Part I is an introduction to the series which covers many basic thoughts and concepts that are looked at much deeper as the series moves forward. Its primary focus is in pointing out how important it is and should personally be to us that God has given us a written Word we can hold in our hands. Near the end of this part, there is the explanation about how this series is based on a Q&A submission and lists the more specific points the series intends to cover.

Part II begins a look at the question of why God took so long into human history to give us a written Word. Thus, it discusses the way God has communed with man from the very beginning and how our actions have changed and does change the dynamics of how God can interact with us.

Part III continues looking at the question of why God eventually did give us a written Word. By taking a look at the establishment of the tabernacle/temple among Israel, it emphasizes why we need the written Word, and exactly why each individual should have It to read for themselves.

Part IV continues to look at why God gave us a written Word, by discussing the fact we need a perspective which shows us the bigger picture of God's plan. This part discusses the institution of marriage, the point of prophesy, and the work of The Messiah all in the light of why each of us existing as individuals is important to God.

Part V discusses the fact God's plan was laid out for us in plain sight in spite of the fact many do not see it. It talks about how God's plan not only includes God's Word but a nation to hold it as their national heritage. In doing this, it covers the how and why God's plan was chosen to be revealed in and through a nation of people, and speaks about many issues involving The Messiah and His return.

Part VI begins the discussion of how the Bible is divided and the reason the names of the divisions many Christians call Old and New Testament have their true roots in religious motivation. This part discusses the proper perspective as to why Jesus talked about a new covenant, and in doing so, covers that meal which is often called "The Last Supper."

Part VII is a discussion about Bible chronology and the ways it is, and is not, important to us and our study of God's Word. It talks about how the Gregorian calendar, most of the world is familiar with today, is a fairly new item in the history of men that most people studying the Bible in the past did not have, but which the Bible had a lot to do with it coming into existence.

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Part XX covers the basic information about Exodus as a book. This includes a discussion on why it is named, how we easily see it is the continuation of Genesis' story, how and when it was written, etc. This part also contains an extensive look into how much time Exodus covers, and how that is calculated, based on genealogical as well as numerical facts given in the book itself.

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Part XLII continues the overview of the Book of Numbers. It begins with the story of the twelve spies that were sent into the promised land to bring back a report about it. It covers how the people rebelled against God in not trusting Him to bring them into the land, and after finding what their punishment would be, their attempt to give it a try. From there it begins to cover the commandments God laid out to the nation as they returned back into the wilderness of the Sinai Peninsula, including ordinances about sacrifice and plant-based offering, as well as the very interesting instructions of how Israel was to wear on their clothing an item that would remind them, and show others, they were God's people!

Part XLIII continues the overview of the Book of Numbers. Its main focus is the time directly following the people heading back into the wilderness as God had informed them they would not be allowed to go into the promised land, and only their children would one day see it. It covers the challenge that was made at this time against both Moses' leadership of the nation and Aaron's position as High Priest. It goes on to cover the rebellion of the people against Moses and Aaron as they blamed them for what God had done to those who brought the original challenge. This part finishes with the story of God showing the people Aaron was who God had picked to be the High Priest, with the budding of the rod, and the instructions for how the priests were to pay their tithe.

Part XLIV continues the overview of the Book of Numbers. It starts out by covering the topic of the very unusual sacrifice of a red heifer, the ashes of which were to be use in ceremonial cleansings. After that, it goes into Israel's true journey as they transition from wandering in the wilderness to a people headed to a place they would call home. This part covers the words of God about how Moses and Aaron would not lead the people into the promised land as well as the actual death of Aaron and transition of the High Priesthood to his son. In covering Israel's journey, it talks about the resistance Israel faced from the people living in the region, both those people related to them as well as those of true Canaanite blood. In facing this opposition from Canaanites, it shows how God was ready to give Israel victory over such people and begin to give Israel their land.

Part XLV continues the overview of the Book of Numbers. Much of this segment is taken up by covering the story of how the Moabite king desired a prophet of God to come and curse Isreal after Israel had moved into the region just to the east of Jordan. After that failed, it discusses how the Moabites attempted to corrupt Israel with their pagan celebrations and the specifics of what God and those righteous in Israel did about it. The ending portion of this segment tells of the census that was taken in order to determine what this new generation of Israel consisted of tribe by tribe, so the land of Canaan could be divided between them.

Part XLVI continues the overview of the Book of Numbers. It starts out by finishing the census that was taken in order to determine what this new generation of Israel consisted of by covering the information about the tribe of Levi. It also covers what to do in cases of families with only daughters or no children having an inheritance in the land. From there it goes on to talk about how God instructed Moses that he would not lead Israel into the promised land, and how there would come to be a new leader to take Moses' place. After this, we see Moses dealing with things God wanted him to do before he was to be taken. This included an extensive rundown of the standard sacrifices and offerings to be offered on a daily basis, Sabbaths, first day of the months, and the feast days. Also there are instructions about vows being made, especially by women, and this part ends with the story of how God used Israel to punish the Midianites, along with how the spoils of the war were handled.

Part XLVII finishes our overview of the Book of Numbers. It begins with a discussion about how certain tribes wanted to possess land to the east side of Jordan and the agreement that made that possible. From there it goes into talking about what exactly constituted the borders of the land God wanted Israel to possess. This part includes how the Levites would end up with a possession in the land, and covers the cities of refuge along with how they were used to handle the crime of murder. This discussion also goes over what is defined as murder under the Law of Moses, and ends with a further clarification about how to handle land held by families where the women were the ones to carry on their father's name.

Part XLVIII begins our look at the Book of Deuteronomy. It talks about where the book fits chronologically in the Bible, how much time it covers, and why it is named what it is. It also discusses time in general as it relates to human history, how that history has unfolded, and how God has dealt with man's actions through it all. This part includes a lot about the perspective of why God established a chosen nation which He gave a specific Law to, and what the Law overall is meant to do in helping each of us understand how to walk with God!

Part XLIX starts the overview of the Book of Deuteronomy. It begins with Moses telling the people of Israel about how they had gotten to where they now were instead of entering the land as God had originally intended them to. Moses talks about how even he as part of the generation that was to perish in the wilderness would not enter the land. Moses emphasizes how much going into and settling on this land was not to change the Laws God gave them. The fact following the Law was/is the heart and soul of why God created a chosen nation is emphasized over and over. This part also talks a lot about what would happen to Israel if they failed to continue following God's Law!

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Part L continues the overview of the Book of Dueteronomy. In this segment, we see Moses challenges the nation to think about all they had gone through on their journey to this point. He specifically goes over the Ten Commandments, how they were given, and the result of the nation literally hearing God's voice. He also reminds them about what they had chosen to do as he was on the mount receiving the Laws of God, and how that resulted in him having to plead with God for their lives. Moses intermingles this with instructions about how they were to enter and claim the land, not just in needing to trust God to defeat the people who now lived there but in how to cleanse the land and live on it generation after generation. By speaking of what they had been through alongside what they were now to do, Moses continues to prepare the nation to enter the promised land.

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Part LI continues the overview of the Book of Dueteronomy. This segment begins with Moses reminding the nation how they wandered around in the wilderness because they chose not to trust God in order to go straight up into the promised land. He instructs them about how they were not to forget this experience, nor were they to forget the Law once on the land. From there Moses talks about cleansing the land, and how distance from the tabernacle/temple was not to affect the bringing of their offerings to it once on the land. This leads him to speak to them about sacrifices, holding the feast days, tithing, loans to others and generally taking care of the Levites as well as the poor of the land.

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Part LII continues the overview of the Book of Deuteronomy. It continues the discusson of how Israel was to handle servants, especially when they were people of Israel. This part talks quite a bit about how to administer justice in the nation, including murder and stipulations concerning any king. This brings up a lot of issues about the job of the priesthood, what is to be brought to the temple, and how to handle sacrifices and offerings. This part also discusses war and how the nation of Israel was to conduct themselves in war, both fighting to take the promised land as well as enemies they might face from anywhere else in the world.

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Part LIII continues the overview of the Book of Deuteronomy. This part is largely about family and the relationship of marriage which is the basis of it. While it covers some serious stipulations about raising children, the bulk of those stipulations are about the physical relationships which bring about children and why it needs to be handled right. Because of this, many stipulations concerning adultery are covered. It also covers issues like capital punishment and how Israel should look at, as well as deal with, some of the specific nations they had dealings with.

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Part LIV continues the overview of the Book of Deuteronomy. In this segment, we see Moses covering a lot of ground about many subjects that pertain to everyday life. These are things such as the way men go to war and how they act, handle themselves, etc. Issues concerning slavery and servants along with how to treat the poor are covered. Marriage, family, and the continuance of one's house are talked about. How to treat the land God had given them and how to give thanks to The Lord for the land are in this part. This part ends by going over the great blessings God wanted to give the nation if they would just follow His Laws, but also how much those very things would be reversed into great curses if they chose to rebel against God.

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Part LV continues the overview of the Book of Deuteronomy. In this segment, we see the very last words of Moses as he spends time specifically emphasizing again how much the chosen nation needed to follow the words of God in order to see the blessings God had promised them. We see instructions concerning how important it be the nation continue to rehearse the words of the Law and look back to the writings of it to continue to remember it in detail. We also see how Moses passes the reins of the nation to Joshua with his words, and their going to the tabernacle to hear God's. This segment ends with the song God instructed Moses to give to help remind the people of who they were and where they came from, as well as the blessing/prophecy Moses gives concerning each tribe.

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Part LVI finishes our overview of the Book of Deuteronomy. In this part we talk about the last few details of Moses' life. In talking about this, it goes into a great discussion concerning false religion and how one gets started as well as why. In spite of being the ending section of an overview, it goes into a more extensive discussion as to why Moses was not allowed to enter the promised land and covers some important aspects to the nation concerning this, which are not often talked about. In the end it talks about how the ministry work of Moses was truly passed to Joshua, and this closes our direct look at the Book of Deuteronomy.

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Part LVII is the true transition segment between the end of our look at the Torah and the next section of books which make up God's Word. This part mostly goes into the fact here at the end of the Torah is a real transition in the Bible but not in the way God would save us. In making that point it also discusses Dispensationalism, which is a teaching that attempts to break the Bible's story into segments of time that are in most people's minds very much about how our mode of salvation changed. This part goes step by step through the main points of Dispensationalism. It talks about how these really changed nothing about salvation, but only served to show us the fact God still cares to continue His real intention for human existence. Thus, salvation through His grace was never to become something unavailable to all men.

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Part LVIII continues the transition from talking about the Torah to talking about the books of history in the Hebrew Bible, and begins the lead-in to a full discussion about the history books. In truth, it covers a significant amount of subject matter, as it speaks heavily to the point of how much what we see, in not just the remaining books after the Torah but the New Testament as well, is only looked at correctly if we see them through the perspective of the Torah. For this, it begins with a discussion on what Christians call the Last Supper. From there, we go into talking about how we should view the way God judged the nation of Israel from the start, and how we see that change a bit and why. This part ends by talking about the value in how we see the separation of books in the Hebrew Bible, and leads into a discussion concerning the difference between how the Jews do it versus the Christians.

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Part LIX begins a look at the historical books of the Bible. However, it does not do so by jumping right into the subject of each book, but rather it talks more about the differences between how Christians look at the books versus how Jews look at them. In doing this it talks about the name Jews give the Hebrew Bible and why. Then it goes into a comparison as to why we can not follow the same way of studying the Bible by going with both the Christian divisions of the books at the same time as looking at the Jews'. This has to do with the fact the Jews do not just arrange them differently, but a main subject of this part of the study goes into talking about the Jewish division that follows the Torah, what it consists of, and why just in that set of books we see a very different arrangement than in the Christian way of putting the Bible Itself together.

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Part LX begins our look at the Book of Joshua. The part introduces the book by talking mostly about how we should see it. Along with that comes a lot of discussion concerning what prophecy is and what leadership is or should be. From that viewpoint, it covers a lot of ground about how much the religion of Christianity has gotten off base from where and what it should be founded on and what individuals should do about it. By the end of this segment one should have a more thorough thought of what God wanted Joshua to do; what we see happen in the book; and a better perspective on what leadership truly should be.

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Part LXI continues our look at the Book of Joshua. This part starts by talking about what if Israel had gone into the land when God asked them to. This leads into the discussion about the basic facts of the Book of Joshua that we cover for each individual book of the Bible. It talks about the name of the book which might seem obvious, but in relationship to prophets this part points out a lot of information many do not think about. From there it talks about who wrote the book and what time there is between the end of Deuteronomy and the beginning of Joshua. This part ends by covering more interesting facts about how prophets worked in Israel as it discusses the amount of time the book covers overall.

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Part LXII begins the verse by verse overview of the Book of Joshua. It starts with the encouragement of Joshua to lead the nation and the sending of spies into the land, specifically Jericho. From there it covers the crossing of the Jordan which would be Israel's true entrance into the part of the land God had always been leading them to. It discusses how God wanted to totally shake the nation loose from Egypt, as well as their time of wandering and traveling from there. For this we cover the circumcision of all the males; the holding of the Passover for the first time in the heart of the land; and how the manna Israel had depended on all this time came to an end. This part also covers the details of how they were instructed to take Jericho and goes into the beginnings of that story.

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Part LXIII continues our overview of the Book of Joshua. In this segment we cover the final parts of the battle against Jericho that Israel fought which in many ways was not a battle at all. It covers the details about Rahab and her family being the only ones spared out of Jericho. From there it follows the verses into Israel's next battle which was a defeat at Ai. It discusses how much this was a shock to the nation and how Joshua went before the tabernacle to ask God for the answers. In covering this we talk about how we should approach God and the answer God gave Joshua as to why they were defeated. This segment ends with the children of Israel preparing for what they would need to do in order to see success in God once again giving them the victory.

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Part LXIV continues our overview of the Book of Joshua. This part begins by talking about how the sin which kept Israel from taking the city of Ai was dealt with. From there it goes into the story of how Israel eventually took Ai. After that we see Israel accomplishing the ceremony God had given to Moses for the nation to do after they entered the promised land. The bulk of this segment talks about the amazing way Israel began to take the land in a sweeping fashion following Ai's defeat. In covering this it also talks about how the people in the land responded to Israel, and in doing so contains a couple of the most unique stories of Israel's taking of the promised land.

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Part LXV continues our overview of the Book of Joshua. This part begins by telling us how Israel continued to take the land of promise, specifically the northern portion as well as some clean up in the south. From there it talks about how Joshua was getting on in years and it was time to divide the land between the tribes. As it discusses the borders of each tribe's land, starting with that on the east side of Jordan, we see specific stories. Thus, this part covers the promise made to Caleb being fulfilled as well as the first setting up of the tabernacle on the west side of Jordan. It also shows us how Israel was already failing to drive out all the Canaanites and how that caused specific issues right from the start. This part was given a map to help follow all the information, and that map can be found as part of the PDF for Shaqah #109.

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Part LXVI continues our overview of the Book of Joshua. In this part we continue looking at how Joshua wanted the tribes who had not yet received a portion of land to do the work of defining land for each of their tribes. Its main focus on that issue is how the land of promise should have been much bigger than it was but wasn't, due to the tribes not fully following the Lord's instructions in the matter and ending up with much smaller portions of land than they should have. After the issue of divisions is settled, this part covers the establishment of the cities of refuge as God had told Moses would be needed once the nation was in the land. It goes on to cover the cities the Levites received among the tribes since they were not to be given a specific division of land. In all, this part wraps up the section of the Book of Joshua that concerned the direct taking of the promised land, and it ends with Joshua telling the men from the tribes on the east of Jordan they could go home.

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