1.1: What is the central storyline of the Old Testament?

Think of the Old Testament as a connect the dots puzzle.  The problem that so many people face when reading the text is that they don’t know how the different people and events and writings all fit together.  What’s the relationship between Moses and Jeremiah, between Abraham and King Solomon, between David and Noah?  You can’t see the big picture of the Old Testament if you don’t know how to draw these connections, and the key to drawing these connections is to read everything with reference to the single, overarching plotline of the text.