The order of books in Hebrew, Jewish, Messianic, Catholic and Protestant Bibles may be very different and having some books not included or treated as one or more books, all those writings should bring some insight in the way people lived with or without a relation with the Most High Divine Creator Who has given the ruling of the world out of His Hands.
All people do have the free choice to come to read those many books which are put together, bundled as one library of ‘set apart‘ or ‘holy‘ books. Man should know that those writings are given by the Most High to give them insight and to have them as a warning how to behave and how to prepare for the times to come. The Eternal One has created man wit a plan or having a vision for man. When man choose to go an other way God’s Plan stayed valid and god provided for mankind a solution to have everything restored.
When reading the Scriptures people can come to learn about the Plan of the Master Maker. The reader shall come to see how the Word belongs to the Most Almighty and how He shall have the final Word. But going to look deeper into that Word the reader shall come to understand how this is the Most Important Word for man and how this is the most inspiring and life giving Word. Man shall also be able to compare those who accepted God His Word and how those live who have rejected His Word.
“The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Elohim; and what wisdom is in them?”
(Jeremiah 8:9)
Also those who are against God and have evil in them shall not have the good in them nor the wisdom.
“The lamp of the body is the eye, because if your eye is clear, your whole body will be light. But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be dark. Therefore if the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! No one is able to serve* two lords; for* either he will hate the one and love* the other; or he will hold to one and despise the other. You* are not able to serve* God and money.”
(Matthew 6:22β4 MLV)“But evil men and impostors will progress from bad to worse, misleading and being misled. But you abide in the things which you have learned and was entrusted with, having known from whom you have learned them. And that you have known, from a baby, the sacred Scriptures which are able to make you wise to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God breathed and is profitable for teaching, for conviction, for correction, for education which is in righteousness,in order that the man of God may be complete, completely equipped *for every good work.”
(2 Timothy 3:13-17 MLV)“The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?”
(Jeremiah 8:9 KJV)
In all the books of the Bible we can see the weak and stronger points of man so that we can learn from them.
“But God was choosing the foolish things of the world, that* he may shame the wise, and God was choosing the weaknesses of the world, that* he may shame the strong things; and God was choosing the ignoble things of the world and the things that are scorned and the things that are not, in order that he might do-away-with the things that are;”
(1 Corinthians 1:27-28 MLV)
Next to the Books of Nevi’im are there the Kethuvim Aleph in which man can find the maxims or Book Mishlê by Shlomo (Salomon or Solomon/ Sulaymān) also called Jedidiah, the son of David, king of Israel, who is revered in Judaism and Christianity for his wisdom and in Islam as a prophet.
“The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.”
(Proverbs 1:1–6 KJV)
The Mishlê and the Shir haShirim or Song of songs, also called Canticle of Canticles, and the Ekah or Lamentations are the parts of the third section of the biblical canon, known as the Ketuvim, or “Writings” which bring sayings of wisdom. In the Hebrew Bible the Song of Solomon stands with Ruth, Êkah or Êykhôh (the book of Lamentations) or Lamentations of Jeremiah, Ecclesiastes, and Estêr (Esther) and with them makes up the Five Megillot or The Five Scrolls (Hamesh Megillot or Chomeish Megillos), five scrolls that are read on various religious festivals of the Jewish year. (An early testimony that these five scrolls were grouped together is in the Midrash Rabba. This midrash was compiled on the Chumash or Pentateuch and on the Five Megillot or Five Scrolls)
The other scriptural hymn text to give us a clear insight in the Works of God is presented by the Tehillim or book of Psalms, the first book of the Ketuvim. The anthology of individual psalms also brings prayers and songs speaking about the Power of God and showing us how He works in man. The by far most common type of psalm is the lament or bemoaning. Those pleas for help are often ending with an expression of confidence and are still a worthy teaching tool for us today.
Today still needing lots of help, all those writings are of utmost importance to give us insight and advice. with the knowledge the Scriptures do give us we shall not have to fear man and shall know that we can count unto God. In God we may trust and that trust shall be build up and made stronger by the wisdom the reading and studying of the Scriptures give.
“My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.”
(Proverbs 3:21–26 KJV)
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How to Read the Bible (sequel 3)
Reading to grow and to become wise concerning the most important thing in life 1 Times of reading
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Additional reading
- The Almighty Lord God of gods King above all gods
- Jehovah God Almighty greater than all gods
- Reading of contrasts
- Written down in God’s Name
- Bible, best Book of books to get to know the truth
- Are there certain books essential to come to faith
- A Start for looking at the unseen and the treasure to look forward to
- Looking at the seen and going for the unseen
- Not able to make contact with God because to busy
- The truth is very plain to see and God can be clearly seen
- Glory of only One God Who gives His Word
- Relapse plan
- Bible Word of God, inspired and infallible
- Words of God to stand and to be followed and to believe
- God-breathed prophetic words written torah and the mitzvot to teach us
- Reliability of message appears from honesty writers
- Written down in God’s Name for righteousness
- Bible, helmet of health, salvation and sword of the spirit
- No prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation
- Collection of books
- A collection of holy writings to show God and His works
- Backbone book
- Life and an assembly of books
- Scripture alone Sola Scriptora
- The Metaphorical language of the Bible
- Appointed to be read
- Bric-a-brac of the Bible
- Do Christians need to read the Old Testament
- Hidden books
- We should use the Bible every day
- Feed Your Faith Daily
- Happy who’s delight is only in the law of Jehovah
- People Seeking for God 6 Strategy
- Not staying alone in your search for truth
- By temptations, by signs, and by wonders we can see the Works of God
- God giving signs and producing wonders
- A way to look for Christ, the Bible, Word of God
- Eternal Word that tells everything
- Words of God to stand and to be followed and to believe
- Challenging claim 4 Inspired by God 3 Self-consistent Word of God
- Words to inspire and to give wisdom
- God’s Blog recorded in a Book
- Creator and Blogger God 10 A Blog of a Book 4 Listening to the Blogger
- Bible in the first place #1/3
- Bible in the first place #2/3
- Bible in the first place #3/3
- The holy spirit will bring back to your minds all the things told
- True God giving His Word for getting wisdom
- Bible Word of God, inspired and infallible
- Bible, God’s Word to edify (ERV)
- Bible, helmet of health, salvation and sword of the spirit
- Bible, helmet of salvation, God’s Words put in the mouth of prophets for perfecting, to reprove and correct
- Bible, sword of the Spirit to come into the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man
- Scripture words written for our learning, given by inspiration of God for edification
- Best intimate relation to look for
- In a world which knows no peace sharing blessed hope
- The holy spirit will bring back to your minds all the things told
- Written to whom it is about to be reckoned
- The fear of the Lord
- Humility and the Fear of the Lord
- Necessity of a revelation of creation 4 Getting understanding by Word of God 2
- Necessity of a revelation of creation 8 By no means unintelligible or mysterious to people
- Necessity of a revelation of creation 9 Searching the Scriptures
- Necessity of a revelation of creation 10 Instructions for insight and wisdom
- Necessity of a revelation of creation 11 Believing and obeying the gospel of the Kingdom of God
- Necessity of a revelation of creation 12 Words assembled for wisdom and instruction
- Necessity of a revelation of creation 13 Getting wisdom
- We may not be ignorant to get wisdom
- Fools despise wisdom and instruction
- Answering a fool according to his folly
- Wisdom lies deep
- Increased in wisdom in favour with God
- Trusting, Faith, calling and Ascribing to Jehovah #3 Voice of God #5 To meditate and Transform
- Loving the Word
- God’s Plan purpose and teaching
- Man’s plans prevailed by God’s purpose
- God’s wisdom for the believer brings peace
- An anarchistic reading of the Bible—(1) Approaching the Bible
- Sharing the depth of God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge
- A Living Faith #2 State of your faith
- Divine Plan and an Imperfect creation
- Sharing thoughts and philosophical writings
- Philosophy hand in hand with spirituality
- Thomas Aquinas on Wisdom by Robert M. Woods
- Do You Expect God’s Answer
- Bible, God speaking words profitable for doctrine, for reproof and for correction
- Aim High: Examples of Godly Characters to follow
- Genuine Christians content with going through motions
- Failing Man to make free choice
- It is a free will choice
- Trusting, Faith, calling and Ascribing to Jehovah #3 Voice of God #1 Creator and His Prophets
- Trusting, Faith, calling and Ascribing to Jehovah #3 Voice of God #6 Words to feed and communicate
- Trusting, Faith, Calling and Ascribing to Jehovah #4 Transitoriness #3 Rejoicing in the insistence
- Commit your self to the trustworthy creator
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Further reading
- Promise of Prophecy
- Think continually on these things, Philippians 4:8-9
- Ask, and it will be given to you Matthew 7:7-12
- Abiding
- Do Not Be Alarmed
- A Meditation on Life: Seek and Ye Shall Find
- Bible Reading as a Means of Grace
- Reflections on not reading the bible
- Wings Of The Morning
- Wings Of The Morning
- Psalm 27:1 (Week of 27 March 2016)
- Vintage The Psalms of David with Decorations – Peter Pauper Press
- The Deepest Depths of Love Explained in the Songs of Solomon
- When Love Isn’t Enough
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