OT - Key Themes Midterm Review

• - God's good character and provision of life and safety amidst chaos

- Humanity's choice to partner with God or reject his instruction

- The complex and fractured relationship between humans, creation, and God

- The consistency of God’s promise to rescue and restore

• Genesis

• Exodus

• Leviticus

• Numbers

• Deuteronomy

• - God’s confrontation with evil brings justice and rescue

  - God’s desire and plan to dwell among his people

  • - God’s faithfulness to his promises and commitment to an often faithless people

  - Sin and idolatry as the greatest threats to the covenant promises and blessings

• Genesis

• Exodus

• Leviticus

• Numbers

• Deuteronomy

• -God’s care for the poor, vulnerable, and mistreated

  -Faithfulness to the covenant

  -Remembrance of who God was and is

  -God’s requirements for the Israelites to be holy so that he might dwell in their midst

• Genesis

• Exodus

• Leviticus

• Numbers

• Deuteronomy

- God’s desire for holiness and order

-God’s mercy toward Israel and its sin

-The unwavering faithfulness of God to his covenant promises

-Israel’s preparation for entering the promised land

• Genesis

• Exodus

• Leviticus

• Numbers

• Deuteronomy

- Israel’s obedience and devotion to the covenant

• - Israel’s mission to be a kingdom of priests for the nations

• - God’s promise to transform the hearts of the people

• - The tension of God’s holiness and Israel's continuous rebellion

• Genesis

• Exodus

• Leviticus

• Numbers

• Deuteronomy

• Israel’s need to trust God for entry into the promised land

• God’s command for Israel to pursue peace with other nations

• God’s eradication of human evil and upholding of justice

• The generosity of God for protection and rescue

• Joshua

• Judges

• Ruth

• Ezra-Nehemiah

• Esther

• God’s grace to preserve people through their rejection of his instruction

• Israel’s desperation for God’s rescue

• Israel’s descent into self-destruction

• Joshua

• Judges

• Ruth

• Ezra-Nehemiah

• Esther

• Human devotion to God and neighbor

• Kindness and generosity bring life

• Reversal of fates

• Joshua

• Judges

• Ruth

• Ezra-Nehemiah

• Esther

• God’s faithfulness to Israel

• Covenant renewal and the new covenant

• The exile and return from exile

• Reconstruction of Jerusalem and rededication to God

• Joshua

• Judges

• Ruth

• Ezra-Nehemiah

• Esther

• God’s “Exodus-like” reversal of fates

• God’s commitment to Israel during crises from foreign nations

• The invitation to trust and hope in God

• Joshua

• Judges

• Ruth

• Ezra-Nehemiah

• Esther