CWFI English Spelling Lesson Two: Old Testament Bible Books

The Five Books of Law also known as The Five Books of History are:

Genesis 50 chapters
Exodus 40 chapters
Leviticus 27 chapters
Numbers 36 Chapters
Deuteronomy 34 chapters

The Twelve Books of Kings also known as The Twelve Books of Leadership are:

Joshua 24 chapters
Judges 21 chapters
Ruth 4 chapters
I Samuel 31 chapters
II Samuel 24 chapters
I Kings 22 chapters
II Kings 25 chapters
I Chronicles 29 chapters
II Chronicles 36
Ezra 10 chapters
Nehemiah 13 chapters
Esther 10 chapters

The Five Books of Poetry also known as The Five Books of Rhymes

Job 42 chapters
Psalms 150 chapters (but to have five mini books or divisions in it.)
Proverbs 31 chapters
Ecclesiastes 12 chapters
Song of Solomon 8 chapters

The Five Books of Major Prophets also known as The Five Books of Prophetic Messengers

Isaiah 66 chapters
Jeremiah 52 chapters
Lamentations 5 chapters
Ezekiel 48 chapters
Daniel 12 chapters

The Twelve Books of Minor Prophets also known as The Twelve Books of Minor Prophetic Messengers

Hosea 14 chapters
Joel 3 chapters
Amos 9 chapters
Obadiah 1 chapter
Jonah 4 chapters
Micah 7 chapters
Nahum 3 chapters
Habakkuk 3 chapters
Zephaniah 3 chapters
Haggai 2 chapters
Zechariah 14 chapters
Malachi 4 chapters

(Note: From Genesis to Malachi are considered 39 Historical Books. The 39 Historical Books are categorized into 5 sections as seen above.)

I was taught to remember the exact number in the Old and New Testament that there is a trick to it. I will share that trick with you.

In the word Old there are three letters. In the word Testament there are nine letters. Take the three in Old and the nine in Testament and put them together, you have thirty-nine. Old=3 letters/Testament=9 letters which is 39.

And for the New Testament, there are three letters in the word New and nine letters in the word Testament, Take three in New and multiply by nine letters in Testament you get twenty-seven. New=three letters x Testament=nine letters=27. 3x9=27. There are 27 books in the New Testament.

Fill in the missing letters:

1. Ge__ __sis

2. J__ __shua

3. Chr__ __icles

4. Nehe__ __ __h

5. Is__ __ah

6. Ho__ __a

7. Oba__ __ __ __

8. Haba__ __ __ __

9. Hag__ __ __

10. Ma__l__c__ __

Questions:

11. How many book divisions are in Psalms? _________

12. How many books in the Old Testament are the Major Prophetic Books? ___________

13. How many books are in the Old Testament? ___________

14. How many books are in the New Testament? ___________

15. How many books in the Old Testament are the Books of Law? ________

16. How many books in the Old Testament are Minor Prophetic Messengers? ____________

How many books in the Old Testament are the Leadership Books? ___________

Answer Key:

1. Genesis
2. Joshua
3. Chronicles
4. Nehemiah
5. Isaiah
6. Hosea
7. Obadiah
8. Habakkuk
9. Haggai
10. Malachi

11. 5 divisions in the book of Psalms
12 5
13. 39
14. 27
15. 5
16. 5
17. 12