Is the Bible About Man

This is our last day in the Old Testament:

Read Nehmiah 2

(Background:  The temple is built and the Jews are back worshiping God but they are being persecuted for it.  Esther has already stepped up the plate God used her to save her people from annihilation.  Now Esther's husband is dead and his son (not with Esther) is on the throne.  Note what he does in verse8)

After the Book of Nehemiah all the Old Testament has left is the Books of Widom (Psalm, Job, Proverbs, Song of Solomon, Ecclesiates) and the Books of Prophets.  The books of wisdom,  These are written by men of the bible (David, Solomon, Job) and give wisdom not really tell about History.  Although they do enhance history as they give a new insight on apart of history that is told in other books of the bible.  For example, the events of Job happened in Genesis time.  The book of Ecclesiastes is written by King Solomon.  You can read about what he did in 1 Kings and Chronicles, Ecclesiates gives the heart of the man during that time period.  The prophets are the word of the Lord to different prophets starting with Isreal's Kingship...all the way through their captivity and return.  They are not in Chronological order.  Daniel's book happened during captivity,  Jeremiah's book was happening during Isreal's kingship, Haggai was happening during Isreal's return.  AFter the Word of the Lord came to the prophets, God was silent for 400 years.  He did not give us anything (As far as written word) until Christ showed up in a manger.

Read Malachi 4

Who does God tell his people (through Malachi to look for).  Don't miss this.  God is giving his people a clue, something to watch for so they will know when He shows back up on the scene to say somthing.  Tomorrow....we will read how He shows back up.

(Note:  God was not absent for 400 years.  He was very much at work in History and in the lives of people.  He was just silent.  No new word from Him.  People during that time were to follow the word that he had already given.  That is how He led them and spoke to them.  He was there, they just had to seek out His word. Wait, doesn't that sound familiar to our time period?)