Why to read the Bible books?

Nehemiah

Nehemiah faced great opposition to the task God gave him. Yet, with God’s help he succeeded. Read his book to find out how?

Esther

Fancy dinners both begin and end this story, and no less than eight other banquets play a role in the middle. Read this “feast for the eyes” to learn why Jewish people still celebrate the exciting party of Purim.

Job

Where does suffering come from? Why do good people suffer? Read how Job and his friends try to answer these big questions.

Psalms

Read this ancient book of songs and prayers to discover what it has to say about life, about God, and about living as a person of faith.

Proverbs

Where does wisdom come from? How can a person be truly “wise”? Read proverbs to discover the answer to these questions and much more.

Ecclesiastes

What can people do to find satisfaction and happiness? Read Ecclesiastes to find out what one wise author says about the meaning of life.

Song of Songs

Why is ancient love poetry included in the Holy Scriptures? Read this book that describes love as being “more powerful than death”.

Isaiah, Part 1 - before the Exile.

The first thirty-nine  chapters of Isaiah focus on the prophet’s messages to the people of Judah and its capital Jerusalem from about 742 B.C. to sometime shortly after 701 B.C. Isaiah warns of the LORD judgment against his people, but he also provides some words of hope.

Isaiah, Part 11 - Good news for God’s people in Exile.

In chapter 40-55, the prophet delivers a message of comfort and hope to God’s people who were at that time living in exile in Babylonia. The LORD would use King Cyrus of Persia to defeat at Babylonians (41:2-4). Cyrus would allow the people of Judah to return home to rebuild Jerusalem and its temple (44, 28, 45, and 13). This section also includes the passage known as the servant songs.