Old Testament Highlights (1 Chronicles – Job)

1 Chronicles

1. Written family genealogies
2. Death of King Saul
3. King David moves the Ark of God (Covenant)
4. David versus more giants
5. Controversial Census
6. Solomon succeeds David
7. David counsels Solomon

2 Chronicles

1. Solomon asks for wisdom
2. Solomon builds God’s temple
3. Solomon displays great wisdom
4. Rehoboam succeeds Solomon
5. Royal Family War
6. Reign of Asa
   1. Didn’t seek God but only physicians
7. Reign of Jehosophat
8. Death of Ahab
9. Reign of Jehoram
10. Reign of Ahaziah
11. Reign and death of Queen Athaliah
12. Joash succeeds Ahaziah
13. Amaziah succeeds Joash
14. Reign and death of Amaziah
15. Reign and death of Uzziah
16. Reign of Jotham
17. Reign of Ahaz
18. Reign of Hezekiah
19. Reign of Manasseh
20. Reign of Josiah
21. Short reign of Jehoahaz
22. Reign of Jehoiakam
23. Reign of Jehoiachin
24. Reign of Zedekiah

Ezra

1. Exiles return to Jerusalem
2. Conflicts over rebuilding the altar
3. Great divorce of pagan marriages

Nehemiah

1. Rebuilding and rededicating Jerusalem

Esther

1. Esther the adopted daughter of Mordecai becomes Queen
2. Jews vs Haman
3. Haman and his sons are impaled to death
4. Mordecai becomes prime minister

Job (probably the earliest written book of the Bible)

1. God blessed Job with family, riches and honor
2. Satan makes a deal with God to tempt Job
3. Job loses his children, riches, honor and struck with sickness
4. Job remains devoted to God despite deep conversations with his wise friends
5. God restores Job fourfold and Job prays for his friends

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