Through the Bible

1. SUMMARIZING THE LAST 14 WEEKS a) Genesis – The book of beginnings • God created the world – Gen 1 • God created man – Gen 2:7, 21-23 • God God allows animals as food – Gen 9:1-3 • God confounds languages which created nations – Gen 11:7-8 • God calls out Abraham and makes a nation of him – Gen 12:1-3 b) Exodus-Ruth – Israel’s journey to the promised land • Israel’s exodus from Egypt – Gen 15:12-14, Exo 13:30-36 • The giving of the Law – Exo 20-23, Leviticus-Deuteronomy. • The wandering in the wilderness – Num 32:9-13 • The taking of the promise land – Joshua 6, Judges 1 (not fully obedient) • The rule of judges – Israel’s disobedient heart show in the book of Judges c) 1&2 Kings/2Chronigles – The Kingdom established • The rule of Judges ends, a king chosen – 1Sam 11:15 • David chosen because his heart was towards God – 1Sam 16:7, 12-13, 1Sam 13:14, Acts 13:22 • David given a promise of a seed on the throne forever – 2Sam 7:12-16 • Solomon builds the temple – 1Kings 9:1 d) 2Kings & 2Chronicles – The kingdom divided, judgment prophesied, carried out. • An important event happens with the split of the Kingdom – 1Kings 11:34-36 • This is the time period of a majority of the prophets – Prophesying of future judgement • Israel taken into captivity – 2Kngs 18:9, 24:1, 10-11 e) Ezra-Esther (Haggai-Zephaniah) – A remnant of Israel returns to rebuild the city • A remnant of Israel returns to Jerusalem - Ezra 2:1, 64-65 • Jerusalem and the Temple rebuilt – Ezra-Nehemiah. f) Matthew-John • The messiah born – Matt 1:18-25, Luke 2:6-7 • The kingdom preached – Matt 3:1-2, 4:17 • The messiah rejected – Matt 27:1-2, Mark 15:13-14, John 1:11 • The Messiah resurrected – Luke 24:1-8 • The 12 apostles commissioned – Mark 16:15-18 g) Acts – The fall of Israel • Repentance preached to Israel – Acts 2:22,36, 3:12, 4:8-10, 5:35. • The 12 apostles rejected – Acts 5:40, 8:1 • Salvation rejected – Acts 13:46, 18:6, 28:28 • Israel blinded – Rom 11:25 h) Romans-Philippians • The apostle Paul saved in Acts 9, the mystery of the Body of Christ revealed to him – Acts 9:1-8, 1Tim 1:16, • The preaching of the gospel of grace committed to his trust – Gal 2:7, 1Tim 1:11, Titus 1:3 • The dispensation of Grace given to Paul – 1Cor 9:19, Eph 3:1-3 • The mystery fulfills the word of God and explains why the prophetic program was paused – Col 1:25, Eph 1:9-10 i) Hebrews-Jude – Instruction for New Covenant Israel • Clearly the books are to Israel – Heb 8:8, James 1:1, 1Pet 1:1, 2:12. • Instruction for those who will see the wrath of God – Heb 10:26-27, James 2:11-13, James 5:9, 2Pet 3:7, j) Revelation -The revelation of Jesus Christ • The fulfilling of prophecy – Rev 21