Description
Old Testament Survey – God’s Plan of Redemption Course Description
In this Old Testament Survey – God’s Plan of Redemption course, we will look at the grand scope of God’s plan to redeem His people and bring the nations to Himself.
Students will be able to describe the basic storyline from Creation to the Advent of Christ’s first coming. We will study the Old Testament in chronological order to gain historical context and witness how Christ is revealed within each book. Students will gain a Biblical perspective to help interpret suffering and injustice present in our world. They will also identify key elements of God’s character throughout the Old Testament narrative to give vocabulary for meaningful worship and devotion in their Christian faith.
Non-Denominational Course
This is a non-denominational course. All theology will remain true to the Nicene Creed. Any Biblical topics studied outside of the Nicene Creed will be explored with the assumption that each person has the right to their own personal beliefs. The expectation is respectful interaction with others that hold to differing and diverse ideals within the Christian faith.
Grade Levels
- 5th – 8th grade
Prerequisites
- None
Curriculum
- Holy Bible – ESV, NKJV, NASB, NLT or NIV
- Bible Timeline: From Creation to the Death of John AD100 by Samuel T. Jordan.
Old Testament Survey – God’s Plan of Redemption Course Outline
Fall Semester
- Intro to Biblical Survey
- The Torah overview (Gen. – Deut.)
- Preincarnate Christ found in the OT
- Creation: Why did God create us and this earth? (Gen. 1-2)
- The Fall and the importance of the “Zera” (Gen 3-5)
- Job and his friends (Job)
- The Flood (Gen 6-10)
- Tower of Babel: The making of the nations (Gen 11-19)
- The Patriarchs and God’s Chosen people (Gen 21-36)
- Covenants: Eve, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David
- Joseph: Learning humility and endurance (Gen 37-50)
- Exodus/Mt Sinai: The original wedding (Ex. 1-20)
- The Tabernacle (Ex. 21-40)
- Joshua: The type of Yeshua – (Joshua 1-24)
- Judges: Who’s in charge? (Judges 1-21)
- Ruth & the Kinsman redeemer (Ruth)
Spring Semester
- Samuel: The silence ends (1 Sam. 1-7)
- Saul: What is obedience anyway? (1 Sam. 8-16)
- David: Part 1 (1 Sam. 17-31)
- David Part 2 (2 Sam.)
- The Psalms: Singing the Torah, prophesying the Messiah
- Solomon: Wisdom and Stupidity (1 Kings 1-11, Proverbs, Songs, Ecc.)
- The Kings: Israel and Judah and the ugly split (1 Kings 12- 2 Chronicles)
- The Prophets: Part 1- Elijah and Elisha: (1 Kings 17-2 King 13)
- The Prophets: Part 2- Isaiah, Jeremiah and others (Isaiah, Jeremiah)
- Daniel, Joel and Ezekiel
- Haggai, Zechariah and Esther
- Exile and Restoration: (Ezra and Nehemiah)
- The History Between the Gospels (Malachi)
- Year End Review
Estimated Workload
- 90 minute live class + 2-3 hours
- Includes worksheets, discussions, projects and 4 exams in each semester.
