How do we know what we’re told about Jesus is true?
Wasn’t the New Testament written hundreds of years after He lived?
And why did some books get included and others didn’t?
Through the Bible Chronologically in 2023
Weekly lessons going through the Bible in Chronological order, taught by Yvon Prehn. Links in the lessons to notes, podcasts, videos, teaching materials.
Following is a short video of some of the content in this category and then below this intro, the materials that are part of it.
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Introduction to the New Testament, the critical importance of correct dating
The New Testament makes some extraordinary claims including that the long-prophesied Messiah came into the world, lived, taught, died, and rose again to offer a restored relationship to God to all who believe in Him. For claims of such importance, naturally, not everyone believed them then or now, and questions like these come up:
- Wasn’t the New Testament written hundreds of years after the events recorded in them?
- In the time between the events and the recording of them, did myth and legends replace reality?
- Therefore, are the stories of the miracles, the resurrection of Jesus, just wishful thinking?
Join us reading through the New Testament this Fall–with a link to the free, downloadable schedule
Hi, I’m Yvon Prehn with Bible805, and I’d like to invite you to join me as we go through the New Testament this fall. This is part of a project to help you read through the entire Bible that we started in January.
Following are links to schedules, explanatory videos, background material, and more for this exciting adventure
Time Between the Testaments, how to live when in the in-between times & when it seems God is silent
From the close of the Old Testament to the start of the New Testament, it is a VERY different world—so many things have changed.
There is an infographic that goes through the changes that go with the lesson. In this lesson, we’ll go over how the changes came to be. [Read more…]
Malachi, Conversations with God, past, now & forever
The book of Malachi begins…
“I have always loved you,” says the Lord. But you retort, “Really? How have you loved us?”
Malachi 1:2 In some ways these brief statements sum up the entire history of the Old Testament.
God again and again both shows and declares His love for His people. [Read more…]
Haggai and Zechariah, finish what you start, God always does
These books were written 14‐16 years after the Jews went back to the land after their captivity. The return itself was a glorious work of God.
Once in the land, there were challenges when the surrounding people tried to stop them, but God intervened there also. The Israelites had seen God conquer and give victory in much greater problems and He took care of this situation also and they got permission from the king to continue building.
But they didn’t—even though God miraculously provided permission for them to continue building the temple, they got distracted, a lot like we do from the work God gives us to do. [Read more…]
INFOGRAPHIC of the Timeline of the Return from the Babylonian Exile
The historical books that cover this time include Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther and they are in our Bibles just before the middle of it. The books that contain the messages of the prophets during and shortly following this time, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi are at the very end of the Old Testament. In addition, the book of Esther takes place shortly after the start of Ezra. [Read more…]
Story of the Return to the Promised Land, God keeps His promises & so should we
Though God had to punish the Children of Israel for their many sins by sending them into exile in Babylon, the punishment had a promised limit of 70 years and at the end of the 70 years, He miraculously returned them to their land. In this lesson, we’ll go over the return, the leadership God used to make it possible, and challenges to us to be faithful to our promises. [Read more…]
Through the Bible in Chronological Order, schedules and journal pages
Reading through the Bible in Chronological Order is one of the best ways to understand it and to help you grow in your Christian life.
Included in the downloadable eBook here (just click on the image to download it) are schedules in both dated and numbered formats in both full-page formats (for you to use in a notebook) and ones that you can print front and back-sided on one-page that you can fold in half and fit easily in your Bible. [Read more…]
Whiner, Worker, Witness or Wonder Lessons learned from Ezekiel and Daniel
The setting for this lesson is that—time has run out. After hundreds of years of warnings and challenges, it’s over for Judah.
Daniel and Ezekiel are in Babylon taken there in an early deportation before the end came in Jerusalem. What seemed horrible to them at the time was a great blessing in disguise— they were kept from the horrors of the siege, the total destruction of Jerusalem, and final deportation. Daniel and his 3 friends were taken to the palace; Ezekiel was relocated with the captive people, near the river. [Read more…]
The Prophet Habakkuk & His Questions It’s OK to ask God “Why?”
Is it really OK to ask God “why?” We all have questions like these:
- Why does God allow evil?
- Why do evil people get away with things?
- Why do good people get caught up in the mess others make?
Live with the End in Mind, hopeful, joyful reminders from Micah, Isaiah, and Zephaniah
The bestselling book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People totally revolutionized the lives of millions of people and one of the habits he talked about is a great summary of our lesson today. The habit I’m talking about is Habit #2—Begin With the End in Mind
The prophets who preached after the fall of Israel and before Judah was conquered by Babylon preached to challenge people to do this. [Read more…]