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These tw elve books cover over nine hundred years o f histo r y. M ost of the
rem aining books of the O ld Testam ent were written during the events covered in
these books.

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HISTORY IS THE RECORD OF AN ENCOUNTER

BETWEEN CHARACTER AND CIRCUMSTANCE.

Moreover He said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall
speak unto thee receive in thine heart and hear with thine ears.
(Ezekiel 3:10)

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 OVERVIEW OF THE BIBLE

THE BIBLE IS DIVIDED INTO 8 SECTIONS

1. Law – foundation for Christ. Heb. TORAH Grk. PENTATEUCH meaning “fivefold vessel”
2. History – preparation
From the close of the Old Testament (Malachi) to the
3. Poetry – aspiration birth of Jesus Christ (Matthew), over 400 years
4. Prophecy – expectation of Christ transpired. These years are called the “SILENT
YEARS”
5. Gospel – story of the coming of the long-anticipated Savior/person. Work – in 4 accounts
(manifestation – Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John)
6. Acts – propagation by the Acts of the Spirit thru the Apostle.
7. Epistle – explanation & application (full significance & work of Christ, implications in our
lives; God demands the WALK of Christians)
8. Revelation – consummation Christ will reign eternally.

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INTRODUCTION

The next f ive books we encounter on our journey through the Bible introduce a new style of book.
We transition away from historical narratives into poetr y. These books tell stories and contain
songs, which are used to teach.

Hebrew poetr y is not like our modern poetr y that is based on rhyme and rhythm. It is based on
coupling thoughts in a stylistic device known as parallelism. There are a few dif ferent varieties
used:

• Synonymous - the second line restated the thought of the f irst - Psalm 24:1
• Antithetic - the second line contrasts the thought of the f irst - Psalm 1:6
• Synthetic - the second line completes the thought of the f irst - Proverbs 26:4
• Climatic - the second line climaxes the thought of the f irst - Psalm 29:1
• Emblematic - the second line compares to the f irst - Proverbs 25:25

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INTRODUCTION

The f ive books of POETRY show a progression of spiritual life.

Jo b: Describes the death to the old life of self.

Psalm s: Illustrates the new life in God, expressing itself in praise, prayer, adoration,
supplication, confession, and intercession. Psalm s is the hym n book and worship
m anual of the Bible.
Proverbs: Gives heavenly, yet practical, wisdom for life on ear th.
Ecclesiastes: Tells of the vanity of pursuing life "under the sun" apar t from God.
So ng o f So lo m o n: Provides an exam ple of life with m eaning by a personal
relationship with Jesus Christ. Biblical poetr y is different from m ost types of poetr y
because it is written in Hebrew poetic structure.

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JOB

AUTHOR: Unknown
TO WHOM: The book is not specif ically addressed to anyone but is applicable to all believers who
experience suf fering.
PURPOSE: This book wrestles with the question, "Why do the righteous suf fer?“
KEY VERSES: Job 19:25-27; 23:10
LIFE AND MINISTRY PRINCIPLE: There is a spiritual reason behind suf fering of the righteous.
Suf fering is not necessarily evidence of Godʼs displeasure.
MAIN CHARACTERS: God, Satan, Job, Job's wife, and his friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar, and
Elihu.

OUTLINE
I. The Origin of Jobʼs Suf fering - Chapters 1-2
II. Job vs. His “Friends” - Chapters 3-37
III. Godʼs message to Job - Chapter 38-42:6
IV. Jobʼs Outcome - 42:7-17
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JOB

Different perspectives by the friends of Job. They all agree that Job must have sinned.

o Eliphaz views the problem from the perspective of philosophy.

o Bildad bases his advice on tradition rooted in history.

o Zophar bases his ideas on assumption and is the voice of orthodox morality.

o Elihu was an intellectual and bases his advice on education and logic.

The book of Job reveals two important truths:

First, there is a spiritual reason behind the suffering of the righteous: Job 1:6-12; 2:1-6.
Second, Satan cannot afflict a believer without the permission of God: Job 1:6-12; 2:1-6.
God knows how much we can bear and will not let Satan go beyond this point (I Corinthians
10:13).

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PSALMS

AUTHOR:
• Davi d (73 attr i buted i n Psal ms, 2 by New Testament author s)
• Asaph (12)
• Moses (1)
• Heman (1)
• Ethan (1)
• Sol omon (2)
• Anonymous (51)
D AT E - 1 0 5 0 t o 9 5 0 B . C
TO W H O M : Is ra e l , b u t t h e b o o k h a s b e e n u s e d f o r d e v o t i o n , p ra y e r, a n d p ra i s e b y b e l i e v e r s d o w n
through the centuries.
P U R P O S E : T h e b o o k o f P s a l m s w a s k n o w n a s t h e h y m n b o o k o f Is ra e l . T h e w o r d " P s a l m s “ m e a n s " s o n g s
t o t h e a c c o m p a n i m e n t o f a s t r i n g e d i n s t r u m e n t .” I t i s t h e p ra y e r a n d p ra i s e b o o k o f t h e B i b l e .
KEY VERSE: Psalm 95:1
L I F E A N D M I N I ST R Y P R I N C I P L E : P ra y e r, p ra i s e , i n t e r c e s s i o n , a n d c o n f e s s i o n a r e a l l p a r t o f t r u e
worship.

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PSALMS

SOME TYPES OF PSALMS:

• Person Lament - Psalm 42

• Penitential - Psalm 51

• Thanksgiving - Psalm 30

• Praise - Psalm 147

• Messianic - Psalms 22 and 24

OUTLINE
It is dif f icult to outline the book of Psalms as each chapter focuses on dif ferent subject matter.
Many of the Psalms have titles which either tell the occasion when the Psalm was written or the
purpose of the Psalm.

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PROVERBS

AUTHOR: Solomon, the son of King David, wrote most of the Proverbs. It is recorded in I Kings
4:32 that Solomon spoke three thousand proverbs under the inspiration of God. Some of these are
preser ved for us by the Holy Spirit in the book of Proverbs. Two chapters in Proverbs are written
by authors with another name: Agur wrote chapter 30 and Lemuel wrote chapter 31.
TO WHOM: Israel, but the truths for practical living are applicable to all believers.
PURPOSE: The purposes of this book are given in Proverbs 1:1-6.
KEY VERSE: Proverbs 1:7
LIFE AND MINISTRY PRINCIPLE: Ver tical wisdom is necessar y for horizontal living.
Proverbs is a collection of wise principles given by God to man (ver tical) to govern living with
others (horizontal).
MAIN CHARACTERS: The authors, Solomon, King Lemuel, and Agur. The woman apar t from God is
called the "strange woman.” The f inal chapter of Proverbs presents a contrast to her by describing
the "vir tuous woman" who knows God.

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PROVERBS

OUTLINE
I. Purpose of Book - 1:1-7
II. Parental appeal - 1:8-9:18
III. Collected sayings - Chapters 10-29
IV. Agur and Lem uel - Chapters 30-31

The word "proverbs" m eans "a brief saying instead of m any w ords." Each verse in
Proverbs is a concise sum m ar y of an im por tant truth. It is diff icult to m ake a general
outline of the book because each chapter and som etim es each verse within the
chapter deals with a different subject. The Proverbs are shor t sum m aries of great
spiritual truths.

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ECCLESIASTES

AUTHOR: Solomon
TO WHOM: Israel and believers in general with a special emphasis towards youth.
PURPOSE: The vanity of life without God
KEY VERSE: 1:2 and 12:8
DATE: 960 B.C.
LIFE AND MINISTRY PRINCIPLE: Life apart from God is futile.
MAIN CHARACTERS: Solomon. No other characters are mentioned by name.

OU TLIN E

I. Vanity - 1:1-11
II. All is Vanity - 1:12-6:9
III. Living in a vain world - 6:10-12:14

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SONG OF SOLOMON

AUTHOR: Solomon
TO WHOM: Israel and all believers
PURPOSE: To show the relationship between Jesus and the Church as demonstrated by the
marriage relationship. Beauty of love, whether Godʼs love or marital love.
KEY VERSE: Song of Solomon 8:7
LIFE AND MINISTRY PRINCIPLE: The divine model of love between a man and his wifeis the
pattern for relationship between Christ and the Church.
MAIN CHARACTERS: Solomon who represents the bridegroom (Jesus Christ); the Shulamite girl
who is the bride (the Church); and the daughters of Jerusalem.

OUTLINE
I. Love begins - 1:1-3:5
II. Marriage of the lovers - 3:6-5:1
III. Maturing love - 5:2-8:7
IV. Meditation on love - 8:8-14
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SONG OF SOLOMON

To understand this book, you must realize that it has four levels of
interpretation:
l. It is a model of the relationship which should exist between a man and
wife.
2. It is an example of God's relationship with His people, Israel.
3. It is an example of the relationship between Christ and the Church.
4. It is an example of the individual relationship between Christ and the
believer.

This book is written in a dialogue (conversational) form.

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PROPHETICAL BOOKS

Major and Minor Prophets:

We divide the seventeen books written by or about Israelʼs
prophets into two groups, Major and Minor Prophets. This is
based solely on the length of the books and has nothing to do
with their messages.

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PROPHETICAL BOOKS

MAJOR PROPHETS
Isaiah: Warns of coming judgment against Judah because of their sins against God.
Jeremiah: Written during the later decline and fall of Judah. Tells of the coming judgment and
urges surrender to Nebuchadnezzar.
Lamentations: Jeremiah's lament over Babylon's destruction of Jerusalem.
Ezekiel: Warns f irst of Jerusalem's impending fall and then foretells its future restoration.
Daniel: The prophet Daniel was captured during the early siege of Judah and taken to Babylon.
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 ISAIAH

AU THOR: Isaiah
TO W HOM : Judah
PU RPOSE: Correction and reproof. Israelʼs judgm ent and salvation
KEY VERSE: Isaiah 53:6
LIFE A N D M IN ISTRY PRIN CIPLE: Rebellion leads to retribution. Repentance leads
to restoration.
M A IN CHA RACTERS: Isaiah, Hezekiah

OUTLINE
I. Judgm ent of God - Chapters 1-39
II. Salvation of Israel - Chapters 40-66
M EM ORA BLE PASS AG ES
• The Suffering Savior - Chapter 53
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ISAIAH

T h e b o o k o f Is a i a h c a n b e c o m p a r e d t o t h e B i b l e :

-T h e B i b l e h a s 6 6 b o o k s . Is a i a h h a s 6 6 c h a p t e r s .

-T h e O l d Te s t a m e n t h a s 3 9 b o o k s c o v e r i n g t h e h i s t o r y a n d s i n Is ra e l . T h e f i r s t s e c t i o n o f Is a i a h
has 39 chapters on the same subject.

-T h e N e w Te s t a m e n t h a s 2 7 b o o k s d e s c r i b i n g t h e m i n i s t r y o f J e s u s C h r i s t . T h e l a s t s e c t i o n o f

Is a i a h h a s 2 7 c h a p t e r s f o c u s i n g o n t h i s s u b j e c t .

-T h e N e w Te s t a m e n t b e g i n s w i t h t h e m i n i s t r y o f J o h n t h e B a p t i s t . T h e s e c o n d s e c t i o n o f Is a i a h
b e g i n s b y p r e d i c t i n g h i s m i n i s t r y.

-T h e N e w Te s t a m e n t e n d s b y d e s c r i b i n g t h e n e w h e a v e n s a n d e a r t h . Is a i a h e n d s b y d e s c r i b i n g
the same things.

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JEREMIAH

AUTHOR: Jeremiah

TO WHOM: Judah

PURPOSE: To warn of the coming judgment of captivity and call for repentance.

KEY VERSES: Jeremiah 33:3 and 1:7-8

LIFE AND MINISTRY PRINCIPLE: National disasters and deteriorations are of ten due to
disobedience to God.

MAIN CHARACTER: Jeremiah

OU TLIN E
I. The Call of Jeremiah - Chapter 1
II. Prophecies Against Judah - Chapters 2-45
III. Prophecies Against Other Nations - Chapters 46-51
IV. Postscript - Chapter 52

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JEREMIAH

- Jeremiah was the only Biblical prophet who was forbidden to pray for his nation: 7:16;
11:14; 14:11; 16:5

- The sufferings of Jeremiah were similar to the sufferings of Jesus:

Both were mistreated by their families: Jeremiah 12:6, John 7:5
Both were plotted against by citizens of their own home towns: Jeremiah 11:21, Luke
4:28-30
Both were hated by the religious world: Jeremiah 26:7-8, John 11:47-53
Both were denounced by synagogue leaders: Jeremiah 20:1, John 18:13,24
Both were aided by a king: Jeremiah 38:16, Luke 23:4
Both were described similarly: Jeremiah 11:19, Isaiah 53:7
Both wept over Jerusalem: Jeremiah 9:1, Luke 19:41
Both predicted the destruction of the Temple: Jeremiah 7:11-15, Matthew 24:1-2

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LAMENTATIONS

AUTHOR: Jeremiah
TO WHOM: Jews who were captive in Babylon
PURPOSE: To produce repentance necessar y for spiritual restoration.
KEY VERSES: Lamentations 3:22-23
LIFE AND MINISTRY PRINCIPLE: God is faithful in both judgment and mercy. Lamenting the
destruction of Jerusalem.
MAIN CHARACTER: Jeremiah

OUTLINE
I. The Devastation of Jerusalem - Chapter 1
II. The Destruction of Jerusalem - Chapter 2
III. Jeremiahʼs Lament - Chapter 3
IV. Judahʼs Loss - Chapter 4
V. Judahʼs Prayer - Chapter 5

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LAMENTATIONS

- One of the greatest passages on the faithfulness of God is found in

Lamentations 3:21-33 (II Timothy 2:13.)
- Comparison Revelation 18 to the book of Lamentations. In Lamentations, the
prophet weeps over the destruction of the Messianic city of Jerusalem. In
Revelation 18, the merchants weep over the destruction of the materialistic city
of Babylon.
- The Jews have for centuries publicly read Lamentations each year on the ninth
month of Ab to commemorate the destruction of the first Temple in 586 B.C. and
the second Temple in A.D. 70.
- It is said that Jeremiah sat weeping outside the north wall of Jerusalem under
a hill called Golgotha where Christ would later die.
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EZEKIEL

AUTHOR: Ezekiel
TO WHOM: Judah
PURPOSE: The fulness of judgment against Judah and the promise of restoration.
KEY VERSE: Ezekiel 22:30
LIFE AND MINISTRY PRINCIPLE: The Lord orders historical events so that the nations will
know He is God.
MAIN CHARACTER: Ezekiel

OUTLINE
I. Prophecies of Judgment - Chapters 1-32
II. Prophecies of Restoration - Chapters 33-48
MEMORABLE PASSAGES
• The Dr y Bones - Chapter 37

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EZEKIEL

It is important to realize that God orders the events of history with one purpose
in mind:

That the nations might know He is the true God. The phrase "they shall known I
am Jehovah" occurs 70 times in this book.

Ezekiel is a prophet of visions. He wrote that as he was among the captives,

"...the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God" (Ezekiel 1:1). The vision
of the Cherubim: Ezekiel 1:1-3:13. The vision of glory and godlessness: Ezekiel
8:1-11:25. The vision of the burning vine: Ezekiel 15:18 -The vision of dry
bones: Ezekiel 37:1-28

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DANIEL

AUTHOR: Daniel
TO WHOM: The Jewish captives
PURPOSE: To show how God rules the affairs of men (Godʼs sovereignty over the nations)
KEY VERSE: Daniel 12:3
LIFE AND MINISTRY PRINCIPLE: God is sovereign and He honors those who honor Him.
MAIN CHARACTER: Daniel

OUTLINE
I. Historical Events - Chapters 1-6
II. Future Events - Chapters 7-12
MEMORABLE PASSAGES
• The Fier y Furnace - Chapter 3
• Daniel and the Lionʼs Den - Chapter 6
• The Seventy Weeks - 9:24-27

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MINOR PROPHETS

A. HOSEA
Time Frame - 785-725 B.C.
Subject - Godʼs love for his wayward people

OUTLINE
I. The Unfaithful Spouse - Chapters 1-3
II. The Unfaithful Nation - Chapters 4-14

B. JOEL
Time Frame - 800 B.C.
Subject - Judgment on Judah

OUTLINE
I. The Devastation of the Land - 1:1-2:17
II. The Deliverance to Come - 2:18-3:21

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MINOR PROPHETS

C. AMOS
Time Frame - 787 B.C.
Subject - Apostasy brings judgment

OUTLINE
I. Judgment on Surrounding Nations - 1:1-2:3
II. Judgment on Judah and Israel - 2:4-6:14
III. Future visions - Chapters 7-9

D. OB A DIA H
Time Frame - 887 B.C.
Subject - Judgment on Edom

OUTLINE
I. Judgment of Edom - vs. 1-14
II. Restoration of Judah - vs. 15-21
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E. JONAH
T i m e F ra m e - 8 6 2 B . C .
S u b j e c t - T h e u n w i l l i n g p r o p h e t a n d t h e r e v i va l i n A s s y r i a
Outline
I . J o n a hʼs D i s o b e d i e n c e - C h a p t e r 1
I I . J o n a hʼs Re p e n t a n c e - C h a p t e r 2
I I I . J o n a hʼs M e s s a g e - C h a p t e r 3
I V. J o n a hʼs Re s e n t m e n t o f N i n e v e hʼs Re p e n t a n c e - C h a p t e r 4 !

F. MICAH
T i m e F ra m e - 7 5 0 - 7 1 0 B . C .
S u b j e c t - G o d ʼs j u d g m e n t a n d r e d e m p t i o n
Outline
I . F u t u r e J u d g m e n t f o r Pa s t S i n s - C h a p t e r s 1 - 3
I I . F u t u r e G l o r y f r o m Pa s t P r o m i s e s - C h a p t e r s 4 - 5
I I I . Re p e n t a n c e a n d Fo r g i v e n e s s - C h a p t e r 6 - 7
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N o t e • 5 : 2 - p r e d i c t s p l a c e o f C h r i s t ʼs b i r t h
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G. NAHUM
Time Frame - 713 B.C.
Subject - Ninevehʼs Judgment

OUTLINE
I. Judgment and Justice- 1:1-8
II. Ninevehʼs Coming Destruction - 1:9-15
III. Fall of Nineveh - Chapters 2-3

H. HABAKKUK
Time Frame - 626 B.C.
Subject - Need for Holiness in Judgment

OUTLINE
I. Will God Deal With Judah? - 1:1-11
II. How Can God Use Babylon To Do So - 1:12-2:20

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MINOR PROPHETS

I. ZEPHANIAH
Time Frame - 630 B.C.
Subject - The Judgment of Judah and Jerusalem

OUTLINE
I. Judgment at the Day of the Lord - 1:1-3:8
II.Salvation at the Day of the Lord - 3:9-20

J. HAGGAI
Time Frame - 520 B.C.
Subject - Motivation to rebuild the Temple

OUTLINE
I. The Call to Rebuild - Chapter 1
II. The Future Glor y - 2:1-9
III. Blessings of Building - 2:10-23

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K. ZECHARIAH
Time Frame - 520-487 B.C.
Subject - The Salvation of Zionʼs Remnant

OUTLINE
I. Apocalyptic Visions - Chapters 1-6
II. Historic Interlude - Chapters 7-8
III. Prophetic Burdens - Chapters 9-14

L. MALACHI
Time Frame - 397 B.C.
Subject - Bring Back Righteousness

OUTLINE
I. Love of God for the Nations - 1:1-5
II. Sins of the Priests - 1:6-2:9

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IV. The Day of the Lord - 4:1-6

CONCLUSION

Dr. George Sw eeting once estim ated that "m ore than a four th of the Bible is
predictive prophecy...Both the O ld and New Testam ents are full of prom ises about
the return of Jesus Christ. O ver 1800 references appear in the O.T., and seventeen
O.T. books give prom inence to this them e. O f the 260 chapters in the N.T., there
are m ore than 300 references to the Lord's return--one out of ever y 30 verses.
Twenty-three of the 27 N .T. books refer to this great event...For ever y prophecy on
the f irst com ing of Christ, there are 8 on Christ's second com ing."

"I NEVER PREACH A SERMON WITHOUT THINKING THAT POSSIBLY THE

LORD MAY COME BEFORE I PREACH ANOTHER.“

"W here there is no faith in the future, there is no w ork in the present."

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 REVIEW

BIBLE SU RVEY - A study of basic roots, background, description & doctrinal content of every book
of the Bible. It does concern with a telescopic view of the book.

The Them e of the whole Bible is the LORD JESU S CHRIST

M a t t . 5 : 1 7 , Re v. 1 9 : 1 0 , Lu . 2 4 : 2 5 - 2 7 ; 4 4 - 4 7 , J n . 5 : 3 9 - 4 0

Bible” is defined as “The Book by way of eminence, -- that is, the book which is made up of
the writings accepted by Christians as of divine origin and authority.

INSPIRATION
We believe that the ultimate author of the Bible is God Himself
although human writers penned the words. The process that
makes this possible is known as “inspiration”.

PRESERVATION Psalms 12:6-7

The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a
furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them,
O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

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 PENTATEUCH

C. LEVITICU S
LEVITICUS: GOD OF PURITY – INSTRUCTION
Author – Moses
Title - means “from Levi”
Date - ~1451 B.C.
Time covered - 1491 B.C.
Subject - Worship and regulation of the Jewish people
Key Verses - 19:2

OU TLIN E
I. Regulation of Worship - Chapters 1-16
II. Regulation of Life - Chapters 17-27
Events to Rem em ber –
• Day of Atonem ent - Chapter 16

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