The Old Testament Division
| Prelude.— | Story of Creation (Genesis 1, 2) | |
| First Period— | Adam | |
| The beginning of | { Human Race { Sin { Redemption | |
| Second Period— | Noah—the flood | |
| Tower of Babel—confusion of tongues (Genesis 6-11) | ||
| Third Period— | Abraham—chosen family | |
| Egypt—prosperity—oppression | ||
| Moses— | Exodus | |
| Journeys | ||
| Canaan | ||
| Judges (Genesis 12 to Judges 1:21) | ||
| Fourth Period— | Saul—David—Solomon | |
| (1 Sam. 10 to 1 Kings 12) | ||
| Fifth Period— | Captivity—return | |
| Ezra, Nehemiah (2 Kings 25) | ||
Each leader will thus be enabled to use the blackboard in his own way, basing the drill on the outline material at the beginning of each chapter; this blackboard review will be brought to the students with a freshness not secured when suggested outlines are printed with each lesson.
Familiarity with maps should be encouraged at every point. The leader may accustom the class to the question, "Where is that place?" nearly every time a town or locality is named. The average beginner in Bible study is afraid of a map; the more familiar he becomes with these maps, the more confidence he will have in his own Bible knowledge.
The New Testament Section.—In the several chapters beginning on page [71] the historical outline consists of a harmony of the Gospels. It is not intended that the student shall memorize this harmony; but the ability to reproduce from memory the journey map published in connection with each section of the harmony would give the student a very helpful grasp on the order of events in the life of Christ. The use of a journey map as a basis for telling the story of a chosen period will fix events and geographical location in mind at the same time.