Bible Basics

The Torah

The Torah

Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Other names for the Torah are: The Law and the

Pentateuch It chronologically goes from Creation to the

naming/formation of Israel as God’s people

What’s in there?

The Creation The Flood The Exodus from Egypt The giving of the Ten Commandments Laws for Diet and Ceremony The forty years of wandering through the

wilderness

Genesis: “Origin”, “Birth”

The Creation (Gen 1-2) The Fall of man (Gen 3) The Flood (Gen 7) The tower of Babel (Gen 11) Abraham (Gen 12-25) Esau and Jacob (Gen 25-50) Joseph (Gen 37-50)

Exodus: “the road out”

The Birth of Moses (Ex 2) The Burning Bush (Ex 3) Slavery in Egypt (5-14) The Seven Plagues on Egypt (Ex 7-11) The Passover (Ex 12) THE EXODUS (Ex 12-14) The parting of the Red Sea (Ex 14) The Ten Commandments (Ex 20) The Tabernacle (Ex 36-38)

Leviticus: “of the Levites”

Laws of Offerings (1-7) Aaron’s line established as priests (8-9) Blood as Atonement (17:11) Laws about sexual relations and punishment

for sin (18-20) The Sabbath, priests, the year of Jubilee (21-

27)

Numbers: “Arithmoi”, “census”

The census of Israel (1) Dedication of the tabernacle (7) The Cloud above the tabernacle (9) Water from the rock (20) Balaam’s Donkey (22) Boundaries of Canaan (34)

Deuteronomy: “the second law”

Appointment of Leaders (1) Wanderings in desert (2) The Ten Commandments (5) Not because of Israel’s righteousness (9) One place of Worship (12:4-7) Tithe (26:2,12) Joshua and the death of Moses (31-34)

What else can we say about the Torah?

Quoted and referred to often in the authors of the New Testament and by Jesus Himself.

Gives us a complete history and critical pieces of our worldview (Creation).

Precedent set for the understanding of God, the fall of man, and His plan for our redemption.