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THE HOLY BIBLE
A QUICK REVIEW

Robert Hyatt
1995

OLD TESTAMENT:

THE BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT

 
OLD TESTAMENT CHRONOLOGY

SYNOPSIS OF OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS


GENESIS Creation; the Flood; the stories of the
patriarchs; Joseph in Egypt.

EXODUS Slavery in Egypt; the ten plagues;
Passover; exit from Egypt; the Ten
Commandments.

LEVITICUS Rules for priests, worship, festivals,
tithes, and godly behavior, many laws
of Moses are given.

NUMBERS The counting and organization of the
Israelites by Moses; 40 years in the
wilderness; laws for the Israelites.

DEUTERONOMY Moses' sermons; repetition of the Ten
Commandments; sighting of the Promised
Land; Moses dies; appointment of Joshua.

JOSHUA Fall of Jericho; conquest of the Promised
Land; Joshua's death.

JUDGES Strengthening of Israel's rule over
Canaan under the leadership of the
"Judges".

RUTH Story of King David's great-grandmother
Ruth.

1 SAMUEL Samuel's life; rise and fall of Kind Saul
Secret anointment of David.

2 SAMUEL Saul's death; David's reign.

1 KINGS David's death; Solomon's reign; division
of the kingdom; conflict between Elijah
and Ahab.

2 KINGS Elijah and Elisha's ministries; rule of
kings of Israel and Judah until the fall
to the Babylonians.

1 CHRONICLES Genealogy of David; Saul's death; reign
of David; David's first psalm of thanks-
giving.

2 CHRONICLES Glory of Solomon's reign; rule of the
Kings until the destruction of Jerusalem
and exile of the people of Babylon.

EZRA Return to Jerusalem after Babylonian
captivity; rebuilding of the Temple;
ministry of Ezra.

NEHEMIAH Continuing story of restored life in
Jerusalem; rebuilding of the walls;
Nehemiah's ministry warning the people
not to repeat the sins of the past.

ESTHER Story of a brave queen's successful
attempt to save the lives of the Jews.

JOB Job's loss of health, wealth, and family;
his restoration to prosperity because of
his unfailing trust in the Lord.

PSALMS Songs of sorrow, happiness, anger,
doubt, faith, repentance, & praise.

PROVERBS Instructions for good living; advice to
children and parents about discipline,
justice, talk, money, wisdom, morals, and
behavior.

ECCLESIASTES A look at the uselessness of living to
please oneself rather than fearing God
and keeping His Commandments.

SONG OF SOLOMON Songs about love.

ISAIAH Prophecies about the future of Judah,
Israel, and the last days; the coming
of the Messiah.

JEREMIAH Call for repentance to the people living
in the last 40 years of Judah's existence
Prophecies about captivity, restoration
through God, and God's judgment on the
foreign nations.

LAMENTATIONS A funeral song for Jerusalem after its
fall to the Babylonians.

EZEKIEL A warning of the fall of Jerusalem, but
followed by a message of hope for the
future because of God's faith in His
people.

DANIEL Daniel's captivity in Babylon; the fiery
furnace; prophecies of world empires to
come and the Messiah's arrival.

HOSEA Love story about Hosea and his unfaithful
wife, Gomer - symbolic of God's love for
His people; prophesy of Israel's fall and
punishment.

JOEL A call to the people of Jerusalem to
repent; plague of locusts; promise of a
bright future.

AMOS A message that God demands righteousness
of His people.

OBADIAH A prophecy against Edom, a nation helpful
in bringing about the fall of Jerusalem;
A promise of Judah's restoration.

JONAH Story of Jonah's flight from God but of
his final success in carrying God's
message to the Assyrians.

MICAH Message to the capital cities of Judah
and Israel criticizing their arrogance,
pride, and lack of concern for the poor;
prophecy of the coming of Christ and the
place of His birth;

NAHUM A psalm about the majesty of God; an ode
celebrating the fall of Nineveh.

HABAKKUK A Prophet's search to find a reason why
God allows the existence of evil and
injustice; Nahum's conclusion that trust
in God makes one happier than faith in
possessions or power.

ZEPHANIAH A prophecy to Judah of God's anger and
judgment upon Jerusalem.

HAGGAI Jerusalem is to rebuild the Temple.

ZECHARIAH The people are to serve God; prophecy
of the coming of the Messiah, His
rejection, and final triumph.

MALACHI Last Old Testament Prophet; prophecy of
the coming of Jesus and John the Baptist.


OLD TESTAMENT PROPHETS

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

1. "Thou shalt have no other gods before me."
EXODUS 20:3

2. "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any
likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is
in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the
earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve
them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting
the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the
third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And
shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and
keep my commandment."
EXODUS 20:4-6

3. "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain;
for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his
name in vain."
EXODUS 20:7

4. "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt
thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is
the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any
work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant,
nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that
is within thy gates: For in six days the Lord made heaven
and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the
seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and
hallowed it."
EXODUS 20:8-11

5. "Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long
upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee."
EXODUS 20:12

6. "Thou shalt not kill."
EXODUS 20:13

7. "Thou shalt not commit adultery."
EXODUS 20:14

8. "Thou shalt not steal."
EXODUS 20:15

9. "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour."
EXODUS 20:16

10. "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not
covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his
maidservant, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy
neighbour's."
EXODUS 20:17


THE CREATION

GENESIS 1:1-2

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And
the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon
the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the
face of the waters."

GENESIS 1:3-5 DAY 1

"And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And
God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the
light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and
the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the
morning were the first day."

GENESIS 1:6-8 DAY 2

"And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the
waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And
God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were
under the firmament from the waters which were above the
firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament
Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second
day."

GENESIS 1:9-13 DAY 3

"And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered
together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and
it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the
gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God
saw that it was good. And God said, Let the earth bring
forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree
yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself,
upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth
grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree
yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind:
and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the
morning were the third day."

GENESIS 1:14-19 DAY 4

"And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the
heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be
for a signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And
let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to
give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made
two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and
the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give
light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over
the night, and to divide the light form the darkness: and
God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning
were the forth day."

GENESIS 1:20-23 DAY 5

"And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the
moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above
the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created
great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which
the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and
every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was
good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and
multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl
multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning
were the fifth day."

GENESIS 1:24-27 DAY 6

"And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature
after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the
earth after his kind: and it was so. And God made the
beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their
kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his
kind: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let us
make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them
have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl
of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth,
and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God
created he them."

GENESIS 2:2-3 DAY 7

"And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made;
and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he
had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified
it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which
God created and made."


PEOPLE WHO LIVED OVER 900 YEARS OLD

METHUSELAH 969 YEARS (GENESIS 5:27)

JARED 962 YEARS (GENESIS 5:20)

NOAH 950 YEARS (GENESIS 9:29)

ADAM 930 YEARS (GENESIS 5:5)

SETH 912 YEARS (GENESIS 5:8)

CAINAN 910 YEARS (GENESIS 5:14)

ENOS 905 YEARS (GENESIS 5:11)


FAMOUS BIBLE MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN

FAMOUS BIBLE DADS AND THEIR CHILDREN

THE TWELVE TRIBES OF ISRAEL

THE TEN PLAGUES OF EGYPT

EXODUS 7:14 - 12:50

1. RIVER WATERS TURN TO BLOOD

2. FROGS INVADE THE LAND

3. LICE INVADE THE LAND

4. SWARMS OF FLIES

5. A VIRUS KILLS ALL THE CATTLE

6. MEN AND ANIMALS GET BOILS

7. GREAT HAILSTORMS OVER THE LAND

8. SWARMS OF LOCUST COVER EVERYTHING

9. TOTAL DARKNESS

10. THE FIRST BORN OF EVERY FAMILY DIE


IMPORTANT BIBLE CITIES


ANTIOCH - Paul and Barnabas preached here; disciples were
first called Christians.

ATHENS - Capital city of Greece.

BABYLON - Capital city of the Babylonian Empire.

BETHLEHEM - Place of Jesus' birth; hometown of David, Ruth,
Boaz, and Obed.

CAESAREA - Home of Cornelius and Philip, and place where Paul
was tried before Festus and King Agrippa.

CAESAREA PHILIPPI - The city where Jesus asked Peter, "Who do
men say that I am?"

CANA - Where Jesus performed his first miracle - water to wine -
about four miles from Nazareth.

CAPERNAUM - Jesus' second hometown - the city where he healed
the centurion's servant, Peter's mother-in-law, the
man lowered through the rooftop by his friends, and
others. He found the apostle Matthew here. When
the people would not repent, Jesus predicted the ruin
of the city.

DAMASCUS - Capital city of Syria; Saul was converted on his way
to this city.

JERICHO - Important city in the Jordon valley; the place where
Joshua's company tumbled its walls with marching and
trumpets.

JERUSALEM - The Holy City: capital city of Judah; place of the
Crucifixion.

NAZARETH - Place of Jesus' boyhood home.

NINEVEH - Capital city of Assyria. God sent Jonah here to convert
the people.

ROME - Capital of the Roman Empire.

SODOM & GOMORRAH - Twin cities destroyed by fire from heaven
because of its wickedness; only Lot's family
survived.

TARSUS - Birthplace of Paul.


WHERE TO FIND IT FAST

WHO'S WHO IN THE BIBLE

AARON - Moses' older brother; fist high priest of Israel
ABEDNEG - Friend of Daniel, thrown into a furnace by
Nebuchadnezzar.
ABEL - Son of Adam and Eve; murdered by his brother, Cain.
ABIGAIL - David's second wife.
ABRAHAM - Father of the Hebrew nation; husband of Sarah.
ABRAM - Another name for Abraham.
ABSOLOM - Son of David.
ADAM - First man; husband of Eve.
AHAB - A wicked king of Israel; husband of Jezebel.
AHASUERUS - King of Persia; Esther's husband.
AMOS - Old Testament Prophet.
ANANIAS - Early believer who lied to the Holy Ghost; struck
dead with his wife, Sapphira.
ANDREW - Apostle; brother of Peter; fisherman.
ATHALIAH - Daughter of Jezebel; killed her grandsons to
become queen.
AUGUSTUS - Roman Emperor when Jesus was born.
BAAL - Pagan god of the Egyptians.
BALAAM - Prophet for Balak; his donkey saw an angel and
spoke to him.
BARABBAS - Criminal released by Pilate in place of Jesus.
BARAK - Judge of Israel.
BARNABAS - Friend of Paul; joined Paul on his first
missionary journey.
BARTHOLOMEW - Apostle; also known as Nathanael; friend of
Phillip.
BARTIMAEUS - Blind man healed by Jesus.
BATH-SHEBA - Wife of Uriah and later, David; mother of
Solomon.
BELSHAZZAR - King of Babylon; David served him as an
interpreter.
BELTESHAZZAR - Daniel's Babylonian name.
BOAZ - Husband of Ruth; great-grandfather of David.
CAESAR - Emperor of Rome.
CAIAPHAS - High priest of Israel who tried Jesus.
CAIN - Son to Adam and Eve. Killed his brother Abel.
CALEB - Spy sent to Jericho with Joshua.
CLEOPAS - He and a friend met Christ on the road to
Emmaus after the Resurrection.
CORNELIUS - Roman captain converted to Christianity by
Paul; first Gentile convert.
CYRUS - King of Persia.
DAGON - Philistine god.
DAN - Son of Jacob; brother of Joseph.
DANIEL - Interpreter and prophet to kings; Old Testament
author.
DARIUS - Same name for a Babylonian & Persian King.
DAVID - Second king of Israel; boy warrior against Gollath;
Psalmist; son of Jesse; father of Solomon; ruler.
DEBORAH - Wise judge of Israel; held court under a palm tree.
DELILAH - Tricked Samson into telling her the secret of his
strength. She also cut his hair.
DINAH - Daughter of Jacob and Leah.
DORCAS - Early Christian known for helping others; raised
from the dead by Peter.
ELEAZAR - Son of Aaron.
Eli - High Priest of Israel who trained Samuel.
ELIJAH - Old Testament prophet under Ahab and Jezebel; went
to heaven in a chariot of fire.
ELISHA - Old Testament prophet who followed Elijah.
ELISABETH - Mother of John the Baptist; wife of Zacharias.
ENOCH - Son of Adam; was translated into heaven with the
city; Methuselah's father.
ESAU - Son of Isaac; brother of Jacob.
ESTHER - Beautiful Jewish girl who married King Ahashuerus
and saved her people.
EUNICE - Mother of Timothy.
ETYCHUS - Young believer who fell asleep during one of
Paul's long sermons and fell from a window. Paul
brought him back to life.
EVE - First woman; wife of Adam.
EZEKIEL - Old Testament prophet; taken captive into Babylon.
EZRA - Leader of the Jews who were captive in Babylon;
priest and scribe; led his people back to their
homeland.
FELIX - Roman governor in Caesarea who kept Paul in prison.
FESTUS - Successor of Felix who heard Paul's case and took
him to King Agrippa.
GABRIEL - Angel who announced to Mary, Jesus' birth, and to
Zacharias, the birth of John the Baptist. He was
really Noah.
GAD - Son of Jacob; brother of Joseph.
GAIUS - Companion of Paul.
GIDEON - Israelite military leader and judge; captured a
Midianite camp with jars, torches, horns, and
only 300 men.
GOLIATH - Philistine soldier killed by the boy David.
GOMER - Beloved wife of Hosea; unfaithful.
HABAKKUK - Old Testament prophet and author.
HAGAR - Maid of Sarah; bore Abraham's son, Ishmael.
HAGGAI - Old Testament prophet and author.
HAM - Son of Noah.
HAMAN - Wicked prime minister to Ahashuerus; his plot to
kill the Jews was thwarted by Ester and Mordecai.
HANNAH - Mother of Samuel.
HEROD THE GREAT - King of Judea at the birth of Christ;
ordered babies under 2 to be killed.
HEROD ANTIPAS - Governor of Judea at Christ's Crucifixion;
refused to hear Jesus' case; beheaded
John the Baptist.
HEROD AGRIPPA I - Governor of Judea; killed James, the
brother of John; put Peter in prison;
died of worms.
HERODIAS - Wife of Herod Antipas; mother of Salome; wanted
the king to behead John the Baptist.
HEZEKIAH - One of Judah's best kings; father of Manasseh;
prayed for Jerusalem, and the enemy was destroyed.
HOSEA - Old Testament prophet; husband of Gomer.
ISAAC - Son of Abraham and Sarah; father of Jacob and
Esau; husband of Rebekah.
ISAIAH - Old Testament prophet who predicted Jesus' birth;
highly favored of the Lord; many prophecies of the
events preceding the Second Coming.
ISHMAEL - Son of Abraham and Hagar.
JACOB - Son of Isaac and Rebekah; name changed to Israel;
husband of Rachel; brother of Esau; father of 12
sons.
JAIRUS - Synagogue leader whose daughter Jesus raised from
the dead.
JAMES - Son of Zebedee; an apostle; brother of John.
JAMES - Known as James the Greater; another apostle.
JAMES - The brother of Jesus.
JOHOSHAPHAT - King of Judah; smashed idols of Baal.
JEHU - King of Judah; a wild chariot driver; killed Ahab.
JEREMIAH - An Old Testament prophet who wept bitterly over
the sins of his people.
JEREBOAM - First king of Israel after the kingdom was
divided.
JESSE - Father of David.
JESUS CHRIST - Lord and Savior; Creator and Heaven and Earth;
God of the Old Testament.
JEZEBEL - Wicked wife of King Ahab; mother of Athaliah; fell
out a window and was eaten by dogs as Elijah had
promised.
JOANNA - Early Christian convert by Paul.
JOASH - Became king of Judah at age 7; grandson of wicked
grandmother, Athaliah.
JOB - Godly man who remained faithful to God in spite of
his terrible suffering.
JOEL - Old Testament prophet.
JOHN - Son of Zebedee; brother of James; an apostle.
JOHN THE BAPTIST - First cousin of Jesus; son of Elisabeth
and Zacharias; baptized Jesus; beheaded
by Herod Antipas.


THE NEW TESTAMENT

THE BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT

GOSPELS:        
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Hebrews
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude

Epistles:
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians

Prophecy:
Revelations


SYNOPSIS OF NEW TESTAMENT BOOKS

MATTHEW Genealogy of Jesus; Jesus' birth and
childhood; His baptism; Sermon on the
mount; Parables; His instructions to the
disciples; Crucifixion and Resurrection.

MARK Jesus' ministry, beginning with His
baptism; parables; detailed account of
the last week; Crucifixion and
Resurrection.

LUKE Most orderly account of Jesus' life,
beginning with His birth; John the
Baptist's birth; parables; Crucifixion
and Resurrection.

JOHN Biographical account of Jesus' life,
emphasizing the spiritual importance of
Jesus; many miracles and teachings not
found in the other Gospels; Crucifixion
and the Resurrection.

ACTS Story of the early Christian Church;
account of Paul's conversion and
ministry.

ROMANS Paul's complete explanation to the
Romans of the basic truths of the
Gospel.

1 CORINTHIANS Paul's advice on Christian behavior and
spiritual gifts; Ch:13 is on "Love".

2 CORINTHIANS Paul's account of his own ministry;
advice to the Corinthians about their
problems; suggestions for Christian life.

GALATIANS Paul's autobiography defending his
apostleship; Paul's teaching that Christ
came to free men from the old Jewish
law - gives them the new law.

EPHESIANS A summary of Paul's teachings about
church unity and the Christian family
and the armor of God.

PHILIPPIANS Paul's advice from prison on how to
live a Christian life.

COLOSSIANS Paul's warnings from prison about letting
pagan beliefs creep back into the church;
declaration of Christ's supreme power;
instructions on Christian morals.

1 THESSALONIANS Paul's encouragement to those suffering
persecution; standards for behavior of
the church.

2 THESSALONIANS Paul's instructions on Christ's Second
Coming and warnings about idleness
before He comes.

1 TIMOTHY Paul's advice about the problems of
church life such as behavior in public
worship; church government and its
leaders, and relationships between
believers

2 TIMOTHY Paul's expression of personal feelings
about his own life; warnings about
distressing times to come and how to
make it through them.

TITUS Paul's message about stewardship;
counsel on qualifications and duties of
ministers; advice on Christian conduct.

PHILEMON Paul's request that a runaway slave be
forgiven and be taken into the fold.

HEBREWS Argument for Christianity over Judaism;
practical instructions for believers;
Ch:11 is on "Faith".

JAMES James' short, proverbial sayings; advice
about Christian behavior; encouragement
to show faith through good works.

1 PETER Peter's message of hope to suffering
Christians; advice about life at home
and in the world.

2 PETER Peter's steps for growing strong
spiritually; warnings against false
teachers.

1 JOHN John's instructions for living pure
lives based on belief in Christ and
brotherly love.

2 JOHN John's warnings against teachers
promoting divisions in the Church.

3 JOHN John's request to Galus, a loyal friend,
to welcome missionaries.

JUDE Message warning of heretics in the
church.

REVELATION A prophetic look of the earth’s history
including events concerning the Second
Coming, Millennium, and final battle.


THE LIFE AND MINISTRY
OF JESUS CHRIST

THE LAST WEEK:

SUNDAY: 
Goes to Bethpage, mounts donkey, descends Mount of Olive, makes "Triumphal Entry" into Jerusalem, returns to Bethany.
(MATT. 21:1-11; MARK 11:1-11; LUKE 19:29-44; JOHN 12:12-19.)

MONDAY: 
Leaves Bethany for Jerusalem, Curses fig tree, Heals Blind and Lame, Cleanses the Temple, Returns to Bethany..
(MATT. 21:12-19; MARK 11:12-19; LUKE 19:45-48; 21:37.)

TUESDAY: 
Sees withered fig tree on the way to Jerusalem from Bethany, enters Temple, answers questions on authority, tribute money, marriage after resurrection, the great commandment, whose son He is, condemns Pharisees, laments over Jerusalem, talks of widow's mite, sought by Greeks. Voice from Heaven is heard. Gives discourse on Mount of Olives, tells of final judgment, chief priests plot to take him, anointed by Mary in house of Simon the leper. Judas arranges betrayal.
(MATT. 21:19-46; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26:1-16; MARK 11:20-33; 12; 13; 14:1-11; LUKE 20;
21; 22:3-6; JOHN 12.)

WEDNESDAY: 
This day may have been spent in Bethany with His disciples.

THURSDAY: 
In the evening, He goes to "Upper Room" in Jerusalem for the Last Supper. Washes disciples' feet, eats passover meal, reveals His betrayer, foretells His death, institutes the sacrament, tells Peter he will deny Him, gives dissertation about the comforter, goes to Mount of Olives where He continues teaching His disciples, prays to His Father, Goes to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray, He is betrayed, arrested, and bound.
(MATT. 26:17-56; MARK 14:12-52; LUKE 22:7-53; JOHN 13; 14;
15; 16; 17; 18:3-12.)

FRIDAY: 
About midnight He is taken into Jerusalem, first to Annas, then to Caiaphas, then to the Sanhedrin. He is mocked and maltreated, denied by Peter, tried and condemned by the Jews, taken before Pilate, then Herod, returned to Pilate who condemns and delivers Him up to be crucified. Goes to Calvary and is crucified. Buried in tomb of Joseph of Arimathea.
(MATT. 26:57-75; 27:1-61; MARK 14:53-72; 15; LUKE 22:54-62;
23; JOHN 18:13-40; 19:1-42.)

SATURDAY: 
Body lies in the tomb..

SUNDAY: 
The Lord is Resurrected.
(MATT. 28; MARK 16; LUKE 24;
JOHN 20:21.)


NAMES FOR JESUS CHRIST:

THE GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST:

NOTE: The Ancestry of Jesus is given in two places in the scriptures. Matthew tells about Christ's descendant's beginning with Abraham and following through to Joseph and Jesus. Luke writes the genealogy backwards all the way back to Adam and God.


THE GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST
MATTHEW:

THE GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST
LUKE:

MIRACLES PERFORMED BY JESUS CHRIST

PARABLES PERFORMED BY JESUS CHRIST

THE "THIRTEEN" APOSTLES

PETER

* Andrew's fisherman brother.
* President of the twelve.
* Denied Jesus three times.
* Believed to have been crucified upside down.

JAMES

* John's older fisherman brother and constant companion.
* First disciple killed for believing in Christ.

JOHN

* James' fisherman brother and constant companion.
* Ambitious, angry, and often hard-hearted but became
   the "disciple of love" through the influence of Christ.
* Asked by Jesus at the Crucifixion to care for Mary, His mother.
* Outstanding leader of the early Christian church.
* Wrote five books of the Bible including the Book of Revelation.

ANDREW

* Peter's fisherman brother.
* Led to Jesus by John the Baptist.
* Content with his brother Peter's special relationship
   with Jesus.
* Always bringing others to Jesus.
* Thought to have been bound to a cross and left to die
   of hunger, thirst, and exposure.

SIMON THE ZEALOT

* Unknown except for his association with the Zealots, a
   fanatical Jewish patriot group who hated its Roman rulers.
* Politically opposite of Matthew and except for the love
   of Jesus, probably would never have associated with Him.

PHILIP

* Not to be confused with Philip of the seven deacons.
* Took his friend Nathanael (Bartholomew) to Jesus.
* Asked Jesus to show the Father to the disciples.

THOMAS

* Courageously followed Jesus even when death seemed likely.
* Didn't believe Jesus had come back to life until he saw
   the nail holes in His hands.

MATTHEW

* Also called Levi.
* Was a despised tax collector before Jesus called him.
* Entertained his government friends and other sinners at
   a dinner where Jesus was the guest of honor. (Many of
   them were converted).

BARTHOLOMEW

* Called Nathanael in the Book of John.
* Closely associated with Philip who first took him to Jesus.
* Called an Israelite in whom there was no deceit.

JAMES, SON OF ALPHEUS

* Might have been a Zealot like Simon.
* Might have been Matthew's brother as they both had fathers
   named Alpheus.

THADDEUS

* Called Judas, brother of James in Luke and Acts.
* Asked Jesus why he would not show himself and all His power
   to the world as he had shown it to the disciples.

JUDAS ISCARIOT

* Probably the treasurer for the group.
* Led Jesus' enemies to the Garden of Gethsemane where he
   betrayed Him with a kiss.
* Was sorry for what he had done and gave back the thirty
   pieces of silver.
* Hanged himself.

MATTHIAS

* Chosen as Judas Iscariat's replacement.
* Had been with the disciples from John the Baptist through
   the Resurrection.


KINGS AND RULERS OF THE BIBLE

EARLY OLD TESTAMENT KINGS:

* OG
* BALAK
* ABIMELECH
* PHARAOHS OF EGYPT

KINGS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF ISRAEL:

* SAUL
* DAVID
* SOLOMON

KINGS OF THE DIVIDED KINGDOM OF ISRAEL:

SPECIAL EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF PAUL

1. Stephen is stoned while Saul holds the coats of the people
    who are throwing stones.
2. Saul is blinded and converted on the road to Damascus.
3. Saul regains his sight in Damascus. When the religious leaders
    try to kill him, he escapes over the city wall in a basket.
4. He works with Barnabas at the church in Antioch.
5. He begins his first missionary journey with Barnabas an John
    Mark.
6. His name is changed to Paul at Cyprus.
7. John Mark deserts him and Barnabas.
8. Paul and Barnabas are mistaken for gods.
9. Paul leaves on his second missionary journey with Silas.
    (Paul and Barnabas have separated because of a disagreement
    over whether to take John Mark.)
10. Timothy goes with Paul and Silas. At Troas, Paul has a vision
      that a man from Macedonia is begging him to go there.
11. Paul meets Lydia at Philippi, and she becomes a Christian.
12. Paul heals a girl at Philippi and is thrown into jail with
      Silas. An earthquake frees them, and the jailer and his
      family are converted.
13. He visits with Aquila and Priscilla in Corinth.
14. Paul an Silas leave on a third missionary journey.
15. Demetrius, an Ephesian silversmith, starts a riot against Paul
      and Silas.
16. Paul preaches at Troas where Eutychus falls asleep and tumbles
      from a window. Paul brings him back to life.
17. Paul visits the temple in Jerusalem where he is taken prisoner.
18. Paul's nephew discovers a plot against Paul's life, and Paul
      is moved to Caesarea.
19. Felix judges him at Caesarea.
20. Festus judges him at Caesarea.
21. King Agrippa judges him and is almost persuaded to become a
      Christian.
22. Paul sails to Rome an is shipwrecked on Malta where a poisonous
      snake bites him, but the bite does not kill him.
23. While still on Malta, Paul heals the governor's father.
24. Paul lives in a rented house in Rome, meeting with those who
      come to him for encouragement and advice.