SUBJECT OR LEADING THOUGHT OF EACH BOOK

Genesis        Founding of the Hebrew Nation

Exodus         The Covenant with the Hebrew Nation

Leviticus      Laws of the Hebrew Nation

Numbers        Journey to the Promised Land

Deuteronomy    Laws of the Hebrew Nation

Joshua         The Conquest of Canaan

Judges         First 300 Years in the Land

Ruth           Beginning of the Messianic Family of David

I Samuel       Organization of the Kingdom

II Samuel   Reign of David

I Kings        Division of the Kingdom

II Kings   History of the Divided Kingdom

I Chronicles      Reign of David

II   Chronicles History of Southern Kingdom

Ezra           Return from Captivity

Nehemiah       Rebuilding of Jerusalem

Esther         Escape of Israel from Extermination

Job    Problem of Suffering

Psalms         National Hymn Book of Israel

Proverbs       Wisdom of Solomon

Ecciesiastes      Vanity of Earthly Life

Song of Solomon        Glorification of Wedded Love

Isaiah         The Messianic Prophet

Jeremiah       A Last Effort to Save Jerusalem

Lamentations      A Dirge Over the Desolation of Jerusalem

Ezekiel        “They Shall Know That I Am God”

Daniel         The Prophet at Babylon

Rosea          Apostasy of Israel

Joel           Prediction of the Holy Spirit Age

Amos           Ultimate Universal Rule of David

Obadiah        Destruction of Edom

Jonah          An Errand of Mercy to Nineveh

Nahum          Destruction of Nineveh

Micah          Bethlehem to be Birthplace of the Messiah

Habakkuk       “The Just Shall Live By Faith”

Zephaniah      Coming of a “Pure Language”

Haggai         Rebuilding the Temple

Zechariah      Rebuilding the Temple

Zechariah      Rebuilding the Temple

Malachi        Final Message to a Disobedient People

Matthew Jesus the Messiah

Mark  Jesus the Wonderful

Luke  Jesus the Son of Man

John  Jesus the Son of God

Acts           Formation of the Church

Romans         Nature of Christ’s Work

I Corinthians    Various Church Disorders

II   Corinthians Paul’s Vindication of His Apostleship

Galatians      By Grace, Not By Law

Ephesians      Unity of the Church

Philippians    A Missionary Epistle

Colossians     Deity of Jesus

I Thessalonians     The Lord’s Second Coming

II   Thessalonians   The Lord’s Second Coming

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I Timothy      The Care of the Church in Ephesus
II Timothy   Paul~s Final Word
Titus          The Churches of Crete
Philemon       Conversions of a Runaway Slave
Hebrews        Christ the Mediator of a New Covenant
James          Good Works
I Peter        To a Persecuted Church
II Peter   Prediction of Apostasy
I John         Love
III   John   Caution Against False Teachers
III John       Rejection of John’s Helpers
Jude           Imminent Apostasy
Revelation     Ultimate Triumph of Christ