Jan 18, 2016
• The good news• Two divisions:
• Testament: Covenant between God and people– OT: God and the nation of Israel– NT: God and us for the life to come
• There are: – 73 books in total– OT: 46
• 7 are canonical books• Not canonised by the protestants• Not gathered by Ezra
– NT: 27
• 73 books• >1500 years• 40 writers• No contradictions• Inspired by One God
• OT: Stories, poems and proverbs– One clear message: Salvation
• History of God and people (me)– His mercy and patience– How people repaid God
• OT is a shadow of the NT– How to live with God
• Fellowship with the characters• Joseph• Ruth• David and Jonathan
– Perfect Friendship
• Rahab
• Language: Hebrew, Aramaic Later
Gen
esis
Exodus
Leviticus
Num
bers
Deuteronom
y
The Pentateuch (Judaism: Torah)
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
I Sam
uel
II Sam
uel
I Kings
Nehem
iah
II Kin
gs
Esther
Ezra
I Chr on
icles
II Chronicles
Old Testament History
Job
Psalm
s
Proverbs
Ecclesiaste
s
Son
g of S
ongs
Wisdom and PoetryIsaiah
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Am
os
Oba
diah
Jonah
Mica
h
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephania
h
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
The Major and Minor Prophets
Matthe
w
Mark
Luke
John
Acts of th
e A
postles
The Gospels and ActsR
oma
ns
I Cor in
thians
II Corinthians
Gala
tians
Eph
esians
Philippians
Colossians
I Thessalonians
II Th
ess a
lon
ian
s
I Tim
othy
II Tim
othy
Titu
s
Philem
on
Hebrew
s
James
I Pete
r
II Peter
I John
II John
III John
Jude
Revelation
Writings of the Apostles
Lamentations
• Genesis• Exodus• Leviticus• Numbers• Deuteronomy
• Primeval Time Genesis 1-11– Creation of Adam ~5500 BC– Fall– Enoch
• Walked with God
– Methuselah 969 years old• By his death came death
– Flood and Noah– Tower of Babel
• Patriarchal period Genesis 12-50– Abraham ~2000 BC
• Ur to Haran to Canaan
– Isaac– Jacob– 12 tribes
• Joseph• Judah
– 400 year bondage in Egypt
• Exodus– The Lord chose Moses to lead people OUT of
Egypt– Not into the promised land– The law was not enough, need a saviour
• Joshua/Jesus
– Law and Tabernacle– 40 years Lost in the desert
• Ex 13:17• God's wisdom
• Joshua:– Conquers and enters Canaan ~1406 BC
• Judges ~ 1375 BC– Dark era of 400 years– Gideon, Deborah, Samson, Samuel
• United Kingdom/ Early monarchy– 1,2 Sam/ 1 Kings/ 1,2 Chronicles– Solomon built temple 959 BC– Rahbam his son revolted
• Divided Kingdom– ~922-722BC– 1,2Kings/ 2Chronicles– Southern kingdom
• Temple• House of David
– Northern Kingdom• Their own temple• Their own God
– Prophecies
• Assyirian Captivity ~722 BC• 2Kings, 2 Chronicles
– The fall of the Northern Kingdom– Fall of Samaria– God’s punishment– Southern Kingdom remains– Prophecies
• Babylnian Captivity 2Kings, 2 Chronicles– ~ 605BC– ~586 Temple and Jerusalem are destroyed– Prophecies
• Restoration– ~538 BC Persian Kings allow Jews to return– Temple is rebuilt– ~458 BC Ezra returns and gathers the OT– ~430 BC Malachi writes the LAST Prophecy
• Silent Period of ~400 years– No Prophets– No prophecies– Awaiting the coming of the Lord Jesus– The scene is set
• Genesis– The Lord my creator– Falling at my own free will– Spread of sin
• Exodus– The Lord my saviour– Carries me out of hardship and slavery into the
promised land
• Leviticus– The Lord who blesses me through His Blood,
priesthood
• Numbers– The Lord my leader– Light to my life
• Deuteronomy– The Lord my friend – Talk and praise
• God’s promise• God wanting us• Covenant• Promise for salvation