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I used to teach a simple Old Testament introduction using some ideas from Melton Short's book, The OT made simple. Recently I found the notes and thought if you are not familiar with the OT storyline you might find this a useful quick introduction.
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Introducing the OT - 7 Major People Moves 1
7 Major Moves of People in the Old Testament
Based upon Melton Short’s book, The Old Testament Made Simple
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Overview1 - Eden to Ur2 - Ur to Haran3 - Haran to Israel4 - Israel to Egypt5 - Egypt back to Israel6 - Israel to Babylon7 - Babylon to Israel
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Outline of the Old Testament
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The Geography of the Old Testament♦ Egypt♦ Red Sea♦ Mount Sinai♦ Moab♦ The Fertile
Crescent ♦ Mediterranean
Sea
♦ Eden♦ The Tigris and
Euphrates♦ Babylon♦ Ur♦ Haran♦ Israel♦ River Jordan
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Mark (in pencil) with an ‘X’ the location of the following places on the above map:Eden The Tigris and Euphrates BabylonUr Haran IsraelRiver Jordan Egypt The Red SeaMount Sinai Moab The Fertile Crescent The Mediterranean Sea
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Some Important Places in the Old Testament
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Modern Political Map of Countries in the Fertile Crescent
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1 - Eden to Ur♦ Genesis 1 - 11♦ Eden / Creation Gen. 1♦ Adam & Eve Sinned / Fell♦ Driven Out by God♦ Multiplied♦ Noah - 8 Survivors♦ Spreading Out / Migration
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1 - Eden to UrFriday 27 July 2012
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2 - Ur to Haran♦ Ur is in southern Iraq♦ Life of Abram Gen. 11:27-12 etc♦ Promises made to Abram♦ The role of Terah♦ The move was not completed until
the death of Terah Gen. 12:32
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2 - Ur to HaranFriday 27 July 2012
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3 - Haran to Israel
♦ Terah died then Abram moved on♦ Why had Abram not moved on
earlier?♦ Disobedience♦ Lack of faith♦ Concern for his father etc♦ The nation then is born in Israel
and then begins to develop♦ 25 years since the original promise
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The Life and Journeys of AbrahamGenesis 11:31 – 25:101. Ur to Haran Gen. 11:31 2. Haran to Shechem
Gen. 12:1-6 Altar built (7)
3. Shechem to Bethel Gen. 12:8
Altar/Prayer/Sacrifices 4. Bethel to Egypt Gen. 12:10 Denied Sarah was his
wife 5. Egypt to Bethel Gen. 13:1-4
6. Travels in Israel Rescue of Lot Gen.14:1 Tithes to Melchizedek
Gen. 14 Three angels appear
Gen. 18:1 Sodom destroyed Gen.
19:24 Isaac born / Hagar and
Ishmael into desert Offer of Isaac as a
sacrifice Gen. 22:9 Burial of Sarah Gen. 23 Death of Abraham Gen.
25:7
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4 - Israel to Egypt♦ Abraham - Isaac - Jacob♦ Jacob and the 12 tribes♦ Joseph sold by his brothers♦ Joseph raised up by God in Egypt♦ Famine and relocation to Egypt♦ Originally for only a few years - in
fact the Israelites spent >400 years in Egypt
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4 - Israel to EgyptFriday 27 July 2012
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5 - Egypt to Israel♦ A Pharaoh who did not know of
Joseph - things changed dramatically
♦ Israel grew rapidly, considered to be a ‘foreign nation’ within Egypt – and treated as such
♦ The Israelites prayed fervently for a deliverer - Moses was raised up
♦ The return to Israel took 40 yrs
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5 - Egypt to IsraelFriday 27 July 2012
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6 - Israel to Babylon♦ Approximately 1000 years later
when king Nebuchadnezzar carried large groups into captivity in Babylon
♦ This then lasted for the next 70 years
♦ The southern kingdom, Judah, went 70 years after Israel had gone
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6 - Israel to BabylonFriday 27 July 2012
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7 - Babylon to Israel♦ The prophets had warned prior to
the exile that unless Judah returned to the LORD they would be carried into captivity
♦ They had also prophesied that after 70 years they would return
♦ Babylon was overthrown by the Persians (Cyrus 559-530 was king) and Israel was allowed to return
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