Twelve books.
(1) Joshua. A record of the conquest of Canaan under the leadership of Joshua, and the division of the land among the twelve tribes.
(2) Judges. The history of the six servitudes of Israel, and the various deliverances of the land through the fifteen judges.
(3) Ruth. A beautiful pastoral story in which Ruth appears as ancestress of David and of Jesus Christ.
(4,5) I, II Samuel. The history of Samuel, with the beginning and early years of the monarchical period in Israel under the reigns of Saul and David.
(6,7) I, II Kings. The early history of the kingdom of Israel, and later of the divided kingdom. The heroic characters of Elijah and Elisha appear.
(8,9) I, II Chronicles. Largely a record of the reigns of David, Solomon, and the kings of Judah up to the time of the captivity.
(10) Ezra. A record of the return of the Jews from captivity, and the rebuilding of the temple.
(11) Nehemiah. An account of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem, and the re-establishing of the sacred ordinances.
(12) Esther. The story of the Queen Esther's deliverance of the Jews from the plot of Haman, and the establishment of the feast of Purim, etc.
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Books Of The Bible Condensed Outline
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