Understanding the Old Testament: A Comprehensive Overview
The Old Testament narrates God's relationship with Ancient Israel, showcasing His unwavering love despite the people's shortcomings. It consists of the Pentateuch, Historical Books, Wisdom Books, and Prophets, each contributing unique insights. The Pentateuch delves into creation, ancestral stories, and Israel's liberation from Egypt. The Historical Books depict key figures in Israel's history, while the Wisdom Books offer profound writings. The Prophets convey divine messages. Jesus, rooted in Old Testament teachings, exemplified faithfulness and obedience to God's plan.
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Fully Alive 1 Year 8 Term One, Module One: The Bible Lesson 5: The Old Testament
Learning Intentions In this lesson you will be learning: The Old Testament tells the story of God s relationship with the people of Ancient Israel. The Old Testament contains these four collections of books: The Pentateuch The Historical Books The Wisdom Books The Books of the Prophets 2
The Old Testament The Old Testament tells the story of God s relationship with the people of Ancient Israel. In the books of the Old Testament we hear the story of God s love and care for his people even when they ignored him and turned away from his commands. God was always ready to forgive. He always found a way to show the people how much he loved them. He continually sent leaders to remind the people of how he wanted them to live. The stories of these leaders are told in the Old Testament. The Old Testament contains four collections of books, known as the Pentateuch, the Historical Books, the Wisdom Books andthe Books of the Prophets. 3
The Old Testament (continued) The first five books in the Old Testament are known as the Pentateuch. In them we find the stories of Creation, of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Abraham, Joseph and his brothers, Moses and many others. In the Pentateuch we also find the story of how God rescued the people of Ancient Israel (the Israelites) from their slavery in Egypt and made them the Chosen People. The Law books in the Pentateuch contain rules about how the Israelites were expected to live and behave towards God and others. Jews call these first five books of the Old Testament the Torah. The Torah is a part of their Sacred Scripture, which they call the Tanakh. 4
The Old Testament (continued) The HistoricalBooks record stories about the great men and women of Ancient Israel. They include, for example, the Book of Ruth, the Book of Joshua, the books of Samuel, the Book of Judges and the books of Kings. The WisdomBooks contains poems, songs, proverbs and other wise writings. They include the Book of Psalms, which is full of hymns and prayers of praise and thanks to God. The largest section of the Old Testament is the Books of the Prophets. The prophets were people whom God sent to communicate his message. These books include, for example, the writings of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Amos and Micah. 5
Jesus and the Old Testament Jesus was very familiar with the books of the Old Testament. He would have studied them as he was growing up and he would have heard them read aloud in the synagogue. Later, when he was teaching people about God and the Kingdom of God, Jesus would have referred back to things that were foretold in the Old Testament, like the promise of a Messiah or Saviour. Jesus learned many things from the Old Testament. He learned about faithfulness from the story of Ruth. He learned about obedience to God and courage from the story of Moses. He saw what it means to be wise from the story of Solomon. The psalms taught him how to pray. 6
A time to pray Sign of the Cross Teacher We thank God for the wisdom of the Bible: for its psalms of thanks and praise, for its prayers of sorrow and joy, for its proverbs and wise sayings. All From beginning to end, from age to age, you love us, O God. You are with us always. Teacher The Bible tells us the story of God s love throughout history and promises us that God will continue to love his people till the end of time. We praise God together now as we say: All From beginning to end, from age to age, you love us, O God. You are with us always. Teacher We thank God for the Old Testament story of Creation, for the story of Abraham and the story of Moses. All From beginning to end, from age to age, you love us, O God. You are with us always. Teacher We thank God for the words of the prophets; for the way they spoke for God and for the poor and oppressed. All: From beginning to end, from age to age, you love us, O God. You are with us always. Teacher We praise God as we say: Glory be to the Father Teacher We thank God for the history stories of the Bible, like the stories of Samuel, of David and of Ruth. All From beginning to end, from age to age, you love us, O God. You are with us always. Sign of the Cross 7
