1. Lesson #2
Old Testament

2. New Testament
PAULINE
LETTERS
PASTORAL
LETTERS
GENERAL
LETTERS
HISTORY
APOCA-
LYPTIC
GOSPELS

3. Divisions of the Bible Two Divisions in the Bible
Old Testament (Old Covenant)
New Testament (New Covenant)
Our Discussion sheds light on the Old Testament
39 books
How are they divided up?

4. Subjects of Old Testament
Books of Law
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy

5. Subjects of Old Testament
Books of History
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings

6. Subjects of Old Testament
Books of History
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther

7. Subjects of Old Testament
Books of Poetry
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon

8. Subjects of Old Testament
Major Prophets
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel

9. Subjects of Old Testament
Minor Prophets
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah

10. Subjects of Old Testament
Minor Prophets
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi

11. Periods of Old Testament
Patriarchal
Par
Creation—Law on Sinai
2500 years
Mosaic
Mount Sinai—Death of Christ years

12. Events Covered in Old Testament
Creation
Genesis 1,2
Fall of Man
Genesis 3
Cain and Abel
Genesis 4
Noah—The Flood
Genesis 6-9

13. Events Covered in Old Testament
Tower of Babel
Genesis 11
Call of Abraham
Genesis 12
Birth of Isaac & Ishmael
Genesis 16-21
Birth of Jacob and Esau
Genesis 25-27

14. Events Covered in Old Testament
12 Sons of Jacob
Genesis 29,30
Story of Joseph
Genesis 37-50
Bondage in Egypt
Exodus 1,2
Call of Moses
Exodus 3-5

15. Events Covered in Old Testament
Ten Plagues
Exodus 6-11
The Passover
Exodus 12,13
Parting of Red Sea
Exodus 14
Giving Law on Mount Sinai
Exodus 20

16. Events Covered in Old Testament
The Tabernacle
Exodus 25-40
The Wilderness Wanderings
Numbers 13,14
Giving Law to 2nd Generation
Deuteronomy 28-32
Death of Moses
Deuteronomy 34

17. Events Covered in Old Testament
The Promise Land
Joshua
Judges
United Kingdom
Saul—David—Solomon—120 years
Divided Kingdom
1 Kings 12,13

18. Events Covered in Old Testament
The Northern Kingdom
Ten Tribes—Israel
The Southern Kingdom
Two Tribes—Judah
Assyrian Captivity
North—722 B.C.
Babylonian Captivity
South—586 B.C.

19. Events Covered in Old Testament
Return to Jerusalem
Zerubabbel and Ezra
Prophecy of Jonah
Against Nineveh
Prophecies of Christ
Zechariah
Old Testament Ends
Malachi

20. Summary Overview of the Old Testament 39 Books
Creation and Fall of Man
Covers Patriarchal and Mosaic Periods
History of God’s People
Looking Forward to the Birth of the Messiah