Nbl-04 edu.

"Based in part on original materials from Bible Truths Level B: The Story of the Old Testament, Fourth Edition, by Mark L. Ward Jr., PhD."--Title page verso.

Unit one : Creation & fall. Authority & attitude -- Approach & application -- The story of Scripture : creation, fall, redemption -- The Ketuvim -- Adam & Eve : made like God -- Adam & Eve : fallen, graced -- Cain : the seed of the serpent -- Noah : God's covenant with all mankind -- Job : sincere faith & God's sovereignty -- Unit 1 review -- Unit two : God's covenant with Abraham. Abraham : called out of idolatry -- Melchizedek : the likeness of a greater priest -- Abraham : heir of the promise -- Abraham and his covenant son Isaac -- Isaac & Rebekah : a display of God's steadfast love -- Jacob the heel grabber -- What the Bible calls "election" -- Joseph : God planned it for good -- Judah : a lion among his brothers -- Unit 2 review -- Unit three : God's covenant with Israel through Moses. Moses and the name of God -- Pharaoh's hard heart and the glory of God -- The Israelites : still slaves -- The Israelites : a holy nation -- Moses and the covenant -- Tabernacle & God's presence -- The golden calf and the death of the first generation -- Leviticus : God's provision & Israel's responsibilities -- The Day of Atonement -- Balaam : a prophet for hire -- Unit 3 review -- Unit four : The weakness of the Old Covenant. Moses : the necessity of a new heart -- Joshua : promises fulfilled -- Joshua : the rocks that were a witness -- His faithful love endures forever -- Deborah : a godly leader -- Gideon : a turning point in Judges -- Jephthah : the judge who vowed rashly -- Samson : a mirror of the nation -- Unit 4 review -- Unit five : The promise of the line of David. Ruth : a Gentile in the king's line -- Hannah : mother of a kingmaker -- Samuel : reversals -- Saul : a king after Israel's own heart -- David : preparation of a king -- David : a king after God's own heart -- David : covenant & fall -- Ketuvim : the Psalms and the story of Scripture -- Ketuvim : Proverbs and the story of Scripture -- Solomon : wisdom & foolishness -- Ketuvim : Ecclesiastes and the story of Scripture -- Ketuvim : Song of Songs and the story of Scripture -- Unit 5 review -- Unit six : The line of David : failure & hope. Jeroboam : the trendsetter -- Elijah : prophet of the living God -- Ahab : rotten to the core, but humble (once) -- Naaman : microcosm of Elisha's ministry and God's salvation -- Elisha : the man of God -- Obadiah, Joel, and Zephaniah : the Day of the Lord -- Joash : good up to a point -- Amos : seek good and not evil -- Unit 6 review -- Unit seven : The line of David : doomed to failure? Isaiah : hope in the midst of judgment -- Hosea : redeeming love for the faithful -- Isaiah : the sheep & the servant -- Hezekiah : Judah in decline as Israel falls -- Micah : "Who is a God like unto thee?" -- Manasseh : Judah nearing the end -- The Ninevites : a story of compassion and condemnation -- Josiah : too late for Judah -- Habakkuk : from frustration to faith -- Unit 7 review -- Unit eight : God's people protected and restored to the land. Jeremiah : the promise of a new covenant -- Ketuvim : Lamentations and the story of Scripture -- Ezekiel : restoration of God's glory -- Daniel : Yahweh's dominion -- Ezra : return of the exiles -- Zechariah : judgment & restoration -- Haggai : consider your ways -- Esther : why God's silence is not absence -- Nehemiah : overcoming opposition -- Malachi : God's messenger -- Conclusion : Jesus : the name that bids our sorrows cease -- Unit 8 review -- Scripture reading & memory.

The Story of the Old Testament (1st Edition) Student Text builds off of the Student Activities Manual and its emphasis on observation and guides students to take the next step in the process of the Bible Study method: connecting their observations to proper interpretation. When all of the individual narratives fit into the one big unfolding story of Scripture, its relevance and application to the New Testament believer becomes clear. - Publisher.