HOW GEOGRAPHY–ILLUMINES THE BIBLE

As a student of God’s Word for over 40 years, one simple question fills my heart and mind as I read the Bible: “What does this passage mean?”

Bible teachers are called to explain the Bible, help people understand its meaning, and show how it fits together into one powerful message from God.

The only way to apply God’s Word correctly is to understand first what God has said and meant and then what response He desires from us. That is why we have started a monthly study of the elements of biblical interpretation.

Someone long ago told me that my job as a Bible Expositor was to build a bridge that transported people from where they live in the present to what God said and did in the historic context of His Word and then to bring them back into their daily lives, understanding what God expected from them.

To build that bridge we must realize that there is a gap between them and us.

1. A Gap of History (“they lived in a very different time”);
2. A Gap of Geography (“they lived in a very different place”);
3. A Gap of Culture (“they lived in a very different way”);
4. A Gap of Language (“they spoke in a very different way”).

So the first elements of Biblical Interpretation are bridges that help us create understanding about the history, geography, culture, and language that surrounds the world of the Bible.

The Bible was set in Real History,that is Archaeologically Verifiable.

The historicity of many of the world’s religious books is sometimes questionable; but each new archaeological find has continuously verified God’s Word. We can place most Biblical characters into a timeline that opens the doors to understanding historic events in light of God’s Word.

The Bible Portrays Literal Geographic Places

Biblical geography makes the Bible come alive. Since everything happened somewhere, it is vital to see the “where” of all of God’s dealings with His people and plan.

From EBI-03 – How To Interpret The Bible Correctly – The Bridge To Bible Geography (130210PM) – https://youtu.be/UcU5JCj6790

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