| Book |
Type of literature |
Highlights |
| Nehemiah |
History |
Civil account of the return from exile and
renovation walls and gates of the temple |
| Esther |
History |
Account of Divine providence saving the Jews from
the holocaust of Haman |
| Job |
History; Wisdom; Prose and Poetry |
Story of Job examplifing the mystery of suffering
and testing to reveal character |
| Psalms |
Poetry |
Musical lyrics, although the music is lost,
showing praise, worship and emotion |
| Proverbs |
Wisdom |
Obedience to God in daily life |
| Ecclesiastes |
Wisdom |
Vanity of worldliness |
| Song of Solomon |
Poetry |
Union and communion with the Bridegroom typifies
the church and Christ |
| Isaiah |
Prophecy |
Prophet of the God the Son, Christ Jesus |
| Jeremiah |
Prophecy |
Prophet of the God the Father |
| Lamentations |
Prophecy |
Jeremiah's lament over the fall of Jerusalem |
| Ezekiel |
Prophecy |
Prophet of the God the Spirit |
| Daniel |
History; Prophecy |
Accounts of events during the captivity;
Prophecies of empires; End time prophecies |
| Hosea |
Prophecy |
Exhibition of God's desire for, and method in,
the restoration of backsliders |
