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…
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…
1 and 2 CHRONICLES BIBLE SURVEY – 2 Chronicles tells the history of Solomon, the divided kingdom, and the kings of Judah [in Jerusalem] – Background: The book begins with Solomon’s plans to build the Temple in Jerusalem and ends with its destruction – Between the dedication and destruction of Solomon’s Temple is about 384…
The History of Israel and the Law, the Ark of the Covenant, the Day of Atonement and the legitimacy of the Messiah [Jesus Christ] who was born under the Law (Galatians 4:4) and who fulfilled and removed the Law — ‘2 Chronicles 35:3 And said [King Josiah] unto the [Zadok] Levites that taught [Ministry of…
Background of Nehemiah – Nehemiah came to Jerusalem in 444 B.C. – He resigned as cupbearer to [King] Artaxerxes I [in Persia] in order to serve his own people in rebuilding the city of Jerusalem – Nehemiah was appointed Governor [of the Jerusalem area] and returned to assist in fortifying the walls of the capital…
The Seven Global Kingdoms of Revelation 17:10-11 – Compromising the area and influence of the Bible lands and specifically Jerusalem and the Hebrews/Jews – Persia (Iran) was the 4th Global Kingdom Of the seven Global Gentile Kingdoms six have already been completed and only the 7th and final Antichrist (Satan incarnate) Kingdom remains to be…
Are Job and Jobab the Same Person? – Job [lit. persecuted one] is the earliest completed book of the Bible – Joktan was Peleg’s brother (Genesis 10:25), and it was in Peleg’s time the continents were divided – Joktan’s thirteenth son was Jobab – Is Job Jobab? The evidence we have found in the Bible…
Construction of the Psalms – The Book of Psalms, is one of the greatest collections of songs, prayers, and poetry – These Psalms express the deepest passions of humanity – The Book of Psalms, is arranged, or separated, into five books: BOOK ONE — Psalms 1-41; BOOK TWO — Psalms 42-72; BOOK THREE — Psalms…
Overview of the Book of Proverbs – One would be hard put to come up with any topic other than wisdom as being the most referred to theme or topic in the book of Proverbs – Comparisons between God’s way and Man’s way of life: A big key to understanding and appreciating the Book of…
Introduction to Ecclesiastes – By constantly inquiring into the significance of everything that exists, the Preacher presents himself as an optimist, not a pessimist, and his little success in discovering some absolute value in this world “under the sun”, doesn’t mean that he has failed in his intent – Ecclesiastes should not be called pessimistic…