KNOWING THE BIBLE
Read and pray: “For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me. But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?” (John 5:46-47)
THE CENTRAL THOUGHT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT – TO BRING MAN TO CHRIST FOR REDEMPTION
The Old Testament brings man to Christ so that he may be redeemed.
THE CENTRAL THOUGHT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT – IN CHRIST, THE CHURCH IS REDEEMED AND BUILT UP
The New Testament shows us how the church is redeemed and built up in Christ.
THE SUBDIVISIONS
There are many ways to subdivide the Bible. We have selected four of the most important for our consideration.
SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE STRUCTURE OF THE BIBLE
A. The Old Testament
These are the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. These five books were written by Moses and are therefore usually known as the Pentateuch of Moses.
After the Pentateuch come the books of history. There are twelve of these books, from Joshua to Esther: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther.
This subdivision is made up of six books, all in a poetic style. Five of these books are related: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs. Lamentations is also included in this section because it is more in the style of poetry than prose.
In some translated versions, these six books may not appear as poems, but in the original, they are clearly written in poetic form, with rhyme and meter. These books were not composed in prose.
This is the last part of the Old Testament. It can be divided into three categories, chronologically.
a. The Books of the Prophets Before the Captivity
Altogether there are eleven books. If arranged in chronological order, according to the time they were written, the oldest is probably Obadiah, followed by Joel, Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, and Habakkuk. Jeremiah was written a little before Habakkuk, but Jeremiah extended into the period of the captivity.
Jeremiah began as a prophet before the captivity and ended as a prophet in the captivity. This is why some Bible expositors consider him a prophet before the captivity, while others consider him a prophet during the captivity. We suggest considering him a prophet before the captivity, because he spent most of his prophetic ministry before the captivity.
Hymn - The Supreme Manifestation - "The Bride and the Tabernacle"
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