NUMBERS

Numbers 1-5 – Their stay at Mt. Sinai is coming to a conclusion after being there two years – The Mt. Sinai census – counting all the men twenty years old and older but excluding the Tribe of Levi the family of the Levitical Priesthood – Note: There are several long lists of names, occupations…


DEUTERONOMY

wikipedia.org: Book of Deuteronomy – Deuteronomy (Greek: Deuteronomion, “second law”) or (Hebrew: Devarim, literally “things” or “words”) is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible and of the Old Testament, and the fifth of five books [written by Moses] of the Jewish Torah or Pentateuch A large part of the book [of Deuteronomy] is three…


JOSHUA

Joshua 1-2 – Joshua the first book in the Bible to be named after a person – Joshua was the servant (minister) to Moses – Joshua is God’s chosen to lead the people into the Promise Land – Joshua is the Hebrew name of Jesus – Joshua is a ‘type’ an earthly representation of the…


JUDGES

Introduction: With the Bible’s Book of Judges the history books of the Bible will continue and surprisingly we will continue to learn more about mankind and about ourselves then we will about God – It isn’t until the Prophets that we really start to learn intimately about who God is and what He desires We…


RUTH

Ruth 1 – The Book of Ruth – Redemption through the Kinsman [close relative] Redeemer — ‘Ruth 1:16 And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and…


1 SAMUEL

Introduction: The Books of Samuel and Kings enter a new phase in Israel – The anointed Shepherds (Kings) of Israel now oversee the flock of the Nation of Israel – The first three anointed Kings of Israel [Trilogy of Israeli Kings] are actually going to be Biblical types – King Saul (asked for – by…


2 SAMUEL

2 Samuel 1-2 – Saul and three of his four sons including Jonathan are killed in battle – After hearing of the death of Saul and of loss of his good friend Jonathan and knowing he was next in line to be the King of Israel David inquired of God what he should do next…


1 KINGS

1 Kings 1 – King David has become too old to sit on his royal throne – Adonijah attempts to set himself upon his father David’s throne – King David declares to Bath-sheba that he will pass along the Kingdom to their son Solomon — ‘1 Kings 1:29-30 And the King [David] sware, and said,…


2 KINGS

2 Kings 1-2 – Elijah ends his ministry and is taken in a whirlwind into heaven – Elisha takes up the mantle (covering) and begins to be the next Prophet in Israel — ‘2 Kings 2:13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the…


1 CHRONICLES

Book of 1 Chronicles – The Books of 1 & 2 Chronicles cover mostly the same information as 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 & 2 Kings – 1 & 2 Chronicles focus more on the *Priestly aspect of the time period – The Book of 1 Chronicles was written [possibly compiled/written while in Babylon…