1. Act Three: The King Chooses Israel Redemption Initiated
Scene One: A People for the King

2. Genesis: Prologue to Israel’s Story
Universal period (3-11)
Patriarchal period (12-50)

3. Genesis 3-11 Theme? Unleashing of sin: origin, spread, effects
God’s response: promise, judgement

4. Unleashing of Sin in Human Life (Gen. 4)
Goodness of creation enjoyed: family, cultural development
All polluted by sin: murder, misdirection of cultural activity

5. God’s Response: Faithful to Promise
Line from Adam to Noah
Godly line holding promise (Gen. 3:15)

6. God’s Response: Judgement (Gen. 6-9)
Evil strangling human life
Catastrophic flood

7. God’s Response: Faithfulness to Promise
Noah and ark
Noahic covenant
New start with Noah and creation
God’s purpose remains constant
Noah’s Ark by Edward Hicks

8. Covenant
A bond
In blood
Sovereignly administered

9. Nations and Rebellion Spread of nations Communal attempt at autonomy
God’s judgement

10. Abrahamic Covenant: Blessed to Be a Blessing
Universal to particular: From all nations to one man
Blessing on one man, one nation
Channel of blessing to all world

11. Abrahamic Covenant: Blessed to Be a Blessing

12. Theological Blueprint (cf. Gen. 18:18)
Bless Abraham: “I will make you a great nation.”
Bless all nations on earth
‘What we are being offered in these few verses is a theological blueprint for the redemptive history of the world.’
- W. Dumbrell

13. Curse and Blessing 5-fold curse of Gen. 3-11
5-fold blessing of Gen. 12:2-3
Through Abraham God will reverse the curse of sin

14. Abrahamic Covenant Gen. 12: Promise Gen. 15: Covenant established
Gen. 17: Covenant confirmed

15. Isaac, Jacob, Joseph Promises of covenant repeated to each patriarch
God’s work in sinful family
El Shaddai remains faithful
Joseph Overseer of the Pharaoh's Granaries
by Lawrence Alma-Tadema

16. Exodus: Formation of a People
Israel formed by a mighty act of redemption (1-18)
Israel bound to God in covenant (19-24)
God comes to dwell with his people (25-40)

17. Israel Formed by a Mighty Act of Redemption
Growth of nation of Israel
Bondage
God raises up mediator (Moses)
Reveals himself as YHWH

18. Redemption By mighty acts of judgement By blood of lamb (Passover)
Against Egyptian gods (Ex. 12:12)
Against Pharaoh
By blood of lamb (Passover)
Celebration of redemption (Ex. 15)

19. Israel is Bound to God in Covenant
To Mount Sinai

20. To Mount Sinai (Ex. 19:4) You saw what I did to Egypt
I carried you on eagle’s wings
I brought you to myself

22. Israel is Bound to God in Covenant
To Mount Sinai
Call of covenant

23. Call of Covenant Treasured possession, priestly kingdom, holy nation
Election to privilege and service
Display, showcase people
For the sake of the nations

24. ‘The history of Israel from this point on is in reality merely a commentary upon the degree of fidelity with which Israel adhered to this Sinai-given vocation.’
-W. Dumbrell

25. Israel is Bound to God in Covenant
To Mount Sinai
Call of covenant
Ancient Near Eastern background for covenant

26. Ancient Near Eastern Background
Ex : Form of Covenant document
Ancient Near Eastern covenants in Hittite and Egyptian empires

28. Covenant God is Great King Israel subject people
All of Israel’s life subject to God’s rule
Law

29. Law God’s rule over all of life Return to creational intention
Good news! Life to the full!
Display to nations

30. Details of Law Ex. 20: Ten Commandments
General stipulations
Israel’s relation to God (1-4)
Israel’s relation to each other (6-10)
Ex : Detailed stipulations

31. Israel is Bound to God in Covenant
To Mount Sinai
Call of covenant
Ancient Near Eastern background
Covenant ceremony

32. God Prepares to Indwell Israel
Instructions for Tabernacle (25-31)
Israel unworthy of God’s presence (32-34)
God indwells Israel on basis of love (35-40)

33. Leviticus: Living with a Holy God
Repairing the broken covenant
Sacrifices and offerings
Ceremonial law
Feasts

34. Numbers: Journeying to the Land
Signs of emerging greatness
God’s testing
Provision
Leadership
Protection
Israel’s disobedience and unbelief
God’s judgement and faithfulness

35. Deuteronomy: On the Borders of the Land
Sermon One: God’s faithfulness to Israel (1:6-4:40)
Sermon Two: God’s covenant law (4:44-28)
Sermon Three: Options for future (29-30)

36. Covenant Structure God (King) WORD faith obey unbelief disobey Death
Promise
Command
Warning
faith
obey
unbelief
disobey
Death
Destruction
Curse
Life
Prosperity
Blessing

37. Act Three: The King Chooses Israel Redemption Initiated
Scene Two: A Land for His People

38. Joshua: The Gift of the Land
The Lord leads Israel to the land (1-5:12)
The Lord gives Israel the land (5:13-12)

40. Joshua: The Gift of the Land
The Lord leads Israel to the land (1-5:12)
The Lord gives Israel the land (5:13-12)
The Lord allocates the land (13-22)

42. Joshua: The Gift of the Land
The Lord leads Israel to the land (1-5:12)
The Lord gives Israel the land (5:13-12)
The Lord allocates the land (13-22)
The Lord renews the covenant (23,24)

43. The Land: The Lord’s Gift (Josh. 21:43-45)
Conquest: Lord’s work
The Lord leads Israel into the land (Josh. 3,4)
The Lord comes as commander (5:13-15)
The Lord brings down Jericho (6)
The Lord gives victory (9-12)

44. Covenant Structure God (King) WORD faith obey unbelief disobey Death
Promise
Command
Warning
faith
obey
unbelief
disobey
Death
Destruction
Curse
Life
Prosperity
Blessing

45. Covenant Options on Land
Jericho: Blessing on faith/obedience
Ai: Curse on unbelief/disobedience
Mt. Ebal (Josh. 8:30-35)
Shechem (24)

46. ‘Holy War’ Why complete destruction?
Judgement on wicked nations (Gen. 15:16)
Danger of idolatry
God’s redemptive beachhead

47. Judges: Failure to be Display People
Israel fails to take land (Ju. 1)
Covenant court case (2:1-5)
Judgement pronounced: Cycles (2:11-23)

48. Cycles of Judgement distress cries out oppression deliverer anger rest
sin

49. Judges: Failure to be Display People
Israel fails to take land (Ju. 1)
Covenant court case (2:1-5)
Judgement pronounced: Cycles (2:11-23)
Cycles elaborated historically (3-16)
Corruption illustrated (17-21)

50. Samuel: Israel Transformed into a Kingdom
The need for a king
God’s kind of king
Saul rules unfaithfully
David rules faithfully

51. A Faithful King… Establishes temple life of Israel
Defeats Israel’s enemies
Enforces obedience of law

52. Davidic Covenant Kingship grafted on to Abrahamic covenant
David’s failure
Hope for a future descendant of David

53. Kings: Covenant Failure
Solomon begins his rule wisely
Solomon establishes the temple in Zion
The kingdom is rent in two

55. Kings: Covenant Failure
Solomon begins his rule wisely
Solomon establishes the temple in Zion
The kingdom is rent in two
Elijah and Elisha confront an unfaithful Israel
Israel’s slide into disaster and exile

56. Why Did This Happen? Covenant rebellion and God’s judgement
Led by unfaithful kings
Rejected prophets

57. God’s Judgement Israel deported by Assyria (722 BC)
Judah exiled by Babylon (586 BC)
The End?
Note of hope: Jehoiachin released

58. Prophetic Hope for Future
God’s purpose will prevail
New covenant, kingdom
Through a Messiah
Israel gathered and purified
Nations drawn to Israel

59. Ezra and Nehemiah: Israel Returns to the Land
539 BC: Cyrus allows Israel to return
Zerubbabel rebuilds temple
Ezra reforms people
Nehemiah rebuilds city walls

60. End of Act Three