1S
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The Ten Commandments are mentioned first in this book.
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2S
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This book, containing only two chapters, consists of four sermons of this minor prophet.
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3E
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This is the fifth book of the Old Testament and contains three sermons delivered
by Moses.
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4N
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This book is a collection of 150 poems, hymns, and prayers. Probably the most
famous is the Twenty-third.
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5W
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In this book, the minor prophet states, “I will bring back my exiled people Israel;
they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them.”
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6S
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This book presents the story of a woman and her loyalty and devotion to Naomi.
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7W
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This book’s principal aim is to refute the popular view that all suffering is the
result of sin in the life of the sufferer. The main character is a good man who
feared God and stayed away from evil, but he loses his children, his wealth, and
his health.
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8N
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In the first of the two books by this name, a wise king had to decide between two
women as to which was the mother of a baby.
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9W
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The story of David and Goliath appears in the first of two books by this name.
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10E
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The opening recitative from Handel’s Messiah is found in this book: “Comfort,
comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem…”
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11W
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In this book, the king of Persia, Cyrus, issued the decree that the people of Judah
could rebuild their temple.
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12S
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You will find Haman, the son of Hammedatha, in this book.
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13S
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In this book, the minor prophet warns that “the Lord is slow to anger and of great
might, and the Lord will by no means clear the guilty.”
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14S
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In this book, we read about the military man who captured thirty-one kings.
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15N
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This book tells of the prophet who went naked as a way of wailing over the fate
of Jerusalem.
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16N
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The last verse of this book reads, “These are the commandments, which the Lord
commanded Moses for the people of Israel on Mount Sinai.”
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17N
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In this book, the prophet predicted, “Egypt shall become a desolation and Edom
a desolate wilderness.”
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18E
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Though several Old Testament prophets mention “the Day of the Lord,” only this
prophet calls it the great Day of the Lord, a key theme in the book.
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19S
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In this book, the prophet has a vision of four chariots driven by angels.
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20E
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The first commandment, “Be fruitful and multiply,” is found in this book.
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21N
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This book is the last book of prophecy in the Old Testament.
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22W
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This book reports that a blue cloth was draped over the ark of the covenant.
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23E
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In this book, we read about a prophet who had a vision of a valley of dry bones,
brought to life when God breathed into them.
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24N
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In this Old Testament book, the prophet condemns people who pile up stolen
goods: “Woe to him who heaps up what is not his own.”
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25E
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In this book, you will find the admonition, “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a
brawler; and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.”
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26W
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The last verse of this book reads, “And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city,
in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who do not
know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle.”
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27S
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In this book, we read about Deborah, the only female judge of Israel.
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28W
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The last verse of this book reads,
“Whoever is wise, let him understand these things;
whoever is discerning, let him know them;
for the ways of the Lord are right,
and the upright walk in them,
but transgressors stumble in them.”
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29N
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This book tells the story of a man who was delivered from a lion’s den.
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30S
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This book begins with a bride speaking of her love for her beloved, “O that you
would kiss me with the kisses of your mouth! For your love is better than wine...”
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31N
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Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem laughed at this political leader’s plan to rebuild Jerusalem.
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32E
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This book asks if a leopard can change his spots.
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33W
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The Byrds sang a popular song, “For everything there is a season, and a time for
every matter under heaven; a time to be born, and a time to die …” which is taken
from this book of the Old Testament.
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34N
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This Old Testament prophet (and book) has come to be a common nickname for
a Quaker.
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35E
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This book states, “our dancing has been turned to mourning.”
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36W
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In this book, we learn that the Philistines fastened the head of Israel’s king, Saul,
in the temple of Dagon after they had defeated him in battle.
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