Advice

I took the advice from one of the leaders in my church as far as how and what to study in the Bible. I have learned that the Old Testament doesn't go in chronological order. This is a whole other discussion, but I had a question one day on Nehemiah. I don't know much about this guy except he was a prophet and was wanting to rebuild the walls so the exiled Israelites could return. So I called my friend and asked my questions about this book. He told me I would benefit from the chronological Bible. This Bible does not go in the traditional order of the Bible, but takes the Word and puts it in order by dates.
So here's what I learned so far......

- Genesis 1:29.....Let US make man in OUR image in OUR likeness......this is referring to the Trinity. (Emphasis mine) the Trinity is present here and is responsible for all creation, including man and woman.
- Genesis 1:31.....God saw ALL that he had made and it was very good......ALL (emphasis mine) is referring to all. Everything God made is from Him. We can take no credit for anything done or used on this earth. Trace back the vocation of any item and you will see man can take no credit for making anything. Man is incapable of making anything from nothing. Only God can do that.....and he did. 👍🏼
- Genesis 3:15.......this is the very first prophecy of Jesus.
- God chose Noah in chapter 6:8. Noah was obedient in building the ark regardless of what other people said. There had been no rain on the earth up until this time......yet since God chose Noah, he obeyed in 6:22.
- The ark is a forshadow of Christ. The ark save Noah......Jesus saves us.
- the first 3 Patriarchs are Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- the most interesting thing I've found is this......Noah had 3 sons. Once the ark landed they (all 8 people who were in the ark) had to repopulate the earth. His son Shem had the bloodline to Abraham who later down the line came Jesus! There are many many others in the line, but I found this fascinating that we can go back and trace Jesus to the rebuilding of the human race......which all came from Adam, of course.

This Bible is really nice in that it gives a lot of historical facts with the scriptures. I'm taking my time
with it all so I can ponder it for awhile. I am glad my leader encouraged me to read this way.