Psalm 119:18 “Open my eyes to see the wonderful things
in your word.”
Scripture: 2 Peter 1:16-21, 1 Peter 1:22-25
Hebrews
5:11-14
We have much to say about this, but it is hard
to explain because you are slow to learn. In fact, though by this time you
ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of
God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! Anyone who lives on
milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about
righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have
trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.
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The Bible has estimated annual sales of
25 million copies, and has been a major influence on literature and history,
especially in the West where it was the first mass printed book.
The Old Testament has…
§ 39 books
§ 929 chapters
§ 23,214 verses
§ 593,493 words
§ Longest book: Psalms
§ Shortest book: Obadiah
The
New
Testament has…
§ 27 books
§ 260 chapters
§ 7,959 verses
§ 181,253 words
§ Longest book: Acts
§ Shortest book in
the Bible: 3 John
The
Bible’s books are arranged by TYPE, rather than chronologically.
LAW HISTORY WRITINGS PROPHETS
Gen-Deut
5 Josh-Esther 12 Job- SoS 5 Isaiah-Malachi 17
GOSPEL HISTORY LETTERS PROPHECY
Matt-John
4 Acts 1 Rom-Jude 21 Revelation 1
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TESTAMENT:
§ Genesis
§ Exodus
§ Numbers
§ Joshua
§ Judges
§ Ruth
§ Ezra
§ Nehemiah
§ Esther
§ Job
§ Psalms
§ Proverbs
§ Isaiah
§ Jeremiah
§ Ezekiel
§ Daniel
§ Hosea
§ Joel
§ Amos
§ Obadiah
§ Jonah
§ Micah
§ Nahum
§ Habakkuk
§ Haggai
§ Malachi
|
§ Matthew
§ Mark
§ Luke
§ John
§ Acts
§ Romans
§ Titus
§ Philemon
§ Hebrews
§ James
§ 1 Peter
§ 2 Peter
§ 1 John
§ 2 John
§ 3 John
§ Jude
|
Number
of different writers (authors): Over 40
Number
of languages the Bible has been translated into: More than 1,200 (as of 2001)
Number
of new Bibles distributed (sold or given away) in the U.S.: About 168,000 per day (as of 2001)
The English word Bible
is from the Latin biblia, and ultimately from Koine Greek
τὰ βιβλία "the books" (singular βιβλίον).
The word βιβλίον itself had the literal
meaning of "paper" or "scroll" and came to be used as the
ordinary word for "book".
The Greek ta biblia (lit. "little papyrus books") was "an
expression Hellenistic Jews used to describe their sacred
books (the Septuagint
72 scribes 6 ea 12 tribes of Israel translate Torah into Greek for Alexandrian
library). Christian use of the term can be traced to ca. 223 AD. The biblical
scholar F.F. Bruce
notes that Chrysostom
appears to be the first writer around 387 to use the Greek phrase ta biblia
("the books") to describe both the Old and New Testaments together.
The time between the last book of the Old
Testament and the first book of the New Testament is just over 400 years.
The Bible was divided into chapters in
the 13th century by Stephen Langton and into verses in the 16th
century by French printer Robert Estienne.
SPIRITUAL
IMPLICATIONS
You have been shown a skeleton, but just
like the valley of dry bones, a skeleton alone is nothing better than
death. Let’s put some meat on the bones
– some vital living organs that provide a reason for even looking at the
skeleton.
2 Peter 1:16-21
We did not
follow cleverly invented
stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ, but we were
eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For he
received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from
the Majestic Glory, saying, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am
well pleased." 18 We ourselves
heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain. (Mt 17 After six days Jesus took with him Peter,
James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by
themselves. There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun,
and his clothes became as white as the light. Just then there appeared before
them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus. Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is
good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters—one for you,
one for Moses and one for Elijah.” While he was still speaking, a bright cloud
covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love;
with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” When the disciples heard this, they
fell facedown to the ground, terrified. But Jesus came and touched them. “Get
up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.” When they looked up, they saw no one except
Jesus.) New covenant supersedes the old, Jesus supersedes the law and
the prophets but the NT does NOT supersede the OT.
19
And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay
attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day
dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. (Rev 22:16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to
give you this testimony for the
churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning
Star.”) 20
Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the
prophet's own interpretation. 21 For
prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as
they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. (The spoken word becomes the written word to point to the living word)
1 Peter 1:22-25
Now that you have purified yourselves by
obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one
another deeply, from the heart. For you
have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the
living and enduring word of God. For,
"All
men are like grass,
And
all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the
grass withers and the flowers fall,
but
the word of the Lord stands forever."
And
this is the word that was preached to you.
Notice these NT words are a loose
quoting from the OT. Isaiah 40:6-8 A voice says, “Cry out.” And I said, “What shall I cry?”
“All people are like grass, and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of
the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the
Lord blows on them. Surely the people are grass. The grass withers and the
flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.”
Do you know the living word of God as
your personal Lord and Savior? Trust the
OT and NT the Law/Gospel the History, the Wrtings/letter, the prohets and
prophecy – Jesus is who the bible says (Hebrews 13:8) Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
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