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 shemoth
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