Book of Jacob – Read the King James Bible Online (With Apocrypha)
Welcome to the Book of Jacob — a growing home for the King James Bible online, including the Apocrypha.
The mission of this website is to publish the Word of God clearly, openly, and faithfully, so that anyone, anywhere in the world, may read the Holy Scriptures freely without distraction. This project is inspired by Scripture itself…
“The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.”
— Psalm 68:11 (KJV)
Now you may be asking yourself, “So why do you call the King James Bible the Book of Jacob?”
Well, let’s simply let the Word of God answer that question…
Baruch 4
1: This is the book of the commandments of God, and the law that endureth for ever: all they that keep it shall come to life; but such as leave it shall die.
2: Turn thee, O Jacob, and take hold of it: walk in the presence of the light thereof, that thou mayest be illuminated.
3: Give not thine honour to another, nor the things that are profitable unto thee to a strange nation.
4: O Israel, happy are we: for things that are pleasing to God are made known unto us.
5: Be of good cheer, my people, the memorial of Israel.
6: Ye were sold to the nations, not for your destruction: but because ye moved God to wrath, ye were delivered unto the enemies.
7: For ye provoked him that made you by sacrificing unto devils, and not to God.
8: Ye have forgotten the everlasting God, that brought you up; and ye have grieved Jerusalem, that nursed you.
9: For when she saw the wrath of God coming upon you, she said, Hearken, O ye that dwell about Sion: God hath brought upon me great mourning;
10: For I saw the captivity of my sons and daughters, which the Everlasting brought upon them.
11: With joy did I nourish them; but sent them away with weeping and mourning.
12: Let no man rejoice over me, a widow, and forsaken of many, who for the sins of my children am left desolate; because they departed from the law of God.
13: They knew not his statutes, nor walked in the ways of his commandments, nor trod in the paths of discipline in his righteousness.
14: Let them that dwell about Sion come, and remember ye the captivity of my sons and daughters, which the Everlasting hath brought upon them.
15: For he hath brought a nation upon them from far, a shameless nation, and of a strange language, who neither reverenced old man, nor pitied child.
16: These have carried away the dear beloved children of the widow, and left her that was alone desolate without daughters.
Old Testament
The Old Testament tells the history of God’s creation, His covenant with Israel, and His unfolding purposes in the earth. From Genesis through the Prophets, these books reveal God’s law, promises, judgments, and mercy, forming the foundation of all Scripture and pointing forward to the coming of the Messiah.
THE APOCRYPHA
The Apocrypha contains historical writings preserved in the 1611 King James Bible that record the struggles, faith, and victories of the Israelites between the Old and New Testaments. Most notably, the books of the Maccabees recount Israel’s wars against the Greco-Roman rulers and their deliverance from oppression.
NEW TESTAMENT
The New Testament proclaims the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Through the Gospels, Acts, Epistles, and Revelation, it reveals God’s grace, salvation, and the growth of the Church, calling Christ’s lost sheep back home (Matthew 15:24) through faith, repentance, and obedience.
What is the Apocrypha?
The King James Bible, now over 400 years old, originally included 14 hidden books known as the Apocrypha. These Apocryphal texts provide a deeper understanding into the history and division of the 12 tribes of Israel, which was first mentioned in the book of 1 Kings 12.
The Protestant church, however, in 1885 decided to remove these 14 books in order to conceal the whereabouts and the circumstances surrounding the other missing tribes.
For example, the book of 2nd Esdras 13:40-45 documents the journey of the lost 10 tribes into a further country, referred to as “Arsareth” in the holy scriptures, but identified by Christopher Columbus as the “Americas.”
Notably, Alexander the Great is also mentioned in the book of 1st Maccabees Chapter 1, which documents his rise to power, warring across the globe and subjugating the Israelites.
The Hellenization of Israel aimed to erase their God-given laws, heritage, and identity. This led some Jews to adopt Greek customs, which caused a division between those who were still faithful to the God of Jacob, and those who embraced Grecian culture.
This separation extended between the Southern Kingdom Jews in Judaea and the Northern Kingdom Jews who were called “Gentiles” in Galilee.
Jesus’ ministry was primarily centered in Galilee among the lost tribes of Zabulon and Nephthalim (Matthew 4:15). His main objective was to save the lost sheep of Israel (Matthew 15:24).
The division between the “house of Judah” and the “house of Israel” helps to clarify a commonly misunderstood scripture, “There is neither Jew nor Greek”.
In fact, Galatians 3:28 simply represents a family feud between the two Israelite kingdoms, which were both redeemed by Jesus Christ in a new covenant (Hebrews 8:8).
Ever since the Hellenization and later Roman occupation of the Israelites began, great efforts have been taken to erase the memory of the children of Israel (Psalms 83:1-4).
The Protestant church’s removal of the Apocryphal books from the King James Bible was a major part of this crafty counsel.
Now let’s take a look at some original 1611 King James Bibles…
Baruch 2:35
“And I will make an everlasting covenant with them to be their God, and they shall be my people: and I will no more drive my people of Israel out of the land that I have given them.”