Berean Standard Bible
Library
Old Testament
The Law
- GenesisThe book of beginnings: a good world, a broken one, and the promise God made to fix it.
- ExodusGod hears His people, sets them free, and comes to live among them.
- LeviticusHow can sinful people live near a holy God? By sacrifice, a priest, and a holy life.
- NumbersCounted at Sinai, tested in the wilderness, brought to the edge of the promise: forty years with a faithful God.
- DeuteronomyMoses’ last words to a new generation: remember, love, obey, and choose life.
History
- JoshuaAcross the river at last: the land God promised, given, fought for, shared out, and a people called to choose.
- JudgesBetween Joshua and the kings: a people who keep forgetting, and a God who keeps rescuing.
- RuthIn the dark days of the judges, a quiet story of loyal love, and the family of a king.
- 1 SamuelFrom the last judge to the first kings: the LORD brings down the proud and lifts up the lowly.
- 2 SamuelA shepherd becomes king, and God promises him a throne that will last forever.
- 1 KingsSolomon’s wisdom and glory, a kingdom torn in two, and a prophet who calls down fire.
- 2 KingsFrom Elijah’s chariot of fire to a king set free in Babylon, and a lamp that is never put out.
- 1 ChroniclesFrom Adam to David’s last prayer, told for a people home from exile who needed to know they still belonged.
- 2 ChroniclesA temple filled with glory, kings who sought God or forsook Him, and a door opened home.
- EzraA king’s decree, a road home, and a small people who rebuilt God’s house and turned back to His Word.
- NehemiahA king’s cupbearer, a broken wall, and a people rebuilt by prayer, hard work and God’s Word.
- EstherA queen with a secret, a man who would not bow, and a plot that turned on its maker.
Poetry and Wisdom
- JobHe lost everything and was never told why. Would anyone fear God for nothing?
- PsalmsA hymnbook and a prayer book: 150 poems for every hour a soul can have.
- ProverbsA father, a calling voice, and short sayings for the life you actually live.
- EcclesiastesA wise old king tells the truth about life, and hands it back to you as a gift.
- Song of SolomonA love song, in the Bible, on purpose.
The Prophets
- IsaiahA holy God, a stubborn people, and a Child who is God with us.
- JeremiahA prophet who wept, a city that fell, and a new covenant written on the heart.
- LamentationsFive poems of grief for a fallen city, and the mercy that is new every morning.
- EzekielA priest in exile sees the glory leave, and hears that it will come home.
- DanielFaithful in a foreign court, and sure that God rules the kingdoms.
- HoseaA prophet’s broken home, and a God whose love will not let His people go.
- JoelA ruined harvest, a call to come home, and a promise that the Spirit will be poured out.
- AmosA herdsman from Judah walks north with a word Israel doesn’t want to hear.
- ObadiahA proud nation on the heights, a brother betrayed, and a kingdom that belongs to the LORD.
- JonahA prophet runs from God, and finds out how far God’s mercy reaches.
- MicahA country prophet, a city that would not listen, and a God who pardons.
- NahumThe city that once repented, a century of cruelty, and a God who is slow to anger but never blind.
- HabakkukA prophet argues with God, waits on the wall, and learns to sing when everything fails.
- ZephaniahThe great day is near: a warning to seek the LORD, and a song God sings over His people.
- HaggaiA ruined house, four dated words, and a people who finally said yes.
- ZechariahA young prophet, a half-built temple, and a night of visions about the King who is coming.
- MalachiGod’s love, His people’s shrug, and a promise that He is coming.
New Testament
The Gospels
Paul’s Letters
- RomansThe good news of Jesus, explained from start to finish.
- 1 CorinthiansA church in a proud city, called back to the cross.
- 2 CorinthiansA pastor’s heart laid open, and God’s strength in weakness.
- GalatiansOne gospel, nothing added: set free by grace, through faith in Christ.
- EphesiansEvery blessing God gives in Christ, and a new way to walk.
- PhilippiansA letter from a prisoner, overflowing with joy.
- ColossiansA small church in a quiet valley, and a Savior who is first in everything.
- 1 ThessaloniansA letter to a young church, holding on until the Lord comes.
- 2 ThessaloniansA young church shaken by hard news, and a faithful Lord who holds it steady.
- 1 TimothyA young man left in a great city, and a letter on how God’s family should live.
- 2 TimothyPaul’s last letter, sent from a Roman cell to the young man he called his son.
- TitusA rugged island, a friend left behind, and the grace that teaches us how to live.
- PhilemonOne short letter, one runaway, and a welcome home.
General Letters
- HebrewsFor tired believers tempted to turn back: Jesus is greater than all, so hold on to Him.
- JamesReal faith doesn’t just talk. It shows up in everyday life.
- 1 PeterA living hope for God’s people far from home.
- 2 PeterPeter’s farewell letter: keep growing, hold to the truth, and wait for the Lord.
- 1 JohnAn eyewitness of Jesus writes so his children can be sure.
- 2 JohnOne short letter to a church: hold to the truth, and love one another.
- 3 JohnA short note to a friend whose door was open to strangers.
- JudeA short, urgent letter: hold on to the faith, and be held by God.