through the bible in 2 years syllabus

Through the Bible in 2 years

Syllabus

Year 1

Genesis

Story Reference Application

Creation Genesis 1-

2

Genesis 1:1-2:25 God is an orderly God,

and He built us in an orderly way.

Fall of Man Genesis 3:1-4:26 There are consequences when

you disobey.

Generations of

Adam to Noah

Genesis 5:1-32 Do something to be

remembered

Noah Genesis 6:1-9:28 Noah obeyed even

when he did not see results

Call of Abraham and some of his

failings, lies says Sarai not his wife

Genesis 11:10-12:20, 15:1-18, and

17:1-11

Abraham had faith in God, and God still

used him even if he wasn’t perfect.

Abraham and Lot; division of land,

Abraham rescue, Sodom and

Gomorrah

Genesis 13:1-13, 14:1-24, and

18:16-19:29

Abraham and Lot, man of prayer, man of

action, man of trust

Abraham, child of

promise, solve it themselves, angel

visit, sacrifice of Isaac

Genesis 16:1-16,

17:15-18:15, 21:1-7, and 22:1-19

Abraham learned to

trust God and we see the consequences of

when he did not trust God.


Isaac, Jacob and Esau not getting

along with brother

Genesis 25:19-34 and 27:1-46

Why should you not pick favorites?

Jacob marriage and

kids, worked hard

Genesis 28:1-29:30 Find contentment in

where you are, not in where you want to be.

Joseph and Coat Many Colors and

his dreams and he’s sold

Genesis 37:1-36 What are the perils of favoritism?

Joseph slave and jail dreams

Genesis 39:1-40:22

God is still at work even when we don’t

see it.

Joseph, Pharaoh’s

dreams, and Joseph’s dreams

fulfilled

Genesis 41:1-47:31 God keeps his

promises even if we don’t see it right away.

Exodus, Leviticus,

Numbers, and Deuteronomy


Moses birth to his

fleeing Egypt

Exodus 1:1-2:25 God starts to work

visibly, God protects His plan.

Moses as a shepherd and burning bush and

talking to Israel

Exodus 3:1-7:7 God uses all people for His plan, not

perfect people.

Plagues Exodus 7:1-9:2 God will always

triumph

Plagues part 2 Exodus 9:3-13:16 Don’t stand in the

way of God

Red Sea, mana, water,

Israel complains a lot

Exodus 13:17-

17:16

Israel’s lack of faith

and God’s enduring love

10 Commandments/Golden

Calf

Exodus 19:1-20:21 and 32:`-25

What are God’s rules and can you

keep them?

Tabernacle Exodus 25:1-28:43

and 30:1-38

The specialness of

God’s places

12 Spies and Wandering

in the Desert for 40 years

Numbers 13:1-

14:45

Obedience to God is

not an option.

Joshua and Judges


Joshua and the Battle of Jericho

Joshua 1:1-5:15

God will follow through on his

plan

Joshua Continues the Fight Joshua 8:1-

24:33

God blesses you

when you follow Him

Cycle of Apostasy and Failure to Drive out Canaanites

Judges 1:1-3:6 Cost of not following God

1st ¾ Judges Ehud Judges 3:7-31 God uses unlikely heroes

Deborah Saves the Day Judges 4:1-5:31

God can use unlikely heroes

Gideon, the Man who Would

be King?

Judges 6:1-

8:35

God can use

unlikely heroes

Samson Judges 13:1-

16:31

God can use

someone who is not following him

Ruth Book of Ruth God’s provision for us in hard

times

1 and 2 Samuel


God Calls Samuel 1 Samuel 1:1-4:22 God can use people of all ages

Israel wants a king 1 Samuel 8:1-15:35 You don’t always want what you get

God calls David 1 Samuel 16:1-20:42 God picks not based on what we can see

The Rise of David

and the Fall of Saul

1 Sanuel 21:1-31:13

and 2 Samuel 1:1-27

God’s timing is not

our own

David is Crowned

King

1 Samuel 28:1-2

Samuel 10:19

Consequences of sin

are further reaching than we know

David’s Folly 2 Samuel 11:1-21:39

Solomon’s Wisdom 1 Kings 3:1-28; 4:29-

34; and 10:1-13

What would you

request of God?

Solomon wisdom and

folly

1 Kings 4:1-11:43 Just because you are

wise does not mean you will follow God

The Histories


Rehoboam listens to bad advice

1 Kings 12:1-14:31 Pick your friends and advisors carefully

Northern Kings of Israel

Selected passages from 1 and 2 Kings

Folly of not following God

Elijah versus Ahab 1 Kings 17:1-19:18 Persevering in hard times

Elisha serves God 2 Kings 2:1-14; 5:1-

27; 6:7-7:20

Persevering in hard

times

Jonah, God’s

unwilling servant

The book of Jonah God’s pursuit of the

chosen

End of the Northern

Kingdom

Consequences of

habitual sin

Hezekiah 2 Kings 18:1-20:21 Turn to God first

Josiah 2 Kings 22:1-23:30 and 2 Chronicles

34:1-35:27

Even the young can follow hard after God

Esther Book of Esther God’s providence

Ezra Book of Ezra God will give you what you need to

build His goals

Nehemiah Book of Nehemiah God trains the called

YEAR 21

Prophets Major and Minor


Jeremiah Book of Jeremiah Pursuing God when times are hard and

everyone is against you

Isaiah Book of Isaiah God’s future promises

Ezekiel Book of Ezekiel God’s future plans

Daniel and Friends

Stand up in Faith

Daniel 1:1-21 and

3:1-4:3

How to disagree

without being disrespectful

Daniel, God uses dreams

Daniel 2:1-49 and 4:4-37

How to disagree without being

disrespectful

Daniel part 3 How to disagree

without being disrespectful

Minor prophets Books of Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah,

Micah, Nahum, Habbakuk,

Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi

God will use all kinds of people to spread

His message

Job, part 12 Suffering and not disobeying

Job part 2 Suffering and not disobeying

1 Year 2 still under revision, do not have all references yet 2 Yes, Job is not a prophet, but it worked best to add him in here in terms of continuity

Gospels


John the Baptist Everyone needs to obey God

Temptation of Christ The benefits of knowing Scripture

Calling of Disciples Matthew 4:18-22, 9:9-13; Mark 1:16-

20, 2:13-17, 3:13-19; Luke 5:1-11 and 27-

32, 6:12-16; and John 1:35-51

God calls who He will

Water to Wine John 2:1-11 Miracles aren’t always big showy

things

Jesus Feeds the

5000

Matthew 4:13-21,

Mark 6:32-44, Luke 9:10-17, John 6:1-13

God cares about our

physical needs

Jesus walks on water Matthew 14:22-33, Mark 6:45-57, John

6:15-21

Trust in God, He still loves us when we fall


Jesus heals the paralytic

Matthew 9:1-8, Mark 2:1-12, Luke 5:18-26

The value of good friends, God cares for

our physical needs

Jesus raises Lazarus

from the dead

John 11:1-45 Jesus loves His

friends

Jesus raises Jairus’

daughter from the dead

Matthew 9:18-23,

Mark 5:22-35, Luke 8:40-49

God cares for our

emotions

The Samaritan woman at the well

John 4:1-42 God loves the outcasts

The man at the Pool John 5:1-18 God cares for our physical needs

Zacheus and the rich young ruler

Luke 19:1-10 Mark 10:17-21

Two responses to Jesus, obedience or

rebellion

Road to Ammaeus

and the Restoration of Peter

Mark 16:12-13, Luke

24:13-25

God shows the lost

how to find Him

Acts3


Pentecost Acts chapters 1 and 2

God sends the Holy Spirit

Peter and John in jail Acts 3:1-4:31 Serving God in adversity

The martyrdom of Stephen

Acts chapters 6 and 7

God does not always save His people

Philip, first

missionary

Acts chapter 8 God prepares and

sends the called

Paul saved on the

road to Damascus

Acts 9:1-19 God calls even His

enemies to serve Him

Paul’s call to the

Gentiles and Peter’s Dream

Acts 10:1-11:18 God’s message is for

everyone

Paul’s First Missionary Trip, sent

from Antioch

Acts chapters 13 and 14

God calls people to travel while serving

Him

Paul’s First

Missionary Trip, Philippian jailer

Acts 16:16-40 Expect adversity

when serving God

Pauls’ Second Missionary Trip,

Athens

Acts 17:16-34 Following God’s Call

Paul’s Second

Missionary Trip, Aquila and Priscilla

Acts chapter 18 Following God’s Call

Paul in Ephesus Acts chapter 19

Paul’s Third

Missionary Trip

Paul’s Arrest and

Sent to Rome

Acts 21-26

Paul’s shipwreck Acts 27:1-28:10

What Happened to the 12 Disciples

Not in the book of Acts, church

Serving God is hard, but has Eternal

3 Still under revision, may be changed

tradition Rewards

New Testament Letters4


Put on the Full Armor of God

Ephesians 6:10-20 and selected other

scriptures

Prepare yourself for spiritual battles

Put on the Full

Armor of God

Ephesians 6:10-20

and selected other scriptures

Prepare yourself for

spiritual battles

Put on the Full Armor of God

Ephesians 6:10-20 and selected other

scriptures

Prepare yourself for spiritual battles

Fruit of the Spirit Galations 5:16-26 Show your growth in

God

Fruit of the Spirit Galations 5:16-26 Show your growth in

God

Fruit of the Spirit Galations 5:16-26 Show your growth in God

Revelation Book of Revelation God wins in the End

4 Still under revision, may be changed

Repeated Every Year

Christmas Story


Jesus Genealogy God doesn’t expect perfect people

Birth of John the Baptist Foretold

Birth of Jesus Foretold

God’s plan fulfilled

Jesus is Here! When Good News is given, share it with

the world

Easter Story


Holy Week Devotional

Multiple passages Jesus fulfilled God’s plan for Redemption

Easter story Multiple passages Jesus died and resurrected to save

us

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