What is the Old Testament?
Big Bible Structure
Important People
Places & Events
Themes & Ideas
100

This part of the Bible was written before Jesus was born

The Old Testament

100

The Old Testament is the first or second part of the Bible?

First

100

The first man created by God

Adam

100

The garden where Adam and Eve lived

Garden of Eden

100

God always keeps these

Promises

200

The Old Testament teaches us about God and His ______ with people

Covenants

200

This section includes Genesis through Deuteronomy

The Law

200

God made a covenant with this man and promised many descendants

Abraham

200

The place where Israelites were slaves

Egypt

200

When people follow God, He often gives these

Blessings

300

The Old Testament is mainly about God working with this group of people

The Israelites

300

Psalms and Proverbs are found in this type of writing

Poetry / Wisdom

300

This leader delivered Israel from slavery in Egypt

Moses

300

The sea God parted so Israel could escape

Red Sea

300

When people disobey God, they are often warned to do this

Repent

400

True or False: The Old Testament is only history and has no spiritual lessons

False

400

Books like Isaiah and Jeremiah belong to this group

Prophets

400

This shepherd boy became king of Israel

David

400

The land God promised to Abraham’s descendants

Promised Land

400

God continues to love His people even when they make these

Mistakes

500

The main purpose of the Old Testament is to prepare the world for this person

Jesus Christ

500

The Old Testament is made up of many books written over this span of time

Hundreds of years

500

This woman saved her people by bravely approaching a king

Esther

500

The city where God’s temple was built

Jerusalem

500

One word that describes God throughout the Old Testament

Faithful