An Overview of the Old Testament

A General Perspective

GenesisDeath of JosephCreation

ExodusIsraelites Come to

Egypt 431 Years

Leviticus

1 MonthGod inMidst

Of Israel

Numbers38 yrs. 10 months

Two CensusDeuteronomy

1 month

TabernacleFinished

Israel TestsGod

Final AddressesOf Moses

Moses’ Life (120 Years) Moses’ Life (120 Years)

•Adam(Eden)•Seth•Noah

•Abraham(Canaan)

•Isaac•Jacob

•12 Tribal Heads

(Egypt)

•Israelite Threat•Increase burdens

•10 Plagues•Passover

•Crossing Red Sea•10 Commandments

•Golden Calf•Moses’ Pleading

•Building Tabernacle

Joshua40 yrs

Judges(Ruth)324 yrs.

United Kingdom116 yrs.

Land PromiseFulfilled

With WesternSide Conquered

15 JudgesLead God’s

PeopleAgainst Enemy

Ill

Seriously Ill

Critically Ill

SaulDavid

Solomon

Joshua 1- 24 Judges 1 – I Sam.9 I Samuel 10 – I Kings 11

930

B.C

IsraelAssyrian722 B.C.

Babylonians606, 597, 586 B.C

DIVIDED KINGDOM

Judah

(I Kg.12 – II Kg.18)

I Kg.12 – II Kg. 25

19 Kings/ 9 Dynasties

19 kings/ 1 Dynasty

Isaiah

Hosea

Joel

Amos

Obadiah Jonah

Micah

Nahum

Habakkuk

Zephaniah

Judah Continuing to…….. Jesus Comesof Seed of David

Babylonians1st Deportation

606 B.C.Babylonians

2nd Deportation597 B.C.Babylonians

3rd Deportation586 B.C.

BabylonFalls to Persia

539 B.C.

1st ReturnTemple Rebuilt538 – 516 B.C.

Esther483 – 473

B.C.

2nd ReturnLaw Restored

457 B.C. 3rd ReturnWalls Rebuilt444 – 425 B.C.

Zerubbabel

Ezra

Nehemiah

Ezra 1 - 6

Ezra 7 - 10

DanielDaniel

EzekielEzekiel

JeremiahJeremiah

Haggai Haggai ZachariahZachariah

MalachiMalachi

GOD’S STORYGOD’S STORY

ISRAEL’S ENTRANCE

INTO CANAAN1407 B.C.

REFORMSINSTIGATED

BY NEHEMIAH432 B.C.

The Lord rules forever; His throne is fromgeneration to generation.

Lam.5:19

Make-Up of the Old Testament

• Five Books of Law

• Twelve Books of History

• Five Books of Poetry

• Five Major Prophets

• Twelve Minor Prophets

Chronological Overview Chronological Overview of OTof OT

• Abraham to Moses (600 years)

• Moses to David (400 years)

• David to Nehemiah (600 years)

• Nehemiah to Christ (400 years)

Old Testament HistoryOld Testament HistoryTwelve PeriodsTwelve Periods

• Antediluvian

• Postdiluvian

• Patriarchal (215 yrs.)

• Egyptian (430 yrs.)

• Wilderness (40 yrs.)

• Conquest (1407-1367)

• Judges (1367-1043 B.C.)

• United Kingdom (1043-930)

• Divided Kingdom (930 to 722)

• Judean (722- 586)

• Exilic (586-538)

• Postexilic (538-432)

OLD TESTAMENTHISTORY

God was movingtoward the goal of the

redemption of allpeople in Christ

Jesus.

“But when the fullness of timecame, God sent forth His Son,born of a woman, born under

the Law”Galatians 4:4

KINGSHIP

SANCTUARY

PROPHETS

WORSHIP

HISTORICAL BOOKSHISTORICAL BOOKSFour Axes

Value of the Old Testament BooksValue of the Old Testament Books

• Jesus knew and loved these books.

• Paul said many valuable lessons in these books (Rm.15:4; 1 Cor.10:11)

• Capable of making one wise (2 Tim.3:15)

• Pointed toward Christ (Jn.5;39; Lk.24:44f)

• Completely true (Jn.10:35; 2 Tim.3:16; 2 Pt.1:21)

• Furnish a framework in which the message of Israel’s prophets can be understood.

• Expand on the meaning of NT concepts

• Provide shadows of the work of Christ