Old Testament Brief Overview Division Event Promise

Old Testament Overview

Tod Kennedy, Revised May 2010

©Tod Kennedy, todkennedy.com; knowbelieveapply.com

Section one, Introduction

  1. Outline
    1. Bible books—God has spoken
    2. History—God has acted
    3. Promise—God has promised
  2. Objectives
    1. Know
    2. Believe
    3. Apply

Section two, Old Testament books

  1. Hebrew division
    1. Law
    2. Prophets
    3. Writings
  2. English division
    1. Law
    2. History
    3. Wisdom
    4. Poetry
    5. Prophets

Section four, Old Testament chronology

Creation and Adam to Joseph in Egypt

  1. Creation, Genesis 1
  2. Adam and Eve, Genesis 2
  3. Sin and fall, Genesis 3
  4. Seed promise, Genesis 3
  5. Sacrifice and skin clothes, Genesis 3
  6. Cain and Abel, Genesis 4
  7. Noah Flood, Genesis 6-9
  8. Babel, Genesis 11
  9. Abraham in Ur, Haran, Canaan, Genesis 11-12
  10. Abrahamic Covenant, Genesis 12
  11. Ishmael, Genesis 16
  12. Land Covenant, Deuteronomy 30
  13. Isaac and sacrifice, Genesis 22
  14. Jacob, Genesis 25
  15. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Genesis 28
  16. Joseph in Egypt, Genesis 37-50
  17. Jacob to Egypt, Genesis 46
  18. Jacob bless his twelve sons, Genesis 49
  19. Levi, the third son—priest, Genesis 49
  20. Judah, the fourth son, ruler, Genesis 49
  21. Joseph, the eleventh son, Administrator, Genesis 49

Moses in Egypt to Samuel—1525-1050 BC

  1. Moses born and commissioned, Exodus 2-4
  2. Ten plagues, Exodus 7-11
  3. Passover, Exodus 12
  4. Exodus from Egypt, Exodus 12
  5. Red Sea, Exodus 14
  6. Grumbling—manna and water, Exodus 16-17
  7. Mt Sinai, Exodus 19
  8. Law through Moses, Exodus 20
  9. Sacrifices and Tabernacle, Exodus and Leviticus
  10. Twelve spies to Canaan and unbelief, Numbers 13-14
  11. Wandering forty years discipline, Numbers 14
  12. Moses dies, Deuteronomy 34
  13. Joshua commissioned, Numbers 27 and Deuteronomy 31
  14. Rahab and the spies in Jericho, Joshua 2
  15. Jordon River, Ark, memorial, circumcision, Joshua 3-4
  16. Enter Canaan, Joshua 4
  17. Jericho, Joshua 6
  18. Ai, Joshua 7
  19. Hazor, Joshua 11
  20. Division of land and settle, Joshua 13-21
  21. Joshua dies, Joshua 24
  22. Judges and cycles, Judges
  23. Ruth. Around 1125 BC, book of Ruth
  24. Samuel born, 1 Samuel 1

Kings—Saul of Israel to Cyrus of Persia—1050-550 BC

  1. Saul reign began 1050 BC, 1 Samuel 10
  2. David reign began, 2 Samuel 2
  3. Davidic Covenant, 2 Samuel 7
  4. Solomon reign began, 1 Kings 2
  5. Solomon dies and Kingdom divides, 1 Kings 11-12
  6. North with Jeroboam—Israel, 1 Kings 12
  7. South with Rehoboam—Judah, 1 Kings 12
  8. Elijah, 1 Kings 17-19
  9. Elisha, 1 Kings 19 and 2 Kings 2-13
  10. Prophets—repent or judgment, future kingdom, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Twelve
  11. Jonah,
  12. Isaiah
  13. Virgin conception promise, Isaiah 7
  14. Birth place of Messiah promise, Micah 5
  15. Death of Messiah promise
  16. Judgment on Israel through Assyria
  17. Jeremiah and Ezekiel–Judgment on Judah through Babylon
  18. New Covenant
  19. Daniel

Cyrus of Persia to Jesus the Christ 550 to 4 BC

  1. Cyrus of Persia
  2. Darius Decree to Return—Zerubbabel
  3. Rebuild temple
  4. Zechariah predicts Messiah King of the earth
  5. Esther
  6. Ezra
  7. Nehemiah– Rebuild Jerusalem
  8. Enemies of Judah
  9. Malachi the prophet and book
  10. 400 years between Testaments
  11. Birth of Jesus the Christ

Section five, Promises

  1. Seed, Genesis 3:15
  2. Noah, Genesis 8:13-9:17
  3. Abraham, Genesis 12:1-3
  4. Land, Genesis 13:15
  5. David, 2 Samuel 7:12-16
  6. New, Jeremiah 31:31-34
  7. Virgin conception, Isaiah 7:14
  8. Birthplace of Messiah, Micah 5:2
  9. Death of Messiah, Isaiah 53
  10. Messiah is King over the earth, Zechariah 14:9