As we’ve been working through each book of the OT in one message, some have asked for more resources on understanding not just the OT, but the entire Bible. Here are two more resources that might be helpful as we seek to make sense of the Bible’s story-line.

The God Who Is There: Finding Your Place in God’s Story. It’s hard to say that any book outside of the Bible is a must read. This one must be close. The book’s purpose is to unpack the story-line of the Bible for both the Christian and the skeptic. While being a tremendous tool to help you understand the overall message of the Bible, it will also be a great book for you to read through with an unbelieving friend. Perhaps The God Who Is There will do for adults what The Jesus Storybook Bible does for children. Best of all, it’s 65% off until Friday! You can order it here for only $6.

Zondervan Handbook to the Bible. This volume is packed with illustrations, charts, in-depth articles, and photographs. It goes through each book of the Bible, providing helpful comments on every chapter. You can preview portions of this book by clicking on the link above.

We’re continuing our series of overviews of Old Testament books beginning with I Chronicles. Here are two resources that might be helpful as we go through these Old Testament books:

• The first one is called Old Testament Theology by Paul House. This volume is much more readable that is sounds. Essentially, the author takes one chapter for each book of the OT and “preaches” a message on it. This could easily be used in one’s own quiet time.
• The second one is called An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic Approach by Bruce Waltke. This book is far more academic, but still helpful and devotional enough for anyone trying to discern the overall message of each OT book.