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Suggested chapter titles is intended to help the student get a bird’s eye view of chapter content of the Scriptures. Having the content of the Word of God at your fingertips for ready use is the reward for learning these chapter titles. They are not hard to master, but discipline must be mixed with endurance. Probably many will start and few will finish. Thank God our salvation is more sure.
Chapter Titles
One of the greatest methods to master the Bible is to learn chapter content by labeling each chapter with a title. These suggested titles will help you think through a book and will aid greatly the technique of meditation. It is a very good method to get the Bible at your fingertips for daily living. Some suggestions are to set yourself a 3-5 year goal to master chapter title content. There are 1189 chapters in the Bible. Overlearn them by review, review, review - so that you will know them like you know John 3:16. Discipline yourself to review chapter titles like you review Scripture passages. Many people learn while traveling down the highway. Then challenge others to learn them.
Why Learn Chapter Titles?
As you can see, learning even the Old Testament is a gigantic task. Yet, Christians have never been challenged with anything but blood, sweat, and tears. Today, there are few challenges to think! We have been barraged with “third grade” communications which stultify the mind and blind our vision.
Therefore, it is a great challenge to learn Bible chapter titles and to master them. It takes discipline and consistency, but it fortifies your mind with the whole counsel of God and offers untold blessings. I personally have been memorizing titles for several years, overlearning them by constant review, and thinking “through” books for meditative benefit. It definitely has given me more of an appreciation of the whole counsel and content of God. It is a constant delight.
If you spend 15 minutes per day for five years (1826 days) you will come close to mastering the Old and New Testaments in this way. Actually very few are poor memorizers, the problem is in another area - lack of consistency, self-discipline, and endurance. Most of us are spiritually lazy and set no goals in the Christian life and therefore accomplish very little.
Suggested Old Testament Chapter Titles
Genesis
1. Creation and Restoration
2. Creation and Restoration Recap
3. The Fall of Man
4. Cain Murders Abel
5. Genealogies
6-8. The Flood
9. The Rainbow & Capital Punishment
10. Genealogies
11. The Tower of Babel
12. The Call of Abraham
13. The Cowboy Conflict
14. The kidnapping of Lot
15. Abraham believed God (Gen. 15:6)
16. Ishmael is born
17. Abram becomes Abraham
18. Abraham prays for Sodom
19. Sodom is Destroyed
20. Abraham, lies about Sarah in Gerar
21. The Birth of Isaac
22. The Offering of Isaac
23. The Death of Sarah
24. The Bride for Isaac
25. The Death of Abraham
26. Abrahamic Covenant Confirmed to Isaac
27. Jacob-Esau Birthright Conflict
28. Abrahamic Covenant Confirmed to Jacob
29. Jacob marries Leah and Rachel
30. Jacob’s Cattle (method of breeding)
31. Jacob leaves Laban
32. Jacob becomes Israel
33. Jacob’s Reunion with Esau
34. The Distress of Dinah
35. Rachel dies, Isaac dies
36.The Generations of Esau
37. Joseph’s Dream, Sold to Egypt
38. The Shame of son Judah
39. Joseph, Potiphar, then prison
40. Joseph’s Butler-Baker dream
41. Joseph, minister of agriculture
42. Joseph’s 10 brothers to Egypt to buy corn
43. Joseph’s 11 brothers to buy corn
44. Benjamin’s Silver Cup
45. Joseph Reveals All!
46. Jacob and family moves to Egypt
47. Joseph sells corn, takes land for trade for Pharaoh
48. Joseph’s sons, Ephraim and Manasseh (law of double-portion)
49. Jacob’s Evaluation of his sons
50. Bones of Joseph (Jacob & Joseph die)
Exodus
1. Slavery in Egypt
2. The Birth of Moses
3. The Burning Bush
4. The Objectives of Moses
5. Increased Slavery
6. Affirmation of Abrahamic Covenant
7-12. The Ten Plagues
13. Guidance by pillar of cloud and fire
14. The Crossing of the Red Sea
15. Bitter waters made sweet (Wrong Kind of Waters)
16. Provision of Manna
17. No water situation, (Rephidim)
18. Organization Nan Jethro
19. Arrival at Mt. Sinai
20-31. Giving of Mosaic Law
32. The Golden Calf (tablets of stone are broken)
33. On to Canaan (Moses sees the back of the Lord Jesus)
34. 2nd tablets of stone
35-39. The Tabernacle is Built
40. The Tabernacle is Set Up
Leviticus
1. Sweet Savor Offering - Burnt-offering
2. Sweet Savor Offering - Meat-offering
3. Sweet Savor Offering - Peace-offering
4. Non-Sweet Savor Offerings - Sin offering
5. Non-Sweet Savor Offerings - Trespass offering
6-7. How to Apply the Five Offerings
8. Consecration of the Priests
9. Beginning of the Priest’s Ministry
10. Strange Fire--Nadab and Abihu
11. The Food of Israel
12. The Law of Motherhood
13. Leprosy!
14. Cleansing of the Leper
15. A Holy God, A Holy People
16. The Day of Atonement
17. Significance of Blood
18-20. How a Nation Falls
21-22. The Walk & work of the Priests
23. The Feasts of the Lord, The Passover, Unleavened Bread, First-fruits, The Wave Loafs, Trumpets, The Day of Atonement, Tabernacles
24. Cursing and Capital Punishment
25. The Law of the Land (The Blessing and the Curse)
26. The Five Cycles of Discipline (very important chapter)
27. Vows, first-fruits, dedications, the tithe
Numbers
1. The Numbering of the Tribes
2-9. The arrangement of the Camp
10. Beginning of the March (Sinai to Kadesh-Barnea)
11. The March Continues
12. The Murmuring (Griping) of Miriam and Aaron against Moses
13. At Kadesh--the 12 spies
14. The Unbelief of Israel (Kadesh)
15-19. Wandering in the Wilderness
20. No Water Situation #2 (same location as Exodus 17, new generation)
21. The Serpent of Brass
22-24. Balaam and Balak
25. The Doctrine of Balaam
26. New Generation Numbered
27. Moses prepares to die, Joshua appointed
28-29. Instruction on Offerings
30. The Law of Vows
31. The Judgment on Midian
32. Reuben, Gad, Half of Tribe of Manasseh choose land east of Jordan
33. 40 year Travelogue
34. The Borders of Canaan
35. The Cities of Refuge
36. Inheritance Laws (Keep it in the Family)
Deuteronomy
1-3. Moses’ Sermon Number 1
4-11. Moses’ Sermon Number 2
12-27. Moses’ Sermon Number 3
28-30. Moses’ Sermon Number 4
31. Moses’ Sermon Number 5
32. Moses’ Song and Benediction
33 - Moses’ Blessing on the Tribes
34. Moses’ Look at Canaan, Death, Burial
Don’t give up! Keep plugging. This mastering of chapter title content is not done overnight. Discipline yourself to accomplish the goal you have set out to attain. This type of studying is part of 2 Tim 2:15, be diligent in your studies!
There are 187 chapters in the Pentateuch. When you have learned these titles, you will have learned 15.5% of the entire Bible as far as chapter titles are concerned and 20% of the entire Old Testament.
Joshua
1. Joshua Assumes Leadership
2. Rahab and the Spies
3. Crossing the Jordan
4. 2 Memorials (Jordan River & Gilgal)
5. The Unseen Captain
6. The Conquest of Jericho
7. Defeat at Ai (Aachan)
8. Victory at Ai
9. Deception of the Gibeonites
10. Gibeon Campaign & Southern Campaign
11. Final Conquest of Canaan
12. The 31 Kings
13-17. Division of the Land
18. The Tabernacle at Shiloh
19. Division of the Land continued
20. The Cities of Refuge
21.Division of the Land continued (Levites)
22. Rival, Schismatic altar of Reuben and Gad
23. Last Counsels of Joshua
24. Joshua’s Death
Judges
1.Neither Did Chapter
2. Institution of the Judges
3. Gentlemen, Start your Engines (Judges begin to rule)
4. Deborah and Barak
5. Song of Deborah and Barak
6. Gideon and the Fleece
7. Gideon’s Victory 300 over Midian
8. 1st Jealousy of Ephraim (also Death of Gideon)
9. False King Abimelech
10. The Wickedness of Israel
11. Jephthah--the 9th Judge
12. 2nd Jealousy of Ephraim
13. Samson’s Parents
14. Samson’s Riddle
15. Samson’s Mighty Acts
16. Samson and Delilah
17. The Muddle of Micah
18. Danite Invasion and Idolatry
19. The Levite and his Concubine
20. Tribe of Benjamin Nearly Destroyed
21. How To Catch A Wife
Ruth
1. Ruth and Naomi Decide to Return to Judah from Moab
2. Ruth Harvests in Boaz’s Fields
3. Ruth and the Law of the Kinsman Redeemer
4. Ruth Marries (Boaz)
1 Samuel
1. Hannah and the Birth of Samuel
2. Samuel, Eli, Eli’s Evil Sons
3. The Call of Samuel
4. Defeat, Ark Lost to Philistines
5. Dagon vs. the Ark
6. Ark Returned
7. Ark at Home
8. Israel Demands a King
9. Saul Chosen
10. Saul’s Anointing
11. Saul’s Victory
12. Samuel’s Valedictory Address
13. Saul’s Rejection by God
14. Jonathan’s Victory-Philistines
15. Saul’s Sheep Lie
16. David Chosen and Anointed
17. David and Goliath
18. David and Jonathan
19. David Flees from Saul
20. Jonathan Protects David
21. David Continues to Flee (from: Saul) (Out of fellowship)
22. (In fellowship) David’s Mighty Men
23. Their Adventures
24. David Spares Saul, No. 1
25. Samuel Dies
26. David Spares Saul, No. 2
27. David’s Backsliding, Philistia
28. Saul and the Witch of Endor
29. David and Achish
30. David and Ziklag (2 wives captured)
31. The Death of Saul
2 Samuel
1. Saul & Jonathan’s Death Told to David
2. Civil War--Abner (Saul’s Five Star General vs. David)
3. Civil War--House of Saul vs. House of David
4. The murder of Ish-bosheth
5. David Becomes King over Israel
6. Ark to Jerusalem
7. The Davidic Covenant Stated
8. David the Mighty Conqueror
9. David & Mephibosheth (Son of Jonathan--lame in both feet)
10. The Ammonite-Syrian War
11. David’s Sin with Bathsheba
12. David’s Confession of Sin
13. Ammon’s Crime (Immorality)
14. Beautiful Absalom--Joab
15. Absalom’s Rebellion
16. Absalom Enters Jerusalem
17. Absalom Listens to False Counselors- Ahithophel, Hushai
18. Absalom Hangs by Hair - Dead
19. David Gets With It!
20. The man Sheba’s Revolt
21. Three Years Famine
22. David’s Son of Deliverance
23. David’s Mighty Men
24. David’s Numbering Sin
1 Kings
1. David Failing, Solomon Anointed
2. The Death of David
3. Solomon’s Prayer for Wisdom
4. Solomon Gets Wisdom
5-8. Solomon’s Temple, the building and dedication
9. Solomon’s Fame and Wealth
10. Solomon & the Queen of Sheba
11. The Backsliding & Death of Solomon (Rise of Jeroboam in the North)
12. Split of Kingdom—Rehoboam, Solomon’s Son in South
13. A Wicked Jeroboam
14. Jeroboam and Rehoboam Die
15. Abijam, Asa, Baasha, Nabad
16. Some of Israel’s Wicked Kings (Elah, Zimri, Tibni, Omri, Ahab)
17. Elijah Fed by Ravens, Raising of the Widow’s Son
18. Elijah vs. Baal (Mt. Carmel)
19. Elijah & still, small voice (call of Elisha)
20. Ahab and Victory over Syrians
21. Ahab, Jezebel
22. Micaiah--God’s man of conviction (not a yes man to men but to God)
2 Kings
1. Elijah--illness & death of Ahaziah
2. Elijah’s Translation---Elisha gets a double portion of the Spirit’s power
3. Elisha-- Defeat of the Moabites
4. Elisha’s Five Miracle Chapter
5. The Healing of Naaman
6. Elisha & the Lost Axe Head
7. Elisha--”You will eat!”
8. Elisha Predicts 7 years famine
9. Jehu the Furious Driver
10. Judgment of Ahab’s 70 Sons
11. Only One Heir—Joash
12. Repairing of the Temple
13. Elisha Dies
14. Civil War--Israel and Judah
15. Various Kings of Israel
16. Rule of Ahaz
17. Assyrian Captivity and Why
18. Reign of Hezekiah
19. Isaiah and Hezekiah
20. Hezekiah’s 15 year Extension and Death
21. Evil King Manasseh
22. Josiah--Rediscovery of the Law
23. Word Read and Passover Kept
24. Babylon Captivity--70 Years
25. Babylon Captivity (Siege of Jerusalem)
1 Chronicles
1-9. Genealogies
10. Saul’s Death
11-12. David’s Mighty Men
13. Uzza and the Ark
14. David and the Mulberry Trees
15. Ark Returned
16. David and a Psalm
17. The Davidic Covenant
18. David’s Mighty Kingdom (then)
19. The Ammonite-Syrian War
20. The Giant with 24 fingers and toes
21. David’s Numbering Sin
22. David Prepares Materials for The Temple
23. Solomon made king, organization of Levitical Priests
24-27. Organization of Israel Cont.
28-29. Closing Counsel of David, Teenage Solomon Reigns, David Dies
2 Chronicles
1. Solomon and His Wisdom
2-4. Solomon Builds the Temple
5. Ark Put in Temple, Glory Fills the Temple
6. Solomon Dedicates the Temple
7. The Lord is Pleased
8. Solomon’s Activity and Wealth
9. Solomon and Queen of Sheba (Solomon dies, Kingdom splits)
10-12. Rehoboam (Solomon’s Son-- over two Southern Tribes)
13. Jeroboan: (over 10 Northern Tribes)
14-16. Good King Asa
17-20. Good King Jehoshaphat (note unholy alliance with Ahab)
21. Jehoram’s Reign (Judah)
22. Only one Heir Left in the Royal line of Christ, Joash
23-24. Reign of Joash (Judah)
25. Reign of Amaziah (Judah)
26. Reign of Uzziah (Judah)
27. Reign of Jothan (Judah)
28. Reign of Ahaz (Judah)
29-32. Reign of Hezekiah (Judah)
33. Reign of Manasseh (Judah)
34-35. Reign of Josiah (Judah)
36. The Babylonian Captivity
Ezra
1. Decree of Cyrus (Restoration of the Temple)
2. The Returning Remnant (Genealogy)
3. Temple Foundations Laid (Weeping and Shouting)
4. Opposition, letter to Artaxerxes, Work stopped
5. Opposition Answered
6. Decree of Darius (Temple Finished)
7. Ezra thanks the Lord
8. Treasure brought to the Temple
9. Unholy (Mixed) Marriages, Ezra’s Prayer
10. The Above Sin is Judged and Restitution Made
Nehemiah
1. The Ruined Walls
2. Nehemiah Surveys the Ruins
3. The Builders begin to Build
4-6a. Opposition in the Rebuilding by ridicule, by anger, by discouraged brethren, by greed, and by compromise.
6b. The Walls are Built
7. Genealogies
8. Ezra’s Expository Preaching
9. Review of Old Testament History
10. Application of teaching to Experience
11. Geographical distribution of the Inhabitants of Israel
12. Dedication of the walls
13. The Law and Separation
Esther
1. Queen Vashti disobeys the King
2. Queen Esther the Jew
3. Mordecai and Haman
4. Planned extermination of the Jewish Nation
5. “If I Perish, I Perish”
6. Haman Shamed
7. Haman Hanged
8. The Jews Delivered
9. The Feast of Purim (celebrating Jewish deliverance)
10. Mordecai, No. 2 in the Kingdom
Job
1. Job and Suffering (family)
2-3. Job and Suffering (personal)
4-5. First Speech of Eliphaz answered by Job in Job 6-7
8. First Speech of Bildad answered by Job in Job 9-10
11. First Speech of Zophar answered by Job in Job 12-14
15. Second Speech of Eliphaz answered by Job in Job 16-17
18. Second Speech of Bildad answered by Job in Job 19
20. Second Speech of Zophar answered by Job in Job 21
22. Third Speech of Zophar answered by Job in Job 23-24
25. Third Speech of Bildad answered by Job in Job 26-31
32-37. The Speech of Elihu
38-41. God Talks to Job
42. Job acknowledged his self-righteousness, prayed for his friends, and is blessed twice as much in the end. Compare Job 1 with Job 42.
Psalms
To master the Psalms Chapter Titles takes discipline! Don’t get discouraged. God knew the perfect length to make the Psalms. At first pick out the titles that strike you and memorize them. The more you handle the Word, the sharper your mind becomes.
Division 1: Psalms 1 - 41 (The Foundational Psalms)
1. The Blessed Man
2. The King Rejected but Coming to Reign in the Millennium
3. A Psalm in Distress
4. Prayer in Trouble
5. Sharing God’s Attitude toward sin
6. Praying in Deepest Distress
7. The Slandered Saint Psalm
8. The Son of Man Reigning (Millennial Psalm)
9. Praise for Righteous Judgment
10. A Psalm Concerning the Wicked
11. The Psalm of the Steadfast
12. Liars Against the Truth
13. The “How Long” Psalm
14. The Psalm of the Fool
15. The Regenerate Described
16. Death And Resurrection (Millennial Psalm)
17. A Prayer of David Against the Wicked
18. David’s Psalm of Deliverance
19. The Witness of Creation and Revelation
20. A Psalm for a Day of Trouble
21. Victorious King Psalm
22. The Good Shepherd (crucified)
23. The Great Shepherd (risen)
24. The Chief Shepherd (coming)
25. Trust in the Midst of Trouble
26. How to Avoid Backsliding
27. One Desire In Time Of Trouble
28. A Cry for Judgment
29. The Judgment Storm
30. A Psalm of Dedication
31. A Psalm of Trouble and Trust
32. David’s Testimony of Confession
33. Praise for Creation, Providence, Grace
34. Appreciation for Deliverance
35. A Prayer for Intercessors
36. Wicked Way and God’s Way contrasted
37. fret Not Psalm
38. David, out of fellowship, in at end
39. Prayer for Wisdom
40. The Obedience of Christ, new song
41. Prophesied Betrayal by Judas
Division 2: Psalms 42 - 72 (The Suffering Psalms)
42. Hope Thou in God Psalm
43. Enemies bug me
44. Undeserved Suffering
45. Royal Wedding Psalm
46. Triumph in the Great Tribulation Period
47. The Lord Reigning (Millennial Psalm)
48. Jerusalem
49. The Folly of Unbelief
50. The Nature of True Worship
51. David’s Sin Acknowledged
52. Green Olive Tree Psalm
53. The Psalm of the Fool (same as Psalm 14--compare)
54. “Mine Helper Psalm”
55. Escape from Tribulation
56. A Prayer of the Hunted One
57. Refuge in Trouble
58. Imprecatory Psalm
59. Prayer for Deliverance and Judgment
60. Through Defeat to Victory
61. Refuge in the Rock
62. Confidence in God the Rock
63. Most Beautiful Psalm
64. Wicked vs. the Righteous
65. Thanksgiving Psalm
66. Worthy Worship Psalm
67. Future Kingdom Blessing (Millennial Psalm)
68. Victorious Procession of God
69. The Sufferings Of Christ*
70. Memorial Psalm
71. Aged Saint Psalm
72. King and the Kingdom (Millennial Psalm)
Division 3: Psalms 73 - 89
73. Envious at the Prosperity of Wicked
74. The Enemy in Possession
75. Lord’s Cup of Judgment
76. When God reigns in Zion (Millennial Psalm)
77. The Troubled Saint
78. The History Of God’s Grace With Israel
79. A prayer with Jerusalem in ruins!
80. Christ, the Strong Man
81. God Bares the Heart
82. God is the Judge
83. Afflicted to Learn!
84, Sons of Grace Psalm
85. Revival Prayer Psalm
86. Poor and Needy Prayer
87. A Song of Zion
88. Deepest Distress Psalm
89. Davidic Covenant Psalm
Division 4: Psalms 90 - 106
90. The Psalm of Death (First Adam)
91. The Psalm of Life (Last Adam)
92. Sabbath Psalm (of rest)
93. The King and His Throne (Millennial Psalm)
94. A Prayer for Vengeance
95. A Psalm: of Praise and Warning
96. Praise and Testimony in View of Second Advent
97. The Lord Reigneth Psalm (Millennial Psalm)
98. A New Song of Victory
99. Righteous Judgment & Trembling
100. The Old Hendreth (Thanksgiving)
101. The King and His Subjects
102. A Prayer in Humiliation
103. Bless the Lord, O My Soul Psalm
104. The Praise of His Works
105. Israel’s History & God’s Mercy
106. Israel’s Failure & God’s Grace
Division 5: Psalms 107 - 150
107. Thanksgiving For Affliction
108. Praise for Victory
109. Satanic Power Psalm
110. Christ as King & Priest (Millennial Psalm)
111. Reverend is His Name Psalm.
112. God’s Plan is Greater than the Pressures of Life
113. From Dunghill to Ruler (grace)
114. When Israel went out of Egypt
115. God Compared with Idols
116. Dying Grace Psalm (vs. 15)
117. The Shortest Psalm (praise)
118. The Exalted Christ (vs.8) is the middle of Bible, Luther’s favorite Ps.
119. The Word Of God Psalm (Word saying, testimonies, judgments, precepts, commandments, law, statutes)
120. Prayer against a lying tongue
121. The Traveler’s Psalm
122. Jerusalem, and Peace
123. Waiting in Faith
124. Lord on our Side
125. Security for the Trusting
126. A Psalm of Freedom
127. Safety in the Lord
128. Earthly Blessings
129. Comfort in Affliction
130. Who Shall Stand?
131. Childlike Trust
132. Davidic Covenant Psalm
133. A Psalm of Fellowship
134. Worship at Night
135. Priestly Praise Psalm
136. His Mercy Endureth Forever
137. Babylon Captivity Weeping
138. “Magnified thy Word above Thy Name Psalm”.
139. Spiritual Life Psalm (Memorize whole Psalm)
140. Opposition from Evil
141. Guard my Speech Psalm
142. The Prisoner’s Psalm
143. A Prayer for Mercy in Persecution
144. Military Strength Psalm.
145. Pure Praise Psalm
146. Praise and Trust
147. Praise for God’s Grace to Israel
148. Praise from all Creation
149. A New Song of Praise
150. Praise Ye The Lord
The Psalms will be the greatest test of memorizing yet faced by the sincere Bible student. It will take several years of sowing, before you will reap the tremendous meditative impact of knowing what is in each of the Psalms. Never give up! Never give up! Just keep on keeping on! And above all claim the promise of Ephesians 3:20. If you don’t know that verse, look it up; if you aren’t using it, no wonder life is boring around your house.
"Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us," (Ephesians 3:20, NASB)
Don’t forget to keep on reviewing. Do you still know Genesis--as far as chapter title content? How about Leviticus--what is Leviticus 17? Do you know as you read this? Continue to set goals and be a faithful steward in attaining those goals. At this point you are more than half through the entire Bible.
Proverbs
1-9. Proverbs of Solomon. Introduction to Wisdom
1. Doctrine Exposes Temptation. Introduction to Wisdom (Wisdom is Bible Doctrine taught categorically)
2. Knowledge as a Preventative. Seek Bible Doctrine Wholeheartedly (Wisdom)
Chapter 3: Knowledge - Its Practical Benefits. Elaboration on Bible Doctrine (Wisdom)
4. Activity - Positive and Negative
5-7. Illegitimate Love Condemned (Strange woman illustrates the human viewpoint of life as well)
5. Wisdom and Marriage Relationship
6. Instruction as to Production, Mental Attitude Sins and Adultery
7. Wisdom (Attacked by False Wisdom)
8-9. Good Women versus Bad Women (True doctrine vs. False doctrine)
8. Superior Value of Wisdom over Otherwise Valued Things
9. Reception of Knowledge by Positive and Negative
10-24. Proverbs of Solomon. Application of Wisdom to Experience. Application of Bible Doctrine to Experience (resultant conflict)
10. Enemies of True Wisdom
11. Characteristics of Wise Man and Fool
12. Stability Produced by Wisdom .
13. Discernment in Wisdom of True Wealth
14. Wisdom Related to Wise and Foolish
15. Wisdom and Communication
16. Wisdom Practically Applied
17. Wisdom and the Fool
18. Wisdom and Foolishness of the Tongue
19. Wisdom in its Superiority
20. Wisdom’s Photograph of Life
21. The Objectives of Wisdom
22. Pitfalls to Wisdom
23. Wisdom and Conduct of Others
24. Wisdom-Maturity of the Believer
25-29. Proverbs of Solomon. Hezekiah’s Men Copied Out. Proverbs concerning the Fool (the fool is a believer who will not learn and apply the most important thing--Bible Doctrine)
25. Wisdom and Practical Sound Relations
26. Wisdom and the Fool
27. Wisdom Applied to the Secrets of Men’s Hearts and Mature Divine Viewpoint
28. Failure to Use Wisdom
29. Benefits of Wisdom Used Authoritatively
30. Wisdom Rejected in its Climax. Proverbs of Agur (Also a Title for Solomon). (Some more Proverbs of Solomon)
31. Wisdom and the Woman, Proverbs of King Lemuel (Another Title for Solomon). A Virtuous woman.
Ecclesiastes (The Believer Out of Fellowship)
1:1-3 The Outlook of a Believer Out of Fellowship
1:4-11 Science Does not Satisfy (When out of fellowship, etc.)
1:12-18 Wisdom and Philosophy does not Satisfy
2:1-11 Pleasure does not Satisfy
2:12-26 Materialism does not Satisfy
3:1-15 Fatalism. does not Satisfy
3:16-4:16 Egotism does not Satisfy
5:1-8 Religion (without Christ) does not Satisfy
5:9-6:12 Wealth does not Satisfy
7:1-12:12 Humanitarian Works do not Satisfy: Conclusion: When a believer is out of fellowship nothing, absolutely nothing satisfies him. Then What???
12:13-14 Get Back in Fellowship and Walk with the Lord
The Song of Solomon
Due to the fact that this book is very difficult to accurately interpret, a different approach is used to master the book. The following results are the fruit of a study done in the original Hebrew text. The Song of Solomon is in five acts or scenes.
Act 1: (Song of Sol. 1:1-3:5) There are three main characters in the Song plus a fourth who is gone during most of the book. Included are Solomon, the Shulammite Woman, the daughters of Jerusalem, and the Shepherd Lover of the woman.
The Shulammite Woman incurs the wrath of her brothers (her father is dead) because she falls in love with a Shepherd Lover. They live in the south of Palestine, but she is banished to the north to work in her brother’s vineyards by driving out the foxes which spoil the grapes. Solomon is on a mission in the northern part of his kingdom and as his “Cadillac chariot” goes by the vineyards, Solomon, who has a weakness for women, spots this beautiful girl. She is invited to join the harem of Solomon as a daughter of Jerusalem and she goes hoping to get away from her brothers. However, she soon finds out that Solomon wants to woo her as another one of his wives.
Solomon’s harem consists of: Wives called queens, Concubines (inferior wives), and Daughters of Jerusalem. The Daughters of Jerusalem were in the harem as servants, chaperons, female guards, etc. So she is now in the harem, however she still loves her Shepherd Lover.
In this book, Solomon is a type of the world - wanting her for his own lust, a believer out of fellowship. The Shulammite Woman is a type of the saved Jews during the Tribulation waiting for the Second Advent. The Shepherd Lover pictures the Lord Jesus Christ absent from the earth until that time.
Act 2: (Song of Sol. 13:6-11) Pictures Solomon returning from the North with his entourage-- scene has one bystander after another describing Solomon in all his glory and beauty and with all his status symbols. Solomon will be turned down by this beautiful woman.
Act 3: (Song of Sol. 4:1-7:9) This scene depicts the Royal Palace where Solomon attempts to woo the Shulammite Woman by the things he says to her, the things she thinks while he is talking, what she says to him, and what the daughters of Jerusalem say. The rain point in this third act is how she remains true to her Shepherd Lover and says no to Solomon in a half-dozen different ways.
Act 4: (Song of Sol. 7:10-8:4) This scene describes the rescue of the Shulammite Woman from the clutches of Solomon. The Shepherd Lover comes to the Royal Palace and delivers her from Solomon and they escape together.
Act 5: (Song of Sol. 8:5-14) Pictures the Shulammite lover returning to her hometown with her Shepherd Lover. It includes the comments of the neighbors, the mother, the brothers, and the public acceptance of the shepherd. Nothing is said about them living happily ever after, but everything ends just real fine.
The Song of Solomon
1. Conversation between Shulammite Woman and the Daughters of Jerusalem.
2. The Shulammite Woman’s thoughts of her Shepherd Lover.
3. The Shulammite Woman’s search for her lover, her desire to marry him, glimpse of rival lover Solomon in all his glory.
4. The Wooing of King Solomon--no go from her (vs. 16)
5. The Shulammite Woman’s thoughts concerning her Shepherd Lover. (As Solomon woos, she thinks of the one she truly loves)
6. Solomon woos, all in the harem like her, but she remains true to her Shepherd Lover.
7. The Prince’s daughter (one of Solomon’s wives) distracts him, and the Shulammite Woman escapes with her lover.
8. Shulammite Woman and Shepherd Lover together again in their home town, everything is fine.
Isaiah
1. Terrible Wickedness of Judah
2-4. A Prevision of Millennial Age
5. Vineyard Funeral Dirge
6. The Call of Isaiah
7. Virgin Birth Chapter
8. Maher-shalal-hash-baz
9. Names of Christ Prophesied
10. The Advancing Assyrians
11-12. The Branch and Mill. Kingdom
13-14. Fall of Babylon & Philistia
15-16. Moab
17. Damascus
18. Ethiopia
19. Egypt
20-21. Egypt and Ethiopia, Babylon, Edom, Arabia
22. Jerusalem
23. Tyre
24. Tribulation Troubles
25. Millennial Mercies
26. “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace”
27. Israel Regathered
28. Denouncing Samaria and Jerusalem
29. Imminent Siege of Jerusalem
30. Judah’s Alliance with Egypt
31. Warning of chapter 30 continued
32-34. Preparation for Armageddon
35. The Regathering of Israel (Second Advent)
36-37. Assyrian Army Defeated
38-39. Hezekiah’s Sickness and Death
40-44. Words of Comfort
45. Prophecy of Cyrus
46-48. Fall of Babylon
49-57. The Great Deliverer God
58-66. Those who are Delivered
Consider this Breakdown of Isaiah
58-59. Comparison of faithful and unfaithful and their respective ends
60-62. The Glorious Redeemer, Jerusalem and its Citizens
63-64. Repentance and Confession
65-66. New Heavens and New Earth
Another breakdown of Isaiah
1-35. Condemnation Theme
36-39. Historical Theme
40-66. Redemption Theme
Jeremiah
1. The Prophet’s Call
2-45. Prophecies Against Judah and Jerusalem
During Reigns of Josiah and Jehoiakim: 2-20
2:1-3:5. The First Prophecy (Spiritual Adultery)
2. Israel’s Apostacy
3. Judah Worse than Israel!
3:6-Ch. 6. The Second Prophecy (Judgment)
4. Approaching Desolation of Judah by Babylon
5. Universal Depravity of Judah
6. Destruction from the North (Prophetical)
7-10. The Third Prophecy (False Worship)
7. Repentance their only hope
8. The Harvest is Past (You’ve had it, judgment is sure.)
9. Jeremiah, the weeping prophet
10. Jehovah, the true God
11-13. The Fourth Prophecy (A Broken Covenant)
11. The Broken Covenant--Jeremiah’s death plotted
12. Jeremiah’s Complaint
13. The marred Girdle
14-17. The Fifth Prophecy (Various Judgments)
14-15. Drought & Jeremiah’s Intercession (remarkable chapter, read)
16. Jeremiah Forbidden to Marry
17. Sabbath Profaned, Judgment inevitable
18-20. The Sixth Prophecy (Sign of the Potter’s House)
18. The Potter’s Clay
19. The Earthen Bottle, broken
20. Jeremiah Imprisoned, Discouraged
At Various Periods till the fall of Jerusalem: 21-39
21-24. The Charge Against the Rulers
21. The Siege Begins (Chronologically out of place)
22. Warning to King Jehoiakim
23. False Prophets
24. The Two Baskets of Figs
25-29. The Design and Duration of the Babylon Captivity
25. 70 years captivity Predicted
26. Jeremiah’s Trial before the Princes
27-28. Oxen Yoke on Jeremiah’s neck to illustrate coming yoke.
29. Jeremiah’s Letter to those in Exile
30-33. The Messianic Kingdom based on Davidic Covenant
30. The Great Tribulation
31. Promise of the New Covenant (31:31-34)
32-33. Nature of the New Covenant
34-39. The Provision of the New Covenant
34. Zedekiah’s Proclamation of Liberty
35. The Obedience of the Rechabites
36. The King throws Jeremiah’s book into the fire
37-38. Jeremiah’s Imprisonment
39. Jerusalem Burned
After the Fall of Jerusalem: 40-45
40-41. Gedaliah made Governor of remnant left in Jerusalem.
42-43. Remnant left in Jerusalem goes to Egypt, warned not to--and force Jeremiah to go along.
44. Jeremiah’s Final Appeal (Dies in Egypt apparently)
45. Baruch (Jeremiah’s Scribe)
Prophecies Against the Nations: 46-51
46. Against Egypt
47. Against the Philistines
48. Moab
49. Ammon, Edom, Syria, Hazor, Elam
50-51. Prediction of the Fall of Babylon!
52. The Historical Appendix: Finis
The Lamentations of Jeremiah (A Funeral Dirge Over the Desolation of Jerusalem)
1. The Departure of Judah (Forsaken and Trodden Down)
2. The Devastation of Jehovah (Wrath)
3. The Discernment of Jeremiah (Affliction now, hope later)
4. The Discipline of Jehovah (Sin brings punishment, fierce anger, and devouring enemies.)
5. The Deterrent for Judah (That they might acknowledge their sin--and that God would remember them)
Again, the memorizing of chapter titles is no easy task. Few believers could do these titles (whole Bible) in less than five years. Remember one must overlearn them until they are in the meditative process. There is an amazing reward for those who do get the entire Bible learned through this process. It is being conversant with the whole counsel of God and its impact in your live-a-day world.
Ezekiel
The Prophet’s Call and Commission: 1-3
1. The Vision of the Glory of God
2-3. The Voice of God
Prophecies against Judah and Jerusalem: 4-24 (Spiritual Adultery)
4-7. Symbolic Siege of Jerusalem
8-11. Ezekiel’s Vision--Journey to Jerusalem
12. Ezekiel Noves in his Household goods
13. False Prophets
14. Hypocritical Inquirers
15. Parable of the Vine Tree
16. Allegory of the Unfaithful Wife
17. Parable of the Two Eagles
18. “The Soul that Sins, It Shall Die”
19. The Concluding Lamentation
20. The Filth of Idolatry
21. The Song of the Sword
22. The Sins of Jerusalem
23. Oholah--Samaria and Oholibah--Jerusalem: (Very Sinful)
24. The Boiling Pot
Prophecies Against Surrounding Nations: 25-32
25. Ammon, Moab, Edom, Philistia
26-28. Tyre and Sidon
29-32. Egypt (Six Visions)
Prophecies of the Final Restoration of Israel: 33-48
33. The watchman (Justice of God)
34. The Shepherds (Indictment)
35. Doom of Edom Confirmed
36. New Covenant Confirmed
37. The Valley of Dry Bones
38-39. Gog and Magog (Russia, North)
40-43. The Millennial Temple
44-46. The Millennial Worship
47-48. The Millennial Land
Daniel
1. The Wisdom of Daniel
2. The Dream Image
3. The Fiery Furnace
4. The Tree Vision of Nebuchadnezzar
5. Belshazzar and the Handwriting on the Wall
6. Daniel in the Lion’s Den
7. The Four Beast Vision
8. The Ram and Rough Goat Vision
9. Daniel’s 70 Weeks
10. The Angelic Conflict (Between good and bad angels)
11. The Man of Sin (Anti-Christ)
12. The Time of the End
Hosea
Personal Affliction of Hosea 1-3
1-3. Hosea’s wife and Children
National Application to Israel 4-14
4. “Ephraim is Joined to Idols”
5. “Ephraim shall become a ruin”
6. “Priests Murder and commit Lewdness”
7. “They are all Adulterers”.
8. “Have Sown the Wind; Shall Reap the Whirlwind”
9. “Abominable Like the Idols they Love”
10. “The Glory of Bethel is Departed”
11. “How Shall I Give you Up?”
12. “Jacob Found God at Bethel”
13. “They Sin More and More”
14. “Israel Shall Return to God”
Conditions were in a fantastic mess when Hosea ministered to Israel. Their degradation was beastly and simply unbelievable. Yet Hosea ministered and suffered unceasingly to make the Israelites see that God still loved them. It is an amazing book!
Joel
1. The Plague of Locusts
2. The Coming Day of the Lord
3. Great Events of the Day of the Lord
Amos
1-2. Judgments on surrounding nations, Including Judah and Israel
Jehovah’s indictment of the whole family of Jacob. Amos 3-8
3. The Luxurious Palaces of Samaria
4. “Prepare to Meet Thy God”
5. The Day of the Lord
6. The Assyrian Captivity
7. Three Visions of Destruction (Locusts, Fire, Plumbline)
8. The Basket of Summer Fruit
Future Kingdom Blessing of Restored Israel. Amos 9
Obadiah
la. The Judgment of Edom (because of pride, a mental attitude sin)
lb. Restoration of Israel
Jonah
1. Jonah’s Flight: (Disobedience) Swallowed by Whale
2. Jonah’s Prayer
3. Nineveh’s Repentance
4. Jonah’s Chagrin (Displeasure)
Micah
1. Samaria Doomed (Northern Kingdom)
2-3. Brutality of the Rulers
4. Prophecy of the Millennial Kingdom
5. Prophecy of Christ’s Birth
6. Jehovah’s Controversy with His people
7. Desolation, But God Will Triumph
Nahum
1. Nineveh Will be judged
2. The Judgment is Executed
3. Further Reasons Why Nineveh was Judged (Three indictments and permanent destruction)
Note: Jonah prophecies about 100 years before Nahum, at that time Nineveh repented, but now the axe is lowered in judgment.
Habakkuk
1-2. Prophet’s Two Dialogues with God (complains, God replies, questions again, God again answers)
3. The Prophet’s Prayer and Praise
The theme of this book is a prophecy of judgment upon Judah by God through the Babylon Empire and then the judgment of Babylon afterwards.
Zephaniah
1. The Judgment of God upon Judah
2. The Judgment of God upon Surrounding Nations
3. Millennial Blessings in Israel
Haggai
1. The First Message (September 1st) Rebuke. The Second Message (September 24th) Commendation
2. The Third Message (October 21st) Encouragement. The Fourth Message (December 24th) Cleansing, Blessing. The Fifth Message (December 24th) Destruction of Gentile Power.
Haggai is post-Babylon captivity. The theme: Unfinished temple, and his message--to encourage the builders to finish it.
Zechariah
1-6. The Eight Night Visions
The man among the myrtle trees
The four horns and the four smiths
The man with the measuring line Joshua the High Priest before the Angel of the Lord
The Golden Candlestick and the two olive trees
The Flying Roll The woman in the bushel basket
The Four Chariots
6b. The Crowning of Joshua
7-8. Question about Fasting
9-11. God’s Judgment on Neighbor Nations (First Prophetic Burden)
12-14 .The Second Advent and Acceptance of Messiah as King (Second Prophetical Burden)
Note: The theme of Zechariah is Israel’s glorious Messianic future providing present hope and encouragement for the Jewish remnant. The book is post Babylonian captivity.
Malachi
Malachi’s message sets the precedent for the intertestamental period. This post captivity book (397 BC) is heeded by Israel and until 323 BC they have wonderful prosperity.
1. Priest’s--Get back into Fellowship
2. Priest’s and People--get back into Fellowship
3. Robbery, but Future Blessing
4. The Second Advent
Suggested New Testament Chapter Titles
Matthew
1-2. The Birth and Reception of the King
3. The Baptism of the King
4. The Testing of the King
5-7. The Proclamation of the King (Sermon on the Mount)
8-10. The Authority of the King (Power, Credentials)
11-12. The Opposition to the King
13. The Parables of the King
14-20. The Revelation and Instruction of the King
21-23. The Formal Presentation of the King (Palm Sunday)
24-25. The Predictions of the King (Mt. Olivet Discourse)
26-27. The Crucifixion of the King
28. The Resurrection of the King
Mark
1. Preparation of the Servant (Jesus Christ--Conquering Servant)
2-7. Galilean Ministry of the Servant
8-9. Northeast of Galilee Ministry of the Servant
10. In route to Jerusalem Ministry of the Servant
11-13. Jerusalem Ministry of the Servant
14-15. Crucifixion of the Servant
16. Resurrection and Ascension of the Servant
Luke
1-4. The Identification of the Son of Man with Men
5-10a. The Ministry of the Son of Man to Men
10b-20. The Rejection of the Son of Man by Men
20-23. The Suffering of the Son of Man for Men
24. The Resurrection of the Son of Man before Men
John
1. Christ the Word
2. Christ the Creator
3. Christ the Savior
4. Christ the Water of Life
5. Christ the Judge
6. Christ the Bread of Life
7. Christ the Heavenly One
8-9. Christ the Light of the World (9 illustrates 8)
10. Christ the Good Shepherd
11. Christ the Resurrection and the Life
12. Christ the Center of Attraction
13. Christ the Advocate
14. Christ the Coming One
15. Christ the Vine
16. Christ the Pre-eminent One
17. Christ the Intercessor (High Priest)
18-19. Christ the Faithful and Obedient One unto Death
20. Christ the Victorious One
21. Christ the Great Shepherd
There are many ways to arrange the Gospels which cover, many chapters. Too much detail is discouraging to memorizers, as is breaking a chapter in the middle. Simplification is the order with some overlap.
Acts
1. Commission and Ascension
2. Pentecost
3. Lame Man Healed
4. The First Persecution
5. Ananias and Sapphira
6. The First Deacons
7. Stephen and Martyrdom
8. Philip and the Eunuch
9. Saul’s Conversion on the Damascus Road
10. Peter and Cornelius
11. Peter Vindicates ministry to the Gentiles
12. Peter in Prison
13-14. First Missionary Journey
15. Jerusalem Council
16-18. Second Missionary Journey
19-20. Third Missionary Journey
21. Paul Arrives at Jerusalem
22. Paul’s defense before the Multitudes
23. Defense before Sanhedrin
24. Before Felix
25. Before Festus
26. Before King Agrippa
27. Shipwreck
28. Rome
Romans
1. All Gentiles under sin!
2. All Jews under sin!
3. Therefore all have sinned!
4. Answer: Justification by faith
5. Justification by faith cont.
6. Then what? The Christian walk
7. The Christian walk cont.
8. More on the Christian walk
9. Israel in Prophecy
10. Israel in Failure
11. Israel in Success
12. Living Sacrifice Living
13. Love Your Neighbor
14. Discerning the Doubtful
15. Jew and Gentile, One in Christ
16. Paul’s Friends
1 Corinthians
1. Divisions
2. Natural, Carnal, Spiritual Man
3. The Judgment Seat of Christ
4. Judging Each Other
5. Immorality Rebuked
6. Lawsuits with Christians
7. Christian Marriage
8. Meats Offered to Idols
9. Castaway Chapter (Not loss of salvation, disapproved service)
10. Israel’s Example (No good)
11. Conduct at the Lord’s Supper
12. Spiritual Gifts
13. Love Chapter
14. Spiritual Gifts
15. Resurrection Chapter
16. Closing Instructions
2 Corinthians
1. Paul’s Plan to come to Corinth
2. Immoral Man Cleansed (1 Cor. 5)
3. The Glorious Ministry
4. The Suffering Ministry
5. The Reconciling Ministry
6. The Separated Ministry
7. The Heart of Paul
8. Money Matters
9. Cheerful Giving
10. Divine Viewpoint vs. Human viewpoint
11. The Boasting of Paul
12. The Third Heaven and the Thorn
13. Concluding Remarks
Galatians
1. Gospel Perversion by False Teachers
2. Legalism versus Grace
3. Abrahamic Covenant also to Gentiles on a Faith Basis
4. The Curse of Legalism (Outward religion)
5. Walk in the Spirit, Fruit of the Spirit (inward):
6. Walking in the Spirit, ministry to others (outward)
Ephesians
1-2. The Doctrinal Wealth of the Christian
3-4. The Walk of the Christian
5-6. The Warfare of the Christian
Colossians
1. Seven Superiorities of Christ (Memorize Col. 1:15-19)
2. God is complete, I am complete, no need for legalism
3. Fruit of Union with Christ
4. Godly Examples: Tychicus, Onesimus, Epaphras
2 Thessalonians
1. Comfort in Persecution
2. The Man of Sin Revealed.
3. Disorderly Christians and Busybodies
2 Timothy
1. Lois, Eunice, and Timothy had unfeigned faith
2. A good soldier studies
3. Verbal Inspiration Chapter
4. Paul’s thinking two months before death, “I have fought a good fight.
Philippians
1. The mind of Paul (joyful mind, prayerful mind, bold mind, and a heavenly mind)
2. The mind of Christ
3. “That I may know Him”
4. What the Believer Should Think
1 Thessalonians
1. Work of faith, labor of love, patience of hope
2. Testimony of Paul
3. Timothy’s Report to Paul
4. Rapture Chapter
5. Peace and safety--then sudden destruction comes. 1 Thess. 5:3
1 Timothy
1. Legalism and Unsound teaching Rebuked
2. Prayer for Government Leaders
3. Qualifications for Pastors & Deacons
4. Doctrine of Demons vs. Good Doctrine
5. The Ministry of Widows
6. The Christian in Business
Titus
1. Crete and Christianity
2. “Looking for that Blessed Hope” (Rapture of the Church)
3. Production of Divine Good
4. Rejection of Heretics
Philemon
1. Effectual, Profitable Christianity
Hebrews
1. Angelic Conflict: Christ is better than the angels
2. Angelic Conflict: Christ made lower than the angels to taste death
3. Christ is better than Moses
4. Faith-Rest
5. Christ our High Priest
6. On to Maturity
7. Melchizedek vs. Aaronic Priesthood
8. New Covenant vs. the Old Mosaic Covenant
9. The Blood of Christ
10. In the Holiest, vs. 19
11. The Hall of Faith
12. Chastisement chapter
13. Bearing His Reproach
James
1. Ask for Wisdom Chapter
2. Relationship of Faith and Works
3. Tongue Chapter
4. The Rebuke of Wordiness
5. Practical Pointers on riches, patience, prayer
1 Peter
1. “Trial of Your Faith ... precious” (We’ll soon be with Him.)
2. Suffering in the Light of His Suffering
3. How to win a negative husband
4. Strange Trials and Suffering
5. Christian Service--leaders and people
2 Peter
1. The Great and Precious Promises
2. False Teachers
3. Burning of Present Heavens and Earth
1 John
1-2. Christ is Light
3-4. Christ is Love
5. Christ is Life
2 John
1. Truth vs. Error
3 John
3 John 1 - Hospitality
Jude
1. Contending for the Faith, faultless presentation
Revelation
1. Introduction
2-3. The Seven Churches
4. Heaven’s Opened
5. The Seven Seals
6. The Seven Seals Opened
7. Sealing of the 144,000
8. The Seven Trumpets
9. The Trumpets Opened
10. The Mighty Angel and the Little Book
11. The Two Witnesses
12. The Seven Personages
13. The Sea Beast & Earth Beast (Antichrist, False Prophet)
14. Vision of the Lamb & 144,000 (Battle of Armageddon)
15. The Seven Vials
16. The Seven Vials Opened
17. Ecclesiastical Babylon
18. Commercial Babylon
19. Second Advent
20. The Great White Throne
21. The New Heavens, the New Earth and New Jerusalem
22. Eternity