A New Bible Study begins Friday, September 3 at 1:00 p.m. in which we shall survey the history of the Old Testament and important spiritual lessons it offers us. Here is the schedule of classes.

 

September 3, Session 1 “In the Beginning” Creation

Read Genesis 1-4, Psalm 103/104,
Psalm 8, Psalm 18/19, Job 38

 

September 10, Session 2 “The World Remade” Noah

Read Genesis 5-11; I Peter 3:18-22

 

September 17, Session 3 “Father of Faith” Abraham & the
Patriarchs

Read Genesis 12-50; Hebrews
11:1-22

 

September 24, Session 4 “Let My People Go” Moses

Read Exodus 1-18; Psalms 77/78,
89/90, 104/105, 105/106, Hebrews 11:23-29

 

October 1, Session 5 “The Voice from Sinai” God’s Covenant
with His People

Read Exodus 19-40; Leviticus
9-10, 26; Numbers 1-2, 8-14, 16-17, 20-26, 31-33; Deuteronomy 1-34

 

October 8,
Session 6 “The Walls of Jericho” Joshua & the Conquest of the Land

Read Joshua 1-24; Psalms 134/135,
135/136 Hebrews 11:30-31

 

October 15, Session 7 “Binding the Strong Man” Sampson &
the Judges

Read Judges 1-16, Ruth 1-7

 

October 22, Session 8 “A Man After God’s Own Heart” David

Read I, II Samuel, Psalms

 

October 29, Session 9 “Wiser than the Wise” Solomon &
Rehoboam

Read I Kings 1-16, Ecclesiastes,
Song of Solomon, Proverbs, Wisdom of Solomon

 

November 5, Session 10 “Fire on Mt. Carmel” Elijah &
Elisha & the Northern Kingdom

Read I Kings 17-22, II Kings 1-25

 

November 12, Session 11 “Attempts at Reform” Hezekiah,
Josiah, and the Fall of Judah

Read I Chronicles 10-29, II
Chronicles 1-36 (3,4 Kings)

 

November 19, Session 12 “Who Hath Believed Our Report”
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel

 

December 3, Session 13 “Thus Saith the Lord” The Twelve
Minor Prophets

 

December 10, Session 14 “By the Waters of Babylon” Daniel
and the Wise Youths in Exile; Esther

 

December 17, Session 15 “Rebuilding the Temple” Ezra and
Nehemiah; Maccabbees

 

Note: In the Psalms, two chapter numbers
are given. The first is the number used in the Church’s Psalter based on the
Greek Septuagint translation of the Old Testament. The Orthodox Study Bible and
our Psalters use those chapter numbers. The second number given is the chapter
number from the Hebrew and the vast majority of English Bibles