A Study of God's Word
Probably written by Samuel
Between 1030 BC – 930 BC
The Jews were in Canaan
To show the kind of faithfulness, godliness, loyalty and love that God desires for His people.
Key Verse: Ruth 1:16 And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
1 Naomi and Ruth
2 Ruth meets Boaz
3 The Threshing Floor
4 The Marriage
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Written by Paul the Apostle about 60 AD – 62 AD
To Gentile Believers, While in Rome, in Prison
To express Paul’s love and affections for the Philippians|
Key Verse: Philippians 2:14-15 Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
1 Joy of Life
2 Humility of Christ
3 Finish the Race
4 Thanks and Greetings
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Written by Paul the Apostle about 60 AD – 62 AD
To Gentile Believers, While in Rome, in Prison
Key Verse: Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
1-3 Spiritual Blessings
4-6 The Believer’s Life
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Written by Paul the Apostle about 48 AD – 49 AD
From Asia Minor to the Gentile believers in Galatia
To warn against Legalism and defend justification by faith as well as Paul’s apostolic authority
Key Verse: Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
1-2 Paul’s Defense
3-4 Justification by Faith
5-6 The Believer’s Life
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Written by Paul the Apostle about 56 AD
From Philippi to the Gentile believers in Corinth
To defend Paul’s call as an apostle to the gentiles and to address deceivers
Key Verse: 2 Corinthians 12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
1-7 Apostolic Characteristics
8-9 Giving
10-13 Paul’s Defense
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Written by Daniel around 605 BC – 535 BC
From Babylonian
Prophecy and Apocalyptic (predicting end times))
To confront the Jew that God is sovereign and to provide them with a vision of their future redemption.
Key Verse: Daniel 2:44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
1-6 Daniel and his friends
7-12 Apocalyptic Visions
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Written by John (The Beloved) an Apostle, to Elect Lady about 85 AD – 95 AD
John was in Ephesus
To warn against heresy and false teachers
Key Verse: 2 John 8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
The “Elect Lady” is often interpreted as either a specific woman known to John or as a metaphor for a local church.
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Written by Paul the Apostle about 55 AD – 56 AD
From Ephesus to the Gentile believers in Corinth
To spread the Gospel of salvation through the Death, Burial, Resurrection of the Risen Messiah, The Lord Jesus Christ
To address the division and immorality occurring. And to encourage them to love each other
Key Verse: 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
1-4 Divisions
5-11 Morality
12-14 Spiritual Gifts
15-16 The Resurrection
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Written by Ezekiel around 593 BC – 571 BC
From Babylonian
Dirge Poem (Lament)
To confront the Jew about their sin, give them one last chance to repent, and offer hope.
Key Verse: Ezekiel 36:26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
1-3 Ezekiel
4-24 Judgement of Judah
25-32 Judgement on the Nations
33-39 The End of the Age
40-48 Restoration of the Temple
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UNKNOWN (Jeremiah) around 586 BC
From Babylonian
Dirge Poem (Lament)
to express the despair of the Jew over the loss of their land, city and temple.
Key Verse: Lamentations 3:22-23 It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
1 Sorrows of Captives
2 Anger with Jerusalem
3 Hope and Mercy
4 Punishment
5 Restoration
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