Memorize Bible’s contents to strengthen yourself in the Lord

By Pastor Paul, Director, Bibles for Mideast

In GENESIS the world was made by God's creative Hand;
In EXODUS the Hebrews march to gain the promised land.
LEVITICUS contains the Law, holy, just and good;
NUMBERS records the tribes enrolled, all sons of Abraham's blood;
Moses in DEUTERONOMY records God's mighty deeds.

In JOSHUA their rebellion oft provokes the Lord to smite;
JUDGES did what was right; but RUTH records the faith.
In 1st and 2nd SAMUEL, of Jesse's son we read;
Ten tribes of 1st and 2nd KINGS revolted from his seed.

In 1st and 2nd CHRONICLES, we see Judah captive made;
But EZRA leads the remnant back by princely Cyrus' aid.
The city walls of Zion NEHEMIAH builds again;
While ESTHER saves her people from the plot of wicked men.

In JOB we read how faith will live beneath affliction’s rod;
And David's PSALMS are precious songs to every child of God.
The PROVERBS like a goodly string of choicest pearls appear;
ECCLESIASTES teaches men how vain are all things here.

The SONG OF SOLOMON exalts sweet Sharon's lovely rose;
While Christ the Savior and the King the rapt ISAIAH shows.
The foreboding JEREMIAH apostate Israel warns;
His plaintive LAMENTATIONS their awful downfall mourns.

EZEKIEL tells in wondrous words the Kingdom's mysteries;
While God's great Kingdom yet to come, DANIEL in vision sees.
Of judgment and of mercy HOSEA loves to tell;
JOEL describes the blessed days when God with man will dwell.

Among Tekoa's herdsmen, AMOS received his call;
And OBEDIAH prophesies of Edom's final fall.
JONAH enshrines a wondrous type of Christ, our risen Lord;
MICAH pronounces Judah lost—lost, but to be restored.

NAHUM declares on Nineveh just judgment shall be poured
When Christ our risen Savior shall come to be adored.
A view of Chaldea’s coming doom HABAKKUK's vision gives;
While ZEPHANIAH warns the Jews to turn, repent and live.

HAGGAI wrote to those who saw the temple built again; 
ZACHARIAH prophesies of Christ's triumphant reign.
MALACHI was the last to touch that high prophetic code,
His final notes sublimely show the coming of the Lord. 

MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE and JOHN the Gospel story give;
Describing how the Savior was born and died that man may live.
ACTS tell how well the Apostles preached with signs in every place;
And Paul in ROMANS proves that man is saved through faith by grace.

CORINTHIANS 1 and 2 instructs, exhorts, reproves;
GALATIANS proves that faith in Christ alone the Father approves.
EPHESIANS and PHILIPPIANS tell what Christians ought to be;
COLOSSIANS bids us live for God and from all sin be free.

In 1st and 2nd THESSALONIANS, the Lord will come from heaven;
In 1st and 2nd TIMOTHY and TITUS, a shepherd's rule is given.
PHILEMON marks a brother's love as only brethren know;
HEBREWS reveals Christ's priestly works prefigured long ago. 

JAMES teaches that without holiness, faith is but vain and dead;
1st and 2nd PETER point the narrow way the saints are led.
JOHN in his three Epistles on love delights to dwell;
But JUDE gives warning terrible of those once who fell.

The REVELATION prophesies that tremendous day,
When all the kingdoms of the earth with noise shall pass away;
God comes down with His tabernacle, forever to be with us,
And we will be His people: 'Even so come, Lord Jesus.'