2. God required man to be perfect - Genesis 2
3. Man ruined this creation and did not live perfectly - Genesis 3
4. God established a special people - Genesis 15 and 17
5. God gave His clear instructions on how His people were to live perfectly - Exodus 20
6. God’s people did not obey - Amos 2:6-16
7. God decided to bring perfection in a new way - Jeremiah 31:31-37 and Ezekiel 36:22-32
8. God promises to send His Son to carry out this covenant - Isaiah 53
9. The Son of God, Jesus, comes - John 1
10. Jesus comes to establish the kingdom of God - Matthew 12:22-37
11. Jesus dies - Mark 14-15
12. Jesus comes back to life - Luke 24
13. Jesus ascends to heaven and takes His throne as King of all things - Acts 1:1-11
14. The Holy Spirit comes to carry out the covenant - Acts 2
15. The people who have the Holy Spirit are being made perfect again, able to obey God’s commands, just like God created it in the beginning. - Ephesians 2:1-10
16. Jesus is coming again to transform everything in this world into His perfection - Revelation 22
2. Exodus – The deliverance of God’s people out of captivity
3. Leviticus – How can sinful man approach a holy God?
4. Numbers – Unbelief bars entrance to abundant life
5. Deuteronomy – The divine requirements of obedience
7. Judges – What happens when we quit the battle against evil
8. Ruth – How loving one’s neighbor brings fulfilling salvation
9. 1Samuel – The establishment of the king of God’s people
10. 2 Samuel – The effects of obedience and disobedience of the annointed king.
11. 1 Kings – The prophets of the Lord call the king and the Israelites back to obedience
12. 2 Kings – The effects of the disobedience and obedience of the kings of Israel and Judah.
13. 1 Chronicles – The sovereignty of God over the reign of David
14. 2 Chronicles – The inability of David’s descendents to recognize the sovereignty of God
15. Ezra – The power of the Word of God in human life
16. Nehemiah – The rebuilding of God’s kingdom through prayer and obedience
17. Esther – The effect of obedience in the face of great risk
19. Psalms – Expressions of praise and sorrow to the sovereign God
20. Proverbs – A map of the life of wisdom
21. Ecclesiastes – A stark description of life on earth without acknowledgement of God
22. Song of Solomon – Human love expressed in a Godly manner
24. Jeremiah – Condemnation and deliverance of the people of God in the nation of Judah
25. Lamentations – Expressing sorrow and repentance for the sin of God’s people
26. Ezekiel –God turns His back on His people, but not without the promise of returning and restoring.
27. Daniel – How to live in a world that rejects the one true God
28. Hosea – A human portrayal of the adultery of God’s people
29. Joel – A call for the nation to repent before they are destroyed in the Day of the Lord
30. Amos – All of the nations are judged because of their sin, but there is still hope to found in the salvation that God offers.
31. Obadiah – One nation is to be destroyed because of how it treated God’s people
32. Jonah – The futility of resisting God, and the expanse of God’s mercy
33. Micah – The concern God shows towards the oppressed
34. Nahum – The promise of deliverance for God’s people, and the promise of destruction for those who persecute God’s people.
35. Habakkuk – The mysteries of providence
36. Zephaniah – There is no hiding from God’s judgment, except in the safety of His salvation.
37. Haggai – God’s judgment on Judah because they neglected the worship of God
38. Zechariah – A vision of God’s judgment and cleansing
39. Malachi – In spite of social sins and corruption in worship, God promises to send amessenger of the covenant
41. Mark – Christ is the suffering servant
42. Luke – A connected and orderly narrative of the life of Christ, so that we can know that the gospel is certain
43. John – Emphasizes Jesus as the Light of the world, as well as the full divinity and full humanity of Jesus
44. Acts – The work of the Holy Spirit as an effect of Christ’s death and resurrection
46. 1 Corinthians – God calls for unity and purity in His church
47. 2 Corinthians – The motives for being God’s worker
48. Galatians – The futility of works and the effectiveness of grace for salvation
49. Ephesians – The diverse church is to be unified in purpose
50. Philippians – The church is encouraged to be pure in the middle of suffering
51. Colossians – The church is taught to avoid heresy and stay true to the pure gospel
52. 1 Thessalonians – The church is encouraged to live in the hope of the future coming of Christ
53. 2 Thessalonians – The teaching about the second coming of Christ is clarified
54. 1 Timothy – How to conduct oneself as a servant of Jesus Christ in His church
55. 2 Timothy – More teaching and encouragement for serving Jesus in His church
56. Titus – The importance of good works to support the sharing of the gospel
57. Philemon - Forgiveness shows the effect of salvation and the work of the Holy Spirit.
58. Hebrews – The fulfillment of the Old Testament is found in Jesus
59. James – Salvation is found through grace by faith, but is confirmed through righteous acts
60. 1 Peter – Strength for a suffering church
61. 2 Peter – A warning against false teachers, and a call to rely only on the Word of God
62. 1 John – Encouragement for Christians to not fall into sin in the face of false teaching, and to give them the assurance of eternal life
63. 2 John – Warnings against heresy and false teachings
64. 3 John – Encourages Christian hospitality
65. Jude – Warnings against immorality and untrue teachings about Jesus and the gospel
66. Revelation – A poetic history picturing the struggle between God’s people and the world, with Christ as victor