A Transcript Of The Video Study This is the twenty-seventh study in the series, and we are looking at the book of Psalms. As I have pointed out in the previous studies, the last thirty books of the Old Testament fit into one of three sections of history—the United Kingdom of Israel, the Divided Kingdom of Israel and the Exile/Return of Judah. The book of Psalms fits within the first of these time periods, and is the twelfth book to appear along the timeline. The book of Psalms is the longest book of the Bible, made up of 150 separate compositions, taking approximately 4 hours and 10 minutes to read in a single sitting. The name of the book—“Psalms”—is taken from the Greek, which refers…

A Transcript Of The Video Study This is the twenty-six study in the series, and we are looking at the book of 2 Samuel. As you know, the remaining thirty books of the Old Testament fit into one of three sections of history—the United Kingdom of Israel, the Divided Kingdom of Israel and the Exile/Return of Judah. The book of 2 Samuel belongs to the first of these time periods, and is the eleventh book to appear on the timeline. The time period covered by the book is around 40 years. There are 24 chapters, and it takes approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes to read in a single sitting. According to 1 Chronicles 29:29,30, we have reason to believe the book was written by…

A Transcript Of The Video Study In our previous study, I pointed out the remaining thirty books of the Old Testament fit into one of three sections of history—the United Kingdom of Israel, the Divided Kingdom of Israel and the Exile/Return of Judah. The book of 1 Samuel belongs to the first of these time periods, and is the tenth book to appear on the timeline. The time period covered by the book of 1 Samuel is around 115 years. There are 31 chapters, and it takes approximately 2 hours and 5 minutes to read in a single sitting. We believe there are three authors of the book—Samuel, who wrote chapters 1-24; Nathan and Gad, who wrote chapters 25-31. We read in 1 Samuel 10:25,…

A Transcript Of The Video Study In our previous study, we reviewed the first nine books of the Old Testament. They cover a total of 2,850 years, which means the remaining thirty books cover only 750 years. The main bulk of this history is recorded in three sets of double books —1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings and 1 and 2 Chronicles. Now, let me remind you, when I drew up this chronological chart of Bible books, it had to fit on an A4 sheet of paper. For that reason, the timeline zigzags on the page. Beginning with Genesis, the books follow a straight line to 2 Kings, under which we have the book of Psalms, Song of Solomon, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. But…

A Transcript Of The Video Study This is the 23rd study in the series, and it is my purpose to review with you what we have covered so far in our reading of the first nine books of the Old Testament. As I have just mentioned, we have completed the first nine books of the Old Testament. Now, when I say the first nine books, I am referring to their chronological order. We have read the books of Genesis, Job, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges and Ruth. This happens to be a combined total of 278 chapters, and they have taken approximately 16 hours to read. In other words, we have read just over 20% of the Bible. This is a milestone. You should…

A Transcript Of The Video Study According to the Chronological Chart Of Bible Books, Ruth is the ninth book to appear on the timeline. We believe it was written by Samuel, but the exact time is unknown. It is a divinely inspired book, meaning God breathed out His words through Samuel. The words of this book, therefore, are the words of God. They are able to make us wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. They are profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that we might be matured in the faith, throughly furnished unto all good works. (2 Tim 3:15-17) The name “Ruth” is derived from one of the leading characters of the book. In fact, there…