Aug
16
2008
It’s finally done. We’ve finally posted outlines of every book of the Bible.
I recently formatted and uploaded Tim’s outline of Malachi.
Malachi appears to be a contemporary of Nehemiah, prophesying approximately 70 years after the end of Zechariah’s prophecy, and the last prophet in Old Testament Scripture. Malachi apparently prophesied while Nehemiah was in Babylon (Nehemiah 13:6
), and addresses some similar sins.
Read the rest of our overview and outline of Malachi here.
Aug
15
2008
We’ve added yet another unbelievable Christian testimony to truthsaves. This is Scot’s story. He lived life numbed by alcohol and hard drugs. Doctors actually told his family members to start preparing for his death. He had no hope, or so it seemed.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for peace and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11 (ESV)
Read Scot’s amazing journey through the valley of the shadow of death.
Aug
14
2008
I just uploaded our overview and outline of Zechariah.
Zechariah was a contemporary of Haggai and began to prophesy before the last two prophecies of Haggai. He is known as an apocalyptic prophet in that he gives us a series of eight visions. Tim calls this book “The Prophecy of the Two Advents.” Both the first and second returns of Christ are prophesied of in this book.
The rest of the overview and outline of Zechariah is right here.
Aug
13
2008
Here’s a short excerpt from our overview of Haggai:
Haggai was the first of the three postexilic prophets. He was the first prophet after the death of Jeremiah and Ezekiel. Daniel lived until approximately within 15-20 years of Haggai’s prophecy, but Daniel’s prophecies were in Babylon and Daniel was not listed among the prophets of Israel in the Hebrew Scriptures. God raised up Haggai to motivate His people back to His work.
To read the full overview and outline of Haggai, click here.
Aug
12
2008
We have an almost comprehensive collection of Bible book outlines on truthsaves. Feel free to check them out.
I just finished formatting Tim’s Zephaniah outline.
We know Zephaniah as the Prophet of the Day of the LORD. While hope is contained for the righteous, judgment and wrath are the wellspring of the book. Zephaniah prophesied somewhere between 630 and 621 B.C.
Check out our outline of Zephaniah here.
Aug
11
2008
Boldly sharing God’s Word wherever we go isn’t always easy. But when we do our part, God can work mighty miracles! Check out this story of my friend Henry; he continues preaching even when under fire, and God uses him in awesome ways.
Check out Henry’s testimony here.
Aug
08
2008
Habakkuk was an early contemporary of Jeremiah, most likely prophesying from 609-606 B.C. He prophesied immediately before Judah went into captivity in 605 B.C. to Babylon. We might call Habakkuk the questioning prophet. He posed two questions, one in 1:2-4 and one in 1:12-17. The answer of the LORD came in 1:5-11 and in 2:2-20. The book ends with a magnificent prayer/song of Habakkuk in chapter 3.
Read more about this fascinating book of prophecy in our overview and outline of Habakkuk.
Aug
08
2008
Tonight I finished up formatting Tim’s Nahum outline. It gives much excellent historical background on the city of Nineveh.
Nahum stresses the fact that violence and oppression will not go unpunished. He makes it clear that living under God’s wrath is not a very smart idea.
Read our overview and outline of Nahum here.
Aug
06
2008
I just uploaded an outline of Micah. While Micah prophesies doom and destruction like other prophets, he also makes blatantly clear that God doesn’t desire sacrifices or lip service; He desires an intimate relationship with us.
6:6 “With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?
6:7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”
6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
Read our overview and outline of Micah here.
Jul
29
2008
Jesus said, in Matthew 12:40
, that as Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of a whale, so He would spend three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. If He was crucified on a Friday and raised the following Sunday, how do you explain the this statement?
Read what we think about this topic here.
Jul
28
2008
The book of Jonah is the best account in the Old Testament, perhaps in Scripture, about how the will of God and the will of man interact.
Jonah (a prophet of God) whined a lot. He ran from God. He came up with excuses. Yet God used him powerfully. Wow. I guess He might be able to use me too.
Read the outline of Jonah here.
Jul
28
2008
We know almost nothing about the man Obadiah. But he made a significant prophecy of destruction against the Edomites, the descendants of Esau, which came to pass around 500 B.C.
Read the overview and outline of Obadiah here.