Panorama OT 1

Question 1

Genesis

Answer 1

The book of origins.
The origin of universe, human race, etc.
Largely a record of Israel’s roots and early history.

Question 2

Exodus

Answer 2

The enslavement and deliverance of Israel and their history on the way to Canaan under the leadership of Moses.

Question 3

Leviticus

Answer 3

The book of laws concerning morality, cleanliness, food, etc. It teaches access to God through sacrifices.

Question 4

Numbers

Answer 4

The book of the wanderings of Israel.

Their 40 years of wandering in the wilderness.

Question 5

Deuteronomy

Answer 5

A repetition of the laws given shortly before Israel entered Canaan.

Question 6

Joshua

Answer 6

A record of the conquest of Canaan under the leadership of Joshua and of the division of the land among the twelve tribes.

Question 7

Judges

Answer 7

The history of the six subjugations of Israel and the various deliverances of the land through the fifteen judges

Question 8

Ruth

Answer 8

The story of the life of Ruth, an ancestor of David and of Jesus Christ.

Question 9

1 & 2 Samuel

Answer 9

The history of Samuel, with the beginning and early years of the monarchical period in Israel under the reigns of Saul and David.

Question 10

1 & 2 Kings

Answer 10

The early history of the kingdom of Israel and later of the divided kingdom. The heroic prophets Elijah and Elisha appear.