The following summary of the Bible
helped a former Prime minister and his wife, perhaps it will help you.
OLD TESTAMENT
In GENESIS the world was made by
God’s creative hand;
In EXODUS the Hebrews marched to gain
the Promised Land;
LEVITICUS contains the Law, holy and
just and good;
NUMBERS records the tribes enrolled –
all sons of Abraham’s blood.
Moses in DEUTERONOMY records God’s
mighty deeds.
Brave JOSHUA into Canaan’s land the
host of Israel leads.
In JUDGES their rebellion oft provoked
the Lord to smite,
But RUTH records the faith of one well
pleasing in His sight.
In FIRST and SECOND SAMUEL of Jesse’s
son we read:
Ten tribes in FIRST and SECOND KINGS
revolted from his seed.
Next, FIRST and SECOND CHRONICLES see
Judah captive made,
But EZRA heads a remnant back by
princely Cyrus’ aid.
The city walls of Zion NEHEMIAH builds
again;
While ESTHER saves her people from
plots of wicked men.
In JOB we read how faith will live
beneath afflictions rod,
And in the PSALMS are precious songs to
every child of God.
The PROVERBS, like a goodly string of
choicest pearls, appear.
ECCLESIASIASTES teaches man how vain
are all things here.
The mystic SONG OF SOLOMON exalts sweet
Sharon’s Rose:
Whilst Christ the Saviour and King the
‘rapt ISAIAH shows.
The warning JEREMIAH apostate Israel
scorns.
His plaintive LAMENTATIONS their awful
downfall mourns.
EZEKIEL tells in wondrous words of
dazzling mysteries;
And kings and empires yet to come,
DANIEL in vision sees.
Of judgement and of mercy HOSEA loves
to tell;
JOEL describes the blessed days when
God with man will dwell
Among Tekoa’s herdsmen AMOS received
his call,
And OBADIAH prophesies of Edom’s
final fall.
JONAH enshrines a wondrous type of
Christ our risen Lord;
MICAH pronounces Judah lost – lost,
but again restored.
NAHUM declared on Nineveh just
judgement shall be poured,
A view of Chaldea’s coming doom
HABAKKUK’S visions give;
Next ZEPHANIAH warns the Jews to turn,
repent and live.
HAGGAI wrote to those who saw the
temple built again,
And ZECHARIAH prophesied of Christ’s
triumphant reign.
MALACHI was the last who touched the
high prophetic chord
Whose final notes sublimely show the
coming of the Lord.
NEW TESTAMENT
MATTHEW and MARK and LUKE and JOHN the
holy Gospel’s wrote,
Describing how the Saviour died – His
life and what He taught.
ACTS proves how God the Apostles owned
with signs at every place.
St. Paul in ROMANS teaches how man is
saved by grace.
The Apostle in CORINTHIANS instructs ,
exhorts, reproves:
GALATIANS show that faith in Christ
alone, the Father loves,
EPHESIANS and PHILIPPIANS tell what
Christians ought to be.
COLOSSIANS bids us live for God and for
eternity,
In THESSALONIANS we are taught the Lord
will come from heaven.
In TIMOTHY and TITUS a bishop’s rule
is given
PHILEMON marks a Christian’s love
which only Christians know.
HEBREWS reveals the Gospel as
prefigured by the Law.
St. JAMES insists that without works
faith is but vain and dead:
And PETER points the narrow way in
which the saints are led.
St. JOHN in his epistles on love
delights to dwell,
And JUDE gives awful warning of
judgement, wrath and hell.
The REVELATION prophesies of that
tremendous day
When Christ, and Christ alone, shall be the trembling sinner’s stay.
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