The Big Idea The Big Idea Of the Old Testament
The Big IdeaThe Big IdeaOf the
Old Testament
Old Testament
EXODUSNew Testament
CROSS
EGYPT
MIDIAN
Sinai
Egypt in the days of the Egypt in the days of the ExodusExodus
The Plagues of Egypt painted by Joseph
Turner in 1800
EGYPT
“YAM SUPH”
Exodus from Egypt: 10
Plagues
Giving of the Law: 10
Commandments
Building the Tabernacle:
10 Items
The cloud covered thetent of meeting, and theglory of the Lord filledthe tabernacle (Exodus40:34)
Leviticus: Leviticus: The Book of HolinessThe Book of Holiness
Leviticus tells usof the worshiptaking place inthe Tabernacle
Exodus ends withthe constructionof the Tabernacle
If you walk in My statutes and keep If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments… (26:3)My commandments… (26:3)
• I will give you rain
• The land will yield its produce
• The trees of the field will bear fruit
• You will eat your food to the full
• I will grant you peace
• You will chase your enemies
• I will make you fruitful and multiply you
• I will dwell with you
If you do not obey Me and carry out If you do not obey Me and carry out all these commandments… (26:14)all these commandments… (26:14)
• I will appoint over you a sudden terror, consumption and fever
• You shall sow your seed uselessly
• You shall be struck down before your enemies
• Those who hate you shall rule over you
• You shall flee when no one is pursuing
If, after these things, you do not If, after these things, you do not obey me… (26:18)obey me… (26:18)
• I will punish you seven times more
• I will break down your pride of power
• Your strength will be spent uselessly
• Your land will not produce its produce
• The trees of the land will not yield their fruit
If, then you act with hostility toward If, then you act with hostility toward Me and are not willing… (26:21)Me and are not willing… (26:21)
• I will increase the plague seven times
• I will let loose among you the beast of the field
• They shall bereave you of your children and destroy your cattle
If, by these things you are not If, by these things you are not turned to Me… (26:23)turned to Me… (26:23)
• I will strike you seven times
• I will bring upon you a sword
• I will strike you with a pestilence
• Your bread shall be rationed
If, in spite of this, you do not obey If, in spite of this, you do not obey Me… (26:27)Me… (26:27)
• I will punish you seven times more
• You shall eat the flesh of your sons and daughters
• I will cut down your high places
• I will lay waste your cities
• I will make the land desolate
• I will scatter you among the nations and you will perish among the nations
EGYPTKadeshBarnea
SINAI
The people who live in the land are strong, and the citiesare fortified and very large; and moreover, we saw thedescendants of Anak there.
(Numbers 13:28).
EGYPTKadeshBarnea
SINAI
EDOM
ReubenGadMannaseh
Book of Deuteronomy
“SecondLaw”
• Preamble• Historical Prologue
• Stipulations• Blessings, Cursings,
and Ratification of the Covenant• Succession
Suzerain Treaty
• Moses dies• Joshua takes
the land
“The Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD.”
“The LORD sold them into the hands of their enemies”
“And when the sons of Israel cried out to the LORD…”
“The LORD raised up a deliverer.”
“The Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD.”
“The LORD sold them into the hands of their enemies”
“And when the sons of Israel cried out to the LORD…”
“The LORD raised up a deliverer.”
EhudDeborahGideon
JephthahSamson
Judges 17:6Judges 17:6In those days there was no king
in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.
Levite from Bethlehem becomes a priest to the people of Dan
17:1
19:1 Concubine from Bethlehem murdered in Gibeah and sparks war against tribe of Benjamin
Jebus(Jerusalem)
Gibeah
Bethlehem
Hill Countryof Ephraim
Judges 17:6Judges 17:6In those days there was no king
in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.
Levite from Bethlehem becomes a priest to the people of Dan
17:1
19:1 Concubine from Bethlehem murdered in Gibeah and sparks war against tribe of Benjamin
Ruth and Naomi return to Bethlehem where Ruth has grandfather of David
Ruth