Getting to know the not-so-minor "minor prophets"
What springs to mind when you think of Old Testament prophets? Famous names like Samuel,...
Do Old Testament laws and restrictions still apply to us today?
Do Old Testament rules about things like tattoos and hair length apply to us today, or were they...
Today's devotional: God, the hunter
God's mercy, tenderness, and gentleness are attributes we talk about a lot—especially at...
Answering common objections to the faith: a God who endorses genocide?
We're going to try something new here at the Gospel.com blog: periodically, we'll post a "common...
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Judges
This introduction to the book of Judges reports on the title, author, date, themes and theology, background, literary features, and outline. The book of Judges depicts the life of Israel in the promised land from the death of Joshua to the rise of the monarchy.
http://biblica.com/niv/studybible/judges.php
Deuteronomy
This introduction to the book of Deuteronomy reports on the title, author, date, contents, theological teaching, structure, and outline. The Hebrew name of the book is ‘elleh haddebarim ("These are the words") or, more simply, debarim ("words"). The word "Deuteronomy" (meaning "repetition of the law") arose from a mistranslation in the Septuagint.
http://biblica.com/niv/studybible/deuteronomy.php
Numbers
This introduction to the book of Numbers reports on the title, author, date, contents, theological teaching, structure, and outline. Numbers presents an account of the 38-year period of Israel’s wandering in the desert following the establishment of the covenant of Sinai.
http://biblica.com/niv/studybible/numbers.php
Exodus
This introduction to the book of Exodus reports on the title, author, outline, and date of writing. Exodus lays a foundational theology in which God reveals his name, his attributes, his redemption, his law and how he is to be worshiped. It also reports the appointment and work of Moses as the mediator of the Sinaitic covenant, describes the beginnings of the priesthood in Israel, defines the role of the prophet and relates how the ancient covenant relationship between God and his people came under a new administration (the covenant given at Mount Sinai).
http://biblica.com/niv/studybible/exodus.php
Genesis
This introduction to the book of Genesis reports on the title, author, outline, and date of writing. Historically, Jews and Christians alike have held that Moses was the author/compiler of the first five books of the OT. These books, known also as the Pentateuch (meaning “five-volumed book”), were referred to in Jewish tradition as the five fifths of the law (of Moses).
http://biblica.com/niv/studybible/genesis.php
Leviticus
Leviticus receives its name from the Septuagint (the pre-Christian Greek translation of the OT) and means "relating to the Levites." Its Hebrew title, wayyiqra', is the first word in the Hebrew text of the book and means "And he [i.e., the Lord] called." Read more about the Book of Leviticus from the NIV Study Bible, Introductions.
http://biblica.com/niv/studybible/leviticus.php
What is the Gospel? - Faith Facts
Because there is some confusion about what the term Gospel means, let's look closer at its use in the Bible. Is the Gospel the same in the Old Testament as in the New Testament? Why is it important? Look at what the Gospel is NOT. What is the "good news"?
http://faithfacts.org/bible-101/what-is-the-gospel
How can a loving God order people killed? - Faith Facts
In the Old Testament, God commanded the Israelites coming out of Egypt to take over the land of Canaan and kill all of the inhabitants. Shocking? Capricious? Justice? Take a closer look at the context and decide for yourself.
http://faithfacts.org/search-for-truth/questions-of-christians/how-can-a-loving-god-ord...
Men Who Speak For God?
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel... who are these prophets - these men who spoke for God? And is it possible that the message they spoke over 2,000 years ago can have any relevance for us today?
http://woh.org/pdf/books/men_who_speak.pdf
Lessons on Living From David
King David was a man’s man. He fought, loved and lived life to the fullest. Throughout this study you’ll be reminded that God is merciful to those who fear Him--to those who, like David, are people after His own heart.
http://backtothebible.org/index.php/Lessons-on-Living-From-David.html