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Bible for Beginners – Week 4

Bible for Beginners – Week 4. January 25 th – March 1 st , 2011 Dave Ujifusa. Eras of the Bible. Eras of the Bible – Main Figures. The Judges Era. Judges: Political-Military Leaders. The Judges Era. Figure: Samson Location: Canaan

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Bible for Beginners – Week 4

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  1. Bible for Beginners – Week 4 January 25th – March 1st, 2011 Dave Ujifusa

  2. Eras of the Bible

  3. Eras of the Bible – Main Figures

  4. The Judges Era Judges: Political-Military Leaders

  5. The Judges Era Figure: Samson Location: Canaan Story-line: Samson and others were chosen as judges to govern the people for four hundred rebellious years Major themes: • Judges – Deborah, Gideon, Samson, Samuel • Rebellion • Cycles • Ruth

  6. The Judges Era Judges 2:16-19: "Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hands of these raiders. Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. Judges 10:15: “But the Israelites said to the LORD, 'We have sinned. Do with us whatever you think best, but please rescue us now.'” Judges 21:25: “In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit.”

  7. The Kingdom Era

  8. The Kingdom Era 2 Samuel 11 Psalm 51

  9. The Kingdom Era Figure: David Location: Israel Story-line: David, the greatest king in the new monarchy, is followed by a succession of mostly unrighteous kings, and God eventually judges Israel for her sin, sending her into exile in Babylon Major themes: • United Kingdom: Saul, David, Solomon • Divided Kingdom: Civil War • Northern Kingdom • Southern Kingdom

  10. The Kingdom Era - Solomon • Author of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon • Son of David and Bathsheba • Third King following King Saul and King David • Had 700 wives and the richest man in the world • Wise Ruling: I Kings 3:16-28

  11. The Kingdom Era: Northern Kingdom and Southern Kingdom

  12. The Exile Era

  13. The Exile Era Figure: Daniel Location: Babylonia Story-line: Daniel gives leadership and encourages faithfulness among the exiles for the next seventy years Major themes: • Prophecy • Prophets • Exiles: Daniel 9:4-19 • Power Change

  14. The Exile Era

  15. The Exile Era

  16. The Return Era

  17. The Return Era Figure: Ezra Location: Jerusalem Story-line: Ezra leads the people back from exile to rebuild Jerusalem Major themes: • Disrepair • Temple - Zerubbabel • People - Ezra • Walls - Nehemiah

  18. The Silence Era

  19. The Silence Era Figure: Pharisees Location: Jerusalem Story-line: Pharisees and others entomb the Israelites in legalism for the next four hundred years. Major themes: • The Changing Guard • Political Sects – the Maccabeans and Zealots • Religious Sects – Pharisees and Sadducees • Messianic Hope

  20. Between classes • The assignment for week 4 is to recite the books of the New Testament to one other person and read “The Story of the Bible in 1000 Words”. • Weekly updates posted on www.ujifusa.com • Powerpoint • Era Details • I’ll email you with a reminder each week

  21. Isaiah 9:6

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