In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He [Jesus Christ -Yeshua]
was in the beginning with God.
HISTORY
In the last of the five books of The Law, the
Book of Deuteronomy,
Moses gives his farewell sermons to Israel before the people enter into
the land promised them by God through Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The next
twelve books of the Holy Bible record the remaining history of
Israel from 1405 BC to 432 BC.
Joshua settles the people into tribal
communities led by judges. Samuel transitions
Israel to a nation ruled
by the kings. The nation becomes divided into two kingdoms that are
later conquered by foreign invaders. Seventy years later, God uses
Ezra
and Nehemiah to bring a remnant back to Jerusalem.
Joshua
– The people of Israel enter the Promised Land; settlement of
the twelve tribes of Jacob
Judges
– God raises judges to lead Israel out of spiritual bondage
and into obedience
Ruth
– The story of a Gentile woman’s love for God and Israel; God’s
blessings on her
Samuel 1
– Israel’s transition to a nation; the rule of King Saul
Samuel 2
– The reign of King David
Kings 1
– The reign of King Solomon
Kings 2
– The division of Israel into two kingdoms; their defeat by
Assyria and Babylonia
Chronicles 1
– The spiritual history of Israel during the reign of
King David
Chronicles 2
– The spiritual history of Israel from King Solomon to
the end of the Babylonian captivity
Ezra
– The return of the Babylonian captives to rebuild the temple in
Jerusalem
Nehemiah
– The return of Nehemiah to reconstruct the walls of
Jerusalem
Esther
– The story of the Jewish queen of Persia who saves her people
from annihilation