Old testament survey content
Genesis
I. Primeval history of humanity....................................................... 1 to 11
Creation ..................................................................................... 1 to 2
Fall and its effects ...................................................................... 3 to 5
Flood ......................................................................................... 6 to 8
Tower of Babel ................................................................................. 11
II. Patriarchal history ................................................................... 12 to 36
Abraham ................................................................................. 12 to 25
Abrahamic covenant ......................................................................... 15
Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah ................................................ 19
Sacrifice of Isaac .............................................................................. 22
Isaac ....................................................................................... 25 to 27
Jacob ...................................................................................... 28 to 36
Jacob at Bethel ................................................................................ 28
Wrestling at Peniel ........................................................................... 32
III. Joseph ..................................................................................... 37 to 50
Coat of many colors ......................................................................... 37
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Exodus
I. The Hebrews in Egypt ................................................................ 1 to 12
Passover & departure from Egypt ...................................................... 12
II. The Hebrews in the wilderness .................................................. 13 to 18
Crossing of the Red Sea ................................................................... 14
III. The Hebrews at Sinai ............................................................... 19 to 40
Decalogue ....................................................................................... 20
Instructions for tabernacle ....................................................... 25 to 31
Golden calf incident ......................................................................... 32
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Leviticus
Sacrificial legislation ....................................................................... 1 to 7
Nadab and Abihu slain .......................................................................... 10
Laws of Cleanness ........................................................................ 11 to 15
Day of Atonement ................................................................................. 16
Importance of blood .............................................................................. 17
Feasts of the Lord ................................................................................. 23
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Numbers
Twelve spies ......................................................................................... 13
Rebellion at Kadesh to bamea .............................................................. 14
Rebellion of Korah ............................................................................... 16
Bronze serpent .................................................................................... 21
Balaam ....................................................................................... 22 to 24
Baal-Peor and resulting plague ............................................................. 25
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Deuteronomy
I. Covenant history ........................................................................ 1 to 4
II. Stipulations of the covenant .................................................... 5 to 28
Second giving of the Decalogue .......................................................... 5
III. Call to decision ..................................................................... 29 to 30
Song of Moses ................................................................................. 32
Death of Moses ................................................................................ 34
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Joshua
I. Entrance into Canaan ................................................................. 1 to 5
Rehab and the two spies .................................................................... 2
Crossing of the Jordan ....................................................................... 3
II. Conquest of Canaan .................................................................. 6 to 12
Battle of Jericho ................................................................................ 6
The sin of Achan ................................................................................ 7
Battle at Gibeon (sun stands still) .................................................... 10
III. Division of the land ................................................................. 13 to 22
Cities of Refuge ............................................................................... 20
“…We will serve the Lord”.................................................................. 24
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Judges
I. introduction to Judges era .......................................................... 1 to 2
II. cycle of oppression and deliverance............................................. 3 to 16
Deborah and Barak ............................................................................ 4
Gideon’s 300 and the Midianites ......................................................... 7
Jephthah’s vow ................................................................................ 11
Birth of Samson .............................................................................. 13
Samson and Delilah ......................................................................... 16
III. Micah and the Danites ............................................................ 17 to 18
IV. Sin and ruin of the tribe of Benjamin ....................................... 19 to 21
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Ruth
I. Ruth & Naomi journey to Bethlehem ................................................. 1
II. Ruth in the fields of Boaz ................................................................ 2
III. Ruth seeks marriage with Boaz ........................................................ 3
IV. Boaz marries Ruth .......................................................................... 4
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Samuel
I. Judgeship of Samuel ...................................................... I Sam. 1 to 9
II. Reign of Saul ............................................................. I Sam. 10 to 31
Saul and the Amalekites ...................................................... I Sam. 15
David and Goliath .............................................................. I Sam. 17
Saul and the witch of En-dor ............................................... I Sam. 28
III. Reign of David ............................................................ II Sam. 1 to 24
Davidic covenant ................................................................. II Sam. 7
David and Mephibosheth ...................................................... II Sam. 9
David and Bathsheba ......................................................... II Sam. 11
Absalom's death ................................................................. II Sam. 18
David's mighty men ........................................................... II Sam. 23
David purchases Araunah’s threshing floor ......................... II Sam. 24
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Kings
I. Reign of Solomon ........................................................... I Ki. 1 to 11
Queen of Sheba ...................................................................... I Ki. 10
II. Divided Kingdom ................................................ I Ki. 12 to II Ki. 17
Jeroboam introduces counterfeit worship ................................. I Ki. 12
Man of God from Judah .......................................................... I Ki. 13
Ministry of Elijah .................................................... I Ki. 17 to II Ki. 2
Mt. Carmel and the prophets of Baal ...................................... I Ki. 18
Ahab and Naboth's vineyard ................................................... I Ki. 21
Ministry of Elisha ............................................................ II Ki. 2 to 8
Naaman the leper .................................................................... II Ki. 5
Fall of Northern Kingdom..................................................... 11 Ki. 17
III. Southern Kingdom ..................................................... II Ki. 18 to 25
Sennacherib invades Judah.................................................... II Ki. 18
Hezekiah's illness and recovery.............................................. II Ki. 20
Josiah finds the book of the Law ............................................ II Ki. 22
Fall of Southern Kingdom...................................................... II Ki. 25
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Chronicles
I. Genealogies from Adam to David ....................................... I Chr. 1 to 9
II. History of King David .................................................. I Chr. 10 to 29
III. Reign of Solomon .......................................................... II Chr. 1 to 9
IV. Kings of Judah ........................................................... II Chr. 10 to 36
Rehoboam................................................................... II Chr. 10 to 12
Asa ............................................................................ II Chr. 14 to 16
Jehoshaphat .............................................................. II Chr. 17 to 20
Joash ........................................................................ II Chr. 23 to 24
Uzziah ................................................................................ II Chr. 26
Hezekiah .................................................................... II Chr. 29 to 32
Joaiah ....................................................................... II Chr. 34 to 35
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Ezra
Cyrus’ Decree & First return from Babylon (Zerubbabel) .................... 1 to 2
Temple rebuilt ........................................................................................ 6
Second Return (Ezra) .............................................................................. 7
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Nehemiah
Nehemiah's prayer ............................................................................. 1
Third return (Nehemiah)...................................................................... 2
Walls of Jerusalem completed ............................................................. 6
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Esther
Vashti deposed .................................................................................. 1
Esther crowned .................................................................................. 2
Haman hanged .................................................................................. 7
Feast of Purim inaugurated................................................................. 9
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Job
I. Satan tests Job ........................................................................ 1 to 2
II. Job's complaint ............................................................................. 3
III. Discourses of Job's three friends ........................................... 4 to 31
Praise of Divine wisdom ........................................................... 28
IV. Speeches of Elihu ............................................................... 32 to 37
V. God's speeches .................................................................... 38 to 41
VI. Job's prosperity restored .............................................................. 42
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Psalms
Key Messianic Psalms
Yahweh and His Anointed ............................................................... 2
Suffering Messiah ......................................................................... 22
Shepherd Psalm ............................................................................ 23
Messianic King of Glory ................................................................ 24
Christ and Melchizedek ............................................................... 110
Other Psalms
David's repentance ........................................................................ 51
Psalm of Moses ............................................................................. 90
Psalm on the Word of God ........................................................... 119
Psalms of Ascent ................................................................. 120 to 34
Great Hallel ....................................................................... 146 to 50
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Proverbs
Seduction of the adulteress ................................................................ 7
Wisdom ............................................................................................. 8
Guidance and the Lord's direction ..................................................... 16
Dangers of strong drink ................................................................... 20
Virtuous woman .............................................................................. 31
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Ecclesiastes
“Eternity in their hearts”..................................................................... 3
Fear God and Keep His commandments ............................................ 12
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Song of Solomon
I. Courtship: Mutual affection...................................................... 1 to 2
II. Wedding (and procession) ........................................................ 3 to 4
III. Marriage: The life of love......................................................... 5 to 8
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Isaiah
Prophecy of the virgin birth ................................................................ 7
Prophecy of the Messianic Son ........................................................... 9
Historical section .................................................................... 36 to 39
Servant Songs ................................................................. 42, 49, 50, 53
Vicarious suffering of servant ........................................................... 53
Millennium/New Heaven & Earth ............................................. 65 to 66
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Jeremiah
Temple sermon .................................................................................. 7
Heart is deceitful above all things ..................................................... 17
At the potter's house ........................................................................ 18
Righteous BRANCH of David ............................................................ 23
New covenant .................................................................................. 31
Jehoiakim burns God’s Word ............................................................ 36
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Lamentations
“Great is thy Faithfulness” ................................................................. 3
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Ezekiel
vision of the glory of the Lord ............................................................. 1
Glory of Yahweh leaves the Temple.............................................. 8 to 11
Parable of the watchman .................................................................. 33
Vision of the dry bones ..................................................................... 37
Gog and Magog ....................................................................... 38 to 39
Millennial temple .................................................................... 40 to 48
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Daniel
Hebrew youths' tested ........................................................................ 1
Nebuchadnezzar's dream image.......................................................... 2
Fiery furnace ..................................................................................... 3
Nebuchadnezzar Humiliation ............................................................. 4
Belshazzar & handwriting on wall ...................................................... 5
Daniel in the lion's den ...................................................................... 6
Vision of the four beasts .................................................................... 7
Vision of the ram and the he-goat ...................................................... 8
The seventy weeks prophecy ............................................................... 9
Seleucids, Ptolemies, & Antichus IV................................................... 11
Two Resurrections ............................................................................ 12
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Hosea
Hosea and Gomer .............................................................................. 1
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Joel
Locusts plague .................................................................................. 1
Spirit outpouring in last days ............................................................ 2
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Amos
Eight burdens against the nations ............................................... 1 to 2
Five visions of judgment .............................................................. 7 to 9
Revival of David’s Dynasty.................................................................. 9
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Obadiah
Prophecy of Edom's doom ................................................................... 1
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Jonah
I. Jonah flees to Tarshish ................................................................... 1
II. Jonah's prayer in the fish .............................................................. 2
III. Nineveh repents ............................................................................ 3
IV. Jonah displeased .......................................................................... 4
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Micah
Jerusalem’s Millennial Exaltation........................................................ 4
Birthplace of Messiah......................................................................... 5
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Nahum
Prophecy of Nineveh's fall ............................................................ 2 to 3
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Habakkuk
I. Habakkuk questions ....................................................................... 1
II. God’s reply: “The Just live by Faith” ............................................... 2
III. Habakkuk's faith .......................................................................... 3
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Zephaniah
Day of the Lord is near................................................................. 1 to 2
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Haggai
I. Summons to rebuild the temple ....................................................... 1
II. Future glory of the Temple.............................................................. 2
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Zechariah
Eight visions .............................................................................. 1 to 6
Messianic Servant to BRANCH ......................................................... 3
Golden lampstand ............................................................................. 4
First advent and rejection of
the Messianic shepherd to king ................................................. 9 to 11
Second advent and reception
of the Messianic shepherd to king ........................................... 12 to 14
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Malachi
God's love for Israel ........................................................................... 1
God hates divorce .............................................................................. 2
Bring the tithes into the storehouse ................................................... 3
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