The Book of Revelation is the most well-known example of apocalyptic literature and communicates truths about Heaven and the end of time through visions filled with dense and sometimes strange symbolism that can be challenging to interpret.
Samuel, the last Israelite judge, anointed Saul the first king of Israel, despite his warnings to the people against having a king. When Saul lost God’s favor, David become the next king, making a covenant with God.
Davids son, Solomon, ruled after him and was granted the gift of great wisdom from God, but after his death, the kingdom split into two kingdoms and fell into idolatry.
Both kingdoms were destroyed, and Judah was sent into exile. Eventually, God sent them home, where they continued to struggle both spiritually and politically.
Divine revelation is Gods communication of Himself to us by which He reveals the mystery of His divine plan.
The authorship of Scripture is both fully the work of man and fully the work of God.
There are different senses of Scripture that must be understood in order to read and comprehend Gods Word.
Sin and death entered the world through the sin of Adam and Eve, but God promised to send a Savior to save us from our sins.
The story of Cain and Abel demonstrates the impact of sin on humanity; but God gives everyone the opportunity to repent of their sins.
God called Abraham, the father of faith, to enter into a covenant with Him and to be the father of His Chosen People.
God called Moses to free His people from bondage in Egypt and bring them to the Promised Land.
Joshua is a type of Christ because he fulfilled all that Moses could not or did not fulfill, just as Jesus fulfilled all that was left to complete in the covenants, bringing about the salvation of the human race.
In both Scripture and in Jesus Christ, the Word of God is present fully in a fully human way: in human language and as a man like us in all things but sin.
An important way to read the Bible is to look for all the ways that something in the Old Testament foreshadows something in the New Testament.
