As stated earlier, the Christians and the Jews assembled the remaining books of the Old Testament in a different order. The following samples show connections for both the Christian and the Jewish order of books.


In the first sample for Isaiah chapter 8, the Lord makes a connection to the 8th Christian book and the 8th Jewish book with all three having a witness, a conception, and baring a son.

ISAIAH 8:2
And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record…
3 And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son.

RUTH 4:11
And all the people… said, We are witnesses
13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.

I SAMUEL 1:11
And she (Hannah) vowed a vow…
12 Eli marked her mouth.
19 Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.
20 …Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son
25 Hannah brought the child to Eli.
26 And she said… I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.
27 For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:


In the second sample, the Lord makes a connection to the 8th Jewish book with the forbidding of familiar spirits and wizards.

ISAIAH 8:19
And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?

I SAMUEL 28:8
…and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, (from the dead), whom I shall name unto thee.
9 And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land…