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What are the first five books of the Bible called?
The Jewish people called (and call) the first five historical books the Torah (Hebrew for “law,” since these books contain the laws God gave to Moses). These five books are also called the Pentateuch (Greek for “five books”).
What is the Book of Genesis?
It is a scroll, written in ancient Hebrew script on parchment, about 24 feet long, made up of sheets of about 10 by 15 inches, sewn together. It was made in the 2nd century B.C.
What is the Book of Job about in the Bible?
Job’s fate became known far and wide, and for months Job was the topic of public conversation everywhere (7:3). The book contains some of the things that Job, his friends, and God said or wrote. Subject of the Book The book of Job deals with the problem of human suffering.
What did Noah teach about sin?
Meanwhile, Noah preached about God’s Way to all who would listen.He reminded people about what sin is—the breaking of God’s spiritu-al laws, and putting self before God and other people (I John 3:4).Noah also taught about a member of the God Family who wouldsomeday be born as a human being (John 1:1, 14). As the Son of God,He would be both man and God. Thousands of years in the future, thisspecial servant—Jesus Christ—would free everyone from the way ofsin. Because He would reject carnal nature and never break God’slaws, Christ’s death would become the perfect sacrifice, or offering. Itwould pay the penalty of sin—death—for all people, past, present andfuture (Romans 3:23; 6:23). Three days after His death, God the Fatherwould raise His son Jesus back to life. But instead of being a physicalman, Jesus would be changed back into spirit as a God-being(Revelation 1:12-18). This would provide all people the chance to beborn into the God Family (I Corinthians 15:47-49).
What did Jacob say to Laban's son?
One day, Jacob overheard Laban’s son complain that Jacob had takenaway their father’s wealth. Hearing this, Jacob thought about howLaban no longer acted friendly toward him. He realized that Laban andhis sons would grow to be angrier at him if he did not soon leave.“But if Laban sees me leave, he might use his men to force us tostay. I’ll be in trouble if I stay and I’ll be in trouble if I try to leave.”Then God spoke to Jacob: “Return to Canaan and bring your fami-ly with you. I will protect and guide you” (Genesis 31:1-3).
What did Abram and Lot need?
Abram had many servants and cattle, as well as much silver andgold. And so did his nephew Lot. In fact, their herds grew so largethat they needed great amounts of green pastures and fresh drinkingwater. Abram and Lot soon discovered that there was not enough graz-ing land and water for both of their growing herds (Genesis 13:1-6).As the situation grew worse, another problem arose. Some ofAbram’s herdsmen and some of Lot’s herdsmen began to competeagainst each other for land and water. This led to arguments and strife.Abram knew that if the problem was not resolved soon, fights wouldbreak out—even resulting in death (verse 7).
What did God say to Noah before the flood?
Before the 120 years of warning had ended, the ark was finished. Afterit was filled with one year’s worth of food for eight people and thou-sands of animals, God said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and yourfamily. The rest of mankind will perish in the flood” (Genesis 7:1, 4).Noah thought about all the people who had heard his warnings butwould not change their lives. He began to feel sorry for them as he andhis family entered the ark (verse 13).
What animals did God create?
On the sixth day of the week, God created animals of every kind:Horses, cows, lions, deer, elephants, reptiles, insects and many more—anything that walked, crawled or moved about the earth (Genesis 1:24-25). Each animal was made after its own kind. This is why horses givebirth to baby horses (foals); cows give birth to baby cows (calves);lions give birth to baby lions (cubs).
Who did Jacob tell his sons before he died?
Before he died, Jacob told his sons—Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,Zebulun, Issachar, Dan, Gad, Naphtali, Joseph and Benjamin —aboutfuture events that would happen to their descendants. And then heblessed them (Genesis 49:1-28).
How long did Noah's Ark last?
They had tofeed and water all of the animals, as well as keep their stalls clean.When the rain finally ended, the clouds parted and the sunappeared. In all directions, Noah could see that water covered thewhole world (Genesis 7:17-18). Altogether, the ark journeyed acrossthe water-filled earth for 150 days (about five months; verses 23-24).At the end of the 150 days , God created a wind to pass over thewaters, causing them to dry up (Genesis 8:1-3). As the flood slowlylowered, the ark came to rest upon the mountains of Ararat. No longerwould it drift around the earth (verse 4).
What is the genre of the Bible?
Genre refers to a category or style of literature. In the Bible there are many kinds of writing including narrative, poetry, teaching, wisdom, prophecy, and history. Good interpretation of the Bible needs to take into account the type of genre. Gnosticism is a heresy started in the first centuries of the church.
What does the Bible say about inspiration?
The inspiration of the Bible (2 Tim 3:16) does not mean that it makes us ‘feel inspired’ – like a great painting, holiday or piece of music. Paul taught that the words of the Bible, in addition to being freely chosen by Bible writers, were breathed out by God, and therefore have unique authority.
What is the Tower of Babel inspired by?
Genesis 11.4, 6–7. •he Tower of Babel – inspired by a T ziggurat, an ancient terraced structure built for protection and pagan worship • God has to go down, even to see this ‘great tower’ • Humanity fragments into competing groups – the origin of racism, wars and multiple languages. Discussion Time.
What is the Bible? What is its external format?
In its external format, the Bible is an anthology of diverse works by sepa-rate authors. At this level, though not in its content, the Bible reminds us ofan anthology of English or American literature. Its individual books werewritten by at least three dozen human authors over a span of nearly twothousand years. Like other anthologies, the Bible is composed of numer-ous different genres (types of writing, such as narrative and poetry). Thiscomprehensive anthology, which is a book for all seasons and tempera-ments, covers every aspect of life.
What is the unifying worldview of the Bible?
The Bible is not a theological outline,but its ideas are ultimately unified, producing a unity of faith. God andpeople are the same throughout the Bible. The physical world is not con-sidered good in one biblical book and bad in another; it is always good ascreated, even if corrupted by sin. More important, the nature of sin and theplan of salvation by God’s grace remain constant. Although salvation is ad-ministered in various ways at various times (e.g., the Old Testament sacri-ficial system), there is only one way of salvation: faith in Jesus Christ. How,then, were people saved before his coming? By believing in the Savior tocome. This overriding doctrinal framework is the context within which weshould read the Bible’s individual parts.
What is the most amazing sermon in the Bible?
It was the most amazing sermon ever. Jesus —who had just been raisedfrom the dead—was walking with two of his disciples on the road toEmmaus. As they walked, they talked, and “Jesus took them through thewritings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scripturesthe things concerning himself” (Luke 24:27). This crucial verse provesthat the whole Bible, including the Old Testament (or “Moses and all theprophets,” as they called it in those days), is about Jesus.This is most obviously true of the prophecies about the Messiah(which means “Christ”). Such details as the place of his birth (Micah5:2), the focus of his ministry (e.g., Isaiah 61), the manner of hisdeath (e.g., Psalm 22; Isaiah 53), the certainty of his triumph(Genesis 3:15), the blessings of his covenant (Jeremiah 31:31-34),and the eternity of his kingdom (2 Samuel 7:11-13) are all recorded inthe pages of the Old Testament.
What does the Bible say about itself?
The following are ten claims that human authors of the Biblemake regarding this book:The Bible is God’s Word and is thus more than a human book: “Wealso thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word ofGod, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of menbut as what it really is, the word of God” (1 Thessalonians 2:13, ESV).God used human authors to write the Bible, and these writers wroteunder God’s direction: “No prophecy was ever produced by the will ofman, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the HolySpirit” (2 Peter 1:21, ESV).
What is the religious orientation of the Bible?
Part of this orientation is the theme of two worlds—a visible earthly sphere and an unseen spiritual world that can be viewedonly by faith. Biblical writers take it for granted that life exists simulta-neously at these two levels. Their constant appeal is that people ordertheir lives by the unseen spiritual realities that the Bible reveals.Because human life is thus surrounded with spiritual and supernaturalpotential, the Bible invests human experience—our own experience—with a sense of ultimacy. All of life is revealed as having spiritual and super-natural importance. There is a constant penetration of the spiritual worldinto the earthly order and a continuous reaching of the earthly order up-ward toward the supernatural realm. God is a constant actor in human andearthly affairs. Every event takes on a spiritual and moral significance.Another aspect of the religious orientation of the Bible is its vivid aware-ness of values. The sense of right and wrong is highlighted, and for biblicalwriters the question of what is good and what is evil is a preoccupation.Equally important is the sense of values, based on a conviction that somethings matter more than others. Spiritual values hold a position of su-premacy, and nothing assumes true value apart from its relationship toGod.
Is the Bible a book?
Thisis not totally wrong, inasmuch as the Bible is made up of individualbooks. The very wordBible(biblia) means “little books.” But the Bible isalsoabook. The purpose of this introductory chapter on the Bible as abook is to delineate ways in which the Bible forms a unity.
Is the Bible a revelation?
Revelation. The Bible itself is a revealed book. In addition, in its pages weread much about Scripture, about God’s revelation in nature (naturalrevelation) and to people, and about Christ as God’s revelation ofhimself in human form.