KNOWING YOUR BIBLE
February 12, 2023: Dear Friends, Welcome to this weekly blog on KNOWING YOUR BIBLE. The purpose of this blog is to help anyone who wants to learn and know the Bible obtain important information on learning that will provide knowledge and understanding of the Bible. The more the Bible is read, the more one will acquire knowledge that will help in using and reading the Bible.
This weekly blog was started in 2016 and continues today due to the call placed upon this author through God, the Father, and the Holy Spirit, to teach the Bible. The need for one to know how to use the Bible has been a central theme since the beginning of the blog. The written blog is not to instruct on interpreting the Bible, but to learn the format of the Bible so that knowing how to use and read the Bible can be had. The following topics on learning the Bible is as follows: to teach the names and locations of the Bible books, how to search for and read Bible verses, to realize how the books of the Bible are organized, and how the books of the Bible are related to each other through geographic sites as well as through certain words and ideas that transverse through the Bible books. Refer to the blogs written from April 24 to July 31 of last year by going to keegan books,com to study the topics listed above.
To accomplish the purpose of teaching the Bible, the author has established an organized way to teach so that understanding and learning the Bible can be had. The author has identified important topics (see above, second paragraph) that, as a whole, contributes to the learning process. These topics are organized in “series” that are completely separate from each other, but that together, provide overall knowledge that is very helpful and useful when trying to learn and understand the Bible.
We have recently completed this last series on learning some of the important people and events that are written about in the Bible. We will provide in today’s and next week’s blogs, a review on this series. As many are aware, especially listening to a sermon, either in person, through the media, or through biblical discussions, when there are names of people and/or events discussed where knowledge is lacking on where in the Bible the information can be found on the subjects being discussed. Acquiring knowledge about different people or events broadens one’s perception and understanding when hearing about or studying specific subjects that are written about in the Bible. Being able to locate where in the Bible the person or event is located, allows one to go to that location to read about the person or event, and, therefore, receive a broader understanding on what was being listened to or discussed.
Instructions on how and where to locate specific people or events will be listed below. Hopefully this review will bring increased understanding and a broadened perspective in learning the Bible. The blog written next week will be the last blog on this series and will continue on listing the location in the Bible of some of the important people and events written in this series. A new series on “LENT” will begin in 2 weeks.
MAY GOD BLESS YOUR BIBLE STUDY THIS WEEK!
Bible Verses: Important people and events written about in the Bible: The Creation: Genesis, chapter 1-2. The life of Adam and Eve: Genesis chapters 3 thru 5, verses 1-5. Noah and the Ark: Genesis chapter 6, verses 5 thru chapter 7 verse 6. Abraham: Genesis 11, verse 27 through chapter 25, verse 11. Isaac and Rebecca: Genesis chapter 24, verses 15-67 and chapter 25. Jacob and Esau, chapters 27-35. Jacob’s sons including Joesph, Genesis chapters 37-50. The life of Moses: The book of Exodus. The exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and their 40-year journey to the Promised Land (Israel) The book of Exodus, The 10 Commandments: Exodus, chapter 20, verses 1-17. The entrance into the Promised land, Joshua, chapter 1-chapter 4; Ruth, King David’s great grandmother, the book of Ruth. The life of Samuel, 1st Samuel, chapter 1-12; King David’s life and reign can be found in !st Samuel,, chapters 16 through the book of 2nd Samuel to 1st King’s, chapter 2, verses 1-4 . King Solomon’s life and reign: 1st Kings, chapter 2, verses 13 through chapters 3-11.