The Unity of The Bible

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The Unity of The Bible
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The Construction of Solomons Temple 967 to 960
b.c.

• God was satisfied with the tent/tabernacle
  arrangement (2nd Samuel 75-7)
• 1st Kings 817- And it was in the heart of David
  my father to build an house for the name of the
  Lord God of Israel
• 1st Kings 818 And the Lord said unto David my
  father, whereas it was in thine heart to build
  an house unto my name, thou didst well that it
  was in thine heart.

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The Construction of Solomons Temple 967 to 960
b.c.

• 1st Chronicles 228-10 - But the word of the
  LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood
  abundantly, and hast made great wars thou shalt
  not build an house unto my name, because thou
  hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.
• Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be
  a man of restfor his name shall be Solomon, and
  I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in
  his days.
• He shall build an house for my name.

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The Construction of Solomons Temple 967 to 960
b.c.

• 1st Chronicles 2819 - All this, said David,
  the LORD made me understand in writing by his
  hand upon me, even all the works of this
  pattern.
• 1st Chronicles 2214 - I have prepared for the
  house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of
  gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver
  and of brass and iron without weight for it is
  in abundance timber also and stone have I
  prepared.

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The Construction of Solomons Temple 967 to 960
b.c.

• 1st Kings 513,14- And king Solomon raised a
  levy out of all Israel and the levy was thirty
  thousand men.
• And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a
  month by courses a month they were in Lebanon,
  and two months at home.

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The Construction of Solomons Temple 967 to 960
b.c.

• 2nd Chronicles 217-18 And Solomon numbered all
  the strangers that were in the land of Israel,
  after the numbering wherewith David his father
  had numbered them and they were found an hundred
  and fifty thousand and three thousand and six
  hundred.
• And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to
  be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to
  be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and
  six hundred overseers to set the people a work.

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The Construction of Solomons Temple 967 to 960
b.c.

• 1st Kings 61 And it came to pass in the four
  hundred and eightieth year after the children of
  Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the
  fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in
  the month Zif, which is the second month, that he
  began to build the house of the LORD.

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The Construction of Solomons Temple 967 to 960
b.c.

• 1st Kings 67 And the house, when it was in
  building, was built of stone made ready before it
  was brought thither so that there was neither
  hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the
  house, while it was in building.

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The Unity of the Bible

• A collection of 66 books
• Written over a period dating from 1406 BC to AD
  67
• 38- 40 different human penmen
• The original documents written in three different
  languages
• The penmen lived in different countries
• They lived on different continents
• Varied locations of writing
• Palace
• Tent
• Prison
• Desert
• Cities

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Diverse Backgrounds of Penmen

• Moses - Raised in Egyptian royalty
• Joshua - Military commander
• Samuel Prophet and Judge
• David Shepherd, king and patriarch
• Isaiah Adviser to kings
• Amos- Herdsman from Tekoa
• Ezra Priest and scribe
• Nehemiah Butler to King Artaxerxes
• Solomon King and preacher
• Daniel Prime Minister
• Paul Academic who studied under Gamaliel

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Diverse Backgrounds of Penmen

• Luke Greek physician
• Matthew Tax collector
• John and Peter Operated a fishing business
• James and Jude Younger half brothers of Jesus
• Served under different governments
• Lived in different centuries
• Lived in contrasting cultures

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Written in Different Moods

• Some portions express great joy
• Others reflect great sorrow
• Great variety of Style
• Law
• History
• Poetry
• Prophecy
• Letters
• Adventure
• Parables
• Miracles
• Love Stories

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Selected Phases of the Unity of the Bible

• Historical Unity
• Noahs Flood (Genesis 6-9)
• 1st Chronicles
• Isaiah
• Ezekiel
• Matthew
• Luke
• Hebrews
• 1st Peter
• 2nd Peter

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Selected Phases of the Unity of the Bible

• Moral Unity
• Lying, Pride, Immodesty, Stealing are always
  wrong from Genesis through Revelation
• (They are never morally acceptable in any part of
  the bible)
• Doctrinal Unity
• The nature and attributes of God
• The place of blood in redemption
• The Messianic theme which runs through the bible

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Selected Phases of the Unity of the Bible

• Dispensational Unity
• Patriarchal (Abraham)
• Mosaic (Hebrew Nation)
• Christian (Messiah)
• Each develops out of the former
• The N.T. is concealed in the O.T. and the O.T. is
  revealed in the N.T.

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Selected Phases of the Unity of the Bible

• Prophetic Unity
• Pierson has counted 666 general prophesies in the
  Old Testament and claims 333 refer particularly
  to the Messiah and His work
• All were or continue to be 100 accurately
  fulfilled
• The seed of woman in Genesis 315
• Becomes the seed of Abraham in Genesis 2218
• Becomes the Virgin's seed in Isaiah 714
• Becomes Jesus Christ in Matthew 123

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Selected Phases of the Unity of the Bible

• Typical and Symbolic Unity
• (Shadow and Substance)
• Type and Anti-type
• Passover Lamb and Jesus
• The Ark and the Church
• Joseph and Jesus
• Moses and Jesus
• Incense and Prayer

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Selected Phases of the Unity of the Bible

• Spiritual Unity
• The principles of redemption (faith, penitence,
  and obedience) are required in every part of the
  bible
• All of the human penmen taught
• God is to be respected and revered while
• Sin is to be rejected and rebuked

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Selected Phases of the Unity of the Bible

• Organic Unity
• Each of the 66 books are necessary to complete
  the whole and complement each other
• Every book fills a place, none can be omitted
  without injury
• The book of Esther is the most complete
  exhibition of the providence of God
• The book that exhibits Gods providence does not
  contain the name of God
• Perhaps because this book is meant to teach us of
  the Hidden Hand that, unseen, moves and controls
  all things

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Selected Phases of the Unity of the Bible

• Personal Unity
• The Antehuman (O.T.)
• The Incarnate (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John)
• The Glorified (Acts Revelation) --
• Portrayal of Jesus Christ is consistent
  throughout all parts of the bible
• The Pluralistic unity of the Godhead is taught
  throughout the Bible

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Selected Phases of the Unity of the Bible

• Structural Unity
• The Bible begins with time and ends with
  eternity
• It begins in a beautiful garden - and ends in a
  beautiful city
• It begins without form and void - and ends in
  perfection
• It begins with the creation of life and ends
  with the perpetuation of life
• It begins with the introduction of sin and ends
  with the destruction of sin

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Selected Phases of the Unity of the Bible

• Structural Unity
• It begins with the earth being created - and ends
  with the earth passing away
• In the beginning the sun and the moon appear in
  the end there is no need for the sun and the moon

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Selected Phases of the Unity of the Bible

• Structural Unity
• In the beginning sin, sorrow and death enter - at
  the end sin sorrow and death are no more
• At the beginning the curse is pronounced at the
  end there is no more curse
• At the beginning mankind was brought beneath the
  dominion of death and the grave at the end the
  dead small and great stand before God
• At the beginning Satan enters at the end Satan
  is cast out

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Selected Phases of the Unity of the Bible

• Structural Unity
• At the beginning the first lost people are driven
  from the tree of life at the end the saved
  people are welcomed back to the tree of life
• At the beginning the first Adam was driven out of
  the garden in shame and sorrow - at the end the
  last Adam was victorious over sin and death