"Scratching a Litter Deeper" Updated.

Looking Deeper

In order to move forward please take time to review the previous material as many times as is necessary in order to be comfortable with where the books of the Old Testament fit into the two cycles.

This is the diagram that will assist you in those studies.

Higher Ways Lead to Deeper Insights

Isaiah 55:9 "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts than your thoughts.  NASU

The created always reflects the character of the creator and so in this case, God’s Word reflects the character of the Creator.  Thus the Word of God is inexhaustible in its depths.  Said another way, were we to travel through the pages of the Word of God from Genesis to Revelation and each time go a bit deeper, a thousand such trips would only begin to give to us the truths therein. 

One can never go deep enough into God’s Word to discover all that is there.  Some will take this principle and find the truths of Scripture on such a deep level that others will sit in wonder at the insights and discoveries found therein.

Pondering New Discoveries

There is set forth in the Scriptures a principle which is found in the original word for “pondering.”  It contains the notion of thinking one’s way through a newly discovered truth or word but in doing so comparing it to known truth.

In addition to meditating and musing the deeper discoveries, one does well to ponder. 

Note on Other Applications

One can always push it a little deeper--deeper in each section to subsections--deeper to the Books of the Bible--deeper into the layout of each book--deeper into the relationships between sections and books and the content of the books.  Such is not limited to the study of the Scriptures but is a strategy that may be used to study other subjects.  If this method is applied the value is enhanced by preparing and studying graphs.

Another Panorama, Scratching a Little Deeper

Having said that, take a minute and look deeper at what was given in the last blog.

As you consider the following, please have your Bible open to the Table of Contents. Though we will not look at individual books at this time, it still will be helpful to do so. Also and once again, you will become familiar with these sections as we look deeper into each of them.

A Warning and a Concern

There can be a danger in studying the Bible on an Academic level and it is this.  Sometimes a person can become so caught up in the study that they forget the devotional importance of the Bible.  Remember that the reason we study these things is not just to gain understanding but to see how God's master plan fits together and in that view His ways in the life of those who follow Him.