Contents
Preface....................ix
Acknowledgments....................xi
Introduction....................xiii
Week One: An Incredible Beginning....................1
Week Two: Destruction and Salvation....................7
Week Three: Faithful Abraham, Founder of a Nation....................13
Week Four: Abraham's Family....................21
Week Five: Moses Leads a Nation to Freedom....................27
Week Six: A Life of Obedience and Worship....................35
Week Seven: Obedience, Disobedience, Consequences....................43
Week Eight: Joshua Leads Israel into the Promised Land....................49
Week Nine: Judges Rule the Land....................57
Week Ten: An Israelite Love Story....................63
Week Eleven: Samuel the Prophet and Saul the King....................71
Week Twelve: David's Early Years....................79
Week Thirteen: David as King....................87
Week Fourteen: Solomon and Rehoboam Rule....................95
Week Fifteen: Israel's Last Rulers, Last Days....................103
Week Sixteen: Judah's Last Rulers, Last Days....................111
Week Seventeen: Elijah and Elisha....................117
Week Eighteen: Ezra and Nehemiah Lead the People Home....................125
Week Nineteen: Esther Saves Her People....................133
Week Twenty: The Story of Job....................141
Week Twenty-One: David's Poetry....................147
Week Twenty-Two: The Other Psalmists....................153
Week Twenty-Three: Solomon'sWisdom....................159
Week Twenty-Four: Isaiah Prophesies....................167
Week Twenty-Five: Jeremiah Prophesies....................173
Week Twenty-Six: Ezekiel Prophesies....................181
Week Twenty-Seven: Daniel Prophesies....................189
Week Twenty-Eight: Hosea, Joel, Amos, and Obadiah Prophesy....................197
Week Twenty-Nine: Jonah, Micah, Nahum, and Habakkuk Prophesy....................205
Week Thirty: Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi Prophesy....................211
Week Thirty-One: John the Baptist Leads the Way....................219
Week Thirty-Two: Jesus Is Born....................227
Week Thirty-Three: Jesus' Baptism, Temptation, Disciples....................235
Week Thirty-Four: Jesus Teaches, 1....................241
Week Thirty-Five: Jesus Teaches, 2....................247
Week Thirty-Six: Jesus Tells Stories in Matthew and Mark....................253
Week Thirty-Seven: Jesus Tells Stories in Luke....................259
Week Thirty-Eight: Jesus Does Good....................267
Week Thirty-Nine: Jesus Heals....................275
Week Forty: Jesus Performs Miracles....................281
Week Forty-One: Jesus and the Pharisees....................287
Week Forty-Two: Jesus Is Tried and Crucified....................293
Week Forty-Three: Jesus' Resurrection and Ascension....................299
Week Forty-Four: The Holy Spirit Arrives....................307
Week Forty-Five: Peter and John's Ministry....................313
Week Forty-Six: Stephen and Philip's Ministry....................319
Week Forty-Seven: Paul's Conversion and Ministry....................325
Week Forty-Eight: Paul's Letters to Rome and Corinth....................333
Week Forty-Nine: Paul's Other Letters....................339
Week Fifty: The Letter to the Hebrews....................345
Week Fifty-One: The Leaders' Letters....................351
Week Fifty-Two: The Coming Victory....................357
Index of Scriptures Used in Weekly Themes....................363
Topical Index....................368
