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In this series of studies, we will be looking at the Bible as one story. It was written over more than a thousand years' time - many more than a thousand when we include the oral traditions of Genesis 2-11. It was written by many different authors who did not know each other and had no idea how the story would proceed after them. Yet, from the perspective of a literature guy like myself who has studied and taught literature since the 1960s, it fits all the criteria of a story, a single unified and coherent story. As such it is the story of mankind and the contest between God and Satan over us, God for our good and Satan for our harm.
We begin at the only place possible, at the beginning:
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."
In the Beginning.pdfIn the Beginning,
Chapters 2,3
There are two beginnings in Genesis. This first is the beginning of all things.
The second is the beginning of mankind. Both introduce The Big Story.
All the nations.pdfAll the Families of the Earth, Genesis Chapter 12
All the Families of the Earth, Genesis Chapter 12
The second beginning, some 8,000 years after the first, is the beginning of a family who will one day produce the Messiah Savior. It is the familly of Abraham.
The Test.pdfThe Test,
The Test,
Genesis Chapter 22
One of the most puzzling chapters in the story of Abraham, it has far more in it than we think.
God's Wisdom.pdfThe Wisdom of God, Job
The Wisdom of God, Job
The beginning of wisdom is the fear of God. So reads Proverbs 1:7. The book of Job explores the kind of wisdom that proceeds from the fear of God, and the ways we put God in a box to fit our own understanding, an understanding not born of the fear of God.
Exodus.pdfExodus, Chapters 1-19
Exodus, Chapters 1-19
Five things that make a nation and will govern th Kingdom of God on earth as the Hebrews enter the land of Canaan: A leader, a land, Laws, a people, and a focus for the kingdom people.
Exodus Leviticus.pdfExodus and Leviticus
Exodus and Leviticus
Exodus reveals the laws that will govern the Kingdom of God people. The Tabernacle reveal Jesus.
Leviticus: The sacrifices reveal what etrrance God makes available for those who would enter the kingdom and the Festivals reveal the salvation story that will be completed in Jesus and the eternal kingdom.
Leviticus cont.pdfLevitcus Continued
Levitcus Continued
Levitcus continues to develop the theme of of holiness that ties The Big Story together. And along with that the controlling theme of salvation. From beginning to end the primary theme of the Bible is salvation. Here we find how god does it.
Numbers 2.pdfNumbers
Numbers
Israel arrives at the border of Cnaan as strong in numbers as they were a generation past when they set out from Egypt. They are ready for the next challenge in The Big Story.
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