Journey through the bible

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Journey through the bible
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What is it?
Future events
History book
Nonesense
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What is it to ME?
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The Bible

• The good news
• Two divisions
• Testament Covenant between God and people
• OT God and the nation of Israel
• NT God and us for the life to come

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The Bible

• There are
• 73 books in total
• OT 46
• 7 are canonical books
• Not canonised by the protestants
• Not gathered by Ezra
• NT 27

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The Bible

• 73 books
• gt1500 years
• 40 writers
• No contradictions
• Inspired by One God

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The Bible

• OT Stories, poems and proverbs
• One clear message Salvation
• History of God and people (me)
• His mercy and patience
• How people repaid God
• OT is a shadow of the NT
• How to live with God

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It is all relevant

• Fellowship with the characters
• Joseph
• Ruth
• David and Jonathan
• Perfect Friendship
• Rahab

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The Bible

• Language Hebrew, Aramaic Later

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Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
I Samuel
II Samuel
I Kings
Nehemiah
II Kings
Esther
Ezra
I Chronicles
II Chronicles
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Songs
The Pentateuch (Judaism Torah)
Old Testament History
Wisdom and Poetry
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Lamentations
Acts of the Apostles
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
The Major and Minor Prophets
The Gospels and Acts
Romans
I Corinthians
II Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
I Timothy
II Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
I Peter
II Peter
I John
II John
III John
Jude
Revelation
I Thessalonians
II Thessalonians
Writings of the Apostles
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The Pentateuch

• Genesis
• Exodus
• Leviticus
• Numbers
• Deuteronomy

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Timeline of the Bible

• Primeval Time Genesis 1-11
• Creation of Adam 5500 BC
• Fall
• Enoch
• Walked with God
• Methuselah 969 years old
• By his death came death
• Flood and Noah
• Tower of Babel

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Timeline of the Bible

• Patriarchal period Genesis 12-50
• Abraham 2000 BC
• Ur to Haran to Canaan
• Isaac
• Jacob
• 12 tribes
• Joseph
• Judah
• 400 year bondage in Egypt

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Timeline of the Bible

• Exodus
• The Lord chose Moses to lead people OUT of Egypt
• Not into the promised land
• The law was not enough, need a saviour
• Joshua/Jesus
• Law and Tabernacle
• 40 years Lost in the desert
• Ex 1317
• God's wisdom

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Timeline of the Bible

• Joshua
• Conquers and enters Canaan 1406 BC
• Judges 1375 BC
• Dark era of 400 years
• Gideon, Deborah, Samson, Samuel

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Timeline of the Bible

• United Kingdom/ Early monarchy
• 1,2 Sam/ 1 Kings/ 1,2 Chronicles
• Solomon built temple 959 BC
• Rahbam his son revolted

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Timeline of the Bible

• Divided Kingdom
• 922-722BC
• 1,2Kings/ 2Chronicles
• Southern kingdom
• Temple
• House of David
• Northern Kingdom
• Their own temple
• Their own God
• Prophecies

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Timeline of the Bible

• Assyirian Captivity 722 BC
• 2Kings, 2 Chronicles
• The fall of the Northern Kingdom
• Fall of Samaria
• Gods punishment
• Southern Kingdom remains
• Prophecies

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Timeline of the Bible

• Babylnian Captivity 2Kings, 2 Chronicles
• 605BC
• 586 Temple and Jerusalem are destroyed
• Prophecies
• Restoration
• 538 BC Persian Kings allow Jews to return
• Temple is rebuilt
• 458 BC Ezra returns and gathers the OT
• 430 BC Malachi writes the LAST Prophecy

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Timeline of the Bible

• Silent Period of 400 years
• No Prophets
• No prophecies
• Awaiting the coming of the Lord Jesus
• The scene is set

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The Pentateuch

• Genesis
• The Lord my creator
• Falling at my own free will
• Spread of sin
• Exodus
• The Lord my saviour
• Carries me out of hardship and slavery into the
  promised land

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The Pentateuch

• Leviticus
• The Lord who blesses me through His Blood,
  priesthood
• Numbers
• The Lord my leader
• Light to my life
• Deuteronomy
• The Lord my friend
• Talk and praise

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Finally..

• Gods promise
• God wanting us
• Covenant
• Promise for salvation