KNOWING YOUR BIBLE
June 25, 2023: Dear Friends, Welcome back to this weekly blog on learning and knowing the Bible. As has been written many times, the Bible, being God’s Holy Word to its readers, is the most important book ever written. In 2nd Timothy, chapter 3, verse 16 is written, “All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.” A brief summary of the history of the writing of the Bible through the ages is as follows: St.Jerome is credited with copying the Bible into Latin from the Greek version and compiling the books into the Bible in the 400′s AD. The Greek version had been copied from the original Bible scrolls that were written by the authors of events that occurred starting in the 1800′s BCE through the 120′s AD. All timeframes are approximate. Once the Bible had been translated into Latin, the fame of the Bible begin to spread throughout the world. In the 1600′s AD, King James of England had the Bible translated into English. This important happening again helped the Word of God to spread throughout the World. Another important happening that has taken place in the past several decades has been that several different versions of the Bible have been written. For the follower of this blog, there may be needed advice when selecting a Bible to purchase for one’s own use. This help may come from a church leader, such as a Pastor or class teacher. Also consider using a Bible Store clerk or other employee for advice is selecting a Bible. In this week’s discussion, we will continue in our series on learning the Bible. This series started on April 23. Discussion on learning the names and locations of the Bible books, how to look for and search for Bible verses, learning the timeline of when either a specific Bible book was written or when the events that were written in a specific Bible book occurred, and focusing on how the books of the Bible are related, have been the primary topics in this series. Over the past 6 weeks, the focus has been on how the books of the Bible are related. The books can be related through the various geographic sites that are found in the Bible. Another way the books of the Bible can be related is through words and ideas that transverse through the many Bible books. To review these blogs, go to the May 14th blog and advance slowly, studying and contemplating on what has been written. The focus of this blog will continue on words and ideas that help in the realizaton of how and what God wanted to be taught through reading the Bible, that is, what God wanted each reader to learn through reading and studying the Bible. Verses with words and ideas will be listed below. All Bible verses are from the New Revised Standard (NSR) Version of the Bible. May God Bless Your Bible Study This Week! WORDS AND IDEAS PRAYER: Matthew, chapter 6, verses 5-22; Mark, chapter 1, verse 35; Jacob’s Prayer: Genesis, chapter 32, verses 22-32; David’s Prayer: 2nd Samuel, chapter 7, verses 18-29; Solomon’s Prayer: 2nd Chronicles, chapter 6, verses 6-22; Jesus’ prayer: Matthew, chapter 6, verses 9-15;Colossians, chapter 1, verses 9-10. THE WILL OF GOD: Matthew, chapter 6, verses 7-13; Ephesians, chapter 5, verses 15-20. 2nd Thessalonians, chapter 3, verses 12-13. Hebrews, chapter 13, verses 20-21.