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Old Testament History Flashcards

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Genesis - key verse

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“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1)

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Genesis - author

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Moses

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Genesis - dates

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Creation to 1806BC

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Genesis - structure

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1-11 primeval history

12-50 patriarchal history

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Genesis - message

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The creating, sustaining and sovereign God is also the Saviour who calls men and women to himself for salvation and service

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Exodus - key verse

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“You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed; you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode.” (Exodus 15:13)

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Exodus - author

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Moses

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Exodus - dates

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1806-1445BC

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Exodus - structure

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1 –15 Egyptian Period (c1876 – 1446 BC)
16 – 18 Journeying Period (1446 BC)
19 – 40 Sinai Period (1446 - 1445 BC)

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Exodus - message

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God delivers his people, destroys their enemy and distinguishes them by his Law

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Leviticus - key verse

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“Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.” (Leviticus 19:2)

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Leviticus - author

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Moses

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Leviticus - dates

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1445BC

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Leviticus - structure

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1–16 Getting right with God - Sacrifice

17–27 Keeping Right with God - Sanctification

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Leviticus - message

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God provides cleansing for his polluted people and commands holiness because they are his priestly people

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Numbers - key verse

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“If the Lord delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land that flows with milk and honey. Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not fear the people of the land, for they are bread for us. Their protection is removed from them, and the Lord is
with us; do not fear them.” (Numbers 14:8-9)

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Numbers - author

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Moses

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Numbers - dates

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1445 - 1406BC

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Numbers - structure

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1: 1-10:10 At Sinai
10: 11-14:45 Sinai to Kadesh Barnea
15: 1-19:22 In the Wilderness
20: 1-22:1 Kadesh Barnea to Plains of Moab
22: 2-36:13 In the Plains of Moab

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Numbers - message

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Faithlessness leads God’s people into the wilderness; God’s faithfulness to his promises leads God’s people to blessing

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Deuteronomy - key verse

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“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord, which I am commanding you today for your good?” (Deut 10:12-13)

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Deuteronomy - author

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Moses

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Deuteronomy - dates

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1406BC

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Deuteronomy - structure

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1:1-4: Introduction
1:5-4:43 First address: Reminding
4:44-28:68 Second address: Restating
29-30 Third address: Renewing
31-34 Joshua’s appointment and Moses’ death

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Deuteronomy - message

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A unique God demands a unique relationship with his people

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Joshua - key verse

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“Not one word of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.” (Joshua 21:45)

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Joshua - author

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Joshua

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Joshua - dates

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1406 - 1388 BC

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Joshua - structure

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1-5 The Land Entered
6-12 The Land Conquered
13-22 The Land Divided
23-24 The Leader’s Farewell and Covenant Renewal

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Joshua - message

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The life of faith is one of conflict and conquest

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Judges - key verse

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“In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” (21.25)

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Judges - author

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Samuel?

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Judges - dates

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1388-1049 BC

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Judges - structure

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1: 1-2:10 Causes of Israel’s Apostasy
2: 11-16:31 Cycles of Israel’s Apostasy
17: 1-21:25 Cases of Israel’s Apostasy

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Judges - message

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The Kingdom of God needs God’s King to reign

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Ruth - key verse

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“For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.” (1:16)

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Ruth - author

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Unknown

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Ruth - dates

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c1340 BC

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Ruth - structure

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1: 1-5 Devastation of a Family
1: 6-22 Dedication of a Daughter
2: 1-3:18 Identification of a Kinsman Redeemer
4: 1-12 Continuation of a Family

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Ruth - message

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King David’s greater son is the rightful King

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Samuel - key verse

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“For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7)

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Samuel - author

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Samuel, Nathan, Gad

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Samuel - dates

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c1104-970 BC

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Samuel - structure

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  1. 1-7 The Rise and Rule of Samuel
  2. 8-15 The Rise and Rule of Saul
  3. 16-31 The Rise of David
  4. 1-24 The Rule of David
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Samuel - message

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The best of human kings is not the best there is; the best is yet to come

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Kings - key verse

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“Know then that there shall fall to the earth nothing of the word of the Lord, which the Lord spoke concerning the house of Ahab, for the Lord has done what he said by his servant Elijah.” (2 Kings 10:10)

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Kings - author

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Jeremiah

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Kings - dates

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970 – 560 BC

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Kings - structure

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1 Kings 1-11 The United Kingdom
1 Kings 12 – 2 Kings 17 The Divided Kingdom
2 Kings 18-25 The Remaining Kingdom

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Kings - message

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God punishes disobedience, blesses obedience and forgives the penitent.

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Chronicles - key verse

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“The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.” (2 Chronicles 15:2)

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Chronicles - author

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Ezra?

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Chronicles - dates

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Creation - 538 BC

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Chronicles - structure

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1 Chronicles 1-9 Genealogies
1 Chronicles 10-29 The Kingdom of David
2 Chronicles 1-9 The Kingdom of Solomon
2 Chronicles 10-36 The Kingdom of Judah

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Chronicles - message

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Spiritual reformation is centred on the rightful King and the right attitude in worship and service

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Ezra-Nehemiah - key verse

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“…the good hand of his God was on him. For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the Lord, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel.” (Ezra 7:9-10)

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Ezra-Nehemiah - author

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Ezra

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Ezra-Nehemiah - dates

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538 – post 432 BC

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Ezra-Nehemiah - structure

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E1-2 Return under Zerubbabel 
E3-6 Restoration under Zerubbabel 
E7-8 Return under Ezra 
E9-10 Reformation under Ezra 
N1-2 Return under Nehemiah 
N3-7 Reconstruction under Nehemiah 
N8-13 Reformation under Ezra and Nehemiah
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Ezra-Nehemiah - message

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The Kingdom of God is built by the word of God and the work of God’s people

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Esther - key verse

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“And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14)

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Esther - author

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Unknown

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Esther - dates

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483-474 BC

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Esther - structure

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1-2 The Feast of Ahasuerus
3-7 The Feasts of Esther
8-10 The Feast of Purim

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Esther - message

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The providence and power of God will preserve and protect the people of God

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