This is a fascinating summary of the Bible by “Farmer Girl” (FB). Amen. 🙏 See what you think:

“I had a thought the other day. What if you tried to summarize every book of the Bible in a single sentence?

Not every chapter. Not every theme. Not every detail. Just one sentence per book. At first that sounds impossible because the Bible contains thousands of years of history, poetry, prophecy, wisdom, law, letters, miracles, wars, kings, shepherds, fishermen, and enough plot twists to keep you reading long after you planned to go to bed. Yet the more I thought about it, the more I realized something surprising. When you boil each book down to its simplest message, the Bible starts sounding less like sixty-six separate books and more like one story told chapter by chapter.

Genesis: God creates everything, and humanity immediately finds a way to break it. Exodus: God rescues His people and teaches them who He is. Leviticus: God is holy, and approaching Him is not something to take lightly. Numbers: People can witness miracles and still complain about lunch. Deuteronomy: Remember what God has done before you forget and repeat the same mistakes.

Joshua: God keeps His promises. Judges: Things go badly when everyone does what is right in their own eyes. Ruth: God is working even when life feels ordinary. First Samuel: People want a king, but what they really need is God. Second Samuel: Even great men can fall, but God is not finished with them. First Kings: A nation flourishes when it follows God and fractures when it doesn't. Second Kings: Ignoring God's warnings eventually has consequences.

First Chronicles: God has been writing the story longer than you realize. Second Chronicles: Revival is always one humble prayer away. Ezra: God rebuilds what seems lost. Nehemiah: Sometimes faith looks like picking up a shovel. Esther: God is still working when He seems silent. Job: God does not always explain Himself, but He is still trustworthy. Psalms: Bring God everything because He can handle it.

Proverbs: Wisdom is worth more than almost anything else. Ecclesiastes: Life without God eventually feels empty. Song of Solomon: Love is powerful and worth protecting. Isaiah: Judgment is coming, but so is the Savior. Jeremiah: God keeps calling people back even when they refuse to listen. Lamentations: Sin breaks things, and grief is real. Ezekiel: God specializes in bringing dead things back to life. Daniel: God is still King when earthly kingdoms rise and fall.

Hosea: God's love remains faithful even when we are not. Joel: Return to God while there is still time. Amos: God cares about justice, not just religious appearances. Obadiah: Pride eventually collapses under its own weight. Jonah: God's mercy extends farther than we often want it to. Micah: What God wants is surprisingly simple and incredibly difficult. Nahum: Evil does not win forever. Habakkuk: Trust God even when you do not understand what He is doing. Zephaniah: Judgment is real, but so is restoration. Haggai: Put God first. Zechariah: The King is coming. Malachi: The people wait.

Then, after four hundred years of silence, Matthew arrives with perhaps the most important announcement in history: The King arrives. Mark tells us Jesus came to serve and to save. Luke reminds us Jesus came for everyone. John boldly declares that Jesus is God. Acts shows that the Gospel cannot be stopped no matter how hard people try.

Romans explains that salvation is by grace through faith. First Corinthians reminds us that Christians are messy and God keeps working anyway. Second Corinthians shows that God's strength shines brightest through weakness. Galatians insists that you cannot earn what God freely gives. Ephesians teaches that grace changes everything. Philippians reminds us that joy is possible regardless of circumstances. Colossians declares that Jesus is enough.

First Thessalonians tells believers to live ready for Christ's return. Second Thessalonians says to keep going. First Timothy says lead well. Second Timothy says finish well. Titus teaches that sound doctrine should produce godly living. Philemon shows that the Gospel changes relationships. Hebrews repeatedly reminds us that Jesus is better. James teaches that real faith does something.

First Peter reminds believers that suffering is not the end of the story. Second Peter warns us not to drift. First John declares that God is love. Second John reminds us that truth matters. Third John reminds us that faithfulness matters too. Jude tells us to contend for the faith. And Revelation closes the entire story with one simple reality:

Jesus wins.

And maybe that's the thing that amazes me most.

Sixty-six books. Roughly forty authors. Written across centuries by kings, shepherds, fishermen, prophets, priests, doctors, tax collectors, and even a former persecutor of Christians. Most never met one another. Many lived hundreds of years apart. Yet somehow the story never changes.

You could spend a lifetime studying the details, and I hope you do, because the details are incredible. But if someone asked me to summarize the Bible in a few sentences, that might be it.

Humanity falls.

God pursues.

Jesus saves.

The gospel spreads.

Jesus wins.

And honestly, that may be the greatest story ever told.

Or perhaps more accurately...

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