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01God and his word

Who God is and what he does, his names, the Holy Spirit, and the Bible: its books, its story and its pictures.

Who God is

God's nature and character: one God in three persons, holy, loving, just and almighty.

What God does

Creation, providence, protection, promises and miracles: God at work in the world.

Names of God

The names and titles by which God makes himself known.

The Holy Spirit

The person and work of the Spirit, in Christ and in believers.

The books of the Bible

All 66 books: what each is, who wrote it, and what it is about.

The word & how it came to us

Scripture's authority and power, its languages, and how the Bible was written, gathered and translated.

Prophecy, types & figures

Prophecy and visions, and the types, figures and signs through which Scripture speaks.

02Jesus and his church

Who Jesus is, his names, life, miracles, parables and cross, the people around him, and the church he gathers.

Who Jesus is

The person of Christ: truly God and truly man, sinless, eternal, and his people's union with him.

Names & titles of Jesus

Messiah, Son of God, Son of Man, Shepherd, Prophet, Priest and King.

The life of Jesus

His birth, family, temptation, ministry, prayers and example, and the prophecies he fulfilled.

Miracles of Jesus

The signs Jesus did, one by one: healings, power over nature, demons cast out and the dead raised.

Parables & teaching

The parables of Jesus, one by one, and the parables and allegories of the rest of Scripture.

Cross, resurrection & return

His sufferings and atoning death, his resurrection and ascension, his kingdom and his coming again.

People of the New Testament

Jesus' family, his apostles and friends, the early church and its opponents.

The church & its ministers

The church's nature, life and discipline, its ministers and mission, its ordinances and fellowship.

03Sin, salvation and the life to come

What went wrong and its judgment, how God puts it right, how the saved now live, and what lies beyond death.

Sin & temptation

The fall, the sinful heart, temptation, turning from God and the ways of the ungodly.

Sins & vices

Sins of speech and conduct, and idolatry and false worship.

Judgment

God's judgments in this life, and the resurrection and last judgment.

Salvation

How sinners are rescued and made new by God's grace in Christ.

Virtues & graces

Who believers are, the graces of the heart, godly conduct and their duties to God and others.

Prayer & devotion

Prayer of every kind, praise, thanksgiving, fasting and worship.

Trials & comfort

Suffering, persecution and temptation, and the joy, peace and comfort God gives.

Death, heaven & hell

Death and the grave, heaven and hell, and the angels and spirits.

04Worship and other gods

The worship God gave Israel, its priests, offerings, feasts and law, and the gods and practices of the nations.

The tabernacle & temples

The tabernacle, Solomon's, the second and Herod's temples, and their holy things.

Priests & Levites

The priesthood, its garments and consecration, and the Levites' service.

Sacrifices & offerings

The offerings of the law, all pointing to Christ.

Feasts & holy days

The sabbath and Israel's appointed feasts and fasts.

Law, covenant & cleanness

God's law and covenants, vows, and clean and unclean.

Idols & other religions

The gods of the nations, their worship, and magic and divination.

05People of the Bible

Everyone in the Old Testament story, era by era, with the women of the Bible and the rulers of the nations.

In the beginning

From Adam to the tower of Babel: the first generations and the nations after the flood.

The patriarchs

Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph, and their wives, sons and households.

Exodus & wilderness

Moses, Aaron and Miriam, and the people of the exodus and the wilderness years.

Joshua & the judges

The conquest of Canaan, the judges who rescued Israel, and the days of Ruth.

The united kingdom

Samuel, Saul, David and Solomon, with their courts, armies and families.

Kings of Israel & Judah

The divided kingdom, from Jeroboam and Rehoboam to the fall of Jerusalem.

Exile & return

Daniel and Esther in exile, and Zerubbabel, Ezra and Nehemiah at the return.

Women of the Bible

Mothers, queens, prophetesses and disciples: the women of the story.

Rulers of the nations

Pharaohs, emperors and foreign kings, and the foreigners of the story.

06Places of the Bible

Jerusalem, the land region by region, the empires around it, its nations and tribes, and its mountains and waters.

Jerusalem

The city of David and the temple: Zion, its hills, gates, walls, pools and valleys.

Judah & the Negev

The towns of Judah, the Shephelah and the Negev.

Samaria & Galilee

The central hill country and the north.

Beyond the Jordan & the coast

Gilead, Bashan, Moab, Ammon and Edom, and the coastal plain and Philistia.

Egypt, Sinai & the wilderness

Egypt's cities, the wilderness stations of the exodus, and the deserts of the story.

Empires east & west

Syria, Mesopotamia and Persia; Asia Minor, Greece and Rome; and the great empires.

Nations & tribes

The tribes of Israel, the Jewish people, and the nations around them.

Mountains, waters & landmarks

Mountains and hills, rivers and seas, valleys and plains, wells and springs, and named landmarks.

07Life in the Bible's world

Family, government and law, work and crafts, home, war and health, music and learning, and the created world.

Marriage & family

Husbands, wives, parents and children, households, neighbours and the poor.

Government & law

Rulers, courts and judges, oaths and punishments, crime and its penalties.

Work, wealth & trade

Labour and wealth, trades and occupations, money and measures, travel and ships.

Precious things & crafts

Gold, silver, stones and spices, and the crafts that worked them.

Home, food & dress

Daily life: houses, meals, farming, clothing and customs.

War & armies

Armies and soldiers, weapons and armour, battles and sieges.

Body, health & healing

The body, sickness and disease, physicians and healing.

Music, writing & time

Music and its instruments, writing and learning, and the reckoning of time.

Creation & nature

The heavens and the earth, seas and weather, and the creatures and plants God made.

★Great passages

53 readings chosen by Orville J. Nave, from Judah's plea for Benjamin to the new song.

01 Judah’s Defense Genesis 44:18–34
02 Joseph Revealing His Identity Genesis 45:1–15
03 The Deliverance of the Israelites from Pharaoh Exodus 14:5–30
04 Song of Moses When Pharaoh and His Army Were Overthrown Exodus 15:1–19
05 David’s Lament Over Absalom 2 Samuel 18:19–33
06 Lights and Shadows Ruth 1:1–22
07 Elijah’s Miraculous Preservation 1 Kings 17:1–16
08 Elisha and the Widow’s Oil 2 Kings 4:1–7
09 Naaman the Leper 2 Kings 5:1–14
10 Esther’s Triumph Esther 4:1–17 Esther 7:1–10
11 The Brevity of Life Job 14:1–10
12 Nature’s Testimony Job 28:1–28
13 God’s Challenge to Job Job 38:1–41
14 The Animals of the Field Job 39:1–30
15 The Righteous and the Wicked in Contrast Psalms 1:1–6
16 The Triumphant King Psalms 2:1–12
17 Mankind in Nature Psalms 8:1–9
18 Mankind in Extremity Psalms 18:1–19
19 Confidence in God Psalms 23:1–6
20 The King of Glory Psalms 24:1–10
21 The Glory of God Psalms 29:1–11
22 God, Our Refuge Psalms 46:1–11
23 The Majesty of God Psalms 77:13–20
24 The Joy of the Righteous Psalms 84:1–12
25 The State of the Godly Psalms 91:1–16
26 The New Song Psalms 98:1–9
27 The Majesty and Providence of God Psalms 104:1–35
28 In Captivity Psalms 137:1–9
29 The Omnipresence of God Psalms 139:1–24
30 Old Age Ecclesiastes 12:1–7
31 Christ’s Kingdom Foreshadowed Isaiah 35:1–10
32 The Omnipotence and Incomparableness of God Isaiah 40:1–31
33 The Wrath of God Amos 9:1–6
34 The Majesty of God Habakkuk 3:3–12
35 Mary’s Magnificat Luke 1:46–56
36 The Prophetic Blessing of Zacharias Luke 1:67–80
37 The Beatitudes Matthew 5:1–16
38 God’s Providence Matthew 6:26–34
39 Wise and Foolish Builders Matthew 7:21–27
40 The Parable of the Good Samaritan Luke 10:25–37
41 The Parable of the Prodigal Son Luke 15:11–32
42 The Raising of Lazarus John 11:1–3 John 11:18–46
43 The Betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot Luke 22:47–62
44 The Resurrection of Jesus Christ Luke 24:1–12
45 Peter on the Day of Pentecost Acts 2:1–36
46 Stephen’s Defense Acts 7:1–56
47 Paul and Silas in Prison Acts 16:16–40
48 Paul on Mars’ Hill Acts 17:22–31
49 Paul in Front of Governor Felix Acts 24:1–27
50 Paul in Front of Agrippa Acts 26:1–32
51 Charity 1 Corinthians 13:1–13
52 The New Heaven and the New Earth Revelation 21:1–27
53 The River of Life Revelation 22:1–21

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