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AN OVERVIEW

AN OVERVIEW. A LOVE LETTER FROM GOD THE FATHER TO HIS CHILDREN. A love story of the Father looking for a Bride for His Son. They found each other, married and lived happily ever after. It’s God’s truth about Himself and how we should relate to Him.

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AN OVERVIEW

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  1. AN OVERVIEW

  2. A LOVE LETTER FROM GOD THE FATHER TO HIS CHILDREN. A love story of the Father looking for a Bride for His Son. They found each other, married and lived happily ever after. It’s God’s truth about Himself and how we should relate to Him. It’s the vibrant story of God’s redeeming work in the lives of His people.

  3. BIBLIO A Library of Books 66 books written by more than 40 persons over 1600 years 39 books in the Old Testament 27 books in the New Testament The Old enfolds the New The New unfolds the Old The Bible starts earlier & finishes later than any other book It’s history written from God’s point of view

  4. THEMES What has gone wrong with our world? (Genesis) How can it be put right? (the rest of the Bible)

  5. HIM-MERNEUTICS And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself . ~ LUKE 24:27 Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight. ~ LUKE 24:30-31

  6. OUR RESPONSIBILITY Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts. ~ JEREMIAH 15:16

  7. WHAT DO I NEED? • A Study Bible (NKJV) • Dictionary • Commentary (John Vernon McGee, Warren Wiersbe, William Barclay, Matthew Henry, Josephus, David Pawson) • Concordance • Maps • Blue Letter Bible (https://www.blueletterbible.org/) • The Bible Project • Google

  8. THE BOOKS

  9. THE BOOKS

  10. THE BOOKS

  11. THE BOOKS

  12. THE BOOKS

  13. THE BOOKS

  14. THE BOOKS

  15. HOW TO READ THE BIBLE • The verse-centred approach (self) • The passage-centred approach (others) • The book-centred approach (God)

  16. OLD TESTAMENT

  17. Pentateuch – “penta = 5”Torah – “instruction” BOOKS OF THE LAW

  18. GENESIS THE BOOK OF “BEGINNINGS”

  19. GENESIS • Genesis is the book of origins or beginnings - foundational. The key that unlocks the rest of the Bible. • 2 books the devil hates most: Genesis – his entrance; Revelation – his exit. • Sin & condemnation (man ruined) • Not a book of science but is infallible on every issue of science.

  20. GENESIS • It is a record of creation (the universe, earth and man), humanity’s fall from grace, the story of Noah’s flood and the tower of Babel. • The second part relates the story of God’s plan to redeem both man and the world beginning with a covenant with Abraham. • The rest of Genesis relates the lives of the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph, ending with the people of God living in Egypt.

  21. EXODUS THE BOOK OF “DELIVERANCE”

  22. EXODUS • God's redemptive plan unfolded - story of redemption by blood & power. • Redemption & salvation (man redeemed) • A new Pharaoh enslaves the people of God, who cry out for deliverance. • God raises up Moses through whom he delivers his people from Pharaoh through a series of plagues.

  23. EXODUS • God then guides his people to Mount Sinai where he gives them a set of laws, a constitution by which to live. • The people of God become the nation of God. • The 10 commandments are part of that law and represent the law’s essence. • God orders the building of his tabernacle so that he can dwell amongst His people.

  24. LEVITICUS THE BOOK OF “INSTRUCTION”

  25. LEVITICUS • More of God's words than any book in Bible. No narratives. • Separation, consecration & holiness (man worshipping God) • Common reactions - boring, unfamiliar & irrelevant.

  26. LEVITICUS • The law of the priests. • The book of worship. • God gives laws to his people, governing their sacrifices and festivals. In addition, God gives a set of purity laws to his people, including dietary restrictions to keep them holy.

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