Bible Study IV
Text 2 Timothy
I
Review: To Study the Bible will
include three major subjects.
1 History, Geography and Prophecy
II Facts to
consider regarding Bible History
1.
Bible history is literal history.
2.
Bible history is linked history
3.
Bible history is about human life
4.
Bible history is often typical
5.
Bible history is often fulfilled Bible prophecy
III We look at
the links in Old Testament History
Genesis ‘links’ are by the names of
individuals.
Genesis
chapters 1-5 Adam,(5:4) Seth (
Genesis
chapters6-11 Noah (
Genesis
chapters 12-20 history regarding Abram, renamed Abraham
Genesis
chapters.21-24 history of Isaac from birth to his marriage
Genesis
chapters 25-36 history of Jacob and his family
Genesis
chapters 37-50 history of Joseph. Read again , Genesis 50:26
The history and
geography are linked throughout. It is
all fact or fiction
Exodus 1:1 opens
, only understood if we have read Genesis.
Exodus
40:33-38 concludes with the completed
Tabernacle
Leviticus 1:1-2 history and geography linked
with Exodus
Leviticus
27:34 with history and specific geography
Numbers 1:1 packed with history and
geography found in the preceding books
Numbers
36:15 concludes with history and
geography
Deuteronomy 1:1-5 opens with the same
geography that concluded Numbers
Deuteronomy
34:5-8 history of the death of Moses
Joshua 1:1-2 After the death of Moses, go
over Jordon
Joshua
24:29-33 history of the death of Joshua
Judges 1:1-2 after the death of Joshua
Joshua
21:19-25 history and geography
Ruth 1:1 the story is during the
days of the Judges
Ruth
Thus
from Adam to David (Genesis to Ruth) there is a continued story about
Samuel to Malachi history, geography of
Job is the only book not related to
David and his family. But what a type of
Job 1:3,8,
so very
blessed at his beginning
Job 1:14-22 then suffers the loss of
everything
Job. 42:12 at the end , given twice as much as
before.