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Bible Summary II
I. Prologue (1:1-2:8)
A. The character of Job (1:1)
B. The family and prosperity of Job (1:2-4)
C. The piety of Job and his household (1:5)
D. Satan's theory: Job was good because prosperous (1:6-12)
E. In the sieve of Satan: mystery of God's permissive will (1:13-22)
F. Again in Satan's sieve: family, property, health gone (2:1-8)
II. Job and his wife (2:9-10)
III. Job and his three friends: scene, the ash heap outside an oriental village (2:11-31:40)
A. The friends arrive (2:11-13)
B. Job's first discourse: he tells his misery and despair (3:1-26)
C. First discourse of Eliphaz (4:1-5:27)
D. Job's answer to Eliphaz: a touching appeal for pity (6:1-7:21)
E. First discourse of Bildad: he thinks Job a hypocrite (8:1-22)
F. Job answers Bildad: he is a sinner, and knows not how to be justified--but not a hypocrite (9:1-10:22)
G. Zophar's first discourse: he thinks Job both hypocrite and liar (11:1-20)
H. Job answers the three: he is familiar with their platitudes (12:1-14:22)
I. Second discourse of Eliphaz: again rests upon superior experience and tradition (15:1-35)
J. Job's fourth answer: Eliphaz has but heaped up words (16:1-17:16)
K. Bildad's second discourse: a string of oriental proverbs (18:1-21)
L. Job's fifth answer: his sublime faith (19:1-29)
M. Zophar's second discourse: tradition and proverb (20:1-29)
N. Job's sixth answer: the prosperity of the wicked refutes the view that he is afflicted because a secret sinner (21:1-34)
O. Eliphaz' third discourse: the old theory--Job has sinned (22:1-30)
P. Job's seventh answer: he longs for God (23:1-24:25)
Q. Bildad's third discourse: sententious sayings (25:1-6)
R. Job's eighth answer: Bildad's view leads to despair. Job's faith in God (26:1-31:40)
IV. Job and Elihu (32:1-37:24)
A. Elihu's discourse (32:2-37:24)
V. Jehovah and Job (38:1-41:34)
VI. Job's self-judgment (42:1-6)
VII. Epilogue: Job vindicated and honored (42:7-17)
Psalms
I. Book I (1:1-41:13)
A. Psalm 1. Psalm of the two ways: introductory to entire Psalter (1:1-6)
B. Psalm 2. Psalm of the King: (1) rejected; (2) established; (3) reigning over the nations (2:1-41:13)
II. Book II (42:1-72:20)
III. Book III (73:1-89:52)
IV. Book IV (90:1-106:48)
V. Book V (107:1-150:6)
A. Psalm 119 (119:1-150:6)
1. Aleph (119:1-8)
2. Beth (119:9-16)
3. Gimel (119:17-24)
4. Daleth (119:25-32)
5. He (119:33-40)
6. Vau (119:41-48)
7. Zain (119:49-56)
8. Cheth (119:57-64)
9. Teth (119:65-72)
10. Jod (119:73-80)
11. Caph (119:81-88)
12. Lamed (119:89-96)
13. Mem (119:97-104)
14. Nun (119:105-112)
15. Samech (119:113-120)
16. Ain (119:121-128)
17. Pe (119:129-136)
18. Tzaddi (119:137-144)
19. Koph (119:145-152)
20. Resh (119:153-160)
21. Schin (119:161-168)
22. Tau (119:169-150:6)
Proverbs
I. Instruction and exhortation to sons (1:1-7:27)
II. In praise of wisdom (8:1-9:18)
III. The folly of wickedness; the wisdom of righteousness (10:1-19:29)
IV. Warnings and instructions (20:1-29:27)
V. The words of Agur (30:1-33)
VI. The words of King Lemuel (31:1-31)
Ecclesiastes
I. The theme: All is vanity (1:1-3)
II. The theme proved (1:4-3:22)
A. By the transitoriness of all things (1:4-11)
B. Evil remains despite power, wisdom, and knowledge (1:12-18)
C. Pleasure ends in emptiness (2:1-3)
D. Riches and great works give no enduring satisfaction (2:4-11)
E. Wisdom is better than folly, but both have an end (2:12-26)
F. The weary round of life (3:1-22)
III. The theme unfolded (4:1-10:20)
A. In view of the oppressions and iniquities of life (4:1-16)
B. In view of riches and poverty (5:1-20)
C. In view of man's inevitable end (6:1-12)
D. In view of the incurable evil of man (7:1-29)
E. In view of the mystery of the divine providences (8:1-17)
F. In view of the world's wrong standard of values (9:1-18)
G. In view of the anarchy of the world (10:1-20)
IV. The best thing possible to the natural man apart from God (11:1-12:12)
V. The best thing possible to man under the law (12:13-14)
Song of Songs
I. The bride and Bridegroom in joyful communion (1:1-2:7)
II. A lapse and restoration (2:8-3:5)
III. Happy communion (3:6-5:1)
A. The bride speaks (3:6-11)
B. The Bridegroom speaks (4:1-15)
C. The bride speaks (4:16)
D. The Bridegroom replies (5:1)
IV. A separation of interest (5:2-5)
A. The bride speaks (5:2-5)
V. The seeking bride (5:6-6:3)
A. The bride speaks (5:6-8)
B. The daughters of Jerusalem speak (5:9)
C. The bride answers (5:10-16)
D. The daughters of Jerusalem speak (6:1)
E. The bride answers (6:2-3)
VI. Unbroken communion (6:4-8:14)
A. The Bridegroom speaks (6:4-9)
B. The bride speaks (6:10-7:4)
C. The Bridegroom speaks (7:5-8:7)
D. The bride speaks (8:8)
E. The Bridegroom speaks (8:9)
F. The bride speaks (8:10-14)
Isaiah
I. Looking toward the captivities (1:1-39:8)
A. Jehovah's case against Judah (1:1-24)
B. Mingled warning and promise (1:25-31)
C. The promise for the last days (2:1-5)
D. Chastisement before blessing (2:6-3:26)
E. The vision of the future kingdom (4:1-6)
F. Parable of Jehovah's vineyard (5:1-7)
G. The six woes upon Israel (5:8-30)
H. Isaiah's transforming vision (6:1-13)
1. The effect of the vision (6:5)
2. The cleansing fire (6:6-8)
3. Isaiah's new commission (6:9-13)
I. Under the reign of Ahaz (7:1-25)
1. The evil confederacy of Rezin and Pekah (7:1-9)
2. The great sign: Immanuel, the virgin's son (7:10-16)
3. Prediction of an impending invasion of Judah (7:17-25)
J. Prediction of the Assyrian invasion (8:1-9:7)
1. A divine child Israel's only hope (9:1-7)
K. The vision of the stretched-out hand: the unavailing chastisement (9:8-10:4)
L. Predicted judgment on Assyria, God's rod on Samaria (10:5-19)
M. The vision of the Jewish remnant in the great tribulation (10:20-27)
N. The approach of the Gentile hosts to the battle of Armageddon (10:28-34)
O. The Davidic kingdom set up (11:1-12:6)
1. The King's ancestry (11:1)
2. The source of the King's power: the sevenfold Spirit (11:2)
3. The character of his reign (11:3-5)
4. The quality of the kingdom (11:6-8)
5. The extent of the kingdom (11:9)
6. How the kingdom will be set up (11:10-16)
7. The worship of the kingdom (12:1-6)
P. The burden of Babylon: a prophecy to be fulfilled in the day of the Lord (13:1-14:8)
1. The Gentile nations (13:1-11)
2. The Jewish remnant in the great tribulation (13:12-16)
3. The destruction of "Babylon" (13:17-22)
4. The kingdom set up: Israel restored and exalted (14:1-6)
5. The joy of the kingdom (14:7-8)
Q. The "Beast" in hell (14:9-11)
R. Satan, the real prince of this world, and organizer of "Babylon," addressed through his tool, the "Beast" (14:12-17)
S. Judgment of "Babylon" (14:18-27)
T. The burden of Palestina: worse oppressors than Ahaz yet to come (14:28-32)
U. The burden of Moab (15:1-16:14)
1. The destruction (15:1-9)
2. The women of Moab anticipate the Davidic kingdom (16:1-5)
3. They lament the pride of Moab (16:6-12)
4. A first fulfillment within three years (16:13-14)
V. The burden of Damascus (17:1-14)
W. The woe of the land beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, in the day of the regathering of Israel (18:1-7)
X. The burden of Egypt. Looks forward through desolations to kingdom blessing with Israel (19:1-25)
Y. A prophecy that Assyria will waste Egypt and Ethiopia (20:1-6)
Z. The four burdens, anticipating Sennacherib's invasion (21:1-22:25)
1. The burden of the desert (21:1-10)
2. The burden of Dumah (21:11-12)
3. The burden upon Arabia (21:13-17)
4. The burden of the valley of vision (22:1-25)
AA. The burden of Tyre: desolations preceding the final deliverance of Israel (23:1-18)
BB. Looking through troubles to the kingdom-age (24:1-27:13)
1. The Jewish remnant (24:13-15)
2. The great tribulation (24:16-20)
3. Destruction of Gentile world-power (24:21)
4. The first resurrection: the kingdom age begun (24:22-23)
5. Triumphs of the kingdom-age (25:1-12)
6. The worship and testimony of restored and converted Israel (26:1-19)
7. Retrospect: order of events in establishing the kingdom (26:20-27:13)
a. The Gentile world-power destroyed (26:20-27:11)
b. Israel regathered (27:12-13)
CC. The woe of Ephraim. Prediction of the Assyrian captivity of Ephraim (28:1-13)
DD. The fate of Ephraim a warning to Judah (28:14-29)
EE. Warnings to Judah and Jerusalem of impending discipline (29:1-31:9)
1. The discipline (29:1-8)
2. The reasons for the discipline (29:9-16)
3. Blessing after deliverance: type of blessing in the kingdom after Rev. 19 (29:17-24)
4. Warnings against an alliance with Egypt against Sennacherib (30:1-14)
5. Exhortation to turn to the Lord for help against Sennacherib: foreshadowing of kingdom blessing (30:15-33)
6. Judah again warned against the Egyptian alliance: Jehovah will defend Jerusalem (31:1-9)
FF. Promise and warning: tribulation: the King-Deliverer (32:1-33:24)
GG. The day of the Lord: Armageddon (34:1-17)
HH. Kingdom blessing: the regathering of Israel (35:1-10)
II. Sennacherib's invasion and Jehovah's deliverance (36:1-37:38)
1. The invasion (36:1-3)
2. The threats of Rabshakeh (36:4-21)
3. Rabshakeh's threats told to Hezekiah (36:22-37:4)
4. Message of Jehovah by Isaiah (37:5-7)
5. Sennacherib's message to Hezekiah (37:8-13)
6. Hezekiah's prayer (37:14-20)
7. Jehovah's answer by Isaiah (37:21-35)
8. Destruction of the Assyrian host (37:36-38)
JJ. Hezekiah's sickness and recovery (38:1-22)
KK. Hezekiah's folly: the Babylonian captivity of Judah foretold (39:1-8)
II. Looking beyond the captivities (40:1-66:24)
A. The prophet's new message (40:1-2)
B. The mission of John the Baptist (40:3-5)
C. The greatness of God and man's weakness (40:6-41:29)
D. Christ, the Servant of Jehovah (42:1-7)
E. Israel, chosen, sinning, chastened, restored (42:8-44:27)
1. The chastening of Israel (42:13-25)
2. The chosen nation redeemed, and restored (43:1-28)
3. The promise of the Spirit: the folly of idolatry (44:1-27)
F. The prophecy concerning Cyrus, and the restoration under Ezra and Nehemiah (44:28-45:4)
G. Israel reminded that safety and salvation are to be found only in Jehovah (45:5-25)
H. Israel exhorted to remember the power of Jehovah, and the powerlessness of idols (46:1-13)
I. Judgment upon Babylon (47:1-15)
J. Israel to be restored under the Holy One, Jehovah's servant (48:1-52:15)
1. Israel reminded of the promises (48:1-22)
2. The Holy One, Israel's Redeemer (49:1-7)
3. Israel to be preserved and restored (49:8-21)
4. Judgment on Israel's oppressors (49:22-26)
5. The humiliation of the Holy One (50:1-11)
6. Israel to be redeemed: oppressors punished (51:1-23)
7. Vision of Jerusalem in the kingdom-age (52:1-12)
8. Jehovah's Servant, marred and afterward exalted (52:13-15)
K. The vicarious sacrifice of Christ, Jehovah's Servant (53:1-12)
L. Israel the restored wife of Jehovah (54:1-10)
M. Security and blessing of restored Israel (54:11-17)
N. The everlasting salvation (55:1-13)
O. Ethical instructions (56:1-59:19)
P. The Deliverer out of Zion (59:20-60:22)
Q. The two advents in one view (61:1-2)
R. Kingdom peace and blessing after the day of vengeance anticipated (61:3-63:6)
1. The restoration of Israel (61:3-62:12)
2. The day of vengeance (63:1-6)
S. Fear and hope of the Remnant in the day of vengeance (63:7-64:12)
T. The answer of Jehovah to the Remnant (65:1-16)
U. The eternal blessing of Israel in the new earth (65:17-66:24)
Jeremiah
I. From the call of Jeremiah to his message to the first captives (1:1-29:32)
A. Introduction (1:1-3)
B. The prophet's call and enduement (1:4-19)
1. The sign of the almond rod and seething pot (1:11-19)
C. First message to backslidden Judah (2:1-3:5)
D. The second message to backslidden Judah (3:6-6:30)
E. The message in the gate of the Lord's house (7:1-10:25)
F. The message on the broken covenant (11:1-12:17)
G. The sign of the linen girdle (13:1-27)
H. The message on the drought (14:1-15:21)
I. The sign of the unmarried prophet (16:1-17:18)
J. The message in the gates concerning the Sabbath (17:19-27)
K. The sign of the potter's house (18:1-19:13)
L. Parenthetic: Jeremiah's first persecution (19:14-20:18)
M. The message to King Zedekiah. The Babylonian captivity foretold (21:1-22:30)
N. The future restoration and conversion of Israel: message against the faithless shepherds (23:1-40)
O. The sign of the figs. Judah yet to be restored, but not they of the second deportation (24:1-10)
P. Prophecy of the seventy years' captivity (25:1-14)
Q. The sign of the wine cup of fury (25:15-38)
R. The message in the temple court (26:1-19)
S. Martyrdom of Urijah (26:20-24)
T. The sign of the yokes (27:1-28:17)
1. To surrounding Gentile kings (27:1-11)
2. To King Zedekiah (27:12-22)
3. The false prophecy and death of Hananiah (28:1-17)
U. The message to the Jews of the first captivity (29:1-32)
II. Prophecies and events not chronological (30:1-36:32)
A. Jeremiah's first writing (30:1-31:40)
1. Summary of Israel in the tribulation (30:1-24)
2. Israel in the last days (31:1-40)
B. The sign of the field of Hanameel: Jeremiah's second persecution (32:1-15)
C. A prayer of Jeremiah (32:16-25)
D. The answer of Jehovah (32:26-44)
E. The great prophecy concerning the Davidic Kingdom (33:1-26)
F. The message to Zedekiah concerning his coming captivity (34:1-7)
G. Zedekiah's ineffectual decree (34:8-22)
H. The obedience of the Rechabites in the reign of Jehoiakim (35:1-19)
I. Jeremiah's writing in the days of Jehoiakim (36:1-26)
J. The destroyed roll rewritten (36:27-32)
III. From the accession to the captivity of Zedekiah (37:1-39:18)
A. Jeremiah's imprisonment in the days of Zedekiah (37:1-38:28)
B. The final captivity of Judah (39:1-18)
IV. Jeremiah's prophecies amongst the remnant in the land, after the captivity of Zedekiah (40:1-42:22)
V. Jeremiah's ministry in Egypt (43:1-44:30)
A. Jeremiah carried to Tahpanhes in Egypt (43:1-7)
B. The sign of the hidden stones (43:8-13)
C. The message to the Jews in Egypt (44:1-30)
VI. Miscellaneous prophecies (45:1-52:34)
A. A message to Baruch in the days of Jehoiakim (45:1-5)
B. Prophecies against Gentile powers (46:1-51:64)
1. Against Egypt (46:2-28)
2. Against Philistia, Tyre, etc. (47:1-7)
3. Against Moab (48:1-47)
4. Against the Ammonites and their cities (49:1-6)
5. Against Edom (49:7-22)
6. Against Damascus (49:23-27)
7. Against Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor (49:28-33)
8. Against Elam (49:34-39)
9. Against Babylon and Chaldea (50:1-51:64)
C. A retrospect: the overthrow and captivity of Judah (52:1-30)
D. The latter days of Jehoiachin (52:31-34)
Lamentations
I. The first lamentation (1:1-22)
II. The second lamentation (2:1-22)
III. The third lamentation (3:1-66)
IV. The fourth lamentation (4:1-22)
V. The fifth lamentation (5:1-22)
Ezekiel
I. Ezekiel's preparation and commission (1:1-3:9)
A. Introduction (1:1)
B. The vision of the glory (1:2-3:9)
1. The filling with the Spirit (2:1-2)
2. The prophet commissioned (2:3-3:9)
II. The prophet's commission as watchman (3:10-21)
III. Ezekiel's second vision of the glory, and the result in service (3:22-7:27)
A. Ezekiel again filled with the Spirit: his dumbness (3:24-27)
B. The sign of the tile: symbolic actions (4:1-17)
C. The sign of the sharp knife: i.e. famine, pestilence, the sword (5:1-17)
D. The message against the mountains of Israel (6:1-7)
E. A remnant to be spared (6:8-10)
F. Desolation upon the land (6:11-7:27)
IV. General theme: Jehovah justified in sending his people into captivity (8:1-33:20)
A. Third vision of the glory (8:2-11:25)
1. Former profanations of the temple (8:5-18)
2. The vision of the slaying in Jerusalem (9:1-11)
3. The vision of altar fire scattered over Jerusalem (10:1-7)
4. Description of the cherubim (10:8-22)
5. Vision of wrath against the lying princes (11:1-13)
6. The promise to spare the remnant (11:14-16)
7. Israel to be restored to the land and converted (11:17-21)
8. Vision of the departure of the glory from Jerusalem (11:22-25)
B. Vision of the prophet as a sign (12:1-16)
C. The full captivity near at hand (12:17-28)
D. The message against the lying prophets (13:1-23)
E. The vision of the elders of Israel (14:1-11)
F. Jerusalem on no account to be spared (14:12-23)
G. The vision of the burning vine (15:1-8)
H. The harlotry of Jerusalem (16:1-63)
1. The promise of future blessing under the Palestinian Covenant and the New Covenant (16:60-63)
I. The parable of the great eagle (17:1-24)
1. The rebellion of Zedekiah and its results (17:11-24)
J. Ethical instructions for Israel in captivity (18:1-32)
K. Lamentation for the princes of Israel (19:1-14)
L. Jehovah vindicated in the chastisement of Israel (20:1-49)
1. The future judgment of Israel (20:33-44)
2. The parable of the forest of the south field (20:45-49)
M. The parable of the sighing prophet (21:1-7)
N. The parable of the sword of God (21:8-17)
O. No king till Messiah comes to reign (21:18-32)
P. The sins of Israel enumerated (22:1-16)
Q. The parable of the dross in the furnace (22:17-22)
R. Sins of the priest, princes, prophets, and people (22:23-31)
S. The parable of Aholah and Aholibah (23:1-49)
T. The parable of the boiling pot (24:1-14)
U. Ezekiel again made a sign to Israel (24:15-27)
V. Prophecies against the nations (25:1-32:32)
1. The prophecy against the Ammonites (25:1-7)
2. The coming judgment upon Moab (25:8-11)
3. The coming judgment upon Edom (25:12-14)
4. The coming judgment upon Philistia (25:15-17)
5. The coming judgment upon Tyre (26:1-28:19)
a. The lamentation for Tyre (27:1-36)
b. The rebuke of the king of Tyre (28:1-19)
6. The judgment of Zidon (28:20-24)
7. The future regathering of Israel (28:25-26)
8. Egypt (29:1-32:32)
a. The prophecy against Egypt (29:1-21)
b. Egypt in the day of Jehovah (30:1-19)
c. Jehovah against Pharaoh in the war with Babylon (30:20-26)
d. The prophecy against Pharaoh (31:1-18)
e. The lamentation for Pharaoh (32:1-16)
f. Lamentation for Egypt (32:17-32)
W. Ethical instructions for the captivity (33:1-20)
V. General theme: the future kingdom of the son of David (33:21-36:38)
A. Hearers of the word, but not doers (33:23-33)
B. Message to the faithless shepherds of Israel (34:1-10)
C. Israel to be restored: the Davidic kingdom to be set up (34:11-31)
D. The prophecy against Mount Seir (35:1-15)
E. Message to the mountains of Israel: the restoration predicted (36:1-15)
F. The past sins of Israel: her future restoration and conversion (36:16-38)
VI. General Theme: restoration of Israel; the Davidic kingdom; judgment on the nations (37:1-39:29)
A. The vision of the valley of dry bones (37:1-10)
B. The vision explained (37:11-14)
C. The sign of the two sticks (37:15-28)
D. The prophecy against Gog (38:1-39:24)
E. Vision of restored and converted Israel (39:25-29)
VII. General Theme: Israel in the land during the kingdom-age (40:1-48:35)
A. Vision of the man with the measuring reed (40:1-4)
B. Vision of the future temple (40:5-43)
C. The chambers of the singers and priests (40:44-47)
D. The porch of the temple (40:48-49)
E. Description of the temple (41:1-43:1)
F. Vision of the glory of the Lord filling the temple (43:2-6)
G. The place of the throne of the future kingdom (43:7-12)
H. The measure of the altar (43:13-18)
I. The offerings (43:19-27)
J. The gate for the prince (44:1-3)
K. The glory fills the house (44:4-8)
L. The priests of the future temple (44:9-31)
M. The Lord's portion of the land (45:1-6)
N. The portion for the prince (45:7-25)
O. The worship of the prince and the people (46:1-18)
P. The place for boiling the offerings (46:19-24)
Q. The river of the sanctuary (47:1-12)
R. The borders of the land (47:13-23)
S. The division of the land (48:1-9)
T. For the priests and Levites (48:10-20)
U. The portion for the prince (48:21-29)
V. The city and its gates (48:30-35)
Daniel
I. Introduction: the personal history of Daniel from the conquest of Jerusalem to the second year of Nebuchadnezzar (1:1-21)
II. The visions of Nebuchadnezzar and their results (2:1-4:37)
A. The forgotten dream: failure of the magi (2:1-13)
B. The prayer for wisdom (2:14-18)
C. The secret revealed to Daniel (2:19-30)
D. The forgotten dream recovered (2:31-35)
E. The interpretation (2:36-45)
1. The first world-empire: Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar (2:37-38)
2. The second world-empire: Media-Persia. The third world-empire: Greece (2:39)
3. The fourth world-empire: Rome (2:40-43)
4. The final world-empire: the kingdom of heaven (2:44-45)
F. The promotion of Daniel (2:46-49)
G. The pride of Nebuchadnezzar and his punishment (3:1-4:37)
1. The image of gold (3:1-7)
2. The three Jews refuse to worship the image (3:8-18)
3. The harmless furnace (3:19-25)
4. The convinced king (3:26-28)
5. The decree of Nebuchadnezzar (3:29-30)
6. The king's proclamation (4:1-3)
7. The tree vision of Nebuchadnezzar (4:4-18)
8. The tree vision interpreted (4:19-27)
9. The tree vision fulfilled: restoration of Nebuchadnezzar (4:28-37)
III. The personal history of Daniel under Belshazzar and Darius (5:1-6:28)
A. The pride of Belshazzar and his downfall (5:1-31)
1. The writing on the wall (5:5-16)
2. The writing interpreted (5:17-31)
B. History of Daniel to the accession of Cyrus (6:1-28)
1. The decree of Darius (6:4-9)
2. The steadfastness of Daniel (6:10-15)
3. Daniel cast into the lions' den (6:16-17)
4. The delivering God (6:18-24)
5. The decree of Darius (6:25-28)
IV. The visions of Daniel (7:1-12:13)
A. The beast vision of Daniel (7:1-28)
1. The world-empire of Nebuchadnezzar (7:4)
2. The world-empire of Media-Persia (7:5)
3. The world-empire of Greece under Alexander (7:6)
4. The Roman world-empire (7:7)
5. The ten kings and the "little horn" (7:8)
6. The vision of the coming of the Son of man in glory (7:9-14)
a. Scene in heaven before the coming of the Son of man (7:13-14)
7. The interpretation of the beast vision (7:15-28)
B. The ram and rough goat vision (8:1-27)
1. The vision (8:1-14)
2. The vision interpreted (8:15-27)
C. Vision of the seventy weeks (9:1-27)
1. Daniel's prayer and confession (9:3-19)
2. The seventy weeks of years (9:20-27)
D. The vision of the glory of God (10:1-21)
E. From Darius to the man of sin (11:1-20)
F. The "little horn" of Daniel 8: Antiochus Epiphanes (11:21-35)
G. The end-time. The "little horn" of Daniel 7 (11:36-45)
H. The great tribulation (12:1)
I. The Resurrections (12:2-3)
J. The last message to Daniel (12:4-13)
Hosea
I. Israel: Jehovah's dishonored wife, repudiated but to be restored (1:1-3:5)
A. The symbolic marriage: the birth of Jezreel (1:2-5)
B. The birth of Lo-ruhamah (1:6-7)
C. The birth of Lo-ammi (1:8-9)
D. The future blessing and restoration of Israel (1:10-11)
E. The chastisement of adulterous Israel (2:1-13)
F. Israel, the adulterous wife, to be restored (2:14-23)
G. The undying love of Jehovah: the future Davidic kingdom (3:1-5)
II. The sinful people (4:1-13:8)
A. The general charge (4:1-5)
B. The willful ignorance of Israel (4:6-11)
C. The idolatry of Israel (4:12-19)
D. The withdrawn face of Jehovah (5:1-15)
E. The voice of the remnant in the last days (6:1-3)
F. The response of Jehovah (6:4-13:8)
III. The ultimate blessing of Israel in the kingdom (13:9-14:9)
Joel
I. The plague of insects (1:1-20)
A. Introduction (1:1-3)
B. Desolation of the land (1:4-14)
C. A type of the day of the Lord (1:15-20)
II. The day of the Lord (2:1-3:8)
A. The invading host from the north preparatory to Armageddon (2:1-10)
B. The Lord's army at Armageddon (2:11)
C. Repentance of the Jews who are in the land (2:12-17)
D. The Lord's response (2:18-29)
1. In promise of deliverance (2:18-27)
2. The promise of the Spirit (2:28-29)
E. The signs preceding the second advent and the day of the Lord (2:30-32)
F. The restoration of Israel (3:1)
G. The judgment of the Gentile nations after Armageddon (3:2-8)
III. Conclusion (3:9-21)
A. Retrospect: the day of the Lord (3:9-16)
B. Full kingdom blessing (3:17-21)
Amos
I. Judgments on surrounding peoples (1:1-2:3)
II. Judgments on Judah and Israel (2:4-16)
III. Jehovah's controversy with "the whole family" of Jacob (3:1-9:10)
A. The very sacrifices at Beth-el were the scorn of Jehovah (4:1-5)
B. Israel reminded of Jehovah's chastenings (4:6-13)
C. Jehovah's lamentation over Israel (5:1-15)
D. The day of the Lord (5:16-20)
E. Worship without righteousness Jehovah's abomination (5:21-27)
F. Woe to those at ease in a day of unrighteousness (6:1-14)
G. The prophet's intercession to prevail no longer (7:1-9)
H. The priest of Beth-el charges Amos before the king (7:10-13)
I. The answer of Amos (7:14-17)
J. The basket of summer fruit: Israel soon to perish (8:1-3)
K. Jehovah's full case against Israel (8:4-14)
L. The final prophecy of dispersion (9:1-10)
IV. Future kingdom blessing (9:11-15)
A. The Lord's return and the re-establishment of the Davidic monarchy (9:11-12)
B. Full kingdom blessing of restored Israel (9:13-15)
Obadiah
I. The humiliation of Edom (1:1-9)
II. The great sin of Edom (1:10-14)
III. Edom in the day of the Lord (1:15-16)
IV. Edom to be included in the kingdom (1:17-21)
Jonah
I. The prophet's first commission (1:1-2)
II. The prophet's flight from Jehovah; the great storm (1:3-11)
III. The prophet swallowed by the great fish (1:12-17)
IV. The prophet's prayer; Jehovah's answer (2:1-10)
V. The prophet's second commission; his obedience; the repentance of Nineveh (3:1-10)
VI. The prophet's displeasure; the sheltering gourd (4:1-11)
Micah
I. First prophetic strain (1:1-2:13)
A. The case of Jehovah against the "house of Israel" (1:1-11)
B. The promise to the remnant (1:12-2:13)
II. Second prophetic strain (3:1-5:15)
A. The coming judgment of the captivities (3:1-12)
B. The future kingdom of Messiah (4:1-13)
1. The kingdom to be supreme (4:1)
2. The kingdom to be universal (4:2)
3. The kingdom to be peaceful (4:3)
4. The kingdom to secure universal prosperity (4:4-5)
5. Israel to be regathered (4:6-8)
6. The intervening Babylonian captivity (4:9-10)
7. How the kingdom is set up: the gathering of the Gentile nations against Jerusalem, and battle of Armageddon (4:11-13)
C. Parenthesis: the birth and rejection of the King (5:1-2)
D. Interval between the rejection and return of the King. End of parenthesis (5:3)
E. In the kingdom-age (5:4-15)
III. Third prophetic strain (6:1-7:20)
A. The Lord's past and present controversy with Israel (6:1-6)
B. The voice of the remnant in the last days (6:7-7:20)
Nahum
I. The holiness of Jehovah (1:1-14)
II. The future evangel (1:15)
III. The battle in the streets (2:1-13)
IV. As Nineveh sowed, so must she reap (3:1-19)
Habakkuk
I. Prayer of Habakkuk: evil in dispersed Israel (1:1-4)
II. Voice of Jehovah to Israel "among the nations" (1:5-11)
III. Habakkuk's testimony to Jehovah (1:12-2:1)
IV. Jehovah's response to Habakkuk's testimony: the "vision" (2:2-20)
V. Habakkuk's answer of faith (3:1-19)
Zephaniah
I. The coming judgment on Judah a figure of the future day of the Lord (1:1-2:3)
A. The call to the remnant, in the day of judgment on the nations (2:1-3)
II. Judgments on certain nations (2:4-15)
III. The moral state of Jerusalem in the prophet's time (3:1-7)
IV. The judgment of the nations and the kingdom blessing of Israel (3:8-20)
A. The judgment of the nations (3:8-13)
B. The kingdom blessing of Israel (3:14-20)
Haggai
I. The occasion and theme of the prophecy (1:1-2)
II. The divine displeasure because of the interrupted work (1:3-15)
A. Jehovah's chastening because of the interrupted work (1:3-11)
B. The work recommenced (1:12-15)
III. The temples: Solomon's, the restoration temple, and the kingdom-age temple (2:1-9)
IV. The chastening of the Lord for the impurity of the priests, and delay of the people (2:10-19)
V. The future destruction of Gentile power (2:20-23)
Zechariah
I. Symbolic visions in the light of the Messianic hope (1:1-6:15)
A. The people warned (1:1-6)
B. The ten visions (1:7-6:8)
1. The rider on the red horse (1:7-17)
a. The first vision explained (1:9-11)
b. Jehovah displeased with the nations (1:12-17)
2. The four horns (1:18-19)
3. The four carpenters (1:20-21)
4. The man with the measuring line (2:1-13)
a. Jerusalem in the kingdom-age (2:4-13)
5. Joshua the high priest (3:1-7)
6. Jehovah's servant the BRANCH (3:8-10)
7. The golden candlestick, and the two olive trees (4:1-14)
a. Zerubbabel to finish the restoration temple (4:8-10)
b. The olive trees explained (4:11-14)
8. The flying roll (5:1-4)
9. The ephah (5:5-11)
10. The four chariots (6:1-8)
C. The symbolic crowning of Joshua (6:9-15)
II. The mission from Babylon (7:1-8:23)
A. The question of the fasts (7:1-3)
B. The answer of Jehovah (7:4-8:23)
1. Their fast was a mere form; they should have heeded the prophets (7:4-7)
2. Why their prayers were not answered (7:8-14)
3. Jehovah's unchanged purpose to bless Israel in the kingdom (8:1-8)
4. The people to heed the restoration prophets, i.e. Haggai and Zechariah (8:9-19)
5. Jerusalem yet to be the religious center of the earth (8:20-23)
III. Burden upon cities surrounding Palestine (9:1-14:21)
A. Presentation of Christ as King at His first advent (9:9)
B. The future deliverance of Judah and Ephraim, and the world-wide kingdom (9:10-17)
C. The future strengthening of Judah and Ephraim (10:1-8)
D. The dispersion and regathering of Israel in one view (10:9-12)
E. The first advent and rejection of Messiah, and the result: the wrath (11:1-6)
F. The cause of the wrath, the rejection of Messiah (11:7-14)
G. The Beast and his judgment (11:15-17)
H. The siege of Jerusalem by the Beast and his armies (12:1-3)
I. The siege: Judah strengthened; the Lord's deliverance (12:4-9)
J. The Spirit poured out: the pierced One revealed to the delivered remnant (12:10)
K. The repentance of the remnant (12:11-14)
L. The repentant remnant pointed to the cross (13:1)
M. Idols and false prophets cease (13:2-5)
N. The preaching to Israel after the return of the Lord (13:6-7)
O. Résumé: Result of the Gentile invasion under the Beast (13:8-9)
P. Summary of events at the return of the Lord in glory (14:1-21)
1. Armageddon (14:1-3)
2. The visible return in glory: physical changes in Palestine (14:4-7)
3. The river of the sanctuary (14:8)
4. The kingdom set up on the earth (14:9-15)
5. The worship and spirituality of the kingdom (14:16-21)
Malachi
I. The love of God for Israel (1:1-5)
II. The sins of the restoration priests rebuked (1:6-2:9)
III. The sins of the people rebuked (2:10-3:18)
A. Sins against brotherhood (2:10)
B. Sins against God in the family (2:11-16)
C. The sin of insincere religious profession (2:17)
D. Parenthesis: The mission of John the Baptist and coming of the Lord foretold (3:1-6)
E. The people have robbed God (3:7-15)
F. The faithful remnant (3:16-18)
IV. The day of the Lord (4:1-6)
A. The second coming of Christ (4:2-4)
B. Elijah to come again before the day of the Lord (4:5-6)
NT Summary
Summary of Matthew
I. The manifestation to Israel and rejection of Jesus Christ the Son of David, born King of the Jews (1:1-25:46)
A. The official genealogy and birth of the King (1:1-25)
1. Conception and birth of Jesus (1:18-25)
B. The infancy and obscurity of the King (2:1-23)
1. Visit of the Magi (2:1-12)
2. The flight into Egypt (2:13-15)
3. Herod's slaughter of the innocents (2:16-18)
4. The return from Egypt to Nazareth (2:19-23)
C. The kingdom "at hand" (3:1-12:50)
1. Ministry of John the Baptist (3:1-12)
2. Baptism of Jesus (3:13-17)
3. The temptation of Jesus (4:1-11)
4. Jesus comes to Capernaum and begins his public ministry (4:12-17)
5. The call of Peter and Andrew to service (4:18-20)
6. The call of James and John, sons of Zebedee (4:21-25)
7. The sermon on the mount (5:1-7:29)
a. The beatitudes (5:1-12)
b. Similitudes of the believer (5:13-16)
c. Relation of Christ to the law (5:17-30)
d. Jesus and divorce (5:31-48)
e. Mere externalism in religion condemned (6:1-7)
f. The new revelation concerning prayer (6:8-15)
g. Externalism again rebuked (6:16-18)
h. The kingdom law of riches (6:19-24)
i. The cure of anxiety: trust in the Father's care (6:25-34)
j. Judgment of others forbidden (7:1-6)
k. Encouragements to pray (7:7-11)
l. Summary of O.T. righteousness (7:12)
m. The two ways (7:13-14)
n. Warning against false teachers: the test (7:15-20)
o. The danger of profession without faith (7:21-23)
p. The two foundations (7:24-29)
8. Jesus heals a leper (8:1-4)
9. Jesus heals the centurion's servant (8:5-13)
10. Jesus heals Peter's wife's mother (8:14-18)
11. Professed disciples tested (8:19-22)
12. Jesus stills the waves (8:23-27)
13. Jesus casts out demons at Gadara (8:28-34)
14. Jesus returns to Capernaum: heals the palsied man (9:1-8)
15. The call of Matthew (9:9)
16. Jesus answers the Pharisees (9:10-15)
17. Parables of the garment and bottles (9:16-17)
18. Jesus heals the woman with an issue of blood, and raises the daughter of a ruler (Jairus) (9:18-26)
19. Two blind men healed: a demon cast out (9:27-34)
20. Jesus preaches and heals in Galilee (9:35-38)
21. The twelve instructed and sent forth (10:1-11:1)
22. John the Baptist sends disciples to question Jesus (11:2-19)
23. Jesus, rejected, predicts judgment (11:20-27)
24. The new message of Jesus: not the kingdom, but personal discipleship (11:28-30)
25. Jesus declares himself Lord of the Sabbath (12:1-8)
26. The healing of the withered hand on the Sabbath (12:9-14)
27. Jesus and the multitudes (at the sea of Tiberias) (12:15-21)
28. A demoniac healed: the Pharisees blaspheme (12:22-30)
29. The unpardonable sin: ascribing to Satan the works of the Spirit (12:31-32)
30. Destiny in words (12:33-37)
31. The sign of the prophet of Jonas: Jesus foretells his death and resurrection (12:38-42)
32. The worthlessness of self-reformation (12:43-45)
33. The new relationships (12:46-50)
D. The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven (13:1-52)
1. The sower (13:1-23)
2. The tares among the wheat (13:24-30)
3. The grain of mustard seed (13:31-32)
4. The leaven (13:33-35)
5. The second mystery explained (13:36-43)
6. The hid treasure (13:44)
7. The pearl (13:45-46)
8. The drag-net (13:47-52)
E. The ministry of the rejected King (13:53-23:39)
1. Jesus returns to Nazareth: again rejected (13:53-58)
2. Herod's troubled conscience. Murder of John the Baptist (14:1-14)
3. The five thousand fed (14:15-21)
4. Jesus walks on the water: Peter's little faith (14:22-36)
5. Jesus rebukes scribes and Pharisees (15:1-20)
6. The Syrophenician woman's daughter healed (15:21-28)
7. The multitudes healed (15:29-31)
8. The four thousand fed (15:32-39)
9. Jesus rebukes the blind Pharisees (16:1-5)
10. Jesus interprets the symbol of leaven (16:6-12)
11. Peter's confession (16:13-16)
12. First mention of the church (16:17-20)
13. Christ foretells his death and resurrection (16:21-27)
14. The transfiguration: a picture of the future kingdom (16:28-17:13)
15. The powerless disciples: the mighty Christ (17:14-21)
16. Jesus again foretells his death and resurrection (17:22-23)
17. The miracle of the tribute money (17:24-27)
18. The sermon on the child-text (18:1-10)
19. The lost sheep: the seeking Lord (18:11-14)
20. Discipline in the future church (18:15-19)
21. The simplest form of a local church (18:20)
22. The law of forgiveness (18:21-35)
23. Jesus again in Judea (19:1-20:34)
a. Christ and divorce (19:3-12)
b. Jesus receives and blesses little children (19:13-15)
c. The rich young ruler (19:16-26)
d. The apostles' future place in the kingdom (19:27-30)
e. Parable of the laborers in the vineyard (20:1-16)
f. Jesus again foretells his death and resurrection (20:17-19)
g. James and John, through their mother, make an ambitious request (20:20-28)
h. The healing of two blind men (20:29-34)
24. The King's public offer of himself as King (21:1-11)
25. Jesus' second purification of the temple (21:12-17)
26. The barren fig tree cursed (21:18-22)
27. Jesus' authority questioned (21:23-22:14)
a. Parable of the two sons (21:28-32)
b. Parable of the householder demanding fruit from his vineyard (21:33-46)
c. Parable of the marriage feast (22:1-14)
28. Jesus answers the Herodians (22:15-22)
29. Jesus answers the Sadducees (22:23-33)
30. Jesus answers the Pharisees (22:34-40)
31. Jesus questions the Pharisees (22:41-46)
32. The marks of a Pharisee (23:1-12)
33. Jesus pronounces woe upon the Pharisees (23:13-36)
34. The lament over Jerusalem (23:37-39)
F. The promise of the King to return in power and glory: the Olivet discourse (24:1-25:46)
1. Destruction of the temple foretold (24:1-2)
2. The threefold question (24:3)
3. The course of this age (24:4-14)
4. The great tribulation (24:15-26)
5. The return of the King in glory (24:27-51)
a. Parable of the fig tree (24:32-51)
6. The Lord's return tests the real state of the kingdom in mystery (25:1-13)
7. The Lord's return tests the servants (25:14-30)
8. The Lord's return tests the Gentile nations (25:31-46)
II. The sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Son of Abraham (26:1-28:8)
A. The Jewish authorities consult to put Jesus to death (26:1-5)
B. Jesus anointed by Mary of Bethany (26:6-13)
C. Judas Iscariot sells the Lord (26:14-16)
D. The preparation of the passover (26:17-19)
E. The last passover (26:20-29)
1. Jesus institutes the Lord's Supper (26:26-29)
F. Jesus foretells Peter's denial (26:30-35)
G. Jesus' agony in the Garden (26:36-56)
1. The first prayer (26:39)
2. The sleeping disciples (26:40-41)
3. The second prayer (26:42-43)
4. The third prayer (26:44-46)
5. The betrayal and arrest of Jesus (26:47-56)
H. Jesus brought before Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin (26:57-75)
1. Peter denies the Lord (26:69-75)
I. The Sanhedrin deliver Jesus to Pilate (27:1-2)
J. Judas' unavailing remorse (27:3-10)
K. Jesus interrogated by Pilate (27:11-32)
1. Jesus or Barabbas? (27:15-25)
2. Barabbas released (27:26)
3. The King crowned with thorns, and led away to crucifixion (27:27-32)
L. The crucifixion (27:33-66)
1. The law fulfilled in Christ (27:35-44)
2. The death of Jesus Christ (27:45-50)
3. The Dispensation of Law ends (27:51-56)
4. The entombment of Christ (27:57-61)
5. The sepulchre sealed and guarded (27:62-66)
M. The resurrection of Jesus Christ, and events of that day (28:1-8)
III. The risen Lord in ministry to His own (28:9-20)
A. Jesus in Galilee: the great commission (28:16-20)
Summary of Mark
Mark
I. The manifestation of the Servant-Son (1:1-11)
A. The ministry of John the Baptist (1:1-8)
B. The baptism of Jesus (1:9-11)
II. The Servant-Son tested as to His fidelity: the temptation of Jesus (1:12-13)
III. The Servant-Son at work (1:14-13:37)
A. The first Galilean ministry (1:14-6:29)
1. The call of Peter and Andrew (1:16-20)
2. Jesus casts out demons in Capernaum (1:21-28)
3. Simon's wife's mother healed of a fever (1:29-31)
4. Demons cast out: many healed (1:32-34)
5. Jesus prays: a preaching tour in Galilee (1:35-39)
6. A leper healed (1:40-45)
7. The palsied man healed (2:1-12)
8. The call of Levi (Matthew) (2:13-20)
9. Parables of the cloth and the bottles (2:21-22)
10. Jesus Lord of the Sabbath (2:23-28)
11. Jesus heals the withered hand on the Sabbath (3:1-5)
12. The multitudes healed (3:6-12)
13. The twelve chosen (3:13-21)
14. The unpardonable sin (3:22-30)
15. The new relationships (3:31-35)
16. The parable of the sower (4:1-20)
a. The parable of the sower explained (4:13-20)
17. Parable of the candle (4:21-25)
18. The unconscious growth (4:26-29)
19. Parable of the mustard seed (4:30-34)
20. Jesus stills the storm (4:35-41)
21. The maniac of Gadara (5:1-20)
22. Jesus heals the woman with an issue of blood, and raises the daughter of Jairus (5:21-43)
23. Jesus again at Nazareth (6:1-6)
24. The twelve sent out to preach and heal (6:7-13)
25. Herod's troubled conscience: murder of John the Baptist (6:14-29)
B. Return of the apostles from their first preaching tour (6:30-31)
C. The five thousand fed (6:32-44)
D. Jesus walks on the sea (6:45-52)
E. Jesus heals at Gennesaret (6:53-56)
F. The Pharisees rebuked (7:1-23)
G. Jesus and the Syrophenician woman (7:24-30)
H. A deaf and dumb man healed (7:31-37)
I. The four thousand fed (8:1-9)
J. The Pharisees ask a sign: the meaning of leaven explained (8:10-21)
K. The blind man healed outside Bethsaida (8:22-26)
L. Peter's confession of faith (8:27-33)
M. The true use of life: value of a soul (8:34-38)
N. The transfiguration (9:1-13)
O. The impotent disciples: the mighty Christ (9:14-29)
P. Jesus foretells his death and resurrection (9:30-32)
Q. The dispute who should be greatest (9:33-37)
R. The rebuke of sectarianism (9:38-41)
S. Jesus' solemn warning of hell (9:42-50)
T. Jesus' law of divorce (10:1-12)
U. Jesus blesses little children (10:13-16)
V. The rich young ruler (10:17-22)
W. The warning against riches (10:23-31)
X. Jesus again foretells his death and resurrection (10:32-34)
Y. The desire of James and John to be first (10:35-45)
Z. Bartimaeus receives his sight (10:46-52)
AA. The official presentation of Jesus as King (11:1-11)
BB. The barren fig tree (11:12-14)
CC. Jesus purifies the temple (11:15-21)
DD. The prayer of faith (11:22-26)
EE. Jesus' authority questioned (11:27-33)
FF. Parable of the householder demanding fruit from his vineyard (12:1-12)
GG. The question of tribute (12:13-17)
HH. Jesus answers the Sadducees (12:18-27)
II. The great commandments (12:28-34)
JJ. Jesus questions the Pharisees (12:35-40)
KK. Jesus and the widow's mite (12:41-44)
LL. The Olivet discourse (13:1-37)
1. The disciples' questions (13:1-4)
2. The course of this age (13:5-13)
3. The great tribulation (13:14-23)
4. The Lord's return in glory (13:24-27)
5. Parable of the fig tree (13:28-33)
6. Watchfulness in view of the return of the Lord (13:34-37)
IV. The Servant-Son "obedient unto death" (14:1-15:47)
A. The plot to put Jesus to death (14:1-2)
B. Jesus anointed by Mary of Bethany (14:3-9)
C. Judas covenants to betray Jesus (14:10-11)
D. The preparation of the passover (14:12-16)
E. The last passover (14:17-25)
1. Jesus institutes the Lord's Supper (14:22-25)
F. Peter's denial foretold (14:26-31)
G. The agony in the garden (14:32-52)
1. The first prayer (14:35-38)
2. The second prayer (14:39-40)
3. The third prayer (14:41-42)
4. The betrayal and arrest of Jesus (14:43-46)
5. Peter smites with the sword and follows afar off. Jesus forsaken by all (14:47-52)
H. Jesus is brought before the high priest and Sanhedrin (14:53-72)
1. Peter denies his Lord (14:66-72)
I. Jesus sent before Pilate (15:1-23)
1. Not Jesus but Barabbas (15:7-15)
2. Jesus crowned with thorns (15:16-23)
J. Jesus crucified (15:24-47)
1. The entombment (15:42-47)
V. The ministry of the risen Servant-Son, now exalted to all authority (16:1-20)
A. The resurrection of Jesus Christ and the events of that day (16:1-18)
B. The ascension (16:19-20)
Summary of Luke
Luke
I. The Evangelist's Introduction (1:1-4)
II. The human relationships of Jesus (1:5-2:52)
A. Birth of John the Baptist foretold (1:5-25)
B. The annunciation (1:26-38)
C. Mary visits Elisabeth (1:39-45)
D. The magnificat (1:46-56)
E. Birth of John the Baptist (1:57-80)
F. The birth of Jesus (2:1-7)
G. Adoration of the shepherds (2:8-20)
H. Circumcision of Jesus (2:21-24)
I. Adoration and prophecy of Simeon (2:25-35)
J. Adoration of Anna (2:36-38)
K. Return to Nazareth: the silent years (2:39-40)
L. Jesus and his parents at the passover (2:41-52)
III. The baptism, ancestry, and testing of Jesus (3:1-4:13)
A. The ministry of John the Baptist (3:1-20)
B. The baptism of Jesus (3:21-22)
C. The genealogy of Mary, mother of Jesus (3:23-38)
D. The temptation of Christ (4:1-13)
IV. The ministry of the Son of man as Prophet-King in Galilee (4:14-9:50)
A. Jesus returns to Galilee (4:14-15)
B. Jesus in the synagogue at Nazareth (4:16-30)
C. Jesus goes to Capernaum, and casts out demons (4:31-37)
D. Jesus heals Peter's wife's mother, and many others (4:38-44)
E. The miraculous draught of fishes (5:1-11)
F. Jesus heals a leper (5:12-16)
G. A paralytic healed (5:17-26)
H. The call of Matthew (5:27-29)
I. Jesus answers the scribes and Pharisees (5:30-35)
J. Parables of the garment and bottles (5:36-39)
K. Jesus and the Sabbath (6:1-5)
L. The withered hand healed (6:6-11)
M. The twelve chosen (6:12-19)
N. The sermon on the mount (6:20-49)
1. Parable of the house built on the rock (6:47-49)
O. The centurion's servant healed (7:1-10)
P. The widow's son raised (7:11-18)
Q. John the Baptist sends disciples to question Jesus (7:19-23)
R. Jesus' testimony to John the Baptist (7:24-29)
S. Jesus exposes the unreason of unbelief (7:30-35)
T. Jesus in the Pharisee's house (7:36-40)
U. Parable of the creditor and two debtors (7:41-50)
V. Jesus preaches and heals in Galilee (8:1-9:50)
1. Parable of the sower (8:4-15)
2. Parable of the lighted candle (8:16-18)
3. The new relationships (8:19-21)
4. Jesus stills the waves (8:22-25)
5. Demons cast out of the maniac of Gadara (8:26-39)
6. A woman healed: Jairus' daughter raised (8:40-56)
7. The twelve sent fourth to preach (9:1-9)
8. The apostles return: The five thousand fed (9:10-17)
9. Peter's confession of Christ (9:18-21)
10. Jesus foretells his death and resurrection (9:22)
11. The test of discipleship (9:23-26)
12. The transfiguration (9:27-36)
13. The powerless disciples. Demon cast out of a child (9:37-43)
14. Jesus again foretells his death (9:44-45)
15. The sermon on the child (9:46-48)
16. The rebuke of sectarianism (9:49-50)
V. The journey of the Son of man from Galilee to Jerusalem (9:51-19:44)
A. The new spirit of grace: final departure from Galilee (9:51-56)
B. Another test of discipleship (9:57-62)
C. The seventy sent before him (10:1-12)
D. Jesus pronounces judgment on the cities (10:13-24)
E. A lawyer questions Jesus (10:25-29)
F. Parable of the good Samaritan (10:30-37)
G. Martha and Mary in contrast (10:38-42)
H. Jesus' doctrine of prayer (11:1-4)
I. Parable of the importunate friend (11:5-10)
J. Parable of the fatherhood (11:11-13)
K. Jesus charged with casting out demons by Beelzebub (11:14-23)
L. Worthlessness of self-reformation (11:24-28)
M. The sign of Jonas (11:29-32)
N. Parable of the lighted candle (11:33-38)
O. Jesus pronounces woes upon the Pharisees (11:39-44)
P. Jesus pronounces woes upon the lawyers (11:45-54)
Q. Jesus warns of the leaven of the Pharisees (12:1-15)
R. Parable of the rich fool (12:16-34)
S. Parable and warnings connected with the second coming (12:35-41)
T. Parable of the steward and his servants (12:42-48)
U. Christ a divider of men (12:49-59)
V. Men are not to judge, but repent (13:1-5)
W. Parable of the barren fig tree (13:6-9)
X. The woman loosed from her infirmity (13:10-17)
Y. Parable of the mustard seed (13:18-19)
Z. Parable of the leaven (13:20-21)
AA. Teachings on the way to Jerusalem (13:22-19:27)
1. Jesus' lament over Jerusalem (13:34-35)
2. Jesus heals on the Sabbath (14:1-24)
a. Parable of the ambitious guest (14:7-15)
b. Parable of the great supper (14:16-24)
3. Discipleship again tested (14:25-35)
a. Parable of the tower (14:28-30)
b. Parable of the king going to war (14:31-33)
c. Parable of the savorless salt (14:34-35)
4. The murmuring Pharisees (15:1-32)
a. Parable of the lost sheep (15:3-7)
b. Parable of the lost coin (15:8-10)
c. Parable of the lost son (15:11-32)
(1) The departure (15:12-13)
(2) The misery of the far country (15:14-16)
(3) The repentance (15:17-19)
(4) The return and the father (15:20-22)
(5) The rejoicing (15:23-24)
(6) The Pharisee (15:25-32)
5. Parable of the unjust steward (16:1-13)
6. Jesus answers the Pharisees (16:14-17)
7. Jesus and divorce (16:18)
8. The rich man and Lazarus (16:19-31)
9. An instruction in forgiveness (17:1-6)
10. A parable of service (17:7-10)
11. Ten lepers healed (17:11-19)
12. The kingdom in its spiritual aspect (17:20-21)
13. Jesus foretells his second coming (17:22-37)
14. Parable of the unjust judge (18:1-8)
15. Parable of the Pharisee and the publican (18:9-14)
16. Jesus blesses little children (18:15-17)
17. The rich young ruler (18:18-30)
18. Jesus again foretells his death and resurrection (18:31-34)
19. A blind man healed near Jericho (18:35-43)
20. Conversion of Zacchaeus (19:1-10)
21. Parable of the ten pounds: the postponed kingdom (19:11-27)
BB. The triumphal entry (19:28-40)
CC. Jesus weeps over Jerusalem (19:41-44)
VI. The final offer of the Son of man as King to Israel, His rejection and sacrifice (19:45-23:56)
A. Second purification of the temple (19:45-48)
B. Jesus' authority questioned (20:1-26)
1. Parable of the vineyard (20:9-18)
2. Question of the tribute-money (20:19-26)
C. Jesus answers the Sadducees about the resurrection (20:27-38)
D. Jesus questions the scribes (20:39-47)
E. The widow's mite: Jesus' estimate of giving (21:1-4)
F. The Olivet discourse (21:5-38)
1. The disciples' question (21:7)
2. The course of this age (21:8-19)
3. The destruction of Jerusalem foretold (21:20-24)
4. The return of the Lord in glory (21:25-28)
5. Parable of the fig tree (21:29-33)
6. Warnings in view of the Lord's return (21:34-38)
G. Judas covenants to betray Jesus (22:1-6)
H. Preparation of the passover (22:7-13)
I. The last passover (22:14-18)
J. The Lord's supper instituted (22:19-20)
K. Jesus announces his betrayal (22:21-23)
L. The strife which should be greatest (22:24-27)
M. The apostles' place in the future kingdom (22:28-30)
N. Jesus predicts Peter's denial (22:31-34)
O. The disciples warned of coming conflicts (22:35-38)
P. Jesus in the garden (22:39-53)
1. Jesus betrayed by Judas; restores a severed ear (22:47-53)
Q. Jesus arrested: Peter's denial (22:54-62)
R. Jesus buffeted (22:63-65)
S. Jesus before the Sanhedrin (22:66-71)
T. Jesus before Pilate (23:1-5)
U. Jesus sent before Herod (23:6-12)
V. Jesus again before Pilate: Barabbas released, Jesus condemned (23:13-26)
W. The crucifixion (23:27-56)
1. The repentant thief (23:39-45)
2. Jesus dismisses his spirit (23:46-49)
3. The entombment (23:50-56)
VII. The resurrection, resurrection ministry, and ascension of the Son of man (24:1-53)
A. The resurrection of Jesus Christ (24:1-12)
B. Ministry of the risen Christ (24:13-45)
1. To the Emmaus disciples (24:13-35)
2. To the ten (24:36-45)
C. The commission to evangelize (24:46-48)
C. The ascension of Jesus Christ (24:49-53)
Summary of John
I. Prologue: The eternal Word incarnate in Jesus the Christ (1:1-14)
A. The deity of Jesus Christ (1:1-2)
B. His pre-incarnation work (1:3-5)
C. Ministry of John the Baptist (1:6-8)
D. Jesus Christ the true Light (1:9-10)
E. The two classes: sons and unbelievers (1:11-13)
F. The incarnation (1:14)
II. The witness of John the Baptist (1:15-34)
III. The public ministry of Christ (1:35-12:50)
A. The marriage at Cana: the first miracle (2:1-12)
B. The first passover: first purification of the temple (2:13-25)
C. Jesus and Nicodemus: the new birth (3:1-21)
D. Last testimony of John Baptist (3:22-30)
E. Declarative statement concerning Jesus Christ (3:31-36)
F. Jesus departs into Galilee (4:1-54)
1. Jesus and the Samaritan woman (4:6-45)
a. The indwelling Spirit (4:14-39)
b. Jesus and the Samaritans (4:40-45)
2. The nobleman's son healed (4:46-54)
G. The feast (Pentecost?): the pool of Bethesda, and healing (5:1-47)
1. The two resurrections (5:28-32)
2. The fourfold witness to Jesus (5:33-47)
a. John Baptist (5:33-35)
b. The works (5:36)
c. The Father (5:37-38)
d. The Scriptures (5:39-47)
H. Feeding the five thousand (6:1-14)
I. Jesus walks upon the sea (6:15-21)
J. The great discourse on the bread of life (6:22-59)
K. Discipleship tested by doctrine (6:60-66)
L. Peter's confession of faith (6:67-71)
M. Jesus urged to go to the feast of tabernacles (7:1-9)
N. Final departure from Galilee (7:10-13)
O. Jesus at the feast of tabernacles (7:14-8:59)
1. The great prophecy concerning the Holy Spirit for power (7:37-39)
2. The people divided in opinion (7:40-53)
3. The woman taken in adultery (8:1-11)
4. Discourse after the feast: Jesus the light of the world (8:12-59)
P. The man born blind is healed (9:1-41)
Q. Discourse on the Good Shepherd (10:1-21)
R. Jesus asserts his deity (10:22-39)
S. Jesus goes to the place where he was baptized (10:40-42)
T. The raising of Lazarus (11:1-57)
1. Jesus at the grave of Lazarus (11:38-44)
2. The friends of Mary of Bethany are converted (11:45-46)
3. The Pharisees plot to put Jesus to death (11:47-57)
U. The supper at Bethany (12:1-11)
V. The triumphal entry (12:12-19)
W. Certain Greeks would see Jesus (12:20-50)
1. Jesus' answer (12:23-50)
IV. The private ministry of Christ to His own (13:1-17:26)
A. The last passover (13:1-38)
1. Jesus washes the disciples' feet (13:2-20)
2. Jesus foretells his betrayal (13:21-35)
3. Jesus foretells Peter's denial (13:36-38)
B. Spoken in the passover chamber (14:1-31)
1. Jesus foretells his coming for his own (14:1-6)
2. Jesus and the Father are one (14:7-12)
3. The new promise and privilege in prayer (14:13-15)
4. The promise of the Spirit (14:16-26)
5. The bequest of peace (14:27-31)
C. Spoken on the way to the garden (15:1-17:26)
1. The vine and branches (15:1-14)
2. The new intimacy (15:15-17)
3. The believer and the world (15:18-25)
4. The believer and the Spirit (15:26-27)
5. The disciples warned of persecutions (16:1-6)
6. Threefold work of the Spirit toward the world (16:7-11)
7. New truth to be revealed by the Spirit (16:12-15)
8. Jesus speaks of his death, resurrection, and second advent (16:16-33)
9. The prayer of intercession (17:1-26)
V. The sacrifice of Christ (18:1-19:42)
A. Jesus arrives at Gethsemane (18:1)
B. The betrayal and arrest (18:2-11)
C. Jesus brought before the high priest (18:12-27)
1. Peter's denial (18:15-27)
D. Jesus brought before Pilate (18:28-19:15)
1. Jesus condemned: Barabbas released (18:39-40)
2. Jesus crowned with thorns (19:1-3)
3. Pilate brings Jesus before the multitude (19:4-13)
4. The final rejection of the King by the Jewish authorities and people (19:14-15)
E. The crucifixion of Jesus Christ (19:16-42)
1. "Not a bone of him broken" (19:31-37)
2. The entombment (19:38-42)
3. VI. The manifestation of Christ in resurrection (20:1-31)
4. A. The resurrection of Jesus Christ (20:1-10)
5. B. Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene (20:11-18)
6. C. Jesus appears to the disciples: Thomas not present (20:19-23)
7. D. Jesus appears to the disciples: Thomas present (20:24-29)
8. E. Conclusion: why John's Gospel was written (20:30-31)
9. VII. Epilogue: "If I will." The risen Christ is Master of our service (21:1-25)
10. A. Service in self-will, under human leadership (21:3-4)
11. B. Service in self-will tested: the barren result (21:5)
12. C. Christ-directed service, and the result (21:6-11)
13. D. The Master enough for the need of his servants (21:12-14)
14. E. The only acceptable motive in service (21:15-17)
15. F. The Master appoints the time and manner of the servant's death (21:18-19)
16. G. If the Lord returns the servants will not die (21:20-25)
Summary of Acts
I. Peter and ministry primarily to Jews (1:1-9:43)
A. Introduction (1:1-2)
B. The resurrection-ministry of Christ (1:3-11)
1. The apostolic commission (1:8-9)
2. The promise of the return of Jesus to the earth (1:10-11)
C. The ten days' waiting for the Spirit (1:12-26)
1. The choice of Matthias (1:15-26)
D. Pentecost (2:1-41)
1. Peter's first use of the keys; the Gospel given to the Jews (2:1-13)
2. Peter's sermon. Theme: Jesus is Lord and Christ (2:14-41)
a. Introductory. Joel's prophecy fulfilled (2:15-21)
b. The works of Jesus prove that he is Lord and Christ (2:22-24)
c. David foretold Messiah's kingship after resurrection (2:25-31)
d. His resurrection proves that he is Lord and Christ (2:32-36)
e. What Israel must do (2:37-41)
E. The first church (2:42-47)
F. The first apostolic miracle: the lame man healed (3:1-11)
G. Peter's second sermon. Theme: the covenants will be fulfilled (3:12-26)
H. The first persecution (4:1-22)
1. Peter's address to the Sanhedrin (4:5-12)
2. Preaching in the name of Jesus forbidden (4:13-22)
I. The Christians again filled with the Spirit (4:23-31)
J. State of the church at Jerusalem (4:32-37)
K. The sin and death of Ananias and Sapphira (5:1-11)
L. The power of a holy church (5:12-16)
M. The second persecution (5:17-42)
1. The answer of the apostles (5:29-33)
2. The warning of Gamaliel (5:34-39)
3. The apostles beaten (5:40-42)
N. The first deacons (6:1-7)
O. The third persecution: Stephen brought before the council (6:8-7:60)
1. Address of Stephen before the council. Theme: The unbelief of Israel (7:2-53)
2. The first martyr: first mention of Paul (7:54-60)
P. The fourth persecution: Saul chief persecutor (8:1-3)
Q. The first missionaries (8:4)
R. The ministry of Philip (8:5-40)
1. The case of Simon the sorcerer (8:9-25)
2. Philip and the Ethiopian (8:26-40)
S. The conversion of Saul (9:1-19)
1. Paul filled with the Spirit (9:17)
2. Paul baptized (9:18-19)
T. Paul preaches (9:20-25)
U. Paul visits Jerusalem (9:26-29)
V. Paul returns to Tarsus (9:30-31)
W. The healing of Aeneas (9:32-35)
X. Tabitha raised from the dead (9:36-43)
II. Paul and ministry primarily to Gentiles (10:1-28:31)
A. Peter's second use of the keys: the gospel given to Gentiles (10:1-11:18)
1. Cornelius' vision (10:1-6)
2. Cornelius sends for Peter (10:7-8)
3. Peter's vision of the great sheet (10:9-16)
4. Peter and the messengers of Cornelius (10:17-22)
5. Peter goes to Caesarea (10:23-33)
6. Peter's sermon to Gentiles in the house of Cornelius. Theme: Salvation through faith (10:34-43)
7. The Holy Spirit given to Gentile believers (10:44-48)
8. Peter vindicates his ministry to Gentiles (11:1-18)
B. The church at Antioch: the new name (11:19-26)
C. The church at Antioch sends relief to Jerusalem (11:27-30)
D. The fifth persecution (12:1-19)
1. Arrest of Peter (12:1-4)
2. Prayer for Peter's deliverance: an angel sent (12:5-19)
E. Death of Herod (12:20-25)
F. Paul and Barnabas called by the Holy Spirit (13:1-2)
G. Paul's first missionary journey (13:3-14:28)
1. Opposition from Satan (13:6-13)
2. Paul's sermon in the synagogue at Antioch in Pisidia. Theme: Justification by faith (13:14-43)
3. Opposition from the Jews (13:44-45)
4. Paul and Barnabas turn to the Gentiles (13:46-49)
5. Opposition from devout and honorable women, and chief citizens (13:50-52)
6. The work in Iconium (14:1-5)
7. The work in Derbe and Lystra (14:6-7)
8. The impotent man at Lystra healed (14:8-18)
9. Paul stoned at Lystra (14:19)
10. Further ministry of the first missionary journey (14:20-22)
11. Elders appointed in every church: the return to Antioch (14:23-28)
H. Council at Jerusalem: the question of circumcision (15:1-35)
1. The legalizers from Judea (15:1)
2. Paul, Barnabas, and others go to Jerusalem (15:2-4)
3. The questions at issue (15:5-6)
4. Peter's argument for Christian liberty: why put under law those to whom God has given the Spirit? (15:7-11)
5. Paul and Barnabas testify (15:12)
6. James declares the result (15:13-27)
a. The outcalling of the Gentiles agrees with the promises to Israel (15:13-18)
b. The Gentiles are not under the law (15:19-27)
7. But Gentile believers must not give offense to godly Jews (15:28-35)
I. Paul's second missionary journey (15:36-19:41)
1. Silas chosen (15:36-41)
2. Paul finds Timothy (16:1-5)
3. The Spirit guides: the Macedonian vision (16:6-11)
4. Paul and Silas at Philippi (16:12-13)
5. The first convert in Europe (16:14-15)
6. A demon cast out: Paul and Silas beaten (16:16-24)
7. Conversion of the Philippian jailor (16:25-29)
8. The only condition of salvation (16:30-34)
9. Paul refuses to depart privily (16:35-40)
10. Founding of the church at Thessalonica (17:1-4)
11. Jewish opposition at Thessalonica (17:5-9)
12. Paul and Silas at Berea (17:10-14)
13. Paul at Athens (17:15-21)
14. The sermon from Mars' hill. Theme: God will judge the world by Jesus Christ (17:22-34)
15. Paul at Corinth (18:1-3)
16. Founding of the church at Corinth (18:4-11)
17. The careless Gallio (18:12-17)
18. The author of Rom. 6:14; 2 Cor. 3:7-14; and Gal. 3:23-28 takes a Jewish vow (18:18-23)
19. Apollos at Ephesus (18:24-28)
20. Paul at Ephesus (19:1-10)
a. The disciples of John become Christians (19:1-7)
b. Paul in the synagogue at Ephesus; and in the school of Tyrannus (19:8-10)
21. Miracles by Paul (19:11-22)
22. The uproar of the silversmiths at Ephesus (19:23-41)
J. Paul's last visit to Jerusalem (20:1-21:13)
1. He goes into Macedonia and Greece (20:1-5)
2. Paul at Troas (20:6-12)
3. From Troas to Miletus (20:13-16)
4. Paul and the Ephesian elders (20:17-38)
5. From Miletus to Tyre (21:1-3)
6. The Holy Spirit forbids Paul to go to Jerusalem (21:4-9)
7. The Holy Spirit again warns Paul (21:10-13)
K. Paul at Jerusalem (21:14-23:22)
1. Paul takes a Jewish vow involving a Jewish sacrifice (21:18-26)
2. Paul seized in the temple by the Jews (21:27-32)
3. Paul bound with chains (21:33-40)
4. Paul's defense before the multitude: recounts his conversion (22:1-16)
5. The Lord had warned Paul to keep away from Jerusalem (22:17-24)
6. Paul a Roman citizen (22:25-30)
7. Paul before the Sanhedrin (23:1-5)
8. Paul appeals to the Pharisees (23:6-10)
9. The Lord's grace to Paul (23:11)
10. The conspiracy to kill Paul (23:12-22)
L. Paul sent to Felix at Caesarea (23:23-26:32)
1. Paul before Felix (24:1-26)
a. The accusation (24:2-9)
b. Paul's defense before Felix (24:10-23)
c. Paul before Felix the second time (24:24-26)
2. The silent two years at Caesarea (24:27)
3. Paul before Festus (25:1-27)
a. Paul appeals to Caesar (25:10-27)
4. Paul's defense before Agrippa (26:1-32)
M. Paul is sent to Rome (27:1-28:16)
1. The storm (27:14-20)
2. The moral ascendency of Paul (27:21-44)
3. The landing on Melita (28:1-15)
a. Miracle of the viper's bite (28:1-6)
b. Miracle of the healing of Publius' father (28:7-15)
4. Paul arrives at Rome (28:16)
N. Paul in Rome (28:17-31)
1. Paul's ministry there to the Jews (28:17-24)
2. Paul turns to the Gentiles (28:25-31)
Summary of Romans
I. Introduction (1:1-17)
A. Theme (1:16-17)
II. The guilty world (1:18-3:20)
A. The wrath of God revealed (1:18)
B. The universe a revelation of the power and deity of God (1:19-20)
C. The seven stages of Gentile world apostasy (1:21-23)
D. The result of the Gentile world apostasy (1:24-32)
E. The Gentile pagan moralizers no better than other pagans (2:1-16)
F. The Jew, knowing the law, is condemned by the Law (2:17-29)
G. The advantage of the Jew works his greater condemnation (3:1-8)
H. The final verdict: the whole world guilty before God (3:9-20)
III. Justification by faith in Christ crucified, the alone remedy for sins (3:21-5:11)
A. Justification defined (3:21-28)
B. Justification a universal remedy (3:29-30)
C. Justification by faith honors the law (3:31)
D. Justification by faith illustrated (4:1-4)
E. Justifying faith defined (4:5-8)
F. Justification is apart from ordinances (4:9-12)
G. Justification is apart from the law (4:13-25)
H. The seven results of justification (5:1-11)
IV. Sanctification: indwelling sin, and the Gospel remedy (5:12-8:13)
A. Through Adam, sin and death (5:12-14)
B. Through Christ, righteousness and life (5:15-21)
C. Deliverance from the power of indwelling sin (6:1-8:13)
1. By union with Christ in death and resurrection (6:1-
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