BIBLE SUNDAY

Yesterday was Bible Sunday.
I wonder, do you own a Bible? Did you read your Bible yesterday?

 – The Divisions of the Bible
While the Bible is 1 book, it contains 66 smaller books. The books of the Older Testament were written before the birth of Jesus Christ and the Newer Testament covers the life of Christ and beyond.

– Chapters and Verses
Each of the books, except 5, are divided into chapters and verses. The 5 which aren’t divided by chapters are Obadiah, Philemon, 2 John, 3 John, and Jude. These are short books which only have verse divisions.
Chapters were introduced to the Bible in 1238 by Cardinal Hugo de S. Caro. Verse divisions were not added until 1551 by Robertus Stephanus.

– The Longest and Shortest of the Bible
The longest chapter if the Bible is Psalm 119 with 176 verses. The shortest chapter is Psalm 117 with only 2 verses. Incidentally, the middle chapter of the Bible is also Psalm 117.
The longest book of the Bible is Psalms with 150 chapters, or psalms. It contains 43,743 words. The shortest book is 3 John with only 1 chapter and 299 words.
The longest verse in the Bible is Esther 8:9 with 90 words. The shortest verse is John 11:35 with only 2 words, “Jesus wept.”

– The Bible is God’s Word
There are many books written about and by various religions. But the Bible is the only one which includes the actual words of God. Those who believe the Bible also believe that God inspired various people through the years to write down His actual words for mankind. The Bible says more than 3,000 times “thus saith the Lord.” And the words which follow are quotes from God.

– The Business of the Bible
There are more than 168,000 Bibles either sold or given away per day in the United States according to the Gideons, Wycliffe International and the International Bible Societies.
Historically it has been said that the Bible is the most sold book of all time. It is regularly on various best seller lists.

If that doesn't excite you or inspire you to read the Bible, I don't know what will! Can you spare three minutes out of your 24 hours today, to watch this video? I hope so!

At Kingdom Krafts, Beacon Books, we absolutely love the privilege of being able to sell the Bible to customers.
- SOPHIE xx