IntroducingThe Bible The most wonderful book in the world Like
a letter from God
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God is the focus of our study God wants us to know Him He is
the central character of the Bible You will learn what Hes like Who
He is What He does What Hes like His personality
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Timeline
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We will study the Bible chronologically Bible is history from
Gods point of view Well study history in order What was there
before the beginning? Do you know where angels came from? Where is
God right now? Time line Shows things in order they happened
Example: Who came first, Moses or Abraham? Next lesson is from
Genesis Foundation of the Bible
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Foundation for understanding Ever seen a house being built? Do
builders start with the roof? No! Built on firm foundation, one
piece at a time What if foundation is weak or built wrong? Attend
every lesson Every lesson builds a foundation for future ones
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A look at the Bible Whats inside Table of contents Old
Testament New Testament Chapter & verse numbers Footnotes &
helps Bible is Gods Word Just the text of the Bible, not footnotes,
etc.
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The Bible is the Word of God II Timothy 3:16 Prophets God spoke
exact messages He wanted in Bible Sometimes out loud Sometimes in
visions Sometimes directly into their minds Exact! II Peter 1:20-21
God tells us what we need to know! No other book written this way
Written in an interesting way 40 men 1,600 years One author!
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Bible came through the Jews All but one Bible writer was Jewish
Guess which one was a Gentile? Gods message is for the whole world,
through Israel Isaiah 45:22 Israel was Gods megaphone
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Israel
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Bible was passed down intact 1. Gods prophets wrote down Gods
exact message 2. Original copies wore out, new copies had to be
made 3. Copying done with care Number of letters counted, middle
letters marked More copies of Bible than any other ancient book All
manuscripts found say same thing
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Dead Sea scrolls 1947, shepherd boy discovered them Scrolls
hidden in 1 st century before Christ Same content as other
scriptures found 1,000 years earlier
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Bible in many languages Originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic,
Greek For many centuries, only a few could have copies God enabled
men to translate Bible into many languages We now have many
versions in our language Bible has been translated more than any
other book
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Bible is accurate history What is an archaeologist? Studies the
past Digs up things left by ancient civilizations Archaeologists
have found evidence for the Bible Locations of cities Names Dates
Bible never needs to be updated or changed School textbooks and
encyclopedias do! Psalm 119:89
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Bible is Gods personal message to us Different from any other
book Tells us about God Tells us what God thinks of us God wrote
the Bible for each one of us!
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Conclusion: The Bible Printed more times than any other book
Translated into more languages than any other book Personal message
to us