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