Overview of the Bible

I said yesterday that we were going to talk today about Genesis, the first book of the Bible.  But I decided that I would be getting ahead of myself if we did that.  The first step in understanding the Bible is knowing about the book, who wrote it, and why we believe what it says. The Bible is different than any other book in the world. It sells more copies than any other book every single year.  Why do you think this is?

One thing about the Bible is that it is really like a library of 66 books written by 40 different authors over about 1600 years.  The Bible is God’s story of Himself. In the Bible God shows us our Savior, Jesus Christ.  The first five books of the Bible are books of law. The next 12 books are history of God’s people, the Jews.  the next 5 books are poetry, and the last 17 books are prophecy.  Prophecy tells what is going to happen before it happens.

The Bible is divided into two sections, the Old Testament and the New Testament.  The Old Testament was written mostly in Hebrew, and the New Testament was written in Greek.  Our Bible is a translation of these languages.

So, that’s our mini overview of the Bible.  More tomorrow.

You know, some people think that kids can’t understand this stuff.  But I disagree.  I think that they underestimate you.  Keep logging in.  Read your Bible and pray.  And I’ll see you tomorrow.

Love,

Miss Robin

Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workmen that needeth not be ashamed.

II Timothy2:15