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Old Testament Survey 1
Genesis-Deuteronomy
The Books of the Law
Heritage Discipleship Institute
633 Third Avenue, Suite 13E
New York, NY 10017
212-947-5316
Course taught by Pastor Matt Recker
January-April, 20222
Class Schedule
Text Book, A Popular Survey of the Old Testament, Norman Geisler.
$17.00
1. January 24: First Class
2. January 31: Read Chapter 1
• February 7, NO CLASS: Read Chapter 2
3. February 14: Read Chapter 3
4. February 21: Read Chapter 4, Genesis 3:15
5. February 28: QUIZ 1
6. March 7: Read Chapter 5
7. March 14: Read Chapter 6, Genesis 15:6
8. March 21: QUIZ 2
9. March 28: Read Chapter 7
10. April 4: Read Chapter 8
11. April 11: QUIZ 3
12. NO CLASS, Read Chapter 9
13. April 25: Final Exam3 Special Project: Each student will give a 7-10 minute oral presentation on a theme from he Books of the Law. The presentation must have a clear theme and at least two points. Please type out your theme and main outline for the teacher. You may pick one of the following or another of your own choosing. When you decide, but give your subject to Pastor Matt: • Why a Six Day Creation? • What is Special about the Creation of Man? • How Did Man Fall into Sin? • God’s Call of Abram. • Abraham offers his Son Isaac • Isaac. or Sarah. or Rebekkah. or Joseph • Moses the Man of God • Crossing the Red Sea • The Tabernacle a Picture of Christ, Exodus 25-40 • The Feast Days, Leviticus 23 • The Journeys of Israel, Numbers • The Choosing of Joshua to Lead Israel, Deut. 31
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Old Testament Survey I
The Law: Genesis - Deuteronomy
1. The Theme of the Bible: The _____________________________ in His
Redemption of the lost through ____________________________.
A. He is the WORD, the eternal Logos, John 1:1; Rev. 19:13
B. He is the preeminent Subject of Scripture and __________________
Jesus claimed to be the theme of OT Scripture: Matt. 5:17; Luke 24:27,
44; John 5:39; Hebrews 10:7
2. The Unfolding Message of the Bible
A. The Books of LAW (Gen.-Deut.): The
for Christ. The foundation is laid for Christ.
B. The Books of HISTORY (Josh.-Esther): The
_______________________ for Christ
C. The Books of POETRY (Job-Song of Solomon): The ASPIRATION for
Christ
D. The Books of PROPHECY (Isaiah-Malachi): The ________________
of Christ
E. The GOSPELS (Matt.- John): The
____________________________ of Christ
F. The ACTS of the APOSTLES: The ___________________________
of Christ
F. The EPISTLES (Romans-Jude): The _________________________
and APPLICATION of Christ5
G. The BOOK OF REVELATION : The CONSUMMATION of all things
in Christ.
3. The Scope of this Course
We will study the individual books of the Old Testament law, giving an
account of authorship, date, theme, and a general outline of the book. We
will highlight and discuss the major themes and important doctrines of each
book.
The Book of Genesis
1. Theme of the Genesis: Genesis means ,
and this book is therefore the book of beginnings. The main theme is to
reveal principles relating to the origin of:
A. The beginning of the created world and the human race. Gen 1-3.
B. The beginning of the curse upon the earth, Genesis 3.
C. The beginning of the Nations of the earth, Gen.10.
D. The ________________________________________, Gen. 12-50
E. Genesis reveals the beginning of the world and Jewish people. It tells
us __________________ a Messiah is needed and it begins to unfold
____________________ He will come into the world: through the seed of
a woman (3:15), of the line of Seth (4:25), of the offspring of Shem (9:26),
of the family of Abraham (12:3), of the seed of Isaac and Jacob (26:3;
46:3) and of the tribe of Judah (49:10).
2. The Key Phrase in Genesis are called “toledoths.”
A. " " (Gen.2:4; 5:1;
6:9; 10:1; 11:10; 11:27; 25:12,12; 25:19; 36:1; 37:2)
B. These expressions mark the divisions of the book.6
C. The ten “toledoths” in Genesis act as both a HINGE to what went be-
fore and a HEADING to introduce what is to come:
• While they do look back, they are the heading to introduce more infor-
mation. The word !generations” does not mean how something came
to be, because in each case the one or thing mentioned already exist-
ed. Rather, it tells what happened after the thing or one mentioned
came into being (See Genesis 5:1 for an example). The toledoth
means, !________________________________________________
out of” or the history of the thing referenced. It can basically mean,
!this is what became of…. !.
D. Each toledoth in Genesis refers to _________________________
______________________ and what became of it: to interpret Genesis
consistently, one must see all the toledoths as referring to actual and lit-
eral history.
E. This first toledoth in Genesis 2:4 is the only one without a
_________________ ______________________.
3. The Author and Date
A. Author: _______________________________: Although liberal
scholars deny and scoff that Moses could have written these books, the
Scripture clearly declares Moses as the author.
1.) In the Law of Moses itself: Ex. 17:14; 24:4; Ex. 34:27; Deut. 31:9
2.) In other Old Testament books: Josh. 8:31; 1 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings
14:6; Ez. 6:18; Dan. 9:11-13; Mal. 4:4
3.) In the : Matt.19:8; John
5:46,47. Jesus and the New Testament writers regarded only MOSES
as the author of the Law.7
4.) No where in Scripture is there any indication that editors came after
Moses and added to his writings, which sadly, is a common view held
by so-called scholars.
B. Date: 1487 BC, probably during the first forty years of his life. (See
Geisler, p.38) Some believe that Moses wrote it during the wilderness
journey.
4. The Outline of Genesis:
A. The ORIGIN of the Human Race (1-11)
1.) The __________________________ of Man (1,2)
2.) The __________________________ upon man (The Fall, 3-5)
3.) The _________________________ upon Earth (Flood, 6-9)
4.) The _________________________ of languages (The Dispersion,
10-11)
B. The ORIGIN of the Israelite Nation (12-50)
1.) Abraham (12-25)
2.) Isaac (25-27)
3.) Jacob (28-36)
4.) Joseph (37-50)
I. The Origin of the Human Race (1-11)8
A. The _________________________________________, (1:1-2:3)
1.) The PROCLAMATION of Creation (1:1)
a. Divine Creation is the foundation of .
!In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
(1.) This lays a foundation of the TRI-UNIVERSE consisting of
________________________, ______________________, and
______________________.
(2.) This lays a foundation of the TRI-UNE God: One God who is
PLURAL created everything from nothing. Elohim (God) is a
plural noun; “created” is a ___________________________.
b. False theories of creation:
(1.) EVOLUTION: The theory that man rose out of a simple life
form into more complex structures over time, chance, and
struggle. Evolution is a ______________________________
________________________________________________.
a.) The following laws of science are rooted in Scripture and
refute the theory of evolution:
(1) Law of Cause and Effect. Gen.1:1
(2) The Law of (Like
begets like). Gen. 1:24,25; 1 Cor. 15: 39
(3) The Law of : First
Law of Thermodynamics, or Heat energy, which states
"Nothing can now be created or destroyed." Gen.2:1; Col.
1:16
(4) The Law of ______________________________: The9
Second Law of Thermodynamics: Gen.1:31. If matter is
left to time and chance, that object does not increase in
order as evolution predicts, but it moves from the complex
to simple. Simply put, it wears down, breaks and falls
apart!
b.) What about the fossils? Some assume that to "believe" in
fossils is to believe in evolution. Do fossils prove evolution?
NO! In fact, fossils argue against evolution and for creation!
(1) The fossils show ; not evolution!
(2) The fossils reveal catastrophe and rapid death.
(3) Fossils do not reveal ; in fact
they show that like begets like. Darwin wrote:
"...intermediate links? Geology assuredly does not reveal any such
finely graduated organic change, and this is perhaps the most
obvious and serious objection which can be urged against the
theory of evolution." Darwin had hoped that more time and study
would reveal missing links in the fossil record. David Raup, curator
for the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, a museum that
houses 20% of all fossil species, summarized discoveries in the
fossil record: "Well, we are not about 120 years after Darwin, and
knowledge of the fossil record has been greatly
expanded...ironically, we have even fewer examples of evolutionary
transition than we had in Darwin's time. By this I mean that some of
the classic cases of Darwinian change in the fossil record, such as
the evolution of the horse in North America, have had to be
discarded or modified as a result of
more detailed information.”
(4) Some famous fossils:
(a.) ________________________: This turned out to be
a hoax of a part of an ape jaw and human skull10
artificially aged. It was taught as established science for
50 years and was a critical part of the Scopes Trial to
have evolution taught in the schools.
(b.) ___ : A "missing link"
constructed from a tooth that turned out came from an
extinct pig.
(c.) Australopithecines, including "Lucy" and Leakey's
finds in Africa: The current "best bet" for the evolutionist
for a missing link, but Lucy is probably an extinct form of
ape.
(2.) : God created
matter, then evolution brought about the complex and ordered
universe.
(3.) : Every day was a
thousand or more years. This theory tries to explain the old age
of the earth and the fossil record.
(4.) : This theory
states: "God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth
(and after Satan rebelled) became without form and void. Then
the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters (recreating
the earth.)
• Arguments against the Gap Theory:
a.) Everything God created was “_______________.” (1:31)
b.) When sin came, so did death. Up until Adam and Eve's
sin, there was neither death nor corruption. Rom. 5:10-12.
c. Words for Create:
(1.) Bara: The origination of something new and epoch-making.
Gen. 1:1,21,27; 2:3,4.11
(2.) Yasah: To make. Gen.1:7, 16
(3.) Yatzar: To form. Gen.2:7
2.) The PROCESS of Creation: 1:2-2:3
a. His might and majesty exhibited
b. His Tri-une Nature suggested: “let us make…”, v.26.
c. The days of creation:
(1.) Day One: Light (v.3-5); Light was created to the same
degree and intensity as the sun when it was created on day four.
(2.) Day Two: Air and Water above the firmament (v.6-8)
a.) A _______________________________ canopy
encircled the earth.
b.) This gave the earth uniformly ______________________
__________________ almost making the earth a giant
greenhouse.
c.) It shielded the earth from _________________________,
allowing man to live for long periods of time before the flood.
d.) The earth was watered by a mist, and it did not rain before
the flood.12
(3.) Day Three: Seas, Land, and Plants (v.9-13)
(4.) Day Four: Sun, Moon and Stars made for signs, seasons,
days, and years (v.14-19)
(5.) Day Five: ________________________________ of the Sea
(v.20-23)
(6.) Day Six: Animals and _____________________ (v.24-31)
d. Man in the image of God, 1:26-28; 2:7
(1.) Rational
(2.)
(3.) Spiritual
(4.) ____________________________
(5.) Emotional
(6.) _____________________________
B. The ___________________________________________, 2:4-4:26
1.) The Original Creation, Gen.2:4-17
a. Man Formed, v.7:
(1.) _______________________: The LORD God formed man…
(2.) _______________________: of the dust of the ground.
(3.) _______________________: and breathed into his nostrils13
b. Man Commanded, v.8-17
(1.) To ________________________, v.15: God gave man a job
before giving him a wife.
(2.) What to ________________________, v.16,17
• The first mention of human communication occurs in v.16. It is
God speaking to us. God has created us VERBAL so we can
first listen to Him and talk to Him, as well as to man.
2.) First Marriage 2:18-25
a. The woman is called the “help meet for” Adam. This word “help”
is used of God’s help for us (Deut.33:26, 29). It is a strong word.
“Meet” speaks of being suitable, in front of and corresponding to
him.
(1.) To _________________________ emphasizes a new
relationship with parents begins, most notably for the man.
(2.) To ____________________________ emphasizes that
marriage is a permanent relationship.
(3.) To be ___________________________ involves a sharing of
life together in unity. The major adjustments that lead to some
level of conflict:
a.) ___________________________
b.) ___________________________ or material items
(including bank accounts, investment portfolios, assets, cars,
homes, IRA’s, inheritances, etc)
c.) Sexual relationship
d.) Personality adjustments14
e.) _________________________, Church, or Religious
adjustments
f.) _________________________ from previous relationships
(4.) To have _______________________________, as they
were naked… and “not ashamed.”
3.) The Fall of Man 3:1-7
a. Satan __________________________ God’s Word, v.1
b. Satan __________________________ God’s prohibition, v.1
c. Satan __________________________ God’s command, v.1
d. The "New Age Lies” in the Garden, v.2-8
(1.) You Will Not Die:
(2.) Your Eyes Will be Open:
(3.) You Will be like God:
(4.) You Will Know Good and Evil:
4.) The Consequences of Man’s Fall, 3:8-24
a. God Confronts Adam and Eve, v.8-13
b. God Curses Satan, v.14,15
c. God gives the first __________________
___________________.
d. The curse of Sin upon man and woman, v.16-2415
(1.) The fall of sin deeply affects the woman’s
________________________ relationships, v.16
(2.) The fall of sin deeply affects the man’s
__________________________ environment, v.17-21
d. Adam and Eve are driven from the Garden of Eden, v.22-24
5.) The Division of the Human Race: Cain and Abel 4:1-26
C. The ___________________________________________, (5-9)
1.) The FLOOD, Genesis 6-9
a. The Proof of a Universal Flood
(1). says so!
a.) There are over 30 expressions in this passage that
indicate a world-wide flood.
b.) The Hebrew word for flood, Mabbul, is used only in
connection with the flood of Noah.
(2.) says so! Matt.24:36-39
(3.) says so! 2 Peter 3:3-7
b. The Activity of a Universal Flood
(1.) : Gen.7:11,12
a.) Rocks formed by volcanic action, known as igneous rock,
cover our earth.
b.) The most destructive waves known to man-kind are16
caused by oceanic earthquakes or volcanos.
(2.) Tremendous .
a.) A world-wide flood would rapidly produce sedimentary
rock. Moving water, wind, or glaciers forms this kind of rock.
b.) Millions of years are not needed for the making of many
fossils but a major catastrophe is!
(3.) Enlarged .
a.) Marine geologists tell us of 1000's of "drowned islands" in
the ocean.
b.) The flood changed the formation of the earth forever. This
is probably why and became
extinct.
c. The Result of the Universal Flood
(1.) A was formed: 2 Peter
3:5,6; Psalm 104:5-9
a.) A new climate was formed.
b.) New Mountains were formed and the ocean basins were
deepened.
(2.) Millions of were formed from
the rapid burying of living things.
d. The Problem of the Geologic Column
(1.) No where does the geologic column exist
________________ _________________________.17
(2.) No life forms can be found in
these columns of fossils.
(3.) The geologic column is not always in the same order.
2.) The NOAHIC COVENANT (Gen. 9)
a. The Provisions of the Covenant (9:1-7)
b. The Pledge of the Covenant (9:8-17)
D. __________________________________________, (Gen.10-11)
1.) The Dispersion of the Nations (Gen.10)
a. Sons of Japheth (10:2-5)
b. Sons of Ham (10:6-20)
(1.) is a man who is in rebellion against
God. (10:8,9)
a.) He is the first world ruler.
b.) He is a type of the Antichrist
(2.) He is the founder of great : Nineveh, Babel.
(10:10-12)
c. Sons of Shem (10:21-32)
2. ) The Confusion of the Languages (Gen.11)
2. The Origin of the Nation,
Gen. 12-5018
A. Abraham: The Man of the Altar and Friend of God 12:1-25:18
• Four tests that Abraham endured:
1.) The Test of Major Change: __________________________?
2.) The Test of a Delayed Promise: ______________________?
3.) The Test of an Impossible Problem: __________________?
4.) The Test of a ______________________________:
_____________________?
The Importance of the
Abrahamic Covenant
Gen.12:1-3; 15:5-21; 17:1-8
A. Importance
B. Importance
C. Importance
B. Isaac: The Man of the Well, Gen. 21- 35:29
C. Jacob: The Man of the Tent, Genesis 25:19–Gen. 49:33
• Jacob means “deceiver” but was a man God deeply changed into a
great man of faith (Hebrews 11:21).
1.) Jacob Deceives his brother and father to gain the blessing, Gen.
25:29-34, Gen. 27.
2.) Jacob Recognizes the ________________________ of God at
Bethel: Gen.2819
3.) Jacob is Deeply Changed through ___________________, Genesis
32.
4.) Jacob Changed Finishes _________________________, Genesis
47-49
D. Joseph: The Man of Many Coats 36:1-50:26
1.) God's Providential Preparation for Israel's Migration to Egypt:
Gen.37-45
2.) God’s Providential Provision for Israel in Egypt: Gen.46-50
3.) Joseph was a clear type of our Lord Jesus Christ:
a. He was the _____________________ son of his father.
b. He was _______________________ of his brothers.
c. He foretold his future exaltation.
d. He was stripped of his robe.
e. He was delivered into the hands of _____________________.
f. He was sold for silver.
g. He was pure and walked in the fear of God.
h. He took a __________________________________.
i. He brought _____________________________ (Jacob)to himself
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