1. OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY

2. OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY The Book of Joshua

3. The Book of Joshua -Title – named after the major character of the book. Joshua means “The Lord is Salvation.” -Content can be divided into 3 sections: 1.The conquest of the Land (ch. 1-12) 2.The Settlement of the Land (ch. 13 - 22) 3.Joshua’s Farewell Address (ch. 24 – 24)

4. 1.) The Conquest of the Land (1-12) 1.) The Conquest of the Land (1-12) - God calls Joshua to lead the Israelites into Canaan. - Joshua sends spies into Jericho. Rahab hides the spies. - The Israelites cross the Jordan with the Ark of the Covenant. - The walls at Jericho fall. - The Sun stands still.

5. 2.) The Settlement of the Land (13-22) 2.) The Settlement of the Land (13-22) - These chapters are spent dividing up the land among the 12 tribes of Israel. - They had very clear and precise parameters for where the tribes would be located within the land.

6. 3.) Joshua’s Farewell Address (ch. 23 – 24) 3.) Joshua’s Farewell Address (ch. 23 – 24) - This is Joshua’s farewell sermon. - He reminds the Israelites that they are not to have any false idols and that they are to obey the Lord’s commands. - Contains the famous verse “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:15)

7. The Conquest The Conquest - Central campaign – Joshua and the Israelites attacked Jericho, Ai, and 5 Canaanite Kings (Jerusalem, Hebron, Elgon, Jarmuth and Lachish) – Southern Campaign – This consisted of a series of battles along the western highlands and coastal plains. – Northern Campaign was focused on the city of Hazor.

8. OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY The Book of Judges

9. The Book of Judges The Book of Judges Background of the Times 1. Political – Enemies and Judges 2. Religious – Pattern and Problem

10. 1.) Political -Enemies – The Israelites during this time had a few prominent enemies. One of them were the Canaanites. They were occupying the land when Joshua went in on conquest. They were in Jericho and Ai. -Judges – They were charismatic leaders which God chose to deliver the people. They weren’t chosen because they were the “moral angels” of the bunch.

11. 2.) Religious - The pattern of sin.

12. Structure of the Book Structure of the Book 1. Background (1:1-25) 2. Introduction (2:6 – 3:6) 3. Cycle of the Judges (3:7-16) 4. Depravitiy of the People (17-21)

13. Theological Themes -Human Depravity: Throughout this book you find the continual movement back to sin. God delivers and yet the people keep going back. -God’s Grace: Regardless of how bad things were and how sinful they were, God continued to be patient and show grace and kept raising up judges for their deliverance.

14. Theological Themes continued… -The Issue of No King: In chapters 17-21 a statement that is repeated is, “In those days, there was no king and everyone did as he saw fit.” In Judges 21:25 this is the last statement.

15. OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY The Books of 1 st and 2 nd Samuel

16. The Books of 1 st and 2 nd Samuel - Title – The title of Samuel is based on the Hebrew text that means “Samuel” It is 1 book there, not 2. Structure of the Books: 1.) Samuel’s Life (1 Sam. 1-12) 2.) Saul’s Rise and Fall (1 Sam. 13 – 31) 3.) The Reign of David (2 Sam. 1- 20) 4.) The Epilogue (2 Sam. 21-24)

17. Purpose of the Work - To trace the transition to monarchy and the development of the Davidic Covenant. That covenant is central to the rest of the Bible – there will not be a time where a descendant of you is not on the throne. Ultimately, that king was born in Bethlehem – it’s Jesus.

18. Samuel -Samuel is characterized as a Nazarite, prophet, priest and judge (the last of the judges). This means that Samuels is a figure in the Old Testament where you have several major roles converge. This is why he is such a pivotal figure. He served as the bridge between the era of the judges and law to the establishment of the monarchy.

19. Saul - -He is the 1 st King. He had early success in his reign but most of the Samuel material depicts Saul as a miserable failure. His failure was based on 2 realities: 1.) His Religious Disobedience - The Battle of Michmash (Ch. 13) - The Battles of the Amalekites (Ch. 15) 2.) His Personal Issues - 1 Sam. 16:14. This led to his jealousy of David

20. David -His reign can be divided into 2 eras. * His first 7 years he reigned at Hebron *After that he reigned over all of Jerusalem. -He consolidated the kingdom under his reign and built unity. -His kingdom deteriorated at the end of his reign. His reign hit a dividing point in 2 Samuel whenever he sent troops out to battle and saw Bathsheba.

21. Theological Themes 1.) The Presence of God – The Ark of the Covenant symbolizes God’s presence 2. The Davidic Covenant – You find a record of this established in 2 nd Samuel 7. In these verses (1-17), David expressed his desire to build a temple for Yahweh but he couldn’t because he was a man of war. So, his son Solomon would. The promise was made that there would always be a descendant of him on the throne.

22. OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY The Books of 1 st and 2 nd Kings

23. Content of the Work 1.) The reign of Solomon (1 Kings 1-11) 2.) The Divided Monarchy (1 Kings 12- 2 Kings 17) 3.) The Last Years of Judah (2 Kings 18-25)

24. Purpose of the Work -The primary purpose of these books is not historical but theological. 1.) The Basis for the Kingdom’s Destruction 2.) The Viability of the Davidic Covenant

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