Our book review this month is The Unfolding Message of the Bible by G. Campbell Morgan. If you can’t or are not willing to “read through the Bible in a year”, this could be an alternative. Keep in mind, this overview is not inspired; however, at over 500 pages, it is united and complete in terms of relating the entire canon of the Bible in a manual all can appreciate.
In the harmony of the testaments, we see in the Old “the need” and in the New “the supply”. In the Old, we look at Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy to see a conflict of sin and salvation, and the need for a priest. But the Priest is not there.
In Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah and Ester, we see the conflict of anarchy and authority. But the King is not there.
In Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Psalms, Song of Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel and the twelve minor prophets, we see the conflict of ignorance and instruction. But the Prophet is not there.
Now comes the New Testament, “the supply.” In Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and Acts, we see the initiation and continuation of the Lord Himself. We see the fundamentals of Romans, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, Hebrews, 1,2 and 3 John followed by the experiential of Philippians, Philemon, 1 and 2 Peter, James and Jude. Then comes the vocational of 1 and 2 Corinthians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, Ephesians and Colossians. All grouped together they contain the resources and responsibilities of the Lord’s instruments.
And finally, the book of the Revelation which is the manifestation and administration of the Lord’s victory. In the center of it all is Jesus Christ.
Oh, and by the way, it is late November, and I admit that I have not read my Bible “through in a year”. But this book took me two months. Praise the Lord that He has raised up men like G. Campbell Morgan.
Posted on December 1st, 2007 by Scott
Filed under: From the Church Library
