A Condensed Travel through the Bible

Part 2

The books of Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy all have to do with the activities and worship of the Israelites in the Wilderness, so they would fit into Exodus.  The book of Ruth took place during the time of the Judges, and believe it or not, I and II Chronicles and all the books of the prophets fit into the books of Samuel and Kings.  Some think that Job is an account of life even before Abraham, but we put it in with the worship books which are also used during the Kings.  Ezra and Nehemiah finish out the chronology being the last books at the time of the exiles.

In the New Testament we know that the four Gospels tell of the life of Jesus.  The Acts continues the story telling of the activities of the Believers after the Resurrection, and the Epistles are all letters written to people or churches mentioned in the Book of Acts.  Even though the book of Revelation is a continuation of Acts, we set it apart, because of the profound prophesies and allegories mentioned.

Now this is a way to think of the books of the Bible that helps us understand the Book as whole.  We will find many things in our study that bind the books together in this way; primarily the names, people and specific events.  As you read the Bible keep these things in mind and you will have a good start on a personal Bible overview of your own.

Categories of Bible Books - Key Books are Underlined

 

Old Testament
Beginnings	History	Worship	Prophesy
Genesis	Joshua	Ester	Isaiah
Exodus	Judges	Job	Jeremiah
Leviticus	Ruth	Psalms	Lamentation
Numbers	I&II Samuel	Proverbs	Ezekiel
Deuteronomy	I&II Kings	Ecclesiastes	Daniel
	I&II Chronicles	Song Of Solomon	Hosea
	Ezra		Joel
	Nehemiah		Amos
			Obadiah
			Jonah
			Mica
			Nahum
			Habakkuk
			Zephaniah
			Haggai
			Zechariah
			Malachi