Old Testament Mind Map

Old Testament Mind Map

1. Creation (1)

   • On the first day God separated the light from the darkness, then he separated the waters, On the 3rd day, God made the land, then he made the sun and the moon, on the fifth day God created the birds and the marine life, and on the 6th day God created the land animals and humans
     • When God created everything, He saw that is was good but when he made humans he saw that it was very good.
       • God Spoke into his creation into being "And it was so"
         • God Created man in his own image
           • Adam and Eve where the first humans created
       • There was a rhythm of it is good. And God saw that it was good 5 times
     • On the 7th God rested

2. The flood (2)

   • The world moves farther and farther away from God
     • God was regretting making Humankind
       • God spared Noah and his family of 8 people from the flood
         • This was recreation of the world
         • God also told Noah to save 2 of every kind of animal
         • Noah knows the flood over when he sends the dove out for the last time and it never comes back
     • Humans have never seen rain before

3. Blessing of Abraham (3)

   • All of Abraham's blessings from through his descendants, sadly Abraham doesn't have any children
     • Isaac is the Son that receive all the blessings
       • God makes a covenant through 3 promises. The promise of land, his nation, and the seed promise
         • God tests Abraham by asking him to sacrifice Isaac
         • none of God's Promises are fulfilled during Abraham's lifetime
     • He soon has 2 sons, one named Ishmael and one named Isaac

4. The Exodus (5)

   • God has been absent from the Israelites for 430 years
     • Moses was born an Israelite but was sent down the nile as a baby and lived with the Pharaoh
       • Moses fled when he killed the Egyptian
         • In Egypt God sent 10 plagues: Water to Blood, Frogs, Gnats, Flies, Livestock killed, Boils, Locusts, Darkness, Death of first born child
           • Each plague was targeted to attack one of the Egyptian gods.
           • Moses led the Israelites through the red sea and camped in Mount Sinai
         • In Midian, God called Moses to go back to Egypt the save his people

5. Post- Exile (8)

   • Cyrus from the Persian empire allowed the Jews to go back home and build their temple
     • At this point of the bible the jews were rebuilding the walls and the temple
       • Ester married the Persian king, Xerxes.
         • The Life for the Jews were much better at this point of the bible.
           • The Jews were not just looking for freedom but they also wanted God to be their king.
     • when the Jews moved it helped diffuse christianity this is know as the diaspora

6. Exile (7)

   • At this point of the Bible the Israelites were called Jews
     • The first empire to carry aways the Jews ins the Babylonian Empire and lasted 70 years.
       • when in exile the jews really focused on monotheism and rethought their national identity
         • Soon after the Persians capture the Jews.
           • The Persian ruler, Cyrus, Lets the Jews free and they can build their temple and go back home
             • This really helped with the diffusion of christianity
     • At this point of the People the Israelites were split into 2 different nations

7. Jacob and his family (4)

   • Jacob marries both Leah and Rachel who are sisters
     • Jacob has 12 son who soon become the 12 tribes of Israel
       • When Jacob was younger he stole his brother's birthright and first son blessings
         • Jacob's name is changed to Israel
       • Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin.
     • He works for his uncle 14 years to marry both Leah and rachel

8. Judges (6)

   • No one takes over as leader of the Israelites
     • Usually Judges were important because the people of God would trust the lord for a little while but soon forget about him and then a major sin would happen and they would seek God again through a Judge
       • God also used Judges in special occasions to defeat specific military and political threats
         • Deborah was the only female Judge
       • Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah, Gideon, Tola, Jair, Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon, Abdon, and Samson
     • Instead God uses the Judges to guide the people