Ruth 1 & 2 Samuel We cannot deal with sin ourselves 1 & 2 Kings 1 & 2 Chronicles How sin perverts God’s good purposes for his people (Ezekiel 36) Ezra Nehemiah Esther Atonement Old Testament reveals more and more about sacrifice The Writings Abel’s sacrifice Job Psalms Noah’s sacrifice pleases God Proverbs Abraham’s sacrifice of a substitute Ecclesiastes Passover sacrifice turns aside God’s wrath Song of Songs Levitical sacrifices show a penal substitute Day of Atonement shows restoration of relationship The Prophets Isaiah What the concept of sacrifice teaches us about God and Jeremiah ourselves Lamentations Ezekiel The ineffectual nature of Old Testament sacrifice (Psalm Daniel 51:4, Psalm 40:6, Hosea 6:6, Hebrews 10:1-3) Joel The Old Testament bookended with the curse (Genesis 3, Amos Malachi 4:6) Obadiah Jonah The of the Old Testament” “riddle Micah Nahum Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, “The Habakkuk slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, Zephaniah maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, Haggai rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty Zechariah (Exodus 34:6-7) unpunished . . .” Malachi The Story of Sin and Holiness
Ruth 1 & 2 Samuel 1 & 2 Kings 1 & 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther The Writings Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Songs The Prophets Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi The Story of Sin and Holiness We cannot deal with sin ourselves How sin perverts God’s good purposes for his people (Ezekiel 36) Atonement Old Testament reveals more and more about sacrifice Abel’s sacrifice Noah’s sacrifice pleases God Abraham’s sacrifice of a substitute Passover sacrifice turns aside God’s wrath Levitical sacrifices show a penal substitute Day of Atonement shows restoration of relationship What the concept of sacrifice teaches us about God and ourselves The ineffectual nature of Old Testament sacrifice (Psalm 51:4, Psalm 40:6, Hosea 6:6, Hebrews 10:1-3) The Old Testament bookended with the curse (Genesis 3, Malachi 4:6) The “riddle of the Old Testament” “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished . . .” (Exodus 34:6-7)