Bible Book Outlines

Genesis

50 Chapters
Theme:
The Need and Promise of Salvation
Outline
1-11: Proto-history
12-23: Abraham
24-25: Isaac
26-36: Jacob
37-50: Joseph
Creation Days:
1) Light & Darkness
2) Sky
3) Land, Sea, & Plants
4) Sun, Moon, & Stars
5) Fish & Birds
6) Animals & Man

Exodus

40 Chapters
Theme:
Saved to Worship
Outline:
1-18: Exodus
19-24: Covenant
25-40: Tabernacle
10 Plagues
1) Water to Blood
2) Frogs
3) Gnats
4) Flies
5) Livestock
6) Boils
7) Hail
8) Locusts
9) Darkness
10) Firstborn
10 Commandments:
1) No Other Gods
2) No

Leviticus

27 Chapters
Theme:
Holy God Dwelling with Sinful People
Outline:
1-10: Approaching God Through Sacrifices and Priests
11-15: Cleanliness Code
16: Day of Atonement
17-27: Holiness Code
Types of Offerings:
1) Burnt
2) Grain
3) Peace
4) Sin
5) Guilt
Feasts
1

Numbers

36 Chapters
Theme:
God's Faithfulness in the Midst of Israel's Failure
Outline:
1-10: First Generation Preparation to Leave Sinai
11-25: First Generation Rebellion & Wandering
26-36: Second Generation Preparation

Deuteronomy

34 Chapters
Theme:
Second Giving of the Law
Outline:
1-4: Historical Prologue
5-26: Covenant Stipulations
27-30: Covenant Blessing & Curses
31-34: Covenant Transition

Joshua

24 Chapters
Theme:
God Gives the Land
Outline:
1-12: Promised Land Conquered
13-22: Promised Land Divided
23-24: Renewing the Covenant

Judges

21 Chapters
Theme:
God's Provision of Deliverers
Outline:
1-2: Military Failure of Israel
3-16: Deliverance Through Judges
17-21: Moral Failure of Israel
Major Judges:
1) Othniel
2) Ehud
3) Deborah/Barak
4) Gideon
5) Jephthah
6) Samson
Minor Judges:
1) Sh

Ruth

4 Chapters
Theme:
God our Redeemer
Outline:
1: Naomi's Grief
2: Ruth's Provision
3-4: Boaz's Redemption

1 Samuel

31 Chapters
Theme:
From Judges to Kings
Outline:
1-7: Samuel's Rise
8-15: Saul's Rise and Fall
16-31: David's Rise as King

2 Samuel

24 Chapters
Theme:
The Life of David
Outline:
1-10: David's Kingship Under Divine Blessing
11-20: David's Kingship Under Divine Curse
21-24: David's Last Years

1 Kings

22 Chapters
Theme:
United to Divided Kingdom
Outline:
1-11: United Kingdom
12-22: Divided Kingdom

2 Kings

25 Chapters
Theme:
Divided to Surviving Kingdom
Outline:
1-17: Divided Kingdom
18-25: Surviving Kingdom

1 Chronicles

29 Chapters
Theme:
Israel's History to David
Outline:
1-9: Israel's Ancestors
10-29: Reign of David

2 Chronicles

36 Chapters
Theme:
Israel from Solomon to the Fall of Jerusalem
Outline:
1-9: Solomon's Reign
10-36: Division, Fall, & Restoration

Ezra

10 Chapters
Theme:
The Restorer of the Temple
Outline:
1-6: First Return: Zerubbabel
7-10: Second Return: Ezra

Nehemiah

13 Chapters
Theme:
Restorer of the Nation
Outline:
1-7: Rebuilding the Walls
8-13: Rebuilding the People

Esther

10 Chapters
Theme:
Faithfulness in Exile
Outline:
1-2: Esther's Rise to the Throne
3-7: Mordecai's Battles w/ Haman
8-10: Israel's Deliverance

Job

42 Chapters
Theme:
God and Our Suffering
Outline:
1-2: The Testing of Job
3-31: Job's Dialogues w/ Eliphaz, Bildad, & Zophar
32-37: Elihu's Monologue
38-42: Yahweh Confronts & Restores Job

Psalms

150 Chapters
Theme:
How to Worship
Outline:
1-41: Book 1 - David's Rise
42-72: Book 2 - David's Kingship
73-89: Book 3 - David & Israel's Fall
90-106: Book 4 - Israel in Exile
107-150: Book 5 - Israel Restored

Proverbs

31 Chapters
Theme:
The Wisdom of God
Outline:
1-9: The Importance of Wisdom
10-31: The Practice of Wisdom

Ecclesiastes

12 Chapters
Theme:
Vanity and Meaning in Life
Outline:
1-6: All is Vanity
7-12: Death is Better

Song of Songs

8 Chapters
Theme:
Faithfulness Amidst Temptation
Outline:
1:1-3:5: The Maiden
3:6-7:9: The King Woos the Maiden
7:10-8:4: The Maiden Rejects the King
8:5-14: The Maiden Reunited with the Shepherd

Isaiah

66 Chapters (Southern Kingdom)
Theme:
Prophet of Sin and Salvation
Outline:
1-12: Sin and the Messiah
13-27: Sin and the Nations
28-35: Sin and the Fall of Israel
36-39: Jerusalem's Reprieve
40-55: Salvation and the Servant of God
56-66: Future Glory for

Jeremiah

52 Chapters (Southern Kingdom)
Theme:
Prophet of Sin and Punishment
Outline:
1: Call of Jeremiah
2-25: Oracles Against Judah
26-29: Narratives of Judah's Unbelief
30-33: Oracles of Israel's Salvation
34-45: Narratives of the Fall of Jerusalem
46-51: Oracl

Lamentations

5 Chapters
Theme:
Mourning Jerusalem's Fall
Outline:
1-4: Lament
5: Prayer

Ezekiel

48 Chapters (Southern Kingdom)
Theme:
Prophet of Restoration and Hope
Outline:
1-3: Call of Ezekiel
4-24: Prophecies Against Judah
25-32: Prophecies Against the Nations
33-48: Prophecies of Restored Israel

Daniel

12 Chapters (Southern) Kingdom)
Theme:
Faithfulness and Prophecy in Exile
Outline:
1-6: Daniel's Story of Faith in Exile
7-12: Daniel's Prophecy of the Future

Book of the Twelve Overview

SIN
Hosea: 750-725BC Israel's general spiritual adultery
Joel: 835BC? Israel's sin, plus the nations' general wickedness
Amos: 760BC The specific sins of Israel and the nations
Obadiah: 587BC Edom's hatred of Israel
Jonah: 750BC Israel's hatred of Assyria

Hosea

14 Chapters (Northern Kingdom)
Theme:
Israel's Adultery
Outline:
1-3: Israel's Adultery Dramatized
4-14: Israel's Adultery Detailed

Joel

3 Chapters (Southern Kingdom)
Theme:
Locusts and the Day of Yahweh
Outline:
1: Day of Locusts
2-3: Day of Yahweh

Amos

9 Chapters (Northern Kingdom)
Theme:
Prophet of Justice
Outline:
1-2 Announcment of Judgment
3-6: Reasons for Judgment
7-8: Visions of Judgment
9: Restoration

Obadiah

1 Chapter (Edom/Southern Kingdom)
Theme:
Yahweh Against Edom
Outline:
1:1-16: Edom's Destruction
1:17-21: Israel's Restoration

Jonah

4 Chapters (Northern Kingdom)
Theme:
Jonah and the Mercy of God
Outline:
1: Jonah Runs
2: Jonah Prays
3: Jonah Preaches
4: Jonah Pouts

Micah

7 Chapters (Southern Kingdom)
Theme:
Prophet of Judgment and Hope
Outline:
1-2: Sin and Judgment
3-5: Hope and Comfort
6-7: Controversy and Pardon

Nahum

3 Chapters (Southern Kingdom)
Theme:
Prophet of Assyria's Punishment
Outline:
1: Justice
2: Judgment

Habakkuk

3 Chapters (Southern Kingdom)
Theme:
Prophet of Faith Amidst Chaos
Outline:
1: Complaint
2: Listening
3: Prayer

Zephaniah

3 Chapters (Southern Kingdom)
Theme:
Prophet of Universal Punishment
Outline:
1: Day of Wrath
2: Desolation
3: Day of Deliverance

Haggai

2 Chapters (Southern Kingdom) - Post-Exilic
Theme:
Prophet of Temple Restoration
Outline:
1: Charge to Rebuild Temple
2: Exhortation to Finish

Zechariah

14 Chapters (Southern Kingdom) - Post-Exilic
Theme:
Prophet of Jerusalem's Restoration
Outline:
1-8: Visions of Restored Jerusalem
9-14: Security for Restored Jerusalem

Malachi

4 Chapters (Southern Kingdom) - Post-Exilic
Theme:
Prophet of Restoration of Israel's People
Outline:
1-2: Love Spurned
3-4: Grace Still Offered

Matthew

28 Chapters
Theme:
Gospel of the Promised Messiah
Short Outline:
1-3: Preparation
3-20: Public Ministry
21-28: Passion
Medium Outline:
1-4: Messiah Has Come
5-7: Sermon on the Mount
8-10: Kingdom Extended Under's Jesus's Authority
11-13: Teaching & Preach

Mark

16 Chapters
Theme:
Gospel of the Son of God
Outline:
1: Preparation
1-10: Public Ministry
11-16: Passion

Luke

24 Chapters
Theme:
The Gospel of the Savior of Men
Outline:
1-2: Preparation
3-19: Public Ministry
20-24: Passion

John

21 Chapters
Theme:
The Gospel of God, the Son
Short Outline:
1-12: Book of Signs
13-21: Book of Glory
Long Outline:
1: Prologue
2: Miracle at Cana
2: Temple Cleanse
3: Nicodemus & the New Birth
4: The Woman at the Well
4: Healing of the Official's Son
5:

Acts

28 Chapters
Theme:
Taking the Gospel to the Ends of the Earth
Short Outline:
1-12: Peter
13-28: Paul
Medium Outline:
1-8: Jerusalem
8-12: Judea & Samaria
13-20: Ends of the Earth - Asia & Greece
21-28: Ends of the Earth - Rome
Long Outline:
1: Ascension o

Romans

16 Chapters
Theme:
The Gospel of Righteousness by Faith
Short Outline:
1-11: Righteousness from God
12-16: Righteousness Lived Out
Medium Outline:
1-4: The Gospel as Righteousness by Faith
5-8: The Gospel as the Power of God for Salvation
9-11: The Gospel

1 Corinthians

16 Chapters
Theme:
Addressing Problems at Corinth
Short Outline:
1-4: Divisions in the Church
5-6: Disorder in the Church
7-16: Difficulties in the Church
Long Outline:
1: Division and Plea for Unity
1: Christ, the Wisdom of God
2: Wisdom From the Spirit

2 Corinthians

13 Chapters
Theme:
Paul's Defense of Gospel Ministry
Outline:
1-7: Explanations of Paul's Ministry
8-9: Collection for the Saints
10-13: Vindication of Paul's Apostleship

Galatians

6 Chapters
Theme:
The Defense of Christian Liberty
Short Outline:
1-2: Grace Defended
3-4: Grace Explained
5-6: Grace Applied
Medium Outline:
1: Paul's Apostleship
2: Paul's Authority
3: Justification by Faith
4: Sons & Heirs
5: Fruit of the Spirit
6: Bea

Ephesians

6 Chapters
Theme:
The Church
Short Outline:
1-3: New Life in Christ
4-6: Living by Faith
Medium Outline:
1: Praise for Redemption
1: Prayer for Revelation
2: Reconciled to God and Man
3: Christ's Headship
3: Prayer for Knowledge of Christ
4: Unity in the

Philippians

4 Chapters
Theme:
Joy in Christ
Outline:
1: Joy in Prison
2: Joy in Humility
3: Joy in Christ
4: Joy in All Circumstances

Colossians

4 Chapters
Theme:
Christ Preeminent
Outline:
1-2: Supremacy of Christ
3-4: Submission to Christ

1 Thessalonians

5 Chapters
Theme:
Waiting for Jesus
Outline:
1-3: Faithfulness to the Lord
4-5: Watchfulness for the Lord

2 Thessalonians

3 Chapters
Theme:
Stand Firm in Apostolic Teaching
Outline:
1: The Coming Judgment
2: The Man of Lawlessness
3: Warning Against Idleness

1 Timothy

6 Chapters
Theme:
Letter to a Young Pastor
Outline:
1: Instruction in Right Belief
2-3: Instruction for the Church
4-6: Instruction for Leaders

2 Timothy

4 Chapters
Theme:
Final Letter of Encouragement
Outline:
1: Guard the Deposit
2: Be a Good Soldier
3-4: Endure the Difficult Times

Titus

3 Chapters
Theme:
Letter to a Church Elder
Outline:
1: Qualifications for Elders
2: Teach Sound Doctrine
3: Be Ready for Every Good Work

Philemon

1 Chapter
Theme:
Christian Forgiveness
Outline:
1:1-7: Paul's Appreciation of Philemon
1:8-25: Paul's Appeal for Onesimus

Hebrews

13 Chapters
Theme:
Jesus is Better
Short Outline:
1-4: Christ's Person
4-10: Christ's Work
10-13: Walk by Faith
Medium Outline
:
1: Christ Superior to Prophets
2: Christ Superior to Angels
3: Christ Superior to Moses
4-7: Christ Superior to Priesthood
8:

James

5 Chapters
Theme:
True Religion
Outline:
1: Genuine Religion
2-3: Genuine Faith
3-5: Genuine Wisdom

1 Peter

5 Chapters
Theme:
Faith Amidst Suffering
Outline:
1-2: Salvation
2-3: Submission
3-5: Suffering

2 Peter

3 Chapters
Theme:
True Knowledge of God
*Outline:
1: Truth About the Gospel
2: Truth About False Teachers
3: Truth About Christ's Return

1 John

5 Chapters
Theme:
Certainty of Eternal Life
Outline:
1-2: Certainty Through Walking in the Light
3-4: Certainty Through Abiding in Love
5: Certainty Through Living by Faith

2 John

1 Chapter
Theme:
Christian Fidelity to the Truth
Outline:
1:1-6: Love the Brothers
1:7-13: Avoid False Teachers

3 John

1 Chapter
Theme:
Practicing the Truth
Outline:
1:1-4: Faithful to the Truth
1:5-14: Importance of Hospitality

Jude

1 Chapter
Theme:
Warning Against Apostasy
Outline:
1:1-16: Danger of False Teachers
1:17-25: Duty to Fight for God's Truth

Revelation

22 Chapters
Theme:
Jesus Wins
Outline:
1-3: Christ in the Midst of the Church
4-5: God on the Throne
6-20: Judgment
21-22: Glory
Long Outline:
1: Vision of Christ Amidst Churches
2: Church in Ephesus
2: Church in Smyrna
2: Church in Pergamum
2: Church in