Old Testament (OT) Bible Book Order and Charts describe and graphically present the Old Testament (OT) Bible book order. Click here to see the OT chronological book order.
There is a big difference between the order of the English OT Bible and the Hebrew Bible. The order of the English OT is given below, but there is also a chronological chart that is much more extensive and explanatory. Both of the diagrams below follow the three-fold classification of the Hebrew scriptures now being used.
Originally, there was a two-fold classification. The two-fold classification was simply the Law and the Prophets (Mt 5:17; Mk 11:13; Lk 24:27).
Though the contents are the same, the Hebrew scriptures were organized differently. Both classifications were used in the New Testament when refering to the Old Testament scriptures. (Click for larger chart).
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The order of the Old Testament Bible Books in the English Bible is given below for comparative purposes. The Septuagint (LXX), a Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible in the 3rd century BC, first came up with the four-class organization now used in the English Bible.1
We must remember that this arrangement or the one above is not a divinely ordered set of books except for possibly the Pentateuch which has been from of old the founding set of Bible books.
Pentateuch 1. Genesis 2. Exodus 3. Leviticus 4. Numbers 5. Deuteronomy |
Historical Books |
Poetical Books |
Major Prophets Minor Prophets |
OLD TESTAMENT ARTICLESIncluding many maps and diagrams |
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OT Survey Chronological Chart of OT Books Hebrew Bible Books/ Canon Old Testament Geographical Historical Map OT Law, Pentateuch Genesis Index Introduction to Genesis Outline and Genealogies Unified Themes of Genesis Genealogy Time Chart: Genesis 5 Genealogy Time Chart: Genesis 11 Ancient History - Chronology Tracing the Two Seeds Of Mankind Genesis 1:1-2:3 The Worship of the Creator The Meaning of Creation Creation Lessons on God. God and the World's Religions Genesis & Birth Control Genesis 2:4-17 Preparation for Man (Genesis 2:4-6) Creation of Man (Gen. 2:7, 1:26-27) Purpose for Man (Genesis 2:8-17) Good and evil from Genesis 2 Genesis 2-9 Genesis 2:18-25 Great Marriages Happen! Genesis 2:18-25 The Foundation of Marriage Genesis 2:24 Leave & Cleave: Practical thoughts Genesis 5: Time chart of patriarchs (1) Genesis 5: Enoch's Secret Word: Methusaleh (1) Genesis 6:1-3 Finding a Wife the wrong and right way Genesis 12-22 Abraham's Life Genesis 12.1 The Call Genesis 12.2-3 The Promises Genesis 12:10-20; 20; Place Detour: Genesis 12.13-14 Person Detour Genesis 15 The Means Genesis 16-17 Procedure Detour Genesis 16,17,22 Consequences of failing to wait for God Genesis 22 The Testing Genesis 25-37 Jacob's Life Influence of Sin God and Man's Sin Understanding Man's Sin Nature Understanding Jacob's Sins Genesis 50:15-26 Grace to Freely Forgive (Joseph) Exodus Exodus 3:14 Discussion of "I am" and Yahweh Exodus 20:5-6 Influence of Parents Exodus 33:7-11 Building Excitement for Devotions Exodus 33:12-19 Biblical Word Study on 'Grace' Numbers Numbers Overview, Intro, Themes (The Lord's Battle) Deuteronomy Deuteronomy 22:5 Gender Culture Sins |
OT Historical Books Joshua Introduction, Outline and Purpose of Joshua Historical/Geographical Map of Joshua Map of Canaan before the Conquest Joshua & Resolving Marital Conflict (many passages) Joshua 1:8 Diagram of Meditation's Importance Judges Background Outline Theme (Cycle of Decline and Revival) Judges 2:10-19 Evaluating our Spiritual Lives Judges 13-16 Samson 1 Samuel 1 Samuel 16:6-13 Full-time Ministry 2 Chronicles/Ezra 2 Chronicles 6-7 Prayer & Revival 2 Chronicles 6:14-42 King Solomon's prayer 2 Chronicles 7.12-15 God's Promise for Revival 2 Chronicles 7.14 Revival P A R (3) 2 Chronicles 20:1-30 Prayer: Study Questions Ezra Ezra Overview, Ezra Outline Ezra Questions Ezra 9-10 Marrying a Non-Christian Ezra 9:8-10 At the Heart of Revival Nehemiah Overview of Nehemiah Historical Picture of Nehemiah and Ezra Complete Nehemiah series (21 sermons+)
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Micah
Micah Themes & Background Micah Outline Summary Micah 4:1-5 Mountain of the Lord Questions Micah 4:11-5:5 Commentary Zephaniah study - Call to Revival Gathering Before His Throne Relevance to our Lives | Historical | Overview A.Voluntarily Gathering 1:1-2:3 Questions | Notes | Outline B.Willingly Gathering 2:3-3:13 Questions | Notes | Outline C. Gladly Gathering 3:14-3:20 Questions | Notes | Outline Haggai studies: Rebuilding the Temple Haggai Introduction Haggai 1:1-11 Notes Questions Haggai 1:12-2:9 Notes Questions Haggai 2:10-23 Notes Questions Discovering Effective Leadership in Haggai Overcoming Discouragement and Depression in Haggai |
Notes:
(1) From God to Us by Geisler and Nix is an excellent reference book for better understanding the origin of the Bible.
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