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Monday, November 2, 2015

The Historical Books of the Old Testament

There are 39 books in what we call the Old Testament. Each of these books is unique and yet all unite  together to give testimony to the faithfulness of the God of Israel--and all point forward to a Messiah.

We divide these 39 books into four major sections. The first one is the Pentateuch or the five books of Moses, also called Torah or the Law. (We have covered these books previously.) Now we come to the second major section, known as the Historical or narrative books of the Old Testament.



How many books are in this section and what do we find in them? That is the topic of these next videos. John asks and I try to answer some important questions about the Historical books. The conversation is designed to introduce this section of the Bible and give you an idea of what is coming. I recommend you have the table of contents in your Bible open as you listen, just for quick reference, especially if you're relatively unfamiliar with the books. Afterwards, you should be able to begin reading with a better idea of what is in them. Again, the first video is just short of 15 minutes and the second one less than 5.
 
The next videos in the series will cover each of these books individually.






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