The Bible


The Bible is like a huge treasure chest filled with coins of knowledge, jewels of wisdom, and rubies of warning. But the Bible holds hidden treasures also. I’d like to uncover a few of those hidden treasures so that you can better understand the Bible.

1.       THE BIBLE TELLS ABOUT THE PAST

This is a fact almost everyone knows. Even if you’ve never held a Bible in your hands, you probably know that the Bible talks about the past quite a bit. I was looking through an old notebook of mine and there was a page that said, “The Bible is the world’s history in the palm of your hand.” The Old Testament is the first 39 books of the Bible. They tell about creation, all the way to Jesus’s birth. And many of them tell about past events!

2.       THE BIBLE TELLS ABOUT THE PRESENT

 Many of the things people might think about the Bible is that it is old, and won’t apply to your daily life. It is true that the Bible is an old history book. But it will also apply to your daily life. There are MANY verses that still apply to today. For example, there are quite a few verses that talk about pride. Even though the Bible was written thousands of years ago, I still struggle with pride every day! And God knew it! That’s why he wrote all of the verses about pride!

3.       THE BIBLE TELLS ABOUT THE FUTURE

Hold on. The super old, dusty, giant Bible that was written thousands of years ago tells about past, present, AND future? YES! Look in Revelation. Revelation is the very last book of the Bible. It was written by the apostle John. It was written at about 95 A.D. (After Death) from the island of Patmos, where many scholars believe John was exiled by Emperor Domitian. Revelation tells about “the full identity of Christ and gives warning and hope to believers.” (From the “Bible Travel Guide for Students” book) In other words, it tells about the future! Cool right?

4.       WHERE SHOULD I START?

Many people try to start reading at the very beginning. But I would recommend not reading through all of the Old Testament. Every single word of the Bible is important, but I would recommend reading Genesis (first book of the Bible), then move to Matthew. The Old Testament talks about how God’s people, who were still living under the Ten Commandments, turned away from Him. The moral of it, is that the people turned away from God, God would work some crazy miracle, then they would come back to Him and the process would start again. Basically, it shows why Jesus needed to come. The New Testament is a great place to read. I’ve read through John and I absolutely loved it! It talked about Jesus and His life. It also included many of Jesus’s parables (stories). Here is something you need to know: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, are the first 4 books of the New Testament. We call them the Gospels. They all tell about Jesus’s life in different ways. So, whichever one you go with, you will still be learning about the life of Jesus.  

5.       HOW DO I LEARN IT?

If you haven’t already figured it out, the Bible has a ton of information! How am I supposed to dissect all the information in order that I can understand it better? One thing that I do is I read the Bible with a pen in my hand. If I see a verse I like and want to remember, I will highlight it, and if I really, really like it, I will maybe put a post it note so I can always find it, or write it down in a notebook. That is how I found the quote in the first paragraph! I found it in my old notebook! If you have a dry erase board somewhere in your house, you can also write it there.

6.       WHY IS IT SO CONFUSING?

The Bible can be very confusing. Take it from me. There have been many passages that I have had to ask someone for help to understand. But why? Why is the Bible so confusing? First of all, like we have already said, the Bible was written thousands of years ago. Everyone talked very differently than today. Think about George Washington. He probably spoke very differently than we speak today. So if the Bible was written thousands of years before George Washington, don’t you think it would be written a little different than today? It would! Another reason the Bible can be confusing, is because it might have more than one meaning. Like we mentioned before, Jesus told many parables or stories to the people he preached to. Many parables might not make sense because there is a deeper meaning. Sometimes it seems like Jesus is telling a riddle and just wants us to spend more time in His word until we figure it out! 

 

Thank you so much for reading and I hope this encouraged and
inspired you as well as many others!

Love Grace

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