OTI Core Data Book Content

Theme of Genesis/Beginnings of redemptive history
Primeval history location/Genesis 1-11
Creation chapters/Genesis 1-2
The Fall/ Protevangelium/ and initial effects of sin/Genesis 3-4
Genealogy Adam to Noah/Genesis 5
Flood narrative/Genesis 6-8
Noachian Covenant/Genesis 9
Posterity of Noah/Genesis 10-11
Patriarchal history location/Genesis 12-50
Abraham section/Genesis 12-25
Abraham childless/Genesis 12-15
Abrahamic Covenant/Genesis 15
Ishmael as heir/Genesis 16-20
Isaac as heir/Genesis 21-25
Isaac narrative/Genesis 25-27
Jacob narrative/Genesis 28-36
Joseph and Judah narrative/Genesis 37-50
Theme of Exodus/Knowing Yahweh through deliverance and covenant
Hebrews in Egypt/Exodus 1-14
Bondage in Egypt/Exodus 1
Moses preparation and call/Exodus 2-6
Plagues/Exodus 7-11
Passover/Exodus 12-13
Red Sea Crossing/Exodus 14
Wilderness journey/Exodus 15-18
Sinai convening/Exodus 19-40
Mosaic Covenant and Ten Commandments/Exodus 19-24
Ten Commandments location/Exodus 20
Tabernacle and priesthood instructions/Exodus 25-31
Golden calf incident/Exodus 32-34
Tabernacle construction and priesthood establishment/Exodus 35-40
Theme of Leviticus/The holiness of God and the holiness of his people
Various sacrifices/Leviticus 1-7
Priests section/Leviticus 8-10
Laws of cleanness/Leviticus 11-15
Day of Atonement/Leviticus 16
Place of sacrifice and blood/Leviticus 17
Rules of holiness/Leviticus 18-20
Priestly holiness/Leviticus 21-22
Feasts of the Lord/Leviticus 23
Additional laws location/Leviticus 24-27
Theme of Numbers/Yahweh leading his people
Journey preparation from Sinai/Numbers 1-10
Sinai to Kadesh-barnea/Numbers 10-14
Wilderness wandering incidents/Numbers 15-19
Kadesh-barnea to Plains of Moab/Numbers 20-21
Balaam's prophecies/Numbers 22-24
Sin with Moab (Baal-Peor)/Numbers 25
Preparation for Canaan/Numbers 26-36
Theme of Deuteronomy/Total devotion to Yahweh
Covenant history/Deuteronomy 1-4
Basic essence of the law/Deuteronomy 5-11
Detailed law exposition/Deuteronomy 12-26
Covenant curses and blessings/Deuteronomy 27-30
Moses final words and death/Deuteronomy 31-34
Theme of Joshua/God's faithfulness through human responsibility
Entrance into Canaan/Joshua 1-5
Conquest of Canaan/Joshua 6-12
Division of the land/Joshua 13-22
Joshua's farewell and death/Joshua 23-24
Theme of Judges/Man's failure and God's faithfulness
General introduction to period/Judges 1-2
Oppression and deliverance by judges/Judges 3-16
Cushan-rishathaim and Othniel/Judges 3
Eglon and Ehud/Judges 3
Jabin/ Deborah/ and Barak/Judges 4-5
Midianites and Gideon/Judges 6-9
Ammonites and Jephthah/Judges 10-12
Philistines and Samson/Judges 13-16
Micah and Danites/Judges 17-18
Benjamin tribe sin and destruction/Judges 19-21
Theme of Ruth/Sacrificial loyalty
Theme of 1 & 2 Samuel/Yahweh's kingship
Judgeship of Samuel/1 Samuel 1-7
Samuel's childhood/1 Samuel 1-3
Philistines take ark/1 Samuel 4-6
Victory over Philistines/1 Samuel 7
Rise of Saul/1 Samuel 8-15
Decline of Saul and rise of David/1 Samuel 16-31
David as king over Judah/2 Samuel 1-4
David as king over all Israel/2 Samuel 5-24
David's triumphs/2 Samuel 5-10
Davidic Covenant/2 Samuel 7
David's adultery and family problems/2 Samuel 11-18
Problems with the nation/2 Samuel 19-24
Theme of 1 & 2 Kings/Efficacy of God's prophetic word
Solomon's reign/1 Kings 1-11
Early divided monarchy/1 Kings 12-16
Alliance period between kingdoms/1 Kings 17-2 Kings 8
Period of Elijah/1 Kings 17-2 Kings 2
Period of Elisha/2 Kings 2-8
Jehu to fall of Israel/2 Kings 9-17
Jewish monarchy after Samaria's fall/2 Kings 18-25
Theme of 1 & 2 Chronicles/Prosperity by seeking Yahweh
Genealogies Adam to David/1 Chronicles 1-9
King David's history/1 Chronicles 10-29
Solomon's reign/2 Chronicles 1-9
Kings of Judah/2 Chronicles 10-36
Theme of Ezra/Restoration and holiness
Theme of Nehemiah/Restoration and leadership
First return under Zerubbabel/Ezra 1-2
Public worship restoration/Ezra 3-6
Second return under Ezra/Ezra 7-10
Jerusalem walls restoration/Nehemiah 1-7
Ezra and Nehemiah's reforms/Nehemiah 8-13
Theme of Esther/Providential protection