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what does this passage tell us about God?
Who is the key?
God!!!!
the old testament 4
the law, the pslams, the proverbs, the prophets
the law
gracously provided to govern the relationship God has established in the promise He made to Abraham
1. so they could understand that he alone is God
2. that He is perfect in His character and actions
3. that He is gracious to provide a means for sinful people to commune with Him
the psalms
show how to and help to worshipfully respond to God, realizing that His greatness, goodness, and loving kindness
the proverbs
describe and exemplify/ illustrate God’s wisdom for living in a way that exalts his name
the prophets
declare that God
1. fights zealously for the hearts of His people
2. protects His justice by judging them righteously
3. will restore them and His creation, as His people repent from their wickedness and return to Him
the new testament
the gospels
the epistles
revelations
the gospels
the messiah, promised throughout the OT, is presented along with his works and ascension to explain and demonstrate how he delivers God’s people into His new creation and eternal life
the epistles
explain what God has done in Christ to fulfill his promises and extend His blessing to the nations
Revelation
God completes the story by restoring His creation and eliminating satan, sin, and death from it
4 sections of arrow 3
the king’s reign
the king’s judgement
the king’s return
the king’s reign
the King’s reign (in the beginning)
God fashioned humans in His image and separated them from the rest of creation- they had peace and harmony with God. They were to be fruitful and multiple to expand God’s reign. There was only one prohibition- do not eat from the tree of the knowledge good and evil
The King’s judgement (Adam and Eve)
Humanity’s fall to sin. Adam and Eve disobeyed God and rebelled against His reign in their desire to be like God. This caused them to fear the presence ad faced the punishment of God. This shows that God will accomplish His purpose through His people as he judges them
the King’s judgement (Noah)
Noah found favor with God.
God communed with Noah and blessed him initially through sparing his family from the judgement of the flood and gave them the command to be fruitful and multiple
The King’s Judgement (Babel)
the people settled in one area so that they were not spread out and they built a tower so that they would be known. they were saying to God that He was not king and that his rule was not wanted or needed.
So God judged them by confusing their speech and dispersing them to show them He really is King
The King’s Judgement (Abraham)
God promised to employ Abram and his family to bring his blessings to the world. God chose them because they were the least of people and this would show his power as king. through a vision God warned Abram that he would die like the animals if he didn’t keep his promise.
Genesis 3
god ratifies the covenant
Genesis 12 and 15
God will bring about his proimise to Abraham
exodus
pharaoh is threatened and plots to kill all baby boys but God steps in and causes pharaoh to raise up one of the baby boys, moses, who will deliver the people from the plight in egypt
exodus 19-20
God establishes the commandments
sinaitic covenant
established in exodus 19-20 is a restatement of the adamic covenant made with adam and eve
God’s affirmation of the Israelites as his people on the condition that they act in obedience
those who truly commit to the Lord and trust him will act like it
numbers 14:6-9, 26-38
Levticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy
Establish God’s requirement for fellowship: sacrifice (for reconciliation), obedience to law (conformity to God’s character, opposed to those to be removed from the promised land who are “ungodly”
no sacrifice and obedience
ejected from the land
joshua 23:11-16, 24:13-24
Closes with a demand for obedience and a threat for disobedience
judges
cyclical rebellion against God’s grace and holiness: blessing, self centeredness judgement through war crying out for relief, God’s grace in deliverance through judge; repeat
1&2 samuel
last of the judges, first of the prophets
1&2 kings prophets
Soloman’s stupid son causes the kingdom to split into two halves rehoboam over Judah/Benjamin
jeroboam over the ten northern tribes
judgement for 10 northern tribes becoming apostate
Assyrian captivity and ejection from the land as promised
The Old Testament
God symbolically dwelt with Israel in the “promise land”
the mosaic tabernacle (tent) and the Solomonic temple
