GENESIS
bere’shîth
OUTLINE OF GENESIS
I. Primeval History (1 – 11)
A. The Creation (1:1- 2:25)
B. The Fall (3:1- 5:32)
C. The Judgment of the Flood (6:1- 9:29)
D. The Judgment on the Tower of Babel and Scattering of Nations (10:1- 11:32)
II. Patriarchal History (12 – 50)
A. The Life of Abraham (12- 20)
B. Isaac (21- 26)
C. Jacob (27- 36)
D. Joseph (37:1- 50:26)
1. The Corruption of Joseph's Family (37- 38)
2. The Exaltation of Joseph (39- 41)
3. The Salvation of Jacob's Family (42- 50)
tanak Hebrew Bible, Old Testament
torah Law,
nabiim Prophets/ Prophetic books
ketubim Writings/ Historical books
Name of God in Gen 1 & 2 (the LORD God
YHWH Yahweh (Tetragrammaton)
’elohim el Daniel (theophoric/theophorus name) God is my Judge
Isaiah, Jeremiah (ya)
EXODUS
we’elleh shemoth
we’elleh shemôth
I. The Exodus from Egypt (1:1 – 19:2)
A. The Sojourning in Egypt (1)
B. Moses’ Preparation for Leadership (2 – 4)
C. The Ten Plagues (5:1 – 13:16)
D. From Egypt to Sinai (13:17 – 19:2)
II. Israel at Sinai (19:3 – 40:38)
A. The Giving of the Decalogue (19:3 – 20:21)
B. The Book of the Covenant (20:22 – 23:33)
C. Ratification of the Covenant (24:1-11)
D. The Tabernacle (24:12 – 31:17)
E. Yahweh’s Presentation (31:18)
F. Apostasy and Renewal of the Covenant (32:1 – 34:35)
G. Construction of Tabernacle (35:1 – 40:38)
Exodus Motif
Liberation theology
LEVITICUS
wayyiqra’ {and (he) called}
I. Laws and Instructions for Offerings (1:1 – 7:38)
II. Appointment of Aaron and His Sons as God’s Priests (8:1 – 10:20)
III. Rules for Holy Living (11:1 – 15:33)
IV. The Day of Atonement (16:1-34)
V. Practical Holiness (17:1 – 22:33)
VI. Sabbaths, Festivals and Seasons (23:1 – 25:55)
VII. Conditions for God’s Blessings (26:1 – 27:34)
Lev 17:11 – 14
Acts 15:29
Heb 9:22
Rev 7:14
Gen 3:21
Ex 29:19-21
John 6:53
NUMBERS
bemidbar (in the wilderness)
I. Preparation of the Old Generation to Inherit the Promised Land (1:1 – 10:10)
A. Organization of Israel (1 – 4)
1. Organization of the People
2. Organization of the Priests
B. Sanctification of Israel (5:1 – 10:10)
1. Sanctification Through Separation
2. Sanctification Through the Nazirite Vow
3. Sanctification Through Worship
4. Sanctification Through Divine Guidance
II. Failure of the Old Generation to Inherit the Promised Land (10:11 – 25:18)
A. The Failure of Israel En Route to Kadesh (10:11 – 12:16)
B. The Climatic Failure of Israel at Kadesh (13:1 – 14:45)
C. The Failure of Israel in the Wilderness (15:1 – 19:22)
D. The Failure of Israel En Route to Moab (20:1 – 25:18)
III. Preparation of the New Generation to Inherit the Promised Land (26:1 – 36:13)
A. Reorganization of Israel (26:1 – 27:23)
B. The Regulations of Offerings and Vows (28:1 – 30:16)
C. The Conquest and Division of Israel (31:1 – 36:13)
To err is man, to forgive is divine
Balaam 22-24
Snake 21:8
DEUTERONOMY
’elleh haddebarîm
Deuteronomion (Second Law)
I. What God Has Done for Israel (1:1 – 4:43)
A. The Preamble of the Covenant
B. The Review of God’s Acts for Israel
II. What God Expects of Israel (4:44 – 26:19)
A. Introduction to the Law of God
B. The Exposition of the Decalogue
C. The Exposition of the Additional Laws
III. What God Will Do for Israel (27:1 – 34:12)
A. The Ratification of the Covenant in Canaan (27)
B. The Covenant Blessings and Curses (28)
C. The Transition of the Covenant Mediator (29 – 34)
shema
shema yisrael Hear O Israel!
Monotheistic/monotheism: the concept that there is only one God
polytheism: there are many gods
God: Omnipotent, all-powerful
omniscient, all-knowing
omnipresent, all-present
immutable: changeless, unchanged
Transcendent: beyond human comprehension
’El-Shaddai: God Almighty
’Elohim : God
YHWH (Yahweh): THE LORD
’Adonai: Lord
Aramaic, Syriac, Aramean, Chaldee (Chaldean) Semitic language: descendants of Shem
Trade language of the days (Lingua Franka)
Babylonians/Akkadian
Assyrian empire
Dan 2:4 – 7:28
Ezra. 4
OT Mission: Centripetal pattern: Outside-in
NT Mission: Centrifugal pattern: Inside-out
FINAL QUESTIONS: (1000 words, not more than 1500)
1. What principles of stewardship do you find in Pentateuch? Describe.
2. Sabbath in Pentateuch.
3. Deliverance/Salvation of God in Pentateuch.
Arabic (Language of Quran) Arabs
