The Book, Part 2

The Bible is broken down into books, penned by ghost writer authors.  Each book is broken into chapter and each of those is further broken down into verses. 

Names and numbers in the Bible have meaning.  Most often, these meanings explain a deeper understanding of the writing.  As mentioned in the first part of this writing in an the previous blog, it all points to Jesus.

Examples:
The number "1" relates to God/unity
No. 5: represents the grace of God
No. 10: represents law/ordinance
No. 12: government
No. 40: testing, trial, the end of bondage

Examples:
Sarai = Domineering   /   Sarah = Princess
Abram = Father of Altitude   /   Abraham = Father of Multitudes

Interesting facts:
The book of Esther does not mention God
Longest book = Psalms
Shortest book = II John
Longest chapter = Ps.119
Shortest chapter = Ps.117
Longest verse = Esther 8:9
Shortest verse = Jn.11:35
Oldest man = Methuselah - 969 years
Two men never died - Enoch & Elijah

Psalm 22 (from the Old Testament) refers to the death of Jesus.  Written hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus, this is further proof of inspiration through the Holy Spirit.

The God's Eye constellation

The word "gospel" in Greek means "Good News".  There are four synoptic (agreeing) gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.  They document the life, teaching, healing and death of Jesus life. 

The Old Testament is about the "law" (commonly referred to as the 10 Commandments) where man is required to do, do, do.  The New Testament is about the grace that Jesus brought through grace where we rest emotionally and spiritually and God does all the work.

An unnamed "servant" usually refers to the Holy Spirit.
People who are named are Christian believers.  Those mentioned and their name not given are usually unbelievers (or Gentiles). 

The phrase "fear not/don't fear" appears 365 times and is the most often stated phrase uttered by the God head.  The second most stated phrase, "Oh ye of little faith".

Interesting:
Psalm 117 = shortest chapter
Psalm 119 = longest chapter
Psalm 118 = middle chapter of the Bible
   594 chapter before Psalm 118
 +594 chapters after Psalm 118
 1188 = Ps. 118:8  Read this verse !
*(This has to be divine order)

The book of Psalms is called "heart of the Bible"
David, the author, is called "A man after God's heart"
The Psalms are written as songs to God
The word Psalm means "Song/hymn"

Amen

The Book, Part 1

It all comes from "The Book" so let's start there.  If you don't have one, get one.  They come in all forms and prices.  It has withstood the test of time being the best selling book of all time - ever - still; translated into 2,018 languages and surviving 7,000+ years from the first entry until today.

The entire book is about Jesus, cover to cover.  The Old Testament points to Him, His coming, His life, His message and His death.  The New Testament tells all about Jesus along with His resurrection and second coming.  Jesus is concealed in the Old Testament and revealed in the New.

The Bible is the "manufacturer's handbook".  God himself inspired all the writings by His spirit working through people.  It tells us how to live so we might be healthy and prosper with friends, family, spouse, children, parents, neighbors, work, play and worship.  It tells us how to handle finances, relate to people, deal with problems and just about anything else we need to know in order to create for ourselves a happy, peaceful life. 
Dt.8:3,  Heb.4:12,  Pro.1:7

You cannot believe anything from the Bible if you do not believe that it is God speaking to us.  Some find it difficult to read and understand.  I hope to help you with some of these difficulties.  This is the most fascinating book ever AND . . given a chance, will prove itself.  We do not need the pamphlets and booklets of other writers. 
II Pet.20 & 21,

Stats:  There are 66 books; 39 in the OT (Old Testament) and 27 in the NT (New Testament) contributed by 40 writers over a period of 7,000 plus years; 5,000 years before the birth of Christ (BC) and 2,000 after the death (AD) of Christ.

The one book of Genesis spans 2,200 years of time (of the total 7,000), records 10 generations from Adam to Noah and ten generations from Noah to Abraham.  The first eleven chapters of Genesis alone span 1/2 the time span of the entire Bible.

There are 1189 chapters (the middle chapter: Ps.117) and approx. 774,000 words - depending on your translation.

Testament means covenant or contract.  God made two contracts/testaments: one with the Israelites and one with Christian believers.

In the Old Testament, the most recent/newest book is Malachi and the oldest book is Job.  In the New Testament, the newest book (last one written for the Bible) is Revelation and the oldest is James.

Moses wrote the most books of the Old Testament - 5, called the Foundation of the Bible; commonly referred to as "The Law".  Paul wrote most of the books in the New Testament (14); over half.

The Bible was first accepted as being inspired by God in 375 AD and the first English translation was accomplished in 1382 AD.

The Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew.  This is what Moses wrote and all the prophets and poets of the Old Testament.  That is the language the first translation was taken from.  So Hebrew should be studied to get the clearest meaning.  It also helps to understand society, customs, geography and life style of the time.

The New Testament was penned in the Greek language, one of the three main languages of the day; the others being Hebrew and Aramaic, with Roman a large influence.  Yes, Jesus probably spoke Aramaic.  He would also speak Hebrew in the temple.  He also spoke Greek in His travels and sermons to the public.  (Let's face it, the son of God could speak any language.)  My point is that the writers of the New Testament penned the original text in Greek and Greek should be used for translation. 

The New Testament is hidden in the Old Testament (a truly exciting study) and the Old Testament is revealed in the New.  The entire book is about the son of God come to earth in physical form and His mission.

Ghost writers are: shepherds, fishermen, priests, kings, philosophers, farmers, tent maker, tax collector, warriors (and others), all via God by way of his Holy Spirit inspiring them.

The Bible is cohesive, uniform and fits together like a beautiful quilt of names, numbers, "begats" and parables.

Next writing, I will compare several verses to explain some of the Bible codes.  This is why it is written you must "seek" to find.
Amen

The Divine Order of 3

This is NOT numerology, it is Divine order:


 3 is the number of the God Head; God's personal number of completeness

There are 3 parts of a man: spirit, body and soul

God allowed Gideon 300 men to fight the Midianite army

Jesus was 3 days in the grave

There were 3 hours of darkness when He hung on the cross - Lk 23:44

Three virgins in Jesus life: mother Mary, virgin donkey He rode into Jerusalem and the virgin tomb where He was laid.

3 women came to the tomb

Peter denied Christ 3 times

3 times Jesus told Peter to feed His flock

There were 3 disciples at the Mt. of Configuration: Peter, James, John

There were 3 figures  on the Mt. of Configuration: Moses, Jesus, Elijah

There were 3 crosses

When Jesus was arrested, He answered "I Am" 3 times

Jesus took 3 disciples from the group near to His place of prayer in Gethsemane - Mt 26:37

There was a daily temple sacrifice at 3 pm every day

There are 3 woes to Babylon in Rev. 18

There are 3 "hallelujahs over Babylon's fall - Rev 19

There are 3 angels in Rev 14

There are 3 parts of the earth: sea, earth and sky

Noah had 3 sons

There were 3 wise men

There were 3 shepherds

There were 3 in the Holy family in Bethlehem

Christ had 3 temptations

He raised 3 people from the dead

He had 3 friends: Mary, Martha and Lazarus

He was betrayed for 30 pieces of silver

Jesus ministry lasted 3 years

There were 3 men thrown into the fiery furnace

Jonah was 3 days in the belly of the fish

Jesus had 3 nail holes

Jesus gave up the ghost at 3 pm

In a dream, Peter saw unclean food 3 times

There were 3 beings sent to Abraham before the fall of Sodom

There were 3 items placed in the arc of the covenant

Abraham's journey to Mt Moriah, with Isaac, was 3 days

3 sacraments:  wine, bread, oil

Sarah prepared 3 measures of meal for Abraham

3 patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob

3 categories of Jews: Kohen, Levi, Yisrael

Woman at the well called Jesus 3 different titles (Jew, Sir, Prophet) before He proclaimed He was the "I Am"

The number 3 appears 457 times in the Bible
The precision with which the Bible numbers all fall into their places cannot be accounted for except by the supernatural power and wisdom of a God Who is infinite. 

 

Divine Order

I love to see divine order in the Bible.  This book that has defied the ages and everyone who has tried to disprove it only to become a believer.  I love it!  It's like an ace up the sleeve of God.  Seek and you shall find.

If you have not read my blogs in March of this year about "The Book", you can find more listings of divine order there.


The original text of the Old Testament was written in Hebrew, the language that God gave to Adam.  This is an amazing language that could not have just "evolved".  There is divine order in the Hebrew language.  It uses letters for numbers.  Names have meanings that fit the story or person.  Numbers have meaning and relate to God, text or story.  It is detailed, full of signs and meanings under the surface.

Over the years, I have noticed how most churches like to stick to what they can explain in the stories of the Old Testament and the instructions of the apostles in the New:  The lesser prophets are glossed over, the major prophets are used for reference, Revelation is usually misinterpreted, can't preach on Song of Solomon (too much sex for church), don't need Proverbs because we are all that smart and Psalms are just poetry.  Even the stories of the Old Testament are just for introducing kids to the Bible.  Wrong answer; thanks for playing; let's try again.

The Bible is so much more.  There are pearls in the most unexpected places.  No one likes to read the "begats" but therein lies the connections, the lineage and where all the tribes of man came from and are found today.  I will confess that history and geography are not as interesting to me but I have a friend who studies both and her understanding amazes me.

Anyway, let's get to it.  It is so exciting to find divine order, connection and God at work through His Spirit working through the writers. 

In the book of Revelation, we see 22 chapters.  The Hebrew alphabet has 22 letters.  Not too long ago, I found out that each Hebrew letter corresponds to a chapter, in order.  Example: Rev 1 discusses Jesus.  First Hebrew letter, Alef, refers to the leader or head.  This continues throughout the book with Chapt 22 talking about Eden restored in the form of the New Jerusalem (heaven) on earth.  The last letter of the Hebrew alphabet, Tav, stands for covenant.  This Eden restored/heaven is the renewal of the first covenant God/Jesus made with Adam in Gen 2.  The number 22 represents revelation/light (light on the word/idea).

Okay!  Recently, I found this order taking a step further with Psalm 119, the longest Psalm.  This Psalm has 22 sections AND each section relates to the letters of the Hebrew alphabet - in order of appearance.  Tadaaaaa! 

We can conclude that each section of Psalm 119 relates, in subject, to each chapter of Revelation.  Oooooooh!  Example: first section of the Psalm v. 1-8 is parallel to Hebrew letter Alef, meaning leader or head (same as Rev 1) and these verses also refer to our head of the church, Jesus.  This theme runs consistent with all the letters of the Hebrew alphabet in order.  Then . . . the last section of the Psalm, v. 169-176 proclaims a desire to have a covenant with God.

God is speaking to us through his words in this book.  Read it!  Seek and you will find.  Knock and the door will be opened.  He has so much to say to us.  He wants to communicate with you.  You are His great desire. 

We will go more into detail about this later.
Praise be to the Almighty Trinity God of the universe!
Amen