Genesis 42-46. Joseph has risen to great power in Egypt and is now in a position to rescue his family from starvation. But first, Joseph strings them along since the brothers don’t recognize him after abandoning him as a teenager 20* years before.
“Overachiever!” That’s the impression you get from whoever wrote this book. Five chapters, each a poem, and all of them are acrostics! And the middle is a triple-acrostic! But wait, gotcha! The last one is the right number of verses*, but it’s not an acrostic after all. OK, what? It’s like it is meant to toy with your mind.
He became king at age eight and was one of the very best kings Judah had. He was also the last good king in Jerusalem. After he died, Judah rocketed downhill until it was taken captive by Babylon, about 23 years later.
Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah (or Christ) that the Old Testament Scriptures predicted would come. Some predictions are obvious, while others are the complete opposite (to me, anyway).
A mostly depressing book, but wow, the silver linings. Jeremiah tells of the coming wrath for his nation (Judah) and lives just long enough to see it happen in about 586 BC.
Genesis 29. Jacob, “the deceiver,” is deceived by his uncle* Laban into marrying the wrong girl.
The last and most famous of the servant songs, it vividly illustrates the sacrifice, suffering, and vindication of this messianic figure.