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LEARN TO READ THE BIBLE EFFECTIVELY

LEARN TO READ THE BIBLE EFFECTIVELY. Presenters: Ken Sommerville Jeff Gelineau. LEARN TO READ THE BIBLE EFFECTIVELY. Session 4 Using Cross References Different Versions of the Bible Overview of Books (4) Bible Terminology (2). Tips on Reading The Bible.

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LEARN TO READ THE BIBLE EFFECTIVELY

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  1. LEARN TO READ THE BIBLE EFFECTIVELY Presenters: Ken Sommerville Jeff Gelineau

  2. LEARN TO READ THE BIBLE EFFECTIVELY Session 4 Using Cross References Different Versions of the Bible Overview of Books (4) Bible Terminology (2)

  3. Tips on Reading The Bible • Symbols are usually not self-explanatory, they must be explained to be understood • Bible symbols must also be explained… by the Bible • Therefore, read all Scriptures literally unless the Bible tells you differently and gives you the interpretation

  4. Why Two Testaments • Old Testament books and New Testament books are both essential to “salvation” • It was not these books that were to be pass away, but the Old Covenant through Moses • The Old Covenant was to be replaced by the New Covenant in Christ

  5. Poetry & Philosophy • Job • Psalms • Proverbs • Ecclesiastes • Song of Solomon

  6. What is “faith”? • Faith is not just believing in God, it is believing God – fully, completely • People of faith are willing to “bet their life” on what God has promised!

  7. USING CROSS REFERENCES (Section 12, pg. 51 in Notes)

  8. TYPES OF CROSS-REFERENCES Center Column References

  9. TYPES OF CROSS-REFERENCES Verse/Page Footnotes

  10. TYPES OF CROSS-REFERENCES Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  11. USING CROSS-REFERENCES How to use them… • Link Teachings between OT & NT • Fill in details regarding Persons, Places, Subjects • Fill in details regarding Parallel Accounts • Clarify Meaning of a Passage • Extend Understanding of Text

  12. David Sacrifice and offering you did not desire,but my ears you have pierced; burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require. Then I said, “Here I am, I have come - it is written about me in the scroll. I desire to do your will, O myGod” - Psalm 40:6-8 Jesus “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire,but a body you prepared for me; with burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased. Then I said, ‘Here I am--it is written about me in the scroll-- I have come to do your will, O God.’ ” - Hebrews 10:5-7

  13. “My Ears You Have Pierced” - Psalm 40:6 If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free, without paying anything… But if the servant declares,I love my master…and do not want to go free,’ then his master must… take him to the door or the doorpost andpierce his ear with an awl. Then he will be his servant for life. - Exodus 21:2-6

  14. Servant for Life: From Choice David Christ “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire,but a body you prepared for me” “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire,but my ears you have pierced” • Conclusions: • Christ had freedom to choose the ‘piercing’ or not • He chose to be sacrificed because he loved God • The sacrifice demonstrated lifelong service to God • Door to the House of God = Cross of Christ

  15. Next… DIFFERENT VERSIONSOF THE BIBLE (Section 13, pg. 53 in Notes)

  16. DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE BIBLE (Section 13, pg. 53 in Notes)

  17. The Origin of the Bible 200 B.C. 1550 - 400 B.C. + 40-100 A.D.

  18. The Origin of the Bible “No translation is offered of the Dead Sea Scroll of Isaiah or of the other more fragmentarily preserved Biblical manuscripts. The contents of the Bible are readily available in English…” T.H. Gaster, The Dead Sea Scriptures in English Translation, 1956

  19. The Origin of the Bible 200 B.C. 1550 - 400 B.C. + 40-100 A.D.

  20. History of our English Bible

  21. The Making of our English Bible

  22. The Making of our English Bible

  23. Bible Versions Word for Word Thought for Thought Paraphrase KJV: King James 1611 [12th grd.] NASB: New American Standard 1971 [11th grd.] NKJV: New King James 1982 [9th grd.] NIV: New International Version 1978 [8th] NRSV: New Revised Standard Version 1989 [10th grd.] ESV: English Standard Version 2001 [8th grd.] LB: The Living Bible 1971 [8th grd.] TEV: Today’s English Version 1976 [7th grd.] TM: The Message 1993 [8th grd.]

  24. Literal Dynamic Equivalence Paraphrase ESV TEV KJV Interlinear NIV NASB NKJV LB Word-for-Word Thought-for-Thought Paraphase The Differences

  25. LITERAL RENDERING – you must decide what the text is saying. King James (KJV) The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. New King James (NKJV) The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing. New American Standard (NAS) The LORD your God is in your midst, a victorious warrior. He will exult over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy. New International (NIV) The LORD, your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.

  26. PARAPHRASE – Someone else has decided what the text is saying. Today’s English Version (TEB) The LORD, your God, is in your midst, a mighty savior; He will rejoice over you with gladness, and renew you in his love, He will sing joyfully because of you, as one sings at festivals. King James (KJV) The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. Living Bible (LB) For the Lord your God has arrived to live among you. He is a mighty Savior. He will give you victory. He will rejoice over you with great gladness; he will love you and not accuse you. Is that a joyous choir I hear? No, it is the Lord himself exulting over you in happy song. New English Bible (NEB) The LORD your God is in your midst, like a warrior, to keep you safe; he will rejoice over you and be glad; he will show you his love once more; he will exult over you with a shout of joy as in days long ago.

  27. Recommendations Literal Dynamic Equivalence Paraphrase ESV TEV KJV Interlinear NIV NASB NKJV LB Word-for-Word Thought-for-Thought Paraphase

  28. Recommendations Literal Dynamic Equivalence Paraphrase ESV TEV KJV Interlinear NIV NASB NKJV LB Word-for-Word Thought-for-Thought Paraphase

  29. Questions ?

  30. BREAK TIME...

  31. OVERVIEW OF THE BIBLE: Part 4 PROPHECY (Section 14, pg .57 in Notes)

  32. THE BIBLE (66 Books) OLD TESTAMENT(39 Books, 75% of Bible) Genesis I Kings Ecclesiastes Obadiah Exodus II Kings S. Solomon Jonah Leviticus I Chronicles Isaiah Micah Numbers II Chronicles Jeremiah Nahum Deuteronomy Ezra Lamentations Habakkuk Joshua Nehemiah Ezekiel Zephaniah Judges Esther Daniel Haggai Ruth Job Hosea Zechariah I Samuel Psalms Joel Malachi II Samuel Proverbs Amos NEW TESTAMENT (27 Books, 25% of Bible) Matthew II Corinthians I Timothy II Peter Mark Galatians II Timothy I John Luke Ephesians Titus II John John Philippians Philemon III John Acts Colossians Hebrews Jude Romans I Thessalonians James Revelation I Corinthians II Thessalonians I Peter

  33. PROMISE OF MESSIAH & HEALING Isaiah (760-700 BC) “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end…” - Isaiah 9:6-7 He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him… Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the LORD makes his life a guilt offering… the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand… For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.- Isaiah 53:2,10,12

  34. RISE AND FALL OF BABYLON Jeremiah (630-586 BC) “The people of Judah have done evil in my eyes,” declares the LORD. “They have set up their detestable idols in the house that bears my Name and have defiled it… I will bring an end to the sounds of joy and gladness… in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem, for the land will become desolate.” - Jeremiah 7:30-34 “When you finish reading this book, bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates, and say, Thus shall Babylon sink, to rise no more, because of the evil that I am bringing upon her...” - 51:63-64

  35. “YOU SHALL KNOW MY NAME IS THE LORD” Ezekiel (600-570 BC) “It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you have gone... For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land.” - Ezekiel 36:22,24 Them bones, them bones, them dry bones, Them bones, them bones, them dry bones, Them bones, them bones, them dry bones, Oh, hear the word of the Lord. The foot bone connected to the leg bone, The leg bone connected to the knee bone, The knee bone connected to the thigh bone, The thigh bone connected to the back bone, The back bone connected to the neck bone, The neck bone connected to the head bone, Oh, hear the word of the Lord! Ezekiel 37, adaptation

  36. INTO THE FIERY FURNACE Daniel (600-586 BC) King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, ninety feet high and nine feet wide… “Whoever does not fall down and worship [the image] will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.” - Daniel 3:1,6 “Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and his attitude toward them changed. He ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual and commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace.” - Daniel 3:19-20 “Weren’t there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?” They replied, “Certainly, O king.” He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.” - Daniel 3:24-25

  37. INTO THE LION’S DEN Daniel (600-586 BC) “Did you not publish a decree that during the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or man except to you, O king, would be thrown into the lions’ den? The king answered, The decree stands… Then they said to the king, Daniel… pays no attention to you… He still prays three times a day.” - Daniel 6:12-13 “My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight.” - Daniel 6:22

  38. DESTRUCTION OF GOD’S ENEMIES Joel (880-850 BC?) Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming. It is close at hand – a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like dawn spreading across the mountains a large and mighty army comes, such as never was of old nor ever will be in ages to come. - Joel 2:1-2 Let the nations bestir themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there I will sit to judge all the nations round about. Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Go in, tread, for the wine press is full. The vats overflow, for their wickedness is great. - Joel 3:12-13

  39. FLIGHT OF THE DOVE Jonah (829-780 BC) Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. But the LORD provided a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights. - Jonah 1:15-17 “In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me… When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, LORD, and my prayer rose to you… with a song of thanksgiving, [I] will sacrifice to you… Salvation comes from the LORD.” And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land. - Jonah 2:2-10

  40. THE PARABLE OF THE VINE Jonah (820-780 BC) Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry. - Jonah 4:1 But God said to Jonah, “Do you have a right to be angry about the vine?” “I do,” he said. “I am angry enough to die.” But the LORD said, “You have been concerned about this vine, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight. But Nineveh has more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well. Should I not be concerned about that great city?” - Jonah 4:9-11

  41. PROMISE OF EVERLASTING PEACE Micah (750-700 BC) In the last days the mountain of the LORD’s temple will be established as chief among the mountains.… they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more; but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree, and none shall make them afraid for the mouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken. - Micah 4:3-4

  42. What Do We Learn about God? • God’s plan is declared in prophecy: • To ‘restore’ His people, using a Messiah • To destroy His enemies • To establish an everlasting, peaceful Kingdom worldwide, with His Messiah as King

  43. Next… BIBLE TERMINOLOGY (2) (Section 15, pg. 61 in Notes)

  44. BIBLE TERMINOLOGY (2) (Section 15, pg. 61 in Notes)

  45. Bible Terminology Psalm Blasphemy Temptation Meek Antichrist Mediator Messiah Passover Savior Israel Abram Abraham Exhort Church

  46. Antichrist Little children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out from us that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us... Who then is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is the antichrist who denies the Father and the Son. - 1 John 2:18-19, 22

  47. Antichrist Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world. - 1 John 4:1-3

  48. Antichrist For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. Look to yourselves, that we do not lose those things we worked for, but that we may receive a full reward. - 2 John 1:7

  49. Antichrist - Summary 1.Someone in John's day (60-90 AD) 2.Group of people who "opposed" Christ 3. These people claimed to be "Christian", but broke off from those who followed Apostolic Christianity 4. Recognizable by their distinctive teaching, the denial that Jesus is the Christ, and that he was a human being like you and me WHO WERE THESE "ANTICHRISTS"?

  50. For Your Bible Study... Acts 15:1-5 2 Timothy 4:1-4 + 2 Peter 2:1-3 Galatians 1:6-9; 2:11-13; 4:9-21; 5:1-2, 3-12 Read carefully, then answer these questions: 1. Where did the opposition to Christianity in the first century come from? 2. What methods did the opposition use to corrupt Christian teaching? 3. Were they successful?

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