What Are The History Books?

Review

Tricky Question of the Law- From last weeks Lesson on Numbers & Deuteronomy.

Old Testament Overview

Concise Summary of all of the Books of the Old Testament: https://www.bibleblender.com/2017/biblical-lessons/biblical-history/complete-concise-summary-each-book-of-bible-old-testament-new-testament

Pentateuch or Books of the Law (written by Moses)

Genesis: Primeval History (Creation, Flood, Tower of Babel) and the Patriarchs (Abraham > Isaac > Jacob > Joseph)

Exodus: God frees the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt using Moses as a leader, the journey through the wilderness, and receiving the law at Mt. Sinai

Leviticus: Laws, particularly concerning Levites and worship

Numbers: Genealogies, laws, and the story of Israel not trusting God enough to enter the land and as punishment wandering int he desert for 40 years.

Deuteronomy: Preparing to enter the land and the law being repeated.

Historical Books

Joshua: Conquest of Canaan

Judges: Living in the land in a pattern of sin, judgement, and deliverance.

Ruth: Story of two widows and what true covenant living looks like.

1 Samuel: The leadership of Samuel, the first king Saul, God’s rejection of Saul, and Saul’s persecution of David.

2 Samuel: David’s kingship.

1 Kings: Solomon’s kingship, the creation of the temple, and the civil war.

2 Kings: The divided kingdom and the fall of the northern kingdom of Israel to Assyria and then the fall of the Southern kingdom of Judah to Babylon.

1 Chronicles: Covers the same history as 1 Kings but more selectively and with additional emphasis on genealogies (the first 9 chapters cover a complete genealogical history of Israel), priests, and worship. Tradition says Ezra is th author.

2 Chronicles: Covers the same history as 2 Kings but more selectively with additional emphasis on priests and worship.

Ezra: History and genealogies of the return of the Jews from Babylon and the rebuilding of the temple and religious reform.

Nehemia: History of rebuilding the temple and the wall around the city and religious reform.

Esther: Story of queen Esther saving Jewish people left behind after others returned to Israel.

Job: A difficult to place historically story of one man tested by Satan.

Wisdom Literature

Psalms: A collection of 150 songs of joy, laments, blessings, and thanksgivings that Israel sang to God in praise. Written by David and various authors)

Proverbs: A collection of wise sayings of Solomon that teach wisdom to God’s people. (Written by Solomon and various authors)

Ecclesiastes: A philosophical collection of proverbs, maxims, and sayings that explore the meaning of life and offer wisdom to others seeking truth in God. Faces the issue of how we can find meaning in life in light of the seemingly futile nature of everything. One must be careful in reading Ecclesiastes since some passages read in isolation can be misunderstood. (Written by Solomon)

Song of Songs AKA Song of Solomon: A collection of love poems about love desire and marriage. A picture of God’s love for his people. (written by Solomon)

The Prophets

The Major Prophets

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Lamentations

Ezekiel

Daniel

The Minor Prophets

Hosea

Joel

Amos

Obadiah

Jonah

Micah

Nahum

Habakkuk

Zephaniah

Haggai

Zechariah

Malachi