KNOWING YOUR BIBLE
May 28, 2023: Dear Friends We are continuing our series on learning and knowing the Bible. Once this series is completed, the foundation for learning and knowing the Bible will have been provided for the one who has read, studied and learned the information in this series. Spending time returning to the blogs previously written in this series will reinforce what has been learned resulting in a process of continuously progressing in learning and remembering what has been learned about the Bible. And remember, the more reading and studying of the Bible, the nearer and closer to God one becomes as written in James, chapter 4, verse 8, that says, “Draw near to God and he will draw near to you.” Return to last week’s blog by going to the website, keeganbooks.com to review what has been taught to help in learning the Bible. In this week’s discussion, the focus will continue to be on discussing how the books of the Bible are related. How is the book of 1sr Corinthians in the New Testament related to the book of Micah in the Old Testament. Or how is the book of 1st Samuel in the Old Testament related to the book of Acts in the New Testament. As has previously been discussed, geographic sites that are found in the many books of the Bible, help to realize how certain books are related. Some of the verses that contain the geographic sites of Jerusalem, Mount Moriah, and the Jordan River will be listed below. Follow each of these sites through the books of the Bible, one site at a time. Return to the blog (May 7, 2023) that lists the approximate timeline of when the books that the verses are in were written. Then compare dates the books were written between other books the site is written in to recognize that the books are related. For instance, Jerusalem was written about in 2nd Samuel, chapter 5, verses 6-7. Find the timeline of when Samuel was written (1200 BCE approximately). Then find Jerusalem written in Jeremiah, chapter 3, verse 15-18. Jeremiah was written in the 620′s BCE some 500 years after Samuel was written. (Jerusalem had grown in size and had quite a history during that time) In the next few weeks, our series will focus on words and ideas that transverse through the Bible books that help in recognizing that the books are related due to similar words and ideas that tell of what God is trying to teach the reader throughout the Bible. MAY GOD BLESS YOUR BIBLE STUDY THIS WEEK! Geographic Sites: JERUSALEM: 2nd Samuel, chapter 5, verses 6-10; Jeremiah, chapter 3, verses 15-18; Matthew, chapter 20, verse 17 and verse 29. MOUNT MORIAH: Genesis, chapter 22, verses 1-4; 2nd Samuel, chapter 24, verses 24-25; 2nd Chronicles, chapter 3, verses 1-2; 2nd Kings, chapter 24, verses 10-17; Nehemiah, chapter 2, verse 17; Matthew, chapter 21, verse 12; Mark, chapter 12, verses 41 42, and chapter 13, verses 1-2 and John, chapter 8, verse 2. JORDAN RIVER: Numbers, chapter 34, verses 10-12; Joshua, chapter 3, verses 14-17 and chapter 4, verse 1; and Mark, chapter 1, verses 4-9