Simmary of the books of the Old Testament - 808 Words

Summary of the books of the Old Testament Genesis (EXAMPLE) The book of Genesis is largely narrative material. Some key themes and events include God as the creator and sustainer of his creation demonstrated through the accounts of the creation week, the fall of man, the flood, and Patriarchal History, including Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph. After Adam and Eve sinned and ushered the era of sin and death into the world, men continued to become increasingly sinful. Eventually, God became so angry he completely destroyed mankind with a world-wide flood. However, He spared a remnant: Noah and his family. God chose Abraham and entered into a new covenant naming Israel as his chosen people. Again, with this act we see†¦show more content†¦This book has 3 speeches that Moses gives the Israelites before they are to enter Canaan. The major theme in this book is that God loves it when his people are faithful and He is not pleased when they sin and go against His will. The major characters in this book are Moses, who gives the spee ches and Joshua, who will succeed Moses. Moses first speech directly talks about how this generation should not be like their previous one and be loyal and faithful to God. The second speech deals primarily with laws. It is in this book that the 10 Commandments appear to the Israelites. The final speech is when Moses preached about what God will bless the people with for the obedience yet what He will also do if they are not obedient. The final chapters include Joshua taking charge after the death of Moses. 1 Kings 1 kings is another narrative, one of many in the Old Testament. The main focus in this book is King Solomon after he takes over for King David. There is a very obvious theme that we can take from this book and that is to be mindful of the people we associate with. The book begins with the end of King David’s reign and his death and the beginning of King Solomon’s throne. We learn in this book that King Solomon wrote many proverbs and songs, which we can see more of in the actual book of proverbs. We also see that Solomon had a temple built in the Lord’s name. The book takes a bad turn in that at the end of the book, it talks about the