A Voice in the Wilderness
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A Voice in the
Wilderness
Bible Text:
--Book-by-Book Descriptions
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Pentateuch-Torah-Books of Moses:
- Genesis
--Beginning: Creation, Sin, Flood, Abrahamic
Covenant, Israel into Egypt
- Exodus
--Israel Redeemed out of Egypt.
Moses-Law-Tabernacle
- Leviticus
--Priest/Levitical rituals/sacrifices,
Moral/Civil laws
- Numbers
--Refuse to enter Canaan, Wilderness
wanderings, Rebellions-Judgments
- Deuteronomy
--Law & 40 years reviewed. Blessing/Curse
History-of Israel and Ancient Middle-East:
- Joshua
--Enter Canaan, military conquests
- Judges
--Backslidings-Defeat-Deliverers-Victories-Revivals
- Ruth
--Love story. "Kinsman Redeemer"
- 1-Samuel
--Samuel judges Israel, Saul becomes king, David
envied.
- 2-Samuel
--King David rules
- 1-Kings
--Solomon builds Temple, kingdom split into
Israel/Judah, prophet Elijah
- 2-Kings
--Elisha, two kingdoms, Assyrian/Babylonian
captivities
- 1-Chronicles
--Geneologies, David's reign (royal archives: kings of Judah)
- 2-Chronicles
--Solomon thru Captivities (royal archives: kings of Judah)
- Ezra
--Captives return to re-build Temple
- Nehemiah
--Returned captives re-build Jerusalem walls
- Esther
--Conspiracy against Jews thwarted--"Purim"
Poetry-Wisdom:
- Job
--God & Satan debate-Job tested. Arguments:
Uprightness, Wickedness, Repentance/Restoration
- Psalms
--God's Glory, Praise, Prayer, Prophecy, Sorrow,
Comfort, Forgiveness
- Proverbs
--Wisdom
- Ecclesiastes
--Vanity of Life - Fear God, keep His commandments
- Song of Solomon
--Song of Love
Major Prophets:
- Isaiah
--Wickedness. Prophecies of doom/restoration.
Messiah will come
- Jeremiah
--False shepherds/religion, call to repentance,
Messiah will come, Israel to be restored
- Lamentations
--Sorrow over Plight of Jerusalem: God's
Anger/Mercy
- Ezekiel
--Visions of God. "Then they will know that I Am
the Lord."
- Daniel
--Three Hebrew children. Prophecy: Four
Kingdoms, Israel 70-weeks, End Time
Minor Prophets:
- Hosea
--Israel the Whore/Apostasy, Judgment/Captivity,
God's Love, Restoration
- Joel
--Devastations on Israel, Day of the Lord, exhortation to repent, Israel rescued & restored,
the nations gathered & judged for persecuting Israel
- Amos
--Israel's neighbors judged for persecuting Israel,
Israel punished for her sin, Samaria's judgment for turning away from God,
Day of the Lord, Kingdom of David & Israel Restored
- Obadiah
--Edom/Esau destroyed for persecuting its 'brother' Israel
- Jonah
--Unfaithful prophet, God's mercy
- Micah
--Day of the Lord, punishment for Israel's sins, corruption & rejecting
messages of the prophets, Future glory of Messiah's rule as world comes to Israel to
learn of God in peace, God contends with Israel, judges, forgives.
- Nahum
--God's wrath against Nineveh and allies, & their destruction
when they attack Israel in the End Times
- Habakkuk
--Why does God allow wickedness/? Woe to Wicked.
Righteous/Faith. God/Ultimate.
- Zephaniah
--Day of the Lord, God removing idols out of Judah,
punishing for wickedness, Palestinians destroyed for persecuting Israel,
gathering the nations to judge them, Faithful Remnant
- Haggai
--Get busy, build God's house
- Zechariah
--Repent, Israel Saved,
Day of the Lord, Messiah returns to Mt.Olives & recognized by Israel,
judges the nations, nations worship the Lord
- Malachi
--Polluted Worship, Day of the Lord, Israel refined/purified, the Book,
Messenger
Gospels:
- Matthew
--JESUS...King & Kingdom
- Mark
--JESUS...Servant
- Luke
--JESUS...Son of Man
- John
--JESUS...Deity, Son of God
History-of Early Church:
- Acts
--Holy Spirit comes, Church begins, history
of Paul's ministry
Epistles-Church Doctrine:
- Romans
--JESUS...Justification by Faith
- 1-Corinthians
--Carnal church. Many worldly problems to fix.
Natural vs. Spiritual man.
- 2-Corinthians
--Some progress made. More needed. Authority.
Nature of the enemy.
- Galatians
--Gospel already received; Faith vs. Law
- Ephesians
--JESUS...Adoption, Predestination, Unity
- Philippians
--JESUS...to Live, Mind of, to Know, to Do
- Colossians
--JESUS...Preeminence, Reconciliation, New Life
- 1-Thessalonians
--JESUS...His return, Day of the Lord
- 2-Thessalonians
--Apostasy, Anti-Christ, Deception, Destruction
- 1-Timothy
--Qualifications/conduct of ministers, Apostasy,
How church should function
- 2-Timothy
--Teaching, Doctrine, Perilous times coming
- Titus
--Quality of Leaders, Doctrine, Church conduct
- Philemon
--Receive back with love newly converted slave
- Hebrews
--JESUS...High Priest, Blood Sacrifice
- Jacob
--Pure Religion, Faith in Action
- 1-Peter
--to Jewish Believers:Suffering, Salvation, Holy Living
- 2-Peter
--to Gentile Believers: Authentication of Scripture, False teachers,
Day of the Lord
- 1-John
--JESUS...Advocacy, Fellowship, Keep His Commandments,
Discernment, Anti-Christ
- 2-John
--Antichrist, Reject false teachers
- 3-John
--Support the faithful, expose pride, imitate good
- Judas
--Contend for the Faith, Apostates
depraved-doomed
Prophecy:
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