DailyRetreat - First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Salina, Kansas

50 ESSENTIAL OT BIBLE STORIES	Book	*Years Before Christ*
Creation 1	Genesis 1	Pre-History
Creation 2	Genesis 2	Pre-History
The Fall	Genesis 3	Pre-History
Noah and the Flood	Genesis 6-8	Pre-History
Call of Abram and Sarai	Genesis 12	2000ish
A Son is Promised	Genesis 18:1-12
Jacob and Esau	Genesis 25 - 27
Jacob Marries Laban's Daughters	Gen 29:15-35
Jacob Wrestles with an Angel	Gen 32:22-32
Joseph and the Dream Coat & sold into slavery	Gen 37:1-36	1750ish
Joseph and Potipher's Wife	Gen 39:1-23
Joseph interprets Pharoah's Dream	Gen 41:1-36
Joseph saves the World	Gen 41:37-57
Birth and Saving of Moses	Exodus 1-2	1250ish
Burning Bush	Exodus 3-4
Passover	Exodus 11-12
Crossing of the Red Sea	Exodus 13-14
Manna and Quail	Exodus 16
10 Commandments	Exodus 20
The Rebellion and Wandering in the Wilderness	Numbers 13-14
Speech Before entering the Promised Land	Deuteronomy 30-31	1100ish
Fall of Jericho	Joshua 6
Gideon	Judges 6
Samson and Delilah	Judges 13-16
Ruth	Ruth
Job	Job 1-3; 40-42
Birth of Samuel	1 Samuel 1
Call of Samuel	1 Samuel 2
Call of King Saul	1 Samuel 8-10
Call of King David	1 Samuel 16	1000
David and Goliath	1 Samuel 17
David and Bathsheba	2 Samuel 11
Solomon becomes King - Temple	1 Kings 3
Division of the Kingdoms	1 Kings 11-12	900ish
Elijah and the Cook- off	1 Kings 17-18
Elijah and still small Voice	1 Kings 19
Isaiah's Call	Isaiah 6
Fall of Samaria	2 Kings 17	721
Jonah	Jonah
Josiah's Reform	2 Kings 22-23
Fall of Jerusalem	2 Kings 24-25	586
Jeremiah's Call	Jeremiah 1
Jeremiah thrown into a Well	Jeremiah 38
Ezekiel and the Wheels	Ezekiel 1-3
Ezekiel and the Dry Bones	Ezekiel 37
Daniel and His Friends Become Advisors	Daniel 1
The Fiery Furnace	Daniel 3
Esther	Esther
Ezra	Ezra 1, 3	539 and later
Nehemiah	Nehemiah 1-2