Intro Type Flashcards
Why should I study the OT according to 2 Timothy 3:14-17?
God-breathed & profitable
Why should I study the OT according to Hebrews 17?
By grace through faith
Why should I study the OT according 1 Corinthians 15?
The gospel of a suffering, yet victorious Messiah… according to the Scriptures
Why should I study the OT according to Luke 24? (IMPORTANT)
The lens for understanding who Jesus is and why he did what he did.
What are the three parts of the Hebrew Bible/Tanak? (IMPORTANT)
- The Torah/Pentateuch
- The Prophets
- The Writings
What’s the Torah about?
Genesis
Creation; fall; seed; Abraham; Isaac; Jacob to Egypt
What’s the Torah about?
Exodus
Deliverance to Sinai to Law to Tabernacle
What’s the Torah about?
Leviticus
Sacrifices; priests; holiness
What’s the Torah about?
Numbers
First generation to disobedience in the wilderness; second generation
What’s the Torah about?
Deuteronomy
Here’s the Torah; Remember our blessings & cursings; where’s the next Moses?
What are the three major poem breaks in the Torah? (Bright Orange)
Genesis 49
Numbers 24
Deuteronomy 32-22
What is in Genesis 49?
Jacob to sons
What is in Numbers 24?
Balaam to Balack
What is in Deut 32-33?
Moses to Israel
What phrase is repeated throughout OT prophecies that parallels the “In the beginning?”
“In the last days…”
What is the progression of Genesis 1-11?
The Land & the Blessing (1-2)
The Exile (3)
Life in Exile (4)
Noah (6-9)
Babel (11:1-9)
What separates each section of Genesis 1-11?
a Poem!
What are the three major genealogies in Gen 1-11?
Adam to Noah
Table of Nations (Noah’s kids)
Noah to Abram
Why did Moses give us Gen 1-11? (5 Reasons)
- Yahweh; the God of the covenant; is the creator
- Rest
- Land
- Seed = story of Eve’s seed
- Blessing & Cursing
The Narratives of the Patriachs
Abraham (entered Canaan)
Isaac
Jacob (Entered Egypt)
Joseph (others) & Judah
The one to whom it belongs
The five Passages of the Abrahamic Covenant
12, 13, 15, 17, 22
3 main elements of Abrahamic covenant
- Land
- Seed
- Blessing
What is the structure of Exodus?
Egypt to Wilderness to Sinai
What were the four objections in the Call of Moses?
1: Who am I?
2: What is your name?
3: What if they will not believe me?
4: I am not eloquent
What was the purpose of the plagues?
You would know there is none like me; you will end up proclaiming my name
3 covenant passages at Sinai
19 - “all spoken we will do”
24 - “all spoken we will do”
34 - don’t even ask them to agree
Three types of the Mosaic Law?
Ceremonial; Civil; Moral
Why do the pause for the story of the golden calf during the tabernacle in Exodus?
Explains why they need the tabernacle
What was the purpose for the Tabernacle (arrows)
Creation, land, garden to tabernacle to temple to true tabernacle and new heaven & new earth
What is the structure of Leviticus?
Sacrificial Laws to priestly narrative to laws to protect ritual cleanness to holiness code
What are the two categories of sacrificial laws?
Voluntary & obligatory
What are the five sacrifices/offerings by category?
Voluntary:
- burnt
- grain
- fellowship
Obligatory:
- Sin
- guilt
Leviticus = …
Holiness: god, people, tent
Priestly Narrative
highlights God’s holiness
(19:2)
Numbers structure
Obedience; disobedience; obedience
Pharoah v. Another King (Who and what)
Balaam; Israel a Mighty Nation; 3 attempts to thwart God’s plan turned to blessing
Deuteronomy = Second Law
but NO
“These are the words” = Hebrew
Offices of Deut
- Priests & Judges
- King
- Prophet
Four words from Deut
- Allegiance
- Worship
- King
- Prophet
What is the structure of Joshua?
Conquest of the land to distribution of the land to farewells
THREE IMPORTANT DATES
1446 BC - The Exodus
722 BC - the exile of the Northern Israel
586/7 BC - the exile of Southern Judah
What is Moses & Joshua
besties = Narrative Typeology
Structure of Judges
Introduction to the Book of Deliverers: Cycles of Failure to Internal Strife
5 Word Cycle in Judges
Sin; Servitude/Slavery; Supplication; Salvation; Security
Two words that are pictures of Israel’s failures
Idolatry & Immorality
The Samuels Structure
Prophet & Judge; King like the Nations; God’s King; David’s Rule
Poetic Structure of Hannah & David
Hannah’s song to Davidic Covenant to David’s song
He brings low; he also exalts
Hannah & Peninnah
Samuel & Eli
David & Saul
David’s Kingdom & Enemies of David
Future King & David
Saul’s Kingship
First Offense
Second Offense
Three aspects of David
Selection 16; Confirmation 17; Recognition 18
Davidic Covenant also has…
Land, seed, blessing