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The Choice and Results: Vol.1 (Contents)
1. Genesis (The Choice: Vol.1) 2. Exodus (The Choice: Vol.1) 3. Leviticus (The Choice: Vol.1) 4. Numbers (The Choice: Vol.1)…
1. Genesis (The Choice: Vol.1)
Noah Category: Obedience under ridicule & perseverance Could avoid: Live in corruption like others.“The LORD saw how great the wickedness…
2. Exodus (The Choice: Vol.1)
Moses’ Parents (Amram & Jochebed) Category: Courage in faith & parental protection Could avoid: Obey Pharaoh’s decree and kill their…
3. Leviticus (The Choice: Vol.1)
Aaron (High Priest) Category: Sacred responsibility & priestly endurance Could avoid: Refuse priesthood to escape great responsibility.“Bring your brother Aaron…
4. Numbers (The Choice: Vol.1)
Moses Category: Leadership burden & intercessory endurance Could avoid: Step down in frustration from leading a stubborn people.“I cannot carry…
5. Deuteronomy (The Choice: Vol.1)
Moses Category: Faithful perseverance despite personal loss Could avoid: Withdraw in bitterness after being told he would not enter the…
6. Joshua (The Choice: Vol.1)
Joshua Category: Leadership courage & obedience in conquest Could avoid: Shrink back after Moses’ death.“Moses my servant is dead. Now…
7. Judges (The Choice: Vol.1)
Deborah Category: Prophetic leadership & courage in battle Could avoid: Remain silent as a woman in a male-led society.“Now Deborah,…
8. Ruth (The Choice: Vol.1)
Ruth Category: Loyal love & faith in God beyond her people Could avoid: Return to Moab like Orpah and seek…
9. 1 Samuel (The Choice: Vol.1)
Hannah Category: Perseverance in prayer & surrender to God Could avoid: Give up praying under barrenness and provocation.“Because the LORD…
10. 2 Samuel (The Choice: Vol.1)
David (as King) Category: Repentance, restraint & enduring discipline Could avoid: Hide his sin with Bathsheba and Uriah.“David sent someone…
11. 1 Kings (The Choice: Vol.1)
Solomon (Early Years) Category: Humility in leadership & pursuit of wisdom Could avoid: Rely on power, wealth, and politics like…
12. 2 Kings (The Choice: Vol.1)
Elisha Category: Prophetic perseverance & faith in God’s power Could avoid: Remain a farmer, avoid the prophetic mantle.“So Elisha left…
13. 1 Chronicles (The Choice: Vol.1)
David (as King, remembered) Category: Wholehearted devotion & preparation for God’s house Could avoid: Rule like other kings, focusing on…
14. 2 Chronicles (The Choice: Vol.1)
Solomon Category: Dedication & endurance in worship Could avoid: Rule like other kings without centralising worship.“Then Solomon began to build…
15. Ezra (The Choice: Vol.1)
Zerubbabel (Governor) Category: Perseverance in rebuilding amidst opposition Could avoid: Remain comfortable in Babylon rather than face hardship in Jerusalem.“Then…
16. Nehemiah (The Choice: Vol.1)
Nehemiah Category: Leadership endurance & prayerful perseverance Could avoid: Remain comfortable as cupbearer to the king.“I was cupbearer to the…
17. Esther (The Choice: Vol.1)
Esther Category: Courageous intercession & risk of life Could avoid: Hide her Jewish identity, live safely as queen.“For if you…
18. Job (The Choice: Vol.1)
Job Category: Patient endurance in suffering & faith under trial Could avoid: Curse God, give up faith, seek relief through…
19. Psalms (The Choice: Vol.1)
David (Major Contributor) Category: Endurance in persecution & trust under pressure Could avoid: Abandon trust, seek revenge on enemies.“How long,…
20. Proverbs (The Choice: Vol.1)
The Wise (General Figure) Category: Endurance in righteous living & daily choices Could avoid: Take shortcuts, follow the wicked.“There is…
21. Ecclesiastes (The Choice: Vol.1)
The Teacher (Qoheleth, often linked to Solomon) Category: Endurance in searching for meaning under the sun Could avoid: Ignore life’s…
22. Song of Songs (The Choice: Vol.1)
The Bride (Shulammite Woman) Category: Endurance in love & loyalty Could avoid: Yield to Solomon’s harem, compromise her devotion.“My own…
23. Isaiah (The Choice: Vol.1)
Isaiah the Prophet Category: Prophetic endurance & obedience in hard calling Could avoid: Remain silent to escape rejection.“Then I heard…
24. Jeremiah (The Choice: Vol.1)
Jeremiah the Prophet Category: Prophetic suffering & perseverance in truth Could avoid: Refuse God’s call, live a quiet life.“Alas, Sovereign…
25. Lamentations (The Choice: Vol.1)
Jeremiah (the Weeping Prophet) Category: Endurance in grief & intercession Could avoid: Distance himself emotionally, protect himself from sorrow.“I remember…
26. Ezekiel (The Choice: Vol.1)
Ezekiel the Prophet Category: Prophetic endurance in exile & symbolic suffering Could avoid: Remain silent, refuse God’s hard call.“The Spirit…
27. Daniel (The Choice: Vol.1)
Daniel Category: Integrity in exile & perseverance in prayer Could avoid: Eat Babylon’s food, blend in, stop praying to avoid…
28. Hosea (The Choice: Vol.1)
Hosea Category: Prophetic endurance in painful obedience Could avoid: Refuse God’s command to marry an unfaithful woman.“When the LORD began…
29. Joel (The Choice: Vol.1)
The People of Judah Category: Endurance through disaster & call to repentance Could avoid: Ignore the locust plague and drought…
30. Amos (The Choice: Vol.1)
Amos the Prophet Category: Endurance in truth-telling & justice preaching Could avoid: Remain a shepherd and sycamore fig farmer in…
31. Obadiah (The Choice: Vol.1)
Edom (Negative Example) Category: Pride and betrayal in crisis Could avoid: Rejoicing over Israel’s downfall.“Do not gloat over your brother…
32. Jonah (The Choice: Vol.1)
Jonah Category: Reluctant endurance & struggle with obedience Could avoid: Run away permanently and ignore God’s call.“But Jonah ran away…
33. Micah (The Choice: Vol.1)
Micah the Prophet Category: Endurance in proclaiming justice & hope Could avoid: Remain silent before corrupt leaders and false prophets.“Hear,…
34. Nahum (The Choice: Vol.1)
Nahum the Prophet Category: Endurance in declaring God’s justice Could avoid: Remain silent against a powerful empire.“The LORD is a…
35. Habakkuk (The Choice: Vol.1)
Habakkuk the Prophet Category: Endurance in questioning & trusting God Could avoid: Stay silent, accept injustice without wrestling.“How long, LORD,…
36. Zephaniah (The Choice: Vol.1)
Zephaniah the Prophet Category: Endurance in warning & proclaiming both judgment and hope Could avoid: Stay quiet under Josiah’s reforms…
37. Haggai (The Choice: Vol.1)
Haggai the Prophet Category: Endurance in exhortation & encouragement Could avoid: Remain silent when people neglected God’s house.“Is it a…
38. Zechariah (The Choice: Vol.1)
Zechariah the Prophet Category: Endurance in vision & encouragement Could avoid: Stay silent, avoid responsibility after return from exile.“Return to…
39. Malachi (The Choice: Vol.1)
Malachi the Prophet Category: Endurance in rebuke & covenant faithfulness Could avoid: Remain silent about priests’ corruption and people’s apathy.“A…
40. Matthew (The Choice: Vol.1)
Jesus Christ Category: Ultimate endurance in mission & sacrifice Could avoid: Call down angels, avoid suffering and the cross.“Do you…
41. Mark (The Choice: Vol.1)
Jesus Christ Category: Endurance in servanthood & suffering Could avoid: Refuse the way of suffering, take an easier path.“The Son…
42. Luke (The Choice: Vol.1)
Jesus Christ Category: Endurance in mission, suffering, and compassion Could avoid: Avoid the cross, reject rejection.“Father, if you are willing,…
43. John (The Choice: Vol.1)
Jesus Christ Category: Endurance in love & sacrificial mission Could avoid: Avoid the cross, withdraw from suffering.“No one takes it…
44. Acts (The Choice: Vol.1)
The Apostles (as a whole) Category: Endurance in mission & persecution Could avoid: Stay hidden after Jesus’ death.“Then they gathered…
45. Romans (The Choice: Vol.1)
Paul (Author & Example) Category: Endurance in apostleship & suffering for the gospel Could avoid: Stay silent, live as a…
46. 1 Corinthians (The Choice: Vol.1)
Paul (as Apostle & Example) Category: Endurance in ministry & suffering Could avoid: Stop preaching to avoid hardship.“To this very…
47. 2 Corinthians (The Choice: Vol.1)
Paul (as Apostle & Sufferer) Category: Endurance in weakness & hardship Could avoid: Stop ministering to avoid pain.“We are hard…
48. Galatians (The Choice: Vol.1)
Paul (Defender of the Gospel) Category: Endurance in truth & opposition Could avoid: Compromise with Judaizers to avoid conflict.“Am I…
49. Ephesians (The Choice: Vol.1)
Paul (the Prisoner of Christ) Category: Endurance in imprisonment & ministry Could avoid: Stop preaching to avoid chains.“For this reason…
50. Philippians (The Choice: Vol.1)
Paul (Joyful in Chains) Category: Endurance in prison with joy Could avoid: Stop preaching and avoid imprisonment.“As a result, it…
51. Colossians (The Choice: Vol.1)
Paul (the Suffering Servant of the Gospel) Category: Endurance in chains & ministry Could avoid: Stop preaching Christ to avoid…
52. 1 Thessalonians (The Choice: Vol.1)
Paul (as Spiritual Father) Category: Endurance in ministry & example of faith Could avoid: Withdraw from persecution in Thessalonica.“We had…
53. 2 Thessalonians (The Choice: Vol.1)
The Thessalonian Believers Category: Endurance in persecution & growing faith Could avoid: Abandon faith under pressure.“We ought always to thank…
54. 1 Timothy (The Choice: Vol.1)
Paul (as Mentor & Example of Grace) Category: Endurance in faith despite past opposition Could avoid: Remain a Pharisee, persecutor…
55. 2 Timothy (The Choice: Vol.1)
Paul (at the End of His Race) Category: Endurance unto death & faithfulness to Christ Could avoid: Deny Christ, seek…
56. Titus (The Choice: Vol.1)
Paul (as Sender & Example) Category: Endurance in apostolic mission Could avoid: Rest after years of hardship.“Paul, a servant of…
57. Philemon (The Choice: Vol.1)
Paul (the Intercessor in Chains) Category: Endurance in appeal & advocacy Could avoid: Stay silent, leave Onesimus’ case unresolved.“I am…
58. Hebrews (The Choice: Vol.1)
Christ (Supreme Example of Endurance) Category: Endurance in obedience & suffering Could avoid: Refuse the cross, call on angels to…
59. James (The Choice: Vol.1)
Believers Under Trials Category: Endurance in testing & maturity Could avoid: Lose heart or compromise under hardship.“Consider it pure joy,…
60. 1 Peter (The Choice: Vol.1)
Christ (The Example of Suffering) Category: Endurance in unjust suffering & obedience Could avoid: Resist arrest, call on angels to…
61. 2 Peter (The Choice: Vol.1)
Peter (the Aging Apostle) Category: Endurance in teaching & preparing the church Could avoid: Stay silent, protect himself from martyrdom.“So…
62. 1 John (The Choice: Vol.1)
John (the Elder Apostle) Category: Endurance in testimony & shepherding Could avoid: Withdraw quietly in old age.“That which was from…
63. 2 John (The Choice: Vol.1)
John (the Elder) Category: Endurance in truth & shepherding Could avoid: Remain silent in old age.“The elder, to the lady…
64. 3 John (The Choice: Vol.1)
John (the Elder Apostle) Category: Endurance in guiding truth & love Could avoid: Stay silent in old age.“The elder, to…
65. Jude (The Choice: Vol.1)
Jude (the Author, Brother of James and Jesus’ Servant) Category: Endurance in contending for truth Could avoid: Stay silent against…
66. Revelation (The Choice: Vol.1)
Christ (the Faithful Witness & Conqueror) Category: Endurance in suffering & triumph Could avoid: Escape the cross, call on heaven’s…
The Choice and Results: Vol.2 – Wrong Choice (Contents)
Old Testament 1. Torah / Pentateuch 1. Genesis (The Choice: Vol.2) 2. Exodus (The Choice: Vol.2) 3. Leviticus (The Choice:…
1. Genesis (The Choice: Vol.2)
Cain Category: Failure of worship & jealousy Could endure: Offer acceptable worship like Abel.“By faith Abel brought God a better…
2. Exodus (The Choice: Vol.2)
Pharaoh Category: Failure of submission & humility Could endure: Humble himself under God’s power and let Israel go.“This is what…
3. Leviticus (The Choice: Vol.2)
Nadab & Abihu Category: Failure of reverence & priestly obedience Could endure: Offer sacrifices exactly as God commanded.“Among those who…
4. Numbers (The Choice: Vol.2)
The Wilderness Generation Category: Failure of faith & trust Could endure: Enter the Promised Land by trusting God’s promise.“The LORD…
5. Deuteronomy (The Choice: Vol.2)
Israel’s Future Apostasy (Foretold) Category: Failure of covenant loyalty Could endure: Remain faithful to God and His covenant.“Keep his decrees…
6. Joshua (The Choice: Vol.2)
Achan Category: Failure of obedience & greed Could endure: Obey God’s command to devote Jericho’s plunder to Him.“But keep away…
7. Judges (The Choice: Vol.2)
Israel’s Cycles of Apostasy Category: Failure of covenant loyalty Could endure: Remain faithful to the LORD after Joshua.“Israel served the…
8. Ruth (The Choice: Vol.2)
Elimelek (Naomi’s Husband) Category: Failure of trust in God’s provision Could endure: Stay in Bethlehem (“House of Bread”) during famine…
9. 1 Samuel (The Choice: Vol.2)
Eli’s Sons (Hophni & Phinehas) Category: Failure of priestly holiness Could endure: Serve faithfully as priests before the LORD.“You and…
10. 2 Samuel (The Choice: Vol.2)
David’s Sin with Bathsheba Category: Failure of purity & kingship duty Could endure: Lead his army, remain faithful to God’s…
11. 1 Kings (The Choice: Vol.2)
Solomon’s Decline Category: Failure of covenant faithfulness Could endure: Walk in God’s ways and keep the covenant.“If you walk before…
12. 2 Kings (The Choice: Vol.2)
Israel’s Kings & the Fall of Samaria Category: Failure of covenant obedience Could endure: Keep God’s commandments and lead the…
13. 1 Chronicles (The Choice: Vol.2)
Saul’s Downfall (Retold) Category: Failure of obedience & seeking God Could endure: Obey God’s word and seek Him wholeheartedly.“If you…
14. 2 Chronicles (The Choice: Vol.2)
Rehoboam’s Pride Category: Failure of humility & wisdom Could endure: Serve the people with gentleness, follow God’s law.“If you are…
15. Ezra (The Choice: Vol.2)
Opposition to the Temple Work Category: Failure of perseverance (external enemies & internal discouragement) Could endure: Continue the rebuilding of…
16. Nehemiah – Faith Forsaken
Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem (Opposition to the Wall) Category: Failure of submission to God’s work Could endure: Support God’s rebuilding…
17. Esther (The Choice: Vol.2)
Vashti (Negative Contrast) Category: Failure of submission & humility Could endure: Show respect to the king (though imperfect king, she…
18. Job (The Choice: Vol.2)
Job’s Wife Category: Failure of loyalty & faith under suffering Could endure: Stand by Job, trust God amid suffering.“Shall we…
19. Psalms (The Choice: Vol.2)
The Wicked (General) Category: Failure of righteousness Could endure: Delight in God’s law, walk in His ways.“Blessed is the one……
20. Proverbs (The Choice: Vol.2)
The Fool Category: Failure of wisdom & discipline Could endure: Listen to wisdom and instruction.“The fear of the LORD is…
21. Ecclesiastes (The Choice: Vol.2)
The Fool Category: Failure of wisdom Could endure: Walk in wisdom before God.“The wise have eyes in their heads, while…
22. Song of Songs (The Choice: Vol.2)
Love Without Covenant (Illicit Desire) Category: Failure of purity Could endure: Guard love within marriage covenant.“Do not arouse or awaken…
23. Isaiah (The Choice: Vol.2)
Israel’s Rebellion Category: Failure of covenant loyalty Could endure: Obey God as His chosen people.“Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth!…
24. Jeremiah (The Choice: Vol.2)
Judah’s Idolatry Category: Failure of covenant loyalty Could endure: Remain faithful to the LORD as husband and King.“I remember the…
25. Lamentations (The Choice: Vol.2)
Jerusalem’s Fall Category: Failure of covenant faithfulness Could endure: Remain loyal to the LORD.“If you fully obey the LORD your…
26. Ezekiel (The Choice: Vol.2)
Rebellious House of Israel Category: Failure of obedience Could endure: Listen to God’s word through the prophet.“You must speak my…