Israel demands a king, who turns out to be quite a disappointment.ĭavid, a man after God’s own heart, becomes king of Israel. Two widows lose everything, and find hope in Israel-which leads to the birth of the future King David. Israel enters a cycle of turning from God, falling captive to oppressive nations, calling out to God, and being rescued by leaders God sends their way (called “judges”). The last half is pretty much all about divvying up the real estate. Joshua (Israel’s new leader) leads Israel to conquer the Promised land, then parcels out territories to the twelve tribes of Israel.įun fact: You’ve probably heard of a few fantastic stories from this book (the Battle of Jericho and the day the sun stood still), but most of the action happens in the first half of this book. Moses gives Israel instructions (in some ways, a recap of the laws in Exodus–Numbers) for how to love and obey God in the Promised Land. Israel fails to trust and obey God, and wanders in the wilderness for 40 years.Īuthor: Traditionally Moses 5. God gives Israel instructions for how to worship Him. God saves Israel from slavery in Egypt, and then enters into a special relationship with them. This is where the stories of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah and the Ark, the Tower of Babel, Abraham and Isaac, Jacob’s ladder, and Joseph’s coat of many colors are recorded. Genesis answers two big questions: “How did God’s relationship with the world begin?” and “Where did the nation of Israel come from?”Īuthor: Traditionally Moses, but the stories are much older.įun fact: Most of the famous Bible stories you’ve heard about are probably found in the book of Genesis. The first five books of the Bible are called the Torah, or the Law of Moses. The Old Testament includes 39 books which were written long before Jesus was born. This is a lot to take in, so if you want to start with baby steps, check out this list of the shortest books of the Bible. If you want more, I’ve linked to quick, 3-minute guides to every book of the Bible, too. They’re listed in the order they show up in the Protestant Bible. I’ve written a one-sentence overview of every book of the Bible. Here’s a snapshot of every book of the Bible
That means if you want to know the Bible better, you’ll need to get acquainted with the 66 documents it comprises.
In fact, the word “bible” comes from the Latin and Greek words for “book” ( biblia and biblos, respectively). In some ways, that makes it easier to approach the Bible: we can read it in “chunks” rather than needing to read the whole Bible at once.īut it also makes it a bit confusing. That’s because the Bible is a collection of writings from different authors writing at different times. News flash: the Bible is huge: about 611,000 words long, all divvied up across 66 smaller documents called the “books” of the Bible.
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