Bible Study #89 The Writings Series-Esther (Bible Study With John Ogwyn)

"This evening we are here at Esther, the fifth
and final book of this five-book section
called the Megillot. The Megillot is that five-
book section called the Festival Scrolls by the
Jews. Of course, it was a portion of the Writings
section. Traditionally, the Old Testament was
divided as the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms
(Writings)—the three traditional divisions of the
Old Testament as preserved by the Jews.
Jesus Himself referred to that in the book of
Luke where He made reference to what
constituted the Old Testament.
Luke 24:44-45, “Then He said to them, ‘These
are the words which I spoke to you while I was
still with you, that all things must be fulfilled
which were written in the Law of Moses and the
Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.’ And
He opened their understanding, that they might
comprehend the Scriptures.”
Jesus clearly defined the Scriptures of the Old
Testament as consisting of the Law, the Prophets
and the Writings, or Psalms as it is sometimes
termed. This means there’s no room for the
apocryphal books. Jesus Christ defined the
Scriptures for us here. We know they consist of
the three traditional divisions preserved by the
Jews since antiquity.
The first five books of the Bible are called the
Book of the Law. The final of these three
sections—the section of Psalms or the Writings
—consisted of the book of Psalms, Proverbs,
Job, then the five Festival Scrolls which we
have been going through—Song of Solomon,
Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and now this..." Read More!!