The Big IdeaThe Big IdeaOf the

Old Testament

Old Testament

EXODUSNew Testament

CROSS

EGYPT

MIDIAN

Sinai

Egypt in the days of the Egypt in the days of the ExodusExodus

The Plagues of Egypt painted by Joseph

Turner in 1800

EGYPT

“YAM SUPH”

Exodus from Egypt: 10

Plagues

Giving of the Law: 10

Commandments

Building the Tabernacle:

10 Items

The cloud covered thetent of meeting, and theglory of the Lord filledthe tabernacle (Exodus40:34)

Leviticus: Leviticus: The Book of HolinessThe Book of Holiness

Leviticus tells usof the worshiptaking place inthe Tabernacle

Exodus ends withthe constructionof the Tabernacle

If you walk in My statutes and keep If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments… (26:3)My commandments… (26:3)

• I will give you rain

• The land will yield its produce

• The trees of the field will bear fruit

• You will eat your food to the full

• I will grant you peace

• You will chase your enemies

• I will make you fruitful and multiply you

• I will dwell with you

If you do not obey Me and carry out If you do not obey Me and carry out all these commandments… (26:14)all these commandments… (26:14)

• I will appoint over you a sudden terror, consumption and fever

• You shall sow your seed uselessly

• You shall be struck down before your enemies

• Those who hate you shall rule over you

• You shall flee when no one is pursuing

If, after these things, you do not If, after these things, you do not obey me… (26:18)obey me… (26:18)

• I will punish you seven times more

• I will break down your pride of power

• Your strength will be spent uselessly

• Your land will not produce its produce

• The trees of the land will not yield their fruit

If, then you act with hostility toward If, then you act with hostility toward Me and are not willing… (26:21)Me and are not willing… (26:21)

• I will increase the plague seven times

• I will let loose among you the beast of the field

• They shall bereave you of your children and destroy your cattle

If, by these things you are not If, by these things you are not turned to Me… (26:23)turned to Me… (26:23)

• I will strike you seven times

• I will bring upon you a sword

• I will strike you with a pestilence

• Your bread shall be rationed

If, in spite of this, you do not obey If, in spite of this, you do not obey Me… (26:27)Me… (26:27)

• I will punish you seven times more

• You shall eat the flesh of your sons and daughters

• I will cut down your high places

• I will lay waste your cities

• I will make the land desolate

• I will scatter you among the nations and you will perish among the nations

EGYPTKadeshBarnea

SINAI

The people who live in the land are strong, and the citiesare fortified and very large; and moreover, we saw thedescendants of Anak there.

(Numbers 13:28).

EGYPTKadeshBarnea

SINAI

EDOM

ReubenGadMannaseh

Book of Deuteronomy

“SecondLaw”

• Preamble• Historical Prologue

• Stipulations• Blessings, Cursings,

and Ratification of the Covenant• Succession

Suzerain Treaty

• Moses dies• Joshua takes

the land

“The Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD.”

“The LORD sold them into the hands of their enemies”

“And when the sons of Israel cried out to the LORD…”

“The LORD raised up a deliverer.”

“The Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD.”

“The LORD sold them into the hands of their enemies”

“And when the sons of Israel cried out to the LORD…”

“The LORD raised up a deliverer.”

EhudDeborahGideon

JephthahSamson

Judges 17:6Judges 17:6In those days there was no king

in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.

Levite from Bethlehem becomes a priest to the people of Dan

17:1

19:1 Concubine from Bethlehem murdered in Gibeah and sparks war against tribe of Benjamin

Jebus(Jerusalem)

Gibeah

Bethlehem

Hill Countryof Ephraim

Judges 17:6Judges 17:6In those days there was no king

in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.

Levite from Bethlehem becomes a priest to the people of Dan

17:1

19:1 Concubine from Bethlehem murdered in Gibeah and sparks war against tribe of Benjamin

Ruth and Naomi return to Bethlehem where Ruth has grandfather of David

Ruth