Books Of The Old Testament

Front 1

Genesis

Back 1

An account of the creation of the world, the fall of humanity, and the origins of the Israelite people.

Front 2

Exodus

Back 2

God saves Israel from slavery in Egypt, and then enters into a special relationship with them.

Front 3

Leviticus

Back 3

God gives Israel instructions for how to worship Him

Front 4

Numbers

Back 4

Israel fails to trust and obey God, and wanders in the wilderness for 40 years.

Front 5

Deuteronomy

Back 5

Moses gives Israel instructions for how to love and obey God in the Promised Land. Some instructions are a recap of the laws in Exodus–Numbers.

Front 6

Joshua

Back 6

Joshua is Israel’s new leader and he leads Israel to conquer the Promised land, then divides out territories to the twelve tribes of Israel.

Front 7

Judges

Back 7

Israel enters into a sin cycle where they turn from God, are taken captive by oppressive nations, they call out to God, God sends a leader called a judge to rescue them and then they repeat this cycle over again for 450 years.

Front 8

Ruth

Back 8

Two widows lose everything, and find hope in Israel—which leads to the birth of the future King David.

Front 9

1 Samuel

Back 9

Israel demands a king, who turns out to be a disappointment.

Front 10

2 Samuel

Back 10

David, a man after God’s own heart, becomes king of Israel.

Front 11

1 kings

Back 11

The kingdom of Israel has a time of peace and prosperity under King Solomon, but afterward splits, and the two lines of kings turn away from God.

Front 12

2 Kings

Back 12

Both kingdoms ignore God and his prophets, until they both fall captive to other world empires.

Front 13

1 Chronicles

Back 13

A brief history of Israel from Adam to David, culminating with David commissioning the temple of God in Jerusalem.

Front 14

2 Chronicles

Back 14

A history of David’s son Solomon building the temple, but after centuries of rejecting God, the Babylonians take the southern Israelites captive and destroy the temple.

Front 15

Ezra

Back 15

The Israelites rebuild the temple in Jerusalem, and a scribe named Ezra teaches the people to once again obey God’s laws.

Front 16

Nehemiah

Back 16

The city of Jerusalem is in bad shape, so Nehemiah rebuilds the wall around the city.

Front 17

Esther

Back 17

Someone hatches a genocidal plot to bring about Israel’s extinction, and Esther must face the emperor to ask for help.

Front 18

Job

Back 18

Satan attacks a righteous man named Job, and Job and his friends argue about why terrible things are happening to him.

Front 19

Psalms

Back 19

A collection of 150 songs that Israel sang to God (and to each other)— kind of the a hymnal for the ancient Israelites

Front 20

Proverbs

Back 20

A collection of sayings written to help people make wise decisions that bring about justice

Front 21

Ecclesiastes

Back 21

A philosophical exploration of the meaning of life—with a depressing tone

Front 22

Song of Songs

Back 22

A love song (or collection of love songs) celebrating love, desire, and marriage.

Front 23

Isaiah

Back 23

God sends the prophet Isaiah to warn Israel of future judgment and to tell them about a coming king and servant who will “bear the sins of many.”

Front 24

Jeremiah

Back 24

God sends the prophet Jeremiah to warn Israel about the coming Babylonian captivity but the people don’t take the news very well

Front 25

Lamentations

Back 25

A collection of laments mourning the fall of Jerusalem after the Babylonian attacks.

Front 26

Ezekiel

Back 26

God chooses the prophet Ezekiel to tell Israel the error of their ways and to teach them justice.

Front 27

Daniel

Back 27

Daniel is an Israelite in captivity who becomes a high-ranking wise man in the Babylonian and Persian empires, and has prophetic visions concerning Israel’s future.

Front 28

Hosea

Back 28

The prophet Hosea is told to marry a prostitute who leaves him, and he must bring her back. This is a metaphor of God’s relationship with Israel.

Front 29

Joel

Back 29

The prophet Joel warns that God will send a plague of locusts to Judge Israel and he will judge the surrounding nations as well.

Front 30

Amos

Back 30

A shepherd named Amos preaches against the injustice of the Northern Kingdom of Israel.

Front 31

Obadiah

Back 31

The prophet Obadiah warns the neighboring nation of Edom that they will be judged for stealing from Jerusalem.

Front 32

Jonah

Back 32

Jonah is a disobedient prophet who runs from God, is swallowed by a large fish, and then preaches God’s message to the city of Nineveh.

Front 33

Micah

Back 33

The prophet Micah confronts the leaders of Israel and Judah regarding their injustice, and prophecies that one day the Lord himself will rule with perfect justice.

Front 34

Nahum

Back 34

The prophet Nahum foretells of God’s judgment on Nineveh, the capital of Assyria.

Front 35

Habakkuk

Back 35

The prophet Habakkuk pleads with God to stop the injustice and violence in Judah, but is surprised to find that God will use the even more violent Babylonians to do so.

Front 36

Zephaniah

Back 36

God uses the prophet Zephaniah to warn that he will judge Israel and the surrounding nations, but also that he will restore them in peace and justice.

Front 37

Haggi

Back 37

The people have abandoned the work of restoring God’s temple in Jerusalem, and so the prophet Haggai mobilizes them to do so.

Front 38

Haggi

Back 38

The people have abandoned the work of restoring God’s temple in Jerusalem, and so the prophet Haggai mobilizes them to do so.

Front 39

Zechariah

Back 39

The prophet Zechariah calls Israel to return to God, and records prophetic visions that show what’s happening behind the scenes.

Front 40

Malachi

Back 40

God has been faithful to Israel, but they continue to live disconnected from him—so God sends the prophet Malachi to call them out.