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Genesis
Dispensations: Gentiles - Gen. 1 through Gen. 11, Jews - Gen. 12 through Gen. 50.
Exodus
No particular emphasis regarding dispensations.
Leviticus
Dispensations: That of the Jew, to be recipients of God’s mind and a witness to all the nations of the world.
Numbers
Jewish Dispensation - two generation concept.
Deuteronomy
Dispensations: Jewish - anticipation of Palestinian Covenant reality.
Joshua
Dispensations demonstrated as God deals with the world through the nation of Israel. Abrahamic Covenant - Palestinian division of the Covenant in focus. The acquisition of part of the land but failure to take all of it.
Judges, Ruth
No particular emphasis regarding dispensations.
1 Samuel
Dispensations - Israel possessing Scriptures - Law in writing, Pentateuch by Moses.
2 Samuel
Dispensations: Jewish - preparation for Messiah the King. Ministry of prophets come into play.
1 Kings
No particular emphasis regarding dispensations.
2 Kings
Dispensations: Prophet more important than King.
1 Chronicles and 2 Chronicles
Dispensations: Israel administered great power in the world then and had considerable Gospel ministry under David their King. Five cycles of Discipline - Chronicles ends with both north and south in captivity, North to Assyria, South to Babylon.
Ezra
Dispensations: Prophet and priest played more part with King line vacant until Christ appeared as King of the Jews in Matthew.
Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Psalms
No particular emphasis regarding dispensations.
Ecclesiastes
Dispensations: The reign of Solomon and his reversionism and human viewpoint aspirations occurred within the Jewish dispensation and was, therefore, subject to all the regulation governing that dispensation. Ecclesiastes shows the road taken when doctrine is departed from. It clarifies the areas that a reversionist will pursue when out of fellowship and backslidden.
Song of Solomon
No particular emphasis regarding dispensations.
The major issue is the proper bridegroom to bride relationship in the spiritual sense and the doctrine of the inconsequential person.