The Structure of the Books of the Old Testament According to the Hebrew Canon
The Structure of the Books of the Old Testament According to the Hebrew Canon This Is Appendix 1 From The Companion Bible. I. THE LAW (Torah). A GENESIS. The beginning. All produced by the Word of God (Genesis 1:3). Israel as a "family" (Genesis 15:1). B EXODUS. History. Israel emerging from Families and Tribes to a Nation. Called "Hebrews" according to their "tongue." C LEVITICUS. Worship. Jehovah in the midst. He, Israel's God; and they, His People. B NUMBERS. History. Israel, now a "Nation," numbered, and blessed as such (23, 24). A DEUTERONOMY. The end. All depending on the Word of Jehovah. Israel regarded as in the "Land." II. THE PROPHETS (Nebi'im). A JOSHUA. "The Lord of all the earth" giving possession of the Land. Government under Priests. The B JUDGES. Israel forsaking and returning to God; losing and regaining their position in the Land. "No king." Bethlehem. Failure under Priests. former C SAMUEL. Man's king "rejected"; God's king (David) "established."| Prophets D KINGS. Decline and Fall under the kings. (Zechariah 7:7) D ISAIAH. Final blessing under God's King. The C JEREMIAH. Human kings "rejected." David's "righteous Branch" "raised up." latter B EZEKIEL. God forsaking Israel, and returning in glory, to say for ever of His Land and city "Jehovah-Shammah." Prophets A MINOR PROPHETS. "The Lord of all the earth" giving restored possession of the Land, and foretelling final and unending possession. III. THE PSALMS (Kethubim Writings). A PSALMS. Tehillim. "Praises." God's purposes and counsels as to His doings in the future. B PROVERBS, that is to say, Rules: Words which govern or rule man's life. God's moral government set forth. C JOB. "The end of the Lord" shown in Satan's defeat, and the saints deliverance from tribulation. D CANTICLES. Virtue rewarded. Read by the Jews at the Passover: the Feast which commemorates the deliverance from Pharaoh, the Jews' oppressor. E RUTH. The stranger gathered in to hear of, and share in, God's goodness in Redemption
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Topic: Appendix 1 - Companion Bible Format: text The Word of God may, in one respect, be compared to the earth. All things necessary to life and sustenance may be obtained by scratching the surface of the earth: but there are treasures of beauty and wealth to be obtained by digging deeper into it. So it is with the Bible. “All things necessary to life and godliness” lie upon its surface for the humblest saint; but, beneath that surface are “great spoils” which are found only by those who seek after them as for “hid treasure.” These words, written November, 1899 by E. W. Bullinger in his unparalleled research volume, Figures of Speech Used in the Bible , succinctly describe the priceless rewards discovered by the workman of God’s Word. Over a century later, seekers of truth continue to enjoy the great spoils extracted by one of history’s greatest workmen of the Word. The legacy of Ethelbe