BIBLE'S OUTLINES & THEMES (3)

(Message by Tanny Keng)

1. Introduction

a) The Bible is full of wonderful stories and special truth. What we want to do is to discover the Bible.  

b) Psalm 119:11 says, "Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You." 

c) Nurture and grow your understanding of the Bible as you read and discover the Bible.  

2. The Old Testament by sections

a) The Books of the Law

i) Also called The Books of Moses, The Pentateuch. 

ii) Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

b) The Books of History

i)  Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Chronicles, 1 & 2 Kings, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther.

c) The Books of Poetry (Jewish style)

i) Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Song of Solomon, and Ecclesiastes.

d) Major Prophets

i) Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel.

e) Minor Prophets

i) All the rest of the Old Testament.

Note: The "Major" prophets are so called for only one reason - their size! They are not more "important" than the Minor Prophets. In ancient days, scrolls were shaped from animal skins. To accommodate the size of these leather rolls, the smaller writings were gathered to comprise one scroll. Thus, the "Minor" Prophets were collected by their size - not by their importance, or even by the dates of writing. Thus, you will want to treat them with the same respect as the larger documents.

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