The Bible Seems Confusing Because...

It's historical and cultural context is missing in your understanding of it.

‘Be diligent to show yourself as an approved workman of God who needs not to be ashamed, accurately handling the Word of Truth.’ - II Timothy 2:15

I’ve been a pastor since I was a teenager.

I’ve studied the Bible my entire life, even memorizing Romans (NIV) at age 16.

I have a degree in Finance and Business. I have no seminary degree. I read Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic, but that’s due to self-study and perseverance.

Sadly, most evangelical churches have theologically degreed pastors who act as if they know the Bible, but deliver alliterated outlines in moralizing messages, sophomoric sermons, and hollow homilies that don’t teach people the Bible, but keep paychecks coming to the pastor.

If you don’t understand the Bible, maybe it’s because nobody took time to teach you its historical, chronological, and cultural contexts.

Take heart! Help is on the way.

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You’ll never understand the Bible until you comprehend Israel’s chronology.

I went to GROK AI and asked this question:

Using Biblical chronologists Edwin Thiele, Wade Burleson, and Isaac Newton, please divide the Hebrew Scriptures from Genesis to Malachi (in the English version) with approximate chronological dates for The Law (Genesis to Deuteronomy), then for Joshua and Judges, the United Kingdom of Israel (1051 to 931 BC) in (Ruth, I and II Samuel), the divided Kingdom of Israel (Kings and Chronicles), and the times of the Hebrew prophets in terms of Pre-exilic (before 586 BC) or Exilic (586 to 539 BC during the Exile), or Post-exilic (after 539 BC) so that the Old Testament can be better understood chronologically.

Here is GROK 3’s Answer (with maps from me)