More Scripture-finding Tips

Our first tip was that you memorize the first five books of the Bible - OK not the WHOLE THING, just their names!

If you have accomplished that, your next task would be to memorize the history books that follow. You don't need to remember what order they come in at this point, just that they fall right after the first five books of the Bible. They are in 3 sets. the first set is:

Joshua
Judges
Ruth

For the next set, each one is 2 books, First Samuel, Second Samuel, etc.

*Samuel
*Kings
*Chronicles

The next set is:

Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther

Helpful Tools

Here is the website we have been using for our daily readings:

Bible Gateway

Here is a GREAT tool to have on your computer:

E-Sword

Tips on Finding Scriptures

If you are going to be studying the Word of God, you should have some idea of how to find scriptures.

From time to time I will offer different tips on how to find the various books of the bible and different scriptures.

• The Bible has a Table of Contents. Like all books, this can be found on one of the first few pages. Use it whenever you need it - really.

• Memorize the first 5 books of the Bible. The proper name for these books is the Pentateuch. They are: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers & Deuteronomy. They were written by Moses.

• What's with all the numbers? The Bible is divided into books. Each book is divided into chapters. Each chapter is divided into verses. And sometimes when referencing a part of a verse, a person may say 'a' or 'b'; 'a' being the first part of the verse, and 'b' being the second part of the verse. So if you are asked to turn to Psalms 23:2, that would be the book of Psalms, chapter 23, verse 2. If I was referring only to the second part of that verse, I would say Psalms 23:2b.