Classic Passages from God's Word

The Creation Account    Genesis 1–2
The First Sin    Genesis 3
The First Murder    Genesis 4:1–15
Noah and the Flood    Genesis 6–9
The Tower of Babel    Genesis 11:1–9
The Call of Abraham    Genesis 12:1–9
The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah    Genesis 19:1–28
Abraham Offers Isaac    Genesis 22
The Jacob Story    Genesis 25:19–35:29
The Joseph Story    Genesis 37–50
Israel Crosses the Sea    Exodus 14
The Ten Commandments    Exodus 20:1–17; Deuteronomy 5:1–21
The Tabernacle Constructed    Exodus 40
Sacrificial Offerings    Leviticus 1–7
Spying out Canaan    Numbers 13–14
Balaam and Balak    Numbers 22–24
A Prophet Like Moses To Come    Deuteronomy 13
Rahab Helps Israel    Joshua 2
The Walls of Jericho Fall    Joshua 6
The Sun Stands Still    Joshua 10
Deborah’s Song    Judges 5
Gideon    Judges 6–8
Jotham’s Fable    Judges 9:7–20
Jephthah’s Daughter    Judges 11
Samson    Judges 13–16
Ruth    Ruth 1–4
The Call of Samuel    1 Samuel 3
Saul the First King    1 Samuel 8–11
David Anointed King in Bethlehem    1 Samuel 16
David and Goliath    1 Samuel 17
Saul and the Witch of Endor    1 Samuel 28
David Becomes King    2 Samuel 2–5; 1 Chronicles 11
God’s Covenant with David    2 Samuel 73
David’s Mighty Men    2 Samuel 23:8–39; 1 Chronicles 11:10–41
Solomon Becomes King    1 Kings 1–2; 1 Chronicles 29:21–25
Solomon and the Two Women    1 Kings 3
Solomon’s Temple    1 Kings 6–8; 2 Chronicles 3–6
The Queen of Sheba    1 Kings 10; 2 Chronicles 9
Israel Divided Into Two Kingdoms    1 Kings 12; 2 Chronicles 10
Elijah    1 Kings 17–19
Elisha    2 Kings 2
Jehu’s Purge    2 Kings 8–10
The Assyrian Captivity    2 Kings 17
King Hezekiah    2 Kings 18–20; 2 Chronicles 29–31
The Babylonian Captivity    2 Kings 25; Daniel 1
Nehemiah    Nehemiah 1, 2, 4
Esther    Esther 1–7
The Psalm of the Rejected King    Psalm 22
The Shepherd Psalm    Psalm 23
The Psalm of Moses    Psalm 90
The Psalms of Solomon    Psalm 72, 127
The Psalm of God’s Law    Psalm 119
The Servant Songs in Isaiah    Isaiah 42, 49, 50, 53
The New Covenant Prediction    Jeremiah 31
The Dry Bones Vision    Ezekiel 37
Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego in the Fiery Furnace    Daniel 3
Belshazzar Sees the Handwriting on the Wall    Daniel 5
Daniel in the Lion’s Den    Daniel 6
Jonah    Jonah 1–4
John the Baptist    Matthew 3; Mark 1; Luke 3
The Birth of Jesus    Matthew 1:18–2:15; Luke 1:5–2:40
The Boy Jesus in the Temple    Luke 2:41–52
The Baptism of Jesus    Matthew 3; Mark 1; Luke 34
The Temptation of Jesus    Matthew 4; Mark 1:12–13; Luke 4
The Beatitudes    Matthew 5:3–12
The Sermon on the Mount    Matthew 5–7; Luke 6:20–49
The Lord’s Prayer    Matthew 6:9–13; Luke 11:1–4
The Golden Rule    Matthew 7:12; Luke 6:31
Peter’s Confession of Jesus    Matthew 16:13–28; Mark 8:27–9:1; Luke 9:18–27
The Transfiguration of Jesus    Matthew 17:1–8; Mark 9:2–8; Luke 9:28–36
Jesus and Nicodemus    John 3
Jesus and Samaritan Woman    John 4
Mary and Martha Host Jesus    Luke 10:38–42
The Olivet Discourse    Matthew 24; Mark 13; Luke 21
The Upper Room Discourse    John 13–17
Jesus Cleanses the Temple    Matthew 21:12–16; Mark 11:15–18; Luke 19:45–48; John 2:13–16
The Last Supper    Matthew 26:17–35; Mark 14:12–26; Luke 22:7-38
The Crucifixion of Jesus    Matthew 27:32–56; Mark 15:22–41; Luke 23:33–49
The Guards at Jesus’ Tomb    Matthew 27:62–66; 28:11–15
The Resurrection of Jesus    Matthew 28:1–8; Mark 16:1–8; Luke 24:1–10; John 20
Jesus on the Road to Emmaus    Luke 24:13–35
Jesus Appears to Thomas    John 20:24–29
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene    John 20:10–18
The Great Commission    Matthew 28:18–20; Mark 16:15–18; Luke 24:45–49; Acts 1:8
The Ascension of Jesus    Mark 16:19; Luke 24:50–53
The Holy Spirit on Pentecost    Acts 2
Stephen the Martyr    Acts 6–7
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch    Acts 8
The Conversion of Paul    Acts 9
The Conversion of Cornelius    Acts 10
Paul’s First Missionary Journey    Acts 13–14
Peter in Prison    Acts 12
Paul in Prison    Acts 16:16–40
Paul in the Athenian Areopagus    Acts 17
Paul’s Ephesus Ministry    Acts 19
Paul’s Voyage to Rome    Acts 27–28
Justification by Faith    Galatians, Romans
The Love Chapter    1 Corinthians 13
The Whole Armor of God    Ephesians 6
The Return of Christ    1 Thessalonians 4–5; 2 Thessalonians 1–2; Revelation 19
The Last Judgment    Revelation 20