i have come across bible studies and 30 days through the bible books and the content text doesnt look like it goes into the detail im looking for. im just starting to read the bible , im still in genesis. i go back n forth from old to new testament , so in the new part im in matthew. i understand genesis but alot of the time i get lost and forget whos father was whos son...and it drives me nuts bc i wanna learn, i wanna be able to know. so are there any books out there that explain each chapter, that help me understand and go through the whole bible with a clear understanding and give me the ability to learn and do well. ????
2007-01-10 11:55:34 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
GENEALOGY OF JESUS WITH SCRIPTURES Matt.1:1-17 is from Abraham.
Adam dies age 930, Methusaleh is 243 at 726, 969, Noah is age 600.
Noah #10 son Gen.7:6; 9:28,29;
Noah 1056 after Adam, to 600 before flood to 350 after the flood.
Shem #11 son. Gen.11:10,11;
Born 1558 after Adam, to 098 before flood to 502 after the flood.
Gen.11:10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 is 222 plus 205 Gen.11:32;
Abraham #20 son.
Gen.11:32; 12:4; 25:7,9;
Abraham 2008 to 2083 to 2183 after Adam Matt.1:1-17;
Abraham 0352 to 0427 to 0527 after flood
Abraham 2058 to 1983 to 1883 before Christ
Gen.16:16; 25:17;
Ishmael 2094 to 2113 to 2231 after Adam
Ishmael 0438 to 0457 to 0575 after flood
Ishmael 1972 to 1953 to 1835 before Christ
Gen.21:5; 35:28,29;
Isaac.. 2108 to 2168 to 2288 after Adam
Isaac.. 0452 to 0512 to 0632 after the flood
Isaac.. 1958 to 1898 to 1778 before Christ
Gen.25:26; 47:9,11,28;
Jacob.. 2168 to 2247 to 2298 to 2315 after Adam
Israel. 0512 to 0591 to 0642 to 0659 after the flood
Israel. 1898 to 1819 to 1768 to 1751 before Christ
Gen.46:11; Exo.6:16; 1Chr.6:1-15;
At Levi 2249 to 2289 to 2305 to 2386 after Adam
At Levi 0593 to 0642 to 0658 to 0739 after flood
At Levi 1817 to 1768 to 1752 to 1680 before Christ
Gen.46:13; Job 42:16;
For Job 2293 to 2368 to 2433 at Moses after Adam
For Job 0637 to 0712 to 0777 at Moses after flood
For Job 1773 to 1698 to 1633 at Moses before Christ
Gen.30:24: 41:46; 50:26;
Joseph 2258 to 2275 to 2298 to 2368 after Adam
Joseph 0602 to 0619 to 0642 to 0712 after flood
Joseph 1808 to 1791 to 1768 to 1698 before Christ
Exo.6:18 [ Son of Levi ];
Kohath 2305 to 2368 to 2370 to 2438 After Adam
Kohath 0649 to 0712 to 0714 to 0782 after flood
Kohath 1761 to 1698 to 1696 to 1628 before Christ
Exo.6:20 [ Father of Aaron and Moses ];
Amram. 2370 to 2430 to 2433 to 2507 after Adam
Amram. 0714 to 0774 to 0777 to 0851 after flood
Amram. 1696 to 1636 to 1633 to 1561 before Christ
Moses Exo.7:7;12:40,41 [ Gal.3:16-18 430 to law ];
Moses. 2433 to 2473 to 2513 to 2553 after Adam
Moses. 0777 to 0817 to 0857 to 0897 after flood
Moses. 1633 to 1593 to 1553 to 1513 before Jesus
Judges 11:26 [ 301 after Moses dies ];
Jair.. 2734 to 2774 to 2814 to 2854 after Adam
Jair.. 1078 to 1118 to 1158 to 1198 after flood
Jair.. 1332 to 1292 to 1252 to 1212 before Christ
1Sam.4:15,18;
At Eli 2825 to 2854 to 2883 to 2923 after Adam
At Eli 1169 to 1198 to 1227 to 1267 after flood
At Eli 1241 to 1183 to 1143 to 1123 before Christ
Acts 13:20 [ 450 from Exodus ];1Sam.7:2,13,15;
Samuel 2883 to 2923 to 2963 to 2983 after Adam
Samuel 1227 to 1267 to 1307 to 1327 after flood
Samuel 1183 to 1143 to 1103 to 1083 before Jesus
David #34 son.1Ki.2:10,11;
Ruth 4:18-22; 1Chr.3:9-17; Matt.1:1-17 [ Family of king David ];
David 2959 to 2989 to 3029 after Adam
David 1303 to 1333 to 1373 after flood
David 1107 to 1077 to 1037 before Christ
1Ki.6:1[ 480 after Moses dies ]; 11:42;
Solomon 3000 to 3033 to 3069 after Adam
Solomon 1344 to 1377 to 1413 after flood
Solomon 1037 to 1033 to 0997 before Christ
Isaiah 3239 to 3289 to 3352 after Adam
Isaiah 1572 to 1622 to 1685 after flood
Isaian 0827 to 0777 to 0714 before Christ
1Ki.14:21 THE JUDAH KINGS
Rehoboam... 3028[41]3069[17]3806 after Adam
Rehoboam... 1372 to 1413 to 1430 after flood
Rehoboam... 1038 to 0997 to 0980 before Christ
1Ki.15:2
Abijam..... 3046[40]3086[ 3]3089 after Adam
Abijam..... 1390 to 1430 to 1433 after flood
Abijam..... 1020 to 0980 to 0977 before Christ
1Ki.15:10
Asa........ 3070[19]3089[41]3130 after Adam
Asa........ 1394 to 1413 to 1474 after flood
Asa........ 1016 to 0997 to 0936 before Christ
1Ki.22:42
Jehosaphat. 3095[25]3130[23]3153 after Adam
Jehosaphat. 1449 to 1474 to 1497 after flood
Jehosaphat. 0961 to 0936 to 0913 before Christ
2Ki.8:17
Jehoram.... 3121[32]3153[ 8]3161 after Adam
Jehoram.... 1465 to 1497 to 1505 after flood
Jehoram.... 0945 to 0913 to 0905 before Christ
2Ki.8:26
Ahaziah.... 3099[22]3161[ 1]3160 after Adam
Ahaziah.... 1484 to 1505 to 1506 after flood
Ahaziah.... 0926 to 0905 to 0904 before christ
2Ki.11:3
Athaliah... 0000 to 3162[ 6]3168 after Adam
Athaliah... 0000 to 1506 to 1512 after flood
Athaliah... 0000 to 0904 to 0898 before Christ
2Ki.12:1
Jehoash.... 3161[ 7]3168[40]3208 after Adam
Jehoash.... 1504 to 1512 to 1552 after flood
Jehoash.... 0906 to 0898 to 0858 before Christ
2Ki.14:2
Amaziah.... 3183[25]3208[29]3237 after Adam
Amaziah.... 1527 to 1552 to 1581 after flood
Amaziah.... 0883 to 0858 to 0829 before Christ
2Ki.15:2
Uzziah..... 3221[16]3237[52]3289 after Adam
Uzaiah..... 1565 to 1581 to 1633 after flood
Uzaiah..... 0845 to 0829 to 0777 before Christ
2Ki.15:33
Jotham..... 3264[25]3289[16]3305 after Adam
Jotham..... 1608 to 1633 to 1649 after flood
Jotham..... 0802 to 0777 to 0761 before Christ
2Ki.16:2
Ahaz....... 3285[20]3305[16]3321 after Adam
Ahaz....... 1629 to 1649 to 1665 after flood
Ahaz....... 0781 to 0761 to 0745 before Christ
2Ki.18:2
Hezekiah... 3296[26]3321[29]3350 after Adam
Hezekiah... 1640 to 1665 to 1694 after flood
Hezekiah... 0770 to 0745 to 0716 before christ
2ki.21:1
Manasseh... 3338[12]3350[55]3405 after Adam
Manasseh... 1682 to 1694 to 1749 after flood
Manasseh... 0728 to 0716 to 0661 before Christ
2Ki.21:19
Amon....... 3383[22]3405[ 2]3407 after Adam
Amon....... 1727 to 1749 to 1751 after flood
Amon....... 0683 to 0661 to 0659 before Christ
2Ki22:1
Josiah..... 3399[ 8]3407[31]3438 after Adam
Josiah..... 1743 to 1751 to 1782 after flood
Josiah..... 0667 to 0659 to 0628 before Christ
2Ki.23:36
Jehoiakim.. 3413[25]3438[11]3449 after Adam
Jehoiakim.. 1757 to 1782 to 1793 after flood
Jehoiakim.. 0653 to 0628 to 0617 before Christ
2Ki.24:12[25:27-30 age 29 to 55]; Eze.1:5[5];
Jehoiachin. 3431[10]3441[ 8]3449 after Adam
2Li.24:18
Zedekiah... 3428[21]3449[11]3460 after Adam
Zedekiah... 1771 to 1793 to 1804 after flood
Zedekiah... 0639 to 0617 to 0606 before Christ
2007-01-10 12:06:14 · answer #1 · answered by jeni 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
What a HUGE can of worms you are opening.
There are as many of those books as their are opinions about the Bible.
Here are some facts for you...
1. The Bible is a dynamic document, which means it is not today what it was 1500 years ago, many facts and statements have been 'edited' through time.
2. The Bible was never intended to be what it is today. Most religious leaders maintain that it was written exactly how God intended, that no facts are incorrect, that nothing has been altered. Truth is, certain writtings were canonized simply because it was believed that they were valuable to understanding our faith. The Book of Revelation, for example was almost not included and the arguments for including it have since been proven incorrect.
3. Many writtings are not intended to be taken as historical fact, such as in the case of Genesis. Genesis is very metaphorical, not historical. Just ask any Jewish rabbi.
I love the Bible. I usually use the Amplified Version but it's a bit of a mouthful for newbis. You are going down a trail that could take 15-20 years before you start to gain true understanding of.
Most important word of advice, read with an open mind, ear and spirit. Let the Spirit of Christ guide you. Don't rely to much upon the understanding of men.
The Word and the Spirit do validate each other. But the Spirit IS God while the word, well, sadly, it's been tampered with through time.
BTW, don't worry about all the names, even the Bible get's that wrong. For example, check out who the priest was when David came and had some of the bread. Then, find where Christ refers to the incident and the two priests are not the same.
The brain is poorly wired for remembering facts. It's much better put to use finding practical meaning. Use your brain as intended and you just may learn something valuable from the experience.
2007-01-10 12:14:49 · answer #2 · answered by Jeffrey B 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
First, get a Concordance, Strong's Exhaustive Concordance is a great start. It is a Hebrew/greek to English dictionary that will give you huge ammounts of insight. The way this book is set up you will be able to look up a word; for example, Birthday and it gives a list of places that word is found according to KJV,
Gen. 40:20 ... Mat 14:6 ... Mark 6:21. Then for each entry there is a corresponding/s number to look in the Hebrew or Greek
3117, 3205 ... 1077 .... 1077. So you can look and find that in Genesis the birthday that the Pharoh celebrated was indeed a day, and that parts of the word represents life and perpetuality and the second reference is to birth, labor and bringing forth, and that thre Greek in Mathew and Mark says that it is a day celebrating birth. In finding out these things about this word you can also notice that the only two in the book who reportedly heeded this celebration were fairly bad dudes.
2007-01-10 13:18:03 · answer #3 · answered by anton t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been where you are. My first "kick at the cat" was reading the King James Version starting Old Testament and went right through in order until the end of New Testament. Took quite a while and didn't get much.
You might want to try an easier version like "The Message" or an Amplified Bible like New International Version. Here's online versions of both below.
You also may want to try a daily devotional that can give you scripture and food for thought that ties in verses with meaning. I bought "Bible Seeds" which is a great little daily read as well as the Radio Bible website has nice devotionals:
http://www.rbc.org/odb/odb.shtml
http://www.rbc.org/utmost/index.php
bible seeds: http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/item/books-978189201644/1892016443/Bible+Seeds+A+Simple+StudyDevotional+for+Growing+in+Gods+Wor?ref=Search+Books%3a+'bible+seeds'
God Bless
2007-01-10 12:06:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
A modern study Bible may help. I can recommend the NIV Study Bible, and the RYRIE Study Bible (in NIV, NASB, or KJV). Also the "Bible Knowledge Commentary" is a two set commentary for about $35 that will give you a real good start. Probably the best all around translation will be the NIV. If you want to go deeper than that, then you may want to take some courses from a Bible college, or maybe via internet.
2007-01-10 12:12:44 · answer #5 · answered by DATA DROID 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I will just quote some scriptures . 2 Cor 4:4 4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 1 Cor 1:26-31 26 Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, 29 so that no one may boast before him. 30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. 31 Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord." John 6:44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day. Matthew 5:5 5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. No mention of education, culture, station in life, or ethnic group not being able to come to accurate knowledge .
2016-05-23 07:27:01 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-10 12:45:43 · answer #7 · answered by Penny Mae 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Stay away from books, websites, and commentaries.
A good teacher that reads and teaches verse by verse is the only way to come to understanding. Plus many study hours on your own to verify everything the teacher has taught.
Guess what ??
It's a life long study.
I have been deeply studying for 17 years and feel like I just scratched the surface.
2007-01-10 12:04:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
My advice would be to only read the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. You don't need to understand the whole bible to understand what Jesus was trying to say, if all you ever read was the sermon on the mount I believe you would grasp the meaning of the entire bible since it can be summed up in one feeling
2007-01-10 12:40:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Maybe just take notes as you go of certain details on a small piece of paper you can refer to whenever you want to know.
Important Names of Genesis:
Adam, Seth, Noah, Abram/Abraham, Isaac, Jacob/Israel, Joseph
2007-01-10 12:11:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes! The Life-Study of *name of book*, like Matthew, and stuff. Check out www.recoveryversion.com and explore a little bit. They are very helpful!
2007-01-10 12:03:00 · answer #11 · answered by Hannah 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋