Favorite book of the Old Testament?

[nancy_dalrymple]

I’m working through the OT at the moment, much of it for the first time, and I’m spoilt for choice. My favourite, I think, is probably Ecclesiastes (and I’m fond of wisdom literature generally).

I’ll admit I’m finding the pentateuch and the historical books harder going, but there are some great stories, especially in Genesis. There are all sorts of scenes which I know but have never taken the time to sit down and read properly, like Babel or the Flood, or Jacob wrestling with the angel.

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[nancy_dalrymple]

The Book of Daniel hands down. What i like about it is how God saves him and is with him always and even threatened by death in the most horrendous manners he stays faithful to God and every time God sees him through it shows you that God stands by his followers in all things.

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[IGoALot]

Without a doubt Ester and a very close second is Proverbs. Ester because I want to stand up and cheer when Haman had to honor Mordecai and when Haman got found out at the end. Great!! And Proverbs because you can run every aspect of your life on the teachings of this book. Love them both.

 

[BPW75]

Psalms would have to be my favorite. Psalm 22 (rich in Messianic prophecies), 23, 19, 51, 73, 103, 107 and others.

Next maybe Deuteronomy and Job.

I also love reading through the Levitical feasts and looking for how the Messianic prophecies were fulfilled in Jesus, such as the Passover, Firstfruits, Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) and considering how the remaining feasts will be fulfilled in the 2nd Coming.

 

[Harri_Laaksonen]

The Wisdom books and Psalms are very uplifting but among the prophets my favourite has to be Amos. Pulls no punches of politics and tells God’s message as it is.

 

[nancy_dalrymple]

Without a doubt Ester and a very close second is Proverbs. Ester because I want to stand up and cheer when Haman had to honor Mordecai and when Haman got found out at the end. Great!! And Proverbs because you can run every aspect of your life on the teachings of this book. Love them both.

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[nancy_dalrymple]

Psalms would have to be my favorite. Psalm 22 (rich in Messianic prophecies), 23, 19, 51, 73, 103, 107 and others.

Next maybe Deuteronomy and Job.

I also love reading through the Levitical feasts and looking for how the Messianic prophecies were fulfilled in Jesus, such as the Passover, Firstfruits, Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) and considering how the remaining feasts will be fulfilled in the 2nd Coming.

HI! BPW75, Welcome to CAF, I wish you well and pray you will stay and learn more every day, but only dwell on the good things and the lovely, and beautiful, and you will succeed in all thing’s Love of Christ Nancy

 

[mary1173]

Hello EricPrine, Welcome to CAF and I like the way you think. We have all said some selfish prayers to Father some time in our life and people thought alot differnt back then and their laws were alot stranger to us because we never knew them we just read about them and we take and do alot of surmising instead of studying, like we should. I have made the same assumption and I still have difficulties with the old testemant until I learn it and learn to appreciate it. i am trying and I know we believe with Faith, and we know God is Love and that is what is most important about the bible. Love. In all things we should love,if we can master that we are still only half there. you are Loved Nancy

I like the OT books of Daniel and Song of Songs. I also enjoy the books you have listed a great deal.

 

[nancy_dalrymple]

The Wisdom books and Psalms are very uplifting but among the prophets my favourite has to be Amos. Pulls no punches of politics and tells God’s message as it is.

HI! I like Amos:3:3 Can two walk together unless they be agreed? Love of Christ Nancy

 

[pups4ever]

The Old Testament is very interesting. As someone with a history degree, it helps you understand a lot about the world, especially the ancient Middle East. A lot of it is applicable to the Middle East today. Some books are pretty boring (Dueteronomy, Numbers, the first 12 or so chapters of First Chronicles). Some of the stories are pretty cool (Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat, Samson).

I was pretty surprised at people’s comments on Esther. In the Greek version (which is the version that Catholics consider cannonical), God is mentioned; Esther prayed to Him. The Greek version has a more religious tone than the Hebrew version.

I really enjoyed Daniel, especially Bel and the Dragon (ch. 14), which is the first thing I check in any translation of the Dueterocannon. It shows the folly of idolatry. I think it was actually meant to be humorous.

The books of Chronicles are good, after the grueling 12 and a half chapters of lists. I would recommend them to read them before the books of Samuel and Kings (they are more concise). Though notably absent are the bad things that David and Solomon did that are mentioned in Samuel and Kings, such as David’s cheating and then having his sons go to war with him and Solomon’s idol worship.

Sirach has a lot of great wisdom contained within its pages. Jesus bin Sira was a very smart man. I believe St. Paul was familiar with it and was strongly influenced by it. Also, many early converts to Christianity had been reading this book. Historical value aside, it contains a lot of teachings about living that people today should read. It’s a shame protestants are not familiar with this book, because it has some great timeless wisdom in it.

“A man who has the habit of abusive language will never mature in character as long as he lives.” Sirach 23:15 – (NAB)

I would have to say my favorites are (in no particular order) Genesis, Exodus, Judges, Psalms (great for prayer), Daniel, Sirach, and 1 Samuel (it’s where my name comes from!), and Chronicles.

 

[nancy_dalrymple]

The Old Testament is very interesting. As someone with a history degree, it helps you understand a lot about the world, especially the ancient Middle East. A lot of it is applicable to the Middle East today. Some books are pretty boring (Dueteronomy, Numbers, the first 12 or so chapters of First Chronicles). Some of the stories are pretty cool (Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat, Samson).

I was pretty surprised at people’s comments on Esther. In the Greek version (which is the version that Catholics consider cannonical), God is mentioned; Esther prayed to Him. The Greek version has a more religious tone than the Hebrew version.

I really enjoyed Daniel, especially Bel and the Dragon (ch. 14), which is the first thing I check in any translation of the Dueterocannon. It shows the folly of idolatry. I think it was actually meant to be humorous.

The books of Chronicles are good, after the grueling 12 and a half chapters of lists. I would recommend them to read them before the books of Samuel and Kings (they are more concise). Though notably absent are the bad things that David and Solomon did that are mentioned in Samuel and Kings, such as David’s cheating and then having his sons go to war with him and Solomon’s idol worship.

Sirach has a lot of great wisdom contained within its pages. Jesus bin Sira was a very smart man. I believe St. Paul was familiar with it and was strongly influenced by it. Also, many early converts to Christianity had been reading this book. Historical value aside, it contains a lot of teachings about living that people today should read. It’s a shame protestants are not familiar with this book, because it has some great timeless wisdom in it.

“A man who has the habit of abusive language will never mature in character as long as he lives.” Sirach 23:15 – (NAB)

I would have to say my favorites are (in no particular order) Genesis, Exodus, Judges, Psalms (great for prayer), Daniel, Sirach, and 1 Samuel (it’s where my name comes from!), and Chronicles.

HI! Pups4ever, Welcome to CAF and I did want you to know that those books you are talking about are in the book stores and Protestants have been known to buy them to keep up with the Jones’s You are loved Nancy