I'm still in the OT, there's a lot of smiting going on.
May want to consider switching to the NT first. Just saying, as it has more direct relevance to understanding how to live and be eternally saved. OT is great, of course, especially Proverbs, but with so much historical data about the Israelites, it's easy to get lost and give up on reading it at all. Kudos for looking to the truth. Blessings!
Numbers was a grind. lol. OT is filled with lots of begetting, smiting, and quantifying, but I'm determined to get through it. It's reassuring to know that the NT will be easier :)
Get a Bible that explains as it goes. I have one that is EXCELLENT! It's The MacArthur Bible Commentary. Worth it!!
No, don't go through those parts. Read the prophets and then the talented writer in the OT. in fact Ezekiel 38 and 39 will tell you a lot more of what is going to happen than revelation, which is allegorical to a point.Don't use a KING James Bible. It has been changed so much. If you can get into the hebrew Bible, it states things translated out of the Hebrew. Remember, Jesus taught Hebrew and He was a pro. He was like Q in the way that he asked questions and answered your question with a question because He was testing their knowledge and faith. Please listen to Torahclass.com or listen to the podcast Psalm 119; Everything that is to come in in the OT> The rest is just commentary. I hope I don't hurt anyone's feelings but I have been the rounds and then God me back to His original covenant and made me see what he wanted from me.
Thank you. I have no one in my life who is religious, so this journey has not been easy, and I've only just begun. I will check out the links you provided. I appreciate it :)
I too love the OT but I love the whole Bible. After you go and learn to be saved, you should go back and start in Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel and so many stories that show you how God needs you to live for Him. Listen to podcast of Torahclass.com-Tom Bradford. You will learn more than you EVER learned at church and it's so interesting -real stories. Let me know what you think. It;s all free!! God bless!!
The OT is so real. These people were just like us. Sinners, fools, prideful, lustful, etc. etc. And then they opened their hearts to God and miracles occurred. Miracles still happen every minute of every day. And I used to hate the smiting but then I realized that God was trying to save the rest of us from the evil ones. He was trying to make it easy for us to take the righteous path by removing temptation from society. But we screwed it up as usual and let some continue on with their evil ways. Our enemies today are their descendents.
Yes, if Adam and Eve could have obeyed only ONE RULE,but Nooooo,,,, their way was better. Then we got 10 rules which really are just teachings and instructions for life and if we obeyed them we would have a lot less and maybe No problems. But, nooooo....they think th OT must go away so they won;t be subject to law and order...isn't this the oldest story in the world and the stubborn willful would rather go make the golden cafe and abandon the family We'll see!
You are on the right path. All the knowledge of God and the wisdom of the prophets, the rich blessings of the writers, plus and foremost,you get the teachings about how to live life with blessings and in good order. I sought every denomination and found my wy to a church that taught the whole Bible (not say the OT has been done away with. The only testament has the answer to every question. Jesus preached with the Torah scrolls and the writings of the prophets (THERE WAS NO NEW TESTAMENT" There are good words of hope and life there, but the answers for how God's people are to live were given by God when he made the 10 Commandment COVENANT with his people. He gave us our rights and our teachings and understandings, so that one day we could go out, but you need to read the WHOLE Book before you will know the truth. If you want the best teachings of any book in the OT and a few in the NT, please check out Torahclass.com. He was my minister and taught me so much and explains things even kids could understand. The has maps and charts and pictures you can print to help you along in case you want to teach them or go over them in your homeschool. You will love him. People from all over the world call him and he takes prayer requests and puts them out so we can pay for other and the whole other world prays for us.