The last 16 books in the English Old Testament are made up of the prophetic writings: 4 major and 12 minor – so called because…
These are the last two poetic books, or wisdom literature books, in the Old Testament. It next moves on to the prophetic books, the last…
The book of Proverbs contains 31 chapters, the first nine of which clearly make up a self-contained unit, serving as an introduction to the rest…
The 150 psalms found in the book of Psalms may be among the more well-known parts of the Old Testament by most Christians today. While…
The first of five books which make up the poetic books, or the wisdom literature portion of the Old Testament, is the book of Job.…
Those faithfully reading through the Old Testament should be in the final three historical books, which appear just before the Wisdom literature (Job, Psalms, etc).…
In the Hebrew Bible 1 & 2 Samuel are one book, 1 & 2 Kings are one book, and 1 & 2 Chronicles are one…
Those who are reading through the Bible in a year will soon find themselves in the books of Kings. These are a continuation of the…
In these historical books we learn about how the monarchy in Israel was established. Samuel first anointed Saul as king, and then David. Four main…
The events of these books take place between the death of Joshua and the rise of Samuel and Saul and covers a period of some…
If you have been faithfully reading your three and a bit chapters of Scripture a day to get through the Bible in a year, beginning…
In my continuing series on Bible study helps, designed especially for those who have committed to read the Bible through in a year, beginning on…
Christians should be reading their Bibles every single day. But they should be doing more than just reading – they should be doing careful study…
As you know, every year around this time I strongly urge Christians to (perhaps for the very first time) read through the entire Bible. As…
Some of you have taken up my challenge to use the New Year to begin serious reading of the Bible. Because many of you have…
The Apostle Paul commanded all disciples of Christ to “study to show yourself approved” (2 Timothy 2:15). That of course means careful and concentrated study…
All Christians should be devoted students of the Word of God, and that includes the Old Testament. The 39 books of the OT comprise a…
Yes, admittedly, another cryptic title – but it does in fact cover all the bases. Recent scholarship on Jesus, the Gospels and the New Testament…
In a 20-year period InterVarsity Press has produced a top notch series of dictionaries on the Old and New Testaments. The series of large volumes…
The Word of God is a gift to God’s people, but mastering its content does not always come automatically. While the Spirit of God is…