Bible overview Part 1 - The Old Testament Matt Pritchard

Aims

Starting point The Bible is God inspired. Written by human authors. Each with their own style. Written at specific points in history. “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3v16-17

What does the passage actually say? What does the passage mean? What does the passage mean today? UNDERSTAND EXPLAIN APPLY Reading a Bible passage

Old Testament (39)New Testament (27) HebrewGreek 66 books 40+ authors Written over 1,400 years The Bible

GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomy JoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SolomonIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoel AmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachi Old Testament

GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomy JoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SolomonIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoel AmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachi History Wisdom Prophets Minor MajorLaw (Torah, Pentateuch) Old Testament Events Experience Expectation Concerned with: Past Present Future WorkWaysWillReveal God’s:

MatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation New Testament

MatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation History Letters (Epistles) Apocalypse GospelsPaulGeneral New Testament

4000BC 3000BC2000BC1000BC0AD1000AD2000AD ?? Time line Early times AdamAbraham Patriarchs Moses GENESIS OT History – Law OT History – General OT Wisdom* OT Prophets NT History NT Letters

Turkey

GoogleMaps Dead Sea Sea of Galilee River Jordan Red Sea Mediterranean Sea Persian Gulf River Nile Garden of Eden? Promised Land Egypt

1. Day and night 2. Sky and water 3. Land and sea + vegetation 4. Sun, moon and stars 5. Birds and sea creatures 6. Animals and humans Creation Bible ref. Genesis Rest

Early times Bible ref. Genesis 1-11 Creation Adam and Eve Cain and Abel Noah Tower of Babel

Patriarchs Bible ref. Genesis The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." Genesis 12 v1-3 Abraham – “father of many”

Ur Haran Egypt Abraham’s travels GoogleMaps

Patriarchs Abraham Isaac Bible ref. Genesis Esau Jacob Joseph Slavery in Egypt (400 yrs) Twelve tribes

Leah Zilpah Rachel Bilhah V Jacob’s sons and the 12 tribes Reuben Simeon Levi Judah Issachar Zebulun Joseph Benjamin Gad Asher Dan Naphtali Manasseh Ephraim

4000BC 3000BC2000BC1000BC0AD1000AD2000AD ?? Time line Early times AdamAbraham Patriarchs GENESIS We are here Moses The Exodus and judges Samuel Joshua

The Exodus Bible ref. Exodus Leviticus Numbers Escape from Egypt Law Priests Tabernacle and Ark Mount Sinai Moses born Burning bush 10 plagues 12 spies explore the Promised Land 40 years in the wilderness Except Joshua and Caleb

Crossing Red Sea Mount Sinai 40 years of wandering Moses dies The Exodus route GoogleMaps

Moses Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Bible ref. Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Moses born Moses died End of leviticus?? Mount Sinai

Joshua and the Judges Bible ref. Joshua Crossing River Jordan Defeat of Jericho Taking the Promised Land Manasseh Dan Reuben Simeon Judah Issachar Zebulun Benjamin Naphtali Asher Ephraim Gad

Joshua and the Judges Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel Bible ref. Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel Moses died “In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit.” Judges 17v6; 18v1; 19v1; 21v25 SamuelSaul died Samuel Joshua died Joshua Crossing River Jordan Defeat of Jericho Taking the Promised Land Gideon Deborah Samson The Judges Do Judges and Samuel overlap??

From Judge to King Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel Bible ref. 1 Samuel SamuelSaul died “But the people refused to listen to Samuel. "No!" they said. "We want a king over us. Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles." 1 Sam 8v19-20 Saul becomes king (~1050 BC) David anointed Saul dies David and Goliath Saul is jealous of David David goes into hiding Joshua died Moses died

Theocracy

Adam Noah Abraham Isaac Jacob Joseph Moses Joshua Samuel Saul David The main characters so far…

Jeroboam 1 Rehoboam Israel (North) Judah (South) Kings 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Bible ref. 2 Samuel 1&2 Kings 1&2 Chronicles Saul died David died Fall of Jerusalem Northern Kingdom also called: Israel Ephraim Samaria Solomon Wisdom Built temple Got greedy David Captures Jerusalem Subdues foes Bathsheba Absalom’s revolt

Hoshea Pekah Pekahiah Menahem Shallum Zechariah Jeroboam II Joash Jehoahaz Jehu Joram Ahaziah Ahab Omri Tibni Zimri Elah Baasha Nadab Jeroboam 1 Time “Goodness” Northern Kings Elijah vs. the Baal prophets on Mount Carmel Israel defeated by Assyria. 722 BC “He did evil in the eyes of the LORD” “He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD”

ASSYRIA GoogleMaps Assyria conquers the Northern kingdom

North South (Judah) Assyrians Kingdoms captured Combined Kingdom 722BC

Zedekiah Jehoiachin Jehoiakim Jehoahaz Josiah Amon Manasseh Hezekiah Ahaz Jotham Uzziah Amaziah Joash Athaliah Ahaziah Jehoram Jehoshaphat Asa Abijah Rehoboam “He did evil in the eyes of the LORD” Southern Kings Fall of Jerusalem 586BC “He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD” Assyria threatens. Isaiah helps. Book of the Law found. Renews covenant. Time “Goodness”

North South (Judah) Assyrians Kingdoms captured 722BC Babylonians 586BC Combined Kingdom Persians 537BC 458BC

Return from exile Ezra Nehemiah Esther Bible ref. Ezra Nehemiah Esther Persia captures Babylon 539BC ~433BC Main party returns (537BC) – To build temple Ezra the priest returns (458BC) Nehemiah returns (445 BC) – To build walls and gates Esther saves Jews in Persia

4000BC 3000BC2000BC1000BC0AD1000AD2000AD ?? Early times AdamAbraham Patriarchs Moses Exodus & judges Samuel Time line We are here Kings Exile Nehemiah OT History – Law OT History – General OT Wisdom* OT Prophets NT History NT Letters

Wisdom literature Job – explores the problem of pain Psalms – praise and prayer Proverbs – practical wisdom Ecclesiastes – the emptiness materialism Song of Songs – a book about love

Prophets Prophetic books both forth-tell and fore-tell. 1.The holiness of God 2.The sinfulness of sin 3.The necessity of repentance 4.The certainty of judgement 5.The indestructibility of grace The everlasting love of God

Prophets Northern powers Israel (North) Judah (South) Jonah Amos Hosea Ezekiel Haggai Zechariah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Obadiah MalachiJeremiah Isaiah Micah Daniel Assyrians Babylonians Persians

Inter-Testament times Persians Assyrians Babylonians Greeks Romans Old Testament New Testament

Jesus

GODUS JESUS

Evaluation How useful did you find this session? (1=not at all; 10=essential) How hard did you find the content? (1=baby stuff; 10=impenetrable) What bits did you enjoy? What have you learnt? What would you change? Any other comments?