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This is classic book by scholar, educator, theologian and preacher George Frederick Maclear, headmaster of King's College School, London, and later warden of St. Augustine's Missionary College, Canterbury. Each short chapter is a nugget of events and persons of the Old Testament, giving a very accessible overview of history from the Earliest Times to those of Ezra and Nehemiah.
- Chapters
- The Creation
- The Fall
- The Flood
- The Confusion of Tongues
- Rise of Idolatry. The Patriarch Job.
- The Call of Abraham
- Life of Abraham continued
- The History of Isaac
- Life of Jacob
- History of Joseph
- Jacob’s Descent into Egypt, and Death of Joseph
- Note: Survey of the Patriarchal Age
- The Birth and Call of Moses
- Signs and Wonders in Egypt
- The Last Plague—The Passover—The Exodus
- The Journey from the Red Sea to Rephidim
- Sinai and the Giving of the Law
- Moses in the Mount. The Construction of the Golden Calf
- The Tabernacle
- History of the Tabernacle
- The Priests
- The Sacrifices and Offerings
- Holy Times and Seasons
- The Great Festivals—The Jewish Calendar
- Note: Laws of Purity, etc,
- Civil and Moral Laws
- Kadesh-Barnea and the Mission of the Spies
- The Wanderings—Death of Miriam and Aaron
- Conquest of the East of Jordan—Balaam and Balak
- War with the Midianites—Death of Moses
- Note: His Work and Character
- The Passage of the Jordan, and Fall of Jericho
- Conquest of the Southern and Central Mountains
- Battle of Merom, and Division of the Land
- Events subsequent to the Death of Joshua
- Micah and the Danites—The Tribal War
- Othniel and Ehud, Deborah and Barak
- Invasion of the Midianites—Gideon
- Abimelech and Jephthah
- Invasion from the Southwest, Samson
- Eli and Samuel
- Samuel’s Judgeship
- Election of the First King
- The Battle of Michmash
- Saul and the Amalekites—David and Goliath
- David’s Life as an Outlaw
- David at Ziklag—Battle of Mount Gilboa
- David’s Reign at Hebron
- David’s Reign at Jerusalem
- David’s Army, his Conquests, his Sin
- The Rebellion of Absalom
- Close of David’s reign
- David’s Work and Character
- Accession of Solomon
- The Building of the Temple
- Solomon’s reign continued
- The Revolt of the Ten Tribes
- Rehoboam and Abijah, Jeroboam and Nadab
- Asa and Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Omri
- Accession of Ahab—Era of Elijah
- Wars of Ahab and Benhadad
- Murder of Naboth—Battle of Ramoth Gilead
- Wars of Jehoshaphat. Translation of Elijah
- Jehoshaphat and Jehoram—Era of Elisha
- Elisha and Naaman—Siege of Samaria
- Accession of Jehu
- Athaliah and Joash; Death of Elisha
- Amaziah and Jeroboam II.; Era of Jonah
- Decline and Captivity of the Kingdom of Israel
- Reign of Hezekiah
- Reign of Manasseh—Reforms of Josiah
- Death of Josiah—Captivity of Judah
- Duration, Relation, Contrasts of the Two Kingdoms
- Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar
- Reigns of Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, and Darius
- Rebuilding of the Temple—Esther and Ahasuerus
- Times of Ezra and Nehemiah—Close of Canon