1 Chronicles 5 – Reuben, Gad And The Half-Tribe Of Manasseh
1 Chronicles 6 – Levi And Families
1 Chronicles 7–9 – Issachar, Benjamin, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim And Asher
Genealogies: Creation To Restoration, Part 1
1 Chronicles 1 – The Patriarchs
1 Chronicles 2:1–2 – The 12 Sons Of Jacob/Israel
1 Chronicles 2:3–4:23 – The Family Of Judah
1 Chronicles 4:24–43 – The Sons Of Simeon
Psalms 73 – 78
Psalm 73 – Instruction based on individual experience
Psalm 74 – Communal prayer: God has “rejected” his people
Psalm 75 – Praise to God: His “Name is near” and he cuts off the horns of the wicked but causes the “horns of the righteous” to be “lifed up”
Psalm 76 – Celebration: God’s “name is great” in Israel; he “breaks the spirit of [enemy] rulers”
Psalm 77 – Individual prayer: God has rejected him
Psalm 78 – Instruction based on communal experience
Book of Ruth, Part 2 (chapters 3 & 4)
Ruth 3:1-5 – Naomi Instructs Ruth
Ruth 3:6-15 – Boaz Pledges to Secure Redemption
Ruth 3:16-18 – Ruth Returns to Naomi Again
Ruth 4:1-12 – Boaz Arranges to Fulfill His Pledge
Ruth 4:13-22 – Conclusion: Naomi Filled, Geneology of David
Book of Ruth, Part 1 (chapters 1 & 2)
Ruth 1:1-5 – Naomi Emptied
Ruth 1:6-18 – Ruth Clings to Naomi
Ruth 1:19-22 – Ruth and Naomi Return to Bethlehem
Ruth 2:1-7 – Ruth Begins Work
Ruth 2:8-16 – Boaz Shows Kindness to Ruth
Ruth 2:17-23 – Ruth Returns to Naomi
Psalm 69-72: Three Prayers with a Royal Psalm Attached
Epilogue for Judges
Judges 18 – The Danites’ Departure from their Tribal Territory
Judges 19 – Gibeah’s Corruption of Morals
Judges 20-21 – The Benjamites’ Near Removal from their Tribal Territory
Psalms 65-68: Praise all the Earth
Psalm 65 – God’s blessing the earth into fruitfulness is highlighted
Psalm 66 – God’s saving acts on behalf of Israel are highlighted
Psalm 67 – God’s blessing the earth into fruitfulness is highlighted (“all the peoples praise…all the ends of the earth…fear”)
Psalm 68 – God’s saving acts on behalf of Israel are highlighted (“kings…bring you gifts…Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth”)
Epilogue for Joshua
Joshua 22 – The Altar of Witness by the Jordan
Joshua 23 – Joshua’s Farewell Exhortation
Joshua 24:1-28 – The Renewal of the Covenant at Shechem
Joshua 24:29-33 – The Death and Burial of Joshua and Eleazar