Why all these histories in the Bible?
There's no short cut to come to know God, to learn the mysteries in the Bible. Reading the Bible is different from reading a book. We need the Holy Spirit to expound to us when reading the Bible. It is a two way communication. Individual, God might reveal His answer in a different way, as for me He spoke to me at moment I'm not expecting His Word, no room for my mind to manipulate, to clearly distinguish what's from Him, and He testify His Word within the week. I was given a Bible (NT) in English by a stranger before I was twelve. I love reading books but I put it down after a few pages, 'What kind of book is this? Why all these names? Who wrote this book? Who would read this kind of book?'. I kept it in my drawer. A few years later, I was given another Bible (NT) in my mother tongue, also by a stranger. I decided to read it, again I put it down. I wasn't a believer back then. Without the help of the Holy Spiri...