Detailed outline of the Book of Psalms
Collected over the span of centuries, Psalms is a collection of 150 psalms.
Collected over the span of centuries, Psalms is a collection of 150 psalms.
Prologue: Purpose and Theme (1:1–7) The Superiority of the Way of Wisdom (1:8—9:18) Appeals and Warnings Confronting Youth (1:8–33) Enticements to secure happiness by violence (1:8–19) Warnings against rejecting wisdom (1:20–33) Commendation of Wisdom (chs. 2–4) Benefits of accepting wisdom’s instructions (ch. 2) Wisdom bestows well-being (3:1–20) Wisdom’s instructions and benefits (3:21–35) Challenge to
Author (1:1) Theme: The meaninglessness of human efforts on earth apart from God (1:2) Introduction: The profitlessness of human toil to accumulate things in order to achieve happiness (1:3–11) Discourse, Part 1: In spite of life’s apparent enigmas and meaninglessness, it is to be enjoyed as a gift from God (1:12—11:6) Since human wisdom
Title (1:1) The First Meeting (1:2—2:7) The Second Meeting (2:8—3:5) The Third Meeting (3:6—5:1) The Fourth Meeting (5:2—6:3) The Fifth Meeting (6:4—8:4) The Literary Climax (8:5–7) The Conclusion (8:8–14)
Messages of Rebuke and Promise (chs. 1–6) Introduction: Charges against Judah for Breaking the Covenant (ch. 1) The Future Discipline and Glory of Judah and Jerusalem (chs. 2–4) Jerusalem’s future blessings (2:1–5) The Lord’s discipline of Judah (2:6—4:1) The restoration of Zion (4:2–6) The Nation’s Judgment and Exile (ch. 5) Isaiah’s Unique Commission (ch.
Call of the Prophet (ch. 1) Warnings and Exhortations to Judah (chs. 2–35) Earliest Discourses (chs. 2–6) Temple Message (chs. 7–10) Covenant and Conspiracy (chs. 11–13) Messages concerning the Drought (chs. 14–15) Disaster and Comfort (16:1—17:18) Command to Keep the Sabbath Holy (17:19–27) Lessons from the Potter (chs. 18–20) Condemnation of Kings, Prophets and
Jerusalem’s Misery and Desolation (ch. 1) The Lord’s Anger against His People (ch. 2) Judah’s Complaint—and Basis for Consolation (ch. 3) The Contrast between Zion’s Past and Present (ch. 4) Judah’s Appeal to the Lord for Forgiveness and Restoration (ch. 5)
The name "Ezekiel" means "God strengthens". From the book, we know that Ezekiel was the son of a man named Buzi and that he was a priest taken captive to Babylon in 597 BC. He lived in a home near the river Chebar, an irrigation canal that channeled the Euphrates River to the surrounding areas.
Superscription (1:1) The Unfaithful Wife and the Faithful Husband (1:2—3:5) The Children as Signs (1:2—2:1) The Unfaithful Wife (2:2–23) The Lord’s judgment of Israel (2:2–13) The Lord’s restoration of Israel (2:14–23) The Faithful Husband (ch. 3) The Unfaithful Nation and the Faithful God (chs. 4–14) Israel’s Unfaithfulness (4:1—6:3) The general charge (4:1–3) The cause
Title (1:1) Judah Experiences a Foretaste of the Day of the Lord (1:2—2:17) A Call to Mourning and Prayer (1:2–14) The Announcement of the Day of the Lord (1:15—2:11) A Call to Repentance and Prayer (2:12–17) Judah Is Assured of Salvation in the Day of the Lord (2:18—3:21) The Lord’s Restoration of Judah (2:18–27)