Thru the Bible in 24 Weeks
Introduction
The Bible contains stories of the greatest
. . . . . evil, betrayals, revenge, deception
The ultimate Prince of Deception
The Bible contains stories of the greatest
. . . . . Good, highest achievements,
The greatest courage and sacrifice
The Greatest Sacrifice
George Washington
It is impossible to
rightly govern the
world without God
and the Bible.
Abraham Lincoln
I believe the Bible is the best gift
God has ever given to man.
All the good from the Savior of
the world is communicated to
us through this book.
Eternal Destiny
Only one book holds
the key to your
eternal destiny.
The
Old
Testament
Timeline of History
6000 years (Genesis – Exodus about 2500 yrs)
Creation / Fall of Man >>>>>
The Flood, Call of Abraham, Exodus from Egypt
Birth of the nation of Israel then Dynasty of David & Solomon
Israel splits in 2 after Solomon’s death
400 years between Old & New Testament (Silent Years)
New Testament = less than 100 years
Old Testament = 39 Books
The Torah - The first 5 books
Genesis – book of beginnings (actual meaning)
Exodus – the birth of a nation
Leviticus – laws of that nation
Numbers – 40 years in the wilderness
Deuteronomy – review of the laws
Israel’s Historical Books – 12 books
Before Israel’s Exile
Joshua – Moses replacement, conquered Canan
Judges – 300 years of history
Ruth – understand Ruth before Revelation
1 Samuel – birth of the kingdom
2 Samuel – reign of King David
1 Kings – David’s kingdom divided, Solomon dies
2 Kings – history of the divided kingdom
1 & 2 Chronicles – reign of David & southern kingdom
After Israel’s Exile
Ezra – return from Babylonian captivity
Nehemiah – rebuilding Jerusalem
Esther – escape from Persian Empire
5 Books of Poetry
Job - ???????
Psalms – hymn book
Proverbs – Wisdom
Ecclesiastes – Life
Song of Songs – Love
5 Major Prophets
Isaiah – Messianic prophet (God gives salvation)
Jeremiah – desolation of Jerusalem
Lamentations – mourning the loss of Jerusalem
Ezekiel – rebuilding of Jerusalem written while in
captivity. Describes nuclear war
Daniel – times of the Gentiles
Minor Prophets
Hosea – Joel – Amos – Obadiah – Jonah – Micah
Nahum – Habakkuk – Zephaniah – Haggai
Zechariah - Malachi
The
New
Testament
The New Testament = 27 books
First 5 books are Historical Books
Matthew – portrays Jesus as Lion of Judah Tribe
Mark – Jesus is suffering Savior
Luke – Jesus is the Son of man
John – Jesus is the Son of God
Acts –30 years of the church – Acts of Apostles
Pauline Epistles
Romans – Christian doctrine
1 & 2 Corinthians – help establish church order
Galatians – law and grace
Ephesians – The church of the Heavenlies
Phillippians – joy thru suffering
Colossians – Christ is pre-eminent
1 & 2 Thessalonians - Rapture
Paul’s Pastoral Letters
st
1
Timothy
nd
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemom
Paul’s intercession about a slave that “may”
have stolen his master’s money – asking that
Philemon forgive his slave and not kill him
A book of lessons – treat others the way you
want to be treated!
Jewish Epistles – 8 books
Hebrews – The New Covenant
James – demonstrating faith
1 Peter – the persecuted church
2 Peter – End Times
1 John – LOVE
2 John – false teachers
3 John – preparing helpers
Jude – God’s condemnation of false teachers
Revelation
Last Book of the Bible
Contains 800 allusions from the Old Testament
Lots of Codes – a great challenge!
Next Week
A closer, more in-depth look at
Genesis
Beginning of Beginnings