Bible passages

Numbers 28:1–29:40

Daily and Festival Offerings

This passage gives ordered instructions for offerings at daily, weekly, monthly, and festival times.

Numbers 30:1–16

Making and Keeping Vows

Numbers 30:1–16 explains how vows and oaths were to be handled among Israel. The passage focuses on spoken promises made to Yahweh and on when those words stood, were stopped, or were made void under these statutes.

Numbers 33:1–49

Israel's Wilderness Journey Stops

Numbers 33:1–49 is a travel record of Israel’s journey from Egypt to the plains of Moab. Rather than retelling every event, this passage lists stopping places and marks a few important notes along the way.

Numbers 33:50–35:34

Canaan's Boundaries, Leaders and Refuge Cities

This passage sets out how Israel was to live in Canaan: removing idol worship, receiving defined tribal land, appointing leaders, giving towns to Levites, and handling killings with refuge cities and formal judgement.

Deuteronomy 1:1–3:29

Moses Remembers the Wilderness Journey

Moses speaks to Israel beyond the Jordan in the fortieth year and retells key parts of the wilderness journey.

Deuteronomy 4:1–5:4; Deuteronomy 5:22–11:32

Moses Calls Israel to Faithfulness

Moses calls Israel to listen carefully, remember what Yahweh has done, and stay faithful in the land they are about to enter.

Deuteronomy 12:1–16:17

Worship, Giving and the Festivals in Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 12:1 to 16:17 gives laws for worship, food, giving, release and yearly feasts.

Deuteronomy 16:18–19:21

Leaders, Witnesses and Justice

This law passage sets out how Israel was to appoint leaders, test evidence and deal with serious wrongdoing in the land Yahweh gives.

Deuteronomy 20:1–26:19

War, Family and Community Laws

Deuteronomy 20:1 to 26:19 gathers many laws for Israel’s life in the land, from battle and households to justice, worship and care for vulnerable people.

Deuteronomy 27:1–30:20

Covenant Blessings, Curses and the Choice of Life

Deuteronomy 27 to 30 gathers Moses’ covenant teaching into a clear choice. Israel is told to remember Yahweh’s law, hear blessings and curses, and understand that life in the land is tied to loving and obeying Yahweh.

Deuteronomy 31:9–13; Deuteronomy 31:24–29

Reading and Preserving the Law

This passage shows Moses writing the law, giving it to priests and elders, and commanding that it be read to all Israel.

Deuteronomy 31:30–32:47

The Song of Moses

This song begins with Moses speaking to all Israel and ends with him urging them to take its words seriously.

Deuteronomy 33:1–29

Moses Blesses Israel's Tribes

Before his death, Moses speaks a final blessing over Israel. This is one joined blessing: it begins with Yahweh’s greatness and law, moves through the tribes, and ends by praising the God who helps Israel.

Joshua 12:1–14:5

The Defeated Kings and Remaining Land

This record summarises land Israel had taken, land still remaining, and how inheritances were assigned.

Joshua 15:1–12; Joshua 15:20–21:45

The Tribes Receive Their Land

This passage is a land record showing how Israel’s inheritance was assigned. It traces borders, names cities, includes special cities, and finishes with a clear summary about Yahweh’s word and Israel’s possession of the land.

Joshua 23:1–24:28

Joshua's Final Challenge

In these farewell speeches, Joshua reminds Israel what Yahweh has done, warns them not to turn to other gods, and calls them to a clear public choice about whom they will serve.

Judges 2:10–3:6

Why Israel Needed Judges

This passage explains the pattern that shapes the book of Judges. It shows why Israel kept needing judges, what Israel kept doing, how Yahweh responded, and why some nations remained in the land.

Judges 5:1–31

The Song of Deborah and Barak

Judges 5 is a song sung by Deborah and Barak after conflict. It praises Yahweh, remembers Israel’s trouble, names those who came to help or stayed back, and closes with a final word about Yahweh’s enemies and those who love him.

Judges 10:1–5; Judges 12:8–15

Tola, Jair, Ibzan, Elon and Abdon

These short notices list five judges in sequence and give a few plain facts about each one.

Ruth 4:18–22

Ruth's Family and the Line of David

This short passage is a family line from Perez to David. It does not pause to tell each person’s story.

1 Samuel 2:1–11

Hannah's Prayer of Thanksgiving

Hannah’s prayer is a song of praise that celebrates who Yahweh is and what he does. It moves from her personal joy to big truths about God’s holiness, justice, power and care for people in need.

1 Samuel 12:1–25

Samuel's Farewell Address

In this farewell address, Samuel reviews Israel’s past and their recent choice of a king. He shows that the central question has not changed: will the people and their king listen to Yahweh?

1 Samuel 14:47–52

Saul's Wars and Family

These verses give a brief summary of Saul’s reign at this point. Instead of telling one new battle story, the passage gathers key facts about Saul’s wars, his family, and the ongoing military pressure during his rule.

1 Samuel 25:1

The Death of Samuel

This brief verse records an important change. It tells us that Samuel died, that Israel mourned and buried him, and that David then moved on.