Torah
(Law/Instruction)
(Law/Instruction)
This book opens with creation descending into chaos through family conflict, betrayal, and famine—yet ends with God preserving life through Joseph’s suffering.
What is Genesis?
The recurring pattern in Judges in which Israel’s pride and idolatry lead to oppression, followed by repentance and deliverance.
What is the pride cycle?
According to Isaiah, the ultimate hope for God’s people is this figure, who will separate believers from non-believers.
Who is the Messiah?
This woman chose to stay with her mother-in-law Naomi and follow Naomi’s God.
Who is Ruth?
This king’s ancestry is traced in 1 Chronicles, showing the covenant line of Israel that would lead to the future Messiah.
Who is King David?
In this book, God turns oppression, slavery, and fear into a defining act of deliverance that forms Israel as a covenant people.
What is Exodus?
Amos 3:1-2 contains a message similar to this modern superhero motto: “With great power comes great…”
What is responsibility?
This prophet tried to run from God’s command to preach to Nineveh, highlighting a satire on the righteous who resist God’s will.
Who is Jonah?
Ezra & Nehemiah illustrate that even when people face opposition from their neighbors, success in rebuilding Jerusalem is tied to this.
What is faithfulness and devotion to God’s covenant?
This righteous man endured intense suffering, losing his wealth, children, and health, yet remained faithful to God.
Who is Job?
This central location in the Israelite camp, described throughout Numbers, symbolizes God’s presence and explains why holiness is required of the people.
What is the Tabernacle?
This physical act in Joshua 4 was designed to help Israel remember the times the Lord showed up for them, especially in crossing the Jordan River.
What is the placement of 12 memorial stones?
In Ezekiel, God compares Israel to this, which will be made alive again, symbolizing the future restoration of the people.
What are dry bones?
In 2 Chronicles, despite occasional times of righteousness and worship in the temple, this sin repeatedly plagued the people of Israel.
What is idolatry?
Esther initially hid this part of her identity when she became queen.
What is her Jewish heritage?
This concept—central to Leviticus—teaches that approaching God requires intentional holiness, not casual familiarity.
What is...
Malachi compares the need for spiritual cleansing in Israel to using this type of soap to remove filth.
What is Fuller's soap?
This "minor" prophet from the Old Testament questioned God about why evil seems to prosper, asking essentially, “If you are good, why is there so much wickedness?”
Who is Habakkuk?
This book suggests that humans cannot control their circumstances, and peace comes from accepting them.
What is Ecclesiastes?
In Lamentations, this prophet wrote about his sorrow about Jerusalem’s destruction while still clinging to hope in God.
Who is Jeremiah?
In Deuteronomy 8, the Lord explains that Israel’s time in the wilderness was meant to test them in order to reveal this about their hearts.
What is "whether or not they would keep His commandments"?
This prophet anointed both Saul and David and repeatedly reminded Israel’s kings that leadership depends on listening to God.
Who is Samuel?
This king’s decision to listen to foreign influences rather than God led to the division of Israel into two kingdoms (1 Kings 11–12).
Who is Solomon?
This is the longest psalm in the Bible, notable for being an acrostic that begins each section with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet, emphasizing devotion to God’s law.
What is Psalm 119?
This book of the Old Testament teaches that acquiring knowledge and applying it to life leads to wisdom and a fulfilling life. It speaks in generalities like “doing good leads to reward, doing evil leads to punishment”.
What is Proverbs?