Today we begin, what in the English Bible is called The Poetical Books, Poems. The Book of Job is 1st of the 5 Poetical Books in The Bible. Job explores the answer to a central theme that is pursued to this day; Why does an Almighty, Good and Powerful God, allow innocent people to suffer? God’s response reveals His Supremacy over all creation. Suffering is a very real part of our lives. And in each case, God has a different reason. His Justice, His vast creation – is beyond human understanding.

God saw Job through all that, everything was #restored to him & doubled his blessings at the end of it all. God bless you!

The Book of Esther is one of (3) Books written outside the promised land: Daniel, Ezekiel, and Esther. God is never mentioned in this book, but God’s presence is evident all throughout, watching over Esther.

This is a story of a Jewish community in the Persian Empire, Esther as one of the exiles became the Queen. We get to see Haman's plot to kill all the Jews. How God placed Esther "for such a time as this" to protect the Jews. As decreed by Mordecai, till today, the Jews celebrates "Purim" commemorating Israel's survival. God elects and God is faithful.

We hope you enjoyed this study and see the hand of a Wonderful God, and this is a Beautiful book about Him!

1 and 2 Chronicles was written by Ezra for the Jews returning from the Babylonian exile for them to understand their roots and to reassure them of God’s faithfulness. Chronicles only includes the Southern Kings, only the line of Judah.

In 1 Chronicles, the first nine chapters are all genealogies with all Hebrew names. Chapters 22 to 29 was dedicated to the temple – which reflects our worship of God.

2 Chronicles focuses on David's royal ancestry, as a glorious king, the ancestor of the coming Messianic King, to encourage them of the glorious hope for the future. And Solomon, his son who built God’s temple and fixed worship in Judah.

Thank God we have a complete, beautiful book.

The Book of 2 Kings describes the disobedience and degeneration into idolatry of both the Northern Kingdom of Israel and the Southern Kingdom of Judah. Kings were very important and absolute monarchs in those days. Leadership is so critical just like a good father-blessed family, good pastor-strong church.

God’s prophets were raised up to speak and warn the kings. Kings after kings and the people continued to sin. King Manasseh led his people so deep into sin, the last straw for God to destroy Judah. God raised (2) enemy nations-Assyria and Babylon to bring judgment upon Israel and Judah.

But God’s forgiveness and grace to King Manasseh depicts genuine repentance, unlocked God’s mercy. And the kingly line of Judah, David's royal line was preserved. 500 years after this, Joseph and Mary from the same line produce our King Jesus.

First Kings is a book about the holy history of the Israelites, the spiritual and moral part of the kings, and the impact of two prophets, Elijah and Elisha. A history from God's viewpoint, things that are of spiritual value and of moral value, good or bad, are highly recorded.

And finally, God tells us the only king that will ever satisfy you and will ever fulfill his kingly role of protecting and providing for you is Jesus Christ, King of kings, Lord of Lords.

2 Samuel provides lessons about God’s character through King David’s reign. The time frame that God works took 1,000 years when God pledged the Promised Land to Abraham, to David taking control of it. How David’s downfall and burnt offerings in repentance to God is a foreshadowing of Christ’s crucifixion 1,000 years later.

We hope you'll see 2 Samuel as God's beautiful redemption story. The beautiful book-a love story of how God loves us, patiently hangs in with us, leading us to have that eternal relationship, with God for all eternity. God bless you!

We are moving on from the Era of the Prophets. This book introduces the new Era of the Kings (About 1000 BC-500BC). Samuel was the prophet used by God to anoint the 1st (2) Kings of Israel: Saul and David. But ultimately reinforces the most important Truth: God is the absolute power and sovereign.

The whole purpose of the "The Beautiful Book" is to see the beautiful God who wrote this masterpiece. "Who is this amazing God?!"

We come to the study of a very little book called Ruth. A history of one family over one generation as Ruth becomes the great-grandmother of King David the Royal line through whom the Messiah would come.

The foreshadowing of the kinsman redeemer and the gentile bride of the coming Messianic King. A perfect ending in contrast to the tragic ending of Judges, when there was no king.

Judges is a narrative on the afflictions of a life without Yahweh and about His divine interventions for His people who neglected and disobeyed Him repeatedly. These resulted in a recurring cycle of sin, punishment, repentance, and rescue by the judges-leaders anointed by God.