THEME:
|
Perhaps
without exception far more could be written than is written.
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
There are
different opinions when some of the books were written. The dates
given are the most probable, starting with the first.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
There are
disagreements among scholars, in some cases, regarding the time span some
books cover. When this occurs, the most probable date is listed
first.
|
BOOK
|
1
|
BOOK NAME:
|
Genesis.
Origin; generation; source; begetting; the first book of Moses.
|
THEME:
|
|
BY:
|
Moses
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
1450
B.C.-1400 B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
The
beginning to 1620 B.C.; Chapter 12 to the end—1921 B.C.-1689 B.C.
|
FOR/TO:
|
A general
record
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
In the
wilderness
|
STATISTICS:
|
50
chapters, 1533 verses, 38,267 words
|
MISC:
|
From
the Creation to Joseph.
|
BOOK
|
2
|
BOOK NAME:
|
Exodus.
Departure, going out; the second book of Moses.
|
THEME:
|
Deliverance
from Egypt
|
BY:
|
Moses
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
1450
B.C.-1400 B.C., 1580 B.C.-1230 B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
1677
B.C.-1461 B.C., 1530 B.C.-1450 B.C.
|
FOR/TO:
|
The
Israelites
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
In the
wilderness
|
STATISTICS:
|
40
chapters, 1213 verses, 32,692 words
|
MISC:
|
Joseph through
the descendants of Jacob
|
The
Exodus
|
|
Moses:
40 years thinking he was somebody
|
|
40 years learning he was nobody
|
|
40 years discovering what God can do with a nobody.
|
|
BOOK
|
3
|
BOOK NAME:
|
Leviticus.
He called; pertaining to the Levite, of the Levites; the book of atonement,
the book of laws; the third book of Moses.
|
THEME:
|
Genesis-man
ruined; Exodus-man redeemed; Leviticus-man worshipping
|
BY:
|
Moses
(Ezra 6:18 refers to the book of Moses)
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
1450
B.C.-1400 B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
1462
B.C.-1461 B.C.
|
FOR/TO:
|
The
Israelites
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
In the
wilderness, Mt Sinai region
|
STATISTICS:
|
27
chapters, 859 verses, 24,546 words
|
MISC:
|
Without
Leviticus, the powerful message of the cross is more difficult to
understand—Holiness, sacrifice, atonement, and dedication.
|
BOOK
|
4
|
BOOK NAME:
|
Numbers.
In the wilderness; the book of the march; the fourth book of Moses.
|
THEME:
|
Walk,
worship, service
|
BY:
|
Moses named
as the author more than 80 times
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
1450
B.C.-1400 B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
1461
B.C.-1423 B.C.
|
FOR/TO:
|
The
Israelites
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
In the
wilderness, Mt Sinai
|
STATISTICS:
|
36
chapters, 1288 verses, 32,902 or 32,092words
|
MISC:
|
Chapters
1-21 wilderness years; 26-36 new generation, covers about 39 years.
|
BOOK
|
5
|
BOOK NAME:
|
Deuteronomy.
These are the words; a copy of the Law; this second law; the second law
giving; repetition of the Law; the fifth book of Moses.
|
THEME:
|
Renewal
of the Covenant; God is One
|
BY:
|
Moses
(Deut 31:9, 24); also describes his death—34:5-12.
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
1450
B.C.-1400 B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
1423
B.C.-1422 B.C.
|
FOR/TO:
|
The
Israelites
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
In the
wilderness, on the banks of Jordan
|
STATISTICS:
|
34
chapters, 959 verses, 28,461 words
|
MISC:
|
More
than 80 references to this book in the New Testament.
|
BOOK
|
6
|
BOOK NAME:
|
Joshua.
Jehovah is salvation
|
THEME:
|
Conquering
the Land
|
BY:
|
Joshua,
or perhaps Phinehas, Eleazar, Samuel,or Jeremiah
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
1370
B.C.-1330 B.C., before 1200 B.C., 1235 B.C., 1410 B.C.-1390 B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
1422
B.C.-1362 B.C.
|
FOR/TO:
|
The
Israelites
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
Canaan
|
STATISTICS:
|
24
chapters, 685 verses, 18,858 words
|
MISC:
|
|
BOOK
|
7
|
BOOK NAME:
|
Judges
|
THEME:
|
Compromise
and confusion
|
BY:
|
Unknown,
a contemporary of Samuel, Samuel, Phinehas, Hezekiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Ezra
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
1050
B.C.-1000 B.C., 1390 B.C.-1350 B.C., 1300 B.C.-1050 B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
1416 B.C.-1065
B.C.
|
FOR/TO:
|
The
Israelites
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
Canaan
|
STATISTICS:
|
21
chapters, 618 verses, 18,976 words
|
MISC:
|
|
BOOK
|
8
|
BOOK NAME
|
Ruth
|
THEME:
|
God
working through the joys and tragedies of life,famine, death, loneliness, etc.,
to fulfill the purpose of God—the birth of Christ of which Ruth had part in
the lineage; love, kinsman, redeemer.
|
BY:
|
Unknown,
Samuel by tradition, Hezekiah, Ezra
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
Unknown,
10th century B.C. to 400 B.C., 399 B.C.-300 B.C., 1100 B.C., about
the time of David
|
DATES COVERED:
|
1261
B.C.-1251 B.C.
|
FOR/TO:
|
The
Israelites
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
Unknown
|
STATISTICS:
|
4
chapters, 85 verses, 2,578 words
|
MISC:
|
Ruth
was a Moabitess.
|
BOOK
|
9
|
BOOK NAME:
|
First
Samuel
|
THEME:
|
Samuel,
Saul, and David
|
BY:
|
Uncertain,
Samuel and Abiathar, a son of the prophets, or possibly others
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
1000
B.C.-950 B.C., 11th century B.C., 1070 B.C.-1011 B.C., 1000
B.C.-850 B.C.
|
DATES COVERED
|
1126
B.C.-1025 B.C.
|
FOR/TO:
|
The
Israelites
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
Unknown
|
STATISTICS:
|
31
chapters, 810 verses, 25,061 words
|
MISC:
|
Parts
occurred after Samuel’s death. First and Second Samuel were one
book. Sometimes they were entitled First and Second Kings; and First
and Second Kings were Third and Fourth Kings.
|
BOOK
|
10
|
BOOK NAME:
|
Second
Samuel
|
THEME:
|
Begins
with the death of Saul and follows David’s reign
|
BY:
|
Uncertain,
Samuel and Abiathar, a son of the prophets, or possibly others
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
10th
century B.C., 1011 B.C.-975 B.C., 1000 B.C.-850B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
1025
B.C.-988 B.C.
|
FOR/TO:
|
The
leaders of Israel
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
Unknown
|
STATISTICS:
|
24
chapters, 695 verses, 20,612 words
|
MISC:
|
First
and Second Samuel were one book. Sometimes they were entitled First and
Second Kings; and First and Second Kings was Third and Fourth Kings.
|
BOOK
|
11
|
BOOK NAME:
|
First
Kings
|
THEME:
|
A
kingdom united, then divided
|
BY:
|
Unknown,
perhaps a Jewish captive; Jeremiah by tradition
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
562
B.C.-536 B.C., over a period ending by the 6th century B.C., 971
B.C.-850 B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
1025
B.C.-864 B.C.
|
FOR/TO:
|
The
people of Israel
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
Unknown,
perhaps in the area of Babylon
|
STATISTICS:
|
22 chapters,
816 verses, 24,524 words
|
MISC:
|
First
and Second Kings originally known as Third and Fourth Kings. Some think
Jeremiah wrote it, as Jeremiah 52 and 2 Kings 24, 25 nearly identical.
|
BOOK
|
12
|
BOOK NAME:
|
Second
Kings
|
THEME:
|
Exploits
of the kings of Judah and Israel
|
BY:
|
Unknown,
perhaps a Jewish captive; Jeremiah by tradition; probably the same
person that wrote 1st Kings
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
562
B.C.-536 B.C., over a period ending by the 6th century B.C.,
971 B.C.-850 B.C., 852 B.C.-586 B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
870
B.C.-561 B.C.
|
FOR/TO:
|
The
people of Israel
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
Unknown,
perhaps in the area of Babylon
|
STATISTICS:
|
25
chapters, 719 verses, 23,532 words
|
MISC:
|
First
and Second Kings originally known as Third and Fourth Kings. Some think
Jeremiah wrote it, as Jeremiah 52 and 2 Kings 24, 25 nearly identical.
|
BOOK
|
13
|
BOOK NAME:
|
First
Chronicles. The affairs of the days
|
THEME:
|
Genealogy
and history of Israel
|
BY:
|
Ezra by
tradition
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
500
B.C.-450 B.C., written about 100 years after Kings, 5th century
B.C., 360 B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
1699
B.C.-444 B.C.
|
FOR/TO:
|
The
people of Israel
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
Unknown
|
STATISTICS:
|
29 chapters,
942 verses, 20,369 words
|
MISC:
|
First
and Second Chronicles were once one. First and Second Chronicles and
Ezra perhaps one history.
|
BOOK
|
14
|
BOOK NAME:
|
Second
Chronicles
|
THEME:
|
The
greatness of Judah
|
BY:
|
Ezra by
tradition
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
500
B.C.-450 B.C., written about 100 years after Kings, 5th century
B.C., 330 B.C., 971 B.C.-609 B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
1015
B.C.-539 B.C.
|
FOR/TO:
|
The
people of Israel
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
Unknown
|
STATISTICS:
|
36 chapters,
822 verses, 26,074 words
|
MISC:
|
First
and Second Chronicles were once one. First and Second Chronicles and
Ezra perhaps one history.
|
BOOK
|
15
|
BOOK NAME:
|
Ezra
|
THEME:
|
The
return and rebuilding
|
BY:
|
Probably
Ezra
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
456 B.C.-444
B.C., 444 B.C.-398 B.C., 538 B.C.-457 B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
1723
B.C.-457 B.C.
|
FOR/TO:
|
The
people of Israel
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
Unknown,
perhaps Jerusalem
|
STATISTICS:
|
10
chapters, 280 verses, 7,441 words
|
MISC:
|
Spans
about 80 years, beginning about 538 B.C. Nehemiah, First and Second
Chronicles, and Ezra considered a literary work (called Priestly History of
Israel).
|
BOOK
|
16
|
BOOK NAME:
|
Nehemiah.
Also called Second Ezra
|
THEME:
|
Rebuilding
Jerusalem’s walls and problems
|
BY:
|
Nehemiah
and later scribes
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
420
B.C., 445 B.C.-432 B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
536
B..C-432 B.C., 445 B.C.-425 B.C., about 20 years
|
FOR/TO:
|
The
people of Israel
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
Unknown,
perhaps Jerusalem
|
STATISTICS:
|
13
chapters, 406 verses, 10,483 words
|
MISC:
|
Artaxerxes
I, whom Nehemiah served as cupbearer, was the son of Ahasuerus (Xerxes), who
took Esther to be his queen.
|
BOOK
|
17
|
BOOK NAME:
|
Esther.
The volume of Esther
|
THEME:
|
Divine
providence of God.
|
BY:
|
Unknown,
a Jew who lived in Persia; not Mordecai-10:2,3
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
After
456 B.C., 5th century B.C., 486 B.C.-465 B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
598
B.C.-473 B.C., 485 B.C.-473 B.C., 10 years
|
FOR/TO:
|
The
people of Israel
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
Unknown
|
STATISTICS:
|
10
chapters, 167 verses, 5637 words
|
MISC:
|
Esther,
a person whose name meant star, her Hebrew name was Hadassah-2:7.
Jerusalem, the temple of God, and the name of God are omitted. This
book fits in between the 6th and 7th chapters of Ezra.
The deuterocanon adds 6 chapters to Esther that most Protestant Bibles do not
contain.
|
BOOK
|
18
|
BOOK NAME:
|
Job
|
THEME:
|
Suffering
and service
|
BY:
|
Unknown,
perhaps Job, Moses, Elihu, Solomon, or Isaiah
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
Unknown,
perhaps during Solomon’s time, 900 B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
1997
B.C.-1827 B.C., 2000 B.C., unknown
|
FOR/TO:
|
No
specific people
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
Unknown
|
STATISTICS:
|
42
chapters, 1070 verses, 10,102 words
|
MISC:
|
Poetical,
wisdom books—Job, Proverbs, Psalms, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, Song of
Solomon. Uz—perhaps in the area of Idumaea, unknown, perhaps southern
Lebanon. Some consider this to be the oldest book in the Bible.
Mentioned by Ezekiel 14:14,20. Job pleads for death, then mercy, but no response.
He wishes someone to resolve the quarrel between them; then finally faces
problems with courage and asks God to bring him through painful trials
(16:18-17:3) (19:25-27).
|
BOOK
|
19
|
BOOK NAME:
|
Psalms.
To the collection; praises; book of praises
|
THEME:
|
Conquest
of fear by faith, praise, and trust
|
Book
1
1-41 Reflect Genesis
|
|
Book
2 41-72
Israel’s cry for deliverance to Israel’s king
|
|
Book
3 73-89
Sanctuary—dominant note, parallel Leviticus
|
|
Book
4 90-106 Corresponds to
Numbers, the fourth book of Moses
|
|
Book
5 107-150 Linked with Deuteronomy,
God’s Word
Selah—meaning
unknown, many opinions—pause in the music accompanying a psalm or
prayer; suspension (of music) as a pause.
|
|
BY:
|
72
credited to David, but he may not be the author of some. 12 to Asaph,
12 to sons of Korah, 2 to Solomon (72 and 127), 1 to Ethan, and 1 to
Moses. All, but 34, bear some title as a superscription; about 50
anonymous. Titles based on traditions.
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
Unknown,
some contain elements varying by more than a thousand years
|
DATES COVERED:
|
1423
B.C.-444 B.C., unknown
|
FOR/TO:
|
The
Jewish people
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
Many
places
|
STATISTICS:
|
150
chapters, 2461 verses, 43,743 words
|
MISC:
|
|
BOOK
|
20
|
BOOK NAME:
|
Proverbs
|
THEME:
|
Moral
and ethical principles; wisdom; the fear of the Lord is the beginning of
wisdom-Pv 9:10
|
BY:
|
Solomon—1
to 22:16; Agur and mother of King Lemuel latter portions of Pv 30, 31?
Solomon also credited with 25 to 29; author unknown—22:17 to 24:34 and 30:1
to 31:31
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
10th
century B.C., 970 B.C.-930 B.C., 900 B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
982
B.C.-961 B.C.
|
FOR/TO:
|
Young
people
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
Jerusalem
|
STATISTICS:
|
31 chapters,
915 verses, 15,043 words
|
MISC:
|
Chapters:
1-9 Contrasts good and evil; wisdom calls the simple to forsake sin; the harlot calls him to indulgence. |
10:1-22:16 Treatment;
through chapter 15 by contrast "but;" wisdom and folly;
fool, scorner, slothful, froward.
|
|
22:17-24:22
|
|
24:23-24:34
|
|
25:1-29:27
|
|
30:1-31:31
|
|
Other
breakdowns:
|
|
1-10 Counsel
for young men
|
|
11-20 Counsel
for all men
|
|
21-31 Counsel
for kings and rulers
|
|
31 Women’s
rights (also called)
|
|
BOOK
|
21
|
BOOK NAME:
|
Ecclesiastes.
Assembly; one who assembles; one who collects; one who addresses an assembly;
preacher; member of the assembly
|
THEME:
|
Earthly
goals lead to emptiness; happiness through science, philosophy, pleasure,
mirth, drinking, building, possessions, wealth, music, materialism—all are
empty. He tried fatalism, natural religion, wealth, morality—all are
empty.
|
BY:
|
Unknown.
Solomon by tradition; however ,many believe it was someone else.
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
Tenth
century B.C., 962-922 B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
947
B.C.
|
FOR/TO:
|
Young
people
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
Jerusalem
|
STATISTICS:
|
12
chapters, 222 verses, 5,584 words
|
MISC:
|
Solomon
used as the central character. Vanity—emptiness or meaningless.
"Under the sun" may mean without God in the world. Remembering the
Creator, means a young person must come to the recognition that he is not the
Creator or the master of his own life. "Under the sun" occurs about
29 times. God gives meaning to life—all else is vanity and meaningless.
|
BOOK
|
22
|
BOOK NAME:
|
Song of
Solomon. Song of songs; best of the songs
|
THEME:
|
God’s
love
|
BY:
|
Perhaps
Solomon by tradition
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
Tenth
century B.C., 962 B.C.-922 B.C., 1014 B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
962
B.C.
|
FOR/TO:
|
To the
bride
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
Jerusalem
|
STATISTICS:
|
8
chapters, 117 verses, 2661 words
|
MISC:
|
The
Jews regarded it as a song expressing the love relationship between God and
His chosen people. Also regarded as between Solomon and his wife.
Typical—Christ and the church, plus other views.
|
BOOK
|
23
|
BOOK NAME:
|
Isaiah.
Jehovah is salvation
|
THEME:
|
Messiah
|
BY:
|
Isaiah
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
740
B.C.-698 B.C., 8th century B.C., 750 B.C.-680 B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
From
Lucifer fallen to 539 B.C.
|
FOR/TO:
|
Judah
and the Jewish nation
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
Unknown,
perhaps Jerusalem
|
STATISTICS:
|
66
chapters, 1292 verses, 37,044 words
|
MISC:
|
He was
martyred by being sawn asunder-ref Heb 11:37, tradition says by king
Manasseh.
|
BOOK
|
24
|
BOOK NAME:
|
Jeremiah.
The appointed one of the Lord
|
THEME:
|
Judgment
is at hand
|
BY:
|
Jeremiah,
recorded by his scribe Baruch
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
640 B.C.-577
B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
From
the earth without form and void to 539 B.C., 7th century B.C.
|
FOR/TO:
|
Mainly
Jews in Judah
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
Perhaps
Jerusalem
|
STATISTICS:
|
52
chapters, 1364 verses, 42,659 words
|
MISC:
|
Some believe
Jeremiah died in Egypt. Tradition says that Jewish refugees stoned him
to death in Egypt.
|
BOOK
|
25
|
BOOK NAME:
|
Lamentations.
Ah, howl, alas, cry aloud, or lament
|
THEME:
|
Mourning
for Jerusalem shows there comes a time when prayers will not be answered, and
whatsoever a man sows, he shall reap.
|
BY:
|
Jeremiah-2
Chr 35:25
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
Perhaps
640 B.C.-586 B.C., about 586 B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
586
B.C.
|
FOR/TO:
|
Exiles
in Babylon
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
Jerusalem
|
STATISTICS:
|
5 chapters,
154 verses, 3415 words
|
MISC:
|
Five
poems—one for each chapter. The first four each have 22 stanzas.
The fifth also has 22, but not alphabetical as the first 4. The fifth
one is more of a prayer.
|
BOOK
|
26
|
BOOK NAME:
|
Ezekiel.
God strengthens
|
THEME:
|
Judgment
and glory
|
BY:
|
Ezekiel
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
6th
century B.C., 593 B.C.-570 B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
Thou
hast been in Eden to 571 B.C.
|
FOR/TO:
|
Exiles
in Babylon
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
Babylon
|
STATISTICS:
|
48 chapters,
1273 verses, 39,407 words
|
MISC:
|
|
BOOK
|
27
|
BOOK NAME:
|
Daniel
|
THEME:
|
Rise
and fall of kingdoms
|
BY:
|
Daniel
|
DATE WRITTEN:
|
Perhaps
605 B.C.-536 B.C., 6th century B.C.
|
DATES COVERED:
|
605
B.C.-537 B.C.
|
FOR/TO:
|
Exiles in
Babylon
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
Babylon
|
STATISTICS:
|
12
chapters, 357 verses, 11,606 words
|
MISC:
|
Daniel
lived under three rulers:
|
1.
Nebuchadnezzar-Babylon
|
|
2.
Darius the Mede (Median)
|
|
3.
Cyrus (Persian)
|
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BOOK
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28
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BOOK NAME:
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Hosea
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THEME:
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Redeeming
love
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BY:
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Hosea
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DATE WRITTEN:
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755
B.C.-715 B.C., about 760 B.C.
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DATES COVERED:
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770
B.C.-723 B.C.
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FOR/TO:
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Northern
ten tribes
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WHERE WRITTEN:
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Northern
kingdom of Israel
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STATISTICS:
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14
chapters, 197 verses, 5175 words
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MISC:
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Prophesied
to the northern kingdom about the time of Isaiah. Hosea called the
prophet with the broken heart—Hosea’s marriage. Likewise, Israel’s
unfaithfulness to the Lord is depicted as a wife who has turned her back on a
faithful husband in order to follow evil lovers.
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BOOK
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29
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BOOK NAME:
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Joel.
Jehovah is God
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THEME:
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The day
of the Lord is coming. The attitude of a man’s heart and life before
the Lord will determine his reaction to that day.
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BY:
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Joel
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DATE WRITTEN:
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About
837 B.C.-795 B.C., about 400 B.C.
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DATES COVERED:
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Unable
to determine accurately, perhaps 836 B.C.-828 B.C.
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FOR/TO:
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Two
southern tribes
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WHERE WRITTEN:
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Southern
kingdom
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STATISTICS:
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3
chapters, 73 verses, 2034 words
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MISC:
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Scholars
disagree when Joel lived. Some believe he lived around 830 B.C., others
believe about 400 B.C.
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BOOK
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30
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BOOK NAME:
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Amos.
Burden-bearer
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THEME:
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Judgment
on sin
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BY:
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Amos
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DATE WRITTEN:
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Middle
of the 8th century B.C., 765 B.C.-750 B.C.
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DATES COVERED:
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764
B.C.
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FOR/TO:
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Israel
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WHERE WRITTEN:
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New
Jerusalem
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STATISTICS:
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9
chapters, 146 verses, 4217 words
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MISC:
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Prophesied
in the northern kingdom and aroused antagonism. He returned to
Judah. Because Israel will not repent, there is nothing left but
destruction. The prophet of God often comes into conflict with the
religious institutions of his day. Man’s understanding of God and His
purpose will always be distorted by his own sin and selfish interests.
People do not recognize just how sinful and self-centered one really is and
how deceitful the heart can be.
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BOOK
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31
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BOOK NAME:
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Obadiah.
Servant of the Lord; worshipper of the Lord
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THEME:
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The
doom of Edom
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BY:
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Obadiah
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DATE WRITTEN:
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About 586
B.C., 6th century B.C., 848 B.C.-841 B.C.
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DATES COVERED:
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864
B.C.
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FOR/TO:
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The
Edomites
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WHERE WRITTEN:
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Judah
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STATISTICS:
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1
chapter, 21 verses, 670 words
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MISC:
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Shortest
Old Testament book
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BOOK
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32
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BOOK NAME:
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Jonah
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THEME:
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The mercy
of God
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BY:
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Jonah
(2 Ki 14:25) (Mt 12:39-42)
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DATE WRITTEN:
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8th
century B.C., 790 B.C.-749 B.C.
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DATES COVERED:
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767
B.C.
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FOR/TO:
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Israel
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WHERE WRITTEN:
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Israel
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STATISTICS:
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4
chapters, 48 verses, 1321 words
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MISC:
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BOOK
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33
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BOOK NAME:
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Micah.
Who is like Yahweh?
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THEME:
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Judgment
and pardon
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BY:
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Micah
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DATE WRITTEN:
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740
B.C.-687 B.C., 8th century B.C.
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DATES COVERED:
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744
B.C.-704 B.C.
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FOR/TO:
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Judah
and Israel
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WHERE WRITTEN:
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Judah
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STATISTICS:
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7 chapters,
105 verses, 3153 words
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MISC:
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Lived
and prophesied in the southern kingdom. He condemned the sins of the
northern kingdom. One of the greatest passages in the Bible is Micah’s
summary of true religion: Micah 6:8-What doth the LORD require of thee, but
to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
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BOOK
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34
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BOOK NAME:
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Nahum.
Consolation; consoler; burden
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THEME:
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The
burden of Nineveh
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BY:
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Nahum
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DATE WRITTEN:
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Before
612 B.C., 630 B.C.
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DATES COVERED:
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635
B.C.
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FOR/TO:
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Nineveh
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WHERE WRITTEN:
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Possibly
Judah
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STATISTICS:
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3
chapters, 47 verses, 1285 words
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MISC:
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BOOK
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35
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BOOK NAME:
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Habakkuk.
To embrace; the embracer; one who embraces
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THEME:
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The righteous
shall live by faith
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BY:
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Habakkuk
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DATE WRITTEN:
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Unknown,
perhaps 640 B.C. to 598 B.C.
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DATES COVERED:
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Uncertain,
possibly 606 B.C.
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FOR/TO:
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Judah
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WHERE WRITTEN:
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Judah
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STATISTICS:
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3
chapters, 56 verses, 1474 words
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MISC:
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Faith
is: repentance and humble trust in God. It is faithfulness, steadfast
obedience to God. Faith is a whole way of life, a daily dependence upon
God. When everything has gone wrong, and all possessions have been
lost, and there is not anything to eat, faith will still rejoice in the God
of his salvation. Faith says that God alone is enough.
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BOOK
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36
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BOOK NAME:
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Zephaniah.
The Lord hides; whom Jehovah hides or shelters
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THEME:
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The day
of the Lord
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BY:
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Zephaniah
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DATE WRITTEN:
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App 627
B.C.-607 B.C.
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DATES COVERED:
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624
B.C.
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FOR/TO:
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Judah
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WHERE WRITTEN:
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Judah
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STATISTICS:
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3
chapters, 53 verses, 1617 words
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MISC:
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BOOK
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37
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BOOK NAME:
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Haggai
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THEME:
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Rebuilding
the temple
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BY:
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Haggai
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DATE WRITTEN:
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520
B.C.
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DATES COVERED:
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521
B.C.
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FOR/TO:
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Restored
Israel
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WHERE WRITTEN:
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Jerusalem
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STATISTICS:
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2
chapters, 38 verses, 1131 words
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MISC:
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BOOK
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38
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BOOK NAME:
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Zechariah.
The Lord remembers
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THEME:
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The
coming of Messiah
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BY:
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Zechariah
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DATE WRITTEN:
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520
B.C.-487 B.C.
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DATES COVERED:
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521
B.C.-494 B.C.
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FOR/TO:
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Restored
Israel
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WHERE WRITTEN:
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Jerusalem
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STATISTICS:
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14
chapters, 211 verses, 6444 words
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MISC:
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1-8
Call to repentance
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9-14
The future of Israel and God’s people
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(8
visions of Zechariah)
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BOOK
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39
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BOOK NAME:
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Malachi.
The messenger of Jehovah; the messenger of the Lord
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THEME:
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Rebuke
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BY:
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Malachi
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DATE WRITTEN:
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Unknown,
perhaps 433 B.C.-400 B.C.
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DATES COVERED:
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Unknown
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FOR/TO:
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Israel
|
WHERE WRITTEN:
|
Judah
|
STATISTICS:
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4
chapters, 55 verses, 1782 words
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MISC:
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