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C-ing Your Way Through the Bible (1)

One of the bigger challenges in getting some traction in the Scripture and its story has to do with understanding its chronology. The books in the Bible are arranged only in a general way according to the history they contain.  This means that if you started in Genesis and read all the way through to Revelation, you wouldContinue reading “C-ing Your Way Through the Bible (1)”

C-ing Your Way Through the Bible (2)

1.  Creation  (Genesis 1-5) Genesis means “origin” or “beginning”—so that’s what we find in these chapters: the beginning of the universe, humanity, sin and rebellion, and redemption. God speaks the universe into existence—but it is human beings that He makes in His image and gives dominion to (Genesis 1:26-28). Other Scriptures inform us that before the creation of theContinue reading “C-ing Your Way Through the Bible (2)”

C-ing Your Way Through the Bible (3)

7.  Crown (Judges-1 Kings 11; 1 Chronicles 1-2 Chronicles 9) Joshua dies and the nation lapses into a loose confederation of tribes characterized by infighting and the failure to come to the aid of each other when one of the tribes is under attack (see the book of Judges). This continues until the people ask the finalContinue reading “C-ing Your Way Through the Bible (3)”