OLD TESTAMENT INDEX Lsn 1 Introduction 7 Keys to understand O.T. Lsn 2 Genesis 1-3, Moses 1-4 The Creation this is my work & my glory Lsn 3 Genesis 3, Moses 4-6 Lsn 4 Genesis 4, Moses 5-6 Cain & Abel; Enoch Lsn 5 Moses 6-7 Enoch Lsn 6 Genesis 6-7, Moses 7-8, Book of Jasher 5-6, Abraham 1 Lsn 7 Genesis 8-11, Abraham 1 Lsn 8 Genesis 17, Abraham 1-5 Lsn 9 Genesis 12-18, Abraham 15 Enoch; Noah; Abraham Nimrod; Abraham; Shem; Melchezedek Abraham; Creation Abraham; Sarah; Hagar Lsn 10 Genesis 18-25 Sodom & Gomorrah; Sarah; Hagar; Abraham & Isaac Lsn 11 Genesis 22-24 Sacrifice of Isaac; Rebekah; Abraham more wives Lsn 12 Genesis 25-34 Esau & Jacob; Rachael & Leah; twelve sons, one daughter Lsn 13 Genesis 34-49 Jacob; Dinah; Joseph; Ephriam; Manasseh Lsn 14 Genesis 50, Exodus 4 Lsn 15 Moses 1, Exodus 4-14 Blessing Jacob s posterity; Joseph s prophesies; Moses Moses & Abraham saw God, had visions; Apocrypha - Plagues Lsn 16 Exodus 14-19 Moses Ten Commandments Lsn 17 Exodus 20-34 Ten Commandments; Laws to govern a nation; Holy days and festivals Lsn 18 Exodus 34, Law of Moses a law of reparation; Moses brings commandments down
Leviticus 10 mountain; Temple offerings Lsn 19 Leviticus 10-26 Ordinances; Washings ; Homosexuality Lsn 20 Numbers 1-20 Aaronic Priesthood; Seventy gathered to see God; Moses; Miriam; Aaron Lsn 21 Numbers 14-21 Levi s conspiracy; Plague; Aaronic Priesthood Lsn 22 Numbers 21, Deuteronomy 31 Moses & serpent of brass; Balaam; Tolerance; Liquidate all who would not serve the Lord; Moses closing statements; Blessings of rain & crops; Penalties for rejection; People let Him down. Lsn 23 Deuteronomy 32, Joshua 1-7 No retaliation against Egypt; Lord s 10 points on warfare and soldiers behavior; 7 comparisons between Moses & Christ; Moses translated; worship of Baal; Rahab; Walls of Jerico fall. Lsn 24 Joshua 7-end Israel worshipped Idols, lost battle; Achan hid idol; Man cannot hide sin from God; Holy oath; Canaanites; Earth stood still in heat of battle not sun; Ezra Taft Benson modern Israel promise; Gain promised blessings through work; Canaan divided between 12 tribes; Six cities of refuge. Lsn 25 Judges Israel didn t want to fight anymore; Generation knew not the Lord; Deborah and Barak; Jael kills Sisera; Gideon; Soldiers drank at the river. Lsn 26 Judges 1, Ruth 1 Gold epihod a snare to Gideon; Abimelech killed; Samson and Delilah; Ruth; Naomi & Boaz. Lsn 27 Samuel 1-11 Concubine killed; High Priest Eli mixed idol worship with that of Jehovah; Hannah; Samuel the boy; Sacred Arc; Samuel s sons a disappointment; Lord gave people a king They rejected me ; Warning to modern leaders from Samuel; Saul chosen & anointed king. Lsn 28 I Samuel 13-15 Arc of the Covenant; Tabernacle; Samuel s sons; Saul & Jonathan; Story of Jews. Lsn 29 I Samuel 16-23 David anointed by Samuel; David goes to Saul; Goliath; David s successes anger Saul; Jonathan s friendship; David would not slay Saul. Lsn 30 I Samuel 24- II Samuel 6 Samuel dies; Saul pursues David; David marries Abigail; Saul seeks a witch; Saul and sons die; Abner and Joab.
Lsn 31 II Samuel 5-12, I Corinthians, Psalms Abner; David s 600 valiant men; Arc of Covenant to be brought to David; Uzzah died steadying the arc; David knew things about Christ; Pologamy; Military rotation; David and Bathsheba committed adultery; Nathan reprimands David will spend time in hell. Lsn 32 II Samuel 12, II Samuel 24 David and Bathsheba s child dies; Nathan prophecies evil to come from House of David; Amnon rapes sister; Absalom kills Amnon; Joab got Absalom reinstated to court; Absalom turns on David; Shimei shames David; Joab kills Absalom contrary to David s orders. Lsn 33 II Samuel 21, I Kings 1-11 David son Adoijah heir apparent; However David instructs Zadok the priest to anoint Solomon; Solomon has dream given wisdom, riches, honor, long life; Solomon builds temple, dedicates it, miracle, sacrifice Consumed; Solomon saw God. Lsn 34 I Kings 11, Proverbs Rehoboam; Jeroboam; Northern tribes (Israel) and Southern tribes (Judah); Characteristics of heathen worship; Jeroboam arm withered; Ahijah prophesies; King Asa; Brigham Young on trials for being exalted. Lsn 35 II Kings 15-18 King Asa; Jeroboam died replaced by Nadab; Baasha murdered Nadab; Asa signed treaty with Syria; Ahab & Jezebel reigns; Nimrod comes to power; Elijah raises Dead boy; Elijah s contest between Jehovah & Baal s Priests; Elijah passes mantle to Elisha & is translated. Lsn 36 I Kings 19, II Kings 4 War with Syria; Ahab calls Syrian king brother; Jehoshaphat; Micah prophesies; More on Elijah & Elisha; Moabites attack Israel. Lsn 37 II Kings, II Chronicles Elisha commands King Jehoram to wash in the river Jordan seven times to cleanse of leprosy; Lord opened Elisha s servants eyes to see hosts of heaven; King Jehoram died (woman dropped stone); Elisha prophesies Syrian army disappears; King Hazael brutal reign; Jehu Anointed Israel s king - Kills Johoram & Jezebel: reign of Jehoash; Zechariah stoned at temple; Jehu dies; Elisha prophesies and dies. Lsn 38 II Chronicles, Jonah, Amos, Hosea Modern man swallowed by whale; Various stories of prophets; Oddball eccentrics out of step. Lsn 39 II Chronicles 28 Micah & Isaiah s contemporaries; History up to Isaiah; Assyrian king Pul. Lsn 40 Joel, Amos; Hosea, Micah, Prophesy on last days great Gentile cities defenseless; Lamanites potential threat to Gentiles; Isaiah obscure to protect those not able to bear it;
Isaiah Understanding Isaiah; Repent or be wiped out by war; Men will worship the earth; World government; Quotes from Apocrypha. Lsn 41 Isaiah 2-9 Every knee shall bow, every tongue confess; Social chaos & oppression; Hair styles & tattoos; Daughters of latter- day Zion condemned; Saints receive divine protection; Parable of the vineyard; Lord lifts an ensign to nations; Many different worlds; Isaiah s vision; Isaiah s sons given prophetic names; reviews history. Lsn 42 Isaiah 9-20, Moses 4 Apocrypha writings; Judges warned; Sennacherib of Syria; Stem of Jesse; Branch of David; Lucifer; Plan of Salvation. Lsn 43 Isaiah (a review), Isaiah 17-21 America will prosper be protected from invaders; Lord merciful to gentiles; Drunkeness & partying prevail; Prophecy of modern Egypt; Latter-day prophecies; has vision of Babylonians; The struggle for the soul; Watchmen asleep enemy had access through breaches; People lazy & decatant, won t fight for freedoms. Lsn 44 Isaiah 23-28 Trials brought because of sin on selves; Lord will preach His own sermons; Universal cleansing; Cities in confusion and broken down; No city a refuge; In Zion is security; Planet staggers; Dead gathered in Spirit Prison; Millennial era; Veil removed; Wicked not acknowledge it is the Lord say it's Mother Nature; Naval power punished; Israel & Judah face judgments; Murderous combinations get above you. Lsn 45 Isaiah 29-37 Isaiah prophesies of Book of Mormon to come forth in latter days it would speak out of the ground; Pronounces woes on secret combinations of latter days; God s strange act familiar spirit; Lord will protect His People; Warns wealthy & idle women of latter days; Battle of Armageddon; Righteous flee to holy places; King Hezekiah. Lsn 46 Isaiah 40-45 Jerusalem s warfare over; Lord instructs saints to gather to the mountains; Savior will appear; Saints mightily tested but will overcome; Special blessing not weary ; About Christ; Irrigation; They have been weary of me ; Cyrus the Persian King; Understanding God & progression; Life a play. Lsn 47 Isaiah 46-55 Conquerers to show mercy to those they conquer; Babylon boastful superior in wisdom and knowledge; Turned to enchantments and from God; Jewish baptism; Prophets trained & refined then teach; Reference Book of Mormon; Bill of divorcement; Wait on God, He will protect us; Awake saints of latter days!; Be wise stewards Lord s work accompanied with suffering & travail; Jesus like men in appearance; Christ s agony; Lamb to the slaughter;
Joint heirs; Food storage; Lord holds converts accountable. Lsn 48 Isaiah 56-65 Lord speaks to converts; Watchmen are blind to protect them; Children born to parents in immorality; People abase themselves to hell; Won t repent so God won t hear them - give appearance of Christians but are not; A proper fast will cleanse us and God will hear; Clothe needy especially our own; God withdrew because of our iniquities; People s judgment flawed & lead unsatisfying lives; Wicked wail for relief but it doesn t come; No justice or equity; Righteous gathered; Saints persecuted in last days must endure valiantly to receive blessings; Earth removed from her place; Earth dramatically changed; Clarion call gone forth; Repent or suffer as I. Lsn 49 Isaiah 65-66 Jeremiah. Where is the house ye build unto me? Hold your peace, study my word; Lord listed ten charges against the people; One or two will be taken; Reform or war & desolation come; Who is a righteous person? He who has offended me, him shall I blot out of the Book of Life; Fullness of iniquity more choose evil than good; The harvest is past, the summer is ended and we are not saved; Why do the wicked prosper? Jeremiah would go with captives; Lord says: Diminish not a word ; Jeremiah commanded not to marry, feast, or mourn; But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire ; Baruch called as scribe; Vision of the two baskets of figs; Iron yoke put on Jeremiah; Jeremiah prophesies called treasonous weakening the nation; Zedekiah blinded and sons killed arc plundered; Vessels of honor; Jeremiah in court in Jerusalem; Daniel in court of Babylon; Ezekiel with exiles in Babylonia. Lsn 50 Ezekiel 1-37 Ezekiel saw God on his throne; Sun worship; Allegory Of the Two Eagles & Cedar Tree; Allegory of the Vine and Its Branches; Darius elevated Daniel to one of three Presidents; J. Smith If you could gaze into heaven for five minutes. Lsn 51 Ezekiel 37-47, Daniel 1-12 Many prophets called to warn Patrick Henry Give me liberty or give me death ; Ezra Taft Benson Our people too broad-minded - lukewarm in beliefs; Take thee two sticks; Lord speaks; What do the Gentiles mean?; Gog & battle of Armageddon; Summarized sins of the people; dimensions of latter-day temple; Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach & Abed-nego; Daniel interprets dreams; Latter-day wicked king. Lsn 52 Job, Ezra, Haggai & Zechariah Daniel interpreting Belshazzar s dream; Job s story; Why do righteous suffer?; Cyrus the Persian King; 50,000 Jews returned to Jerusalem; Cyrus killed and replaced by son Darius; Prophet Haggai commanded the people build a temple; Symbolism of different colored horses; Zechariah had eight visions;
Lsn 53 Zechariah, Esther, Nehemiah, Malachi Two particular sins condemned theft and perjury. Millennium. City of Jerusalem measured; Christ came riding on an ass; Latter-day appearance of the Messiah; JEWISH HOPE three prophets appeared Sept. 1950; Two part of Israel Ten lost tribes & dispersed; King Darius dies and Xerxes new king. Story of Esther Haman - Mordecai; Nehemiah has history of Jews down to a later date & he demanded social reforms; Ezra collected scriptures and read the law to the people; Malachi was the last of the prophets; told of the Lord s anger for unfaithful priesthood bearers left wives, talks of sacrifice and blessings for paying tithing. Keep covenants; Geneology turn hearts of fathers to children; Edited talk by Melvin J. Ballard- Struggle for the Soul, New Era, March 1984, p. 32.