If we seek a mystical experience or we want God to audibly speak to us, we must remember that He already has spoken to us in the Bible. Some years ago a man asked why God does not reveal Himself to us, so that we would all know that God is real. Well, the truth is He already has! He did so long ago, so that everyone would know Him.

Content of the Bible. The Bible is composed of the Old and New Testaments. The Old Testament contains 39 books. The first 5 books, the Pentateuch, are an introduction to God, angels, our world, man, sin and the beginning of our world. The next 12 books record the early history of God’s workings with Israel from about 1422 B.C. to 586 B.C. It starts with Israel’s entering Palestine, covers the establishment of the royal line of the Kings, and concludes with Israel's being deported into Babylon as captives. The five books of poetry start with probably the oldest book in the Bible, the book of Job. The other books of poetry include Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon. The remaining 17 books are prophetic and include such books as Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel and Jonah.