His embarrassment and failure were my fault. He was utterly clueless about what was going on in Jeremiah and understood little to nothing. When we met up a month later, he sheepishly admitted that he had quit reading by Jeremiah 5. I cringe to remember my lack of wisdom in this decision. Earlier in my ministry career, I met monthly with a young Christian in his first year out of college, and I selected Jeremiah as our first book to read together. What are the best books of the Bible for young Christians to start with?Īll of Scripture is God’s authoritative, inspired Word, but some books are more conducive for a young Christian’s first reading of the Bible than others. A major problem they encounter is knowing where to start. Scorpion - 1 Kings 12:11 and 12:14, Luke 10:19, Revelation 9:3, 9:5, and 9:10.Young Christians – either in terms of their age or the recency of their conversion – understand they should read the Bible, and even desire to.Owl (tawny, little, short-eared, great-horned, desert.) - Leviticus 11:17, Isaiah 34:15, Psalms 102:6.Locust - Exodus 10:4, Leviticus 11:22, Joel 1:4, Matthew 3:4, Revelation 9:3.Lizard (common sand lizard) - Leviticus 11:30.Leviathan - (could be an earthly creature like a crocodile, a mythical sea monster of ancient literature, or a reference to dinosaurs.) Isaiah 27:1, Psalms 74:14, Job 41:1.Leopard - Isaiah 11:6, Jeremiah 13:23, Daniel 7:6, Revelation 13:2.Kite (a bird of prey.) - Leviticus 11:14.Hyrax (either a small fish or a small, gopher-like animal known as a rock badger) - Leviticus 11:5.Hoopoe (an unclean bird of unknown origin) - Leviticus 11:19.Dragon (a monstrous land or sea creature.) - Isaiah 30:7.Cormorant (a large black water bird) - Leviticus 11:17.Chameleon (a type of lizard with the ability to change color rapidly) - Leviticus 11:30.Behemoth (a monstrous and mighty land animal some scholars say it's a mythical monster of ancient literature, while others think it could be a possible reference to a dinosaur) - Job 40:15.Antelope - Deuteronomy 14:5, Isaiah 51:20.Addax (a light-colored, antelope native to the Saharan Desert) - Deuteronomy 14:5.
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