Review of the Bible: Book by Book

By Vickie Warren Henderson

This book, Review of the Bible: Book by Book, is a workbook. It contains various verses that are well known by many and important to all. It includes summaries, outlines, review questions, and review answer keys for all the books of the Bible. Some tests are multiple choice, and others are not. This book can be used for Bible studies as a supplemental book for homework.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jun 10, 2019
• ISBN: 9781728309958

Vickie Warren Henderson

Vickie Warren Henderson has a passion for learning the word of God. Even though she was raised in the church, she very seldom attended Sunday school, or any other Bible taught classes. As an adult, she was preoccupied with other priorities that left very little time for Bible study. Attending bible study was an inconsistent activity until she retired and suddenly bible study became a desire that overwhelmed her need to learn God’s word. She realized how much she did not know about the contents of the Bible. While attending a bible study class in 2013, the class started reading from Genesis, so she asked the instructor if she could create review questions for the class and he allowed her to do so. The reviews helped her to personally retain lots of information she read from the bible. She believes she was inspired, by God, to write this book, which she believes will assist others in retaining information as they read the bible. Vickie Henderson has a Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education from Saint Louis University, a Journalism Degree from Washington University, St Louis, and a Master’s Degree in Secondary School Administration from Truman State University. She spends a great deal of time reading, writing, and volunteering for various organizations in her community and nearby areas, and she now consistently attends bible study.

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Important Notes

List Of Books Of The Bible

Organized Divisions Of The Books Of The Bible

The Lord’s Prayer

The Twelve Tribes Of Israel (Known Also As The Twelve Tribes Of Jacob)

Summaries Of The Old Testament Bible Books

Summaries Of The New Testament Bible Books

List Of Some Old Testament Bible Characters

List Of Some New Testament Bible Characters

The Beatitudes

Old Testament Outline

The Path To Salvation

Some Biblical Information Commonly Known By Readers Of The Bible

The Ten Commandments

New Testament Outlines

Fruit Of The Spirit

Some Famous Bible Accounts

New Testament Accounts

The Great Commission

Old Testament Review Questions

New Testament Review Questions

Answer Keys (Old Testament)

Answer Keys (New Testament)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

An author gets the credit for writing a book but there are always others who are instrumental in the creation and development of the book. I would like to thank them.

I first want to thank God for the inspiration to begin and motivation to continue writing this book. My appreciation is extended to Brother Leroy Rice, my bible study instructor, who allowed me to produce and distribute review lessons to our bible study class and other members of the class for their enthusiasm as they received the lessons. I would like to thank my sister Earline Dixon for discussing bible issues with me concerning the book, my daughter Amy for allowing me to use her home as a needed change of venue as I worked on my book, my grandson Aisaiah Welton for his patience as I shared the kitchen table with him, while he completed his homework and the times I interrupted his homework to talk about my book. I want to thank my son Arlo for his encouragement and my grandchildren Tiara, Taylor, A J, and Aisaiah Welton for listening to me talk so much about my book. I want to also thank my granddaughter Taylor and my friend Carolyn Taylor for assisting me in understanding the technological issues I needed in finalizing my book. I want to thank my family and friends, who constantly asked if I had completed the book because they were anxious to read it, which inspired me to keep working toward the book’s completion.

Finally, I want to thank my family and friends for their encouraging words as I completed my book.

INTRODUCTION

This book, Review of the Bible-Book by Book, is a workbook. It contains various verses that are well known by many and important to all. It includes summaries, outlines, review questions, and review answer keys for all the books of the bible. Some tests are multiple choice and others are not. This book can be used for bible study as a supplemental book for homework.

IMPORTANT NOTES

          1. Answers to Review Questions are found in various bible translations.

          2. Answers to Review questions for some books are in chronological order.

          3. This workbook can be used as a supplement for teaching Genesis through Revelation.

LOVE

FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH, BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE. JOHN 3:16

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LIST OF BOOKS OF THE BIBLE

THE OLD TESTAMENT

1. Genesis 2. Exodus 3. Leviticus 4. Numbers 5. Deuteronomy 6. Joshua 7. Judges 8. Ruth

9. 1 Samuel 10. 2 Samuel 11. 1 Kings 12. 2 Kings 13. 1 Chronicles 14. 2 Chronicles 15. Ezra

16. Nehemiah 7. Esther 18. Job 19. Psalms 20. Proverbs 21. Ecclesiastes 22. Song of Solomon

23. Isaiah 24. Jeremiah 25. Lamentations 26. Ezekiel 27. Daniel 28. Hosea 29. Joel 30. Amos

31. Obadiah 32. Jonah 33. Micah 34. Nahum 35. Habakkuk 36. Zephaniah 37. Haggai

38. Zechariah 39. Malachi

THE NEW TESTAMENT

1. Matthew 2. Mark 3. Luke 4. John 5. Acts 6. Romans 7. 1 Corinthians 8. 2 Corinthians

9. Galatians 10. Ephesians 11. Philippians 12. Colossians 13. 1 Thessalonians 14. 2 Thessalonians

15. 1 Timothy 16. 2 Timothy 17. Titus 18. Philemon 19. Hebrews 20. James 21. 1 Peter

22. 2 Peter 23. 1 John 24. 2 John 25. 3 John 26. Jude 27. Revelation

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ORGANIZED DIVISIONS OF THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE

THE OLD TESTAMENT

There are Thirty-nine books in the Old Testament which are separated into four divisions:

The Pentateuch Books are books beginning with Genesis and ending with Deuteronomy and are also known as the five books of Moses.

The Historical Books are books beginning with Joshua and ending with Esther.

The Poetical Books are books beginning with Job and ending with the Song of Solomon. The Prophetical Books are books of the writings of the five Major Prophets beginning with Isaiah and ending with Daniel and the twelve Minor Prophets beginning with Hosea and ending with Malachi.

THE NEW TESTAMENT

There are Twenty-seven books in the New Testament which are separated into four divisions: The Gospels are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

The Historical Book is Acts

The Doctrinal Books, letters or epistles are the twenty-one books beginning with Romans and ending with Jude. Thirteen of the epistles, Romans through Philemon, were written by Paul, and are also known as the Pauline Epistles.

The Prophetical Book is Revelation

THE LORD’S PRAYER

MATTHEW 6:9-13

9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

THE TWELVE TRIBES OF ISRAEL (KNOWN ALSO AS THE TWELVE TRIBES OF JACOB)

1. Reuben

2. Simeon

3. Levi

4. Judah

5. Dan

6. Naphtali

7. Gad

8. Asher

9. Issachar

10. Zebulun

11. Joseph

12. Benjamin

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SUMMARIES OF THE BIBLE BOOKS

THE OLD TESTAMENT

GENESIS

Genesis is the first book in the Old Testament. The word Genesis means beginning or origin. The book tells about beginnings. The book explains that God created a beautiful world, but the first people did not obey him, and everyone suffers because of their disobedience. It tells the life stories of many important people such as Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah’s Ark, Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Ishmael, Jacob, Joseph and his brothers, and many more. In the book of Genesis, God promised that Jesus would come.

EXODUS

The book of Exodus describes how God blessed the Israelites and how their blessings became a threat to the Egyptians. The word Exodus means departure. The Israelites prospered in Egypt, after having settled there at the invitation of Abraham’s grandson Joseph, who entered the country as a slave and rose to second in command. When Joseph died, a new pharaoh made the Israelites slaves. God raised up Moses to rescue the Israelites from Egypt. As the Israelites escaped through the desert, God performed many miracles to help them along the way. He provided them with food and water they needed. God delivered the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, to Moses for the people. While Moses was receiving the Ten Commandment, the people began worshipping a golden calf, but Moses restored order and they continued their Journey to the land of Canaan, following God’s pillar of cloud by day and pillar of fire by night. God told the Israelites to celebrate the Passover with a special meal of bread made without yeast.

LEVITICUS

The book of Leviticus tells about the law and instructions given to Moses by God. The law teaches that God is holy. The book contains many rules for the Hebrew people. The book of Leviticus also talks about the duties of priests during the time of the Old Testament which included presenting sacrifices and offerings on behalf of the people of Israel. Moses’ brother Aaron was the first high priest. The people were led by God to kill animals for God’s forgiveness.

NUMBERS

Numbers talks about the two censuses taken during the 40 years journey of the Israelites before entering Canaan, the land God had promised to their ancestor Abraham. It gave instructions for religious festival celebrations and land divisions among the Israelite tribes. Numbers also tells the story of Balaam, a foreign prophet. Balaam planned to announce an evil fate for the people, but he saw that God was with them. He spoke only the words that God wanted him to say and he blessed the people instead.

DEUTERONOMY

The book is written in the form of speeches on several instructions that Moses delivered to the people on the day before they entered the promised land Canaan and just before his death. He reminded them about the things that happened in the desert. He taught them God’s law and he encourage them to obey God, who would help them, and good things would happen. He also told them if they did not obey God, they would suffer. Although Moses was a great prophet, God did not allow him to lead the people into Israel. Joshua was appointed to lead the people after Moses’ death.

JOSHUA

After the death of Moses, the Lord commanded Joshua to lead the children of Israel. Joshua led the people into the land that God had promised to them and he led their army in many battles against evil nations. God helped Joshua win those battles. Joshua’s first battle was the battle of Jericho. He directed the people to obey God’s law and the book also contains records about the division of land.

JUDGES

After Joshua died, the Israelites began worshipping idols and were punished by attackers, that they began to cry out to God for help. Judges contains the history of about 300 years when Israel did not have a king. God appointed Judges to lead the people. The judges were holy men such as Gideon, Samson and one woman, Deborah, whom God called. They led the people in battles and helped the people to serve God. When there was a judge, the people obeyed God, but when there was not a judge, the people forgot God, which resulted in their enemies overpowering them. The Israelites would again ask for help and God would appoint another judge.

RUTH

Because of a severe famine in the land of Judah, Elimelech, a native of Bethlehem, emigrated to Moab with his wife, two sons, and their son’s Moabite wives, Ruth and Oprah. By the end of ten years, all three of the women were widows and Naomi, Elimelech’s wife decided to return to Bethlehem and Ruth was determined to return with her mother in law. Naomi and Ruth arrived in Bethlehem at the time of the barley harvest. Ruth went out to glean the fields of Boaz, a wealthy man whose relationship with his servants demonstrated his character. According to Hebrew Law, Ruth had a right to demand that a near kinsman of her late husband take her for his wife. Boaz had been related to Ruth’s husband and was willing to marry her but since there was another man closer in kinship, Boaz would have to go through certain legal and customary procedures before he could rightfully claim her. The two were married with the blessings of their neighbors and eventually became the parents of Obed, the grandfather of David.

1 SAMUEL

1 Samuel tells the story of the first king of Israel, because for many centuries, Israel did not have kings. The people did whatever they wanted to do so God appointed special judges to lead the people and the last of these special judges was Samuel, who was a very holy man. When Samuel became old, the people asked Samuel to appoint a king, so God told Samuel to appoint Saul who sometimes obeyed God and who was sometimes evil. God was not pleased with Saul and chose David, a shepherd from the tribe of Judah, to be king in Saul’s place. David trusted and loved God, which we see evidence of when David fought Goliath, but David did not become the king immediately. Saul was still the king. At first David served in king Saul’s court, but eventually he had to flee from the jealous king. David respected Saul and David refused to attack him. The book ends with the story of Saul’s death in battle.

2 SAMUEL

2 Samuel begins after Saul died in battle and David became king of the tribe of Judah and later king of all Israel. He did some evil things while king. David had sex with a married woman, called Bathsheba and ordered the death of her husband Uriah. Later, David confessed his evil deed to God. Later, David’s own son, Absalom fought against him, but God saved David from all his enemies.

1 KINGS

1 Kings continues the history of the Israelites, which is a continuation of the story that began in the Books of Samuel. I King is about Solomon. He was a wise king at first who became rich. He built a temple, the house of God, in Jerusalem. He had many wives and when he was old, they encouraged him to worship evil gods. After Solomon dies, there was a revolution and the country of Israel became two countries. The south was Judah, whose first king was Rehoboam and the north was Israel, whose king was Jeroboam. When the kings obeyed God, the people were at peace, but when the kings did not obey God and served other gods, bad things happened. When the people of Israel stopped serving God, he sent Elijah, a holy prophet, who did wonderful things and who told the people to serve God again.

2 KINGS

2 Kings continues the story of the nations of Israel and Judah and begins with the story of Elijah. It describes how the kings and people were wicked and served evil gods. The nations of Israel and Judah did not obey the prophets, so God allowed enemy nations to attack them. These nations destroyed Israel and Judah, therefore the soldiers took the people of Israel and Judah to distant countries, but God still cared about them, so he promised them that they and their future generations would return home. God did not allow his great prophet Elijah to die but allowed Elisha witness Elijah rise to heaven in a vehicle of fire. Elisha became a great prophet and his work was even greater than Elijah’s and God gave Elisha power to cause a dead child to live, poisonous food safe, cure Naaman, who was a captain of a foreign army, and cause Israel to be victorious in non-violent battles. King of Israel, Joram, the son of the wicked Jezebel who was still alive, was evil and continued to serve false gods. God sent Elisha to appoint a man named Jehu king of Israel. Jehu killed Joram and Jezebel, whom God had promised would die a terrible death, and other evil people, including priests of the false god named Baal. Jehu did not truly serve the real God himself because he still served false gods. The nation of Judah had troubles. Queen Athaliah tried to kill the entire royal family, but a young boy, Joash, survived and he was helped by a priest named Jehoida. Queen Athliah was killed by army captains and when Joash was seven years old he became king and was a good king for many years. He repaired the temple in Jerusalem but after Jehoida died, Joash did some evil things, which included his taking holy objects from the temple and killing Jehoida’s son, a prophet. Joash was finally killed by his own officials.

There were many evil kings and wars, even a war between Israel and Judah. The last king of Israel was called Hoshea, who was attacked and destroyed by the nation of Assyria. He gave the land of Israel to people of other countries who served God but also served false gods and God was not pleased. The nation of Judah still existed and had a good king named Hezekiah who trusted God, even though Hezekiah made mistakes. God sent Isaiah to help Hezekiah when he was in trouble. Hezekiah’s son, evil and cruel Manasseh, killed innocent people and he served terrible gods and God became angry. Later Manasseh’s grandson, Josiah, was just eight years old when he became king. He was known as the greatest king ever because he served God and loved God’s law. He also encouraged the people to trust in God and repaired God’s temple, therefore God was kind to the nation of Judah and did not punish Judah during Josiah’s life. After Josiah’s death, all the kings of Judah were evil so God allowed Nebuchadnezzar (King of Babylon) to attack and destroy Judah, including its capital Jerusalem.

1 CHRONICLES

1 Chronicles is the story of King David and a description of his plans for the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem. The instructions to the priests were precise because he wanted everyone to properly serve God.

2 CHRONICLES

2 Chronicles is the story of the kings of Israel. It describes the beautiful temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem as a great work for God and priests and people prayed at the temple. After Solomon’s death, his country divided into two countries and because most of the kings were very evil and served false gods, God allowed their enemies to attack and destroy both countries.

EZRA

God’s special people, the Jews, did not obey God so he punished them by allowing the king of Babylon and his army to defeat them and move them to Babylon, which was a long way from their own country, Judah. Years later the army from Persia defeated the army from Babylon and the king of Persia allowed the Jews to return to their own country, Judah. The Jews began building a temple in Jerusalem but the people who lived near did not want the Jews back in the land because they opposed the Jews building the temple. Years later the Jews finished the building with God’s help and Ezra helped another group of Jews return to Judah. He was a teacher and taught the people God’s word.

NEHEMIAH

Nehemiah and Ezra are almost identical in their source of information. Information in this summary will include some information found in Ezra but also additional information. A man named Hanani left Judah to visit his brother Nehemiah, who was an important servant of the king of Persia. Nehemiah inquired about news of Jerusalem, the chief city of Judah and he was told by Hanani that the walls of Jerusalem were only heaps of stones and that fire had burned the gates of the city. Nehemiah was very sad upon hearing this news and asked the king to send him to Jerusalem to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Nehemiah and the people rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem but the people near Jerusalem were not pleased because they opposed the Jews and tried to stop the work, and after God intervened, they finished the work in 52 days.

ESTHER

Esther was a Jew who lived in Persia. The king of Persia was angry with his wife, the queen, and sent her away. He then searched for another wife to be the new queen and he chose Esther. One of the king’s chief officials, named Haman, plotted to destroy the Jews because he hated them so Esther’s uncle Mordecai asked Esther to speak to the king to save the Jews. Esther did what Mordecai asked and the king gave the evil Haman the punishment that Haman had wanted to give to the Jews.

JOB

Job is a long poem that discusses why innocent people suffer. Job was a good man who lost all his possessions, his children through death, and he became so ill he wanted to die, but he refused to curse God. Job’s friends suspected that Job was ill because of his evil deeds but Job was innocent. In the end, God speaks to Job and makes him successful again.

PSALMS

The book of Psalms is a collection of 150 songs which many were written by King David. The songs consist of many different subjects which include sad prayers, history of Israel, and about the Bible. Many things are learned about God in Psalms.

PROVERBS

Proverbs is a collection of articles about wisdom, in which King Solomon is the main author. In the beginning chapters, Solomon gives advice to his son to study wisdom. Proverbs teaches how to be wise in many situations. The book teaches that good people are wise because they respect God but that evil people are fools and that God will punish evil people.

ECCLESIASTES

In Ecclesiastes, the author calls himself The Teacher or Preacher. It is believed by some that Ecclesiastes is written by Solomon and some believe that it is about Solomon and the purpose of his life. Solomon discovered that pleasure achieves nothing and he realized that even a wise man would die like a fool. He did not know the purpose of work and even saw that money has no real value. Besides believing that wisdom is good, Solomon warned that everyone will die so we must respect God now.

SONG OF SOLOMON

Song of Solomon, also known as the Song of Songs is a beautiful love poem about the story of the king and the woman he loves. The king asks her to marry him and she hesitates, so the king encourages her. In the end, they are happily married and are deeply in love. This book is a reference to God’s love for Israel and Christ’s love for the church.

ISAIAH

Isaiah was a prophet who God appointed to warn the evil people of Judah that they should ask God for forgiveness. Isaiah warned the people of Judah, but he also warned the people of many other countries. Isaiah wrote of hope and about a child, descended from King David, who would have no human father and who would become king. This king would rule fairly, and the people would be happy. This child would be God’s servant, but people would not accept him. God’s servant would die so that God will forgive us, then he would live again. Everyone must trust him because he would bring a time of peace and comfort to all nations.

JEREMIAH

Jeremiah was a prophet chosen by God when he was a young man. Before the Babylonians destroyed Judah, the prophet Jeremiah warned the people of Judah that God would punish them if they did not return to Him. The people refused to trust God. Although Jeremiah announced the coming destruction of Judah, he looked beyond this judgment to a day when a new religion would result from God’s new covenant with his people.

LAMENTATIONS

The book of Lamentations is composed of five poems, lamenting the siege and destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 586 B.C. The beautiful city of Jerusalem, where the temple of God was located, was destroyed as the Babylonians led Jerusalem’s soldiers away to Babylon and violated their women. Jeremiah knew these things were happening because the people were evil and did not obey God’s Laws, but they prayed to the evil gods. After God sent his servants to warn the people, the people did not change their ways, so God punished them. Jeremiah continued to have hope in God and wanted the people to trust God again because he knew that God cares.

EZEKIEL

Ezekiel was a prophet and a priest who lived in Judah. God told Ezekiel of future events of which Ezekiel must warn the people. God punished Judah because the people did not obey God’s law. Their enemies, Babylonian soldiers, surrounded and destroyed Jerusalem. Following Jerusalem’s fall, Ezekiel speaks of restoration and a new temple in which God would himself one day return.

DANIEL

Daniel and other Jews were forced to live in Babylon after God allowed the Babylonians to defeat them because of their disobedience. The people of Babylon tried to get Daniel and his friends to forget God and serve false gods, but they refused. They even tried to kill Daniel and his friends, but God rescued them because they continued to be loyal to the real God. Daniel became a Babylonian government official who had special dreams (prophetic visions) sent by God, which told of what would happen in the future.

HOSEA

God told Hosea to marry a wife who was not loyal, but Hosea loved his wife and tried to persuade her to remain with him. Hosea’s troubles with his wife is compared to God’s troubles with Israel because the people in Israel were not loyal to God, but God loved them and was always ready to forgive them with his heavenly compassion.

JOEL

The book of Joel details some terrible events which Joel called The Day of God, in which an army, from which no one would escape, would attack Jerusalem and destroy everything. Joel calls upon the people of Judah to repent, promising that repentance will bring God’s blessings and protection for his own people.

AMOS

Amos, who was not a prophet, was a sheep herder who God sent with a message to his nation of Israel because of their evil deeds. They were cruel to the poor, they served evil gods, and their judges were unfair in court. Amos warned them that they must confess their evil deeds to God and learn to do the right things by considering the poor and oppressed, rather than their own wants, otherwise God would allow Israel’s enemies to attack and destroy the nation.

OBADIAH

Obadiah was a prophet and this book is a short message about the country Edom. The Edomites, descendants of Esau, had been hostile to Israel, from the beginning of time. The Edomites were relatives of the people of Israel, but they refused to help when the people from Israel suffered when foreigners were invading it, so God punished the people from Edom and destroyed their country. It concludes with, in the future, people will have life with God.

JONAH

Jonah is about when God sent Jonah to Nineveh, an enemy of Jonah’s country, Israel, but Jonah did not want to go. He tried to escape God and travel somewhere else, so Jonah asked the sailors to throw him into the sea. They did, but Jonah did not drown because God sent a large fish to swallow Jonah. While inside the fish, Jonah prayed, and God rescued him by causing the fish to spit Jonah out onto a vine on dry land. Jonah went on to Nineveh and warned the people that they must confess their evil deeds to God or God would destroy their nation, so the people obeyed Jonah and God forgave the people of Nineveh and did not destroy their country at that time. Because Nineveh was Jonah’s enemy, he was sad, but God revealed to him that God is merciful and cares about the people from every nation.

MICAH

Micah was a prophet who warned the people of Israel and Judah that God would punish them for their evil deeds. The rich exploited the poor and Micah looked forward to a day of peace and justice. God wanted the nations to be at peace and God promised to send for Israel, a leader from Bethlehem, who would bring peace.

NAHUM

Nahum was a prophet and he wrote about the evil people in Nineveh, a country which was an enemy of Israel. The book is about the approaching downfall of Nineveh, the capital city of Assyria. Nahum comforted his people who were harassed by Assyria. God would help his own people by ending Nineveh’s cruelty and making Israel a great nation again.

HABAKKUK

Habakkuk was a prophet and this book is about his complaints to God and God’s reply to them. Habakkuk asked God why good people must suffer and cruel evil people seem to succeed. God replied that he would punish evil people, but it does not always happen immediately, therefore, good people must trust God.

ZEPHANIAH

Zephaniah was a prophet who explained that God would punish evil people in many countries, including Judah. Zephaniah said that the people should pray and humbly confess their evil deeds to God and when these terrible crimes happen, God will protect and rescue those who trust him.

HAGGAI

Haggai was a prophet who lived during the time many Jews returned to Israel from exile in Babylonia. Many of