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... A broad overview of the Bible along with the Old Testament:
The Bible is not one continuous book, but it is made up of a number of books, differing from one another in subject matter and literary form. ...
Next, are the twelve historical books: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1&2 Samuel, 1&2 Kings, 1&2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther. ...
Genesis: The title Genesis (creation) was given to the first book, because it begins with an account of creation. However, the first part of this book gives a very few incidents in the history of our race until the birth of Abraham. ...
Exodus: Exodus (going out), is called such because, a prominent theme in this book is that Israel is departing out of Egypt. ...
Leviticus: This book is given and filled with a set of laws, regulating the sacrifices and purifications which were allowed with the worship at the sanctuary, together with a few standards of behavior intended to cultivate holiness and righteousness among the people. ...
Numbers: This book gives an account of the journeys and other experiences of Israel, during the period of about 38 years, in which they were wandering from Mt. ...
Deuteronomy: In this book, there are many repeated laws, as well as the enactment of some new laws. ... In this part of the book, there is a silent reference to the love of God as the one great motive to obedience. ...
Joshua: In the book of Joshua, it contains the history of Israel as they were under the command and government of Joshua, and how he presided as general of their armies. The book also gives account of Israel’s entrance into Canaan as well as their conquest of Canaan. ...
Judges: This book is given its name because there was no central government for Israel at this time. ...
Ruth: The story of Ruth occurred while the Judges ruled in Israel. ...
First Samuel: This book begins with the last of the Judges and closes with the death of the first king. ...
Second Samuel: This book is the history of the reign of King David. ...
First Kings: In this book as well as the next, attention is given to the house of David, and the lineage from which Christ came. ... Although the book gives glory to kings, as well as judgment, it helps to point out that men, in God’s eyes, are only men- mortal and accountable.
Second Kings: This book mostly focuses on Elisha and his work with many miracles after Elijah had ascended upon fire into heaven. ...
First Chronicles: This book is likened unto a journal or authentic record- it contains a repeated history of genealogy from Adam to Daivd which contains its use and end in Christ.
Second Chronicles: This book begins with a repeat of the reign of Solomon and the building of the temple and continues in the history of the kings of Judah thereafter to the captivity and so concludes with the fall of the illustrious monarchy and the destruction of the temple. ...
Ezra: The history of this book is the accomplishment of Jeremiah’s prophecy concerning the return of the Jews out Babylon at the end of seventy years and a symbol of the accomplishment of the prophecies of the Apocalypse concerning the deliverance of the gospel church out of the New Testament Babylon. Ezra preserved the records of this great revolution and transmitted them to the church through this book.
Nehemiah: This book continues the history of the “exiles,” the poor Jews who had returned out of Babylon to their own land. ... The book of Nehemiah is often described as the last historical book in the Old Testament.
Esther: I this book we can see how God deals with His people according to their folly or weakness. ... ” This book is a narrative plot against all Jews, to cut them off. And surprisingly, as a side note, the name of God is not mentioned at all in this book.
Job: The book of Job stands all by it self and is not to be compared or linked to any other book in the Bible. ...
Psalms: The author of this book is thought to be David, son of Jesse. He was obviously inspired by the Spirit of God when writing this book because its use is to be divinely sung and to convey a certain light of the understanding of excellent truths and rules concerning both good and evil.
Proverbs: This book introduces a new way of writing in which wisdom is taught us by short sentences (proverbs), which contain whole purposes within themselves and are not connected with one another. ... In this book he speaks with much wisdom and he prescribes for us remedies to our own human brokenness by revealing to readers what he remembers about his youth and how he is continuing to fear the Lord as he serves him. ...
Isaiah: This book is a book of prophecy- the beginning abounds mostly with the reproofs for sin and the threats of judgment. ...
Jeremiah: The prophecies in this book (first 19 chapters) seem to be general sermons that Jeremiah preached on the reproof for sins; afterwards, the prophecies are more particularly mixed with the history of his day. ... In this book, they are taught to mourn for sin and mourn to God.
Ezekiel: This book was written by the prophet Ezekiel, who was put to death by the captives in Babylon for his boldness in reproving them. ...
Daniel: The first six chapters of this book are historical and the last six are prophetic. In the book of Ezekiel, the Jews are left with the foretelling of destruction, while the prophecies of Daniel helped to put them at ease that God had not completely cut them off.
Approximate Word count = 4695
Approximate Pages = 18.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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