Overview
Biblical Literacy means
Bible Knowledge
Name the 5 Books of the Law
Gen, Ex, Lev, Num, Deut
Israelites at Mt. Sinai
Theme of Esther
Even when things seem bad, God is working out His plan for good.
Seeing Jesus in Judges
4 Major Themes in the Bible
Creation, Fall, Redemption, New Creation
Whose history are the history books telling
Nation of Israel (story of God's relationship with His people)
Audience of Joshua
Israelites after settling into Promised Land
God offers wisdom to His people.
Proverbs
Seeing Jesus in Psalms
Psalms includes prophecies about Jesus, the Messiah and Savior.
True or False - The Bible is one big story from Genesis to Revelation.
True
What wisdom books did we learn this year?
Job, Psalm, Prov, Eccl
Israelites before crossing Jordan River to promised Land
God gave His people a second temple so they could worship Him.
God provided for His people, but they continued to sin and show need for a Savior.
Seeing Jesus in Numbers
Name the 3 genres we looked at this year.
Law, History, Wisdom
The beginning of wisdom is.....
The fear of the Lord
Audience of Ecclesiates
Israelites living in land of Israel
Theme of Ruth
God is a provider of all our needs.
Jesus came as perfect prophet, priest, and king.
Theme in I & II Samuel
First 5 books of the Bible are called
What are the other Genres?
Why should we consider the original audience for each book of the Bible?
Themes of Leviticus
Worship, communion, holiness, devotion to God
Why is it important to look for Jesus in each book?
See that God's redemptive plan was unfolding throughout history