EZRA
- 1:1–11 — Cyrus’ decree to return and rebuild the temple; temple articles restored
- 2:1–70 — List of exiles who returned under Zerubbabel
- 3:1–13 — Altar rebuilt; foundation of the temple laid
- 4:1–24 — Opposition to rebuilding the temple; work halted
- 5:1–17 — Prophets Haggai and Zechariah encourage rebuilding; Tattenai’s inquiry
- 6:1–22 — Darius confirms decree; temple completed and dedicated; Passover celebrated
- 7:1–28 — Ezra’s genealogy; Ezra sent to Jerusalem with Artaxerxes’ decree
- 8:1–36 — List of returnees with Ezra; preparations and safe journey to Jerusalem
- 9:1–15 — Ezra’s prayer over intermarriage with foreign women
- 10:1–44 — The people’s confession and covenant renewal; list of those who had married foreign women
NEHEMIAH
- 1:1–11 — Nehemiah’s prayer for Jerusalem
- 2:1–20 — Nehemiah sent to Jerusalem; inspection of the walls; plan to rebuild
- 3:1–32 — Builders of the wall listed by section
- 4:1–23 — Opposition from enemies; the builders armed and vigilant
- 5:1–19 — Nehemiah confronts injustice among the people; personal integrity
- 6:1–19 — Plots against Nehemiah; completion of the wall
- 7:1–73 — Gatekeepers and officials appointed; list of returned exiles
- 8:1–18 — Ezra reads the Law; Feast of Booths celebrated
- 9:1–38 — Confession of sin; covenant renewal
- 10:1–39 — The covenant sealed with obligations
- 11:1–36 — Residents of Jerusalem and other towns listed
- 12:1–26 — Priests and Levites listed
- 12:27–47 — Dedication of the wall of Jerusalem
- 13:1–31 — Nehemiah’s reforms: exclusion of foreigners, temple service, Sabbath, and mixed marriages
ESTHER
- 1:1–22 — King Xerxes’ banquet; Queen Vashti deposed
- 2:1–23 — Esther made queen; Mordecai uncovers a plot
- 3:1–15 — Haman’s promotion; his plot to destroy the Jews
- 4:1–17 — Mordecai urges Esther to intercede for her people
- 5:1–14 — Esther’s first banquet; Haman’s pride and plot against Mordecai
- 6:1–14 — The king honors Mordecai; Haman humiliated
- 7:1–10 — Esther’s second banquet; Haman exposed and executed
- 8:1–17 — The king’s edict in favor of the Jews; joy and celebration
- 9:1–19 — The Jews’ victory over their enemies; institution of Purim
- 9:20–32 — Mordecai’s letters establish Purim as a festival
- 10:1–3 — The greatness of Mordecai
JOB
- 1:1–22 — Job’s character; Satan’s accusation; Job tested (loss of children and property)
- 2:1–13 — Job afflicted with sores; his wife’s counsel; three friends arrive
- 3:1–26 — Job’s lament (curses his birth)
- First Cycle of Speeches (4–14)
- 4:1–21 — Eliphaz: Job must have sinned
- 5:1–27 — Eliphaz: appeal to EL
- 6:1–30 — Job replies: despair, plea for kindness
- 7:1–21 — Job: complaint about suffering
- 8:1–22 — Bildad: EL is just; Job’s children punished for sin
- 9:1–35 — Job: EL’s greatness; plea for a mediator
- 10:1–22 — Job: protest of innocence; plea to Eloah
- 11:1–20 — Zophar: Job deserves worse; call to repentance
- 12:1–25 — Job: Eloah’s wisdom surpasses his friends
- 13:1–28 — Job: determination to argue his case before EL
- 14:1–22 — Job: life is fleeting; hope beyond death
- Second Cycle of Speeches (15–21)
- 15:1–35 — Eliphaz: Job undermines religion; wicked suffer
- 16:1–22 — Job: laments friends’ cruelty; appeal to EL
- 17:1–16 — Job: despair of hope
- 18:1–21 — Bildad: the fate of the wicked described
- 19:1–29 — Job: Redeemer lives; hope in Eloah despite suffering
- 20:1–29 — Zophar: wicked prosper briefly then perish
- 21:1–34 — Job: wicked often prosper; challenges friends’ logic
- Third Cycle of Speeches (22–27)
- 22:1–30 — Eliphaz: Job must repent
- 23:1–17 — Job: longs to present his case before EL
- 24:1–25 — Job: wicked often escape justice
- 25:1–6 — Bildad: man’s impurity before EL
- 26:1–14 — Job: EL’s power over creation
- 27:1–23 — Job: maintains integrity; fate of the wicked
- Poems on Wisdom & Reflection (28–31)
- 28:1–28 — Hymn to wisdom: found only in Elohim
- 29:1–25 — Job’s former blessings
- 30:1–31 — Job’s present suffering
- 31:1–40 — Job’s oath of innocence
- Elihu’s Speeches (32–37)
- 32:1–22 — Elihu introduced; anger at Job and friends
- 33:1–33 — Elihu: EL speaks through suffering
- 34:1–37 — Elihu: EL is just
- 35:1–16 — Elihu: human actions don’t affect EL’s justice
- 36:1–33 — Elihu: Eloah’s greatness and discipline
- 37:1–24 — Elihu: EL’s majesty in creation
- Yahweh’s Speeches & Job’s Response (38–42)
- 38:1–41 — Yahweh answers: creation’s mysteries
- 39:1–30 — Yahweh: animals under His wisdom
- 40:1–24 — Job humbled; Behemoth described
- 41:1–34 — Yahweh: Leviathan described
- 42:1–6 — Job repents before Yahweh
- 42:7–9 — Job’s friends rebuked; Job intercedes for them
- 42:10–17 — Job’s restoration and blessing
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