Narrated Bible in Chronological Order

by Smith, F. LaGard

• ISBN13: 9780736902397
• ISBN10: 0736902392
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Harvest House Pub

Summary

The Narrated Bible, uniquein concept and design, combines chronological accuracy, typographic innovation,and an easya??toa??read format featuring the widely acclaimed NIV text. A belovedfavoritea??notwith a new cover. The Narrated Bible isthe only chronological presentation of Goda??s Word with devotional commentary toguide the reader, includinga?? the laws of Moses presented together in one unified legal code arranged by subject the wisdom literaturea??including Proverbsa??presented topically the four Gospels gathered together in one harmonious account Paula??s epistles integrated and presented within the historical record of Acts Bible readers, ministers, students, and teachers will bedelighted with this remarkable Bible.

Table of Contents

Beginnings of Early Mankind (Creation to ca. 2100 B. C.)
The Beginning	1	(2)
Adam and Eve	3	(3)
First Three Sons of Adam and Eve	6	(2)
Descendants from Adam to Noah	8	(3)
Mankind's Degeneration into Wickedness	11	(1)
Noah and the Flood	12	(4)
Human Condition Remains Sinful	16	(1)
Dispersion of the Human Family	17	(1)
Beginning of Nations	18	(2)
Descendants from Shem to Abram	20	(2)
Job, the Righteous Sufferer	22	(1)
Period of the Patriarchs (Ca. 2100--1525 B. C.)
The Call of Abram	23	(1)
Abram Dishonors Himself in Egypt	24	(1)
Separation of Abram and Lot	25	(2)
Defeat of the Kings	27	(2)
God's Covenant with Abram	29	(1)
Birth of Ishmael Through Hagar	30	(2)
Names and Circumcision As Signs of Covenant	32	(2)
Appearance of Heavenly Visitors	34	(1)
Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah	35	(3)
The Scheme of Lot's Daughters	38	(1)
Abraham Deceives Abimelech	39	(2)
The Birth of Isaac	41	(1)
Abraham and Abimelech Settle Dispute	42	(1)
Expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael	43	(1)
Abraham's Ultimate Test of Faith	44	(1)
News Regarding Nahor's Family	45	(1)
Sarah's Death and Burial	46	(1)
Abraham Arranges Wife for Isaac	47	(3)
Abraham Marries Keturah	50	(1)
Death of Abraham	51	(1)
Last Account of Ishmael	51	(1)
Esau and Jacob	52	(1)
A Birthright is Sold	53	(1)
Isaac Follows in Abraham's Footsteps	53	(2)
Trouble Between Jacob and Esau	55	(3)
Jacob Leaves for Haran	58	(1)
Jacob Marries and Has Children	59	(3)
Laban and Jacob Outsmart Each Other	62	(1)
Jacob Leaves Laban	63	(3)
Jacob Returns to Canaan	66	(2)
Dinah and the Men of Shechem	68	(2)
Jacob's Journey Continues	70	(1)
Record of the Edomites	71	(3)
Joseph's Early Years	74	(2)
Judah and Tamar	76	(2)
Joseph the Egyptian Ruler	78	(13)
Jacob's and Joseph's Last Days	91	(6)
Establishment of a Nation (Ca. 1525--1400 B. C.)
Moses Emerges As Leader	97	(6)
Plagues on the Egyptians	103	(7)
Passover and the Exodus	110	(7)
Journey to Sinai	117	(4)
The Israelites Covenant with God	121	(5)
Instructions for the Tabernacle	126	(9)
The Covenant Broken and Renewed	135	(5)
Construction of the Tabernacle	140	(7)
Ordination of the Priests	147	(5)
The Levites Chosen for Service	152	(1)
Offerings from the Tribes	153	(4)
A Nation Under Law	157	(1)
First Passover After Egypt	158	(1)
Numbering of the Israelites	158	(8)
The Journey Begins	166	(2)
Doubts and Murmurs	168	(2)
Moses Rebuked by Miriam	170	(1)
The People Lack Courage	171	(3)
Challenge to Leadership	174	(5)
From Kadesh to Moab	179	(4)
Moses' Journal of Israel's Trek	183	(1)
Blessings and Prophecy of Balaam	184	(6)
Israel Sins in Moab	190	(1)
Destruction of the Midianites	191	(3)
Israel's Second Numbering	194	(4)
Joshua Named As Successor	198	(1)
Two-and-a-Half Tribes East of Jordan	198	(2)
Preparations for Conquest and Settlement	200	(3)
Moses Reviews History and Purpose	203	(7)
The Lawgiver Urges Obedience	210	(9)
The Laws of Moses (Ca. 1450--1400 B. C.)
Introduction to the Laws	219	(77)
Religious and Ceremonial Laws	220	(41)
Laws Against Idolatry and Paganism	220	(3)
Laws Against False Spiritualists	223	(1)
Laws Regarding Blasphemy	224	(1)
Laws Requiring Dedications	225	(1)
Laws Requiring Tithing	225	(1)
Special Instructions for Conquest	226	(1)
Law of the Sabbath	227	(1)
The Special Feasts	228	(8)
Sacrifices and Offerings	236	(11)
Other Rituals	247	(1)
Rules for the Priests	248	(2)
The Sabbatical Year	250	(1)
Year of Jubilee	250	(2)
Purification	252	(4)
Persons Excluded from the Congregation	256	(1)
The Nazirite Vow	257	(1)
Vows of Dedication	258	(2)
Laws of Separation	260	(1)
Laws of Government	261	(2)
Concerning a King	261	(1)
Respect for Rulers	262	(1)
The Judicial System	262	(1)
Laws of Special Crimes	263	(4)
Crimes Against the Person	264	(3)
Crimes Against Property	267	(1)
Personal Rights and Remedies	267	(7)
Restitution for Loss	268	(1)
Seduction	268	(1)
Injuries and Damages	269	(1)
Masters and Servants	269	(1)
Credit, Interest, and Collateral	270	(1)
Contracts and Agreements	271	(1)
Weights and Measures	272	(1)
Inheritance	272	(2)
Marriage, Divorce, and Sexual Relations	274	(6)
Marriage	274	(1)
Divorce	275	(1)
Sexual Violations	276	(4)
Separation of Sexes	280	(1)
Health and Dietary Laws	280	(8)
Health Regulations	280	(5)
Dietary Regulations	285	(3)
General Welfare Laws	288	(3)
Requirements for Benevolence	288	(1)
Duties of Respect and Support	289	(2)
Treatment of Animals	291	(1)
Rules of Warfare	291	(1)
Preparation for Battles	291	(1)
Rules of Siege	291	(1)
Camp Regulations	292	(1)
Soldiers and Marriage	292	(1)
Responsibilities Under the Laws	292	(4)
Obedience Enjoined	292	(1)
Duty to Promulgate	292	(1)
Blessings of Obedience	293	(1)
Punishments for Disobedience	293	(2)
Conclusion	295	(1)
Conquering a Land (Ca. 1400--1100 B. C.)
Renewal of the Covenant	296	(7)
Transfer of Leadership to Joshua	303	(1)
A Song of Unfaithfulness	303	(5)
Moses Blesses the Tribes	308	(3)
Moses' Death and Burial	311	(1)
Preparation for Conquest	312	(5)
The Taking of Jericho and Ai	317	(5)
General Conquest of Canaan	322	(6)
Division of the Promised Land	328	(10)
Joshua's Farewell Addresses	338	(5)
Three Burials	343	(1)
Additional Conquests	343	(2)
Failure to Complete Conquests	345	(1)
Apostasy and the Judges	346	(2)
Othniel, Ehud, and Shamgar	348	(1)
Deborah and Barak	349	(4)
Gideon and His Son	353	(8)
Jephthah and Five Others	361	(4)
The Story of Ruth	365	(4)
Samson the Strong Man	369	(6)
Micah and the Danites	375	(3)
Civil War with Benjamin	378	(5)
Period of Judges Summarized	383	(1)
Israel As a Monarchy (Ca. 1100--930 B. C.)
Samuel Brings About Transition	384	(8)
Saul Appointed King	392	(6)
The Reign of Saul	398	(7)
David's Rise to Power	405	(29)
David Becomes King	434	(17)
Period of the Wars	451	(9)
Absalom's Rebellion	460	(15)
Two Major Calamities	475	(3)
Preparations for Building the Temple	478	(2)
The National Convention	480	(10)
The Book of Psalms	490	(1)
Psalms of the Troubled Soul	491	(30)
Psalms About Righteousness and Wickedness	521	(15)
Psalms of Joy and Praise	536	(34)
Psalms Expressing a Variety of Sentiments	570	(10)
Psalms of the Messiah	580	(7)
Solomon Becomes King	587	(4)
Solomon Secures His Kingship	591	(3)
Solomon Blessed with Wisdom	594	(2)
Building of the Temple	596	(6)
Dedication of the Temple	602	(4)
Construction of Cities and Royal Palace	606	(3)
Extent of Solomon's Glory	609	(4)
Proverbs of Solomon	613	(1)
The Book of Proverbs, Arranged Topically	614	(76)
Proverbs of Solomon and Sayings of the Wise	619	(38)
Sayings of Agur	657	(2)
Sayings of King Lemuel	659	(1)
The Wife of Noble Character	660	(1)
Songs of Solomon	661	(1)
The Song of Songs	662	(10)
Solomon's Glory Fades	672	(2)
Solomon's Reflections on Life	674	(1)
Ecclesiastes, Arranged Topically	675	(14)
The Search for Meaning	675	(1)
Importance of Finding Meaning	676	(2)
Meaninglessness of Human Pursuits	678	(6)
Value of Wisdom	684	(3)
Life's True Meaning	687	(2)
End of Solomon's Reign	689	(1)
The Divided Kingdom (Ca. 930--725 B. C.)
Division Between Israel and Judah	690	(8)
Two Kingdoms in Contrast	698	(6)
Elijah the Prophet	704	(5)
Ahab and Jezebel	709	(11)
Elisha the Prophet	720	(4)
Miracles and Massacres	724	(3)
Obadiah's Prophecy Against Edom	727	(11)
The Era of Joash in Judah	738	(3)
The Prophecy of Joel	741	(11)
Era of Jeroboam II in Israel	752	(3)
The Preaching of Jonah Against Nineveh	755	(3)
The Prophecies of Hosea	758	(18)
The Prophecies of Amos	776	(14)
Era of Uzziah and Jotham in Judah	790	(1)
The Prophecies of Isaiah	791	(11)
Isaiah's Mission Told in Vision	802	(1)
The Prophecies of Micah	803	(10)
Early Beginnings of Captivity	813	(1)
War Between Syria, Israel, and Judah	814	(1)
Isaiah Prophesies About a Savior	815	(10)
Isaiah Prophesies Against Nations	825	(9)
More of Isaiah's Prophecies Against Nations	834	(5)
The Reforms of Hezekiah	839	(5)
Isaiah Tells of ``Last Days''	844	(6)
Isaiah Warns Against Relapse	850	(9)
The Fall of Israel	859	(4)
Judah After Israel's Fall (Ca. 725--585 B. C.)
Isaiah Warns About Egypt and Ethiopia	863	(7)
Last Years of Hezekiah's Reign	870	(7)
Spiritual Decline Under Manasseh	877	(1)
Isaiah's Prophecies About Restoration and the Messiah	878	(50)
Spiritual Renewal Under Manasseh	928	(1)
Nahum's Prophecy Against Nineveh	929	(5)
From Manasseh to Josiah	934	(1)
Zephaniah Prophesies About the Day of the Lord	935	(6)
Josiah's Reforms	941	(1)
Jeremiah the Weeping Prophet	941	(2)
Jeremiah Rebukes an Unfaithful Nation	943	(40)
Effect of Jeremiah's Preaching	983	(4)
Assyria Falls and Babylonia Emerges	987	(2)
Jeremiah Faces Charges	989	(2)
Jeremiah's Judgment Against Egypt	991	(3)
Habakkuk's Questioning Prophecy	994	(5)
First Deportation from Judah	999	(1)
Jeremiah Tells Length of Captivity	1000	(3)
Jehoiakim Burns Jeremiah's Scroll	1003	(3)
Daniel the Faithful Captive	1006	(1)
Nebuchadnezzar's Dream	1007	(3)
Jehoiakim's Last Years	1010	(8)
The Great Deportation	1018	(1)
Reign of Zedekiah	1019	(1)
Jeremiah's Prophecies Under Zedekiah	1020	(18)
Ezekiel, Prophet in Exile	1038	(7)
Ezekiel's Denunciations of Judah	1045	(25)
Siege of Jerusalem	1070	(1)
Siege Announced to Ezekiel	1070	(2)
Jeremiah's Prophecies During Siege	1072	(10)
Jeremiah Sees Spiritual Restoration Under Messiah	1082	(3)
Ezekiel's Prophecies During Siege	1085	(12)
Jeremiah Escapes Death	1097	(3)
Fall of Jerusalem	1100	(2)
Gedaliah and Jeremiah	1102	(1)
Jeremiah's Lamentations	1103	(12)
A Remnant Flees to Egypt	1115	(6)
The Exiled Nation (Ca. 585--535 B. C.)
Ezekiel's Restoration Prophecies	1121	(13)
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego	1134	(2)
Ezekiel's Great Temple Vision	1136	(14)
End of Ezekiel's Ministry	1150	(1)
Nebuchadnezzar's Temporary Insanity	1151	(3)
End of Jeremiah's Ministry	1154	(1)
Job and the Problem of Suffering	1155	(54)
Psalms of a People in Exile	1209	(12)
Daniel's Apocalyptic Visions	1221	(4)
The Writing on the Wall	1225	(2)
The Seventy ``Sevens''	1227	(3)
Daniel in the Lion's Den	1230	(3)
Period of Restoration (Ca. 535--425 B. C.)
First Return to Jerusalem	1233	(5)
Daniel's Last Vision	1238	(5)
Opposition to Temple's Construction	1243	(4)
Preaching of Haggai and Zechariah	1247	(3)
Zechariah's Visions	1250	(5)
The Meaning of Restoration	1255	(2)
Completion of the Temple	1257	(1)
Psalms of a Nation Restored	1258	(11)
Zechariah's Futuristic Prophecies	1269	(7)
Esther and the Feast of Purim	1276	(10)
Prophecies of Malachi	1286	(4)
Ezra and the Second Return	1290	(3)
Problem of Intermarriage	1293	(4)
Nehemiah Rebuilds the Wall	1297	(7)
Redistribution of Population	1304	(5)
Law and Covenant	1309	(6)
Nehemiah's Religious Reforms	1315	(2)
Dedication of the Wall	1317	(1)
Official Records of Israel	1318	(19)
Historical Interlude (Ca. 425--5 B. C.)
End of Old Testament Record	1337	(2)
Writings of the Apocrypha	1339	(4)
Influences on a Dispersed People	1343	(2)
Hellenism and the Jews	1345	(1)
Judaism Under Roman Rule	1346	(3)
New Testment Contents
Jesus the Christ (Ca. 5 B. C.-A. D. 30)
The Coming of the Messiah	1349	(1)
The Gospel Accounts	1350	(1)
Introductions by the Gospel Writers	1351	(2)
The Genealogies of Jesus	1353	(2)
The Births of Jesus and John the Baptist	1355	(6)
Visit of the Magi and Flight into Egypt	1361	(1)
From Infancy to Manhood	1362	(2)
The Ministry of John the Baptist	1364	(2)
Jesus Faces Temptations	1366	(1)
Jesus' Early Work in Judea, Samaria, and Galilee	1367	(6)
Beginning of the Great Galilean Ministry	1373	(3)
The Rise of Opposition	1376	(5)
The Sermon on the Mount	1381	(5)
The Ministry Continues	1386	(8)
Teaching Through Parables	1394	(3)
Performing Miracles	1397	(3)
Sending Out Apostles	1400	(3)
Miracles and Multitudes	1403	(5)
Extensive Tour Throughout Galilee	1408	(2)
Preparation of Apostles for the End	1410	(5)
In Jerusalem for Feast of Tabernacles	1415	(7)
Ministry from Galilee to Judea	1422	(4)
In Jerusalem for Feast of Dedication	1426	(1)
The Perean Ministry	1427	(6)
Return to Judea to Raise Lazarus	1433	(2)
The Final Journey	1435	(5)
The Triumphant Entry---Sunday	1440	(2)
Final Week---Monday	1442	(1)
Final Week---Tuesday Morning	1443	(6)
Discourse on Future Events	1449	(4)
Final Week---Tuesday Afternoon	1453	(1)
Final Week---Wednesday	1454	(3)
The Upper Room	1457	(5)
Final Discourse	1462	(3)
Betrayal and Arrest	1465	(2)
Trial before Sanhedrin	1467	(3)
Trial before Pilot	1470	(3)
The Crucifixion of Jesus	1473	(3)
The Burial of Jesus	1476	(1)
Jesus' Resurrection and Appearances	1477	(5)
Final Instructions and Ascension	1482	(2)
Conclusion to the Gospel Accounts	1484	(1)
Christ's Church and the Apostles (Ca. A. D. 30--100)
Acts of the Apostles	1485	(1)
Power of the Holy Spirit	1485	(3)
Growth of the Early Church	1488	(5)
Martyrdom of Stephen	1493	(3)
Persecution and Preaching	1496	(3)
Conversion of Saul	1499	(1)
First Gentile Converts	1500	(5)
Persecution by Herod Agrippa I	1505	(1)
First Missionary Journey	1506	(4)
The Jerusalem Conference	1510	(3)
Letter to the Galatians	1513	(6)
Second Missionary Journey	1519	(5)
First Letter to the Thessalonians	1524	(3)
Second Letter to the Thessalonians	1527	(3)
Third Missionary Journey	1530	(1)
First Letter to the Corinthians	1531	(19)
Second Letter to the Corinthians	1550	(11)
Letter to the Romans	1561	(22)
Paul's Arrest and Trial	1583	(4)
Paul Before Felix, Festus, and Agrippa	1587	(5)
Voyage to Rome	1592	(3)
House Arrest in Rome	1595	(1)
Letter to the Colossians	1596	(4)
Letter to Philemon	1600	(1)
Letter to the Ephesians	1601	(7)
Letter to the Philippians	1608	(5)
First Letter to Timothy	1613	(5)
Letter to Titus	1618	(2)
Second Letter to Timothy	1620	(4)
Letter by James	1624	(5)
Letter by Jude	1629	(2)
First Letter by Peter	1631	(5)
Second Letter by Peter	1636	(4)
Letter to the Hebrews	1640	(16)
First Letter by John	1656	(5)
Second Letter by John	1661	(1)
Third Letter by John	1662	(1)
The Revelation to John	1663