Part One:

Old Testament Survey

TWELVE LESSONS. Online content in a meeting-style course.

This course is THE STARTING POINT and provides an overview of how the Gospel story of Grace began in Creation and moved in the lives of Abraham, Moses, the Judges, Kings, & Prophets over a 2000-year timeframe. These foundational lessons help us see the coherent story of Scriptures, and how our own stories of redemption by Christ are told on all of its pages. Participants will devote about two hours per week, with guidance from instructors and moderators, discovering the long historical arc of the Gospel truth through each week’s lesson.

Key teachers are R.C. Sproul (Ligonier Ministries), Alistair Begg (Truth for Life), Vaughn Roberts(God’s Big Picture), Rankin Wilbourne and other scholars.

Churches will have their own Registration on Eventbrite for the Old Testament Survey Class starting in January, May, or September of the coming year.:

  • Lesson 1: Welcome to the Gospel Story: Old Testament Survey: Introduction and procedures.

    Lesson 2: Creation and the Image of God in Man: The three unique assertions of biblical Christianity, the Genesis account of creation vs. other philosophical systems, and the connection between divine creation and human purpose.

    Lesson 3: The Fall: The purpose of the Old Testament, its relevance for believers today, the fall of man, why we experience temptation, and the conflict over sovereignty in the fa ll of man.

    Lesson 4: The Covenant with Abraham and the Patriarchal Blessing: The historicity of Abraham, the promises of the Abrahamic covenant, the role and s ignifi cance of the biblical patriarchs, and the path of the patriarchal blessings.

    Lesson 5: Joseph, Moses, the Exodus, and the Passover: The significance of Joseph and Moses in our redemption, the di fferences between the mediators of the fi rst and second covenants, and the primary themes of the Exodus and Passover.

    Lesson 6: The Giving of the Law: The context in which God gave His law to the [sraelites, the distinctives of apodictic and casuistic law, and the need for reverence in approaching God.

    Lesson 7: The Tabernacle, Aaron, Priesthood, and OT Sacrificial System: The primary themes and purposes of the books of Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

    Lesson 8: Joshua, the Conquest of Canaan, and the Cycle of Judges: The primary themes and purposes of the books of Joshua and Judges and the role of Holy War in redemption.

    Lesson 9: The Monarchy and David: The significance of Samuel, Israel's rebellion in seeking a king, the decline of Saul, and the emergence of David.

    Lesson 10: Solomon, the Temple, and the Divided Kingdom: Israel's golden age under David and Solomon, the impact of prosperity, intermarriage, and idolatry on Solomon, and the collapse of the one kingdom leading to the divided kingdoq1s of Israel and Judah.

    Lesson 11: Elijah, Isaiah, and Jeremiah: The lives and messages of these prophets.

    Lesson 12: The Exile, Ezekiel, Daniel, Ezra, and Nehemiah: The lives and messages of these prophets and their unique missions in our salvation.