II. Bible Themes Flashcards
Give the major developments in the history of the state of Israel from the time of Samuel to the close of the Old Testament.
- Samuel the people want a monarch
- Saul
- David and the Covenant with David
- Building the Temple and Solomon
- Division of North and South
- Time of the Prophets
- Conquering of North to Assyria 733–exile, 722—Samaria destroyed
- Taken into exile 586 by Babylon
- Return from Exile 539
- Rebuilding the Temple
Briefly trace the highlights of the Covenant of Grace through the Old and New Testament.
- Genesis 3 (offspring and the clothing)
- Noah
- Abraham
- David
- Promise of the New Covenant in prophecy
- Death and resurrection of Jesus
- New Covenant and HS
- Consummation at final return
If you had only an Old Testament at your disposal, to what passage(s) would you direct someone to explain the gospel?
- Genesis 3
- Isaiah 53
- David and Goliath (1 Sam 17)
Explain some of the Old Testament types of Christ.
Temple
Jonah
Offspring of Adam - crushing
Greater prophet than Moses
Show from the Old Testament the doctrines summarized in the so-called Five Points of Calvinism?
- Total Depravity - The Flood. Gen 6:5 The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the through of his hearts was only evil continually.
- Unconditional election - Deut. 9:6 Know therefore that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land to possess becuase of your rightoeusness, for you are a stubborn people.
- Limited Atonement - The Blood over the door in the passover–only those who have the blood over their doors. OR “Yet I have loved Jacob, but Esau I have hated.” Mal 1:2-3
- Irresistible Grace - Nebuchadnezzar - in spite of his pride–humbled unto salvation. (Dan 4)
- Perseverance of the Saints - The story of Samson. Victorious even through extreme defeat (Judges 16)
How would you would you describe the relationship of the Old Testament to the New?
Seed is planted in the beginning of the OT that continues to grow and develop but the fruit comes in the NT
A room that is poorly lit–it was all there but could not make it out
