What's the Bible all about?

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What’s the Bible all about? Amy Warfield Class 2 Old Testament

What’s the Bible all about? • The Old Testament – Law – History – Poetry – Major Prophets – Minor Prophets

What’s the Bible all about? Old Testament Law • Genesis • Exodus • Numbers • Deuteronomy History • Joshua • Judges • Ruth • 1 Samuel • 2 Samuel • 1 Kings • 2 Kings • 1 Chronicles • 2 Chronicles • Ezra

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Nehemiah Esther

Poetry • Job • Psalms • Proverbs • Ecclesiastes • Song of Solomon Major Prophets • Isaiah • Jeremiah • Lamentations • Ezekiel • Daniel

Minor Prophets • Hosea • Joel • Amos • Obadiah • Jonah • Micah • Nahum • Habakkuk • Zephaniah • Haggai • Zechariah • Malachi

What’s the Bible all about? • Law – Genesis – Exodus – Leviticus – Numbers – Deuteronomy

What’s the Bible all about? • On the road to Emmanus – Luke 24:25 And he said to them,“O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

What’s the Bible all about? • Jesus’ sermon in the Temple – Luke 5:45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, on whom you have set your hope. 46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me. 47 But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”

What’s the Bible all about? The OT Peaks and Valleys Peaks • Creation / Garden of Eden • Abraham’s call

Valleys • Fall • Wicked Humanity/Flood

• Exodus/ Mt Sinai

• Israel in slavery/ Golden calf

• Kingdoms under Saul David & Solomon

• Divided Kingdom

• Returning to Jerusalem

What’s the Bible all about? • Genesis – Beginnings – everything except God – Adam and Eve to Moses • God Created –chapter 1 • God desired a relationship –chapter 2 • People rebelled –chapter 3

– Patriarchal period • Abraham • Issac • Jacob – the 12 sons and 12 tribes

What’s the Bible all about? • 12 Tribes – – – – – –

Reuben Simeon Levi Judah Dan Naphtali

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Gad Asher Issachar Zebulun Joseph Benjamin

What’s the Bible all about? • Exodus – “The way out” – In Slavery in Egypt – Someone to lead the people of Israel - Moses – The Passover – a picture of Jesus as Savior • The Passover Lamb

– Giving of the Law (Ch 19-24) – Layout out the Tabernacle

What’s the Bible all about? • Leviticus – – From the Levites – the book of Atonement – Tells the Priest what to do – Tells the people what they need to do – Lays out the Feasts – Offerings

What’s the Bible all about? • Numbers – Counting – a roll call – Preparing for the journey – The wandering in the wilderness – Journey to Canaan

What’s the Bible all about? • Deuteronomy – “the second Law” – Moses 3 sermons to the children of Israel • Looking Back (Ch 1-4) • Looking Up (Ch 5-26) • Looking Out (Ch 27-33)

– Moses death

What’s the Bible all about? • History – – – – – – – – –

Joshua Judges Ruth 1ST and 2nd Samuel 1st and 2nd Kings 1st and 2nd Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther

What’s the Bible all about? • Joshua – The Lord’s salvation – Obeying God and taking of the promised land – Another picture of Jesus – taking people into the promised land – Charge to the people “Who will you serve?” – Ch 24:15 “But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

What’s the Bible all about? • Judges – Leaders chosen by God to deliver the Israelites and rule with justice – Cycle • • • •

Israelites disobeying God God allowing their enemies to make life hard Israelites praying for God’s help God sending a judge to help them

What’s the Bible all about? • Ruth – Moabite woman – Worshipped the God of Israel instead of idols – Boaz – the kinsman redeemer – Picture of the Redeemer – In the line of Jesus – Matthew 1 “5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, 6 and Jesse the father of David the king.”

What’s the Bible all about? • 1st and 2nd Samuel – Samuel was the last judge – “asked of God” – Saul was Israel’s First King – but disobeyed God – David was chosen next as King • • • •

Born in Bethlehem Shepherd “a man after God’s own heart” Fall – sins and problems in the family

What’s the Bible all about? • 1st and 2nd Kings – Reign of Solomon • Asked God for Wisdom – great blessings • Built the Temple • Failed to follow God, turned and worshipped idols

– Division of the Kingdom • North and South • Israel and Judah • King Jeroboam and King Rehoboam

What’s the Bible all about? • 1st and 2nd Chronicles – “the words of the days” – Believed to be written down by Ezra – Another view of the history during the time of the kingdoms – Reviews the families and leaders from Adam thru the captivity.

What’s the Bible all about? • Divided Kingdom’s – Some Kings were bad – God sent prophets to give warnings and guidance

– Fall of the Northern Kingdom in 720 BC by the Assyrians – Fall of the Southern Kingdom in 585 BC by the Babylonians

What’s the Bible all about? • Ezra – The return of the people from Babylon – Rebuilding of the altar – Laying the foundation and rebuilding the Temple – Ezra returned to teach the people God’s Laws – Prophets of the day were Haggai and Zechariah

What’s the Bible all about? • Nehemiah – comfort of Jehovah – Reminded God of His promise to gather back his people to Jerusalem – Allowed by the King to go back from Persia to rebuild the walls – Helped people focus on obeying Gods Word

What’s the Bible all about? • Esther – Narrative about one person’s life – Was made Queen by Xerxes in Persia – Uncle was Mordecai • Learned of plot to kill the Jewish people • Esther stepped in • Esther 4: 14 ”For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

What’s the Bible all about? • Poetry – Job – Psalms – Proverbs – Ecclesiastes – Song of Solomon

What’s the Bible all about? • Job – Means “presecuted one” – Points back to God – Looked for God to be his redeemer

What’s the Bible all about? • Psalms – book of praises – Written by David • Asaph – the choir master • Sons of Korch – royal musicians • Moses

– Jesus spoke using the Psalms • Luke 24: 44 Then Jesus said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” • Psalms 22:16 & 18 describes the crucifixion

What’s the Bible all about? • Quotes from the Psalms in the NT – Psalms 22 – v 4 – Matt. 27:46 – v 6,7 – Luke 23: 35, 36 – v 6-8 – Matt 27: 39, 41, 43 – v 12, 13- Matt 27:36, 44 – v 28- I Corthians 15: 23, 24

What’s the Bible all about? • Proverbs – Book of Wisdom – wise saying to live by – Written by Solomon – To be memorized

• Ecclesiastes – “speaker before the assemby” – Written by Solomon

• Song of Solomon – a love song – Real love that makes one person willing to give up everything for the one they love

What’s the Bible all about? Prophets • Major

• Minor

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Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekial Daniel

Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi

What’s the Bible all about? • Isaiah – God is salvation – Judgement of Israel – Assyria is coming – Coming Jesus (Ch 52-53) – Future Glory (Ch 54-66)

What’s the Bible all about? • Jeremiah – God establishes or sends – Before the Fall of Jerusalem (1-38) – After the Fall of Jerusalem (39-52) – Remained in Jerusalem – didn’t go into exile – Prophecy of the destruction of • Lachish, Babylon and Jerusalem

– Fore told of Jesus Lord our Righteous (23:5, 6) – New Covenant (31:31-34)

What’s the Bible all about? • Lamentations – “to cry out loud” – Saddest book in the Bible – Written by Jeremiah – Recounts all the troubles of the Jewish people after the Fall of Jerusalem – But mentions where the comfort will be found •

3:22 The

steadfast love of the LORD never ceases;[b] his mercies never come to an end; 23 they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

What’s the Bible all about? • Ezekial – “God strengthens” – Contemporary of Daniel – Taken to Babylon in a second wave – Prophecies included must return the Lord before they will go back to Jerusalem. – Judah and other nations

• Daniel – “God is my judge” – Common stories of obeying and trusting God – Prophecy about Nebuchadnezzar – King in Babylon

What’s the Bible all about? • Prophet – – – – – – – – – – – –

Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi

Prophet to:

Message

Israel Judah Israel Edom Nineveh Judah Nineveh Judah Judah Jews in Jerusalem Jews in Jerusalem Jews in Jerusalem

God’s redeeming Love for you Look toward the Day of the Lord God’s Justice and Righteous Edomites would be destroyed Repent/God will spare (all people) Judgement and Hope Justice and Love Conversations with God God’s plan for a Savior Blessings of God, the Future Messiah is Coming Trust and Obey God, The savior is coming

What’s the Bible all about? • Then 400 years of silence . . .

What’s the Bible all about? • Questions?