Rev. David Pawson
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-OLD TESTATMENT OVERVIEW...................................4
-GENESIS 1. The Basic Book.......................................... 7
-GENESIS 2. Creator & Creation.................................... 8
-GENESIS 3. Creatures & Evolution..............................14
-GENESIS 4. Eden to Babel...........................................19
-GENESIS 5. Abraham, Isaac & Jacob.......................... 20
EXODUS Part 1.......................................................... 21
-EXODUS Part 2.......................................................... 22
-LEVITICUS Part 1...................................................... 23
-LEVITICUS Part 2...................................................... 28
-NUMBERS Part 1........................................................29
-NUMBERS Part 2........................................................31
-DEUTERONOMY Part 1............................................. 32
-DEUTERONOMY Part 2............................................. 34
-JOSHUA Part 1...........................................................35
-JOSHUA Part 2...........................................................37
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-JUDGES & RUTH Part 1............................................ 40
-JUDGES & RUTH Part 2............................................ 43
-1 & 2 SAMUEL Part 1................................................. 44
-1 & 2 SAMUEL Part 2................................................. 46
-1 & 2 KINGS Part 1.................................................... 48
-1 & 2 KINGS Part 2.................................................... 50
-HEBREW POETRY......................................................52
-PSALMS Part 1........................................................... 53
-PSALMS Part 2........................................................... 55
-PROVERBS Part 1...................................................... 56
-PROVERBS Part 2...................................................... 57
-JOB Part 1.................................................................. 59
-JOB Part 2.................................................................. 60
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PRINCES(Saul to Zedekiah )
500ExileIsaiah
PRIESTS(Joshua to Caiaphas)
B.C.2000ElectionAbrahamPATRIARCHS(Abraham to Joseph)
1500ExodusMoses
PROPHETS(Moses to Samuel)
EGYPTINDIACHINA
SOCRATESPLATO
ARISTOTLE
EXODUS JOSHUALEVITICUS JUDGESNUMBERS RUTHDEUTERONOMY
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JOB?
SAULDAVIDSOLOMON
ISRAELJUDAH
ELIJAHELISHA
1,2 SAMUEL1,2 KINGS1,2 CHRONICLES
BEFOREJOEL JONAHAMOS NAHUMHOSEA OBADIAHMICAH HABAKKUKISAIAH ZEPHANIAH
DURINGJEREMIAH
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OLD TESTAMENTEstherDanielEzraNehemiah1,2 The words of the days.(Chronicles)(Luke 24:27, 44)go up (aliya)
ENGLISH(present)Job PsalmsProverbs EcclesiastesSong of Solomon
(future)IsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDaniel
HoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahum
POETRY
PROPHECY
HabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachicurse
MAJOR4
MINOR12
Song of SongsThe Preacher(Ecclesiastes)How (Lamentations)
(Torah, Pentateuch)In the beginning (Gen.)These are the names (Exod.)And he called (Lev.)In the wilderness (Num.)These are the words (Deut.)
HEBREW
Praises (Psalms)JobProverbsRuth
WRITINGS
PROPHETSJoshua JudgesSamuel KingsIsaiah JeremiahEzekiel HoseaJoel AmosObadiah JonahMicah NahumHabakkuk ZephaniahHaggai ZechariahMalachi
FORMER
LATTER
LAW
HISTORY ( past )
GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1,2 Kings1,2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEsther
24 27 44
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Pentateuch
300
1
40
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PENTATEUCH -5 books of Moses TORAH -instruction
WHO? WHERE? WHEN?
GENESIS UNIVERSALBEGINNINGS
EXODUS NATIONALGOING OUT
LEVITICUS TRIBALLEVITES
NUMBERS NATIONALSTATISTICS
DEUTERONOMY UNIVERSALSECOND LAW
CHALDEACANAAN
EGYPT
NEGEVEDOM
MOAB
CENTURIES(PAST)
YEARS(300)
MONTH(ONE)
YEARS(40)
CENTURIES(FUTURE)
SINAI
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PERSONAL (heart, mind, will)
POWERFUL (10 commands obeyed)
UNCREATED (already, always there)
CREATIVE (imagination variety)
ORDERLY (symmetry, mathematics)
SINGULAR (verbs)
PLURAL (noun)
GOOD (all he does because he is)
LOVING (wants to bless those he makes)
LIVING (active in this world)
SPEAKING (communicates to relate)
LIKE US (in his image)
UNLIKE US (we can’t create)
IDENTIFIED WITHDEPENDENT UPON
GENESIS 1- GOD
NOT
GOD IS
HIS CREATION
GENESIS 1. The Basic Book
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HUMAN PHILOSOPHIESATHEISM: no GodAGNOSTICISM: don’t knowANIMISM: spirits are godsPOLYTHEISM: many gods
DUALISM: two gods
MONOTHEISM: one GodDEISM: Creator can’t control
THEISM: Creator can control
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goodbad
EXISTENTIALISM: experience is godHUMANISM: man is godRATIONALISM: reason is godMATERIALISM: only matter is real
MYSTICISM: only spirit is real
MONISM: matter & spirit are onePANTHEISM: all is god
PANENTHEISM: God is in all
BIBLICAL PHILOSOPHYTRIUNETHEISM: 3 in 1 Creator controls creatures & creation
GENESIS 2. Creator & Creation
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And God said,
Let there be light,
and there was light.
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GENESIS 1:3
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1.2.3.
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.
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.
.
.
.
Uninhabitable UninhabitedGOD FORMS GOD FILLS Contrast Content
NOT SCIENTIFIC (HOW?)BUT SIMPLISTIC (WHAT?)
STRUCTURE
STYLE
7. DAY OFF!
1. SUBJECT (GOD, WORD, SPIRIT)2. VERBS (CREATED, MADE)3. OBJECTS (DAYS 1-7)
1. LIGHT FROM DARKNESS 4. SUN AND MOON(+ stars)
2. SKY FROM OCEAN 5. BIRDS AND FISH3. LAND FROM SEA 6. ANIMALS AND HUMANS
(+plants)
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1. BRICKLAYER2. CARPENTER3. PLUMBER4. ELECTRICIAN5. PLASTERER6. DECORATOR7. HOLIDAY
1. BRICKLAYER2. CARPENTER3. PLUMBER4. ELECTRICIAN5. PASTERER6. DECORATOR7. HOLIDAYS
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CHRONOLOGICAL(critical path analysis)
LOGICAL(simplified summary)
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SCIENCE AND SCRIPTUREBELIEVERS DENY SCIENCEUNBELIEVERS DENY SCRIPTURE
SCIENCE ~ PHYSICAL TRUTH ( WHEN? HOW?)SCRIPTURE ~ SPIRITUAL TRUTH (WHO? WHY?)
MYTH AND HISTORY?VALUES AND FACTS?
TRANSITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS OF SCIENCETRADITIONAL INTERPRETATIONS OF SCRIPTURECREATION :SPEED (6 DAYS OR OVER 4 MILLION YEARS?)
SEQUENCE (LIGHT BEFORE SUN, BIRDS BEFOREANIMALS?)
SELECTION (NATURAL OR SUPERNATURAL?)
MAN : DERIVATION (MINERAL OR ANIMAL?)
DURATION (DECADES OR CENTURIES?)
DECEASE (NATURAL OR JUDICIAL?)
FLOOD : EXTENT (LOCAL OR UNIVERSAL?)
1. REPUDIATE
2. SEGREGATE
3. INTEGRATE
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1. LITERAL (earth-day)a. Gapb. Floodc. Antique
2. GEOLOGICAL (age-day)
3. MYTHOLOGICAL (fable-day)
4. EDUCATIONAL (school-day)a. Verbalb. Visual
5. THEOLOGICAL (God-day)all in a week’s work
Note length of seventh day.
=YOM1. -
a. b. c.
2. -
3. -
4. - a. b.
5. -
DAY (Hebrew=YOM)
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1:1~2:3 2:4~25
ELOHIM= JHVH=
= =
~ ~ ~
CHAPTER ONE (1:1 -2:3)
GODELOHIM=THREE GODS
LIKE MAN
MAN LIKE GOD
CHAPTER TWO (2:4-25)
LORD GODJHVH=BEING, AM, ALWAYS
UNLIKE MAN
ADAM = DUSTY( EVE =LIVELY)UNLIKE GODLIKEUNLIKE
MAN
GOD
RELATIONSHIPSBELOW~SUBDUEABOVE~SUBMIT
BESIDE~SUPPORT
WOMAN
ASSISTAGREE
MAN
PROVIDEPROTECT
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afterfromfor
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1.
2.
3.
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a.
b.?
c.
1.BIBLICAL let us......our imagecreated......from dust (woman from man)
2.HISTORICAL Unity of human raceAgricultural archeology
3.PRE-HISTORIC Homo sapiensNeanderthal, Peking, Java, etc.
SCIENCE ~ false investigation?SCRIPTURE ~ false information?a.PREHISTORIC WAS BIBLICAL ( ie image of God)
Gen 1: Paleolithic hunterGen 2: Neolithic farmer
b.PREHISTORIC BECAME BIBLICALDid one, some, all change?Sons of God and daughters of men (Gen 6)
c. PREHISTORIC NOT BIBLICALPhysical likeness, not spiritualSpecies now extinct
ORIGIN
OF
MAN (Adam not first man)
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VARIATION ~ small, gradual changes in formSELECTION ~ survival by suitability to environmentNATURAL ~ self-operating process (v. supernatural)MUTATION ~ big, sudden changes in form (ie internal genes)
THEORY OF EVOLUTION (TERMINOLOGY)
DARWIN LAMARCH
MICRO-EVOLUTION Limited development within different groupsMACRO-EVOLUTION Total development from single origin
STRUGGLE ~ survival of the fittest(key-word)
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1. MENTAL CHOICE
CREATION EVOLUTION
Father God Mother nature
Personal choice Impersonal chance
Designed purpose Random pattern
Supernatural production Natural process
Open situation Closed system
Providence Coincidence
Faith based on fact Faith based on fancy
Man free to make Godimageimaginationin his
God free to makeman in his image
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2. MORAL CHOICECREATION EVOLUTIONGod is Lord Man is lord
Divine authority Human autonomyAbsolute standards Relative situationsDuty-responsibility Demand-rights
Infant dependence Adult independenceMan fallen Man rising
Salvation of weak Survival of strongRight is might Might is right
Peace WarObedience Indulgence
Faith, hope and love Fatalism, helplessness and luck
Heaven Hell
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GENESIS 4. Eden to Babel
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GENESIS 1-11 & CHINESE WRITING
CREATE
DEVIL
TEMPTER
BOAT
mudlife, motionwalking
man, songardensecret, private
two treescover
containereightmouth, person
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1-11
1/4
1-2
3-11
12-50
3/4
12-36 vs.vs.vs.
37-50
1- 11Short section (1/4)Long Period (centuries)Many people (nations)
1-2 GOOD CREATORDIVINE ACTIONSHUMAN RELATIONS
3-11 BAD CREATURESFALLFALL OUT
12- 50Long section (3/4)Short period (years)Few people (family)
12-36 GOD OF ABRAHAM vs. LOTISAAC vs. ISHMAELJACOB vs. ESAU
37-50 JOSEPH OF GODDOWN TO PRISONERUP TO PREMIER
OUTLINE OF GENESIS
GENESIS 5. Abraham, Isaac & Jacob
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12-4
5-1112-13:16
13:17-15:2115:22-18:27
19-2425-3132-3435-40
19-401-18
1. Multiplication and murder(ISRAEL)
2-4 Bulrushes and bush(MOSES)
5-11 Plague and pestilence(PHARAOH)
12-13:16 Feast and firstborn(PASSOVER)
13:17-15:21 Delivered and drowned(RED SEA)
15:22-18:27 Provided and protected(WILDERNESS)
19-24 Commandments and covenant(SINAI)
25-31 Specification and specialists(TABERNACLE)
32-34 Indulgence and intercession(GOLDEN CALF)
35-40 Construction and consecration(TABERNACLE)
CHS.1-18DIVINE DEEDS
GRACELIBERATION
FROM EGYPTSLAVERY
REDEMPTION
CHS.19-40DIVINE WORDS
GRATITUDELEGISLATION
TO SINAISERVICE
RIGHTIOUSNESS
EXODUS Part 1
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12-4
5-1112-13:16
13:17-15:2115:22-18:27
19-2425-3132-3435-40
19-401-18
1. Multiplication and murder(ISRAEL)
2-4 Bulrushes and bush(MOSES)
5-11 Plague and pestilence(PHARAOH)
12-13:16 Feast and firstborn(PASSOVER)
13:17-15:21 Delivered and drowned(RED SEA)
15:22-18:27 Provided and protected(WILDERNESS)
19-24 Commandments and covenant(SINAI)
25-31 Specification and specialists(TABERNACLE)
32-34 Indulgence and intercession(GOLDEN CALF)
35-40 Construction and consecration(TABERNACLE)
CHS.1-18DIVINE DEEDS
GRACELIBERATION
FROM EGYPTSLAVERY
REDEMPTION
CHS.19-40DIVINE WORDS
GRATITUDELEGISLATION
TO SINAISERVICE
RIGHTIOUSNESS
EXODUS Part 2
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Pentateuch
300
1
40
? ? ?
PENTATEUCH -5 books of Moses TORAH -instruction
WHO? WHERE? WHEN?
GENESIS UNIVERSALBEGINNINGS
EXODUS NATIONALGOING OUT
LEVITICUS TRIBALLEVITES
NUMBERS NATIONALSTATISTICS
DEUTERONOMY UNIVERSALSECOND LAW
CHALDEACANAAN
EGYPT
NEGEVEDOM
MOAB
CENTURIES(PAST)
YEARS(300)
MONTH(ONE)
YEARS(40)
CENTURIES(FUTURE)
SINAI
LEVITICUS Part 1
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1-7
8-10
11-15
16
17-22
23-25
26-27
1-7 OFFERINGS & SACRIFICES
8-10 PRIESTHOOD
11-15 UNCLEAN CLEAN
16 DAY of ATONEMENT
17-22 COMMON HOLY
23-25 WORSHIP
26-27 SANCTIONS & VOWS
JUSTIFICATIONWAY TO GOD
WALK WITH GOD
SANCTIFICATION
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BURNT Surrender
MEAL Service
PEACE Serenity
SIN Substitute
TRESPASS Satisfaction
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GUILT
OFFERINGS
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FEASTS
REST
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FIRST COMING(PAST)
SECOND COMING(FUTURE)
RELEASE
PASSOVER 15th of first monthFIRSTFRUITS 3 days laterPENTECOST 50 days later
TRUMPETS 1st of seventh monthDAY OF ATONEMENT 10 days laterTABERNACLES 15-22 days later
SABBATICAL every 7th day
JUBILEE every 50th year
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LIFE
SACRIFICE
SIN
DEATH
HOLYSACRED, GODLY
CONSECRATE PROFANE
COMMONSECULAR, GOOD
CLEAN
CLEANSE POLLUTE
UNCLEANSINFUL, BAD
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BURNT Surrender
MEAL Service
PEACE Serenity
SIN Substitute
TRESPASS Satisfaction
{{
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GUILT
OFFERINGS
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LEVITICUS Part 2
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NUMBERS Part 1
1-11
12-18
19-401-271:1-10:10
10:11-12:16
13:1-20:21
20:22-21:35
22:1-36:131-34
EGYPT EXODUS 1-11
EGYPT TO SINAI EXODUS 12-18
SINAI EXODUS 19-40LEVITICUS 1-27NUMBERS 1:1-10:10
SINAI TO KADESH NUMBERS 10:11-12:16
KADESH NUMBERS 13:1-20:21
KADESH TO MOAB NUMBERS 20:22-21:35
MOAB NUMBERS 22:1-36:13 DEUTERONOMY 1-34
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Asher DAN Naphtali
MOSESPRIESTSAARON
LEVITESGershon
LEVITESMerari
LEVITESKohath
Gad REUBEN Simeon
GOD
Issachar
JUDAH
Zebulun
Benjamin
EPHRAIM
Manasseh
HOLY PLACEHOLY OF HOLIES
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NUMBERS Part 2
Asher DAN Naphtali
MOSESPRIESTSAARON
LEVITESGershon
LEVITESMerari
LEVITESKohath
Gad REUBEN Simeon
GOD
Issachar
JUDAH
Zebulun
Benjamin
EPHRAIM
Manasseh
HOLY PLACEHOLY OF HOLIES
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1 1-5
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5~11
12~26
27~28
30:19 31:19 32
31~34
SUZERAIN TREATY(BETWEEN KING and NEW SUBJECTS)
PREAMBLE.................................................
HISTORICAL PROLOGUE.....................
DECLARATION BASIC PRINCIPLES..........
DETAILED LEGISLATION..........................
SANCTIONS...............................................
INVOCATION OF WITNESS......(USUALLY DIVINE)
PROVISION FOR CONTINUITY................
CEREMONY OF RATIFICATION
1:1-5
1:6-4:49
5-11
12-26
27-28
30:19 / 31:19 / 32
31-34
DEUTERONOMY Part 1
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DEUTERO- NOMOS-
1. 1:1~4:43a. 1:6~3:29b. 4:1-43
2. 4:44~26:19a. 4:44~11:32b. 12:1~26:19
3. 27:1~34:12a. 27:1~30:20
b. 31:1~34:12
1. PAST:RECOLLECTION (1:1-4:43)
a. FAITHLESSNESS CONDEMNED (1:6-3:29)
b. FAITHFULNESS COUNSELLED (4:1-43)
2. PRESENT:REGULATION (4:44-26:19)
a. LOVE EXPRESSED (4:44-11:32)
b. LAW EXPANDED (12:1-26:19)
3. FUTURE:RETRIBUTION (27:1-34:12)
a. COVENANT AFFIRMED (27:1-30:20)
b. CONTINUITY ASSURED (31:1-34:12)
DEUTERONOMY(DEUTERO-SECOND NOMOS-LAW)
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DEUTERONOMY Part 2
DEUTERO- NOMOS-
1. 1:1~4:43a. 1:6~3:29b. 4:1-43
2. 4:44~26:19a. 4:44~11:32b. 12:1~26:19
3. 27:1~34:12a. 27:1~30:20
b. 31:1~34:12
1. PAST:RECOLLECTION (1:1-4:43)
a. FAITHLESSNESS CONDEMNED (1:6-3:29)
b. FAITHFULNESS COUNSELLED (4:1-43)
2. PRESENT:REGULATION (4:44-26:19)
a. LOVE EXPRESSED (4:44-11:32)
b. LAW EXPANDED (12:1-26:19)
3. FUTURE:RETRIBUTION (27:1-34:12)
a. COVENANT AFFIRMED (27:1-30:20)
b. CONTINUITY ASSURED (31:1-34:12)
DEUTERONOMY(DEUTERO-SECOND NOMOS-LAW)
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OLD TESTAMENT (Hebrew)
LAW (TORAH)PROMISEGRACE
REDEMPTIONLEGISLATION
BLESSED
CURSED
COVENANT ESTABLISHEDCAUSE
PROPHETS (FORMER)FULFILMENTGRATITUDE
RIGHTEOUSNESSAPPLICATIONOBEDIENCE
(LAND GIVEN)DISOBEDIENCE(LAND TAKEN)
COVENANT EXPRESSEDEFFECT
GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomy
FIRST FIVE BOOKS NEXT SIX BOOKS JoshuaJudges1,2 Samuel1,2 Kings
Joshua
2 Kings
JOSHUA Part 1
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1. 1 A. 1-9B. 10-18
2. 2-22A. 2-5 I. 2
II. 3-4III. 5:1-12IV. 5:13-15
B. 6-12 I. 6-8 II. 9-10III. 11IV. 12
C. 13-22 I. 13 II. 14-19III. 20-21IV. 22
3. 23-24 A. 23B. 24
1. HIS COMMISSION (1) A.Divine encouragement (vv.1-9)B.Human enthusiasm (vv. 10-18)
2. HIS COMMAND (2-22)A.ENTERING (2-5) I. Before (2)
II. During (3-4)III. After (5:1-12)IV. Captain of Lord’s host (5:13-15)
B.CONQUERING (6-12) I. Centre (6-8)II. South (9-10)III. North (11)IV. List of defeated kings (12)
C.DIVIDING (13-22) I. East Bank (13)II. West Bank (14-19)III. Special cities (20-21)IV. Altar of departing tribes (22)
3. HIS COMMITMENT (23-24) A. Office of leadership (23)B. Oath of loyalty (24)
JOSHUA OUTLINE
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JOSHUA Part 2
1. 1 A. 1-9B. 10-18
2. 2-22A. 2-5 I. 2
II. 3-4III. 5:1-12IV. 5:13-15
B. 6-12 I. 6-8 II. 9-10III. 11IV. 12
C. 13-22 I. 13 II. 14-19III. 20-21IV. 22
3. 23-24 A. 23B. 24
1. HIS COMMISSION (1) A.Divine encouragement (vv.1-9)B.Human enthusiasm (vv. 10-18)
2. HIS COMMAND (2-22)A.ENTERING (2-5) I. Before (2)
II. During (3-4)III. After (5:1-12)IV. Captain of Lord’s host (5:13-15)
B.CONQUERING (6-12) I. Centre (6-8)II. South (9-10)III. North (11)IV. List of defeated kings (12)
C.DIVIDING (13-22) I. East Bank (13)II. West Bank (14-19)III. Special cities (20-21)IV. Altar of departing tribes (22)
3. HIS COMMITMENT (23-24) A. Office of leadership (23)B. Oath of loyalty (24)
JOSHUA OUTLINE
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Road
E
W
Spring
Road
E
W
SpringPRE-POTTERY NEOLITHICPOTTERY NEOLITHICEARLY BRONZEMIDDLE BRONZELATE BRONZE (JOSHUA)IRONLATER
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A.1.2.
B.1.
2.
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Defeated by superior troops (7)Deceived by subtle tricks (9)Divided by supposed treachery (22)
A.DIVINE INTERVENTIONWithout him, they couldn’t have done it.1. HIS WORDS2. HIS DEEDS
B. HUMAN CO-OPERATIONWithout them, he wouldn’t have done it.1. THEIR ATTITUDE
Confidence2. THEIR ACTION
ObedienceWRONG ATTITUDESelf-confidenceWRONG ACTIONDisobedience
JERICHO}}AI
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HUMAN FUTILITY (Judges)
DIVINE FULFILMENT (Ruth)
PERSONALITIES PEOPLES PATTERNS PURPOSE
HISTORY
PAST PRESENT FUTURE
JUDGES & RUTH Part 1
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Human weakness : divine strength
OPPRESSORS DELIVERERS ( Judges )
KING OF MESOPOTAMIA OTHNIELKING OF MOAB EHUDPHILISTINES SHAMGARKING OF HAZOR DEBORAH/BARAKMIDIANITES GIDEONUNKNOWN TOLAUNKNOWN JAIRAMMONITES JEPHTHAHUNKNOWN IBZANUNKNOWN ELONUNKNOWN ABDONPHILISTINES SAMSON
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A. 1:1 ~ 3:61.2.
B. 3:7 ~ 6:311.2.3.4.
C. 17:1 ~ 21:251.2.
OUTLINE of JUDGES :A. INEXCUSABLE COMPROMISE (1:1-3:6)
1. ALLOWANCES (vulnerable valleys)2. ALLIANCES (mixed marriages)
B. INCORRIGIBLE CONDUCT (3:7-6:31)1. SEDITION (by the people)2. SUBJECTION (to an enemy)3. SUPPLICATION (to the Lord)4. SALVATION (by a deliverer)
C. INEVITABLE CORRUPTION (17:1-21:25)1. IDOLATRY (in the north) : DAN2. IMMORALITY (in the south) : BENJAMIN
4
1
2
3
No king in those days Did right in own eyes
7X!
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3
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JUDGES & RUTH Part 2
A.
1.
2.
B.
1.
2.
A. TWO INSEPARABLE WOMEN
1. MOTHER-IN-LAW’S LOSS
2. DAUGHTER-IN-LAW’S LOYALTY
B. TWO INFLUENTIAL MEN
1. REDEEMER KINSMAN’S LOVE
2. ROYAL KING’S LINE
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OUTLINE OF RUTH
SamuelJudges-bad Benjamin-Saul
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B. 13-311.
13-14a2.
14b-153.
16-26a.b.c.d.e.f .
4. 27-31
A. 1-121.
1-2a2.
2b-33.
4-74.
8-12 }}
A. SAMUEL: LAST JUDGE (1-12)
1. HANNAH~anxious wife(1-2a)
2. ELI~ailing priest(2b-3)
3. ISRAEL~arrogant army(4-7)
4. SAUL~anointed king(8-12)
I SAMUEL
1. JONATHAN~adventurous son(13-14a)
2. SAMUEL~angry prophet(14b-15)
3. DAVID~apparent rival(16-26)a. Simple shepherdb. Skilled musician INc. Superb warriord. Suspected courtiere. Stalked outlaw OUTf . Soldiering exile
4. PHILISTINES~aggressive foe(27-31)
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B. SAUL: FIRST KING (13-31)
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II SAMUEL
C. 1-31
1.a.b. c.
2. 10-20a. b. c.
21-24
1. 3.2. 4.
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C. DAVID: BEST KING (1-31)1. TRIUMPHANT ASCENT (1-9)
a. Single tribeb. Settled nation UPc. Sizeable empire
2. TRAGIC DESCENT (10-20)a. Disgraced manb. Disintegrated family DOWNc. Discontented people
Epilogue (21-24)
DAVID’S LIFE1. IN 3. UP2. OUT 4. DOWN
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1 & 2 SAMUEL Part 2
II SAMUEL
C. 1-31
1.a.b. c.
2. 10-20a. b. c.
21-24
1. 3.2. 4.
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C. DAVID: BEST KING (1-31)1. TRIUMPHANT ASCENT (1-9)
a. Single tribeb. Settled nation UPc. Sizeable empire
2. TRAGIC DESCENT (10-20)a. Disgraced manb. Disintegrated family DOWNc. Discontented people
Epilogue (21-24)
DAVID’S LIFE1. IN 3. UP2. OUT 4. DOWN
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1. 4.a. a. b. b.
2. 5.a. a.b. b.
3. 6.a. a.b. b.
1.ANECDOTAL 4.HISTORICAL(interesting stories) (national development)a.CHILDREN a.LEADERSHIPb.ADULTS b.STRUCTURE
2.DEVOTIONAL 5.CRITICAL(personal messages) (possible errors)a.GUIDANCE a. LOWER ~textb.COMFORT b. HIGHER ~context
3.BIOGRAPHICAL 6.THEOLOGICAL(character studies) (providential over-ruling)a.INDIVIDUAL a.JUSTICE~retributionb.SOCIAL b.MERCY~redemption
O.T. NARRATIVELEVELS OF STUDY
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{ {
{
PROPHETS ~ Moses to SamuelTHREE PHASES, LED BY KINGS ~ Saul to Zedekiah
PRIESTS ~ Joshua to Caiaphas
KINGDOM (S) OF ISRAELCOVERED BY FOUR BOOKS
I SAMUEL~Samuel to David I KINGS~Solomon to AhabII SAMUEL~David II KINGS~Ahab to Zedekiah
TWO BOOKS IN HEBREWFOUR BOOKS IN GREEK (LXX) Kingdoms
IN HEBREW SCRIPTURES NOT HISTORYBUT PROPHECY(Law, Prophets, Writings)
FORMER PROPHETS (JOSHUA, JUDGES, SAMUEL, KINGS)LATTER PROPHETS (ISAIAH, JEREMIAH, EZEKIEL+ TWELVE)
HISTORY OF ISRAEL
{ {
{
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1.404040 1-10
2.
80 12-16 80 16- 10 17 - 2 50 11-17 19 - 9
721
3. 140 18-25
587
1.UNITED KINGDOMSAUL 40 (I Samuel)DAVID 40 (II Samuel)SOLOMON 40 (I Kings 1-10)
2.DIVIDED KINGDOM JUDAH~2 TRIBES IN SOUTHISRAEL~10 TRIBES IN NORTH
WAR 80 (I 12-16)PEACE 80 (I 16-II 10) ELIJAH (I 17-II 2)WAR 50 (II 11-17) ELISHA (I 19- II 9)
ISRAEL TO ASSYRIA 721 BC.
3.SINGLE KINGDOMJUDAH ( Jew ) 140 (II 18-25)
JUDAH TO BABYLON 587 BC.
KINGDOM OF ISRAEL
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1 & 2 KINGS Part 2
ISRAEL (N.10) JUDAH (S.2)
DATE OF ACCESSION DATE OF ACCESSIONNAME OF CAPITAL AGE AT ACCESSIONLENGTH OF REIGN LENGTH OF REIGN
JUDGEMENT NAME OF MOTHER (EVIL)
NAME OF FATHER JUDGEMENT(GOOD or EVIL)
SOURCE REFERENCE SOURCE REFERENCE
DEATH DEATH AND BURIAL
SON SON(UNLESS USURPER) (SUCCESSOR)
Compared to Jeroboam Compared to David
KINGSSYNCHRONISED
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*
587
721
*
SOUTH JUDAH (2)NORTH ISRAEL (10)Prophets Kings ProphetsKings
AHIJAH JEROBOAM REHOBOAM SHEMAIAHNADAB ABIJAM
JEHU BAASHA ASAELAHZIMRIOMRI
ELIJAH AHAB JEHOSHAPHAT OBADIAHMICAIAH AHAZIAH JEHORAM
JEHORAMELISHA JEHU AHAZIAH
JEHOAHAZ ATHALIAH*JEHOASH JOASH JOEL
JONAH JEROBOAM II AMAZIAHAMOS ZECHARIAH AZARIAH (UZZIAH)
SHALLUMHOSEA MENAHEM JOTHAM ISAIAH
PEKAHIAH MICAHPEKAH AHAZHOSHEA HEZEKIAH
MANASSEHAMON NAHUMJOSIAH JEREMIAHJEHOAHAZJEHOIAKIMJEHOIACHINZEDEKIAH
721 BCVery GoodGoodBadVery BadQueen*
587 BC EZEKIEL
ZEPHANIAHHABAKKUKDANIEL
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HEBREW POETRY
1. -a. b.
??
2.
3.
1.SYNONYMOUS~Same thought-different wordsa.SIMPLY REPEATED b.TAKEN FURTHER
Where can I go O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger. from your spirit? Or discipline me in your wrath.
Where can I flee Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I am faint. from your presence? O Lord, heal me, for my bones are in agony.
2.ANTITHETIC~Opposite thoughtThose who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.
He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, Will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him.
3.SYNTHETIC~Added thoughtThe Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want;
He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters.
HEBREW POETRYPARALLELISM Thought-rhyme Balance of SENSE, not SOUND
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PSALMS Part 1
}
1-41 41 272 1542-72 30 74 20773-89 16 13 3690-106 16
339 7107-150 43
42-4973-83
90
I 1 - 41 (41) 272 15II 42 - 72 (30) 74 207III 73 - 89 (16) 13 36IV 90 - 106 (16)V 107 - 150 (43)
PSALMS
339 7
DIVINE NAMES
ELOHIMYAHWEH
AUTHORS DAVID~most in I and II, some in VSONS OF KORAH~in II (42 - 49) and IIISONS OF ASAPH~in III (73 - 83)ANONYMOUS~some in IV, most in VMOSES~one in IV (90)
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BOOKS
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22-2496-99113-118120-134146-150
PSALMS
SPECIAL CATEGORIESROYAL
MESSIANICWISDOM
IMPRECATORY
TYPESLAMENT (most)GRATITUDE (many)PENITENCE (few)
GROUPS22-24 : Cross, crook & crown96-99 : God is king113-118 : Hallel (Passover)120-134 : Songs of ascent146-150 : Hallelujah!
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PSALMS Part 2
22-2496-99113-118120-134146-150
PSALMS
SPECIAL CATEGORIESROYAL
MESSIANICWISDOM
IMPRECATORY
TYPESLAMENT (most)GRATITUDE (many)PENITENCE (few)
GROUPS22-24 : Cross, crook & crown96-99 : God is king113-118 : Hallel (Passover)120-134 : Songs of ascent146-150 : Hallelujah!
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OUTLINE OF PROVERBS
1:8-9:18
10:1-22:16
22:17-23:14
23:15-24:2224:23-34
25:1-29:27
31:1-31
1:1-7
30:1-33
ADVICE TO YOUTH (1:8-9:18)FROM A FATHER ABOUT BAD WOMEN
PROVERBS OF SOLOMON (10:1-22:16)COLLECTED BY HIMSELF
WORDS OF THE WISE (22:17-23:14)THIRTY SAYINGS
ADVICE TO YOUTH (23:15-24:22)WORDS OF THE WISE (24:23-34)
SIX SAYINGSPROVERBS OF SOLOMON (25:1-29:27)
COPIED BY HEZEKIAH
ADVICE TO YOUTH (31:1-31)FROM A MOTHER ABOUT GOOD WOMEN
PROLOGUE 1:1-7
AGUR 30:1-33
PROVERBS Part 1
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PROVERBS Part 2
OUTLINE OF PROVERBS
1:8-9:18
10:1-22:16
22:17-23:14
23:15-24:2224:23-34
25:1-29:27
31:1-31
1:1-7
30:1-33
ADVICE TO YOUTH (1:8-9:18)FROM A FATHER ABOUT BAD WOMEN
PROVERBS OF SOLOMON (10:1-22:16)COLLECTED BY HIMSELF
WORDS OF THE WISE (22:17-23:14)THIRTY SAYINGS
ADVICE TO YOUTH (23:15-24:22)WORDS OF THE WISE (24:23-34)
SIX SAYINGSPROVERBS OF SOLOMON (25:1-29:27)
COPIED BY HEZEKIAH
ADVICE TO YOUTH (31:1-31)FROM A MOTHER ABOUT GOOD WOMEN
PROLOGUE 1:1-7
AGUR 30:1-33
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1:8-9:18
1.1:8-9
1:20-3:26; 4:1-13; 8:1-9:123:27-354:23-27
5:15-232.
1:10-19; 4:14-225:1-14; 6:20-7:27
6:1-56:6-11
9:13-18
10:1-22:16
1. ~ 10:1-15:332. ~ 16:1-22:16
25:1-29:27
1.25:1-7 26:1-1225:8-20 26:13-1625:21-24 26:17-2825: 25-28
2. 27:1-29:27
31:1-31
1. 31:1-92. 31:10-31
ADVICE TO YOUTH (1:8-9:18)FROM A FATHER ABOUT
BAD WOMEN1. DO:
obey your parents (1:8-9)seek & get wisdom(1:20-3:26, 4:1-13, 8:1-9:12)be kind to others (3:27-35)keep your heart (4:23-27)be faithful to your spouse(5:15-23)
2. DON’T:get into bad company(1:10-19, 4:14-22)commit adultery(5:1-14, 6:20-7:27)take out loans (6:1-5)be lazy (6:6-11)befriend foolish women(9:13-18)
PROVERBS OF SOLOMON (10:1-22:16)COLLECTED BY HIMSELF1. CONTRAST~godly & wicked lines
(10:1-15:33)2. CONTENT~godly life (16:1-22:16)
PROVERBS OF SOLOMON (25:1- 29:27)COPIED BY HEZEKIAH1. RELATIONSHIPS with
kings (25:1-7)neighbours (25:8-20)enemies (25:21-24)yourself (25:25-28)fools (26:1-12)sluggards (26:13-16)gossips (26:17-28)
2. RIGHTEOUSNESS (27:1-29:27)ADVICE TO YOUTH (31:1-31)
FROM A MOTHER ABOUTGOOD WOMEN
1. King of nation (31:1-9)2. Queen of a home (31:10-31)
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A.PROLOGUE (1-2) PROSETwo rounds : GOD and SATAN
B.DIALOGUE (3-42:6) POETRY1.HUMAN (3-37)
a.ELIPHAZ, BILDAD, ZOPHAR (3-31)i. Round 1 (3-14)ii. Round 2 (15-21)iii. Round 3 (22-31)
b.ELIHU (32-37)A monologue!
2.DIVINE (38-42:6)i. Round 1 (38-39)ii. Round 2 (40-42:6)
C.EPILOGUE (42:7-17) PROSEFinal round : GOD and JOB
A. 1~2
B. 3~42 6
C. 42 7-17
1. 3-37a. 3-31
i. 3-14ii. 15-21iii. 22-31
b. 32-37
2. 38-42 6i. 38-39ii. 40-42 6
STRUCTURE OF JOB
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A.PROLOGUE (1-2) PROSETwo rounds : GOD and SATAN
B.DIALOGUE (3-42:6) POETRY1.HUMAN (3-37)
a.ELIPHAZ, BILDAD, ZOPHAR (3-31)i. Round 1 (3-14)ii. Round 2 (15-21)iii. Round 3 (22-31)
b.ELIHU (32-37)A monologue!
2.DIVINE (38-42:6)i. Round 1 (38-39)ii. Round 2 (40-42:6)
C.EPILOGUE (42:7-17) PROSEFinal round : GOD and JOB
A. 1~2
B. 3~42 6
C. 42 7-17
1. 3-37a. 3-31
i. 3-14ii. 15-21iii. 22-31
b. 32-37
2. 38-42 6i. 38-39ii. 40-42 6
STRUCTURE OF JOB
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JOB’S THREE FRIENDS
GOD’S
TRANSCENDENCE
GOD’S
OMNIPOTENCE
GOD’S
OMNISCIENCE
ELIPHAZ BILDAD ZOPHAR
RIGHTEOUS PROSPER
WICKED SUFFER
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