People and books Flashcards
Genesis
God created the world, humankind rebelled, and God put a plan of redemption into motion involving calling out a people for Himself to be a light for the nations (gentiles), and entering into a covenant relationship with them (known as the Abrahamic Covenant).
Exodus
God rescued Israel from slavery, gave them commandments (the Mosaic law) to live by, and promised them a land of their own.
Leviticus
God’s people were instructed how to live set apart (holy) lives for Him and worship Him.
Numbers
God led His people through the wilderness and remained faithful to His covenant with them even when they strayed.
Deuteronomy
God continued to communicate His commandments to His people, so that the law would be on their hearts as they entered the promised land.
Joshua
God fulfilled His covenant by leading His people into the promised land.
Judges
God continued His deliverance of His, often rebellious, people by raising up 14 judges.
1 Samuel
Israel demanding an earthly king like “all the other nations”; which, like the human judges, quickly led to disappointment.
2 Samuel
God appointed David to reign as the second king over Israel and entered into the Davidic Covenant with him, a significant moment in the narrative of the Bible, as Jesus Christ (the King of Kings) would come from the earthly line of King David.
1 Kings
God required the kings of Israel to lead in obedience to His law but the majority of them “did evil in the eyes of the Lord,” encouraging idolatry (the worship of false gods) rather than confronting it, resulting in judgment and the division of the nation of Israel into two kingdoms (Israel and Judah).
2 Kings
The rebellion of the kings of Israel and Judah resulted in God allowing His people to be taken captive, paved the way for the prophets, and foreshadowed the coming King (Jesus) who would live in complete obedience to the will of God.
Ezra
Roughly 50 years after the Israelites return to Jerusalem from the Babylonian exile, they rebuilt the city, the temple, and their lives, focusing on three key leaders who led the reconstruction
Nehemiah
Nehemiah, an Israelite serving as cupbearer for the king of Persia, heard about the destruction of Jerusalem’s walls and got permission to return and rebuild the walls; meanwhile though, Israel was –spiritually speaking – doing no better than before.
Ezekiel
Ezekiel, whose message focused on the glory of the Lord and ended in a promise of future restoration for Israel, was both a prophet and a priest, a contemporary of Jeremiah and Daniel, and one of 10,000 Jews taken captive by the Babylonians.
