Bible overviewPart 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?

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Reading a Bible passage

Old Testament (39) New Testament (27)

Hebrew Greek

•66 books•40+ authors•Written over 1,400 years

The Bible

Genesis

Exodus

LeviticusN

umbers

Deuteronom

yJoshuaJudgesR

uth1 S

amuel

2 Sam

uel1 K

ings2 K

ings1 C

hronicles2 C

hroniclesE

zraN

ehemiah

Esther

JobP

salms

Proverbs

Ecclesiastes

Song of S

olomon

IsaiahJerem

iahLam

entationsE

zekielD

anielH

oseaJoelA

mos

Obadiah

JonahM

icahN

ahumH

abakkukZ

ephaniahH

aggaiZ

echariahM

alachiOld Testament

Genesis

Exodus

LeviticusN

umbers

Deuteronom

yJoshuaJudgesR

uth1 S

amuel

2 Sam

uel1 K

ings2 K

ings1 C

hronicles2 C

hroniclesE

zraN

ehemiah

Esther

JobP

salms

Proverbs

Ecclesiastes

Song of S

olomon

IsaiahJerem

iahLam

entationsE

zekielD

anielH

oseaJoelA

mos

Obadiah

JonahM

icahN

ahumH

abakkukZ

ephaniahH

aggaiZ

echariahM

alachi

History Wisdom Prophets

MinorMajorLaw(Torah, Pentateuch)

Old Testament

Events Experience Expectation

Concerned with: Past Present Future

Work Ways WillReveal God’s:

Matthew

Mark

LukeJohnA

ctsR

omans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galatians

Ephesians

Philippians

Colossians

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

1 Tim

othy2 T

imothy

Titus

Philem

onH

ebrews

James

1 Peter

2 Peter

1 John2 John3 JohnJudeR

evelation

New Testament

Matthew

Mark

LukeJohnA

ctsR

omans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galatians

Ephesians

Philippians

Colossians

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

1 Tim

othy2 T

imothy

Titus

Philem

onH

ebrews

James

1 Peter

2 Peter

1 John2 John3 JohnJudeR

evelation

History Letters (Epistles) Apocalypse

Gospels Paul General

New Testament

4000BC 3000BC 2000BC 1000BC 0AD 1000AD 2000AD

??

Time line

Early times

Adam Abraham

Patriarchs

Moses

GENESIS

OT History – LawOT History – GeneralOT Wisdom*OT ProphetsNT HistoryNT Letters

Turkey

GoogleMaps

Dead Sea

Sea of Galilee

River Jordan

Red Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Persian Gulf

River Nile

Gardenof Eden?

PromisedLand

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 1-11

Early times Bible ref. Genesis 1-11

Creation

Adam and Eve

Cain and Abel

Noah

Tower of Babel

Patriarchs Bible ref.Genesis 11-50

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 11-50

Esau Jacob

Joseph

Slavery in Egypt (400 yrs)

Twelve tribes

Leah Zilpah Rachel BilhahV

Jacob’s sons and the 12 tribes

Reuben

Simeon

Levi

Judah

Issachar

Zebulun

Joseph

Benjamin

Gad

Asher

Dan

Naphtali

Manasseh

Ephraim

4000BC 3000BC 2000BC 1000BC 0AD 1000AD 2000AD

??

Time line

Early times

Adam Abraham

Patriarchs

GENESIS

We are here

Moses

The Exodus and judges

Samuel

Joshua

The Exodus Bible ref.ExodusLeviticusNumbers

Escape from Egypt

Law PriestsTabernacle 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

CrossingRed Sea

Mount Sinai

40 years ofwandering

Moses dies

The Exodus route

GoogleMaps

Moses

GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshua

Bible ref.ExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomy

Mosesborn

Mosesdied

Mount Sinai

Joshua and the Judges Bible ref.Joshua

JoshuaCrossing River JordanDefeat of JerichoTaking the Promised Land

Manasseh

Dan

Reuben

Simeon

Judah

Issach

arZebulun

Benjamin

NaphtaliAsher

Ephraim Gad

Joshua and the Judges

JoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel

Bible ref.JoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel

Moses died

“In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit.”

Judges 17v6; 18v1; 19v1; 21v25

Samuel Sauldied

Samuel

Joshua died

JoshuaCrossing River JordanDefeat of JerichoTaking the Promised Land

GideonDeborahSamson

The Judges

From Judge to King

JoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel

Bible ref.1 Samuel

Samuel Sauldied

“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 GoliathSaul is jealous of DavidDavid goes into hiding

Joshua died

Moses died

Theocracy

Adam

Noah

AbrahamIsaacJacobJoseph

Moses

Joshua

Samuel

Saul

David

The main characters so far…

Jeroboam 1 Rehoboam

Israel (North)

Judah(South)

Kings

1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 Chronicles

Bible ref.2 Samuel1&2 Kings1&2 Chronicles

Sauldied

Daviddied

Fall ofJerusalem

Solomon WisdomBuilt templeGot greedy

David

Captures JerusalemSubdues foesBathshebaAbsalom’s revolt

Hoshea

Pekah

Pekahiah

Menahem

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echariahJeroboam

IIJoashJehoahazJehuJoramA

haziahA

habO

mri

Tibni

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lahB

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adabJeroboam

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Northern Kings

Elijah vs. the Baal prophetson 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

CombinedKingdom

722BC

Zedekiah

JehoiachinJehoiakimJehoahazJosiahA

mon

Manasseh

Hezekiah

Ahaz

JothamU

zziahA

maziah

JoashA

thaliahA

haziahJehoramJehoshaphatA

saA

bijahR

ehoboam

“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

“Go

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North

South (Judah)

Assyrians

Kingdoms captured

722BC

Babylonians

586BC

CombinedKingdom

Persians

537BC

458BC

Return from exile

EzraNehemiahEsther

Bible ref.EzraNehemiahEsther

Persia capturesBabylon 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 3000BC 2000BC 1000BC 0AD 1000AD 2000AD

??

Early times

Adam Abraham

Patriarchs

Moses

Exodus & judges

Samuel

Time line

We are here

Kings

Exile

Nehemiah

OT History – LawOT History – GeneralOT Wisdom*OT ProphetsNT HistoryNT 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 God2. The sinfulness of sin3. The necessity of repentance4. The certainty of judgement5. The indestructibility of grace

The everlasting love of God

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Jonah

Amos

Hosea

Ezekiel

Haggai

Zechariah

Nahum

Habakkuk

Zephaniah

Obadiah

MalachiJeremiah

Isaiah

Micah

Daniel

AssyriansBabylonians

Persians

Inter-Testament times

PersiansAssyrians Babylonians Greeks Romans

Old Testament

New Testament

Jesus

GOD US

JESUS

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