I just wrote a post about memorizing the books of the New Testament. It helps you look up Scripture and is a useful thing to know. It is easier to memorize the books of the New Testament because we are more familiar with them and there are fewer of them. See Memorize Order of the New Testament Books. But it is just as important to know the order of the books of the Old Testament. Now to be up front I will tell you right now, I do not have the order of the books of the Old Tes

We were exploring some reasons it is important to read the Old Testament. They weren't in any particular order - just what popped into my head. Reason #1 - Read the Old Testament so you will understand the theological concepts in the New Testament. (Reason #1 to Read the OT) Reason #2 - It is fascinating! (Reason #2 to Read the OT) Reason #3 - Read the Old Testament for encouragement and comfort. (Read the OT Reason #3) Another reason to read the Old Testament is to take hold

We are exploring some reasons to read the Old Testament. For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Romans 15:4 Paul wrote that to the church at Rome around AD 56-57. Just a few short years after Jesus was crucified and resurrected and before most of the New Testament books were written. The "Scriptures" the apostle Paul is talking about are the Hebrew Scri

If you are like most Christians these days you aren't reading your Bible. And if you are reading it a little, you are spending the vast majority of your time in the New Testament. The Old Testament makes up roughly 2/3rds of the Bible. A lot of Christians (me included) think the entire Bible is God's Word to us. If you only read the New Testament, I believe you are getting the most important part of the Bible, Jesus came in human form to save the world. But oh, the wonderful

According to surveys Christians aren't reading the Bible very much anymore. And those who are reading it are usually camping out in the New Testament with an occasional look back to Psalms or Proverbs - a couple of books in the Wisdom Writings. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 says: All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. When the apostle Pa

"He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'" John 7:38 What strikes you about this verse? What hit me was the word "Scripture" being capitalized. I checked all my Bible versions and in each one it was capitalized. Jesus is speaking here (hence I put the words in red.) When Jesus refers to Scripture, what is He referring to? He is referring to the Jewish written Word. Our Old Testament. Our Old Testament has the e

The Kingdom Books of the Bible – Joshua through 2 Kings - are fascinating to read! Lots of action and drama. Mighty battles. Deception. Gory deaths. Great obedience. Humongous sins. Lots of second chances for the people. And human nature at its finest and at its worst. These books are historical books and cover 3 historical periods of Conquest, Judges, and Kingdoms. As always we can learn a lot from history. Here’s a rundown of them: God gave the Promised Land to His people.

The books of the Old Testament are organized in the canon of Scripture by historical, poetical, and prophetical. Old Testament Historical- books that describe key figures, events, locations in biblical history Poetical- books of poetry, songs Prophetical- proclaiming the Word of God, both for that present generation and the future generations The word "canon" means rule of faith and is what we call the books making up our sacred Scripture. The Hebrew (Jewish) Canon is identic