Study God's Word As It Happened!

I've recently began to study the books of my Bible more in depth. In order to do this you have to have a couple of tools handy besides a Bible. It is also helpful to have a Bible Dictionary and a Bible Commentary handy as well. These will be helpful to define words that you may not know their meanings and even to research a particular passage and really break down it's meaning.

More recently I have wanted the opportunity to want to read the Bible in the order it was written in order to see the Bible laid out historically as possible from beginning to the end. It helps therefore when you are reading say a particular Psalm, to read it directly after David, for example endured something and therefore, wrote a Psalm after that event. It helps tie it to what was going on with the writer of that Psalm and can give it greater meaning to the reader.

There are some books of the Bible where the dates are up for debate and difficult to determine where they fall on a time line. The books of Genesis through Joshua, for example don't really have specific dates tied to them, but most believe it may have been written about 7000 to 8000 years ago, and some argue it could by 4000- 5000 years ago.

I was provided with an complimentary copy of the Chronological Guide to the Bible, Explore God's Word In Historical Order by Thomas Nelson Publishers to review. This came at a great time for me as I was beginning to really want to see the Bible laid out in a historical time line and really see these events as they happened.

This book can be used with any translation which is great because it works with any Bible I have now. The colorful pages guide you step by step through the Nine Epochs of Biblical History. You gain a deeper understanding of the biblical story by learning its historical setting and really see the people, places and events come alive.

It includes chronological reading guides, book introductions and outlines for all 66 books of the Bible with full color pages throughout! Since I am a huge lover of history, this really ties my Bible reading together in one study. I would highly encourage you to purchase a copy of this if you have ever wanted to see the Bible come alive the way it happened in history. It really makes it worth while!

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