The Old Testament Made Simple (Part 1) – List of Contents and Sample Chapters
Preface (Click here to read)
Chapter 1 – Adam and Eve
Chapter 2 – The Creation Story
Chapter 3 – Cain and Abel (SAMPLE CHAPTER – Click here to read)
Chapter 4 – The “Sons of God” and the Nephilim
Chapter 5 – Noah and the Flood
Chapter 6 – The Tower of Babel
Chapter 7 – God’s Covenant With Abram/Abraham
Chapter 8 – Sodom and Gomorrah
Chapter 9 – Abraham and Isaac (SAMPLE CHAPTER – Click here to read)
Chapter 10 – Isaac and Rebekah
Chapter 11 – Jacob and Esau
Chapter 12 – Jacob and Laban
Chapter 13 – Jacob’s Twelve Sons
Chapter 14 – Jacob Returns to Canaan
Chapter 15 – Leah’s Children
Chapter 16 – Joseph (SAMPLE CHAPTER – Click here to read)
Chapter 17 – Moses’ Early Life
Chapter 18 – Moses, the Reluctant Prophet
Chapter 19 – The Hardening of Pharaoh’s Heart (SAMPLE CHAPTER – Click here to read)
Chapter 20 – Passover
Chapter 21 – Crossing the Sea of Reeds
Chapter 22 – The Journey to Mount Sinai
Chapter 23 – The Attack at Rephidim
Chapter 24 – The Covenant at Sinai
Chapter 25 – Why God Speaks Through Prophets
Chapter 26 – The Ten Commandments
Chapter 27 – The Tabernacle
Chapter 28 – Tithes and Offerings
Chapter 29 – Old Testament Criminal Laws
Chapter 30 – Roots of the Two Greatest Commandments
Chapter 31 – The Clean and the Unclean
Chapter 32 – The Census and the Camp
Chapter 33 – Spying on Canaan
Chapter 34 – Putting God to the Test
Chapter 35 – Korah’s Rebellion
Chapter 36 – Aaron’s Staff
Chapter 37 – Moses’ Critical Mistakes
Chapter 38 – The Journey Around Edom
Chapter 39 – Victory Over the Amorites
Chapter 40 – Balaam
Chapter 41 – The Temptation of Idolatry
Chapter 42 – The Second Census
Chapter 43 – The Tribes East of the Jordan River
Chapter 44 – Cities of the Levites
Chapter 45 – The Death of Moses
Chapter 46 – Joshua
Chapter 47 – Preparing for the Battle of Jericho
Chapter 48 – Jericho and Ai
Chapter 49 – The Gibeonites
Chapter 50 – The Southern Campaign
Chapter 51 – The Northern Campaign
Chapter 52 – Dividing the Promised Land
Chapter 53 – An Almost Tragic Misunderstanding
Chapter 54 – The Death of Joshua
Chapter 55 – A New Generation Arises
Chapter 56 – The First Two Judges: Othniel and Ehud
Chapter 57 – Deborah the Prophetess
Chapter 58 – Gideon Is Called By God
Chapter 59 – A Sword For the Lord and For Gideon
Chapter 60 – Gideon’s Terrible Mistake
Chapter 61 – Abimelech’s Treachery
Chapter 62 – Jephthah’s Reckless Vow
Chapter 63 – Samson Enraged
Chapter 64 – Samson and Delilah
Chapter 65 – The Corrupting of the Danites
Chapter 66 – Civil War
Chapter 67 – Benjamin Saved
Chapter 68 – Ruth and Naomi
Chapter 69 – Ruth and Boaz
Chapter 70 – Samuel and Eli
Chapter 71 – Disaster at Ebenezer
Chapter 72 – God vs. the Philistines
Chapter 73 – Victory Over the Philistines
Chapter 74 – The Israelites Get a King
Chapter 75 – King Saul
Chapter 76 – King Saul Proves Himself
Chapter 77 – How Long Did King Saul Reign?
Chapter 78 – King Saul’s First Big Blunder
Chapter 79 – Saul Victorious
Chapter 80 – King Saul’s Second Big Blunder
Chapter 81 – Samuel Anoints David
Chapter 82 – David and Goliath
Chapter 83 – Saul’s Jealousy
Chapter 84 – David and Jonathan
Chapter 85 – David On the Run
Chapter 86 – David’s Narrow Escapes
Chapter 87 – David and Abigail
Chapter 88 – David’s Mercy Toward Saul
Chapter 89 – David Among the Philistines
Chapter 90 – Saul and the Witch of En-dor
Chapter 91 – David and the Amalekites
Chapter 92 – The Deaths of Saul and Jonathan
Chapter 93 – David Becomes King of Judah
Chapter 94 – David Becomes King of Israel
Chapter 95 – King David’s Power Grows
Chapter 96 – King David and the Ark
Chapter 97 – David and Michal
Chapter 98 – King David Builds His Kingdom
Chapter 99 – David and the Temple
Chapter 100 – Mephibosheth
Chapter 101 – David and Bathsheba
Chapter 102 – The Children of David and Bathsheba
Chapter 103 – The Murder of Amnon
Index of Biblical Books (print book only)
Index of Persons and Places (print book only)
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