The Pentateuch: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy (The Amazing Collection: The Bible, Book by Book) (Volume 1)

The Bible is simply a love letter compiled into sixty-six books and written over a period of sixteen hundred years by more than forty authors living on three continents. Although the authors came from different backgrounds, there is one message, one theme, one thread that runs throughout the entire Bible from the first book, Genesis, to the last book, Revelation. That message is God’s redeeming love for mankind—a message that is as relevant for us today as it was two thousand years ago. The Pentateuch was most likely written by one man, Moses. It consists of the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy and is also known as the Law, the Torah (Hebrew for “Law”), or the Law of Moses. These books are the first five books of the seventeen Historical Books of the Old Testament and are foundational for the rest of the Bible. One book easily flows into another, developing biblical history from Creation to about 1500 BC as well as the history of Israel from the call of Abraham through the death of Moses. Here you will meet Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and his twelve sons, Moses, Aaron, and Joshua. You will travel from the Garden of Eden to Ur, Haran, Canaan, and Egypt, through the Red Sea, and on to Mount Sinai. But the center of every book in The Pentateuch is God Almighty. Your adventure with Him will begin in the first sentence of the first book, and from there on it is a wild ride as He intervenes on behalf of men and women throughout history. You will witness His awesome power in Genesis, His desire to bring His children into liberty in Exodus, His perfect holiness in Leviticus, His justice in Numbers, and His faithfulness in Deuteronomy. You will be humbled by His mercy, awed by His compassion, frightened by His wrath, and wooed by His loving-kindness. And in every book you will come to see that Jesus Christ is concealed, ready to be revealed in the New Testament.