1. Unit 1: Themes of the Old Testament Lesson 2: The Author/The Characters

2. 1 Who is the Author? God. Every word in the Bible exists because God inspired a given individual to write it down.

3. God Is The Source Of Scripture

4. The Holy Spirit is the Divine author of Scripture.

5. Scripture claims that Jesus Christ is the ACTUAL WORD of God!

6. 2 Who are the Characters? God. Jesus. Holy Spirit. The OT points to Jesus; the NT reveals Jesus.

7. Major Characters: God, Jesus & HS Adam & Eve Satan Cain & Abel Seth Enoch Noah & his sons Abe & Sarah Isaac & Rebecca Jacob & Rachel Judah Joseph Moses & Aaron Joshua & Caleb Gideon & Samson Samuel Ruth Saul & Jonathan Samuel David Solomon Elijah & Elisha Ezra & Nehemiah Esther Job Isaiah & Jeremiah Daniel

8. Importance of Names In the Old Testament, names were significant. People believed that a name explained something about your identity, personality, character, and background.

9. Two Names for God 1. 2. Elohim: Powerful CREATOR. Yahweh: EXISTING ONE; God’s covenant name.

10. Practice your HEBREW! http://blb.sc/0005Eyhttp://blb.sc/0005Ey Elohim http://blb.sc/0001Rnhttp://blb.sc/0001Rn Yahweh

11. With a partner, read “Two Names for God” in the Student Text p. 3-4

12. Elohim: ruler, creative power, sovereignty and might. Genesis 1:1

13. Elohim Plural of “El”, which is the name most used

14. Yahweh: Self-existent One; God’s personal name; denotes his personal eternality Genesis 2:4

15. Workbook, p. 3 More Names for God… El Elyon-God Most High El Shaddai-God Almighty El Olam-Eternal God El Elohe Israel- God, the God of Israel El Hai-Living God Yahweh Jireh- The Lord will Provide Yahweh Nissi- The Lord is my Banner Yahweh Shalom- The Lord is peace. Yahweh Sabaoth- The Lord Almighty Yahweh Ro’l- The Lord is my shepherd Yahweh Tsidkenu-The Lord is our righteousness Yahweh Shammah- The Lord is there.

16. BIG IDEA: God reveals his name to his people… Demonstrating his desire to be in a relationship with us. His name tells us who is, what he does, and describes his essence. The Bible also reveals God’s attributes with titles like King, shepherd, Father, Almighty, and hundreds of others.

18. What’s in a Name?

19. Read p. 5-6 in student textbook In Bible times, a good name meant even more than a good reputation, because it represented a person’s character, identity, personality, and background. In Hebrew, some names can even be identical to the name itself. Ex: Obadiah=servant of Yahweh

21. Power point “Names” assignment: 1)Pick three names/titles of God and find where this name is located in Scripture. A) What does this name/title tell you about God? B) Why did you pick this name? 2)Pick 5 of the main characters of the OT: A) Describe each character and h/h significance in the narrative B) What does h/h name mean? C) Where is this person listed in scripture? 3)Research the meaning of your name; explain how it affects your identity, personality, character, or background. 4)Use this resource for additional help: www.blueletterbible.org www.blueletterbible.org 5)As each person presents, write down the meaning of the characters’ names; you will be tested on the meaning of ALL the major character’s names at the end of our unit.

22. Names from OT to Research… Israel Joshua Jacob Joseph Elijah Benjamin Nehemiah Judah Elisha Abraham Adam Moses Daniel Eve Esau Sarah Isaac Solomon Samuel Esther

23. Power point “Names” assignment: 1)As you watch the presentations, make a list of the names of characters and the names/titles for God. You will memorize these meanings.

24. Student Workbook…p. 4 & 5 Fill out crossword based on notes from presentations! This will be a great study guide!