BIBLE BOOKS

" tells the story of the creation of the world and the beginning of the nation of Israel. It explains the origins of the people and customs that most concerned the Israelites. Many of the most famous stories in the Bible are in this book: Adam and Eve, Noah’s Flood, Abraham and Isaac, Joseph’s coat of many colors. The book ends with Joseph and his brothers—founders of the Twelve Tribes of Israel—living in Egypt, where their families grew and prospered"

• Genesis

• Exodus

• Leviticus

• Deuteronomy

" tells the story of the Israelites’ escape from Egypt (where they had become slaves) and their wandering in the desert on the way to Canaan, the Promised Land. It also includes the most important laws of the Old Testament: the Ten Commandments, which God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai. It tells how the people of Israel fail to live up to their unique relationship with God, so that a new, lesser law has to be given for them."

• Exodus

• Genesis

• Numbers

• Leviticus

"is a book of laws, most of which have to do with religious observances. Every detail of their worship life was made explicit because the Israelites had proved that they could not be trusted to worship God properly"

• Leviticus

• Exodus

• Genesis

• Deuteronomy

"is so named because it gives a census of all the tribes of Israel. It also tells the story of their forty years in the desert, and their constant rebellion against the authority of God and of his prophet Moses"

• Numbers

• Genesis

• Exodus

• Leviticus

"is Greek for “second law.” It repeats some of the laws in the earlier books; for example, the Ten Commandments are repeated from Exodus. It also gives new laws specifically about how the Israelites will live in the Promised Land. In fact, the heart of this book is a new constitution for the state of Israel. Finally, it gives a prophetic road map of Israel’s history—a prophecy that will be fulfilled in the historical books that follow"

• Deuteronomy

• Exodus

• Leviticus

• Numbers

"tells how the Israelites—led by __________, the successor of Moses—began their conquest of Canaan."

• Joshua

• Judges

• 1 Maccabees

• 2 Chronicles

"continues the story of the conquest of Canaan after the death of Joshua. It tells how, time and again, the people of Israel were unfaithful to God, and how as punishment God let them fall into the hands of their enemies. But each time, when they repented, God sent a “_________” to be their leader and save them."

• Judges

• Ezra

• Nehemiah

• Esther

"set in the time of the Judges, tells the story of a foreign woman who converted to the worship of the true God. At last she marries Boaz, a wealthy Israelite. Her great-grandson David would be king of Israel, which means that she is also one of the human ancestors of Jesus Christ"

• Ruth

• 1 Samuel

• 2 Kings

• Ezra

"tells the tragic story of the first King of Israel, Saul. Anointed king by the prophet ___________, he started out well, but lost God’s favor by his disobedience. He involved all Israel in a long civil war with his successor, David."

• 1 Samuel

• 2 Kings

• 2 Maccabees

• Joshua

"continues the story of David after the death of Saul. God’s everlasting covenant with David made Jerusalem the religious center of the world. David built the nation of Israel into a strong power, but he also suffered the consequences of his sins."

• 2 Samuel

• 1 Kings

• Nehemiah

• Tobit