…sum up the contents of the Old Testament books on one page.
The Pentateuch: Covenant People
- Genesis: Creation of a Covenant People
- Exodus: Redemption of a Covenant People
- Leviticus: Worship of a Covenant People
- Numbers: Chastisement of a Covenant People
- Deuteronomy: Renewal of a Covenant People
The Historical Books: Redemptive History
- Joshua: Rewarding History
- Judges: Rebellious History
- Ruth: Redeemer’s History
- 1&2 Samuel: Royal History 1 – The Beginning
- 1&2 Kings: Royal History 2 – The End
- 1&2 Chronicles: Review of History
- Ezra & Nehemiah: Restoration History
- Esther: Ruler over History
The Poetic Books: Wisdom for Time and Eternity
- Job: Wisdom for Suffering
- Psalms: Wisdom for Worshipping
- Proverbs: Wisdom for Living
- Ecclesiastes: Wisdom for Thinking
- Song of Solomon: Wisdom for Loving
The Prophetic Books: Threat and Promise*
- Obadiah: Vengeance & Victory
- Joel: God Requires and Responds to Repentance
- Amos: The Lord Roars and Restores
- Hosea: A Faithful God and a Faithless People
- Jonah: Great Sea, Great City, Great God
- Isaiah: Trust God not Man
- Micah: Punishment and Pardon
- Nahum: The Judge, Verdict & Sentence
- Zephaniah: Look within, Look around, Look ahead
- Habakkuk: Human Complaints and Divine Responses
- Jeremiah: From Old to New Covenant
- Lamentations: Repentance in hope of restoration
- Ezekiel: The Glory Departs and Returns
- Daniel: Godless Kingdoms and God’s Kingdom
- Haggai: The People’s Work and God’s Work
- Zechariah: Israel’s Return and God’s Return
- Malachi: Priests and People Sin Against Love
* [Murray takes] the prophets in chronological rather than canonical order.
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