2020.10.26 Summary of the Old Testament Before I believed in God, there were many people who preached to me. At that time, when I was truly curious and asked what the Bible was about, most of them could not give a proper answer. While preaching so diligently, when I was asked what the words I believed were about, I saw that strange phenomenon of not knowing, and my heart became even more closed. I thought it was really funny to preach about a religion that I didn’t even know about. Then I met God, and I started studying the Bible because I was curious about that God. I studied harder than I studied for college entrance exams. My family always asked me if I was studying for the civil service exam. I was curious about who I was and how I should live, and I wanted to ask the One who created me how to raise my three children. I almost stopped eating and drinking and studied diligently, and because the Bible is such a profound truth, I had to study history, geography, ancient culture, and even science to realize it. After meeting God, I taught the Bible dozens of times from Genesis to Revelation 4 over the past 13 years. That condensed summary! Would you like to listen to it? Today, let’s talk about the Old Testament. The Old Testament was written by about 40 authors over 1,600 years. Each author, with different occupations and ages, wrote down the words they received from God while living their lives, and surprisingly, it is one story. Genesis, God created the heavens and the earth in the beginning. What I was curious about was how people were created, why they were created, and how they should live, and it is written in Genesis 1-11 like a secret document. Creation-good and evil-Cain, Seth-mixing-again Cain's lineage, Seth's lineage-Cain (Babel)/Seth (Abraham) This pattern continues until the end of the Bible. If you memorize it unconditionally and read the Bible, you will understand it very well. After that, God decided to create a model nation, Israel, in world history and created the nation. The three elements of a nation, people, sovereignty, and territory. Genesis 12-50 is about creating a nation. At this time, Job is also living far away. There is 400 years between Genesis and Exodus. A nation is not created overnight, but it took 400 years of birth and birth. The descendants of Abraham, who were 70 in the Exodus, became 2.5 million. The nation was created, but they were slaves in Egypt. At this time, God introduced Moses and trained him to be a king in the Egyptian palace. Due to political issues, they were exiled to Midian, where they met God personally. He was given the mission to lead the people out of Egypt. They were exiled through 10 plagues, and through that process, they came to know God. Leviticus They made a covenant with God on Mount Sinai and built a tabernacle to show that they were together. Leviticus is the beginning. Numbers They head toward the last of the three elements of a nation. So they conducted a census, now they investigated the military force as a nation, and the great migration of the people began. At their first destination, Kadesh-Barnea, they revealed their identity as locusts and lived in the wilderness for 38 years as punishment. When the first generation of the wilderness died and the second generation of the wilderness became adults, the movement finally began. Deuteronomy They occupied the land east of the Jordan River, and there Moses summarized the story up to that point and made it into an educational material, which is Deuteronomy. Joshua Moses died and Joshua became the leader and conquered the land of Canaan. The nation was finally completed. The land was divided among the tribes. Judges Now they had to live according to God's words, but unfortunately they had mixed with worldly culture. God sent enemies to tell them to come to their senses every time, and the judges stood up and stopped them, but the people sought a human king who was visible instead of God. Ruth Judges During the time of Gideon, Ruth, the great-grandmother of King David, appeared, and the Bible flowed in search of David. 1 and 2 Samuel According to the wishes of the people, the first king Saul and the second king David appeared. 1 Samuel is the story before David became king, and 2 Samuel is the story after David became king. David was a model king after God's heart and showed the appearance of a perfect substitute ruler. The Psalms Temple Construction Project begins. Temple culture content is developed. 1 Kings Solomon builds a temple according to David's will. Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon Textbooks were published to educate the people with David's culture as the background. (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon) Unfortunately, Solomon apostatized due to foreign marriages. 2 Kings When Solomon died, the country was divided into the north and south. Judah in the south with his son Rehoboam as king, and Israel in the north with his subordinate Jeroboam as king. History after the division of the north and south can be summed up in one word: 'syncretism'. People serve both God and idols. 12 Books of Prophecy: Hobadiah, Joel, Amos, Jonah, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Habakkuk In order to purify mixed Israel, God tells stories of the future through the prophets. In the end, they did not turn back, and the northern Israel went to Assyria for another 130 years in 721 BC, and the southern Judah fell to Babylon. Daniel, Ezekiel, and Jeremiah preached the word in their homeland, and Ezekiel preached the word to the Babylonian captives. God made Daniel and Ezekiel the leaders of the captive community. One person led the people as a spiritual leader and the other as a politician. As Jeremiah said, after 70 years, the return from captivity began. The first precious people began to rebuild the temple. Haggai Zechariah However, it was stopped for 15 years due to interference from neighboring countries and self-abandonment. At this time, God gave them strength through the prophets Haggai Zechariah. Esther In Persia, the Esther incident broke out, and the people gained strength. 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles 2 After that, the second return from captivity began. Ezra returned as a leader and educated the people with the word. He taught them their identity and mission again. The fellowship used at that time was 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles, which tells the story from Genesis to the captivity. Ezra, which summarizes the history of the return from captivity, is also published. Nehemiah Around this time, the third return from captivity is carried out centered around Nehemiah, who holds the title of governor of Judea. Their mission is to rebuild the temple. They work with Ezra, teach the word, and carry out a life reform movement to live by the word. Malachi The prophet Malachi of the Old Testament receives the word of God. It is a prophecy that Elijah will be sent when the great and fearful day of the Lord comes. The Old Testament ends with waiting for Elijah, and the New Testament begins with the appearance of Elijah and John the Baptist. It would be good to memorize and practice this Old Testament story so that you can tell it to anyone. The best way to teach the Bible to children is through stories. The Bible stories heard from mothers will become lifelong assets for our children. 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