1. HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
A QUICK OVERVIEW
HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT

2. THE PATRIARCHS C. 1850-1700 B.C. ABRAHAM – C. 1850 B.C.
THE FATHER OF THE HEBREW PEOPLE
THE COVENANT
ISAAC – CARRIES ON THE COVENANT
JACOB- 12 SONS = 12 TRIBES OF ISRAEL

3. TIME OF PROSPERITY FOR THE HEBREWS IN EGYPT
Joseph – PROVIDED LAND AND POSITION TO HIS HEBREW FAMILY IN EGYPT

4. TIME OF OPPRESSION FOR HEBREWS IN EGYPT
TIME PASSED…EGYPTIANS FORGOT THE LEGACY OF JOSEPH…HEBREWS HAD BECOME TOO NUMEROUS AND POWERFUL… DECISION – ENSLAVE THE HEBREWS

5. TIME OF MOSES – THE COVENANT AND THE LAW
MOSES LIVED C B.C.
HE WAS THE CHOSEN LEADER OF THE HEBREWS
HE RECEIVED THE COVENANT AND THE LAW FROM GOD ON MT. SINAI
HE LED THE HEBREWS OUT OF OPPRESSION IN EGYPT TO FREEDOM IN THE PROMISED LAND

6. MOSES

7. JUDGES C. 1200-1020 B.C CHARACTERISTICS: WARLORDS
JOB TO SETTLE DISPUTES
RULED THE TRIBES OF ISRAEL

8. THE UNITED MONARCHY OF ISRAEL
THE QUESTION… IS GOD OUR KING OR DO WITH NEED A HUMAN KING TO LEAD US???
THE ANSWER… A HUMAN KING TO BE LIKE OTHER NATIONS.

9. UNITED MONARCHY OF ISRAEL 1020 B.C. – 922 B.C.
SAUL – FIRST KING OF ISRAEL
B.C.
DAVID – ISRAEL’S GREATEST KING
B.C.
SOLOMON
B.C.

10. THE DIVIDED MONARCHY C. 922-587 B.C.
THE MONARCHY OF ISRAEL WAS DIVIDED AFTER THE TIME OF SOLOMON
NORTHERN KINGDOM – ISRAEL (10 TRIBES)
C. 922 – 721 B.C.
SOUTHERN KINGDOM – JUDAH
C B.C. (2 TRIBES)

11. 587 B.C. THE SINGLE MOST DEVASTING EVENT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT…
DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM
THE EXILE TO BABYLON
THE END OF THE MONARCHY IN ISRAEL

13. THE EXILE 587-c.539 B.C..
The Jews were exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon
The Exile lasted about a generation

14. PERSIAN RULE C. 539-332 B.C. Persian rule ended the exile
The Persians believed in self government so…
THE JEWS WERE SENT BACK TO JERUSALEM TO RULE THEMSELVES

15. ALEXANDER THE GREAT CONQUERS THE WORLD
C. 332 B.C. ALEXANDER CONQUES THE WORLD HENCE Greek rule begins
The known world is Hellenized
Greek is the language
Jews disperse throughout the world

16. THE MACCABEES RULE C.167-67 B.C.
SECOND PERIOD OF ISRAELITE INDEPENDENCE!
THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION!!!
REDEDICATION

17. ROMAN RULE BEGINS C. 67 B.C. ROMAN GENERAL POMPEY CONQUERS ISRAEL FOR ROME. PALESTINE IS THE NEW NAME

18. JESUS IS BORN
C. 6-4 B.C. JESUS IS BORN IN BETHELHEM OF JUDEA