The Old Testament is the Account of a Nation

The Old Testament is the account of a nation, the Hebrew.  The New Testament is the account of a Man, the Son of Man. God foun and nurtured that nation to bring that man into the world. (Genesis 12:1-3.) God himself became a man, so that we might know what to think when we think of God. (John 1:14; 14:9.) His appearance on the earth is the central event of all history. The Old Testament sets the stage for this. The New Testament describes it.

Christ Lived a Perfect Life

Christ lived a perfect life. He was kind, tender, gentle, patient, and sympathetic. He loved people. He worked miracles to feed the hungry. Weary, pain-ridden, and heartsick came to Him, and He gave them rest. (Mt. 11:28-30.) We are told that if all of the deeds of kindness that He did were written, the world could not contain the books. (John 22:25)

Jesus Died to Take Away the Sin of the World

Jesus died to take away the sin of the world. Jesus is the Savior of men. He rose from the dead and is alive today. Jesus is not merely a historical character, but a living Person–the most important fact of history. Jesus Christ is the most vital force in the world today. He promises eternal life to all who come to Him.

The Bible Was Written That We Might Believe

The whole Bible is built around the story of Christ and His promise of everlasting life to men. It was written that we might believe and understand, know and love, and follow Him.

The Bible-God’s Written Word.

Apart from any theory of inspiration,or any theory of how the Bible books came to their present form, or how much the text may have suffered in passing through the hands of editors and copyists. Accept the Bible books as we have them in the Bible as units. Study to know them in their contexts. You will find that there is a unity of thought which indicates that One Mind inspired the writing of the Book, the whole series of Books. The Bible bears on its face the stamp of its Author; it is in every sense the Word of God.

The Bible is God Given  II Tim. 3:10-17

The Bible is to be treasured  Deut 11:1-9; Josh 1:8-9

The Bible is to Be Kept Psalm  119:9-18

The Bible is a Lamp  Psalm 119: 105-117

The Bible is Food  Isaiah 55:1-11; Matt. 4:4

The Bible is Fulfilled  Luke 24: 36-45

The Bible is Complete  Revelation 22:8-21

Books of the Bible Are Complete in Themselves

Each Book of the Bible is Vital to What Precedes and Succeeds.

Read the Bible books one at at time.  Read a book in a week. This is not impossible. How much time do you spend watching T.V. or surfing the internet in 24 hours? How much time on newspapers, magazines, and fiction? The longest of the Bible books doesn’t take more time than some of us devote to these other activities in a day.

Divide Bible Reading Into Sections

Some of the larger books in the Old Tesatment are: Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, and Isaiah. These might take some hours to read with care. If  this is too much for one sitting, divide them into seven equal parts. Put your reading into strict limits. Don’t give yourself time to lose the impression made by the first reading before you get to the second. And don’t suppose that you can grasp the content and the intent of any book in a single reading.

You don’t suppose that as you walk down the corridors of a gallery and look at the pictures. You see some pictures, but you don’t really know what they are about. You must sit and study the picture.

More Interesting Facts About the Bible

Bible Subjects include God, man, sin, redemption, justification, and sanctification.

Grace and Glory.

Jesus.

Christ quoted from 22 Old Testament books. In Matthew there are 19 Old Testament quotations; Mark, 15; Luke, 25; John, 11;  Hebrews 85 (quotations and allusions); Revelation, 245.

Christ quotes from the very passages most avoided by the Bible’s critics: The flood, Lot, manna, brazen serpent, Jonah.

Some Bible Trivia

There are 31,102 verses in the Bible.

There are approx. 775,693 words in the Bible.

The longest chapter is Psalm 119.

the shortest chapter is Psalm 117.

Ezra contains all the letters of the alphabet except “J”.

The longest verse in the Bible is Esther8:9.

The shortes verse in the Bible is John 11:35

The longest book in the Old Testament is Psalms.

The longest book in the New Testament is Luke.