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This Old Testament book offers this wise advice: “He that loveth silver
shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance.”
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In this book, Paul declares the absolute supremacy of Christ:
“Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth,
visible and invisible, whether they be thrones or dominions, or
principalities, or powers:
all these were created by him and for him:”
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In this Old Testament book, the prophet has a vision of a wicked woman
rising up out of a basket, and a vision of four chariots pulled by different
colored horses.
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| 4E
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The last verse of this book is a benediction, “The grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.” This is similar
to the benedictions found in Philippians and Revelation.
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| 5E
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The story of Noah is found in this book.
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| 6W
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In this New Testament book, Jesus is compared to the Old Testament priest Melchizedek.
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| 7E
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In this book, the prophet warns against worshipping gold and silver idols
that have no breath in them.
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| 8S
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The first of two letters to this church from Paul admonishes the
members to “rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all
circumstances…” and to “greet all the brethren with a holy kiss.”
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| 9S
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In the first of two letters to this congregation, Paul said, “If I speak in the
tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a
clanging cymbal.”
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| 10S
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Two common phrases, “holier than thou” and “woe is me” appear in this book.
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| 11S
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In this book, we read that Moses anointed Aaron and his sons with the blood of a ram.
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| 12S
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This Old Testament book of prophecy contains the words: “The silver is
mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts.”
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| 13N
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According to the prophet in this book, the city of Nineveh was attacked by
soldiers in scarlet uniforms and carrying red shields.
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| 14N
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This book contains the following story:
When Peter asked Jesus how often he should forgive a brother who
has sinned against him,
Jesus said, “I do not say to you seven times
but seventy times seven.”
This book also contains the Sermon on the Mount and the Lord’s Prayer.
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The last verse of this book reads, “And for all the mighty power
and all the great and terrible deeds which Moses wrought in the
sight of all Israel.”
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| 16N
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In this book, we find the following verses:
“all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” and
“all things work together for good to them that love God.”
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| 17W
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In this book, the prophet condemned the idle rich on their beds of ivory by
saying, “woe to those who lie upon the beds of ivory and stretch
themselves upon their couches.”
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| 18W
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In this book, we read about the godly king, Josiah, who cleansed Jerusalem
by burning the bones of false priests on their altars.
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| 19E
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This book tells us that in the Persian capital of Ecbatana, they found the
decree permitting the Jews to return to Israel.
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| 20N
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This epistle mentions, “one Lord, one faith, one baptism.”
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| 21E
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In this book, Paul asked the two women, Euodias and Syntyche, to stop quarreling.
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| 22S
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In this Old Testament book, we read about a fugitive prophet who slept in
the bottom of a ship as it rolled in a storm. This same prophet prayed
while in the belly of a whale.
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| 23S
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The malicious king of Moab, Balak, sent the prophet Balaam to curse
Israel in this Old Testament book.
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| 24S
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This book has a devoted lover praising a woman’s beautiful feet.
This book contains love songs.
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| 25S
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This book is the shortest Old Testament book.
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| 26N
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This book contains Jesus’ statements:
(1)“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and
to God the
things that are God’s”
(2) “Get behind me, Satan!”
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| 27E
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In this book, there is a plain pronouncement of God’s judgment on Judah
for her various sins. The prophet warned of a destruction in which man
and beast will be swept away along with all birds of the air and fish of the
sea.
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| 28W
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The passage, “For God so loved the world that he gave his only
begotten son …” is found in this book.
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| 29S
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In this book, Moses and the people of Israel sing this song to the Lord:
“… The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my
salvation …”
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| 30W
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This epistle refers to Christ as a living stone.
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| 31N
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The words from the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah are found
in this book:
“Hallelujah, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth … King
of kings and Lord of lords!”
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| 32W
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In this short Old Testament book, the prophet describes a locust plague
and then says God promises that the suffering people will yet be blessed.
He says that the day of the Lord will be a day of blackness.
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| 33E
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This epistle compares false teachers to rainless clouds blown about by the
wind. This book ends with one of the most beautiful Biblical benedictions:
“Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you
faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
To the only wise God our savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and
power, both now and forever.”
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| 34S
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In this book, we read of Boaz, the barley farmer, who married a
Moabite woman and became an ancestor of David.
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| 35S
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The famous story of King Solomon’s decision to “divide the living child
in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other” woman is found in
this book.
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| 36W
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In this book, it says that the Lord’s people have become as cruel as
“ostriches in the wilderness.”
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| 37S
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This book contains the verse, “Every good endowment and every
perfect gift is from above.”
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| 38W
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In this book, the prophet was told by God to name his son Lo-ammi.
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| 39E
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In this last book of the Old Testament, the prophet speaks about Jews
divorcing their wives
to marry pagan women.
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| 40S
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“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want …” is found in this book.
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| 41E
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The prophet in this book warns of the consequences of sin and poses the
question,
“Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten
thousands of rivers of oil?”
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| 42S
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This epistle from Paul says that Christian women should not wear pearls
or have braided hair,
and that they should not teach or have authority over men.
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| 43W
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In this book, the prophet has a vision of four living creatures and four
wheels.
Each wheel was constructed as if it were a wheel within a wheel.
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| 44N
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In this eighteenth book of the New Testament, Paul writes to his friend
urging him to take back
in Christian love a runaway slave named
Onesimus.
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| 45S
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The common phrase, “I have escaped by the skin of my teeth,”
originated in this book.
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| 46E
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In this book, we read about the Israelite woman named Jael who killed a
Canaanite captain by driving a tent peg through his head.
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| 47N
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In this book, we read of a Jewish girl who became queen of Persia.
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| 48W
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The Jewish leader in this Old Testament book was deeply offended when
he saw people engaging in trade on the Sabbath. He says, “In those days, I
saw in Judah men treading wine presses on the Sabbath, and bringing in
heaps of grain and loading them on asses …”
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| 49S
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This book chronicles the story of King David’s rebellious son
Absalom being killed by Joab.
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| 50W
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This book offers pastoral advice to the pastor on the isle of Crete.
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| 51W
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This book contains the story of Paul and Silas.
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| 52S
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In this book, the prophet claimed that God would make a new covenant
that would be written on men’s hearts.
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| 53W
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This book contains the story of Zacchaeus and the sycamore tree.
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| 54W
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In this book, we read about the conquest of Jericho and about Rahab who
hid the spies who were sent to Jericho.
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| 55N
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This book tells of a banquet hosted by King Belshazzar where a
phantom hand left a message on the palace wall.
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| 56N
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This book contains the admonition, “He who spares the rod hates
his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.”
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