. God and the World ( 1:1–10:32 )
a. The Creation of the Heavens and the Earth ( 1:1–2:3 )
b. Human Sin and the Ruin of God’s World ( 2:4–5:32 )
i. Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden ( 2:4–25 )
ii. The Fall of Man ( 3:1–24 )
iii. The Descendants of Adam ( 4:1–5:32 )
c. The Universal Flood ( 6:1–9:29 )
i. Corruption on the Earth ( 6:1–7 )
ii. The Call of Noah ( 6:8–7:9 )
iii. The Flood ( 7:10–8:19 )
iv. The Noahic Covenant ( 8:20–9:17 )
v. The Descendants of Noah ( 9:18–29 )
d. The Table of Nations ( 10:1–32 )
2. God and the Nation of Israel ( 11:1–50:26 )
a. The Tower of Babel ( 11:1–9 )
b. Abraham ( 11:10–25:11 )
i. The Genealogy of Abram ( 11:10–32 )
ii. The Call of Abram ( 12:1–9 )
iii. Abram and Sarai in Egypt ( 12:10–20 )
iv. Abram and Lot ( 13:1–18 )
v. War of the Four Kings vs. the Five Kings ( 14:1–16 )
vi. Melchizedek Blesses Abram ( 14:17–24 )
vii. The Covenant Between the Parts ( 15:1–21 )
viii. Hagar and Ishmael ( 16:1–16 )
ix. The Covenant of Circumcision ( 17:1–27 )
x. The Three Visitors ( 18:1–15 )
xi. Sodom and Gomorrah ( 18:16–19:38 )
xii. Abraham, Sarah, and Abimelech ( 20:1–18 )
xiii. Isaac ( 21:1–34 )
1. The Birth of Isaac ( 21:1–8 )
2. The Casting Out of Hagar and Ishmael ( 21:9–21 )
3. The Covenant at Beersheba ( 21:22–34 )
xiv. The Binding of Isaac ( 22:1–19 )
xv. The Genealogy of Rebekah ( 22:20–24 )
xvi. The Death and Burial of Sarah ( 23:1–20 )
xvii. Isaac and Rebekah ( 24:1–67 )
1. Abraham Sends His Servant ( 24:1–14 )
2. Rebekah is Chosen ( 24:15–61 )
3. Isaac Marries Rebekah ( 24:62–67 )
xviii. Abraham and Keturah ( 25:1–6 )
xix. The Death and Burial of Abraham ( 25:7–11 )
c. The Descendants of Ishmael ( 25:12–18 )
d. Isaac ( 25:19–26:35 )
i. Jacob and Esau ( 25:19–34 )
1. Birth of Jacob and Esau ( 25:19–28 )
2. Esau Sells His Birthright ( 25:29–34 )
ii. God’s Promise to Isaac ( 26:1–35 )
1. Isaac and Abimelech ( 26:1–11 )
2. The Three Wells ( 26:12–25 )
3. The Covenant at Beersheba ( 26:26–33 )
4. Esau’s Wives ( 26:34–35 )
e. Jacob ( 27:1–35:29 )
i. The Deception for the Blessing ( 27:1–40 )
ii. Jacob and Laban ( 27:41–31:55 )
1. Jacob sent to Laban ( 27:41–28:9 )
2. Jacob’s Ladder ( 28:10–22 )
3. Jacob, Rachel, and Leah ( 29:1–30 )
4. Eleven Sons of Jacob ( 29:31–30:24 )
5. Six More Years for Laban’s Flocks ( 30:25–43 )
6. Jacob Leaves Laban ( 31:1–55 )
a. Jacob Flees ( 31:1–21 )
b. Laban Pursues ( 31:22–42 )
c. Jacob’s Covenant with Laban ( 31:43–55 )
iii. Jacob Wrestles with God ( 32:1–32 )
iv. Jacob’s Reunion with Esau ( 33:1–17 )
v. Jacob at Shechem ( 33:18–34:31 )
1. The Purchase of Land ( 33:18–20 )
2. The Defiling of Dinah ( 34:1–12 )
3. The Revenge of Dinah’s Brothers ( 34:13–31 )
vi. Jacob Returns to Bethel ( 35:1–15 )
vii. Benjamin Born, Rachel Dies ( 35:16–26 )
viii. The Death and Burial of Isaac ( 35:27–29 )
f. The Descendants of Esau ( 36:1–43 )
g. Joseph ( 37:1–50:26 )
i. Joseph’s Dreams ( 37:1–11 )
ii. Joseph Sold into Egypt ( 37:12–36 )
iii. Judah and Tamar ( 38:1–30 )
iv. Joseph in Egypt ( 39:1–41:57 )
1. Joseph and Potiphar ( 39:1–23 )
2. Joseph in Prison ( 40:1–23 )
3. Pharaoh’s Dreams ( 41:1–36 )
4. Joseph Made Second-in-Command ( 41:37–57 )
v. Joseph’s Reunion with His Brothers ( 42:1–45:28 )
1. The Brothers Go Down to Egypt ( 42:1–38 )
2. Benjamin Goes Down to Egypt ( 43:1–44:17 )
3. Judah Pleads for Benjamin ( 44:18–34 )
4. Joseph Reveals His Identity ( 45:1–15 )
5. Joseph Sends for Jacob ( 45:16–28 )
vi. The Nation of Israel Goes Down to Egypt ( 46:1–50:26 )
1. Jacob Goes Down to Egypt ( 46:1–27 )
2. Israel Settles in Goshen ( 46:28–47:31 )
3. Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh ( 48:1–22 )
4. Jacob Blesses His Sons ( 49:1–28 )
5. The Death and Burial of Jacob ( 49:29–50:14 )
6. The Death of Joseph ( 50:15–26 )
Exodus
1. Israel in Egypt ( 1:1–2:25 )
a. Israel Multiplies ( 1:1–7 )
b. Israel is Oppressed ( 1:8–22 )
c. Moses in Egypt ( 2:1–25 )
i. Birth and Adoption of Moses ( 2:1–10 )
ii. The Rejection and Flight of Moses ( 2:11–25 )
2. God's Deliverance of Israel ( 3:1–18:27 )
a. The Burning Bush ( 3:1–4:31 )
i. God calls Moses ( 3:1–22 )
ii. The Three Signs ( 4:1–9 )
1. The Staff ( 4:1–5 )
2. The Leprous Hand ( 4:6–7 )
3. Water to Blood ( 4:8–9 )
iii. The Appointment of Aaron ( 4:10–17 )
iv. Moses Returns to Egypt ( 4:18–31 )
b. Pharaoh Refuses ( 5:1–6:13 )
i. Bricks and Straw ( 5:1–23 )
ii. God Promises Deliverance ( 6:1–13 )
c. Moses and Aaron ( 6:14–7:13 )
i. The Genealogies of Moses and Aaron ( 6:14–27 )
ii. God Commands Moses and Aaron ( 7:1–7 )
iii. Aaron’s Staff ( 7:8–13 )
d. The Ten Plagues ( 7:14–11:10 )
i. The First Plague: Blood ( 7:14–25 )
ii. The Second Plague: Frogs ( 8:1–15 )
iii. The Third Plague: Gnats ( 8:16–19 )
iv. The Fourth Plague: Flies ( 8:20–32 )
v. The Fifth Plague: Cattle Disease ( 9:1–7 )
vi. The Sixth Plague: Boils ( 9:8–12 )
vii. The Seventh Plague: Hail ( 9:13–35 )
viii. The Eighth Plague: Locusts ( 10:1–20 )
ix. The Ninth Plague: Darkness ( 10:21–29 )
x. The Tenth Plague Announced ( 11:1–10 )
e. The Passover ( 12:1–30 )
i. The Passover Lamb ( 12:1–13 )
ii. The Feast of Unleavened Bread ( 12:14–28 )
iii. The Tenth Plague: Death of the Firstborn ( 12:29–30 )
f. The Exodus from Egypt ( 12:31–13:22 )
i. Pharaoh Lets the People Go ( 12:31–42 )
ii. Instructions for the Passover ( 12:43–51 )
iii. The Dedication of the Firstborn ( 13:1–16 )
iv. The Bones of Joseph ( 13:17–19 )
v. The Pillar of Cloud and Fire ( 13:20–22 )
g. The Red Sea ( 14:1–15:21 )
i. Pharaoh Pursues the Israelites ( 14:1–14 )
ii. The Crossing of the Red Sea ( 14:15–31 )
iii. The Song at the Sea ( 15:1–21 )
h. Journey to Sinai ( 15:22–18:27 )
i. The Bitter Waters of Marah ( 15:22–27 )
ii. The Manna from Heaven ( 16:1–36 )
iii. Water from the Rock ( 17:1–7 )
iv. The Amalekites Attack ( 17:8–16 )
v. Jethro’s Advice ( 18:1–27 )
3. The Covenant at Sinai ( 19:1–24:18 )
a. God and Israel Meet at Mount Sinai ( 19:1–25 )
b. The Ten Commandments ( 20:1–17 )
c. Moses Mediates Between God and Israel ( 20:18–21 )
d. The Book of the Covenant ( 20:22–23:33 )
i. Idolatry Forbidden ( 20:22–26 )
ii. Legal Prescriptions ( 21:1–22:15 )
1. Hebrew Servants ( 21:1–11 )
2. Personal Injury Law ( 21:12–36 )
3. Property Laws ( 22:1–15 )
iii. Religious, Moral, and Cultic Instructions ( 22:16–23:19 )
1. Laws of Social Responsibility ( 22:16–31 )
2. Justice and Mercy ( 23:1–9 )
3. Sabbath Laws ( 23:10–13 )
4. The Three Feasts of Pilgrimage ( 23:14–19 )
iv. Epilogue ( 23:20–33 )
e. The Covenant Sealed ( 24:1–18 )
4. The Wilderness Tabernacle ( 25:1–40:38 )
a. The Instructions for the Tabernacle ( 25:1–31:18 )
i. The Collection of Materials ( 25:1–9 )
ii. Furnishings for the Tabernacle ( 25:10–40 )
1. The Ark of the Covenant ( 25:10–16 )
2. The Mercy Seat ( 25:17–22 )
3. The Table of Showbread ( 25:23–30 )
4. The Lampstand ( 25:31–40 )
iii. The Tabernacle and Its Courtyard ( 26:1–27:21 )
1. Curtains and Frames for the Tabernacle ( 26:1–37 )
2. The Bronze Altar ( 27:1–8 )
3. Curtains and Posts for the Courtyard ( 27:9–19 )
4. Oil for the Lamps ( 27:20–21 )
iv. The Tabernacle’s Personnel ( 28:1–29:46 )
1. The Aaronic Priesthood ( 28:1–5 )
2. The Priestly Garments ( 28:6–43 )
3. Consecration of the Priests ( 29:1–46 )
v. Other Elements in the Tabernacle ( 30:1–38 )
1. The Altar of Incense ( 30:1–10 )
2. The Census ( 30:11–16 )
3. The Bronze Basin ( 30:17–21 )
4. The Anointing Oil ( 32:22–33 )
5. The Incense ( 30:34–38 )
vi. Bezalel and Oholiab ( 31:1–11 )
vii. Observance of the Sabbath ( 31:12–18 )
b. Israel Rebels ( 32:1–34:35 )
i. The Golden Calf ( 32:1–29 )
ii. Moses Intercedes for the People ( 32:30–35 )
iii. God’s Presence and the Israelites ( 33:1–23 )
iv. The Second Set of Tablets ( 34:1–9 )
v. God Renews the Covenant ( 34:10–35 )
c. The Construction of the Tabernacle ( 35:1–40:38 )
i. The Sabbath Established ( 35:1–3 )
ii. The Collection of Materials ( 35:4–29 )
iii. Bezalel and Oholiab ( 35:30–36:7 )
iv. Curtains and Frames for the Tabernacle ( 36:8–38 )
v. Furnishings for the Tabernacle ( 37:1–29 )
1. The Ark of the Covenant ( 37:1–5 )
2. The Mercy Seat ( 37:6–9 )
3. The Table of Showbread ( 37:10–16 )
4. The Lampstand ( 37:17–24 )
5. The Altar of Incense ( 37:25–29 )
vi. The Courtyard ( 38:1–20 )
1. The Bronze Altar ( 38:1–7 )
2. The Bronze Basin ( 38:8 )
3. Curtains and Posts for the Courtyard ( 38:9–20 )
vii. Inventory of Materials ( 38:21–31 )
viii. The Priestly Garments ( 39:1–31 )
ix. Moses Approves the Work ( 39:32–43 )
x. The Inauguration of the Tabernacle ( 40:1–33 )
xi. God’s Presence Fills the Tabernacle ( 40:34–38 )
Leviticus
1. The Five Major Offerings ( 1:1–7:38 )
a. Laws for the People ( 1:1–6:7 )
i. The Burnt Offering ( 1:1–17 )
ii. The Grain Offering ( 2:1–16 )
iii. The Peace Offering ( 3:1–17 )
iv. The Sin Offering ( 4:1–5:13 )
v. The Guilt Offering ( 5:14–6:7 )
b. Laws for the Aaronic Priesthood ( 6:8–7:38 )
i. The Burnt Offering ( 6:8–13 )
ii. The Grain Offering ( 6:14–23 )
iii. The Sin Offering ( 6:24–30 )
iv. The Guilt Offering ( 7:1–10 )
v. The Peace Offering ( 7:11–36 )
vi. Conclusion of Offerings ( 7:37–38 )
2. The Aaronic Priesthood ( 8:1–10:20 )
a. Moses Consecrates Aaron and His Sons ( 8:1–36 )
b. First Service of Aaron ( 9:1–24 )
c. Nadab and Abihu ( 10:1–20 )
i. Sin of Nadab and Abihu ( 10:1–7 )
ii. Restrictions for Priests ( 10:8–20 )
3. Uncleanness and Purification ( 11:1–15:33 )
a. Clean and Unclean Animals ( 11:1–47 )
b. Purification after Childbirth ( 12:1–8 )
c. Laws of Tzaraath ( 13:1–14:57 )
i. Skin Disease ( 13:1–46 )
ii. Mildew ( 13:47–59 )
iii. Cleansing of Skin Disease ( 14:1–32 )
iv. Cleansing of Mildew ( 14:33–57 )
d. Unclean Discharges ( 15:1–33 )
i. Men ( 15:1–18 )
1. Uncleanness ( 15:1–12 )
2. Cleansing ( 15:13–18 )
ii. Women ( 15:19–33 )
1. Uncleanness ( 15:19–27 )
2. Cleansing ( 15:28–33 )
4. The Day of Atonement ( 16:1–17:16 )
a. Purification of the Priesthood ( 16:1–15 )
b. Purification of the Tabernacle ( 16:16–19 )
c. Purification of the Nation ( 16:20–28 )
d. Laws for Annual Day of Atonement ( 16:29–34 )
e. The Place of Sacrifice ( 17:1–9 )
f. The Life is in the Blood ( 17:10–16 )
5. Laws for Holy Living ( 18:1–20:27 )
a. Unlawful Sexual Relations ( 18:1–30 )
b. Commandments for Holiness ( 19:1–37 )
c. Punishments for Disobedience ( 20:1–27 )
i. Capitol Offenses ( 20:1–9 )
ii. Punishments for Sexual Immorality ( 20:10–21 )
iii. Distinguish Between Clean and Unclean ( 20:22–27 )
6. Holiness Required of Priests ( 21:1–22:33 )
a. Requirements for Priests ( 21–22:16 )
i. Behavioral Requirements ( 21:1–15 )
ii. Physical Requirements ( 21:16–24 )
iii. Restrictions against Uncleanness ( 22:1–16 )
b. Requirements for the Offerings ( 22:17–33 )
7. The Biblical Calendar ( 23:1–25:55 )
a. The Festivals ( 23:1–44 )
i. The Sabbath ( 23:1–3 )
ii. Passover ( 23:4–5 )
iii. The Feast of Unleavened Bread ( 23:6–8 )
iv. The Feast of Firstfruits ( 23:9–14 )
v. The Feast of Weeks ( 23:15–22 )
vi. The Feast of Trumpets ( 23:23–25 )
vii. The Day of Atonement ( 23:26–32 )
viii. The Feast of Tabernacles ( 23:33–44 )
b. The Tabernacle ( 24:1–9 )
i. The Oil for the Lamps ( 24:1–4 )
ii. The Showbread ( 24:5–9 )
c. Blasphemy of the Name ( 24:10–23 )
d. The Sabbatical Year and the Year of Jubilee ( 25:1–55 )
8. Epilogue ( 26:1–27:34 )
i. Blessings of Obedience ( 26:1–13 )
ii. Punishments for Disobedience ( 26:14–39 )
iii. Repentance ( 26:40–46 )
iv. Voluntary Contributions ( 27:1–34 )
Numbers
1. Israel at Mount Sinai ( 1:1–10:10 )
a. Israel Numbered and Arranged ( 1:1–4:49 )
i. The Census of Israel’s Warriors ( 1:1–54 )
ii. The Order of the Camps ( 2:1–34 )
iii. The Levites ( 3:1–4:49 )
1. The Sons of Aaron ( 3:1–4 )
2. The Duties of the Levites ( 3:5–13 )
3. The Registration of the Levites from One Month Old ( 3:14–39 )
a. The Gershonites ( 3:21–26 )
b. The Kohathites ( 3:27–32 )
c. The Merarites ( 3:33–36 )
d. Moses and Aaron ( 3:37–39 )
4. The Redemption of the Firstborn ( 3:40–51 )
5. The Duties of the Clans of Levi ( 4:1–33 )
a. The Kohathites ( 4:1–20 )
b. The Gershonites ( 4:21–28 )
c. The Merarites ( 4:29–33 )
6. The Numbering of the Levites from Thirty to Fifty ( 4:34–49 )
b. Purification of the Camp ( 5:1–10:10 )
i. Ritually Unclean Excluded from the Camp ( 5:1–4 )
ii. Confession and Restitution ( 5:5–10 )
iii. The Adultery Test ( 5:11–31 )
iv. The Nazirite Vow ( 6:1–21 )
v. The Aaronic Blessing ( 6:22–27 )
vi. The Offerings of Dedication from the Twelve Tribes ( 7:1–89 )
vii. The Lampstand ( 8:1–4 )
viii. The Cleansing of the Levites ( 8:5–26 )
ix. The Second Passover ( 9:1–14 )
x. The Cloud Above the Tabernacle ( 9:15–23 )
xi. The Two Silver Trumpets ( 10:1–10 )
2. The Journey from Sinai to Paran ( 10:11–12:16 )
a. Israel Leaves Mount Sinai ( 10:11–36 )
b. The People Complain ( 11:1–35 )
i. The Burning at Taberah ( 11:1–3 )
ii. The Complaints About Food ( 11:4–35 )
1. Israel Eats Manna ( 11:4–9 )
2. Seventy Elders Anointed ( 11:10–17 )
3. The Quail and the Plague ( 11:18–35 )
c. The Complaint of Miriam and Aaron ( 12:1–16 )
3. Israel in the Wilderness of Paran ( 13:1–19:22 )
a. The Twelve Spies ( 13:1–15:41 )
i. The Spies Explore Canaan ( 13:1–24 )
ii. The Report of the Spies ( 13:25–33 )
iii. Israel’s Rebellion ( 14:1–45 )
1. Joshua and Caleb Intercede ( 14:1–12 )
2. Moses Intercedes ( 14:13–19 )
3. God’s Forgiveness and Judgement ( 14:20–39 )
4. The Defeat at Hormah ( 14:40–45 )
iv. God’s Call to Obedience ( 15:1–41 )
1. The Drink Offerings ( 15:1–21 )
2. Offerings for Unintentional Sins ( 15:22–31 )
3. The Sabbath-Breaker Stoned ( 15:32–36 )
4. The Law of Tassels ( 15:37–41 )
b. Korah’s Rebellion ( 16:1–18:32 )
i. Korah, Dathan, and Abiram ( 16:1–37 )
ii. The Earth Swallows and Fire Consumes ( 16:28–40 )
iii. Aaron Halts the Plague ( 16:41–50 )
iv. Aaron’s Staff Buds ( 17:1–13 )
v. Priests and Levites’ Duties ( 18:1–32 )
c. The Red Heifer ( 19:1–22 )
i. The Offering of the Red Heifer ( 19:1–10 )
ii. The Water of Purification ( 19:11–22 )
4. The Journey from Paran to the Plains of Moab ( 20:1–21:35 )
a. The Death of Miriam ( 20:1 )
b. The Sin of Moses and Aaron ( 20:2–13 )
c. Edom Refuses Passage ( 20:14–21 )
d. The Death of Aaron ( 20:22–29 )
e. The Defeat of Arad ( 21:1–3 )
f. The Bronze Serpent ( 21:4–9 )
g. The Journey to Moab ( 21:10–20 )
h. The Defeat of Sihon ( 21:21–30 )
i. The Defeat of Og ( 21:31–35 )
5. Israel in the Plains of Moab ( 22:1–36:13 )
a. Balaam and the King of Moab ( 22:1–25:18 )
i. Balak, King of Moab, hires Balaam ( 22:1–21 )
ii. The Angel and Balaam’s Donkey ( 22:22–41 )
iii. Balaam Blesses Israel ( 23:1–24:25 )
iv. The Baal of Peor Incident ( 25:1–18 )
1. Moab Seduces Israel ( 25:1–5 )
2. The Zeal of Phinehas ( 25:6–18 )
b. The Second Census ( 26:1–65 )
c. Instructions for the Second Generation ( 27:1–30:16 )
i. The Daughters of Zelophehad ( 27:1–11 )
ii. Moses’ Successor ( 27:12–23 )
iii. The Offerings ( 28:1–29:40 )
1. Daily Offerings ( 28:1–8 )
2. The Sabbath Offerings ( 28:9–10 )
3. The Monthly Offerings ( 28:11–15 )
4. The Festival Offerings ( 28:16–29:40 )
a. Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread ( 28:16–25 )
b. The Feast of Weeks ( 28:26–31 )
c. The Feast of Trumpets ( 29:1–6 )
d. The Day of Atonement ( 29:7–11 )
e. The Feast of Tabernacles ( 29:12–40 )
iv. Laws about Vows ( 30:1–16 )
1. Vengeance on Midian ( 31:1–54 )
2. The Tribes East of the Jordan ( 32:1–42 )
3. Final Preparations to Enter the Promised Land ( 33:1–36:13 )
v. Summary of the Wilderness Journeys ( 33:1–49 )
vi. Instructions for Occupying Canaan ( 33:50–56 )
vii. The Boundaries of Canaan ( 34:1–29 )
viii. The Inheritance of the Levites ( 35:1–34 )
1. The Forty-Eight Levitical Cities ( 35:1–8 )
2. The Six Cities of Refuge ( 35:9–34 )
ix. The Inheritance of the Daughters of Zelophehad ( 36:1–13 )
Deuteronomy
1. Moses’ First Address: A Historical Summary ( 1:1–4:49 )
a. Introduction ( 1:1–4 )
b. The Summary of Events in the Wilderness ( 1:5–4:49 )
i. The Call to Leave Sinai (Horeb) ( 1:5–8 )
ii. Moses Appoints Leaders ( 1:9–18 )
iii. The Twelve Spies ( 1:19–46 )
1. Spies Sent Out ( 1:19–25 )
2. Israel’s Rebellion ( 1:26–33 )
3. Israel’s Penalty ( 1:34–40 )
4. The Defeat at Hormah ( 1:41–46 )
iv. The Journey from the Wilderness to the Plains of Moab ( 2:1–3:11 )
1. The Edomites, Moabites, and Ammonites ( 2:1–23 )
2. The Defeat of Sihon ( 2:24–37 )
3. The Defeat of Og ( 3:1–11 )
v. In the Plains of Moab ( 3:12–4:49 )
1. Land Division East of the Jordan ( 3:12–22 )
2. Moses Forbidden to Cross the Jordan ( 3:23–29 )
3. An Exhortation to Obedience ( 4:1–40 )
4. The Cities of Refuge ( 4:41–43 )
5. Conclusion ( 4:44–49 )
2. Moses’ Second Address: The Terms of the Covenant ( 5:1–26:19 )
a. The Basic Stipulations ( 5:1–11:32 )
i. Remembering Mount Sinai ( 5:1–33 )
1. The Covenant at Sinai ( 5:1–4 )
2. The Ten Commandments ( 5:5–21 )
3. Moses Mediates Between God and Israel ( 5:22–33 )
ii. The Greatest Commandment ( 6:1–25 )
iii. When You Go into the Land ( 7:1–10:11 )
1. Do Not Assimilate into the Nations ( 7:1–11 )
2. God will Fight for Israel ( 7:12–26 )
3. Warning Against Becoming Proud ( 8:1–10:11 )
a. God has Provided All ( 8:1–20 )
b. Not Because of Your Righteousness ( 9:1–6 )
c. Remember the Golden Calf ( 9:7–29 )
d. The New Tablets of Stone ( 10:1–11 )
iv. Call to Obedience ( 10:12–11:32 )
b. The Specific Stipulations ( 12:1–26:19 )
i. Israel’s Worship ( 12:1–16:17 )
1. One Place for Worship ( 12:1–28 )
2. Warning against Idolatry ( 12:29–13:18 )
a. Do Not Inquire about Other Nations gods ( 12:29–32 )
b. Idolaters to be Put to Death ( 13:1–11 )
c. Idolatrous Cities to be Destroyed ( 13:12–18 )
3. Clean and Unclean Animals ( 14:1–21 )
4. Treatment of the Needy ( 14:22–15:23 )
a. Tithing to the Tabernacle ( 14:22–29 )
b. Cancel Depts in the Seventh Year ( 15:1–6 )
c. Generosity in Lending and Giving ( 15:7–11 )
d. Release of Hebrew Servants ( 15:12–18 )
e. Firstborn Animals ( 15:19–23 )
5. The Pilgrimage Festivals ( 16:1–17 )
a. Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread ( 16:1–8 )
b. The Feast of Weeks ( 16:9–12 )
c. The Feast of Tabernacles ( 16:13–17 )
ii. Israel’s Leaders ( 16:18–18:22 )
1. Judges and Justice ( 16:18–20 )
2. Forbidden Forms of Worship ( 16:21–17:7 )
a. Forbidden Locations ( 16:21–22 )
b. Detestable Sacrifices ( 17:1 )
c. Purge the Idolater ( 17:2–7 )
3. Courts of Law ( 17:8–13 )
4. Guidelines for a King ( 17:14–20 )
5. Provisions for Priests and Levites ( 18:1–8 )
6. Sorcery Forbidden ( 18:9–14 )
7. The Prophet like Moses ( 18:15–22 )
iii. Civil Laws and Social Justice ( 19:1–26:19 )
1. Cities of Refuge ( 19:1–14 )
2. The Testimony of Two or Three Witnesses ( 19:15–21 )
3. The Laws of Warfare ( 20:1–20 )
4. Atonement for an Unsolved Murder ( 21:1–9 )
5. Marrying a Captive Woman ( 21:10–14 )
6. Inheritance Rights of the Firstborn ( 21:15–17 )
7. A Rebellious Son ( 21:18–21 )
8. Cursed is Anyone Hung on a Tree ( 21:22–23 )
9. Various Laws ( 22:1–12 )
10. Marriage Violations ( 22:13–30 )
11. Exclusion from the Congregation ( 23:1–8 )
12. Uncleanness in the Camp ( 23:9–14 )
13. Miscellaneous Laws ( 23:15–25 )
14. Marriage and Divorce Laws ( 24:1–5 )
15. Additional Laws ( 24:6–22 )
16. Fairness and Mercy ( 25:1–4 )
17. Widowhood and Marriage ( 25:5–12 )
18. Standard Weights and Measures ( 25:13–16 )
19. Revenge on the Amalekites ( 25:17–19 )
20. Offering Firstfruits and Tithes ( 26:1–15 )
21. Call to Obedience ( 26:16–19 )
3. Moses’ Third Address: A Look into the Future ( 27:1–34:12 )
a. When You Enter the Land ( 27:1–28:68 )
i. The Altar on Mount Ebal ( 27:1–10 )
ii. Call and Response Curses ( 27:11–26 )
iii. The Blessings of Obedience ( 28:1–14 )
iv. The Curses of Disobedience ( 28:15–68 )
b. The Covenant in Moab ( 29:1–30:20 )
i. The Covenant with the Second Generation ( 29:1–29 )
ii. The Promise of Restoration ( 30:1–10 )
iii. The Choice of Life or Death ( 30:11–20 )
c. The Future Leadership of Israel ( 31:1–30 )
i. Joshua to Succeed Moses ( 31:1–8 )
ii. The Reading of the Law ( 31:9–13 )
iii. God Commissions Joshua ( 31:14–23 )
iv. The Law Placed in the Ark of the Covenant ( 31:24–27 )
v. Leadership Gathers to Hear the Song of Moses ( 31:28–30 )
d. The Song of Moses ( 32:1–47 )
e. The Death of Moses ( 32:48–34:12 )
i. Moses’ Death Foretold ( 32:48–52 )
ii. Moses Blesses the Twelve Tribes ( 33:1–29 )
iii. The Death of Moses ( 34:1–12 )
Joshua
1. Entering the Promised Land ( 1:1–5:15 )
a. Joshua Takes Charge ( 1:1–18 )
b. Rahab and the Spies ( 2:1–24 )
c. The Crossing of the Jordan ( 3:1–4:24 )
d. The Circumcision and Passover at Gilgal ( 5:1–12 )
e. The Commander of the LORD’s Army ( 5:13–15 )
2. The Conquest of the Promised Land ( 6:1–12:24 )
a. The Initial Battles ( 6:1–8:35 )
i. The Battle of Jericho ( 6:1–27 )
ii. The Battle of Ai ( 7:1–8:29 )
1. The Defeat at Ai ( 7:1–15 )
2. The Sin of Achan ( 7:16–26 )
3. The Conquest of Ai ( 8:1–29 )
iii. Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim ( 8:30–35 )
b. The Conquest of the South ( 9:1–10:43 )
i. The Gibeonites ( 9:1–27 )
ii. The Battle of Beth-horon ( 10:1–28 )
1. The Five Kings Assemble Against Joshua ( 10:1–5 )
2. The Day the Sun Stood Still ( 10:6–15 )
3. The Victory at Makkedah ( 10:16–28 )
iii. Conquest of the Southern Cities ( 10:29–43 )
c. Conquest of the Northern Cities ( 11:1–15 )
d. Joshua Takes the Whole Land ( 11:16–23 )
e. The Defeated Kings ( 12:1–24 )
i. The Kings East of the Jordan ( 12:1–6 )
ii. The Kings West of the Jordan ( 12:7–24 )
3. The Distribution of the Promised Land ( 13:1–21:45 )
a. Lands Yet Unconquered ( 13:1–7 )
b. The Inheritance East of the Jordan ( 13:8–33 )
i. Lands East of the Jordan ( 13:8–14 )
ii. Reuben’s Inheritance ( 13:15–23 )
iii. Gad’s Inheritance ( 13:24–28 )
iv. Manasseh’s Eastern Inheritance ( 13:29–33 )
c. The Inheritance West of the Jordan ( 14:1–19:51 )
i. Introduction ( 14:1–5 )
ii. Caleb Requests Hebron ( 14:6–15 )
iii. Judah’s Inheritance ( 15:1–63 )
1. The Land ( 15:1–12 )
2. Caleb’s Portion and Conquest ( 15:13–19 )
3. The Cities of Judah ( 15:20–63 )
iv. Joseph’s Sons’ Inheritance ( 16:1–17:18 )
1. Ephraim’s Inheritance ( 16:1–10 )
2. Manasseh’s Western Inheritance ( 17:1–18 )
v. The Rest of the Tribes Receive Their Inheritance ( 18:1–19:48 )
1. Distribution from Shiloh ( 18:1–10 )
2. Benjamin’s Inheritance ( 18:11–28 )
3. Simeon’s Inheritance ( 19:1–9 )
4. Zebulun’s Inheritance ( 19:10–16 )
5. Issachar’s Inheritance ( 19:17–23 )
6. Asher’s Inheritance ( 19:24–31 )
7. Naphtali’s Inheritance ( 19:32–39 )
8. Dan’s Inheritance ( 19:40–48 )
vi. Joshua’s Inheritance ( 19:49–51 )
d. The Levite’s Inheritance ( 20:1—21:45 )
i. The Six Cities of Refuge ( 20:1–9 )
ii. The Forty-Eight Cities of the Levites ( 21:1–45 )
4. Epilogue: Settling in the Land ( 22:1—24:33 )
a. The Eastern Tribes Return Home ( 22:1–8 )
b. The Altar of Witness ( 22:9–33 )
c. Joshua's Charge to Leaders ( 23:1–16 )
d. The Covenant at Shechem ( 24:1–28 )
e. The Death and Burial of Joshua ( 24:29–33 )
Judges
1. Introduction: Israel’s Disobedience and Failure ( 1:1–3:6 )
a. The Conquest of Canaan Proceeds ( 1:1–7 )
b. The Capture of Jerusalem and Hebron ( 1:8–26 )
c. The Failure to Complete the Conquest ( 1:27–36 )
d. Israel Rebuked at Bochim ( 2:1–5 )
e. The Death and Burial of Joshua ( 2:6–9 )
f. Israel’s Unfaithfulness ( 2:10–15 )
g. Judges Raised Up ( 2:16–23 )
h. Nations Left to Test Israel ( 3:1–6 )
2. The History of the Judges ( 3:7–16:31 )
a. Othniel ( 3:7–11 )
b. Ehud ( 3:12–30 )
c. Shamgar ( 3:31 )
d. Deborah ( 4:1–5:31 )
i. Barak ( 4:1–16 )
ii. Jael Kills Sisera ( 4:17–23 )
iii. The Song of Deborah and Barak ( 5:1–31 )
e. Gideon ( 6:1–8:35 )
i. Midian Oppresses Israel ( 6:1–10 )
ii. God Raises Up a Judge ( 6:11–40 )
1. The Call of Gideon ( 6:11–24 )
2. Gideon Destroys Baal’s Altar ( 6:25–32 )
3. The Sign of the Fleece ( 6:33–40 )
iii. The Battle with the Midianites ( 7:1–8:21 )
1. Gideon’s Army of Three Hundred ( 7:1–8 )
2. The Sword of Gideon ( 7:9–14 )
3. Gideon Defeats Midian ( 7:15–25 )
4. Gideon Defeats Zebah and Zalmunna ( 8:1–21 )
iv. Gideon’s Ephod ( 8:22–27 )
v. Forty Years of Peace ( 8:28–31 )
vi. The Death of Gideon ( 8:32–35 )
f. Abimelech son of Jerubbaal ( 9:1–57 )
i. Abimelech’s Conspiracy ( 9:1–6 )
ii. Jotham’s Parable ( 9:7–21 )
iii. Gaal Conspires with the Shechemites ( 9:22–29 )
iv. The Fall of Shechem ( 9:30–49 )
v. Abimelech’s Punishment ( 9:50–57 )
g. Tola ( 10:1–2 )
h. Jair ( 10:3–5 )
i. Jephthah ( 10:6–12:7 )
i. Oppression by the Philistines and Ammonites ( 10:6–18 )
ii. Jephthah Delivers Israel ( 11:1–28 )
iii. Jephthah’s Tragic Vow ( 11:29–40 )
iv. Jephthah Defeats Ephraim ( 12:1–7 )
j. Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon ( 12:8–15 )
k. Samson ( 13:1–16:31 )
i. The Birth of Samson ( 13:1–25 )
ii. Samson’s Marriage ( 14:1–7 )
iii. Samson’s Riddle ( 14:8–20 )
iv. Samson’s Revenge ( 15:1–20 )
v. Samson Escapes Gaza ( 16:1–3 )
vi. Samson and Delilah ( 16:4–22 )
vii. Samson’s Vengeance and Death ( 16:23–31 )
3. Epilogue: The Further Corruption of Israel ( 17:1–21:25 )
a. Micah ( 17:1–18:31 )
i. Micah’s Idolatry ( 17:1–13 )
ii. The Danites Settle in Laish ( 8:1–13 )
iii. The Danites Take Micah’s Idols ( 8:14–31 )
b. The Crime of the Benjamites ( 19:1–21:25 )
i. The Levite and His Concubine ( 19:1–29 )
ii. The Decree of the Assembly ( 20:1–17 )
iii. Civil War Against Benjamin ( 20:18–48 )
iv. Wives for the Benjamites ( 21:1–25 )
Ruth
1. The Return from Moab ( 1:1–22 )
a. Naomi Becomes a Widow ( 1:1–5 )
b. Ruth’s Loyalty to Naomi ( 1:6–18 )
c. The Return to Bethlehem ( 1:19–22 )
2. Ruth Meets Boaz ( 2:1–23 )
a. Ruth Gleans in the Fields ( 2:1–7 )
b. Boaz Shows Kindness to Ruth ( 2:8–16 )
c. Ruth Returns to Naomi ( 2:17–23 )
3. Ruth’s Redemption Assured ( 3:1–18 )
a. Naomi Advises Ruth ( 3:1–5 )
b. The Kinsman-Redeemer ( 3:6–15 )
c. Ruth Returns to Naomi ( 3:16–18 )
4. Boaz Redeems Ruth ( 4:1–22 )
a. Boaz Secures the Right of Redemption ( 4:1–12 )
b. Boaz Marries Ruth ( 4:13–17 )
c. The Line of David ( 4:18–22 )
1 Samuel
1. Samuel, the Last Judge of Israel ( 1:1–7:17 )
a. Samuel the Prophet ( 1:1–3:21 )
i. The Birth of Samuel ( 1:1–2:10 )
1. Elkanah and His Wives ( 1:1–8 )
2. Hannah Prays for a Son ( 1:9–18 )
3. Hannah has a Son ( 1:19–28 )
4. Hannah’s Prayer of Thanksgiving ( 2:1–11 )
ii. Eli the Priest ( 2:12–3:21 )
1. Eli’s Wicked Sons ( 2:12–26 )
2. A Prophecy against the House of Eli ( 2:27–36 )
3. The LORD Calls Samuel ( 3:1–14 )
4. Samuel Shares the Vision with Eli ( 3:15–21 )
b. Philistines vs. Israel ( 4:1–7:17 )
i. The Ark of the Covenant ( 4:1–7:2 )
1. The Philistines Capture the Ark ( 4:1–11 )
2. The Death of Eli ( 4:12–22 )
3. The Ark Afflicts the Philistines ( 5:1–12 )
4. The Ark Returned to Israel ( 6:1–7:2 )
ii. Samuel Subdues the Philistines ( 7:3–17 )
2. Saul, the First King of Israel ( 8:1–15:35 )
a. A King Like the Other Nations ( 8:1–22 )
i. Israel Demands a King ( 8:1–9 )
ii. Samuel’s Warning ( 8:10–18 )
iii. God Grants the Request ( 8:19–22 )
b. Saul Rises as King ( 9:1–12:25 )
i. Saul Chosen as King ( 9:1–27 )
ii. Samuel Anoints Saul ( 10:1–16 )
iii. Saul Proclaimed King ( 10:17–27 )
iv. Saul Defeats the Ammonites ( 11:1–11 )
v. Saul Confirmed as King ( 11:12–15 )
vi. Samuel’s Farewell Address ( 12:1–25 )
c. Saul Fails as King ( 13:1–15:35 )
i. Saul vs. the Philistines ( 13:1–14:46 )
1. War with the Philistines ( 13:1–7 )
2. Saul’s Unlawful Sacrifice ( 13:8–15 )
3. Israel without Weapons ( 13:16–23 )
4. Jonathan, Saul’s Son ( 14:1–46 )
a. Jonathan’s Victory over the Philistines ( 14:1–23 )
b. Jonathan Eats the Honey ( 14:24–36 )
c. The People Save Jonathan ( 14:37–46 )
ii. Saul’s Victories ( 14:47–52 )
iii. Saul vs. the Amalekites ( 15:1–35 )
1. Saul’s Disobedience ( 15:1–9 )
2. Samuel Denounces Saul ( 15:10–23 )
3. Saul’s Confession ( 15:24–31 )
4. Samuel and Agag ( 15:32–35 )
3. David, the Next King of Israel ( 16:1–31:13 )
a. The Rise of David ( 16:1–17:58 )
i. Samuel Anoints David ( 16:1–13 )
ii. David Serves Saul ( 16:14–23 )
iii. David and Goliath ( 17:1–58 )
1. Goliath’s Challenge ( 17:1–11 )
2. David Accepts the Challenge ( 17:12–37 )
3. David Slays Goliath ( 17:38–58 )
b. Saul’s Hatred of David ( 18:1–20:42 )
i. Jonathan Befriends David ( 18:1–4 )
ii. Saul Envies David ( 18:5–16 )
iii. David Marries Michal ( 18:17–30 )
iv. Saul Tries to Kill David ( 19:1–24 )
v. David and Jonathan ( 20:1–42 )
1. Jonathan Helps David ( 20:1–9 )
2. Jonathan and David Renew Their Covenant ( 20:10–29 )
3. Saul Seeks to Kill Jonathan ( 20:30–42 )
c. Saul Hunts David ( 21:1–27:12 )
i. David Takes the Consecrated Bread ( 21:1–7 )
ii. David Flees to Gath ( 21:8–15 )
iii. David Flees to Adullah and Mizpeh ( 22:1–5 )
iv. Saul Slays the Priests of Nob ( 22:6–23 )
v. David Delivers Keilah ( 23:1–6 )
vi. Saul Pursues David ( 23:7–29 )
vii. David Spares Saul ( 24:1–15 )
viii. David’s Oath to Saul ( 24:16–22 )
ix. The Death of Samuel ( 25:1 )
x. David, Nabal, and Abigail ( 25:2–44 )
1. Nabal Refuses David ( 25:2–17 )
2. Abigail Intercedes for Nabal ( 25:18–38 )
3. David Marries Abigail ( 25:39–44 )
xi. David Again Spares Saul ( 26:1–25 )
xii. David and the Philistines ( 27:1–12 )
d. The End of Saul’s Kingship ( 28:1–31:13 )
i. The Philistines Gather against Israel ( 28:1–6 )
ii. Saul and the Medium of Endor ( 28:7–25 )
iii. The Philistines Reject David ( 29:1–11 )
iv. David Destroys the Amalekites at Ziklag ( 30:1–31 )
v. Saul’s Overthrow and Death ( 31:1–13 )
2 Samuel
1. David as King ( 1:1–20:26 )
a. David’s Rise to King of Judah ( 1:1–3:5 )
i. Saul’s Death Reported to David ( 1:1–16 )
ii. David’s Song for Saul and Jonathan ( 1:17–27 )
iii. David Anointed King of Judah ( 2:1–7 )
iv. Ish-bosheth Made King of Israel ( 2:8–11 )
v. Civil War ( 2:12–3:1 )
vi. David’s Sons in Hebron ( 3:2–5 )
b. David’s Rise to King of All Israel ( 3:6–5:5 )
i. Abner, Saul’s Former General ( 3:6–39 )
1. Abner Joins David ( 3:6–21 )
2. Joab Murders Abner ( 3:22–30 )
3. David Mourns Abner ( 3:31–39 )
ii. The Murder of Ish-bosheth ( 4:1–12 )
iii. David Anointed of All Israel ( 5:1–5 )
c. David’s Victories as King ( 5:6–10:19 )
i. David Conquers Jerusalem ( 5:6–12 )
ii. David’s Sons in Jerusalem ( 5:13–16 )
iii. David’s victories over the Philistines ( 5:17–25 )
iv. David Brings the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem ( 6:1–7:29 )
1. David Fetches the Ark ( 6:1–4 )
2. Uzzah Touches the Ark ( 6:5–11 )
3. The Ark Brought to Jerusalem ( 6:12–15 )
4. Michal’s Contempt for David ( 6:16–23 )
5. The Temple and the Kingship ( 7:1–29 )
a. David Plans a Temple ( 7:1–3 )
b. God’s Covenant with David ( 7:4–17 )
c. David’s Prayer of Thanksgiving ( 7:18–29 )
v. David’s Triumphs ( 8:1–18 )
vi. David and Mephibosheth ( 9:1–13 )
vii. David and the Ammonites ( 10:1–19 )
1. David’s Messengers Disgraced ( 10:1–8 )
2. David Defeats Ammon and Aram ( 10:9–19 )
d. David's Troubled Reign ( 11:1–20:26 )
i. David Commits Adultery ( 11:1–12:31 )
1. David and Bethsheba ( 11:1–13 )
2. David Arranges Uriah’s Death ( 11:14–25 )
3. David Marries Bathsheba ( 11:26–27 )
4. Nathan Rebukes David ( 12:1–12 )
5. David’s Loss and Repentance ( 12:13–23 )
6. The Birth of Solomon ( 12:24–25 )
7. The Capture of Rabbah ( 12:26–31 )
ii. David’s Family Issues ( 13:1–14:33 )
1. Amnon and Tamar ( 13:1–39 )
a. The Rape of Tamar ( 13:1–22 )
b. Absalom’s Revenge on Amnon ( 13:23–33 )
c. Absalom Flees to Geshur ( 13:34–39 )
2. Absalom’s Return to Jerusalem ( 14:1–33 )
a. Joab Brings Absalom to Jerusalem ( 14:1–27 )
b. Absalom Reconciled to David ( 14:28–33 )
iii. The Rebellions against David ( 15:1–20:26 )
1. The Rebellion of Absalom ( 15:1–19:43 )
2. The Rebellion of Sheba ( 20:1–26 )
2. Epilogue ( 21:1–24:25 )
a. David Avenges the Gibeonites ( 21:1–14 )
b. Four Battles against the Philistines ( 21:15–22 )
c. David's Song of Deliverance ( 22:1–51 )
d. David's Last Song ( 23:1–7 )
e. David's Mighty Men ( 23:8–39 )
f. David’s Failed Census ( 24:1–25 )
i. David’s Military Census ( 24:1–9 )
ii. Judgment for David’s Sin ( 24:10–14 )
iii. A Plague on Israel ( 24:15–17 )
iv. David Builds an Altar ( 24:18–25 )
1 Kings
1. The Last Days of King David ( 1:1–2:12 )
a. Adonijah’s Rebellion ( 1:1–53 )
i. David and Abishag ( 1:1–4 )
ii. Adonijah Usurps the Kingdom ( 1:5–10 )
iii. Nathan and Bathsheba before David ( 1:11–31 )
iv. Solomon Anointed King ( 1:32–40 )
v. Adonijah Learns of Solomon’s Kingship ( 1:41–53 )
b. The Rise of Solomon to King ( 2:1–12 )
i. David Instructs Solomon ( 2:1–9 )
ii. David’s Reign and Death ( 2:10–12 )
2. Solomon the King ( 2:13–11:43 )
a. Solomon Establishes His Kingship ( 2:13–2:46 )
i. The Execution of Adonijah ( 2:13–27 )
ii. The Execution of Joan ( 2:28–35 )
iii. The Execution of Shimei ( 2:36–46 )
b. Solomon the Wise ( 3:1–28 )
i. Solomon's Prayer for Wisdom ( 3:1–15 )
ii. Solomon Judges Wisely ( 3:16–28 )
c. Solomon's Kingdom, Wealth, and Wisdom ( 4:1–34 )
d. Solomon's Building Projects ( 5:1–9:28 )
i. The Temple ( 5:1–6:38 )
1. Preparation for The Temple ( 5:1–18 )
a. The Cedars of Lebanon ( 5:1–12 )
b. The Labor Force ( 5:13–18 )
2. Building the Temple ( 6:1–38 )
a. Construction Begins ( 6:1–4 )
b. The Chambers ( 6:5–10 )
c. God’s Promise to Solomon ( 6:11–13 )
d. The Temple’s Interior ( 6:14–22 )
e. The Cherubim ( 6:23–30 )
f. The Doors ( 6:31–35 )
g. The Courtyard ( 6:36–38 )
ii. The Palace ( 7:1–12 )
iii. Furnishings for the Temple ( 7:13–51 )
1. The Pillars and Capitals ( 7:13–22 )
2. The Molten Sea ( 7:23–26 )
3. The Ten Bronze Stands ( 7:27–37 )
4. The Ten Bronze Basins ( 7:38–39 )
5. Completion of the Bronze works ( 7:40–47 )
6. Completion of the Gold Furnishings ( 7:48–51 )
iv. Dedication of the Temple ( 8:1–9:9 )
1. The Ark Enters the Temple ( 8:1–11 )
2. Solomon Speaks at the Dedication Ceremony ( 8:12–61 )
a. Solomon Blesses the LORD ( 8:12–21 )
b. Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication ( 8:22–53 )
c. Solomon’s Benediction ( 8:54–61 )
3. The LORD’s Response to Solomon ( 9:1–9 )
v. Solomon’s Further Building Projects ( 9:10–28 )
e. The Queen of Sheba ( 10:1–13 )
f. Solomon's Wealth and Splendor ( 10:14–29 )
g. The End of Solomon’s Kingship ( 11:1–43 )
i. Solomon’s Foreign Wives ( 11:1–8 )
ii. God’s Anger against Solomon ( 11:9–13 )
iii. Hadad’s Return ( 11:14–22 )
iv. Rezon’s Hostility ( 11:23–25 )
v. Jeroboam’s Rebellion ( 11:26–40 )
vi. The Death of Solomon ( 11:41–43 )
3. A Nation Divided ( 12:1–16:34 )
a. Rehoboam of Judah and Jeroboam of Israel ( 12:1–14:31 )
i. Rebellion against Rehoboam ( 12:1–24 )
ii. Jeroboam’s Idolatry ( 12:25–13:34 )
1. The Golden Calves ( 12:25–33 )
2. Jeroboam’s Hand Withers ( 13:1–10 )
3. The Old Prophet and the Man of God ( 13:11–34 )
iii. The End of Jeroboam of Israel ( 14:1–20 )
iv. The End of Rehoboam of Judah ( 14:21–31 )
b. The Kings of Judah and Israel ( 15:1–16:34 )
i. Abijam of Judah ( 15:1–8 )
1. Abijam the Wicked King ( 15:1–7 )
2. Asa Succeeds Abijam ( 15:8 )
ii. Asa of Judah ( 15:9–24 )
1. Good King Asa ( 15:9–15 )
2. War between Asa of Judah and Baasha of Israel ( 15:16–23 )
3. Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa ( 15:24 )
iii. Nadab of Israel ( 15:25–32 )
1. Nadab The Evil King ( 15:25–26 )
2. Nadab Assassinated and Succeeded by Baasha ( 15:27–32 )
iv. Baasha of Israel ( 15:33–16:7 )
1. Baasha the Evil King ( 15:33–6:5 )
2. Elah Succeeds Baasha ( 16:6 )
3. Jehu’s Prophecy against the House of Baasha ( 16:7 )
v. Elah of Israel ( 16:8–14 )
1. Elah Reigns Two Years ( 16:8 )
2. Elah is Assassinated and Succeeded by Zimri ( 16:9–10 )
3. Zimri Strikes Down the House of Baasha ( 16:11–14 )
vi. Zimri of Israel ( 16:15–20 )
1. Zimri Reigns Seven Days ( 16:15 )
2. Omri is Proclaimed King by the People ( 16:16 )
3. Zimri is Evil and Dies in a Fire ( 16:17–20 )
vii. Omri of Israel ( 16:21–28 )
1. Omri the Evil King ( 16:21–27 )
2. Ahab Succeeds Omri ( 16:28 )
viii. Ahab of Israel ( 16:29–34 )
1. Ahab the Evil King Reigns Twenty-Two Years ( 16:29–30 )
2. Ahab Marries Jezebel ( 16:31–34 )
4. Elijah the Prophet ( 17:1–22:53 )
a. Elijah and the Reign of Ahab ( 17:1–22:40 )
i. Elijah Stops the Rain ( 17:1–18:46 )
1. The Ravens Feed Elijah ( 17:1–7 )
2. The Widow of Zarephath ( 17:8–24 )
a. The Widow Provides for Elijah ( 17:8–16 )
b. Elijah Raises the Widow’s Son ( 17:17–24 )
3. Elijah Meets Obadiah ( 18:1–15 )
4. Elijah on Mount Carmel ( 18:16–46 )
a. Elijah Confronts Ahab ( 18:16–21 )
b. The Prophets of Baal ( 18:22–35 )
c. Elijah’s Prayer ( 18:36–40 )
d. The LORD Sends Rain ( 18:41–46 )
ii. Elijah on Mount Horeb ( 19:1–21 )
1. Elijah Flees Jezebel ( 19:1–8 )
2. The LORD Speaks to Elijah ( 19:9–18 )
3. The Call of Elisha ( 19:19–21 )
iii. Ahab and Ben-hadad King of Aram ( 20:1–43 )
1. Ben-hadad Attacks Samaria ( 20:1–12 )
2. Ahab Defeats Ben-hadad ( 20:13–25 )
3. Another War with Ben-hadad ( 20:26–30 )
4. Ahab Spares Ben-hadad ( 20:31–34 )
5. A Prophet Reproves Ahab ( 20:35–43 )
iv. Ahab and Naboth's Vineyard ( 21:1–29 )
1. Naboth Refuses Ahab ( 21:1–7 )
2. Jezebel’s Plot ( 21:8–16 )
3. Elijah Denounces Ahab and Jezebel ( 21:17–24 )
4. Ahab’s Repentance ( 21:25–29 )
v. The End of Ahab of Israel ( 22:1–40 )
1. Ahab and the False Prophets ( 22:1–12 )
2. Micaiah Prophesies against Ahab ( 22:13–28 )
3. Ahab’s Defeat and Death ( 22:29–40 )
b. Jehoshaphat of Judah ( 22:41–50 )
i. Jehoshaphat the Good King ( 22:41–43 )
ii. Jehoshaphat Makes Peace with Israel ( 22:44–49 )
iii. Jehoram Succeeds Jehoshaphat ( 22:50 )
c. Ahaziah the Wicked King of Israel ( 22:51–53 )
2 Kings
1. Elijah the Prophet ( 1:1–2:14 )
a. Ahaziah the Wicked King of Israel ( 1:1–18 )
i. Ahaziah Inquires of Baal ( 1:1–2 )
ii. Elijah Denounces Ahaziah ( 1:3–16 )
iii. Jehoram Succeeds Ahaziah ( 1:17–18 )
b. Elijah Taken Up to Heaven ( 2:1–14 )
2. Elisha the Prophet ( 2:15–13:25 )
a. Elisha Succeeds Elijah ( 2:15–25 )
i. The Spirit of Elijah Rests on Elisha ( 2:15–18 )
ii. Elisha Heals the Waters of Jericho ( 2:19–22 )
iii. Elisha Mocked ( 2:23–25 )
b. Jehoram of Israel ( 3:1–8:15 )
i. Moab’s Rebellion ( 3:1–27 )
ii. Elisha's Ministry ( 4:1–6:7 )
1. The Widows’ Oil ( 4:1–7 )
2. The Shunammite Woman ( 4:8–37 )
a. The Woman Provides for Elisha ( 4:8–17 )
b. Elisha Raises the Shunammite’s Son ( 4:19–37 )
3. Elisha Purifies the Poisonous Stew ( 4:38–41 )
4. Elisha Feeds a Hundred Men ( 4:42–44 )
5. Elisha and Naaman ( 5:1–27 )
a. Naaman Cured of Leprosy ( 5:1–14 )
b. Gehazi’s Greed and Leprosy ( 5:15–27 )
6. The Axe Head Floats ( 6:1–7 )
iii. Ben-hadad King of Aram ( 6:8–8:15 )
1. The Arameans Plot to Capture Elisha ( 6:8–23 )
2. Aram Sieges Samaria ( 6:24–7:20 )
a. The Famine of Samaria ( 6:24–33 )
b. Elisha Prophesies Plenty in Samaria ( 7:1–2 )
c. The Four Lepers Relate Arameans’ Flight ( 7:3–14 )
d. The Prophesy Fulfilled ( 7:15–20 )
3. The Shunammite's Land Restored ( 8:1–6 )
4. Hazael Murders Ben-hadad ( 8:7–15 )
c. Jehoram of Judah ( 8:16–24 )
i. Jehoram the Evil King ( 8:16–19 )
ii. Edom and Libnah Rebel ( 8:20–22 )
iii. Ahaziah Succeeds Jehoram ( 8:23–24 )
d. Ahaziah of Judah ( 8:25–29 )
i. Ahaziah the Evil King ( 8:25–27 )
ii. Ahaziah and Joram son of Ahab Fight Hazael ( 8:28–29 )
e. Jehu of Israel ( 9:1–10:36 )
i. Elisha Anoints Jehu King of Israel ( 9:1–13 )
ii. Jehu Kills Joram and Ahaziah ( 9:14–29 )
iii. Jezebel’s Violent Death ( 9:30–37 )
iv. Ahab’s Seventy Sons Killed ( 10:1–17 )
v. Jehu Kills the Priests of Baal ( 10:18–27 )
vi. Jehu Repeats Jeroboam’s Sins ( 10:28–33 )
vii. Jehoahaz Succeeds Jehu ( 10:34–36 )
f. Joash of Judah ( 11:1–12:21 )
i. Athaliah and Joash ( 11:1–16 )
1. Joash Hidden from Athaliah ( 11:1–3 )
2. Joash Anointed King of Judah ( 11:4–12 )
3. The Death of Athaliah ( 11:13–16 )
ii. Jehoiada Restores the Worship of the LORD ( 11:17–21 )
iii. Joash Repairs the Temple ( 12:1–16 )
iv. The Death of Joash ( 12:17–20 )
v. Amaziah Succeeds Joash ( 12:21 )
g. Jehoahaz of Israel ( 13:1–9 )
i. Jehoahaz the Evil King ( 13:1–8 )
ii. Jehoash Succeeds Jehoahaz ( 13:9 )
h. Jehoash of Israel ( 13:10–25 )
i. Jehoash the Evil King ( 13:10–12 )
ii. Jeroboam Succeeds Jehoash ( 13:13 )
iii. Elisha’s Death and Final Prophecy ( 13:14–25 )
3. The Path to Exile ( 14:1–17:41 )
a. Amaziah of Judah and Jehoash of Israel ( 14:1–22 )
i. Amaziah the Mostly Good King ( 14:1–7 )
ii. Jehoash of Israel Defeats Amaziah of Judah ( 14:8–14 )
iii. Jeroboam II Succeeds Jehoash of Israel ( 14:15–16 )
iv. The Death of Amaziah of Judah ( 14:17–20 )
v. Azariah Succeeds Amaziah of Judah ( 14:21–22 )
b. Jeroboam II of Israel ( 14:23–29 )
i. Jeroboam II the Evil King ( 14:23–28 )
ii. Zechariah Succeeds Jeroboam II ( 14:29 )
c. Azariah of Judah ( 15:1–7 )
i. Azariah the Mostly Good King ( 15:1–6 )
ii. Jotham Succeeds Azariah ( 15:7 )
d. Zechariah of Israel ( 15:8–12 )
i. Zechariah the Evil King ( 15:8–9 )
ii. Shallum Kills and Succeeds Zechariah ( 15:10–12 )
e. Shallum of Israel ( 15:13–16 )
i. Shallum Reigns One Month ( 15:13 )
ii. Menahem Kills and Succeeds Shallum ( 15:14–16 )
f. Menahem of Israel ( 15:17–22 )
i. Menahem the Evil King ( 15:17–18 )
ii. Menahem Pays Pul King of Assyria ( 15:19–21 )
iii. Pekahiah Succeeds Menahem ( 15:22 )
g. Pekahiah of Israel ( 15:23–26 )
i. Pekahiah the Evil King ( 15:23–24 )
ii. Pekah Kills and Succeeds Pekahiah ( 15:25–26 )
h. Pekah of Israel ( 15:27–31 )
i. Pekah the Evil King ( 15:27–28 )
ii. Assyria Take Land from Israel ( 15:29 )
iii. Hoshea Kills and Succeeds Pekah ( 15:30–31 )
i. Jotham of Judah ( 15:32–38 )
i. Jotham the Mostly Good King ( 15:32–37 )
ii. Ahaz Succeeds Jotham ( 15:38 )
j. Ahaz of Judah ( 16:1–20 )
i. Ahaz the Evil King ( 16:1–9 )
ii. The Idolatry of Ahaz ( 16:10–19 )
iii. Hezekiah Succeeds Ahaz ( 16:20 )
k. Hoshea of Israel ( 17:1–41 )
i. Hoshea the Evil and Last King of Israel ( 17:1–2 )
ii. Israel Exiled to Assyria ( 17:3–23 )
iii. Israel Resettled by Foreigners ( 17:24–41 )
4. Jerusalem’s Demise and the Babylonian Exile ( 18:1–25:30 )
a. Hezekiah of Judah ( 18:1–20:21 )
i. Hezekiah Destroys Idolatry in Judah ( 18:1–8 )
ii. Sennacherib King of Assyria Threatens Jerusalem ( 18:9–19:37 )
1. Assyria Invades Israel ( 8:9–12 )
2. Assyria Invades Judah ( 18:13–16 )
3. Assyria Sieges Jerusalem ( 18:17–37 )
4. Isaiah’s Prophecy and Jerusalem’s Deliverance ( 19:1–37 )
iii. Hezekiah's Illness and Recovery ( 20:1–11 )
iv. Hezekiah Shows His Treasures to Babylon ( 20:12–19 )
v. Manasseh Succeeds Hezekiah ( 20:20–21 )
b. Manasseh of Judah ( 21:1–18 )
i. Manasseh the Evil King ( 21:1–9 )
ii. Manasseh’s Idolatries Rebuked ( 21:10–17 )
iii. Amon Succeeds Manasseh ( 21:18 )
c. Amon of Judah ( 21:19–26 )
i. Amon the Evil King ( 21:19–22 )
ii. Amon’s Murder and Avenging ( 21:23–24 )
iii. Josiah Succeeds Amon ( 21:25–26 )
d. Josiah of Judah ( 22:1–23:30 )
i. Josiah the Good King ( 22:1–2 )
ii. Funding the Temple Repairs ( 22:3–7 )
iii. Finding the Book of the Law ( 22:8–20 )
iv. Josiah Returns the People to the LORD ( 23:1–27 )
1. Josiah Renews the Covenant ( 23:1–3 )
2. Josiah Destroys Idolatry ( 23:4–20 )
3. Josiah Restores the Passover ( 23:21–27 )
v. The Death of Josiah ( 23:28–29 )
vi. Jehoahaz Succeeds Josiah ( 23:30 )
e. Jehoahaz of Judah ( 23:31–35 )
i. Jehoahaz the Evil King ( 23:31–32 )
ii. Jehoahaz Exiled to Egypt ( 23:33 )
iii. Jehoiakim Succeeds Jehoahaz ( 23:34–35 )
f. Jehoiakim of Judah ( 23:36–24:7 )
i. Jehoiakim the Evil King ( 23:36–37 )
ii. Babylon Controls Jehoiakim ( 24:1–5 )
iii. Jehoiachin Succeeds Jehoiakim ( 24:6–7 )
g. Jehoiachin of Judah ( 24:8–17 )
i. Jehoiachin the Evil King ( 24:8–9 )
ii. The Captivity of Jerusalem ( 24:10–16 )
iii. The King of Babylon Makes Zedekiah King of Judah ( 24:17 )
h. Zedekiah of Judah ( 24:18–25:21 )
i. Zedekiah the Evil King ( 24:18–20 )
ii. Nebuchadnezzar Besieges Jerusalem ( 25:1–7 )
iii. The Temple Destroyed ( 25:8–17 )
iv. Captives Carried to Babylon ( 25:18–21 )
i. Gedaliah Governs in Judah ( 25:22–26 )
i. Gedaliah Appointed by Nebuchadnezzar ( 25:22–24 )
ii. The People Rebel and Flee to Egypt ( 25:25–26 )
j. Jehoiachin Released from Prison in Babylon ( 25:27–30 )
1 Chronicles
1. Genealogies ( 1:1–9:44 )
a. The Patriarchs ( 1:1–54 )
i. From Adam to Abraham ( 1:1–27 )
ii. The Descendants of Abraham ( 1:28–54 )
1. Sons of Abraham ( 1:28–42 )
2. The Rulers of Edom ( 1:43–54 )
b. The Sons of Israel ( 2:1–7:40 )
i. The Twelve Sons of Israel ( 2:1–2 )
ii. The Sons of Judah ( 2:3–4:23 )
1. From Judah to David ( 2:3–55 )
2. From David to the Babylonian Exile ( 3:1–24 )
3. Other Descendants of Judah ( 4:1–23 )
iii. The Sons of Simeon ( 4:24–43 )
iv. The Descendants of the Trans-Jordan Tribes ( 5:1–26 )
1. The Sons of Reuben ( 5:1–10 )
2. The Sons of Gad ( 5:11–22 )
3. The Sons of the Half-Tribe of Manasseh ( 5:23–26 )
v. The Sons of Levi ( 6:1–81 )
1. The Descendants of Levi ( 6:1–30 )
2. The Temple Musicians ( 6:31–47 )
3. The Descendants of Aaron ( 6:48–52 )
4. The Territory of the Levites ( 6:53–81 )
vi. The Sons of Issachar ( 7:1–5 )
vii. The Sons of Benjamin ( 7:6–12 )
viii. The Sons of Naphtali ( 7:13 )
ix. The Sons of Joseph ( 7:14–29 )
1. The Sons of Manasseh ( 7:14–19 )
2. The Sons of Ephraim ( 7:20–29 )
x. The Sons of Asher ( 7:30–40 )
c. Saul the First King of Israel ( 8:1–40 )
i. From Benjamin to Saul ( 8:1–32 )
ii. The Family of Saul ( 8:33–40 )
d. The People of Jerusalem ( 9:1–44 )
2. The Reign of David ( 10:1–29:30 )
a. The Overthrow and Death of Saul ( 10:1–14 )
b. Transition to King David ( 11:1–9 )
i. David Anointed King of Israel ( 11:1–3 )
ii. David Conquers Jerusalem ( 11:4–9 )
c. David’s Mighty Men ( 11:10–12:40 )
i. The Mighty Men ( 11:10–47 )
ii. The Mighty Men Join David at Ziklag ( 12:1–22 )
iii. David’s Army Grows at Hebron ( 12:23–40 )
d. The Ark of the Covenant ( 13:1–16:43 )
i. David Fetches the Ark ( 13:1–7 )
ii. Uzzah Touches the Ark ( 13:8–14 )
iii. David’s Family Grows ( 14:1–7 )
iv. Two Victories over the Philistines ( 14:8–17 )
v. Transporting the Ark to Jerusalem ( 15:1–16:43 )
1. Procedure for Moving the Ark ( 15:1–28 )
2. Michal’s Contempt for David ( 15:29 )
3. A Tent for the Ark ( 16:1–6 )
4. David’s Psalm of Thanksgiving ( 16:7–36 )
5. Worship Before the Ark ( 16:37–43 )
e. The Davidic Covenant ( 17:1–27 )
f. David's Military Conquests ( 18:1–20:8 )
i. David’s Triumphs ( 18:1–17 )
ii. David and the Ammonites ( 19:1–20:3 )
iii. Battles Against the Philistines ( 20:4–8 )
g. The Sin of the Census ( 21:1–30 )
i. David Takes a Census ( 21:1–6 )
ii. Judgement for David’s Sin ( 21:7–13 )
iii. A Plague on Israel ( 21:14–17 )
iv. David Purchases the Threshing Floor ( 21:18–30 )
h. The Temple ( 22:1–29:20 )
i. Preparations for the Temple ( 22:1–19 )
ii. The Temple Service ( 23:1—26:32 )
1. The Levites ( 23:1–32 )
a. The Division of the Levites ( 23:1–6 )
b. The Gershonites ( 23:7–11 )
c. The Kohathites ( 23:12–20 )
d. The Merarites ( 23:21–23 )
e. Levites Duties Revised ( 23:24–32 )
2. The Divisions of the Priests ( 24:1–31 )
3. The Divisions of the Musicians ( 25:1–31 )
4. The Division on the Gatekeepers ( 26:1–19 )
5. The Treasurers, Officers, and Judges ( 26:20–32 )
iii. Leadership Structure of the Kingdom ( 27:1–34 )
iv. Solomon and the Temple ( 28:1–29:20 )
1. David Commissions Solomon ( 28:1–10 )
2. The Plans for the Temple ( 28:11–21 )
3. Offerings for the Temple ( 29:1–9 )
4. David’s Prayer of Blessing ( 29:10–20 )
i. Solomon Succeeds David ( 29:21–30 )
i. Solomon Anointed King ( 29:21–25 )
ii. David’s Reign and Death ( 29:26–30 )
2 Chronicles
1. The Reign of Solomon ( 1:1–9:31 )
a. Solomon’s Prayer for Wisdom ( 1:1–13 )
b. Solomon’s Riches ( 1:14–17 )
c. The Temple ( 2:1–7:22 )
i. Preparations for the Temple ( 2:1–18 )
ii. Construction of the Temple ( 3:1–5:1 )
1. Construction Begins ( 3:1–4 )
2. The Temple’s Interior ( 3:5–9 )
3. The Cherubim ( 3:10–13 )
4. The Veil and Pillars ( 3:14–17 )
5. The Bronze Altar and Molten Sea ( 4:1–5 )
6. The Ten Basins, Lampstands, and Tables ( 4:6–8 )
7. The Courts ( 4:9–10 )
8. Completion of the Bronze Works ( 4:11–18 )
9. Completion of the Gold Furnishings ( 4:19–5:1 )
iii. Dedication of the Temple ( 5:2–7:22 )
1. The Ark Enters the Temple ( 5:1–14 )
2. Solomon Blesses the LORD ( 6:1–11 )
3. Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication ( 6:12–42 )
4. The LORD’s Presence Fills the Temple ( 7:1–3 )
5. Sacrifices of Dedication ( 7:4–10 )
6. The LORD’s Response to Solomon ( 7:11–22 )
d. Solomon's Additional Achievements ( 8:1–18 )
e. Solomon's Reputation ( 9:1–28 )
i. The Queen of Sheba ( 9:1–12 )
ii. Solomon’s Wealth and Splendor ( 9:13–28 )
f. The Death of Solomon ( 9:29–31 )
i. Solomon’s Reign ( 9:29–30 )
ii. Rehoboam Succeeds Solomon ( 9:31 )
2. The Rest of the Kings of Judah ( 10:1–36:23 )
a. Rehoboam ( 10:1–12:16 )
i. Rebellion against Rehoboam ( 10:1–15 )
ii. The Kingdom Divided ( 10:16–12:12 )
iii. Rehoboam’s Reign and Death ( 12:13–16 )
1. Rehoboam the Evil King ( 12:13–15 )
2. Abijah Succeeded Rehoboam ( 12:16 )
b. Abijah ( 13:1–22 )
i. Abijah Reigns in Judah ( 13:1–3 )
ii. Civil War against Jeroboam ( 13:4–22 )
c. Asa ( 14:1–16:14 )
i. Good King Asa ( 14:1–15 )
ii. Asa’s Reforms ( 15:1–19 )
iii. War between Asa and Baasha ( 16:1–10 )
iv. Asa’s Death and Burial ( 16:11–14 )
d. Jehoshaphat ( 17:1–20:37 )
i. Good King Jehoshaphat ( 17:1–19 )
ii. Jehoshaphat of Judah and Ahab of Israel ( 18:1–34 )
1. Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahab ( 18:1–11 )
2. Micaiah Prophesies against Ahab ( 18:12–27 )
3. Ahab’s Defeat and Death ( 18:28–34 )
iii. Jehoshaphat’s Reforms ( 19:1–11 )
iv. War against Jehoshaphat ( 20:1–37 )
e. Jehoram ( 21:1–20 )
i. Jehoram Succeeds Jehoshaphat ( 21:1–3 )
ii. Jehoram the Evil King ( 21:4–15 )
iii. Jehoram’s Disease and Death ( 21:16–20 )
f. Ahaziah ( 22:1–9 )
i. Ahaziah the Evil King ( 22:1–7 )
ii. Jehu Kills Ahaziah ( 22:8–9 )
g. Joash ( 22:10–24:27 )
i. Joash Hidden from Athaliah ( 22:10–12 )
ii. Joash Anointed King of Judah ( 23:1–11 )
iii. The Death of Athaliah ( 23:12–15 )
iv. Jehoiada the Priest Restores the Worship of the LORD ( 23:16–21 )
v. Joash Repairs the Temple ( 24:1–14 )
vi. Jehoiada the Priest’s Death and Burial ( 24:15–16 )
vii. The Wickedness of Joash ( 24:17–22 )
viii. The Death of Joash ( 24:23–27 )
h. Amaziah ( 25:1–28 )
i. Good King Amaziah ( 25:1–4 )
ii. Amaziah’s Victories ( 25:5–13 )
iii. Amaziah Rebuked for Idolatry ( 25:14–16 )
iv. Jehoash of Israel Defeats Amaziah ( 25:17–24 )
v. The Death of Amaziah ( 25:25–28 )
i. Uzziah ( 26:1–23 )
i. Good King Uzziah ( 26:1–5 )
ii. Uzziah’s Victories ( 26:6–15 )
iii. Uzziah’s Pride, Punishment, and Death ( 26:16–23 )
j. Jotham ( 27:1–9 )
k. Ahaz ( 28:1–27 )
i. Ahaz the Evil King ( 28:1–4 )
ii. Aram Defeats Ahaz ( 28:5–15 )
iii. The Idolatry of Ahaz ( 28:16–27 )
l. Hezekiah ( 29:1–32:33 )
i. The Temple ( 29:1–36 )
1. Hezekiah Cleanses the Temple ( 29:1–19 )
2. Hezekiah Restores the Temple ( 29:20–36 )
ii. The Passover ( 30:1–27 )
1. Hezekiah Proclaims a Passover in Israel and Judah ( 30:1–12 )
2. Hezekiah Celebrates the Passover ( 30:13–27 )
iii. The People Return to the LORD ( 31:1–21 )
1. The Destruction of Idols ( 31:1–2 )
2. Contributions for Worship ( 31:3–10 )
3. Hezekiah Organizes the Priests ( 31:11–21 )
iv. Assyria Invades Judah ( 32:1–23 )
1. Sennacherib King of Assyria Threatens Jerusalem ( 32:1–19 )
2. Jerusalem Delivered from the Assyrians ( 32:20–23 )
v. Hezekiah’s Illness and Recovery ( 32:24–31 )
vi. Hezekiah’s Death ( 32:32–33 )
m. Manasseh ( 33:1–20 )
i. Manasseh the Evil King ( 33:1–9 )
ii. Manasseh’s Repentance and Restoration ( 33:10–20 )
n. Amon ( 33:21–25 )
o. Josiah ( 34:1–35:26 )
i. Good King Josiah ( 34:1–2 )
ii. Josiah Destroys Idolatry ( 34:3–7 )
iii. Josiah Repairs the Temple ( 34:8–28 )
iv. Josiah Renews the Covenant ( 34:29–33 )
v. Josiah Restores the Passover ( 35:1–19 )
vi. The Death of Josiah ( 35:20–26 )
p. The Path to Exile ( 36:1–14 )
i. Jehoahaz Succeeds Josiah ( 36:1–4 )
ii. Jehoiakim Reigns in Judah ( 36:5–8 )
iii. Jehoiachin Reigns in Judah ( 36:9–10 )
iv. Zedekiah Reigns in Judah ( 36:11–14 )
q. The Babylonian Exile ( 36:15–21 )
r. The Promise of Restoration ( 36:22–23 )
Ezra
1. Return from Babylon Under Zerubbabel ( 1:1–6:22 )
a. Return from Babylon ( 1:1–2:70 )
i. The Proclamation of Cyrus ( 1:1–6 )
ii. Cyrus Restores the Holy Vessels ( 1:7–11 )
iii. List of Returning Exiles ( 2:1–70 )
b. Construction of the Second Temple ( 3:1–6:22 )
i. Sacrifices Restored ( 3:1–7 )
1. Building an Altar ( 3:1–3 )
2. The Feast of Tabernacles Observed ( 3:4–7 )
ii. Temple Rebuilding Begins ( 3:8–13 )
iii. Adversaries Hinder the Work ( 4:1–24 )
1. Opposition under Cyrus ( 4:1–5 )
2. Opposition under Xerxes ( 4:6 )
3. Opposition under Artaxerxes ( 4:7–24 )
iv. Completion of the Temple ( 5:1–6:22 )
1. Temple Rebuilding Resumes ( 5:1–5 )
2. Tettenai’s Letter to Darius ( 5:6–17 )
3. The Decree of Darius ( 6:1–12 )
4. The Temple Completed ( 6:13–15 )
5. Dedication of the Temple ( 6:16–18 )
6. The Returned Exiles Keep the Passover ( 6:19–22 )
2. Ezra's Return from Babylon ( 7:1–10:44 )
a. Ezra's Return ( 7:1–8:36 )
i. Ezra Arrives at Jerusalem ( 7:1–10 )
ii. Atraxerxes’ Letter for Ezra ( 7:11–26 )
iii. Ezra Blesses God ( 7:27–28 )
iv. The Exiles Who Returned with Ezra ( 8:1–14 )
v. Ezra Sends for the Levites ( 8:15–20 )
vi. Fasting for Protection ( 8:21–23 )
vii. Priests to Guard the Offerings ( 8:24–30 )
viii. Arrival in Jerusalem ( 8:31–36 )
b. Ezra's Revival ( 9:1–10:44 )
i. Intermarriage with Neighboring Peoples ( 9:1–4 )
ii. Ezra's Prayer of Confession ( 9:5–15 )
iii. Shecaniah Encourages Ezra ( 10:1–5 )
iv. The People’s Confession of Sin ( 10:6–17 )
v. Those Guilty of Intermarriage ( 10:18–44 )
Nehemiah
1. The Restoration of the City ( 1:1–7:73 )
a. Preparation to Restore Jerusalem ( 1:1–2:20 )
i. News of Jerusalem’s Wall ( 1:1–4 )
ii. Nehemiah Intercedes ( 1:5–2:10 )
1. Nehemiah's Prayer ( 1:5–11 )
2. Nehemiah Sent to Jerusalem ( 2:1–10 )
iii. Nehemiah Inspects the Walls ( 2:11–20 )
b. Restoration of Jerusalem ( 3:1–7:73 )
i. The Builders of the Walls ( 3:1–32 )
ii. Opposition to Rebuilding the Wall ( 4:1–6:14 )
1. The Work Ridiculed ( 4:1–23 )
a. Sanballat and Tobiah Mock the Rebuilding ( 4:1–8 )
b. Discouragement Overcome ( 4:9–15 )
c. The Work Continues ( 4:16–23 )
2. Economic Problems ( 5:1–19 )
a. The Poor are Oppressed ( 5:1–5 )
b. The End of Usury ( 5:6–13 )
c. Nehemiah's Generosity ( 5:14–19 )
3. The Hiring of False Prophets ( 6:1–14 )
iii. Completion of the Wall ( 6:15–19 )
iv. The List of Returning Exiles ( 7:1–73 )
2. The Restoration of the People ( 8:1–13:31 )
a. Ezra's Revival ( 8:1–10:39 )
i. Ezra Reads the Law ( 8:1–12 )
ii. The Feast of Tabernacles ( 8:13–18 )
iii. The People Confess Their Sins ( 9:1–37 )
iv. The People Make a Covenant ( 9:38–10:29 )
v. The Vows of the Covenant ( 10:30–39 )
b. The Land Resettled ( 11:1–36 )
i. Jerusalem’s New Settlers ( 11:1–19 )
ii. Residents Outside Jerusalem ( 11:20–36 )
c. The Priests and Levites Who Returned ( 12:1–26 )
d. The Dedication of the Wall ( 12:27–43 )
e. Provisions for Temple Worship ( 12:44–47 )
f. The People’s Failure and Nehemiah’s Correction ( 13:1–31 )
i. The Temple Cleansed ( 13:1–9 )
ii. Tithes Restored ( 13:10–14 )
iii. The Sabbath Restored ( 13:15–22 )
iv. Intermarriage Forbidden ( 13:23–31 )
Esther
1. Persian Festival and Ascension of Esther ( 1:1–2:23 )
a. Xerxes’ Royal Feast ( 1:1–22 )
i. Xerxes’ Greatness ( 1:1–8 )
ii. Queen Vashti’s Refusal ( 1:9–12 )
iii. Queen Vashti Deposed ( 1:13–22 )
b. The Rise of Esther ( 2:1–23 )
i. Seeking Vashti’s Successor ( 2:1–4 )
ii. Esther Finds Favor ( 2:5–16 )
iii. Esther Becomes Queen ( 2:17–20 )
iv. Mordecai Uncovers a Conspiracy ( 2:21–23 )
2. Haman’s Plot against the Jews ( 3:1–15 )
a. Haman Elevated ( 3:1–2 )
b. Haman’s Plot to Destroy His Enemies ( 3:3–15 )
3. Mordecai Appeals to Esther ( 4:1–17 )
a. The Jews Lament Over the Royal Edict ( 4:1–3 )
b. Mordecai Persuades Esther to Appeal to the King ( 4:4–17 )
4. Esther’s First Banquet ( 5:1–8 )
a. Esther Approaches the King ( 5:1–4 )
b. Esther Defers Her Request ( 5:5–8 )
5. The Fall of Haman and Rise of Mordecai ( 5:9–6:14 )
a. Haman’s Plot Against Mordecai ( 5:9–14 )
b. Mordecai is Honored ( 6:1–11 )
c. Haman’s Downfall Begins ( 6:12–14 )
6. Esther’s Second Banquet ( 7:1–10 )
a. Esther Pleads for Her People ( 7:1–6 )
b. The Hanging of Haman ( 7:7–10 )
7. Esther Appeals for the Jews ( 8:1–17 )
a. Esther and Mordecai Persuade the King to Issue New Edict ( 8:1–14 )
b. The Jews Rejoice Over the New Royal Edict ( 8:15–17 )
8. The Jews Victorious over Their Enemies ( 9:1–17 )
a. The Jews Destroy Their Enemies ( 9:1–10 )
b. Haman’s Sons Hanged ( 9:11–17 )
9. Jewish Festival and Ascension of Mordecai ( 9:18–10:3 )
a. Feast of Purim Instituted ( 9:18–32 )
b. Tribute to Xerxes and Mordecai ( 10:1–3 )
Job
1. The Dilemma of Job ( 1:1–2:13 )
a. Job’s Character and Wealth ( 1:1–1:5 )
b. Satan’s First Attack ( 1:6–22 )
i. Satan in the Throne Room ( 1:6–12 )
ii. Job Loses His Children and Possessions ( 1:13–22 )
c. Satan’s Second Attack ( 2:1–10 )
i. Satan Back in the Throne Room ( 2:1–6 )
ii. Job Loses His Health ( 2:7–10 )
d. Job’s Three Friends ( 2:11–13 )
2. The Debates of Job ( 3:1–37:24 )
a. Job’s Opening Lament ( 3:1–26 )
b. The First Cycle of Debate ( 4:1–14:22 )
i. Eliphaz’s First Speech ( 4:1–7:21 )
1. The Innocent Prosper ( 4:1–21 )
2. God Blesses those Who Seek Him ( 5:1–27 )
3. Job Replies to Eliphaz ( 6:1–7:21 )
a. My Complaint is Just ( 6:1–30 )
b. Life Seems Futile ( 7:1–21 )
ii. Bildad’s First Speech ( 8:1–10:22 )
1. Job Should Repent ( 8:1–22 )
2. Job Replies to Bildad ( 9:1–10:22 )
a. How Can I Contend with God? ( 9:1–35 )
b. Job’s Plea to God ( 10:1–22 )
iii. Zophar’s First Speech ( 11:1–14:22 )
1. Zophar Rebukes Job ( 11:1–20 )
2. Job Replies to Zophar ( 12:1–14:22 )
a. Job presents His Case ( 12:1–25 )
b. Job Prepares His Case ( 13:1–28 )
c. Job Laments the Finality of Death ( 14:1–22 )
c. The Second Cycle of Debates ( 15:1–21:34 )
i. Eliphaz’s Second Speech ( 15:1–17:16 )
1. Job Does Not Fear God ( 15:1–35 )
2. Job Replies to Eliphaz ( 16:1–17:16 )
a. Job Decries His Comforters ( 16:1–22 )
b. Job Prepares for Death ( 17:1–16 )
ii. Bildad’s Second Speech ( 18:1–19:29 )
1. God Punishes the Wicked ( 18:1–21 )
2. Job Replies to Bildad ( 19:1–29 )
iii. Zophar’s Second Speech ( 20:1–21:34 )
1. Destruction Awaits the Wicked ( 20:1–29 )
2. Job Replies to Zophar ( 21:1–34 )
d. The Third Cycle of Debates ( 22:1–26:14 )
i. Eliphaz’s Third Speech ( 22:1–24:25 )
1. Can a Man Be of Use to God? ( 22:1–30 )
2. Job Replies to Eliphaz ( 23:1–24:25 )
a. Job Longs for God ( 23:1–17 )
b. Judgment for the Wicked ( 24:1–25 )
ii. Bildad’s Third Speech ( 25:1–26:14 )
1. Man Cannot Be Righteous ( 25:1–6 )
2. Job Replies to Bildad ( 26:1–14 )
e. The Final Defense of Job ( 27:1–31:40 )
i. Job’s First Monologue ( 27:1–28:28 )
ii. Job’s Second Monologue ( 29:1–31:40 )
f. The Speeches of Elihu ( 32:1–37:24 )
i. Elihu Rebukes Job’s Friends ( 32:1–22 )
ii. Elihu Rebukes Job ( 33:1–33 )
iii. Elihu Confirms God’s Justice ( 34:1–37 )
iv. Elihu Recalls God’s Justice ( 35:1–16 )
v. Elihu Describes God’s Power ( 36:1–33 )
vi. Elihu Proclaims God’s Majesty ( 37:1–24 )
3. The Divine Discourses ( 38:1–42:17 )
a. God’s First Challenge to Job ( 38:1–40:2 )
b. Job’s First Reply to God ( 40:3–5 )
c. God’s Second Challenge to Job ( 40:6–41:34 )
d. Job’s Second Reply to God ( 42:1–6 )
e. The LORD Rebukes Job’s Friends ( 42:7–9 )
f. The LORD Blesses Job ( 42:10–17 )
Psalms
1. Book 1 ( 1:1–41:13 )
2. Book 2 ( 42:1–72:20 )
3. Book 3 ( 73:1–89:52 )
4. Book 4 ( 90:1–106:48 )
5. Book 5 ( 107:1–150:6 )
Proverbs
1. The Beginning of Knowledge ( 1:1–7 )
2. The Way of Wisdom ( 1:8–9:18 )
a. Appeals and Warnings ( 1:8–33 )
i. The Enticement of Sin ( 1:8–19 )
ii. Wisdom Calls Aloud ( 1:20–33 )
b. Wisdom ( 2:1–4:27 )
i. The Benefits of Wisdom ( 2:1–22 )
ii. Trust in the LORD with All Your Heart ( 3:1–12 )
iii. The Blessings of Wisdom ( 3:13–35 )
iv. A Father’s Instruction ( 4:1–27 )
c. Folly ( 5:1–7:27 )
i. Avoiding Immorality ( 5:1–23 )
ii. Warnings against Foolishness ( 6:1–19 )
iii. Warnings against Adultery ( 6:20–35 )
iv. Warning about the Adulteress ( 7:1–27 )
d. Appeals to Wisdom ( 8:1–9:18 )
i. The Excellence of Wisdom ( 8:1–36 )
ii. The Way of Wisdom ( 9:1–12 )
iii. The Way of Folly ( 9:13–18 )
3. Solomon's Proverbs ( 10:1–22:16 )
a. The Wise Son ( 10:1–32 )
b. Dishonest Scales ( 11:1–31 )
c. Loving Discipline and Knowledge ( 12:1–28 )
d. A Father’s Discipline ( 13:1–25 )
e. The Wise Woman ( 14:1–35 )
f. A Gentle Answer Turns Away Wrath ( 15:1–33 )
g. The Reply of the Tongue Is from the LORD ( 16:1–33 )
h. Better a Dry Morsel in Quietness ( 17:1–28 )
i. The Selfishness of the Unfriendly ( 18:1–24 )
j. The Man of Integrity ( 19:1–29 )
k. Wine is a Mocker ( 20:1–30 )
l. The King’s Heart ( 21:1–31 )
m. A Good Name ( 22:1–16 )
4. Thirty Sayings of the Wise ( 22:17–24:22 )
5. Further Sayings of the Wise ( 24:23–34 )
6. Hezekiah's Collection of Solomon's Proverbs ( 25:1—29:27 )
7. The Words of Agur ( 30:1–33 )
8. The Sayings of King Lemuel ( 31:1–9 )
9. The Virtues of a Noble Woman ( 31:10–31 )
Ecclesiastes
1. Introduction ( 1:1–11 )
a. Introduction to The Teacher ( 1:1 )
b. Everything is Futile ( 1:2–11 )
2. The Teacher’s Investigation ( 1:12–6:12 )
a. With Wisdom Comes Sorrow ( 1:12–18 )
b. The Futility of Pleasure ( 2:1–11 )
c. The Wise and the Foolish ( 2:12–17 )
d. The Futility of Labor and Reward ( 2:18–6:12 )
i. The Futility of Work ( 2:18–26 )
ii. To Everything There Is a Season ( 3:1–8 )
iii. God’s Works Remain Forever ( 3:9–15 )
iv. From Dust to Dust ( 3:16–22 )
v. The Evil of Oppression ( 4:1–12 )
vi. The Futility of Power ( 4:13–16 )
vii. Approaching God with Awe ( 5:1–7 )
viii. The Futility of Wealth ( 5:8–20 )
ix. The Futility of Life ( 6:1–12 )
3. The Teacher’s Conclusions ( 7:1–12:14 )
a. The Value of Wisdom ( 7:1–14 )
b. The Limits of Human Wisdom ( 7:15–29 )
c. The Wise Man and the King ( 8:1–17 )
i. Obey the King ( 8:1–9 )
ii. Fear God ( 8:10–13 )
iii. God’s Ways Are Mysterious ( 8:14–17 )
d. Life Is Fleeting ( 9:1–11:10 )
i. Death Comes to Good and Bad ( 9:1–6 )
ii. Enjoy Your Portion in This Life ( 9:7–12 )
iii. Wisdom Is Better than Strength ( 9:13–18 )
iv. Wisdom and Folly ( 10:1–20 )
v. Cast Your Bread upon the Waters ( 11:1–6 )
vi. Enjoy Your years ( 11:7–10 )
e. Final Conclusions ( 12:1–14 )
i. Remember Your Creator ( 12:1–8 )
ii. The Whole Duty of Man ( 12:9–14 )
Song of Solomon
1. The Courtship ( 1:1–3:5 )
a. The Bride Confesses Her Love ( 1:1–17 )
b. The Bride’s Admiration ( 2:1–17 )
c. The Bride’s Dream ( 3:1–5 )
2. The Wedding ( 3:6–4:16 )
a. Solomon Arrives on His Wedding Day ( 3:6–11 )
b. Solomon Admires His Bride ( 4:1–16 )
3. The Marriage ( 5:1–8:14 )
a. The Bride and Her Beloved ( 5:1–16 )
b. Together in the Garden ( 6:1–13 )
c. Admiration by the Bridegroom ( 7:1–13 )
d. Longing for Her Beloved ( 8:1–14 )
Isaiah
1. The Judgments ( 1:1–35:10 )
a. Judgment and Hope for Judah ( 1:1–12:6 )
i. Judgement for Sin ( 1:1–6:13 )
1. Judah’s Rebellion ( 1:1–31 )
2. Hope for the Future ( 2:1–4:6 )
a. The Mountain of the House of the LORD ( 2:1–5 )
b. Judgement on Jerusalem and Judah ( 2:6–3:26 )
c. A Remnant in Zion ( 4:1–6 )
3. The Song of the Vineyard ( 5:1–30 )
4. Isaiah's Commission ( 6:1–13 )
ii. Prophecies Concerning Political Threats against Judah ( 7:1–12:6 )
1. Message to Ahaz King of Judah ( 7:1–25 )
a. Aram and Israel Advance ( 7:1–9 )
b. The Sign of Immanuel ( 7:10–16 )
c. Judgement to Come ( 7:17–25 )
2. Assyrian Invasion Prophesied ( 8:1–22 )
3. Unto Us a Child Is Born ( 9:1–7 )
4. Judgement against Israel ( 9:8–21 )
a. For Pride ( 9:8–12 )
b. For Hypocrisy ( 9:13–17 )
c. For Unrepentance ( 9:18–21 )
5. The Destruction of the Assyrian Empire ( 10:1–34 )
6. Messiah’s Kingdom through the Root of Jesse ( 11:1–16 )
7. Joyful Thanksgiving ( 12:1–6 )
b. Judgment and Hope for the Nations ( 13:1–27:13 )
i. Judgements ( 13:1–23:18 )
1. Against Babylon ( 13:1–14:23 )
2. Against Assyria ( 14:24–27 )
3. Against Philistia ( 14:28–32 )
4. Against Moab ( 15:1–16:13 )
5. Against Damascus ( 17:1–14 )
6. Against Cush ( 18:1–7 )
7. Against Egypt ( 19:1–20:6 )
8. Against Babylon Again ( 21:1–10 )
9. Against Edom ( 21:11–12 )
10. Against Arabia ( 21:13–17 )
11. Against the Valley of Vision ( 22:1–25 )
12. Against Tyre ( 23:1–18 )
ii. Judgment and Promise for the Future ( 24:1–27:13 )
1. God’s Judgement on the Earth ( 24:1–23 )
2. Praise to the Victorious God ( 25:1–12 )
3. A Song of Salvation ( 26:1–21 )
4. The LORD’s Vineyard ( 27:1–13 )
c. The Woes ( 28:1–33:24 )
i. Woe to Ephraim ( 28:1–29 )
ii. Woe to David's City ( 29:1–14 )
iii. Woe to Those Who Rely on Foreign Alliances ( 29:15–24 )
iv. Woe to the Rebellious Children ( 30:1–33 )
v. Woe to Those Who Rely on Egypt ( 31:1–32:20 )
vi. Woe to Assyria ( 33:1–24 )
d. Conclusion of Judgments and Hope ( 34:1–35:10 )
i. Judgement on the Nations ( 34:1–17 )
ii. The Glory of Zion ( 35:1–10 )
2. The Nation of Judah from Assyria to Babylon ( 36:1–39:8 )
a. Judah Saved from the Assyrians ( 36:1–37:38 )
i. Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem ( 36:1–22 )
ii. The LORD Delivers Jerusalem ( 37:1–38 )
b. Hezekiah’s Illness and Recovery ( 38:1–22 )
c. Hezekiah’s Error ( 39:1–8 )
i. Hezekiah Shows His Treasures to Babylon ( 39:1–2 )
ii. Isaiah Prophesies the Babylonian Exile ( 39:3–8 )
3. The Salvation ( 40:1–66:24 )
a. The Deliverance from Exile ( 40:1–48:22 )
i. Prepare the Way for the LORD ( 40:1–31 )
ii. God’s Help to Israel ( 41:1–29 )
iii. God’s Servant ( 42:1–9 )
iv. A New Song of Praise ( 42:10–25 )
v. Israel’s Only Savior ( 43:1–28 )
1. The Holy One of Israel, your Savior ( 43:1–13 )
2. A Way in the Wilderness ( 43:14–21 )
3. Israel’s Unfaithfulness ( 43:22–28 )
vi. The LORD Has Chosen Israel ( 44:1–20 )
vii. Jerusalem to Be Restored ( 44:21–28 )
viii. God Calls Cyrus ( 45:1–25 )
ix. The Judgement of Babylon ( 46:1–47:15 )
1. Babylon’s Idols ( 46:1–13 )
2. The Humiliation of Babylon ( 47:1–15 )
x. Deliverance Promised to Israel ( 48:1–22 )
b. The Servant's Ministry ( 49:1–55:8 )
i. The Servant and Light to the Gentiles ( 49:1–26 )
ii. Israel's Sin ( 50:1–3 )
iii. The Servant's Obedience ( 50:4–11 )
iv. Salvation for Zion ( 51:1–16 )
v. God’s Fury Removed ( 51:17–23 )
vi. Deliverance for Jerusalem ( 52:1–12 )
vii. The Servant Exalted ( 52:13–15 )
viii. The Suffering Servant ( 53:1–12 )
ix. The Future Blessing for Zion ( 54:1–17 )
x. Invitation to the Needy ( 55:1–8 )
c. The Servants Inherit God’s Kingdom ( 56:1–66:24 )
i. Salvation for the Nations ( 56:1–8 )
ii. The Wicked and the Servants ( 56:9–58:14 )
1. Israel’s Sinful Leaders ( 56:9–12 )
2. The Blessed Death of the Righteous ( 57:1–2 )
3. God Condemns Idolatry ( 57:3–13 )
4. Healing for the Repentant ( 57:14–21 )
5. True Fasts and Sabbaths ( 58:1–14 )
iii. Prayer of Repentance ( 59:1–21 )
1. Sin Separates Us from God ( 59:1–15 )
2. Salvation is Only of God ( 59:16–19 )
3. The Covenant of the Redeemer ( 59:20–21 )
iv. God’s Kingdom ( 60:1–62:12 )
1. Future Glory for Zion ( 60:1–22 )
2. The Year of the LORD’s Favor ( 61:1–11 )
3. Zion’s Salvation and New Name ( 62:1–12 )
v. Prayer for Mercy ( 63:1–64:12 )
1. God’s Vengeance on the Nations ( 63:1–6 )
2. God’s Mercies Recalled ( 63:7–14 )
3. The People Pray ( 63:15–64:12 )
vi. The Righteous and the Wicked ( 65:1–66:17 )
1. Judgement and Promises ( 65:1–16 )
2. A New Heaven and a New Earth ( 65:17–25 )
3. Heaven Is My Throne ( 66:1–6 )
4. Rejoice with Jerusalem ( 66:7–14 )
5. Final Judgments against the Wicked ( 66:15–17 )
vii. Call to the Nations ( 66:18–24 )
Jeremiah
1. The Call of Jeremiah ( 1:1–19 )
2. Prophesies for Judah ( 2:1–45:5 )
a. Warnings to Judah ( 2:1–29:32 )
i. The Sin of the People ( 2:1–37 )
ii. A Plea for Repentance ( 3:1–4:4 )
iii. Judgment is Coming ( 4:5–6:30 )
iv. The Temple Sermon ( 7:1–10:25 )
v. The Broken Covenant ( 11:1–12:17 )
vi. Parables and Warning ( 13:1–27 )
vii. Drought, Famine, Sword, and Plague ( 14:1–15:9 )
viii. Jeremiah’s Woes ( 15:10–17:27 )
ix. Parables of Persecution ( 18:1–20:17 )
x. Jeremiah and the Kings of Judah ( 21:1–23:40 )
1. King Zedekiah and Jeremiah ( 21:1–10 )
2. A Message to the House of David ( 21:11–23:8 )
a. To the Royal House of Judah ( 21:11–22:9 )
b. To Individual Kings of Judah ( 22:10–30 )
c. The Coming Righteous Branch of David ( 23:1–8 )
3. The False Prophets ( 23:9–40 )
xi. The Good and Bad Figs ( 24:1–10 )
xii. Seventy Years of Captivity in Babylon ( 25:1–38 )
xiii. Jeremiah Rejected by Leadership ( 26:1–28:17 )
1. The Plot to Kill Jeremiah ( 26:1–24 )
2. The Yoke of Nebuchadnezzar ( 27:1–28:17 )
xiv. Letter to the Exiles in Babylon ( 29:1–32 )
b. Hope for Israel and Judah ( 30:1–33:26 )
i. Restoration of Israel and Judah ( 30:1–31:25 )
ii. The New Covenant ( 31:26–40 )
iii. Jeremiah Buys Hanamel’s Field ( 32:1–44 )
iv. Promise of Future Restoration ( 33:1–13 )
v. The Covenant with David ( 33:14–26 )
c. Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem ( 34:1–45:5 )
i. Events Leading to the Fall of Jerusalem ( 34:1–38:28 )
1. Prophecy against Zedekiah ( 34:1–7 )
2. Freedom for Hebrew Slaves ( 34:8–22 )
3. Obedience of the Rechabites ( 35:1–19 )
4. Jeremiah’s Scroll ( 36:1–32 )
a. Scroll Read in the Temple ( 36:1–10 )
b. Scroll Read in the Palace ( 36:11–19 )
c. Jehoiakim Burns the Scroll ( 36:20–26 )
d. Jeremiah Rewrites the Scroll ( 36:27–32 )
5. Final Warnings Before the Fall of Jerusalem ( 37:1–38:28 )
a. Jeremiah Warns Zedekiah ( 37:1–10 )
b. Jeremiah Imprisoned ( 37:11–21 )
c. Jeremiah Cast into the Cistern ( 38:1–28 )
ii. The Fall of Jerusalem ( 39:1–18 )
iii. Events After the Fall of Jerusalem ( 40:1–45:5 )
1. The Remnant in Judah ( 40:1–42:22 )
a. Jeremiah Remains in Judah ( 40:1–6 )
b. Gedaliah Governs in Judah ( 40:7–41:18 )
i. Gedaliah Appointed by Nebuchadnezzar ( 40:7–12 )
ii. The Plot against Gedaliah ( 40:13–16 )
iii. The Assassination of Gedaliah ( 41:1–18 )
c. A Warning against Going to Egypt ( 42:1–22 )
2. The Remnant Flees to Egypt ( 43:1–44:30 )
a. Jeremiah Taken to Egypt ( 43:1–13 )
b. Judgement on the Jews in Egypt ( 44:1–30 )
3. Jeremiah’s Message to Baruch ( 45:1–5 )
3. Prophesies for the Nations ( 46:1–51:64 )
a. Judgment on Egypt ( 46:1–28 )
b. Judgment on the Philistines ( 47:1–7 )
c. Judgement on Moab ( 48:1–47 )
d. Judgment on the Ammonites ( 49:1–6 )
e. Judgement on Edom ( 49:7–22 )
f. Judgment on Damascus ( 49:23–27 )
g. Judgment on Kedar and Hazor ( 49:28–33 )
h. Judgment on Elam ( 49:34–39 )
i. Concerning Babylon ( 50:1–51:64 )
i. A Prophecy against Babylon ( 50:1–3 )
ii. Hope for Israel and Judah ( 50:4–10 )
iii. Babylon’s Fall Is Certain ( 50:11–16 )
iv. Redemption for God’s People ( 50:17–20 )
v. The Destruction of Babylon ( 50:21–51:14 )
vi. Praise to the God of Jacob ( 51:15–19 )
vii. Babylon’s Punishment ( 51:20–58 )
viii. Jeremiah’s Prophecy to Seraiah ( 51:59–64 )
4. The Fall of Jerusalem Recounted ( 52:1–34 )
a. Nebuchadnezzar Sieges Jerusalem ( 52:1–11 )
b. The Temple Destroyed ( 52:12–23 )
c. Captives Carried to Babylon ( 52:24–30 )
d. Evil-merodach Releases Jehoiachin ( 52:31–34 )
Lamentations
1. The Sorrows of Zion ( 1:1–22 )
2. God’s Anger over Jerusalem ( 2:1–22 )
3. The Suffering Servant ( 3:1–66 )
a. The Prophet’s Affliction ( 3:1–18 )
b. The Prophet’s Hope ( 3:19–36 )
c. God’s Justice ( 3:37–66 )
4. The Siege of Jerusalem ( 4:1–22 )
5. A Prayer for Restoration ( 5:1–22 )
Ezekiel
1. Prophesies of Judgement ( 1:2–32:32 )
a. The Call of Ezekiel ( 1:1–3:27 )
i. Appearance of the Glory of the LORD ( 1:1–28 )
ii. Ezekiel’s Mission ( 2:1–3:27 )
1. Ezekiel the Prophet ( 2:1–3:15 )
2. Ezekiel the Watchman ( 3:16–27 )
b. Ezekiel’s Signs ( 4:1–5:17 )
i. A Sign of Jerusalem’s Siege ( 4:1–17 )
ii. The Razor of Judgment ( 5:1–17 )
c. Judgment on the Land ( 6:1–7:27 )
i. Judgment against Idolatry ( 6:1–7 )
ii. A Remnant to Be Blessed ( 6:8–14 )
iii. Desolation of the Land of Israel ( 7:1–27 )
d. The Defiled Temple ( 8:1–11:25 )
i. The Vision of Idolatry in the Temple ( 8:1–18 )
ii. Execution of the Idolaters ( 9:1–11 )
iii. God's Glory Exits the Temple ( 10:1–22 )
iv. Evil in High Places ( 11:1–12 )
v. A Promise of Restoration ( 11:13–21 )
vi. God’s Glory Leaves Jerusalem ( 11:22–25 )
e. Prophesies of Judgment on Judah ( 12:1–24:27 )
i. Signs of the Coming Captivity ( 12:1–28 )
1. Ezekiel’s Baggage ( 12:1–16 )
2. Eat Your Bread with Trembling ( 12:17–20 )
3. A Presumptuous Proverb ( 12:21–28 )
ii. Reproof of False Prophets ( 13:1–23 )
iii. Idolatrous Elders Condemned ( 14:1–11 )
iv. Four Dire Judgments ( 14:12–23 )
v. Jerusalem the Useless Vine ( 15:1–8 )
vi. Jerusalem as a Rebellious Wife ( 16:1–63 )
vii. The Parable of Two Eagles and a Vine ( 17:1–24 )
viii. The Soul Who Sins Will Die ( 18:1–32 )
ix. A Lament for the Princes of Israel ( 19:1–14 )
x. Rebellious Israel ( 20:1–44 )
1. Israel’s Rebellion in Egypt ( 20:1–17 )
2. Israel’s Rebellion in the Wilderness ( 20:18–26 )
3. Israel’s Rebellion in the Land ( 20:27–32 )
4. Judgment and Restoration ( 20:33–44 )
xi. Babylon, the Instrument of Judgment ( 20:45–21:32 )
1. A Prophecy against the South ( 20:45–49 )
2. God’s Sword of Judgment ( 21:1–32 )
xii. The Sin of Jerusalem ( 22:1–31 )
xiii. The Two Adulterous Sisters: Jerusalem and Samaria ( 23:1–49 )
xiv. The Parable of the Cooking Pot ( 24:1–14 )
xv. Ezekiel’s Wife Dies ( 24:15–27 )
f. Prophesies of Judgement on the Nations ( 25:1–32:32 )
i. A Prophecy against Ammon ( 25:1–7 )
ii. A Prophecy against Moab ( 25:8–11 )
iii. A Prophecy against Edom ( 25:12–14 )
iv. A Prophecy against the Philistines ( 25:15–17 )
v. A Prophecy against Tyre ( 26:1–28:19 )
1. Proud Tyre to Fall ( 26:1–21 )
2. A Lament for Tyre ( 27:1–36 )
3. A Prophecy against the Ruler of Tyre ( 28:1–10 )
4. A Lament for the King of Tyre ( 28:11–19 )
vi. A Prophecy against Sidon ( 28:20–24 )
vii. The Restoration of Israel ( 28:25–26 )
viii. A Prophecy against Egypt ( 29:1–32:32 )
1. A Prophecy against Pharaoh ( 29:1–7 )
2. The Desolation of Egypt ( 29:8–16 )
3. Egypt the Reward of Nebuchadnezzar ( 29:17–21 )
4. A Lament for Egypt ( 30:1–19 )
5. Pharaoh’s Power Broken ( 30:20–26 )
6. Egypt Will Fall like Assyria ( 31:1–18 )
7. A Lament for Pharaoh King of Egypt ( 32:1–16 )
8. Egypt Cast into the Pit ( 32:17–32 )
2. Prophecies of Restoration ( 33:1–48:35 )
a. Ezekiel's the Watchman for Israel ( 33:1–20 )
b. Word of Jerusalem’s Fall ( 33:21–33 )
c. Israel Will Return to the Land ( 34:1–37:28 )
i. A Prophecy for Shepherds ( 34:1–31 )
1. Against Israel’s Shepherds ( 34:1–10 )
2. The Good Shepherd ( 34:11–24 )
3. The Covenant of Peace ( 34:25–31 )
ii. A Prophecy against Mount Seir ( 35:1–15 )
iii. A Prophecy to the Mountains of Israel ( 36:1–15 )
iv. A New Heart and a New Spirit ( 36:16–38 )
v. The Valley of Dry Bones Restored ( 37:1–14 )
vi. One Nation with One King ( 37:15–28 )
d. Removal of Israel’s Enemies ( 38:1–39:29 )
i. A Prophecy against Gog ( 38:1–23 )
ii. The Slaughter of Gog’s Army ( 39:1–20 )
iii. Israel to Be Restored ( 39:21–29 )
e. Reinstatement of True Worship ( 40:1–46:24 )
i. Ezekiel Measures the New Temple ( 40:1–42:20 )
1. The Man with a Measuring Rod ( 40:1–4 )
2. The East Gate ( 40:5–16 )
3. The Outer Court ( 40:17–19 )
4. The North Gate ( 40:20–23 )
5. The South Gate ( 40:24–27 )
6. The Gates of the Inner Court ( 40:28–37 )
7. Eight Tables for Sacrifices ( 40:38–43 )
8. Chambers for Ministry ( 40:44–46 )
9. The Inner Court ( 40:47–49 )
10. Inside the Temple ( 41:1–4 )
11. Outside the Temple ( 41:5–14 )
12. The Interior Structures ( 41:15–26 )
13. Chambers for the Priests ( 42:1–14 )
14. The Outer Measurements ( 42:15–20 )
ii. Temple Worship Restored ( 43:1–46:24 )
1. The Glory of the LORD Returns to the Temple ( 43:1–12 )
2. The Altar of Sacrifice ( 43:13–27 )
3. The East Gate Assigned to the Prince ( 44:1–5 )
4. The Levitical Priesthood ( 44:6–31 )
a. Reproof of the Levites ( 44:6–14 )
b. The Duties of the Priests ( 44:15–31 )
5. Consecration of the Land ( 45:1–6 )
6. The Prince’s Portion ( 45:7–9 )
7. Honest Scales ( 45:10–12 )
8. Offerings and Feasts ( 45:13–25 )
9. The Prince’s Offerings ( 46:1–18 )
10. The Courts for Boiling and Baking ( 46:19–24 )
iii. The Land of Israel ( 47:1–48:35 )
1. Waters from under the Temple ( 47:1–12 )
2. The Borders of the Land ( 47:13–23 )
3. Distribution of the Land ( 48:1–35 )
a. The Portions for the Tribes ( 48:1–7 )
b. The Portions for the Priests and Levites ( 48:8–20 )
c. The Portion for the Prince ( 48:21–22 )
d. The Portions for the Remaining Tribes ( 48:23–29 )
e. The City Gates and Dimensions ( 48:30–35 )
Daniel
1. Narrative of Daniel ( 1:1–6:28 )
a. Under King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon ( 1:1–4:37 )
i. Exile to Babylon ( 1:1–21 )
1. Daniel Removed to Babylon ( 1:1–7 )
2. Daniel’s Faithfulness ( 1:8–16 )
3. Daniel’s Wisdom ( 1:17–21 )
ii. Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream of a Statue ( 2:1–49 )
1. No One Can Interpret Nebuchadnezzar’s Troubling Dream ( 2:1–13 )
2. The Dream Revealed to Daniel ( 2:14–23 )
3. Daniel Interprets the Dream ( 2:24–45 )
4. Nebuchadnezzar Promotes Daniel ( 2:46–49 )
iii. Nebuchadnezzar’s Golden Statue ( 3:1–30 )
1. Golden Statue Erected ( 3:1–7 )
2. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego Accused ( 3:8–18 )
3. The Fiery Furnace ( 3:19–30 )
iv. Nebuchadnezzar’s Pride ( 4:1–37 )
1. Nebuchadnezzar Confesses God’s Kingdom ( 4:1–3 )
2. Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream of a Great Tree ( 4:4–18 )
3. Daniel Interprets the Second Dream ( 4:19–27 )
4. The Second Dream Fulfilled ( 4:28–33 )
5. Nebuchadnezzar Restored ( 4:34–37 )
b. Under King Belshazzar of Babylon ( 5:1–31 )
i. Belshazzar’s Feast ( 5:1–12 )
ii. Daniel Interprets the Handwriting on the Wall ( 5:13–31 )
c. Under King Darius the Mede ( 6:1–28 )
i. The Plot against Daniel ( 6:1–9 )
ii. Daniel in the Lions’ Den ( 6:10–24 )
iii. Darius Honors God ( 6:25–28 )
2. Visions of Daniel ( 7:1–12:13 )
a. Daniel’s First Vision ( 7:1–28 )
i. Vision of The Four Beasts ( 7:1–8 )
ii. Vision of the Ancient of Days ( 7:9–12 )
iii. Vision of the Son of Man ( 7:13–14 )
iv. Visions Interpreted ( 7:15–28 )
b. Daniel’s Second Vision ( 8:1–27 )
i. Vision of the Ram and the Goat ( 8:1–14 )
ii. Gabriel Interprets Daniel’s Vision ( 8:15–27 )
c. Daniel’s Prayer ( 9:1–27 )
i. Prayer for His People ( 9:1–19 )
ii. Gabriel’s Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks ( 9:20–27 )
d. Daniel’s Third Vision ( 10:1–12:13 )
i. Daniel’s Vision by the Tigris ( 10:1–21 )
ii. Kings of the South and North ( 11:1–35 )
iii. The King Who Exalts Himself ( 11:36–45 )
iv. The End Times ( 12:1–13 )
Hosea
1. Adulterous Wife and Faithful Husband ( 1:1–3:5 )
a. Hosea’s Wife and Children ( 1:1–11 )
b. The Adulterous Wife ( 2:1–23 )
i. Israel’s Adultery Rebuked ( 2:1–13 )
ii. God’s Mercy to Israel ( 2:14–23 )
c. Hosea Redeems His Wife ( 3:1–5 )
2. Adulterous Nation and Faithful God ( 4:1–14:9 )
a. The Adulterous Nation ( 4:1–10:15 )
i. God’s Case against His People ( 4:1–19 )
ii. Judgment on Israel and Judah ( 5:1–15 )
iii. The Unrepentance of Israel and Judah ( 6:1–11 )
iv. Ephraim’s Iniquity ( 7:1–16 )
v. Israel Will Reap the Whirlwind ( 8:1–14 )
vi. Israel’s Punishment ( 9:1–17 )
vii. Retribution for Israel’s Sin ( 10:1–15 )
b. The Faithful God ( 11:1–14:9 )
i. Out of Egypt I Called My Son ( 11:1–7 )
ii. God’s Love for Israel ( 11:8–12 )
iii. A Reproof of Ephraim, Judah, and Jacob ( 12:1–14 )
iv. God’s Anger against Israel ( 13:1–8 )
v. Death and Resurrection ( 13:9–14 )
vi. Judgment on Samaria ( 13:15–16 )
vii. A Call to Repentance ( 14:1–3 )
viii. A Promise of God’s Blessing ( 14:4–9 )
Joel
1. A Past Day of the LORD ( 1:1–20 )
a. The Invasion of Locusts ( 1:1–7 )
b. A Call to Mourning ( 1:8–12 )
c. A Call to Repentance ( 1:13–20 )
2. A Future Day of the LORD ( 2:1–32 )
a. The Army of Locusts ( 2:1–11 )
b. Return with All Your Heart ( 2:12–17 )
c. God’s Response ( 2:18–32 )
i. Restoration Promised ( 2:18–27 )
ii. I Will Pour Out My Spirit ( 2:28–32 )
3. The Future Day of the LORD ( 3:1–21 )
a. The LORD Judges the Nations ( 3:1–16 )
b. Blessings for God’s People ( 3:17–21 )
Amos
1. Prophecy against All Nations ( 1:1–2:16 )
a. Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors ( 1:1–2:5 )
i. Introduction ( 1:1–2 )
ii. Judgment on Aram ( 1:3–5 )
iii. Judgment on the Philistines ( 1:6–8 )
iv. Judgment on Tyre ( 1:9–10 )
v. Judgment on Edom ( 1:11–12 )
vi. Judgment on the Ammonites ( 1:13–15 )
vii. Judgment on Moab ( 2:1–3 )
viii. Judgment on Judah ( 2:4–5 )
b. Judgment on Israel ( 2:6–16 )
2. Prophecy against Israel ( 3:1–6:14 )
a. Witnesses against Israel ( 3:1–15 )
b. Punishment Brings No repentance ( 4:1–13 )
c. A Lamentation against Israel ( 5:1–3 )
d. A Call to Repentance ( 5:4–15 )
e. Woe to Rebellious Israel ( 5:16–27 )
f. Woe to Those at Ease in Zion ( 6:1–7 )
g. The Pride of Israel ( 6:8–14 )
3. Visions of Judgment ( 7:1–9:15 )
a. The LORD Relented ( 7:1–6 )
i. The Locust Swarm ( 7:1–3 )
ii. Judgment by Fire ( 7:4–6 )
b. The LORD Does Not Relent ( 7:7–9:10 )
i. The Plumb Line ( 7:7–17 )
1. The Vision ( 7:7–9 )
2. Amaziah Accuses Amos ( 7:10–17 )
ii. The Basket of Summer Fruit ( 8:1–14 )
iii. The Destruction of Israel ( 9:1–10 )
c. A Promise of Restoration ( 9:11–15 )
Obadiah
1. The Judgment of Edom ( 1:1–14 )
a. The Destruction of Edom ( 1:1–9 )
b. The Sin of Edom ( 1:10–14 )
2. The Day of the LORD for All Nations ( 1:15–21 )
a. Destruction of the Nations ( 1:15–16 )
b. The Deliverance of Israel ( 1:17–21 )
Jonah
1. Fleeing from God’s Mission ( 1:1–17 )
a. Jonah’s Call and Flight ( 1:1–3 )
b. The Great Storm ( 1:4–10 )
c. Jonah Cast into the Sea ( 1:11–17 )
2. Jonah’s Prayer of Repentance ( 2:1–10 )
3. Fulfilling God’s Mission ( 3:1–10 )
a. Jonah Preaches to the Ninevites ( 3:1–4 )
b. Nineveh Repents ( 3:5–10 )
4. Questioning God’s Mercy ( 4:1–11 )
a. Jonah’s Anger ( 4:1–4 )
b. The Withering Plant ( 4:5–11 )
Micah
1. First Cycle of Judgment and Restoration ( 1:1–2:13 )
a. Judgment of Samaria and Jerusalem ( 1:1–2:11 )
i. Judgment to Come ( 1:1–7 )
ii. Weeping and Mourning ( 1:8–16 )
iii. Woe to Oppressors ( 2:1–5 )
iv. Reproof of False Prophets ( 2:6–11 )
b. Restoration of a Remnant ( 2:12–13 )
2. Second Cycle of Judgment and Restoration ( 3:1–5:15 )
a. Judgment of Rulers and Prophets ( 3:1–12 )
b. Future Restoration ( 4:1–5:15 )
i. The Mountain of the House of the LORD ( 4:1–5 )
ii. Restoration of Zion ( 4:6–13 )
iii. A Ruler from Bethlehem ( 5:1–6 )
iv. The Remnant of Jacob ( 5:7–15 )
3. Third Cycle of Judgment and Restoration ( 6:1–7:20 )
a. Judgment on Israel ( 6:1–7:6 )
i. The Case against Israel ( 6:1–8 )
ii. The Punishment of Israel ( 6:9–16 )
iii. Israel’s Great Misery ( 7:1–6 )
b. The Final Restoration of God's Kingdom ( 7:7–20 )
i. Israel’s Confession and Comfort ( 7:7–13 )
ii. God’s Compassion on Israel ( 7:14–20 )
Nahum
1. The Burden against Nineveh ( 1:1–15 )
a. The LORD Appears ( 1:1–8 )
b. The Fate of the Nations ( 1:9–15 )
2. The Overthrow of Nineveh ( 2:1–13 )
a. The Fall of the City ( 2:1–10 )
b. Reputation of Nineveh Destroyed ( 2:11–13 )
3. Fall of Assyria ( 3:1–19 )
a. Woe to the City of Blood ( 3:1–4 )
b. Judgment of Assyria ( 3:5–19 )
Habakkuk
1. Habakkuk’s First Complaint ( 1:1–11 )
a. The Perversion of Justice ( 1:1–4 )
b. The LORD’s Answer: I am Raising Up the Chaldeans ( 1:5–11 )
2. Habakkuk's Second Complaint ( 1:12–2:20 )
a. Babylon is Worse than Israel ( 1:12–17 )
b. The LORD Answers Again: Woe to the Chaldeans ( 2:1–20 )
3. Habakkuk's Prayer ( 3:1–19 )
Zephaniah
1. Judgment on Jerusalem ( 1:1–2:3 )
a. Zephaniah Prophesies Judgment on Judah ( 1:1–6 )
b. The Day of the LORD ( 1:7–18 )
c. A Call to Repentance ( 2:1–3 )
2. Judgment on the Nations (and Jerusalem) ( 2:4–3:8 )
a. Judgment on the Philistines ( 2:4–7 )
b. Judgment on Moab and Ammon ( 2:8–11 )
c. Judgment on Cush and Assyria ( 2:12–15 )
d. Judgment on Jerusalem ( 3:1–5 )
e. Purification of the Nations ( 3:6–8 )
3. Hope for the Nations and Jerusalem ( 3:9–20 )
a. A Faithful Remnant ( 3:9–13 )
b. Israel’s Restoration ( 3:14–20 )
Haggai
1. A Call to Rebuild the Temple ( 1:1–11 )
2. Zerubbabel and the People Obey ( 1:12–15 )
3. The Coming Glory of God’s House ( 2:1–9 )
4. Blessings for a Defiled People ( 2:10–19 )
5. Zerubbabel the LORD’s Signet Ring ( 2:20–23 )
Zechariah
1. A Call to Repentance ( 1:1–6 )
2. The Eight Visions ( 1:7–6:15 )
a. The Vision of the Horses ( 1:7–17 )
b. The Vision of the Horns ( 1:18–21 )
c. The Vision of the Measuring Line ( 2:1–13 )
d. The Vision of Joshua the High Priest ( 3:1–10 )
e. The Vision of the Lampstand and Olive Trees ( 4:1–14 )
f. The Vision of the Flying Scroll ( 5:1–4 )
g. The Vision of the Woman in a Basket ( 5:5–11 )
h. The Vision of the Four Chariots ( 6:1–8 )
i. The Crown and the Temple ( 6:9–15 )
3. Fasting and Restoration ( 7:1–8:23 )
a. Question about Weeping and Fasting ( 7:1–3 )
b. Four Answers ( 7:4–8:23 )
i. Incorrect Motives ( 7:4–7 )
ii. True Justice ( 7:8–14 )
iii. Restoration of Jerusalem ( 8:1–17 )
iv. Future Feasts for All Nations ( 8:18–23 )
4. Prophecies of the Messiah ( 9:1–14:21 )
a. The Messiah’s First Coming ( 9:1–11:17 )
i. Judgment against Israel’s Enemies ( 9:1–8 )
ii. Zion’s Coming King ( 9:9–10:12 )
iii. The Rejected Shepherd ( 11:1–9 )
iv. Thirty Pieces of Silver ( 11:10–17 )
b. The Messiah’s Second Coming ( 12:1–14:21 )
i. Jerusalem Will Be Attacked ( 12:1–9 )
ii. Mourning the One They Pierced ( 12:10–14 )
iii. An End to Idolatry ( 13:1–9 )
iv. The Destroyers of Jerusalem Destroyed ( 14:1–15 )
v. All Nations Will Worship the King ( 14:16–21 )
Malachi
1. The Six Disputes ( 1:1–3:18 )
a. The LORD’s Love for Israel ( 1:1–5 )
b. The Polluted Offerings and Priesthood ( 1:6–2:9 )
c. Judah’s Unfaithfulness ( 2:10–16 )
d. The Coming Day of Judgment ( 2:17–3:5 )
e. Robbing God ( 3:6–12 )
f. The Book of Remembrance ( 3:13–18 )
2. The Day of the LORD ( 4:1–6 )
Matthew
1. Introduction ( 1:1–4:25 )
a. The Birth of Jesus ( 1:1–2:23 )
i. The Genealogy of Jesus ( 1:1–17 )
ii. The Birth of Jesus ( 1:18–25 )
iii. The Pilgrimage of the Magi ( 2:1–12 )
iv. The Flight to Egypt ( 2:13–23 )
1. The Departure ( 2:13–15 )
2. Rachel Weeping for Her Children ( 2:16–18 )
3. The Return to Nazareth ( 2:19–23 )
b. The Start of Jesus’ Public Ministry ( 3:1–4:25 )
i. The Mission of John the Baptist ( 3:1–12 )
ii. The Baptism of Jesus ( 3:13–17 )
iii. The Temptation of Jesus ( 4:1–11 )
iv. Jesus Begins His Ministry ( 4:12–25 )
2. The Sermon on the Mount ( 5:1–9:38 )
a. Jesus Announces the Kingdom of Heaven ( 5:1–7:29 )
i. The Kingdom of Heaven and Its King ( 5:1–20 )
1. The Beatitudes ( 5:1–12 )
2. Salt and Light ( 5:13–16 )
3. The Fulfillment of the Law ( 5:17–20 )
ii. The Laws of the Kingdom ( 5:21–6:34 )
1. You Have Heard It Said… ( 5:21–48 )
a. Anger and Reconciliation ( 5:21–26 )
b. Adultery ( 5:27–30 )
c. Divorce ( 5:31–32 )
d. Oaths and Vows ( 5:33–37 )
e. Love Your Enemies ( 5:38–48 )
2. The Lord Sees What is Done in Secret ( 6:1–34 )
a. Giving to the Needy ( 6:1–4 )
b. The Lord’s Prayer ( 6:5–15 )
c. Proper Fasting ( 6:16–18 )
d. Treasures in Heaven ( 6:19–21 )
e. The Lamp of the Body ( 6:22–24 )
f. Do Not Worry ( 6:25–34 )
iii. Justice in the Kingdom of Heaven ( 7:1–27 )
1. Judging Others ( 7:1–6 )
2. Ask, Seek, Knock ( 7:7–12 )
3. The Narrow Gate ( 7:13–14 )
4. A Tree and Its Fruit ( 7:15–23 )
5. The House on the Rock ( 7:24–27 )
iv. The Authority of Jesus ( 7:28–29 )
b. Jesus Lives Out the Kingdom of Heaven ( 8:1–9:38 )
i. Healing in the Kingdom ( 8:1–17 )
1. The Leper’s Prayer ( 8:1–4 )
2. The Faith of the Centurion ( 8:5–13 )
3. Jesus Heals at Peter’s House ( 8:14–17 )
ii. The Authority of the King ( 8:18–9:8 )
1. The Cost of Discipleship ( 8:18–22 )
2. Jesus Calms the Storm ( 8:23–27 )
3. The Demons and the Pigs ( 8:28–34 )
4. Jesus Heals a Paralytic ( 9:1–8 )
iii. Disciples in the Kingdom ( 9:9–17 )
1. Jesus Calls Matthew ( 9:9–13 )
2. Questions about Fasting ( 9:14–15 )
3. The Patches and the Wineskins ( 9:16–17 )
iv. Restoration in the Kingdom ( 9:18–31 )
1. The Woman Suffering from Bleeding ( 9:18–22 )
2. The Girl Raised from the Dead ( 9:23–26 )
3. Jesus Heals the Blind and Mute ( 9:27–34 )
v. The Lord of the Harvest ( 9:35–38 )
3. The Apostle’s Discourse ( 10:1–12:50 )
a. The Commissioning of the Twelve ( 10:1–42 )
i. The Twelve Apostles ( 10:1–4 )
ii. The Ministry of the Twelve ( 10:5–42 )
1. Jesus Sends Them Out ( 10:5–15 )
2. Sheep among Wolves ( 10:16–25 )
3. Fear God Alone ( 10:26–31 )
4. Confessing Christ ( 10:32–33 )
5. Not Peace but a Sword ( 10:34–39 )
6. The reward of Service ( 10:40–42 )
b. Responses to Jesus ( 11:1–12:50 )
i. John the Baptist in Prison ( 11:1–24 )
1. John’s Inquiry ( 11:1–4 )
2. Jesus Testifies about John ( 11:5–19 )
3. Woe to the Unrepentant ( 11:20–24 )
ii. The Lord of the Sabbath ( 11:25–12:14 )
1. Rest for the Weary ( 11:25–30 )
2. Jesus Heals on the Sabbath ( 12:1–14 )
iii. Pharisees Oppose Jesus ( 12:15–45 )
1. God’s Chosen Servant ( 12:15–21 )
2. A House Divided ( 12:22–30 )
3. The Unpardonable Sin ( 12:31–32 )
4. Good and Bad Fruit ( 12:33–37 )
5. The Sign of Jonah ( 12:38–42 )
6. An Unclean Spirit Returns ( 12:43–45 )
iv. Jesus’ Mother and Brothers ( 12:46–50 )
4. The Kingdom of Heaven Revealed in Parables ( 13:1–17:27 )
a. Parables of the Kingdom ( 13:1–52 )
i. The Parable of the Sower ( 13:1–23 )
ii. The Parable of the Weeds ( 13:24–30 )
iii. The Parable of the Mustard Seed ( 13:31–32 )
iv. The Parable of the Leaven ( 13:33 )
v. I Will Open My Mouth in Parables ( 13:34–35 )
vi. The Parable of the Weeds Explained ( 13:36–43 )
vii. The Parables of the Treasure and the Pearl ( 13:44–46 )
viii. The Parable of the Net ( 13:47–52 )
b. The Identity of the King Revealed ( 13:53–17:27 )
i. The Rejection at Nazareth ( 13:53–58 )
ii. The Beheading of John ( 14:1–12 )
iii. The Feeding of the Five Thousand ( 14:13–21 )
iv. Jesus Walks on Water ( 14:22–33 )
v. Jesus Heals at Gennesaret ( 14:34–36 )
vi. The Tradition of the Elders ( 15:1–9 )
vii. What Defiles a Man ( 15:10–20 )
viii. The Faith of the Canaanite Woman ( 15:21–28 )
ix. The Feeding of the Four Thousand ( 15:29–39 )
x. The Demand for a Sign ( 16:1–4 )
xi. The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees ( 16:5–12 )
xii. At Caesarea Philippi ( 16:13–28 )
1. Peter’s Confession of Christ ( 16:13–20 )
2. Christ’s Passion Foretold ( 16:21–23 )
3. Take Up Your Cross ( 16:24–28 )
xiii. The Transfiguration ( 17:1–13 )
xiv. The Boy with a Demon ( 17:14–18 )
xv. The Power of Faith ( 17:19–21 )
xvi. The Second Prediction of the Passion ( 17:22–23 )
xvii. The Temple Tax ( 17:24–27 )
5. The Community of the Kingdom ( 18:1–23:39 )
a. The Community Discourse ( 18:1–35 )
i. The Greatest in the Kingdom ( 18:1–5 )
ii. Temptations and Trespasses ( 18:6–9 )
iii. The Parable of the Lost Sheep ( 18:10–14 )
iv. A Brother Who Sins ( 18:15–20 )
v. The Unforgiving Servant ( 18:21–35 )
b. Jesus Teaches in Judea ( 19:1–23:39 )
i. Teachings for the Community ( 19:1–20:34 )
1. Teachings about Divorce ( 19:1–12 )
2. Jesus Blesses the Children ( 19:13–15 )
3. The Rich Young Man ( 19:16–30 )
4. The Parable of the Workers ( 20:1–16 )
5. The Third Prediction of the Passion ( 20:17–19 )
6. The Two and the Ten ( 20:20–28 )
7. The Blind Men by the Road ( 20:29–34 )
ii. The King of the Community ( 21:1–22 )
1. The Triumphal Entry ( 21:1–11 )
2. Jesus Cleanses the Temple ( 21:12–17 )
3. The Barren Fig Tree ( 21:18–22 )
iii. The King Examined for Blemish ( 21:23–23:39 )
1. The Chief Priests and Elders Question ( 21:23–22:14 )
a. Jesus’ Authority Challenged ( 21:23–27 )
b. The Parable of the Two Sons ( 21:28–32 )
c. The Parable of the Wicked Tenants ( 21:33–46 )
d. The Parable of the Banquet ( 22:1–14 )
2. The Herodians Question Taxes to Caesar ( 22:15–22 )
3. The Sadducees Question the Resurrection ( 22:23–33 )
4. The Pharisees Question the Greatest Commandment ( 22:34–40 )
5. Jesus Questions the Pharisees ( 22:41–23:39 )
a. Whose Son Is the Christ? ( 22:41–46 )
b. Woe to Scribes and Pharisees ( 23:1–36 )
c. Lament over Jerusalem ( 23:37–39 )
6. The Last Things ( 24:1–27:66 )
a. The Olivet Discourse ( 24:1–25:46 )
i. Temple Destruction Foretold ( 24:1–2 )
ii. Signs of the End of the Age ( 24:3–35 )
1. Let No Man Deceive You ( 24:3–8 )
2. Witnessing to All Nations ( 24:9–14 )
3. The Abomination of Desolation ( 24:15–25 )
4. The Return of the Son of Man ( 24:26–31 )
5. The Lesson of the Fig Tree ( 24:32–35 )
iii. Readiness at Any Hour ( 24:36–51 )
iv. The Parable of the Ten Virgins ( 25:1–13 )
v. The Parable of the Talents ( 25:14–30 )
vi. The Sheep and the Goats ( 25:31–46 )
b. Jesus’ Passover ( 26:1–27:66 )
i. Two Days Before the Passover ( 26:1–19 )
1. The Plot to Kill Jesus ( 26:1–5 )
2. Jesus anointed at Bethany ( 26:6–13 )
3. Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus ( 26:14–16 )
4. Preparing the Passover ( 26:17–19 )
ii. The Last Supper ( 26:20–30 )
1. Judas the Betrayer ( 26:20–25 )
2. The Bread and Cup After Supper ( 26:26–30 )
iii. On the Mount of Olives ( 26:31–56 )
1. Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial ( 26:31–35 )
2. Jesus Prays at Gethsemane ( 26:36–46 )
3. The Betrayal of Jesus ( 26:47–56 )
iv. One Long Night ( 26:57–27:31 )
1. Jesus before the Sanhedrin ( 26:57–68 )
2. Peter Denies Jesus ( 26:69–75 )
3. Jesus Delivered to Pilate ( 27:1–2 )
4. Judas Hangs Himself ( 27:3–10 )
5. Jesus before Pilate ( 27:11–26 )
a. Pilate Questions Jesus ( 27:11–14 )
b. The Crowd Chooses Barabbas ( 27:15–23 )
c. Pilate Washes His Hands ( 27:24–26 )
6. The Soldiers Mock Jesus ( 27:27–31 )
v. The Crucifixion ( 27:32–56 )
vi. The Burial of Jesus ( 27:57–61 )
vii. The Guards at the Tomb ( 27:62–66 )
7. The Resurrection ( 28:1–20 )
a. The Women at the Tomb ( 28:1–10 )
b. The Report of the Guards ( 28:11–15 )
c. The Great Commission ( 28:16–20 )
Mark
1. The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry ( 1:1–15 )
a. The Mission of John the Baptist ( 1:1–11 )
b. The Temptation and Preaching of Jesus ( 1:12–15 )
2. Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee ( 1:16–7:23 )
a. Early Ministry ( 1:16–3:19 )
i. The First Disciples ( 1:16–20 )
ii. Miracles at Capernaum ( 1:21–34 )
1. Jesus Expels an Unclean Spirit ( 1:21–28 )
2. Jesus Heals at Peter’s House ( 1:29–34 )
iii. Jesus Prays and Preaches ( 1:35–39 )
iv. The Leper’s Prayer ( 1:40–45 )
v. Ministry in Capernaum ( 2:1–22 )
1. Jesus Heals a Paralytic ( 2:1–12 )
2. Jesus Calls Levi ( 2:13–17 )
3. Questions about Fasting ( 2:18–20 )
4. The Patches and the Wineskins ( 2:21–22 )
vi. The Lord of the Sabbath ( 2:23–3:6 )
1. Sabbath was Made for Man ( 2:23–27 )
2. Jesus Heals on the Sabbath ( 3:1–6 )
vii. Multitudes Follow Jesus ( 3:7–12 )
viii. The Twelve Apostles ( 3:13–19 )
b. Later Ministry ( 3:20–7:23 )
i. Opposition to Jesus ( 3:20–35 )
1. A House Divided ( 3:20–27 )
2. The Unpardonable Sin ( 3:28–30 )
3. Jesus’ Mothers and Brothers ( 3:31–35 )
ii. Parables of the Kingdom ( 4:1–34 )
1. The Parable of the Sower ( 4:1–9 )
2. The Purpose of Jesus’ Parables ( 4:10–12 )
3. The Parable of the Sower Explained ( 4:13–20 )
4. The Lesson of the Lamp ( 4:21–25 )
5. The Seed Growing Secretly ( 4:26–29 )
6. The Parable of the Mustard Seed ( 4:30–34 )
iii. The Authority of Jesus ( 4:35–5:20 )
1. Jesus Calms the Storm ( 4:35–41 )
2. The Demons and the Pigs ( 5:1–20 )
iv. The Healing Touch of Jesus ( 5:21–43 )
1. Jairus’ Daughter is Near Death ( 5:21–23 )
2. The Woman Suffering from Bleeding ( 5:24–34 )
3. Jairus’ Daughter Raised from the Dead ( 5:35–43 )
v. The Rejection at Nazareth ( 6:1–6 )
vi. The Ministry of the Twelve ( 6:7–13 )
vii. The Beheading of John ( 6:14–29 )
viii. The Feeding of the Five Thousand ( 6:30–44 )
ix. Jesus Walks on Water ( 6:45–52 )
x. Jesus Heals at Gennesaret ( 6:53–56 )
xi. Tradition of the Elders ( 7:1–13 )
xii. What Defiles a Man ( 7:14–23 )
3. Jesus’ Ministry in Various Gentile Regions ( 7:24–9:50 )
i. The Faith of the Gentile Woman ( 7:24–30 )
ii. The Deaf and Mute Man ( 7:31–37 )
iii. The Feeding of the Four Thousand ( 8:1–10 )
iv. The Demand for a Sign ( 8:11–13 )
v. The Leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod ( 8:14–21 )
vi. The Blind Man at Bethsaida ( 8:22–26 )
vii. At Caesarea Philippi ( 8:27–38 )
1. Peter’s Confession of Christ ( 8:27–30 )
2. The First Prediction of the Passion ( 8:31–33 )
3. Take Up Your Cross ( 8:34–38 )
viii. The Transfiguration ( 9:1–13 )
ix. The Boy with an Evil Spirit ( 9:14–29 )
x. The Second Prediction of the Passion ( 9:30–32 )
xi. The Greatest in the Kingdom ( 9:33–41 )
xii. Temptations and Trespasses ( 9:42–48 )
xiii. Good Salt ( 9:49–50 )
4. The Way to Jerusalem ( 10:1–52 )
a. Teachings about Divorce ( 10:1–12 )
b. Jesus Blesses the Children ( 10:13–16 )
c. The Rich Young Man ( 10:17–31 )
d. The Third Prediction of the Passion ( 10:32–34 )
e. The Two and the Ten ( 10:35–45 )
f. Jesus Heals Bartimaeus ( 10:46–52 )
5. Jesus’ Ministry in Jerusalem ( 11:1–16:20 )
a. Jesus Arrives at Jerusalem ( 11:1–25 )
i. The Triumphal Entry ( 11:1–11 )
ii. Jesus Curses the Fig Tree ( 11:12–14 )
iii. Jesus Cleanses the Temple ( 11:15–19 )
iv. The Withering Fig Tree ( 11:20–25 )
b. Jesus Examined for Blemish ( 11:27–12:44 )
i. Chief Priests and Scribes Question Jesus ( 11:27–12:12 )
1. Jesus’ Authority Challenged ( 11:27–33 )
2. The Parable of the Wicked Tenants ( 12:1–12 )
ii. Pharisees and Herodians Question Taxes to Caesar ( 12:13–17 )
iii. The Sadducees Question the Resurrection ( 12:18–27 )
iv. The Scribes Question the Greatest Commandment ( 12:28–34 )
v. Jesus Questions the Crowds ( 12:35–44 )
1. Whose Son Is the Christ? ( 12:35–37 )
2. Beware of the Scribes ( 12:38–40 )
3. The Widow’s Offering ( 12:41–44 )
c. The Olivet Discourse ( 13:1–37 )
i. Temple Destruction Foretold ( 13:1–2 )
ii. Signs of the End of the age ( 13:3–31 )
1. Let No Man Deceive You ( 13:3–8 )
2. Witnessing to All Nations ( 13:9–13 )
3. The Abomination of Desolation ( 13:14–23 )
4. The Return of the Son of Man ( 13:24–27 )
5. The Lesson of the Fig Tree ( 13:28–31 )
iii. Readiness at Any Hour ( 13:32–37 )
d. Jesus’ Passover ( 14:1–15:47 )
i. Two Days Before Passover ( 14:1–16 )
1. The Plot to Kill Jesus ( 14:1–2 )
2. Jesus Anointed at Bethany ( 14:3–9 )
3. Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus ( 14:10–11 )
4. Preparing the Passover ( 14:12–16 )
ii. The Last Supper ( 14:17–31 )
1. Judas the Betrayer ( 14:17–21 )
2. The Bread and Cup After Supper ( 14:22–26 )
3. Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial ( 14:27–31 )
iii. On the Mount of Olives ( 14:32–52 )
1. Jesus Prays at Gethsemane ( 14:32–42 )
2. The Betrayal of Jesus ( 14:43–52 )
iv. One Long Night ( 14:53–15:20 )
1. Jesus before the Sanhedrin ( 14:53–65 )
2. Peter Denies Jesus ( 14:66–72 )
3. Jesus before Pilate ( 15:1–15 )
a. Jesus Delivered to Pilate ( 15:1–5 )
b. The Crowd Chooses Barabbas ( 15:6–11 )
c. Pilate Delivers Up Jesus ( 15:12–15 )
4. The Soldiers Mock Jesus ( 15:16–20 )
v. The Crucifixion ( 15:21–41 )
vi. The Burial of Jesus ( 15:42–47 )
e. The Resurrection ( 16:1–20 )
i. The Women at the Tomb ( 16:1–8 )
ii. Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene ( 16:9–11 )
iii. Jesus Appears to Two Disciples ( 16:12–13 )
iv. The Great Commission ( 16:14–18 )
v. The Ascension ( 16:19–20 )
Luke
1. The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry ( 1:1–4:13 )
a. Dedication to Theophilus ( 1:1–4 )
b. The Births of John the Baptist and Jesus ( 1:5–2:40 )
i. Gabriel Foretells John’s Birth ( 1:5–25 )
ii. Gabriel Foretells Jesus’ Birth ( 1:26–38 )
iii. Mary Visits Elizabeth ( 1:39–45 )
iv. Mary’s Song ( 1:46–56 )
v. The Birth of John the Baptist ( 1:57–66 )
vi. Zechariah’s Song ( 1:67–80 )
vii. The Birth of Jesus ( 2:1–40 )
1. The Child Born in Bethlehem ( 2:1–7 )
2. The Shepherds and the Angels ( 2:8–20 )
3. Jesus Presented at the Temple ( 2:21–24 )
4. The Prophecy of Simeon ( 2:25–35 )
5. The Prophecy of Anna ( 2:36–38 )
6. The Return to Nazareth ( 2:39–40 )
c. The Boy Jesus at the Temple ( 2:41–52 )
d. The Baptism of Jesus ( 3:1–38 )
i. The Mission of John the Baptist ( 3:1–20 )
ii. The Baptism ( 3:21–22 )
iii. The Genealogy of Jesus ( 3:23–38 )
e. The Temptation of Jesus ( 4:1–13 )
2. Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee ( 4:14–9:50 )
a. Early Ministry ( 4:14–6:16 )
i. Jesus Begins His Ministry ( 4:14–15 )
ii. The Rejection at Nazareth ( 4:16–30 )
iii. Miracles at Capernaum ( 4:31–44 )
1. Jesus Expels an Unclean Spirit ( 4:31–37 )
2. Jesus Heals at Peter’s House ( 4:38–41 )
3. Jesus Preaches in Judea ( 4:42–44 )
iv. Jesus Calls His Disciples ( 5:1–6:16 )
1. The First Disciples ( 5:1–11 )
2. The Leper’s Prayer ( 5:12–16 )
3. Jesus Heals a Paralytic ( 5:17–26 )
4. Jesus Calls Levi ( 5:27–32 )
5. Questions about Fasting ( 5:33–35 )
6. The Patches and the Wineskins ( 5:36–39 )
7. The Lord of the Sabbath ( 6:1–11 )
a. The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath ( 6:1–5 )
b. Jesus Heals on the Sabbath ( 6:6–11 )
8. The Twelve Apostles ( 6:12–16 )
b. Later Ministry ( 6:17–9:50 )
i. The Sermon on the Plain ( 6:17–49 )
1. Jesus Heals the Multitudes ( 6:17–19 )
2. The Beatitudes ( 6:20–23 )
3. Woes to the Satisfied ( 6:24–26 )
4. The Laws of the Kingdom ( 6:27–36 )
5. Justice in the Kingdom ( 6:37–49 )
a. Judging Others ( 6:37–42 )
b. A Tree and Its Fruit ( 6:43–45 )
c. The House on the Rock ( 6:46–49 )
ii. Miracles in Capernaum and Nain ( 7:1–17 )
1. The Faith of the Centurion ( 7:1–10 )
2. Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son ( 7:11–17 )
iii. John the Baptist in Prison ( 7:18–35 )
1. John’s Inquiry ( 7:18–23 )
2. Jesus Testifies about John ( 7:24–35 )
iv. A Sinful Woman Anoints Jesus ( 7:36–50 )
v. Women Minister to Jesus ( 8:1–3 )
vi. Parables of the Kingdom ( 8:4–21 )
1. The Parable of the Sower ( 8:4–15 )
2. The Lesson of the Lamp ( 8:16–18 )
3. Jesus’ Mother and Brothers ( 8:19–21 )
vii. The Authority of Jesus ( 8:22–39 )
1. Jesus calms the Storm ( 8:22–25 )
2. The Demons and the Pigs ( 8:26–39 )
viii. The Healing Touch of Jesus ( 8:40–56 )
1. Jairus’ Daughter is Near Death ( 8:40–42 )
2. The Woman Suffering from Bleeding ( 8:43–48 )
3. Jairus’ Daughter Raised from the Dead ( 8:49–56 )
ix. The Ministry of the Twelve ( 9:1–6 )
x. Herod Tries to See Jesus ( 9:7–9 )
xi. The Feeding of the Five Thousand ( 9:10–17 )
xii. Peter’s Confession of Christ ( 9:18–20 )
xiii. Christ’s Passion Foretold ( 9:21–22 )
xiv. Take Up Your Cross ( 9:23–27 )
xv. The Transfiguration ( 9:28–36 )
xvi. The Boy with an Evil Spirit ( 9:37–42 )
xvii. The Second Prediction of the Passion ( 9:43–45 )
xviii. The Greatest in the Kingdom ( 9:46–50 )
3. The Way to Jerusalem ( 9:51–19:27 )
a. The First Section of the Journey ( 9:51–13:21 )
i. The Samaritans ( 9:51–10:42 )
1. The Samaritans Reject Jesus ( 9:51–56 )
2. The Cost of Discipleship ( 9:57–62 )
3. Preparing the Way of the Lord ( 10:1–24 )
a. Jesus Sends the Seventy-Two ( 10:1–12 )
b. Woe to the Unrepentant ( 10:13–16 )
c. The Joyful Return ( 10:17–20 )
d. Jesus’ Prayer of Thanksgiving ( 10:21–24 )
4. The Parable of the Good Samaritan ( 10:25–37 )
5. Martha and Mary ( 10:38–42 )
ii. Jesus Teaches ( 11:1–13:21 )
1. The Lord’s Prayer ( 11:1–4 )
2. Ask, Seek, Knock ( 11:5–13 )
3. Opposition to Jesus ( 11:14–54 )
a. A House Divided ( 11:14–23 )
b. An Unclean Spirit Returns ( 11:24–26 )
c. True Blessedness ( 11:27–28 )
d. The Sign of Jonah ( 11:29–32 )
e. The Lamp of the Body ( 11:33–36 )
f. Woe to Pharisees and Experts in the Law ( 11:37–54 )
4. Warnings against Worldly Living ( 12:1–13:9 )
a. The Leaven of the Pharisees ( 12:1–3 )
b. Fear God Alone ( 12:4–7 )
c. Confessing Christ ( 12:8–12 )
d. The Parable of the Rich Fool ( 12:13–21 )
e. Do Not Worry ( 12:22–34 )
f. Readiness at Any Hour ( 12:35–48 )
i. The Parable of the Watchful Servant ( 12:35–38 )
ii. The Parable of the Thief in the Night ( 12:39–40 )
iii. The Parable of the Wise Managers ( 12:41–48 )
g. Not Peace but Division ( 12:49–53 )
h. Interpreting the Present Time ( 12:54–56 )
i. Reconciling with an Adversary ( 12:57–59 )
j. A Call to Repentance ( 13:1–5 )
k. The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree ( 13:6–9 )
5. The Kingdom of God Is Like… ( 13:10–21 )
a. Jesus Heals a Woman on the Sabbath ( 13:10–17 )
b. The Parable of the Mustard Seed ( 13:18–19 )
c. The Parable of the Leaven ( 13:20–21 )
b. The Second Section of the Journey ( 13:22–17:10 )
i. Living in the Kingdom of God ( 13:22–14:35 )
1. The Narrow Door ( 13:22–30 )
2. Lament over Jerusalem ( 13:31–35 )
3. Jesus Heals a Man with Dropsy ( 14:1–6 )
4. The Parable of the Guests ( 14:7–14 )
5. The Parable of the Banquet ( 14:15–24 )
6. The Cost of Discipleship ( 14:25–33 )
7. Good Salt ( 14:34–35 )
ii. “This Man Eats with Sinners” ( 15:1–16:13 )
1. The Parable of the Lost Sheep ( 15:1–7 )
2. The Parable of the Lost Coin ( 15:8–10 )
3. The Parable of the Prodigal Son ( 15:11–32 )
4. The Parable of the Shrewd Manager ( 16:1–13 )
iii. Lovers of Money ( 16:14–17:10 )
1. The Law and the Prophets ( 16:14–18 )
2. The Rich Man and Lazarus ( 16:19–31 )
3. Temptations and Trespasses ( 17:1–4 )
4. The Power of Faith ( 17:5–10 )
c. The Third Section of the Journey ( 17:11–19:27 )
i. The Coming of the Kingdom ( 17:11–18:8 )
1. The Ten Lepers ( 17:11–19 )
2. The Coming of the Kingdom ( 17:20–37 )
3. The Persistent Widow ( 18:1–8 )
ii. Entrance into the Kingdom ( 18:9–19:27 )
1. The Pharisee and the Tax Collector ( 18:9–14 )
2. Jesus Blesses the Children ( 18:15–17 )
3. The Rich Young Ruler ( 18:18–30 )
4. The Third Prediction of the Passion ( 18:31–34 )
5. Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar ( 18:35–43 )
6. Jesus and Zacchaeus ( 19:1–10 )
7. The Parable of the Ten Minas ( 19:11–27 )
4. Jesus’ Ministry in Jerusalem ( 19:28–23:56 )
a. Jesus Arrives in Jerusalem ( 19:28–48 )
i. The Triumphal Entry ( 19:28–40 )
ii. Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem ( 19:41–44 )
iii. Jesus Cleanses the Temple ( 19:45–48 )
b. Jesus Examined for Blemish ( 20:1–21:4 )
i. The Chief Priests and Scribes Question Jesus ( 20:1–18 )
1. Jesus’ Authority Challenged ( 20:1–8 )
2. The Parable of the Wicked Tenants ( 20:9–18 )
ii. Spies Question Paying Taxes to Caesar ( 20:19–26 )
iii. The Sadducees Question the Resurrection ( 20:27–40 )
iv. Jesus Questions the Crowd ( 20:41–21:4 )
1. Whose Son Is the Christ? ( 20:41–44 )
2. Beware the Scribes ( 20:45–47 )
3. The Poor Widow’s Offering ( 21:1–4 )
c. Temple Destruction Foretold ( 21:5–38 )
i. Let No Man Deceive You ( 21:5–9 )
ii. Witnessing to All Nations ( 21:10–19 )
iii. The Destruction of Jerusalem ( 21:20–24 )
iv. The Return of the Son of Man ( 21:25–28 )
v. The Lesson of the Fig Tree ( 21:29–33 )
vi. Be Watchful for the Day ( 21:34–38 )
d. Passover Approaching ( 22:1–13 )
i. The Plot to Kill Jesus ( 22:1–6 )
ii. Preparing the Passover ( 22:7–13 )
e. The Last Supper ( 22:14–22:38 )
i. The Bread and the Cup ( 22:14–23 )
ii. Who Is the Greatest? ( 22:24–30 )
iii. Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial ( 22:31–38 )
f. On the Mount of Olives ( 22:39–53 )
i. Jesus Prays ( 22:39–46 )
ii. The Betrayal of Jesus ( 22:47–53 )
g. One Long Night ( 22:54–23:25 )
i. Peter Denies Jesus ( 22:54–62 )
ii. The Soldiers Mock Jesus ( 22:63–65 )
iii. Jesus before the Sanhedrin ( 22:66–71 )
iv. Jesus before Pilate ( 23:1–5 )
v. Jesus before Herod ( 23:6–12 )
vi. The Crowd Chooses Barabbas ( 23:13–25 )
h. The Crucifixion ( 23:26–49 )
i. The Burial of Jesus ( 23:50–56 )
5. The Resurrection of Jesus ( 24:1–53 )
a. The Empty Tomb ( 24:1–12 )
b. The Road to Emmaus ( 24:13–35 )
c. Jesus Appears to the Disciples ( 24:36–49 )
d. The Ascension ( 24:50–53 )
John
1. The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry ( 1:1–51 )
a. The Beginning ( 1:1–5 )
b. The Witness of John ( 1:6–13 )
c. The Word Became Flesh ( 1:14–18 )
d. John the Baptist ( 1:19–34 )
i. The Mission of John the Baptist ( 1:19–28 )
ii. Jesus the Lamb of God ( 1:29–34 )
e. The Calling of Disciples ( 1:35–51 )
i. The First Disciples ( 1:35–42 )
ii. Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael ( 1:43–51 )
2. Miraculous Signs and Controversies ( 2:1–10:42 )
a. Four Traditions ( 2:1–4:54 )
i. The Wedding at Cana ( 2:1–11 )
ii. Jesus Cleanses the Temple ( 2:12–25 )
iii. On Baptism ( 3:1–36 )
1. Jesus and Nicodemus ( 3:1–21 )
2. John’s Testimony about Jesus ( 3:22–36 )
iv. On Gentiles ( 4:1–54 )
1. The Samaritans ( 4:1–42 )
a. Jesus and the Samaritan Woman ( 4:1–26 )
b. The Disciples Return and Marvel ( 4:27–38 )
c. Many Samaritans Believe ( 4:39–42 )
2. Jesus Heals the Official’s Son ( 4:43–54 )
b. Four Feasts ( 5:1–10:42 )
i. The Sabbath ( 5:1–47 )
1. The Pool of Bethesda ( 5:1–15 )
2. The Father and the Son ( 5:16–30 )
3. Testimonies about Jesus ( 5:31–38 )
4. The Witness of Scripture ( 5:39–47 )
ii. The Passover ( 6:1–71 )
1. The Feeding of the Five Thousand ( 6:1–15 )
2. Jesus Walks on Water ( 6:16–21 )
3. Jesus the Bread of Life ( 6:22–58 )
4. Many Disciples Turn Back ( 6:59–65 )
5. Peter’s Confession of Faith ( 6:66–71 )
iii. The Feast of Tabernacles ( 7:1–10:21 )
1. Jesus Teaches at the Feast ( 7:1–53 )
a. Jesus Goes to Jerusalem in Secret ( 7:1–24 )
b. Is Jesus the Christ? ( 7:25–36 )
c. Living Water ( 7:37–39 )
d. Division regarding Jesus ( 7:40–44 )
e. The Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders ( 7:45–53 )
2. The Woman Caught in Adultery ( 8:1–11 )
3. Questions of Paternity ( 8:12–59 )
a. Jesus the Light of the World ( 8:12–29 )
b. The Truth Will Set You Free ( 8:30–36 )
c. The Children of the Devil ( 8:37–47 )
d. Before Abraham Was Born, I Am ( 8:48–59 )
4. Physical and Spiritual Blindness ( 9:1–41 )
a. Jesus Heals the Man Born ( 9:1–12 )
b. The Pharisees Investigate the Healing ( 9:13–34 )
c. Spiritual Blindness ( 9:35–41 )
5. Jesus the Good Shepherd ( 10:1–21 )
iv. The Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah) ( 10:22–42 )
1. Questions of Divinity ( 10:22–39 )
2. John’s Testimony Confirmed ( 10:40–42 )
3. Raising Lazarus ( 11:1–12:11 )
a. The Death of Lazarus ( 11:1–16 )
b. Jesus Comforts Martha and Mary ( 11:17–37 )
c. Jesus Raises Lazarus ( 11:38–44 )
d. The Plot to Kill Jesus ( 11:45–57 )
e. Mary Anoints Jesus ( 12:1–8 )
f. The Plot to Kill Lazarus ( 12:9–11 )
4. Jesus’ Ministry in Jerusalem ( 12:12–21:25 )
a. Jesus Arrives in Jerusalem ( 12:12–50 )
i. The Triumphal Entry ( 12:12–19 )
ii. Jesus Predicts His Death ( 12:20–36 )
iii. Belief and Unbelief ( 12:37–50 )
b. The Last Supper ( 13:1–17:26 )
i. Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet ( 13:1–17 )
ii. Jesus Predicts His Betrayal ( 13:18–30 )
iii. The Farewell Discourse ( 13:31–16:33 )
1. “Where I Am Going, You Cannot Come” ( 13:31–14:31 )
a. Love One Another ( 13:31–35 )
b. Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial ( 13:36–38 )
c. In My Father’s House Are Many Rooms ( 14:1–4 )
d. The Way, the Truth, and the Life ( 14:5–14 )
e. Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit ( 14:15–26 )
f. Peace I Leave with You ( 14:27–31 )
2. Instructions for the Disciples ( 15:1–16:33 )
a. Jesus the True Vine ( 15:1–8 )
b. No Greater Love ( 15:9–17 )
c. The Hatred of the World ( 15:18–27 )
d. Persecution Foretold ( 16:1–4 )
e. The Promise of the Holy Spirit ( 16:5–16 )
f. Grief Will Turn to Joy ( 16:17–22 )
g. Ask and You Will Receive ( 16:23–33 )
iv. Jesus’ Prayer ( 17:1–26 )
1. Prayer for the Son ( 17:1–5 )
2. Prayer for the Disciples ( 17:6–19 )
3. Prayer for All Believers ( 17:20–26 )
c. One Long Night ( 18:1–19:15 )
i. The Betrayal of Jesus ( 18:1–14 )
ii. Peter’s First Denial ( 18:15–18 )
iii. Jesus before the High Priest ( 18:19–24 )
iv. Peter’s Second and Third Denials ( 18:25–27 )
v. Jesus before Pilate ( 18:28–40 )
vi. The Soldiers Mock Jesus ( 18:41–19:15 )
d. The Crucifixion ( 19:16–37 )
i. The King of the Jews ( 19:16–27 )
ii. The Death of Jesus ( 19:28–30 )
iii. Jesus’ Side is Pierced ( 19:31–37 )
e. The Burial of Jesus ( 19:38–42 )
f. The Resurrection ( 20:1–21:25 )
i. The Empty Tomb ( 20:1–9 )
ii. Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene ( 20:10–18 )
iii. Jesus Appears to the Disciples ( 20:19–23 )
iv. Jesus Appears to Thomas ( 20:24–29 )
v. The Purpose of John’s Book ( 20:30–31 )
vi. Jesus Appears by the Sea of Tiberias ( 21:1–14 )
vii. Jesus and Peter ( 21:15–19 )
viii. Jesus and the Beloved Disciple ( 21:20–25 )
Acts
1. Introduction ( 1:1–26 )
a. Dedication to Theophilus ( 1:1–5 )
b. The Ascension ( 1:6–11 )
c. Matthias Replaces Judas ( 1:12–26 )
2. Witnesses in Jerusalem ( 2:1–8:3 )
a. Pentecost ( 2:1–47 )
i. The Holy Spirit at Pentecost ( 2:1–13 )
ii. Peter Addresses the Crowd ( 2:14–36 )
iii. Three Thousand Believe ( 2:37–41 )
iv. The Fellowship of Believers ( 2:42–47 )
b. The Early Church in Jerusalem ( 3:1–8:3 )
i. First Controversy at the Temple ( 3:1–4:31 )
1. A Lame Man Walks ( 3:1–10 )
2. Peter Speaks in Solomon’s Colonnade ( 3:11–26 )
3. Peter and John before the Sanhedrin ( 4:1–12 )
4. The Name Forbidden ( 4:13–22 )
5. The Believer’s Prayer ( 4:23–31 )
ii. The Church Community ( 4:32–5:11 )
1. Sharing among Believers ( 4:32–37 )
2. Ananias and Sapphira ( 5:1–11 )
iii. Second Controversy at the Temple ( 5:12– )
1. The Apostles Heal Many ( 5:12–16 )
2. The Apostles Arrested and Freed ( 5:17–23 )
3. The Apostles before the Sanhedrin ( 5:24–32 )
4. Gamaliel’s Advice ( 5:33–42 )
iv. Early Persecutions ( 6:1–8:3 )
1. The Choosing of the Seven ( 6:1–7 )
2. The Arrest of Stephen ( 6:8–15 )
3. Stephen’s Defense ( 7:1–53 )
a. Patriarchal Narratives ( 7:1–19 )
i. The Call of Abraham ( 7:1–8 )
ii. Joseph Sold into Egypt ( 7:9–14 )
iii. Israel Oppressed in Egypt ( 7:15–19 )
b. Moses Narrative ( 7:20–38 )
i. The Birth and Adoption of Moses ( 7:20–22 )
ii. The Rejection and Flight of Moses ( 7:23–29 )
iii. The Call of Moses ( 7:30–38 )
c. The Rebellion of Israel ( 7:39–43 )
d. The Tabernacle of the Testimony ( 7:44–50 )
e. The Accused becomes the Accuser ( 7:51–53 )
4. The Stoning of Stephen ( 7:54–60 )
5. Saul Persecutes the Church ( 8:1–3 )
3. Witnesses in Judea and Samaria ( 8:4–12:25 )
a. Philip’s Ministry ( 8:4–40 )
i. Philip Goes to Samaria ( 8:4–8 )
ii. Simon the Sorcerer ( 8:9–25 )
iii. Philip and the Ethiopian ( 8:26–40 )
b. Conversion of Saul of Tarsus ( 9:1–30 )
i. The Road to Damascus ( 9:1–9 )
ii. Ananias Baptizes Saul ( 9:10–19 )
iii. Saul Preaches at Damascus ( 9:20–22 )
iv. The Escape from Damascus ( 9:23–25 )
v. Saul in Jerusalem ( 9:26–30 )
c. Peter’s Ministry ( 9:31–11:18 )
i. The Healing of Aeneas ( 9:31–35 )
ii. The Raising of Tabitha ( 9:36–43 )
iii. Cornelius, the God-Fearing Gentile ( 10:1–11:18 )
1. Cornelius Sends for Peter ( 10:1–8 )
2. Peter’s Vision ( 10:9–16 )
3. Peter Called to Caesarea ( 10:17–23 )
4. Peter Visits Cornelius ( 10:24–33 )
5. Good News for Gentiles ( 10:34–43 )
6. The Gentiles Receive the Holy Spirit ( 10:44–48 )
7. Peter’s Report at Jerusalem ( 11:1–18 )
d. The Church at Antioch ( 11:19–30 )
e. Herod Persecutes the Church ( 12:1–25 )
i. James Killed, Peter Imprisoned ( 12:1–4 )
ii. The Rescue of Peter ( 12:5–19 )
iii. The Death of Herod ( 12:20–25 )
4. Witnesses to the Ends of the Earth ( 13:1–28:31 )
a. Paul’s First Missionary Journey to Asia Minor ( 13:1–14:28 )
i. The Journey Begins ( 13:1–3 )
ii. On Cyprus ( 13:4–12 )
iii. In Pisidian Antioch ( 13:13–52 )
iv. At Iconium ( 14:1–7 )
v. In Lystra and Derbe ( 14:8–20 )
vi. The Return to Pisidian Antioch ( 14:21–25 )
vii. The Report to the Church at Antioch ( 14:26–28 )
b. The Jerusalem Council ( 15:1–35 )
i. The Dispute over Circumcision ( 15:1–6 )
ii. Peter, Barnabas, and Paul Make Their Arguments ( 15:7–12 )
iii. James, the Brother of Jesus, Makes the Ruling ( 15:13–29 )
1. The Fallen Tent of David ( 15:13–18 )
2. The Four Things ( 15:19–21 )
3. The Letter to the Gentile Believers ( 15:22–29 )
iv. The Believers at Antioch Rejoice ( 15:30–35 )
c. Paul’s Second Missionary Journey to Asia Minor and Greece ( 15:36–18:22 )
i. Division between Paul and Barnabas ( 15:36–41 )
ii. Timothy Joins Paul and Silas ( 16:1–5 )
iii. Paul’s Vision of the Macedonian ( 16:6–10 )
iv. Lydia’s Conversion in Philippi ( 16:11–15 )
v. Persecution on the Road ( 16:16–40 )
1. The Girl with a Spirit of Divination ( 16:16–21 )
2. Paul and Silas Imprisoned ( 16:22–24 )
3. The Conversion of the Jailer ( 16:25–34 )
4. An Official Apology ( 16:35–40 )
vi. The Uproar in Thessalonica ( 17:1–9 )
vii. The Character of the Bereans ( 17:10–15 )
viii. In Athens ( 17:16–34 )
1. The Epicurean and Stoic Philosophers ( 17:16–21 )
2. Paul’s Address in the Areopagus ( 17:22–34 )
ix. In Corinth ( 18:1–11 )
x. Paul before Gallio ( 18:12–17 )
xi. Paul Returns to Antioch ( 18:18–22 )
d. Paul’s Third Missionary Journey to Asia Minor and Greece ( 18:23–20:38 )
i. Apollos ( 18:23–28 )
ii. In Ephesus ( 19:1–41 )
1. The Holy Spirit Received ( 19:1–7 )
2. Paul Ministers ( 19:8–12 )
3. The Sons of Sceva ( 19:13–20 )
4. The Riot ( 19:21–41 )
iii. Paul in Macedonia and Greece ( 20:1–6 )
iv. Eutychus Revived at Troas ( 20:7–12 )
v. From Troas to Miletus ( 20:13–16 )
vi. Paul’s Farewell to the Ephesians ( 20:17–38 )
e. Paul Travels to Jerusalem ( 21:1–22:30 )
i. The Journey to Jerusalem ( 21:1–7 )
ii. Paul Visits Philip the Evangelist ( 21:8–16 )
iii. Paul’s Arrival at Jerusalem ( 21:17–26 )
iv. Paul Seized at the Temple ( 21:27–36 )
v. Paul Addresses the Crowd ( 21:37–22:30 )
1. Permission to Speak ( 21:37–40 )
2. Paul’s Defense to the Crowd ( 22:1–21 )
3. Paul the Roman Citizen ( 22:22–30 )
f. Paul on Trial ( 23:1–26:32 )
i. Paul before the Sanhedrin ( 23:1–22 )
1. On Trial for the Hope in the Resurrection of the Dead ( 23:1–11 )
2. The Plot to Kill Paul ( 23:12–22 )
ii. Paul before Felix ( 23:23–24:27 )
1. Paul Sent to Felix ( 23:23–35 )
2. Tertullus Prosecutes Paul ( 24:1–9 )
3. Paul’s Defense to Felix ( 24:10–21 )
4. The Verdict Postposed ( 24:22–27 )
iii. Paul before Festus ( 25:1–22 )
1. Paul’s Trial ( 25:1–9 )
2. Paul Appeals to Caesar ( 25:10–12 )
3. Festus Consults Agrippa ( 25:13–22 )
iv. Paul before Agrippa ( 25:23–26:32 )
1. Agrippa and Bernice Arrive ( 25:23–27 )
2. Paul’s Testimony to Agrippa ( 26:1–23 )
3. Festus Interrupts Paul’s Defense ( 26:24–32 )
g. Paul Travels to Rome ( 27:1–28:31 )
i. The Journey ( 27:1–28:15 )
1. Sailing to Rome ( 27:1–12 )
2. The Storm at Sea ( 27:13–26 )
3. The Shipwreck ( 27:27–44 )
4. Ashore on Malta ( 28:1–10 )
5. Paul Arrives in Italy ( 28:11–15 )
ii. Paul Preaches at Rome ( 28:16–31 )
Romans
1. Condemnation: The Need for a Savior ( 1:1–3:20 )
a. Paul Greets the Saints in Rome ( 1:1–7 )
b. Unashamed of the Gospel ( 1:8–17 )
c. God’s Wrath against Sin ( 1:18–3:20 )
i. Unrighteous Nations ( 1:18–32 )
ii. Unrighteous Israel ( 2:1–3:8 )
1. God’s Righteous Judgment ( 2:1–16 )
2. The Jews and the Law ( 2:17–29 )
3. God Remains Faithful ( 3:1–8 )
iii. There is No One Righteous ( 3:9–20 )
2. Justification: Faith in the Savior ( 3:21–5:21 )
a. Righteousness through Faith in Christ ( 3:21–31 )
b. The Faith of Abraham ( 4:1–25 )
i. Justification by Faith ( 4:1–12 )
ii. Abraham Receives the Promise ( 4:13–25 )
c. From Death to Life ( 5:1–21 )
i. The Triumph of Faith ( 5:1–5 )
ii. Christ’s Sacrifice for the Ungodly ( 5:6–11 )
iii. Death in Adam, Life in Christ ( 5:12–21 )
3. Sanctification: How Ought We to Live ( 6:1–8:39 )
a. Dead to Sin, Alive to God ( 6:1–14 )
b. The Wages of Sin ( 6:15–23 )
c. Function of the Law ( 7:1–25 )
d. Walking by the Spirit ( 8:1–39 )
i. Flesh vs. Spirit ( 8:1–11 )
ii. Heirs with Christ ( 8:12–17 )
iii. Future Glory ( 8:18–27 )
iv. God Works in All Things ( 8:28–34 )
v. More than Conquerors ( 8:35–39 )
4. Restoration: The Plan and Future for Israel ( 9:1–11:36 )
a. Israel In the Past ( 9:1–33 )
i. Paul’s Concern for the Jews ( 9:1–5 )
ii. God’s Sovereign Choice ( 9:6–29 )
iii. Israel’s Unbelief ( 9:30–33 )
b. Israel in the Present ( 10:1–21 )
c. Israel in the Future ( 11:1–36 )
i. A Remnant Chosen by Grace ( 11:1–10 )
ii. The Ingrafting of the Gentiles ( 11:11–24 )
iii. All Israel Will Be Saved ( 11:25–32 )
iv. A Hymn of Praise ( 11:33–36 )
5. Unification: The Body of Believers ( 12:1–15:13 )
a. Love and Forgiveness ( 12:1–13:14 )
i. Living Sacrifices ( 12:1–8 )
ii. Love, Zeal, Hope, Hospitality ( 12:9–13 )
iii. Forgiveness ( 12:14–21 )
iv. Submission to Authorities ( 13:1–7 )
v. Love Fulfills the Law ( 13:8–10 )
vi. The Day is Near ( 13:11–14 )
b. Grace in Jew and Gentile Relationship ( 14:1–15:13 )
i. The Law of Liberty ( 14:1–12 )
ii. The Law of Love ( 14:13–23 )
iii. Accept One Another ( 15:1–6 )
iv. Christ the Servant of Jews and Gentiles ( 15:7–13 )
6. Paul’s Salutation ( 5:14–16:27 )
a. Paul the Minister to the Gentiles ( 15:14–22 )
b. Paul’s Travel Plans ( 15:23–33 )
c. Personal Greetings and Love ( 16:1–16 )
d. Avoid Divisions ( 16:17–20 )
e. Greetings from Paul’s Fellow Workers ( 16:21–23 )
f. Doxology ( 16:25–27 )
1 Corinthians
1. Introduction ( 1:1–9 )
a. Greetings from Paul and Sosthenes ( 1:1–3 )
b. Thanksgiving ( 1:4–9 )
2. Divisions Within the Church ( 1:10–4:5 )
a. Call for Unity in the Church ( 1:10–31 )
i. Is Christ Divided? ( 1:10–17 )
ii. The Message of the Cross ( 1:18–25 )
iii. Wisdom from God ( 1:26–31 )
b. Spiritual Wisdom ( 2:1–16 )
c. Follow Christ, Not Man ( 3:1–4:5 )
i. God’s Fellow Workers ( 3:1–9 )
ii. Christ Our Foundation ( 3:10–15 )
iii. God’s Temple and God’s Wisdom ( 3:16–23 )
iv. Spiritual Servants ( 4:1–5 )
3. Pride Leads to Sin ( 4:6–6:20 )
a. Do Not Be Proud ( 4:6–13 )
b. Paul Warns against Arrogance ( 4:14–21 )
c. Sexual Immorality ( 5:1–6:20 )
i. Immorality Rebuked ( 5:1–5 )
ii. Your Boasting is Not Good ( 5:6–8 )
iii. The One Who Claims to be a Brother ( 5:9–6:17 )
1. Expel the Immoral Brother ( 5:9–13 )
2. Lawsuits among Believers ( 6:1–8 )
3. Members of Christ ( 6:9–17 )
iv. The Temple of the Holy Spirit ( 6:18–20 )
4. The Marriage Covenant ( 7:1–40 )
a. Principles of Marriage ( 7:1–16 )
b. Live Your Calling ( 7:17–24 )
c. The Unmarried and Widowed ( 7:25–40 )
5. Sanctified Living ( 8:1–11:1 )
a. Food Sacrificed to Idols ( 8:1–13 )
b. Apostleship ( 9:1–27 )
i. The Rights of an Apostle ( 9:1–18 )
ii. Paul the Servant to All ( 9:19–23 )
iii. Run Your Race to Win ( 9:24–27 )
c. Warnings from Israel’s Past ( 10:1–11:1 )
i. Lessons from the Exodus from Egypt ( 10:1–13 )
ii. Flee from Idolatry ( 10:14–22 )
iii. All to God’s Glory ( 10:23–11:1 )
6. Instructions for Worship ( 11:2–14:40 )
a. Roles in Worship ( 11:2–16 )
b. Sharing in the Lord’s Supper ( 11:17–34 )
c. Spiritual Gifts ( 12:1–14:25 )
i. Different Gifts, Same Spirit ( 12:1–11 )
ii. The Body of Christ is Composed of Many Parts ( 12:12–26 )
iii. The Greater Gifts ( 12:27–31 )
iv. Love ( 13:1–13 )
v. Prophecy and Tongues ( 14:1–25 )
d. Orderly Worship ( 14:26–40 )
7. The Resurrection of the Dead ( 15:1–58 )
a. The Resurrection of Christ ( 15:1–11 )
b. Our Hope in the Resurrection ( 15:12–19 )
c. The Order of Resurrection ( 15:20–34 )
d. The Resurrection of the Body ( 15:35–49 )
e. Where, O Death, Is Your Victory? ( 15:50–58 )
8. Paul’s Salutation ( 16:1–24 )
a. The Collection for the Saints ( 16:1–4 )
b. Paul’s Travel Plans ( 16:5–9 )
c. Timothy and Apollos ( 16:10–12 )
d. Concluding Exhortations ( 16:13–18 )
e. Signature and Final Greetings ( 16:19–24 )
2 Corinthians
1. Paul Reconciles with the Corinthians ( 1:1–7:16 )
a. Introduction ( 1:1–11 )
i. Paul Greets the Corinthians ( 1:1–2 )
ii. The God of All Comfort ( 1:3–11 )
b. Paul’s Integrity ( 1:12–2:11 )
i. Paul’s Changed Plans ( 1:12–2:4 )
ii. Forgiveness for the Offender ( 2:5–11 )
c. Paul’s Ministry ( 2:12–6:10 )
i. Triumph in Christ ( 2:12–17 )
ii. Ministers of a New Covenant ( 3:1–18 )
iii. The Light of the Gospel ( 4:1–6 )
iv. Treasure in Jars of Clay ( 4:7–18 )
v. Our Eternal Dwelling ( 5:1–10 )
vi. Ambassadors for Christ ( 5:11–21 )
vii. Hardships and God’s Grace ( 6:1–10 )
d. Paul’s Exhortation ( 6:11–7:16 )
i. Open Your Hearts ( 6:11–13 )
ii. Do Not Be Unequally Yoked with Unbelievers ( 6:14–18 )
iii. Paul’s Joy in the Corinthians ( 7:1–16 )
2. The Collection for Jerusalem ( 8:1–9:15 )
a. Generosity Commended ( 8:1–15 )
b. Titus Commended ( 8:16–24 )
c. God Loves a Cheerful Giver ( 9:1–15 )
3. Paul’s Final Challenge ( 10:1–13:14 )
a. Paul’s Apostolic Authority ( 10:1–12:21 )
i. Let Him Who Boasts Boast in the Lord ( 10:1–18 )
ii. Paul and the False Apostles ( 11:1–15 )
iii. Paul’s Suffering and Service ( 11:16–33 )
iv. Paul’s Revelation ( 12:1–4 )
v. Paul’s Thorn and God’s Grace ( 12:5–10 )
vi. Concern for the Corinthians ( 12:11–21 )
b. Examine Yourselves ( 13:1–10 )
c. Benediction and Farewell ( 13:11–14 )
Galatians
1. Personal: Authentication of the Message and the Messenger ( 1:1–2:21 )
a. Introduction ( 1:1–9 )
i. Paul’s Greeting to the Galatians ( 1:1–5 )
ii. No Other Gospel ( 1:6–9 )
b. Authentication of the Messenger ( 1:10–24 )
i. Gospel Not According to Man ( 1:10–12 )
ii. Former Life and Conversion ( 1:13–17 )
iii. Paul’s Reputation ( 1:18–24 )
1. In Jerusalem ( 1:18–20 )
2. The Churches in Judea ( 1:21–24 )
c. Authentication of the Message ( 2:1–21 )
i. The Council at Jerusalem ( 2:1–10 )
ii. Paul Confronts Cephas ( 2:11–21 )
2. Doctrinal: Justification ( 3:1–4:31 )
a. Faith and Belief ( 3:1–9 )
i. Who Has Bewitched You? ( 3:1–5 )
ii. The Faith of Abraham ( 3:6–9 )
b. Christ Has Redeemed Us ( 3:10–14 )
c. The Purpose of the Law ( 3:15–25 )
d. Sons through Faith in Christ ( 3:26–4:31 )
i. Sons of Abraham by Faith ( 3:26–29 )
ii. Sons and Heirs ( 4:1–7 )
iii. Paul’s Concern for the Galatians ( 4:8–20 )
iv. Hagar and Sarah: Sons of Promise vs. Sons of Flesh ( 4:21–31 )
3. Practical: A Life of Justification ( 5:1–6:18 )
a. Freedom in Christ ( 5:1–15 )
b. Walking by the Spirit ( 5:16–26 )
c. Carry One Another’s Burdens ( 6:1–10 )
d. Final Warnings and Blessings ( 6:11–18 )
Ephesians
1. Paul’s Greeting to the Ephesians ( 1:1–2 )
2. God’s Purpose for the Church ( 1:3–3:21 )
a. Spiritual Blessings ( 1:3–14 )
b. Spiritual Wisdom ( 1:15–23 )
c. Alive with Christ ( 2:1–10 )
d. One in Christ ( 2:11–18 )
e. Christ Our Cornerstone ( 2:19–22 )
f. The Mystery of the Gospel ( 3:1–13 )
g. Paul’s Prayer for the Ephesians ( 3:14–21 )
3. Fulfilling God's Purpose for the Church ( 4:1–6:20 )
a. Unity in the Body ( 4:1–16 )
b. Righteous Living ( 4:17–5:20 )
i. New Life in Christ ( 4:17–32 )
ii. Imitators of God ( 5:1–7 )
iii. Children of Light ( 5:8–20 )
c. Authority and Submission ( 5:21–6:9 )
i. Submit to One Another ( 5:21 )
ii. Wives and Husbands ( 5:22–33 )
iii. Children and Parents ( 6:1–4 )
iv. Serving with Honor ( 6:5–9 )
d. The Full Armor of God ( 6:10–20 )
4. Final Greetings ( 6:21–24 )
Philippians
1. Introduction ( 1:1–11 )
a. Greetings from Paul and Timothy ( 1:1–2 )
b. Thanksgiving and Prayer ( 1:3–11 )
2. Paul's Imprisonment ( 1:12–26 )
a. Trial’s Advance the Gospel ( 1:12–20 )
b. To Live Is Christ ( 1:21–26 )
3. Following Jesus’ Example ( 1:27–2:18 )
a. Worthy of the Gospel ( 1:27–30 )
b. One in Christ ( 2:1–4 )
c. The Mind of Christ ( 2:5–11 )
d. Lights of the World ( 2:12–18 )
4. Two Examples to Follow ( 2:19–30 )
a. Timothy ( 2:19–24 )
b. Epaphroditus ( 2:25–30 )
5. Warnings against False Examples ( 3:1–21 )
a. Righteousness through Faith in Christ ( 3:1–11 )
b. Pressing on Toward the Goal ( 3:12–16 )
c. Citizenship in Heaven ( 3:17–21 )
6. Challenge to Live the Example ( 4:1–23 )
a. Rejoice in the Lord ( 4:1–9 )
b. The Generosity of the Philippians ( 4:10–20 )
c. Final Greetings ( 4:21–23 )
Colossians
1. Introduction ( 1:1–14 )
a. Greetings from Paul and Timothy ( 1:1–2 )
b. Thanksgiving and Prayer ( 1:3–14 )
2. The Supremacy of the Son ( 1:15–23 )
3. The Suffering Apostle ( 1:24–2:5 )
a. Paul’s Suffering for the Church ( 1:24–29 )
b. Absent in Body, Present in Spirit ( 2:1–5 )
4. Alive with Christ ( 2:6–23 )
a. Warning against False Philosophy ( 2:6–15 )
b. Reject False Teachers ( 2:16–23 )
5. Rules for Holy Living ( 3:1–4:6 )
a. Put on the New Self ( 3:1–17 )
b. Christian Households ( 3:18–21 )
c. Serving with Honor ( 3:22–25 )
d. Prayerful Speech and Actions ( 4:1–6 )
6. Final Greetings ( 4:7–18 )
a. Greetings from Paul’s Fellow Workers ( 4:7–14 )
b. Signature and Final Instructions ( 4:15–18 )
1 Thessalonians
1. A Celebration of Faith ( 1:1–3:13 )
a. Greetings to the Thessalonians ( 1:1–10 )
b. Paul’s Ministry ( 2:1–20 )
i. Paul Recalls His Visit ( 2:1–16 )
ii. Paul’s Longing to Visit Again ( 2:17–20 )
c. Timothy’s Ministry ( 3:1–10 )
i. Timothy’s Visit ( 3:1–5 )
ii. Timothy’s Encouraging Report ( 3:6–10 )
d. Prayer for Endurance ( 3:11–13 )
2. A Call to Righteous Living ( 4:1–5:28 )
a. Living to Please God ( 4:1–12 )
b. The Return of the Lord ( 4:13–18 )
c. The Day of the Lord ( 5:1–11 )
d. Christian Living ( 5:12–22 )
e. Final Blessings and Instruction ( 5:23–28 )
2 Thessalonians
1. Comfort During Persecution ( 1:1–12 )
a. Greetings to the Thessalonians ( 1:1–4 )
b. Worthy of the Kingdom of God ( 1:5–12 )
2. The Day of the Lord ( 2:1–17 )
a. The Man of Lawlessness ( 2:1–12 )
b. Stand Firm ( 2:13–17 )
3. Concern for the Church ( 3:1–18 )
a. Request for Prayer ( 3:1–5 )
b. A Warning against Idleness ( 3:6–15 )
c. Signature and Final Greetings ( 3:16–18 )
1 Timothy
1. Timothy’s Commission ( 1:1–20 )
a. Paul’s Greeting to Timothy ( 1:1–2 )
b. Correcting False Teachers ( 1:3–11 )
c. God’s Grace to Paul ( 1:12–17 )
d. Paul’s Charge to Timothy ( 1:18–20 )
2. Instructions concerning the Church ( 2:1–6:21 )
a. A Call to Prayer ( 2:1–8 )
b. Instructions to Women ( 2:9–15 )
c. Qualifications for Leaders ( 3:1–13 )
i. Overseers ( 3:1–7 )
ii. Deacons ( 3:8–13 )
d. The Mystery of Godliness ( 3:14–16 )
e. Instructions concerning False Teaching ( 4:1–16 )
i. A Warning against Apostasy ( 4:1–5 )
ii. A Good Servant of Jesus Christ ( 4:6–16 )
f. Instructions concerning Different Groups ( 5:1–6:2 )
i. Reproof and Respect: The Older and Younger ( 5:1–2 )
ii. Honoring True Widows ( 5:3–16 )
iii. Honoring Elders ( 5:17–20 )
iv. A Charge to Timothy ( 5:21–25 )
v. Serving with Honor ( 6:1–2 )
g. Other Matters of Concern ( 6:3–19 )
i. Reject False Doctrines ( 6:3–5 )
ii. Godliness with Contentment ( 6:6–10 )
iii. Fight the Good Fight: A Charge to Timothy ( 6:11–16 )
iv. A Charge to the Rich ( 6:17–19 )
h. Guard the Faith ( 6:20–21 )
2 Timothy
1. Encouragement for Timothy ( 1:1–2:26 )
a. Paul’s Greeting to Timothy ( 1:1–2 )
b. Faithfulness under Persecution ( 1:3–12 )
c. Holding to Sound Teaching ( 1:13–18 )
d. Instructions for Timothy ( 2:1–26 )
i. Grace and Perseverance ( 2:1–13 )
ii. The Lord’s Approved Workman ( 2:14–26 )
2. Warning of Difficulties Ahead ( 3:1–4:22 )
a. Evil in the Last Days ( 3:1–9 )
b. The Means to Overcome Apostasy ( 3:10–4:8 )
i. All Scripture is God-Breathed ( 3:10–17 )
ii. Preach the Word ( 4:1–8 )
c. Personal Concerns ( 4:9–15 )
d. The Lord Remains Faithful ( 4:16–18 )
e. Final Greetings ( 4:19–22 )
Titus
1. Paul’s Greeting to Titus ( 1:1–4 )
2. For the Leaders ( 1:5–16 )
a. Appointing Elders on Crete ( 1:5–9 )
b. Correcting False Teachers ( 1:10–16 )
3. In the Household ( 2:1–15 )
a. Teaching Sound Doctrine ( 2:1–10 )
b. God’s Grace Brings Salvation ( 2:11–15 )
4. In the World ( 3:1–11 )
a. Heirs of Grace ( 3:1–8 )
b. Avoid Divisions ( 3:9–11 )
5. Final Remarks and Greetings ( 3:12–15 )
Philemon
1. Greetings from Paul and Timothy ( 1:1–3 )
2. Philemon’s Faith and Love ( 1:4–7 )
3. Paul's Appeal for Onesimus ( 1:8–22 )
4. Final Greetings ( 1:23–25 )
Hebrews
1. Jesus is Above the Angels ( 1:1–2:18 )
a. The Supremacy of the Son ( 1:1–14 )
b. Salvation Confirmed ( 2:1–4 )
c. Jesus like His Brothers ( 2:5–18 )
2. Jesus is Above Moses ( 3:1–4:13 )
a. Jesus Our Apostle and High Priest ( 3:1–6 )
b. Do Not Harden Your Hearts ( 3:7–11 )
c. The Peril of Unbelief ( 3:12–19 )
d. The Sabbath Rest ( 4:1–13 )
3. Jesus As High Priest ( 4:14–7:28 )
a. The Perfect High Priest ( 4:14–5:10 )
b. Much to Say About This ( 5:11–6:12 )
i. Milk and Solid Food ( 5:11–14 )
ii. A Call to Maturity ( 6:1–12 )
c. A Priest in the Order of Melchizedek ( 6:13–7:28 )
i. God’s Unchangeable Promise ( 6:13–20 )
ii. Melchizedek and Abraham ( 7:1–10 )
iii. A Superior Priesthood ( 7:11–28 )
4. The New Covenant ( 8:1–9:28 )
a. Christ’s Eternal Priesthood ( 8:1–5 )
b. The Terms of the New Covenant ( 8:6–13 )
c. The Earthly Tabernacle ( 9:1–10 )
d. Redemption through His Blood ( 9:11–28 )
5. The Perfect Sacrifice ( 10:1–39 )
a. Christ’s Perfect Sacrifice ( 10:1–18 )
b. A Call to Persevere ( 10:19–39 )
6. Follow Great Models of Faith ( 11:1–13:25 )
a. Faith and Assurance ( 11:1–3 )
b. The Greatest Men and Women of Faith ( 11:4–40 )
i. Able, Enoch, and Noah ( 11:4–7 )
ii. Abraham and Sarah ( 11:8–19 )
iii. Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph ( 11:20–22 )
iv. Moses ( 11:23–29 )
v. Many Others ( 11:30–40 )
c. The Practice of Faith ( 12:1–13:25 )
i. A Call to Endurance ( 12:1–3 )
ii. God Disciplines His Sons ( 12:4–13 )
iii. A Call to Holiness ( 12:14–17 )
iv. An Unshakable Kingdom ( 12:18–29 )
v. Brotherly Love ( 13:1–4 )
vi. Christ’s Unchanging Nature ( 13:5–14 )
vii. Sacrifice, Obedience, and Prayer ( 13:15–19 )
viii. Benediction and Farewell ( 13:20–25 )
James
1. Genuine Faith ( 1:1–3:18 )
a. A Greeting from James ( 1:1 )
b. The Testing of Faith ( 1:2–18 )
i. Rejoicing in Trials ( 1:2–12 )
ii. Good and Perfect Gifts ( 1:13–18 )
c. Hearing and Doing ( 1:19–27 )
d. A Warning against Favoritism ( 2:1–13 )
e. Faith and Works ( 2:14–26 )
f. Taming the Tongue ( 3:1–12 )
g. The Wisdom from Above ( 3:13–18 )
2. Warnings against Worldliness ( 4:1–5:6 )
a. A Warning against Pride ( 4:1–6 )
b. Drawing Near to God ( 4:7–12 )
c. Do Not Boast about Tomorrow ( 4:13–17 )
d. A Warning to the Rich ( 5:1–6 )
3. The Return of the Lord ( 5:7–20 )
a. Patience in Suffering ( 5:7–12 )
b. The Prayer of Faith ( 5:13–18 )
c. Restoring a Sinner ( 5:19–20 )
1 Peter
1. A Greeting from Peter ( 1:1–2 )
2. A Living Hope: A Song of Praise ( 1:3–12 )
3. A Call to Holiness ( 1:13–21 )
4. The Enduring Word ( 1:22–25 )
5. The Living Stone and Chosen People ( 2:1–12 )
6. Submission to Authority ( 2:13–3:7 )
a. Governments and Masters ( 2:13–20 )
b. Chris’s Example of Suffering ( 2:21–25 )
c. Wives and Husbands ( 3:1–7 )
7. Turning from Evil ( 3:8–13 )
8. Holy Living while Suffering ( 3:14–4:19 )
a. Suffering for Righteousness ( 3:14–22 )
b. Living for God’s Glory ( 4:1–11 )
c. Suffering as Christians ( 4:12–19 )
9. Instruction to Elders ( 5:1–4 )
10. Cast Your Cares on Him ( 5:5–9 )
11. Benediction and Farewell ( 5:10–14 )
2 Peter
1. Peter’s Final Challenge ( 1:1–21 )
a. A Greeting from Peter ( 1:1–2 )
b. Partakers of the Divine Nature ( 1:3–15 )
c. Eyewitnesses of His Majesty ( 1:16–21 )
2. Deliverance from False Prophets ( 2:1–22 )
a. False Teachers Among You ( 2:1–3 )
b. Historic Evidence for Their Judgement ( 2:4–9 )
c. Characteristics of the False Teachers ( 2:10–22 )
3. The Return of Jesus ( 3:1–18 )
a. The Coming Judgement ( 3:1–7 )
b. The Day of the Lord ( 3:8–13 )
c. Final Exhortations ( 3:14–18 )
1 John
1. The First Test of Fellowship ( 1:1–2:17 )
a. Understanding Christ and Sin ( 1:1–10 )
i. The Word of Life: Jesus Christ ( 1:1–4 )
ii. Walking in the Light: View of Sin ( 1:5–10 )
b. Outward Displays of Understanding ( 2:1–17 )
i. Jesus Our Advocate: Obedience ( 2:1–6 )
ii. Love Properly ( 2:7–17 )
1. A New Commandment: Love One Another ( 2:7–14 )
2. Do Not Love the World ( 2:15–17 )
2. The Second Test of Fellowship ( 2:18–3:24 )
a. Understanding Antichrists ( 2:18–23 )
b. Outward Displays of Understanding ( 2:24–3:24 )
i. Remain in Christ: Do Not Be Deceived ( 2:24–29 )
ii. Children of God ( 3:1–24 )
1. Practice Righteousness ( 3:1–10 )
2. Love One Another ( 3:11–24 )
3. The Third Test of Fellowship ( 4:1–21 )
a. Testing the Spirits ( 4:1–6 )
b. Outward Display of Understanding ( 4:7–21 )
i. Love Comes from God ( 4:7–10 )
ii. Love One Another ( 4:11–21 )
4. The Fourth Test of Fellowship ( 5:1–21 )
a. Understanding Christ’s Victory ( 5:1–12 )
i. Overcoming the World ( 5:1–8 )
ii. God’s Testimony about His Son ( 5:9–12 )
b. Outward Displays of Understanding ( 5:13–21 )
i. Effective Prayer ( 5:13–17 )
ii. The True God ( 5:18–21 )
2 John
1. A Greeting from the Elder ( 1:1–3 )
2. Walking in Truth: Love One Another ( 1:4–6 )
3. Beware Deceivers ( 1:7–11 )
4. Conclusion ( 1:12–13 )
3 John
1. A Greeting from the Elder ( 1:1–4 )
2. Gaius Commended for Hospitality: Love One Another ( 1:5–8 )
3. Diotrephes and Demetrius: Beware Deceivers ( 1:9–11 )
a. Diotrephes the Slanderer ( 1:9–11 )
b. Demetrius the True ( 1:12 )
4. Conclusion ( 1:13–14 )
Jude
1. Opening Charge ( 1:1–4 )
a. A Greeting from Jude ( 1:1–2 )
b. Contend Earnestly for the Faith ( 1:3–4 )
2. God’s Judgment on the Ungodly ( 1:5–16 )
a. Historic Judgements ( 1:5–7 )
i. After the Exodus ( 1:5 )
ii. Angels Who Fell ( 1:6 )
iii. Sodom and Gomorrah ( 1:7 )
b. The Ungodly of Jude’s Day ( 1:8–16 )
i. Judgement for Slanderous Speech ( 1:8–11 )
ii. Description of the Ungodly ( 1:12–13 )
iii. Enoch’s Prophecy ( 1:14–16 )
3. A Call to Persevere ( 1:17–23 )
4. Doxology ( 1:24–25 )
Revelation
1. Opening ( 1:1–20 )
a. Prologue ( 1:1–3 )
b. John Greets the Seven Churches ( 1:4–8 )
c. John’s Vision on Patmos ( 1:9–20 )
2. The Letters to the Seven Churches ( 2:1–3:22 )
a. Ephesus ( 2:1–7 )
i. The Authority ( 2:1 )
ii. The Praise ( 2:2–3 )
iii. The Grievance ( 2:4 )
iv. The Warning ( 2:5 )
v. The Second Praise ( 2:6 )
vi. The Promise ( 2:7 )
b. Smyrna ( 2:8–11 )
i. The Authority ( 2:8 )
ii. The Praise ( 2:9 )
iii. The Grievance ( 2:9 )
iv. The Warning ( 2:10 )
v. The Promise ( 2:11 )
c. Pergamum ( 2:12–17 )
i. The Authority ( 2:12 )
ii. The Praise ( 2:13 )
iii. The Grievance ( 2:14–15 )
iv. The Warning ( 2:16 )
v. The Promise ( 2:17 )
d. Thyatira ( 2:18–29 )
i. The Authority ( 2:18 )
ii. The Praise ( 2:19 )
iii. The Grievance ( 2:20–21 )
iv. The Warning ( 2:22–23 )
v. The Promise ( 2:24–29 )
e. Sardis ( 3:1–6 )
i. The Authority ( 3:1 )
ii. The Grievance ( 3:1 )
iii. The Warning ( 3:2–3 )
iv. Few Praised ( 3:4 )
v. The Promise ( 3:5–6 )
f. Philadelphia ( 3:7–13 )
i. The Authority ( 3:7 )
ii. The Praise ( 3:8 )
iii. The Promise ( 3:9–13 )
g. Laodicea ( 3:14–22 )
i. The Authority ( 3:14 )
ii. The Grievance ( 3:15 )
iii. The Warning ( 3:16–17 )
iv. The Counsel ( 3:18 )
v. The Promise ( 3:19–22 )
3. The Throne and the Lamb ( 4:1–5:14 )
a. The Throne in Heaven ( 4:1–11 )
i. In the Throne Room ( 4:1–4 )
ii. Worship of the Creator ( 4:5–11 )
b. The Lamb ( 5:1–14 )
i. The Lamb Takes the Scroll ( 5:1–10 )
ii. The Lamb Exalted ( 5:11–14 )
4. Three Sets of Seven Divine Judgments ( 6:1–16:21 )
a. The Seven Seals ( 6:1–8:5 )
i. The First Seal: The White Horse ( 6:1–2 )
ii. The Second Seal: War ( 6:3–4 )
iii. The Third Seal: Famine ( 6:5–6 )
iv. The Fourth Seal: Death ( 6:7–8 )
v. The Fifth Seal: The Martyrs ( 6:9–11 )
vi. The Sixth Seal: Terror ( 6:12–17 )
vii. 144,000 Sealed ( 7:1–8 )
viii. Praise from the Great Multitude ( 7:9–17 )
ix. The Seventh Seal: Silence in Heaven ( 8:1–5 )
b. The Seven Trumpets ( 8:6–11:19 )
i. The First Trumpet: Hail and Fire Mixed with Blood ( 8:6–7 )
ii. The Second Trumpet: A Mountain Thrown into the Sea ( 8:8–9 )
iii. The Third Trumpet: The Star Named Wormwood ( 8:10–11 )
iv. The Fourth Trumpet: A Third of the Sun, Moon, and Stars Struck ( 8:12–13 )
v. The Fifth Trumpet: The Locusts ( 9:1–12 )
vi. The Sixth Trumpet: Release of the Four Angels ( 9:13–21 )
vii. The Angel and the Small Scroll ( 10:1–11 )
viii. The Two Witnesses ( 11:1–14 )
ix. The Seventh Trumpet ( 11:15–19 )
c. The Great Conflict ( 12:1–14:20 )
i. The Woman and the Dragon ( 12:1–17 )
1. The Woman, the Dragon, and the Child ( 12:1–6 )
2. The War in Heaven ( 12:7–12 )
3. The Woman Persecuted ( 12:13–17 )
ii. The Two Beasts ( 13:1–18 )
1. The Beast from the Sea ( 13:1–10 )
2. The Beast from the Earth ( 13:11–15 )
3. The Mark of the Beast ( 13:16–18 )
iii. The Lamb and the 144,000 ( 14:1–5 )
iv. Final Justice ( 14:6–20 )
1. The Three Angels and Babylon’s Fall ( 14:6–13 )
2. The Harvest of the Earth ( 14:14–20 )
d. The Seven Bowls of Wrath ( 15:1–16:21 )
i. The Song of Moses and the Lamb ( 15:1–4 )
ii. Preparation for Judgment ( 15:5–8 )
iii. The First Bowl: Sores ( 16:1–2 )
iv. The Second Bowl: Sea to Blood ( 16:3 )
v. The Third Bowl: Rivers to Blood ( 16:4–7 )
vi. The Fourth Bowl: Fire ( 16:8–9 )
vii. The Fifth Bowl: Darkness ( 16:10–11 )
viii. The Sixth Bowl: Battle of Armageddon ( 16:12–16 )
ix. The Seventh Bowl: Earthquake and Hail ( 16:17–21 )
5. The Fall of Babylon ( 17:1–19:10 )
a. Babylon the Great ( 17:1–18 )
i. The Woman on the Beast ( 17:1–5 )
ii. The Mystery Explained ( 17:6–13 )
iii. The Victory of the Lamb ( 17:14–18 )
b. The Fall of Babylon ( 18:1–24 )
i. Babylon is Fallen ( 18:1–8 )
ii. Lament over Babylon ( 18:9–20 )
iii. The Doom of Babylon ( 18:21–24 )
c. Rejoicing in Heaven ( 19:1–5 )
d. The Marriage of the Lamb ( 19:6–10 )
6. The Future and Beyond ( 19:11–22:5 )
a. The Return of Jesus ( 19:11–21 )
i. The Rider on the White Horse ( 19:11–16 )
ii. Defeat of the Beast and False Prophet ( 19:17–21 )
b. The Millennial Reign ( 20:1–15 )
i. Satan Bound ( 20:1–3 )
ii. The First Resurrection and Reign ( 20:4–6 )
iii. Satan’s Release and Defeat ( 20:7–10 )
iv. The Great White Throne Judgment ( 20:11–15 )
c. The World to Come ( 21:1–22:5 )
i. A New Heaven and a New Earth ( 21:1–8 )
ii. The New Jerusalem ( 21:9–27 )
iii. The River of Life ( 22:1–5 )
7. Conclusion ( 22:6–21 )
a. Jesus is Coming ( 22:6–17 )
b. Nothing May Be Added or Removed ( 22:18–21 )