Module 3: Historical Books
Hi everyone, and welcome to the third module for the Old Testament survey course. In this section, we'll be working through the Historical Books of the Old Testament.
Below you will find links to all the study material for this module.
Module Objectives & Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this module, the student will:
- Place the Major OT people, events and books of the Historical Books in a general chronology
- Explain the main message(s), organization, theme(s), and/or character(s) of the Historical Books.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the character of God as revealed through His revelation in the history and literature of the Historical Books.
- Consider how God’s revelation through the Historical Books applies in the student’s life and ministry.
Instruction Documents
In this section, you'll find links to the instruction documents for this module. There is an instruction document for an individual student studying on their own. And there is an instruction document for students working through this material with a group. Click the links below to access those documents.
Bible/Textbook Reading
In this section, you'll find links to the list of required Bible and textbook reading for this module. The student should read the assigned Bible portions and respond according to the instructions contained in the Bible Response Reflection or Discussion documents found below. The student may read the assigned portions of the Textbook before the lectures, or they may wait and read them after the lectures to serve as review, and to fill in any additional information the student may wish to know. Click the link below to access this document.
Bible Response Reflection Journal/Discussion
The student will choose one or more portions from the assigned Bible reading for this module and write a journal and/or discuss with their group based on that Bible passage. As you read from the Old Testament, let it be a devotional experience. Detailed instructions for this activity are given below. Click the link to see the instructions for individual journaling or the instructions for group discussion.
Lecture Videos
In this section, you will find the video lectures for the Historical Books module. They are designed to be watched in order, but each video should make sense on its own. Before each video, there is a link to a study guide for that lecture and a link to blank, fill-in notes for that lecture. Click each banner to open access to each video. There is also a link with each video if you prefer to watch on the Rumble or YouTube interface. In addition, there is a link to download the audio from the presentation for offline review. And after most of the lectures, there is a link to a summary sheet for the Bible book(s) covered in that lecture. Click each link to access those documents.
Intro to the Historical Books
17: Intro to the Historical Books
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Joshua
18: Joshua
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Outline of Joshua
Introduction
1:1-5:12
Commission Of Joshua
1:1-18
God's Charge To Joshua
1:1-9
Three Commissions
1:10-18
Joshua's Charge To The Officers Of The People
1:10-11
Joshua's Charge To The Eastern Tribes
1:12-15
Eastern Tribes' Charge To Joshua
1:16-18
Covert Intelligence Mission
2:1-24
Consecration
3:1-5
Crossing The Jordan
3:6-4:24
Circumcision And Passover
5:1-12
Conquer
5:13-12:24
Conquest Of Jericho
5:13-6:27
Achan And Ai
7:1-8:29
Covenant Renewal
8:30-35
Gibeonite Deception
9:1-27
Southern Campaign
10:1-43
Northern Campaign
11:1-22
Summary Of Conquests
11:23-12:24
Divide
13:1-21:45
Land Still To Be Conquered
13:1-7
Lands East Of The Jordan River
13:8-33
Lands West Of The Jordan River
14:1-19:51
Cities Of Refuge
20:1-9
Land Of The Levites
21:1-42
Summary Of Inheritance
21:43-45
Dwell
22:1-24:33
Eastern Tribes
22:1-34
The Eastern Tribes Return Home
22:1-9
Misunderstanding About The Altar
22:10-34
Joshua's Farewell Speech
23:1-16
Covenant Renewal
24:1-27
Three Burials
24:28-33
Joshua
24:28-31
Joseph's Bones
24:32
Eleazar The Priest
24:33
Judges
19: Judges
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Outline of Judges
Introduction
1:1-3:6
Failure To Complete The Conquest
1:1-2:5
Unfaithful To The Covenant By Serving False gods
2:6-3:6
Cycle Of Judges
3:7-16:31
Early Judges
3:7-31
Othniel
3:7-11
Sin
3:7
Oppression
3:8
Crying Out
3:9a
Rescue
3:9b-11
Ehud
3:12-30
Sin
12a
Oppression
3:12b-14
Crying Out
3:15a
Rescue
3:15b-30
Shamgar
3:31
Barak (Deborah)
4:1-5:31
Prose Story
4:1-24
Sin
4:1
Oppression
4:2-3a
Crying Out
4:3b
Rescue
4:4-24
Poetic Song
5:1-31
Gideon
6:1-8:32
Sin
6:1a
Oppression
6:1b-5
Crying Out
6:6-7a
Rescue
6:7b-8:32
A Prophet To Rebuke Them For Sin
6:8-10
A Judge To Rescue Them From Oppression
6:11-8:21
The Call Of Gideon
6:11-24
God's War Against Idolatry Via Gideon
6:25-32
God's War Against The Oppressors Via Gideon
6:33-8:21
Gideon Gathers An Army
6:33-35
Gideon Tests The Lord
6:36-40
God Thins Out The Army
7:1-8a
Gideon Finds Courage On A Spy Mission
7:8b-15a
Gideon Routs The Midianites
7:15b-21
The Rest Of The Tribes Are Called Out To Help The Pursuit
7:22-25
The Other Tribes Complain Against Gideon
8:1-3
The People Of Succoth And Peniel Refuse To Help Gideon
8:4-9
Gideon Defeats Zebah And Zalmunah
8:10-12
Gideon Pays Back The Cities That Defied Him
8:13-17
Gideon Finishes Off The Enemies
8:18-21
Postscript
8:22-32
Gideon Ambiguously Passes The Test On Kingship, Fails The Test Of Idolatry
8:22-27
Kingship
8:22-23
Idolatry
8:24-27
Rest And Gideon's Death
8:28-32
Abimelech
8:33-9:57
Sin
8:33-35
Oppression
9:1-6
Crying Out (Jotham's Fable
9:7-21
Jotham's Fable Of The Trees
9:7-15
Punch-Line Of The Parable
9:16-21
Rescue
9:22-57
Tola & Jair
10:1-5
Jephthah
10:6-12:7
Sin
10:6
Oppression
10:7-9
Crying Out
10:10
Rebuke
10:11-16
Rescue
10:17-11:33
Search For A Leader
10:17-11:11
The Ammonites Attack
10:17
They Ask "Who Will Lead The Israelites?"
10:18
They Turn To An Outcast They Had Previously Rejected
11:1-11
Negotiation/Challenge With The Enemy
11:12-28
The Battle
11:29-33
Postscript
11:34-12:7
Jephthah's Daughter
11:34-40
Jephthah Versus Ephraim
12:1-6
Rest
12:7
Later Judges
12:8-15
Ibzan
12:8-10
Elon
12:11-12
Abdon
12:13-15
Samson
13:1-16:31
Sin And Oppression
13:1
Birth of Samson
13:2-24
Samson Wages War With The Philistines
14:1-16:30
Samson's Marriage At Timnah Is The Occasion For Battling The Philistines
14:1-15:8
God Is Picking A Fight
14:1-7
The Riddle At The Wedding Feast
14:8-20
Revenge For His Wife And Her Family
15:1-8
Judah Betrays Samson To The Philistines
15:8-20
They Bind Him And Turn Him Over To The Philistines
15:8-13
The Spirit Of The Lord Rushes On Him And He Slaughters Them With A Jawbone
15:14-17
Samson Calls To The Lord To Save Him From Thirst
15:18-20
A Prostitute In Gaza Is The Occasion For Battling The Philistines
16:1-3
Delilah Is The Occasion For Battling The Philistines
16:4-21
Philistine Idolatry Is The Occasion For The Greatest Triumph Over The Philistines
16:22-30
Rest
16:31
Total Apostasy
17:1-21:25
Micah And The Danites Commit Idolatry
17:1-18:31
Micah Makes An Idol And Installs Polluted, Idolatrous Worship
17:1-13
The Danites Steal The Idol and Priest
18:1-26
They Capture A City From A "Peaceful And Unsuspecting People" In Territory Not Assigned To Them
18:27-31
The Levite's Concubine And The Near Destruction Of Benjamin
19:1-21:25
"Israel Had No King"
19:1
The Levite's Concubine Is Killed By The Gibeonites
19:1-30
A Levite Travels To Bethlehem To Get His Concubine Back
19:1-3
They Are Delayed, And So Had To Stop At An Unknown Place At A Bad Time
19:4-15
They Were Treated Like The Sodomites Treated The Messengers In Genesis
19:16-28
The Levite Butchered Her Corpse And Sent Her Body Parts To All Parts Of Israel
19:29-30
The Israelites Destroy The Tribe Of Benjamin, Almost To Extinction
20:1-48
Destruction Of An Israelite City And Benjamin Is Spared Extinction
21:1-25
"Israel Had No King"
21:25
Ruth
20: Ruth
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Outline of Ruth
To Moab (Full) And Back (Empty)
1:1-22
Elimelech And Family Move To Moab b/c Of Famine In Bethlehem
1:1-2
Two Daughters-in-law Added, All Three Males Subtracted From The Family
1:3-5
Naomi Heads Back To Bethlehem, b/c The Lord Visited His People, Providing Food
1:6-7
Naomi Tries To Send Her Daughters-in-law Back To Moab
1:8-14
Ruth Refuses To Leave Her And Confesses Naomi's God
1:15-18
They Return To Bethlehem - Naomi Complaining, But With Foreshadowing Of Hope
In The Field
2:1-23
Foreshadowing Hinge - Boaz
1:22b-2:1
Ruth Goes To Glean In Boaz's Fields
2:2-3
Boaz Becomes Aware Of Ruth
2:4-7
Boaz Talks To Ruth
2:8-13
Boaz Provides For Her
2:14-16
Ruth Tells Her Experience To Naomi
2:17-19
Naomi Blesses Boaz And Thanks The Lord
2:20
Ruth Continues In Boaz's Fields
2:21-23
At The Threshing Floor
3:1-18
Naomi Plans To Get Ruth A Husband
3:1-4
Ruth Follows The Plan
3:5-9
Boaz Responds Affirmatively
3:10-11
Boaz Brings Up A Closer Relative (Redeemer) And Promises She Will Be Redeemed
3:12-13
Ruth Leaves In The Morning With Provisions
3:13-15
Ruth Reports To Naomi
3:16-18
At The City Gate
4:1-12
Setting: Meeting With The Un-named Kinsman At The City Gate
4:1-2
Boaz Offers Elimelech's Property For Redemption And The Man Accepts
4:2-4
Boaz Informs That Ruth Is Part Of The Redemption, And The Man Declines
4:5-8
Boaz Confirms That He Will Redeem Before The Elders At The Gate
4:9-10
The Elders Confirm The Redemption And Bless Ruth And Boaz
4:11-12
A Child Is Born
4:13-17
Genealogy Of David
4:18-22
First Samuel
21: First Samuel
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Outline of First Samuel
Transition To The Monarchy
1:1-15:35
Samuel's Birth And Call
1:1-4:1
Hannah Prays For A Son
1:1-20
Hannah Dedicates Samuel To The Lord's Service
1:21-28
Hannah's Prayer
2:1-11
Eli's Sons Are Disqualified
2:12-26
The Lord Rejects Eli's House As Priests
2:27-36
The Lord Calls Samuel
3:1-4:1
The Ark Narrative
4:1-7:17
The Ark Is Captured
4:1-11
Eli Dies
4:12-22
The Lord Shows His Superiority Over The Philistine gods
5:1-12
The Ark Returns To Israel
6:1-7:1
Samuel Defeats The Philistines
7:2-17
Saul Becomes King
8:1-12:25
Israel Asks For A King Like The Nations
8:1-22
Setting - Samuel Is Old And His Sons Are Not Worthy Leaders
8:1-3
They Ask For A King
8:4-5
Samuel Converses With God About The Request For A King
8:6-9
Samuel Warns The People About The Kind Of King They Want
8:10-18
The People Refuse The Warning And Sinfully Ask For A King
8:19-20
They Are Granted A King
8:21-22
Samuel Anoints Saul As King
9:1-10:8
Saul Is Chosen As King
10:9-27
Saul Leads In Military Victory
11:1-11
Saul Confirmed As King
11:12-15
Samuel's Farewell Speech
12:1-25
The Lord Rejects Saul As King
13:1-15:35
Saul Usurps The Role Of Priest And Is Rejected As Leader Of The People
13:1-15
Jonathan Leads In Military Victory Over The Philistines
13:16-14:23
Saul Is Saved From A Rash Oath
14:24-48
Summary Of Saul's Family
14:49-52
Saul Rejects The Word Of The Lord And Is Rejected As King
15:1-35
Transition From Saul To David
16:1-31:13
David Anointed As King
16:1-23
David Anointed By Samuel
16:1-13
David Serves In Saul's Court
16:14-23
David Fights The Lord's Battle
17:1-58
Setting - War With The Philistines
17:1-3
Goliath Defies The Armies of Israel
17:4-11
Introduction To David
17:12-15
Goliath Defies Israel For 40 Days
17:16
David Hears Goliath's Challenge
17:17-25
David Is Galled
17:26-27
David's Brother Rebuked Him
17:28-30
David Offers To Fight Goliath
17:31-37
David Refuses Saul's Weapons
17:38-40
Goliath Despises And Curses David
17:41-44
David Replies
17:45-47
David Kills Goliath And Cuts Off His Head
17:48-51
Israel Routed The Philistines
17:51-54
David Is Confirmed In Saul's Service
17:55-58
David Struggles With Saul
18:1-26:25
Saul Becomes Jealous Of David
18:1-9
Saul Tries To Kill David
18:10-19:24
Saul Twice Tries To Kill David, But David Grows In Success And Fame
18:10-30
Saul Tries To Kill David And Jonathan Intercedes
19:8-17
Saul Tries To Kill David And Michal Intercedes
19:8-17
Saul Tries To Kill David And God Intercedes
19:18-24
David's Friendship With Jonathan
20:1-42
David Flees From Saul
21:1-22:5
David Goes To Nob
21:1-9
David Goes To Gath
21:10-15
David Goes To Adullam, Mizpah, And Hereth
22:1-5
Saul Kills The Lord's Priest
22:6-23
David Continues To Fight For Israel
23:1-6
Saul Tries To Kill David
23:7-29
David Spares Saul's Life
24:1-26:25
David Spares Saul's Life
24:1-22
David Spares Nabal's Life
25:1-44
David Seeks Revenge On Nabal
25:1-24
Abigail Intercedes With David
25:26-31
God Keeps David From Bloodshed
25:32-44
David Spares Saul's Life
26:1-25
Saul's Last Battle
27:1-31:13
David Flees To Gath
27:1-28:2
Saul Turns To Divination
28:3-25
David Is Saved From Fighting Against Israel
29:1-11
David Continues To Fight The Enemies Of Israel
30:1-31
Saul Dies In Battle
31:1-13
Second Samuel
22: Second Samuel
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Outline of 2 Samuel
David's Positive Reign
1:1-10:19
David Rules Over Judah
1:1-2:8
David Hears Of Saul's Death
1:1-16
David's Song For Saul And Jonathan
1:17-27
David Is Anointed As King Over Judah In Hebron
2:1-4a
David Honors The Men Who Had Honored Saul's Corpse
2:4b-7
David Becomes King Over Israel
2:8-5:5
War Between Saul's House And David
2:8-3:5
Abner Defects To David
3:6-21
Joab Murders Abner
3:22-27
David Shows His Innocence
3:28-39
Ish-Bosheth Murdered
4:1-8
David Shows His Innocence
4:9-12
David Anointed King Over Israel
5:1-5
David Consolidates His Rule
5:6-6:23
David Conquers Jerusalem
5:6-12
David Builds A Family/Harem
5:13-16
David Defeats The Philistines
5:17-25
David Brings The Ark To Jerusalem
6:1-23
False Start
6:1-11
Triumphal Entry
6:12-23
Davidic Covenant
7:1-29
David's Plan
7:1-3
God's Promise
7:4-17
David's Prayer
7:18-29
David's Victorious Reign
8:1-10:19
David Completes The Conquest
8:1-14
Philistines
8:1
Moabites
8:2
Zobah And Aram
8:3-6
Plunder Given To The Lord
8:7-12
Edom
8:13-14
David Ruled Justly
8:15-18
David Gives Grace To Saul's Family
9:1-13
David Completes The Conquest
10:1-19
David's Troubled Reign
11:1-24:25
David And Bathsheba
11:1-12:31
The Sin
11:1-27a
David Stopped Fighting God's Battles
11:1
David Commits Adultery With Bathsheba
11:2-5
David Has Uriah Murdered
11:6-25
David Marries Bathsheba
11:26-27a
11:27b Narrative Insertion - God Was Displeased
The Consequences
12:1-25
Nathan Rebukes David
12:1-14
The Child Dies
12:15-23
A Replacement Child - Solomon
12:24-25
David Completes The Conquest
12:26-31
Problems With David's Family
13:1-19:40
Amnon Rapes Tamar
13:1-22
Absalom Kills Amnon
13:23-38
Absalom Forgiven
13:39-14:33
Absalom's Rebellion
15:1-19:40
Absalom Conspires
15:1-6
Absalom Rebels
15:7-12
David Flees Jerusalem
15:13-37
David And Ziba
16:1-4
David And Shimei
16:5-14
Absalom Receives Good And Bad Advice
16:15-17:23
Battle And Absalom's Death
17:24-18:18
David Mourns For Absalom
18:19-19:8a
David Returns To Jerusalem
19:8b-40
Problems With Saul's Family
19:41-21:14
Sheba's Rebellion
19:41-20:26
Gibeonites Avenged
21:1-14
End Of David's Reign
21:15-24:25
War With Philistines
21:15-22
David's Song Of Praise (Psalm 18)
22:1-51
Praises God As The One Who Saved Him And Protected Him
22:1-7
Poetically Describes God As A Warrior Going To Battle
22:8-16
Describes God As Rescuing Him
22:17-20
David Is Faithful To The Covenant And God Is Faithful To His Word
22:21-25
God Shows His Faithfulness
22:26-30
God's Way And Word Are Perfect
22:31-37
David Crushes His Enemies With God's Help
22:38-43
David Was Made King With God's Help
22:44-46
Praises God As The One Who Has Exalted Him As King
22:47-51
David's Last Words
23:1-7
David's Mighty Men
23:8-39
David's Census And The Plague
24:1-17
Preparation For The Temple
24:18-25
First & Second Kings
23: 1 & 2 Kings
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Outline of 1 & 2 Kings
Solomon
1 Kings 1:1-11:43
Solomon's Ascension And David's Death
1 Kings 1:1-2:46
Solomon's Coronation
1:1-2:12
Solomon's Consolidation Of His Rule
2:13-46
Solomon's Early Success
1 Kings 3:1-4:34
Solomon's To Do List (Unfinished Business)
3:1-3
Solomon's Wisdom
3:4-28
Solomon's Officials
4:1-29
Abraham's Promises Fulfilled
4:20-21
Solomon's Provisions
4:22-28
Solomon's Wisdom
4:29-34
Solomon Builds And Dedicates The Temple (And Other Buildings)
1 Kings 5:1-9:9
Preparation For Building
5:1-28
Building Of The Temple
6:1-38
Solomon Builds Rival Buildings
7:1-12
Furnishings For The Temple
7:13-51
The Lord's Presence Dwells In The Temple
8:1-13
Solomon Blesses The People
8:14-21
Solomon's Prayer
8:22-53
Solomon Blesses And Prays For The People
8:56-61
Solomon Consecrates The Temple
8:62-66
The Lord Confirms And Warns Solomon
9:1-9
Solomon's Glory And Fame
1 Kings 9:10-11:3
Various Accomplishments
9:10-26
The Queen Of Sheba Visits
10:1-13
Solomon's Riches
10:14-11:3
Solomon's Apostasy And Punishment
1 Kings 11:1-43
Solomon Led Astray By His Foreign Wives
11:1-8
The Lord's Punishment
11:9-13
Solomon's Adversaries
11:14-40
Solomon's Death
11:41-43
Divided Nation
1 Kings 12:1-2 Kings 17:41
Division Of The Kingdom And Northern Apostasy
1 Kings 12:1-14:20
Rebellion Against Rehoboam
12:1-17
Civil War Avoided
12:18-24
Golden Calves
12:25-33
A Man Of God Rebukes Jeroboam
13:1-34
He Prophecies Against Jeroboam And The Altar
13:1-10
He Believed A "Word Of God" That Contradicted A Confirmed Word Of God
13:11-19
He Is Punished For His Unbelief/Disobedience
13:20-32
Jeroboam Did Not Repent And Led Others To Sin
13:33-34
Abijah Rebukes Jeroboam
14:1-20
Jeroboam's Son Was Ill And He Sent His Wife In Disguise To The Prophet
14:1-5
Message For Jeroboam
14:6-16
Fulfillment Of The Message
14:17-18
The End Of Jeroboam's Reign
14:19-20
Series Of Early Kings
1 Kings 14:21-16:34
Reheboam Of Judah
14:21-31
Abijah Of Judah
15:1-8
Asa Of Judah
15:9-24
Nadab Of Israel
15:25-32
Baasha Of Israel
15:33-16:7
Elah Of Israel
16:8-14
Zimri Of Israel
16:15-20
Omri Of Israel
16:21-28
Ahab Of Israel (Incomplete)
16:29-34
Elijah vs. Ahab And Jezebel
1 Kings 17:1-22:40
Elijah Predicts A Drought And Flees
17:1-6
Elijah Stays With The Widow At Zarephath
17:7-24
Elijah Shows Himself To Obadiah
18:1-15
The Contest At Mount Carmel
18:16-46
Private Confrontation With Ahab
18:16-18
Gathering The People At Carmel
18:19-20
Confrontation Of The People And Setting Up The Contest
18:21-24
Baal's Opportunity To Prove he Is God
18:25-29
Elijah Makes It More Difficult For The Lord To Prove Himself
18:30-35
The Lord Answers By Fire
18:36-38
The People's Response
18:39-40
The Lord Sends Rain
18:41-46
Elijah Flees To The Mountain Of God
19:1-9a
The Lord Appears To Elijah
19:9b-18
Round One
19:9b-12
Round Two
19:13-18
The Call Of Elisha
19:19-21
God Helps Israel Against The Arameans
20:1-43
Elijah Rebukes Ahab
21:1-29
Ahab Gets His Reward For His Unfaithfulness
22:1-40
Two Kings
1 Kings 22:41-53
Jehoshaphat Of Judah
22:41-50
Ahaziah Of Israel
22:51-53
Elijah's Last Ministry
2 Kings 1:1-2:14
Elijah Rebukes Ahaziah
1:1-18
Elijah Is Taken Up To Heaven
2:1-12
Ministry Of Elisha
2 Kings 2:1-8:15
Elisha Receives The Authority Mantle From Elijah (Elisha's 1st Miracle - Crossing the Jordan)
2:1-18
Elisha's 2nd Miracle - Healing The Water
2:19-22
Elisha's 3rd Miracle - Responding To Mockers
2:23-25
War With Moab (Elisha's 4th Miracle - Water Without Rain)
3:1-27
Elisha's 5th Miracle - The Widow's Oil
4:1-7
Elisha's 6th Miracle - A Son Is Brought Back To Life
4:8-37
Elisha's 7th Miracle - Healing Dinner
4:38-41
Elisha's 8th Miracle - Feeding A Multitude
4:42-44
Elisha's 9th Miracle - Healing/Converting A Foreign Leader
5:1-27
Elisha's 10th Miracle - Recovering An Axehead
6:1-7
Elisha's 11th Miracle - Victory Over The Arameans
6:8-23
Elisha's 12th Miracle - Victory Over The Aramean Siege And Famine
6:24-7:20
The Shunammite Is Given Justice
8:1-6
Elisha Influences The Change Of Rulers Over Aram
8:7-15
Series Of Later Kings
2 Kings 8:16-16:20
Jehoram Of Judah
8:16-24
Ahaziah Of Judah
8:25-29
Elisha Influences The Change Of Rulers Over Israel
9:1-13
Jehu Of Israel
9:14-29
Retribution Against Ahab's Family
9:30-10:17
Retribution Against Baal Worship
10:18-28
End of Jehu's Reign
10:29-36
Athaliah The Usurping Evil Queen Of Judah
11:1-20
Joash Of Judah
11:21-12:21
Jehoahaz Of Israel
13:1-9
Jehoash Of Israel
13:10-25
Amaziah Of Judah
14:1-22
Jereboam II Of Israel
14:23-29
Azariah Of Judah
15:1-7
Zechariah Of Israel
15:8-12
Shallum Of Israel
15:13-16
Menahem Of Israel
15:17-22
Pekahiah Of Israel
15:23-26
Pekah Of Israel
15:27-31
Jotham Of Judah
15:32-38
Ahaz Of Judah
16:1-20
Exile Of The Northern Kingdom
2 Kings 17:1-41
Hoshea Last King Of Israel
17:1-2
Israel Destroyed By Assyria
17:3-6
Theological Reasons For Israel's Destruction
17:7-23
They Broke The First Commandment
17:7
They Walked In The Way Of The Nations
17:8-12
The Lord Testified/Warned All This In Israel And In Judah
17:13
They Rejected The Word Of The Lord
17:14-15a
They Walked After Idols
17:15b-17
The Lord Was Angry And Turned Aside The Northern Kingdom From His Presence
17:18
Judah Walked In The Ways Of The Northern Kingdom
17:19
The Lord Rejected All Israel
17:20
They Did Not Turn Aside From The Sins Of Jeroboam
17:21-22
The Lord Turned them Aside From His Presence
17:23
Foreigners Resettled In Israel
17:24-41
Foreigners Were Imported To Live In Israel
17:24
The Lord Killed Some Of Them Because They Did Not Worship Him Rightly
17:25-26
They Sent For A Priest To Teach The Proper Worship Of The Lord
17:27-28
The People Rejected Instruction And Worshiped Their gods
17:29-31
They Syncretistically Worshiped The Lord And Other gods
17:32-34
Theological Review Of Proper, Exclusive Worship Of The Lord
17:34-39
The People Persist In Their Syncretistic Practices
17:40-41
Judah Alone
2 Kings 18:1-25:30
Hezekiah
2 Kings 18:1-20:21
Hezekiah of Judah's Faithfulness And Success
18:1-8
Assyria's Attack And Hezekiah's Doubt
18:9-16
Assyria's Threatening Message
18:17-37
God's Message Of Hope
19:1-13
Hezekiah's Prayer
19:14-19
Isaiah's Message
19:20-37
Hezekiah's Illness And Healing
20:1-11
Visitors From Babylon
20:12-21
Series Of Last Kings Of Judah
2 Kings 21:1-24:17
Manasseh Of Judah
21:1-18
Amon Of Judah
21:19-26
Josiah Of Judah
22:1-23:30
Jehoahaz Of Judah
23:31-35
Jehoiakim Of Judah
23:36-24:7
Jehoiachin Of Judah
24:8-17
The Fall Of Jerusalem
2 Kings 24:18-25:30
Zedekiah Of Judah
24:18-20
Jerusalem Captured And Destroyed
25:1-21
Continued Rebellion And Punishment
25:22-26
A Word Of Hope For A Davidic King
25:27-30
First & Second Chronicles
24: 1 & 2 Chronicles
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Outline of 1 & 2 Chronicles
Genealogies
1 Chronicles 1:1-9:44
The Human Race
1:1-2:2
Tribe Of Judah
2:3-4:23
Tribes Of Simeon, Reuben, Gad, Manasseh
4:23-5:26
Tribe Of Levi
6:1-80
Other Tribes
7:1-40
Saul
8:1-9:1
Returned Exiles
9:2-34
Saul
9:35-44
David
1 Chronicles 10:1-29:30
David The Warrior/King
10:1-12:40
Death Of Saul
10:1-14
David Becomes King
11:1-3
David Conquers Jerusalem
11:4-9
David's Mighty Men
11:10-47
David's Army
12:1-40
David The Worshiper/King
13:1-16:43
The Ark To Jerusalem - Part 1
13:1-14
David's House
14:1-7
David Defeats The Philistines
14:8-17
The Ark To Jerusalem - Part 2
15:1-16:6
David's Psalm
16:7-36
Worship In Jerusalem
16:37-43
David Prepares For The Temple
17:1-22:19
The Davidic Covenant
17:1-15
David's Prayer
17:16-27
David's Wars
18:1-20:8
Various Victories
18:1-13
David's Officials
18:14-17
David Defeated The Ammonites
19:1-19
Defeat Of Rabbah
20:1-3
Defeating The Philistines
20:4-8
The Census, Plague, and Place For The Temple
21:1-22:1
Preparation For The Temple
22:2-19
David Organizes the Temple/State Leadership
23:1-27:34
David Made Solomon King Over Israel
23:1
Levites
23:2-32
Priests
24:1-29
Genealogical Lists Of Levites
24:20-31
Musicians
25:1-31
Gatekeepers
26:1-19
Other Officials
26:20-32
Army
27:1-24
David's Leadership Cabinet
27:25-34
David Begins The Temple Project
28:1-29:20
Plans For The Temple
28:1-21
Material For The Temple
29:1-9
Prayer For The Temple
29:10-20
From David To Solomon
29:21-30
Solomon Becomes King
29:21-25
David Dies
29:26-30
Solomon
2 Chronicles 1:1-9:31
Solomon Asks For Wisdom
1:1-17
Solomon Builds The Temple
2:1-5:1
Solomon Asks For Material From Hiram
2:1-10
Hiram Sends Material And Workmen For The Temple
2:11-18
Solomon Builds The Structure
3:1-17
Solomon Provides The Furnishings
4:1-22
Solomon Brings All The Treasures Into The Temple Treasury
5:1
Solomon Dedicates The Temple
5:2-7:22
The Ark Is Brought Into The Temple
5:2-6:2
Solomon Blesses The People
6:3-11
Solomon's Prayer Of Dedication
6:12-42
Dedication Offering Ceremony
7:1-10
The Lord Appears To Solomon
7:11-22
Solomon's Greatness
8:1-9:31
Misc. Activities
8:1-18
The Queen of Sheba Visits
9:1-12
Solomon's Riches
9:13-28
Solomon's Death
9:29-31
Judah
2 Chronicles 10:1-36:23
Early Kings Of Judah
10:1-14:1
Rebellion Against Rehoboam
10:1-12:16
The People's Request And The King's Answer
10:1-15
The Rebellion And Civil War Avoided
10:16-11:4
Rehoboam Strengthens Judah
11:5-17
Rehoboam's Family
11:18-23
God Disciplines Judah Via Egypt
12:1-16
Abijah Defeats Jeroboam With The Lord's Help
13:1-14:1
Revival Under Asa
14:2-16:14
Asa's Rule And Military Victory With The Lord's Help
14:2-15
Prophecy And Renewed Covenant
15:1-19
Asa's Failure
16:1-14
Revival Under Jehoshaphat
17:1-21:3
Jehoshaphat's Rule And Officials
17:1-19
Jehoshaphat Allies With Ahab And Ahab Is Killed
18:1-19:3
Jehoshaphat Turns The People Back To The Lord
19:4-11
God Gives Miraculous Victory Over The Moabites And Ammonites
20:1-30
Nations Come To Fight Against Jehoshaphat
20:1-2
Jehoshaphat & Judah Respond
20:3-13
The Lord Promises
20:14-17
Jehoshaphat & Judah Believe
20:18-21
The Lord Delivers
20:22-23
Jehoshaphat & Judah Benefit
20:24-25
Jehoshaphat & Judah Praise
20:26-28
The Lord Gives Rest & Peace
20:29-30
End Of Jehoshaphat's Life
20:31-21:3
More Kings Of Judah
21:4-22:9
Jehoram's Rule And Punishment
21:4-20
Ahaziah's Reign And Death
22:1-9
Revival (Then Wickedness) Under Joash
22:10-24:27
Athaliah's Rebellion And Joash's Rescue
22:10-12
Athaliah's Death And Joash's Coronation
23:1-21
Joash's Repair Of The Temple
24:1-14
Joash's Apostasy And Death
24:15-27
More Kings Of Judah
25:1-28:27
Amaziah
25:1-28
Amaziah's Military Victory
25:1-13
Amaziah's Spiritual Defeat
25:14-16
Amaziah's Military Defeat
25:17-24
End Of Amaziah's Reign
25:25-28
Uzziah
26:1-23
Uzziah's Success
26:1-15
Uzziah's Leprosy
26:16-23
Jotham
27:1-9
Ahaz
28:1-27
Revival Under Hezekiah
29:1-32:33
Hezekiah Purifies The Temple
29:1-19
Hezekiah Reinstates The Service Of The Temple
29:20-36
Hezekiah Leads The Nation In Celebrating The Passover
30:1-31:1
Contributions For The Temple
31:2-19
Evaluation
31:20-21
Assyrian Siege Of Jerusalem Defeated
32:1-23
Hezekiah's Last Events
32:24-33
More Kings of Judah
33:1-25
Manasseh
33:1-20
Amon
33:21-25
Revival Under Josiah
34:1-36:1
Early Reforms
34:1-13
Response When The Law Is Found
34:14-33
Josiah Leads The Nation In Celebrating The Passover
35:1-19
Death Of Josiah
35:20-36:1
The Babylonian Captivity
36:2-23
Last Kings And The Fall Of Jerusalem
36:2-21
Jehoahaz
36:2-4
Jehoiakim
36:5-8
Jehoiachin
36:9-10
Zedekiah
36:11-14
Fall Of Jerusalem
36:15-21
Restoration Under Cyrus King Of Persia
36:22-23
Ezra & Nehemiah
25: Ezra & Nehemiah
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Outline of Ezra & Nehemiah
1st Return
Ezra 1:1-2:70
The Decree of Cyrus
1:1-4
The Exiles Return
1:5-11
List Of The Returned Exiles
2:1-67
Arrival At Jerusalem
2:68-70
Rebuilding The Temple
Ezra 3:1-6:22
Beginning Of The Temple
3:1-13
The Temple Work Stops Because Of Opposition
4:1-24
The Temple Work Is Renewed
5:1-6:12
The Temple Is Completed And Dedicated
6:13-22
2nd Return
Ezra 7:1-8:36
Ezra Returns To Jerusalem
7:1-10
Letter Of Artaxerxes
7:11-28
List Of The Returning Exiles
8:15-36
Rebuilding Separation
Ezra 9:1-10:44
The Problem Of Foreign Marriage
9:1-4
Ezra's Prayer
9:5-15
Confession Of Sin
10:1-17
List Of Guilty Parties
10:18-44
3rd Return
Nehemiah 1:1-2:10
Nehemiah's Prayer
1:1-11
Nehemiah's Return
2:1-10
Rebuilding The Walls
Nehemiah 2:11-7:73
Inspection Of The Walls
2:11-20
Building Of The Walls
3:1-32
Opposition To Building
4:1-6:14
Opposition
4:1-23
Relief For The Poor
6:1-14
More Opposition
6:1-14
Completion Of The Walls
6:15-7:3
List Of The Returned Exiles
7:4-73
Rebuilding Righteous Religion
Nehemiah 8:1-13:31
Ezra Reads The Law
8:1-18
Confession Of Sins
9:1-5
Rehearsal of God's Faithfulness And Israel's History
9:5-37
Covenant Of Obedience
9:38-10:39
List Of The Returned Exiles
11:1-12:26
Dedication Of The Wall
12:27-47
Nehemiah's Reforms
13:1-31
Esther
26: Esther
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Outline of Esther
The Problem
1:1-3:15
Queen Vashti Is Deposed
1:1-22
Esther Is Made Queen
2:1-23
Haman Plots To Kill The Jews
3:1-15
The Solution
4:1-9:17
Esther's Courage
4:1-5:8
Haman's Humiliation
5:9-6:14
Haman's Death
7:1-10
Mordecai's Exaltation
8:1-17
The Jews' Revenge
9:1-17
The Purim Celebration
9:18-10:3
The Feast of Purim
9:18-32
Mordecai's Position
10:1-3
Reviews
In this section, you will find the review slides from the course lectures for module 3. This is a convenient way to view and review the summaries for each lecture. Click the banner to begin the slide show.
Review Slideshow
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It is highly recommended that the student recite these reviews out loud as an aid to memory. Some memory aids and tricks were mentioned in the Lectures for some of the summaries (e.g. SCRuB). The student should also brainstorm any shorthand memory aids to help them commit these review summaries to memory. The student should not just attempt to memorize the summaries, but also to use the summaries as a framework to understand and retain the nature and content of the Old Testament.
Course Material Response Reflection
The Student will choose one or more items from either the Video Lectures or the Course Textbook which stood out as personally significant to them. The student will then reflect and write on the item(s); how it/they challenged or added to their current understanding, and how their worldview, life, and/or ministry should be affected by their new understanding.
Detailed instructions for this activity can be found by clicking the link below:
Timeline - Step Three
The student will research and present an Old Testament Timeline in seven steps over the course of all seven modules.
Step Three of the Timeline should include the following information:
- The events, characters, and Bible books for each of the Historical Books.
- These should be appropriately placed in the historical epochs as displayed in the first step of this project.
If you are working through this material in a group, the group leader may choose for the Timeline to be constructed as a group activity during the group meeting time.
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Review Quiz
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Quiz for Module 3
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Discussion/Reflection/Essay Questions
This section contains some questions for further thought and discussion from Module 3. These questions can also be used as essay questions in a classroom setting exam. It is recommended that you take time to think through these issues in order to thoroughly grasp the significance and explore the application of the material you are learning. These questions are generated from a larger group of possible questions, so they will likely be different every time you open this banner. You may reopen this banner to see different questions. Click the banner to view the questions.
Discussion/Application Questions
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The following questions are for your thoughtful consideration and discussion:
- How/What does the Book of Esther contribute to your Christian life?
- The course material emphasized that none of God's promises failed. In what ways have your observed this to be true in your life. How should this impact your attitude, goals and lifestyle?
- Compare and contrast the leadership and character of Saul, David, and Solomon. What lessons are most relevant for application to your own character and leadership?
- What is the "Davidic Covenant" and how is it fulfilled? How does this help you to understand and apply the New Testament?
Module Completed!
Congratulations, you have reached the end of the third module. I hope that you have found it rewarding and have noticed personal growth.
I encourage you to continue on to the next module as soon as is convenience. The button below will take you to Module 4.
