JBJ 49

Host A 1150 JBJ 49

From this link: http://www.biblicalhorizons.com/biblical-horizons/no-80-rethinking-the-order-of-the-old-testament/

1--Genesis 8--Ruth 15--Isaiah

2--Exodus 9--Samuel 16--Kings

3--Leviticus 10--Psalms 17--Jeremiah-Lam.

4--Numbers 11--Job 18--Ezekiel

5--Deuteronomy 12--Proverbs 19--Daniel

6--Joshua 13--Song of Songs 20--Esther

7--Judges 14--Ecclesiastes 21--The Twelve

To complete this survey, consider the following for reflection. See if you can "fill in the blanks" and if the system makes sense.

Day 1: The Light of the Law given (Genesis – Judges).

Day 2: The Firmament People established as mediators (Ruth – Ecclesiastes).

Day 3: Land and Sea (Jew and Gentile) interact (Isaiah – Twelve).

Day 4: The Governing Light Established: The Wars of Numbers and Job: The Greater Son of Man (Ezekiel).

Greater Chronicles

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts

Revelation

Day 5: The Swarms of God’s Glory Cloud Established: How to Live (Deuteronomy & Proverbs): The Climax of the History of Israel (Daniel): These are the Apostles to the Circumcision.

James

1 Peter

2 Peter

1 John

2 John

3 John

Jude

Day 6: God’s New Man and Bride Established: Conquests of Joshua, this time in the world: Bride (Canticles; Esther) established.

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galatians

Ephesians

Philippians

Colossians

Day 7: Sabbath: Failures of Judges, Ecclesiastes, and the Twelve are answered at last. God’s future comings (Thessalonians); the future of the Church (Timothy, Titus, Philemon); the theme of entering into God’s rest (Hebrews).

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

Titus

Philemon

Hebrews

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Genesis – ’aleph (thousand; cp. promise to Abraham)

Exodus – beth (house; in Exodus the Tabernacle is built)

Leviticus – gimel (ripen; or recompense, re-ward, requite)

Numbers – daleth (door, entrance; enter the holy land)

Deuteronomy – he (lo! behold!)

Joshua – vav (hook, nail)

Judges – zayin (weapon; God trains Israel to war)

Ruth – heth (living thing)

Samuel – teth (a winding; goodness?; mud)

Psalms – yodh (hand)

Job – kaph (palm)

Proverbs – lamedh (ox-goad; learn, study, teach; clearly fits Proverbs)

Song of Songs – mem (water)

Ecclesiastes – nun (sprout, propagate, flour-ish, generate)

Isaiah – samekh (support; something relied on, trusted in)

Kings – ‘ayin (eye)

Jeremiah-Lamentations – pe (mouth; fits Je-remiah)

Ezekiel – tsaddi (related to "capture" and "righteous"; both fit Ezekiel, the tsadiq)

Daniel – qoph (ape; eye of a needle)

Esther – resh (head)

The Twelve – shin (tooth, jaw)

Greater Chronicles – tav (sign, cross)