Old Testament Recommendations

[Grace2022]

I would like some advice as to which OT book to read next on my own of course. Previously I used to follow whatever my housegroup leader decided.
I've not read many of the minor prophets yet. I just don't know which one to go for. Which have you read that have truly helped build you?
What about Malachi? I have not read that yet.

 

[messianist]

Job

 

[Grace2022]

Job

Read Job, it was excellent.

 

[messianist]

Joshua?

 

[Tolworth John]

I would like some advice as to which OT book to read next on my own of course. Previously I used to follow whatever my housegroup leader decided.
I've not read many of the minor prophets yet. I just don't know which one to go for. Which have you read that have truly helped build you?
What about Malachi? I have not read that yet.

It doesn't matter pick one and start reading.

 

[Trusting in Him]

Whatever book you choose to next read, how about reading it from a bible with some really good margin cross references, so that you can see how the difference books of the bible all hang together. There is a unity between the different books of the bible, which is truly amazing. A lot of God's teaching is disperced throught many different books in the bible and the bible is the best commentary on it's self.

For example Hebrews is a great commentary on Levticus. If you are going to study Leviticus, I can recommend reading three books, but C.W. Slemming at the same time. These books are: "Made according to pattern", "These are the garments" and "Thus shalt thou serve". Don't just rush through these books, but keep refering back to the passages in the bible as read them in the books. Try to understand the background context of these portions of scripture.

Leviticus and Hebrews are two of the really fundamental books which truely explain and take you in to some very important teachings of the bible and they really stretch and challenge us a lot.

 

[Grace2022]

Joshua?

Yes. I have noted it.
I assume you have read it, what mainly did you find you learned?

 

[Grace2022]

It doesn't matter pick one and start reading.

No. That is not how I do things. I aim to target what is most useful.

 

[Tolworth John]

No. That is not how I do things. I aim to target what is most useful.

Without knowing the co tent how do you intend to do that.

 

[Grace2022]

Without knowing the co tent how do you intend to do that.

Well, I look up about it on Google. Decide if the lessons and information in the book is what I feel I need right now. Will it build my knowledge, inspire me etc.

 

[Grace2022]

Joshua?

Ok. Joshua is the one I pick. Thanks for your suggestion.

 

[messianist]

Ok. Joshua is the one I pick. Thanks for your suggestion.

Your welcome.

 

[Grace2022]

Your welcome.

See, we all influence each other more than we think.

 

[messianist]

See, we all influence each other more than we think.

Yeah we do, that’s good.