How Are the Books of the Old Testament Organized?
How Are the Books of the Old Testament Organized? Are you like me? Did you assume the Old Testament is in chronological order? It starts out like that in Genesis. “In the beginning . . . Day one . . . Day two. . . Then . . .Then . . .” It continues like...
Jesus’ Last Seven Words On the Cross & What They Mean For Us Today
________†________ If you could control the moment you died, what would your last words be? Jesus controlled His. Let’s look at what He chose to say. Let’s look at His last seven words on the cross and what they mean to us today. 1. Forgiveness “Father,...
Welcome to the Bible: Books, Chapters, and Verses, Oh My! (Part 1) Why Two Testaments?
Sixty-Six Books, 1,189 Chapters, and 31,173 Verses The Bible has 66 books, 1,189 chapters, and 31,173 Verses. Oh, my! At least in the New American Standard Bible (NASB) translation, it does. There are many different translations of the Bible. If there weren’t,...
Is That Your Final Answer?
Billy Graham got me wondering. I read Billy’s final My Answer column, and he got me wondering. What if God set Regis Philbin of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” fame (remember that show?) outside heaven’s doors with one final question and four...
Welcome to the Bible: A Thick Book With Lots of Authors — An Overview of Who Wrote the Bible
In the Beginning . . . “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). And thus began the story of the Bible. It took God only six days to create the world but about 1,500+ years to complete the Bible. In my first post in the Welcome to the...
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