As I outlined in the last post, the Bible has 2 Testaments (Old Testament and New Testament), and each testament is divided into books, and the books are further grouped together with other books of similar purpose, content and/or authorship.
By way of review, the groupings of the books of the Old Testament are:
- The Law
- The History
- The poetry and wisdom books
- The Major Prophets
- The Minor Prophets
The Books of the Law include:
- Genesis (Covers the beginnings of man: his creation, the fall, judgment by flood, judgment at the tower of babel, lives of the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph)
- Exodus (Life and Ministry of Moses, Deliverance from Egypt, Delivery of the Law, specifications for and building of the Tabernacle, and the wilderness experience for the Israelites)
- Leviticus (Laws of sacrifice, Laws of sanctification)
- Numbers (Wanderings of the Israelites)
- Deuteronomy (Recap of the law and promises of God)
The books of the law cover the time from creation through the death of Moses in approximately 1406 B.C.
Rooted and Grounded 