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A SHORT OUTLINE OF THE BIBLE
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Books |
Key Scriptures |
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I. Creation |
Genesis 1:1-2:25 |
Gen. 1:1 - God |
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John 1:1 - Christ (Word) |
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Gen. 1:2 - The Holy Spirit |
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Gen. 1:31 - State of the World ("very good") |
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II. Separation |
Genesis 3:1-24 |
Gen. 3:6 - Sin enters; (Rom. 5:12) |
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Gen. 3:22-24; Isaiah 59:2 |
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III. SELECTION |
Genesis 4:1-I Kings 25:30 |
Gen. 3:14-15 - Redeemer promised |
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4:25-26 - Seth |
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6:1-9:29 - Noah, flood |
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12:1-7 - Abraham's call |
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22:13-18 - Isaac |
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32:9-10 - Jacob |
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1 Samuel 16:7-13 - David |
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I Kings 9:1-5 - Solomon |
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Matthew 1:7-17 - Solomon's line to Jesus |
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IV. PREPARATION |
I Chronicles 11 - Malachi 4:6 |
Isaiah 40:3 & Malachi 3:1 |
400 Silent Years
During the centuries from Malachi's closing words to Matthew's opening words, God gave no record of any divine revelation beyond nature and the Hebrew Scriptures. These things were "written for our learning," according to Romans 15:4.
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NEW TESTAMENT |
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V. REDEMPTION |
II Corinthians 5:17-21 |
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a. Received |
Matthew 1:1-John 21:25 |
John 1:29 & 12:32 |
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b. Shared |
Acts 1:1-28:31 |
Acts 4:10-12 |
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VI. EXPLANATION |
Romans 1:1- Jude v. 25 |
I Cor. 15:1-8 (the Gospel) |
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VII. REVELATION |
Revelation 1:1 - 20:15 |
Revelation 1:19 |
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VIII. GLORIFICATION |
Revelation 21:1 - 22:21 |
Revelation 21:5 |
In this simple 8-point outline, we see an overview of "The Essence of the Bible."
R. Charles Blair Original not dated, but sometime before 1970; This edition, March 2004