What is the message of the OT and the story of Israel? This course provides the answer by tracing the epic history of God’s activity with humanity through the OT people of God, Israel. Dr. Mark Futato takes students through the major themes of the OT books that narrate Israel’s history from the call of the patriarch Abraham through the return from exile, showing how each book contributes to the OT’s presentation of God’s goal of establishing a people and kingdom on earth.
Introduction
Introduction
Introducing the Course
1m
Introducing the Professor
1m
Developing an Eye for Structures
Linear Structure
2m
Symmetric Structure
9m
Parallel Structure
6m
Indicators of Structure
8m
The Canon of the Old Testament
The Canon of the Old Testament
5m
The Book of Genesis
The Key Text of Genesis
1m
The Structure of Genesis
3m
The Message of Genesis
4m
Blessing as Empowerment for Abundant Living
4m
Blessing as Praising God
3m
The Book of Exodus
The Key Text of Exodus
1m
The Structure of Exodus
6m
The “Rescue” Message of Exodus
4m
The “Relationship” Message of Exodus
4m
The Book of Leviticus
An Overview of Leviticus
3m
The Structure of Leviticus
6m
The Message of Leviticus
4m
The Book of Numbers
An Overview of Numbers
2m
The Structure of Numbers
3m
The Message of Human Failings in Numbers
4m
The Message of Divine Faithfulness in Numbers
4m
The Priestly Blessing in Numbers
5m
The Book of Deuteronomy
An Overview of Deuteronomy
3m
The Structure of Deuteronomy
4m
The Message of Deuteronomy
3m
The Message of the Shema
8m
The Book of Joshua
An Overview of Joshua
2m
The Structure of Joshua
3m
The Structure of Joshua 1–5
12m
The Message of Joshua
4m
The Book of Judges
An Overview of Judges
1m
The Structure of Judges
5m
The Theme of Judges: Apostasy
4m
The Story of Judges
7m
The Message of Judges: The Results of Apostasy
6m
More Results of Apostasy
9m
The Books of Samuel
An Overview of the Books of Samuel
4m
The Prologue of Samuel
3m
The Creation of the Monarchy
4m
The Rejection of Saul
2m
The Rise and Reign of David
4m
The Epilogue of Samuel
4m
The Books of Kings
The Theme of Kings: The Demise of the Kingdom
1m
The Structure of Kings
1m
The Message of Kings: Demise through Disobedience
2m
Manasseh’s Role in the Demise of the Kingdom
3m
Hope for Restoration
6m
The Chronicler’s History
Restoring the Kingdom
4m
The Unity of Chronicles and Ezra-Nehemiah
4m
The Books of Chronicles
The Key Text of Chronicles
1m
The Setting of Chronicles
2m
The Message of Chronicles
3m
The Purpose of Chronicles
1m
The Themes and Structure of Chronicles
2m
Manasseh in Chronicles
2m
The Book of Ezra-Nehemiah
The Key Text of Ezra-Nehemiah
1m
The Unity of Ezra-Nehemiah
3m
The Structure of Ezra-Nehemiah
1m
The Themes of Ezra-Nehemiah
3m
God Accomplishes His Objective
4m
An Overarching Theme of Ezra-Nehemiah
4m
The Ministry Message of Ezra-Nehemiah
3m
Following Ezra’s Example
3m
Appendix: Screencasts
Finding Repeated Words in Jonah with Word Lists
7m
Searching for Subjects and Objects in Genesis with Clause Search
9m
Researching Biblical Places in Numbers Using Bible Facts
9m
Finding Cross-References on Deuteronomy 6:4–5 with the Explorer
6m
Searching for Ancient near Eastern Treaties and Other Hard-to-Find Material
8m
Researching Biblical Names Using Power Lookup
8m
Preparing a Topic-Based Sermon with the Sermon Starter Guide