Week 5 of Greg Koukl's The Bible Fast Forward Series

1. THE BIBLE FAST FORWARD
Putting the Pieces of the Bible Together
Week 5

2. OUR PURPOSE
To give a practical, historical overview of the Old
Testament emphasizing the unfolding plan of salvation
as God reveals it through His covenants with the nation
of Israel, and the fulfillment of those covenants in the
person of Jesus of Nazareth.

3. 12 MAJOR EVENTS
1. The Call of Abraham
2. The Birth of Isaac
3. Joseph in Egypt
4. The Exodus
5. Moses Gets the Law
6. Joshua Conquers
the land
7. The three kings of the United
Kingdom (Saul, David & Solomon)
8. The Kingdom Splits: Israel & Judah
9. The Assyrian Dispersion
(of Israel)
11. The Return to the Land
12. The Coming of Messiah
10. The Babylonian Captivity
(of Judah)

4. THE CALL
of Abraham

5. THE BIRTH
of Isaac

6. JOSEPH
in Egypt

7. JOSEPH, GOD’S WILLand the Sovereignty of God
God’s Moral Will God’s Sovereign Will
What God would
prefer
(this can be thwarted) (no way, buster)
What God will
accomplish

8. and the Sovereignty of God
God’s Moral Will God’s Sovereign Will
“As for you, you meant evil
against me”
(God used it to accomplish His
rulership and sovereignty)
God did not thwart their evil
desires against Joseph
but God meant it for good
in order to bring about
this present result, to save
many people alive.
JOSEPH, GOD’S WILL

9. THE EXODUS

10. SUPERNATURAL
PROTECTION
The Exodus is God’s
faithfulness to His
covenant by way of

11. MOSES
gets the Law

12. THE MOSAIC COVENANT
Is the outworking of the Abrahamic Covenant
Abrahamic Covenant The Mosaic Covenant
A man
A nation
A blessing to the world
Moral Conduct
Ceremonial Religious
Activities
Civil order and Government

13. THE BLESSINGS
of the two different covenants
Abrahamic Covenant The Mosaic Covenant
Unconditional (binding on
God alone)
Based on Grace
Conferred on individuals,
Israel and also for other
nations, dependent on faith
Conditional (binding on
Israel alone)
Based on Works
Meant the nation of Israel as
a whole, dependent on
obedience

14. 3 WAYS TO KNOW
Whether a Law was Local or is Universal?
Are we still obligated to keep it under the New Covenant?
Does it seem transcendent or just cultural?
How is this law treated in the Old Testament?

15. WANDERINGS AND IDOLS
God’s people begin to forget

16. COME APART
things begin to
THE EXODUS
Shortly after

17. AFTER THE EXODUS
things begin to come apart
Moses and Joshua go up to Mt Sinai for
40 days and the people get impatient.
The people ask Aaron to make a
golden idol that they can worship.
God’s anger burns toward them and
Moses intercedes for them.
EXODUS
32

18. NUMBERS: 40 YEARS
of wandering as judgment for their rebellion
NUMBERS
Numbers records the census (“numbers”) and tribes
of Israel immediately after departing Mt Sinai.
It also describes their wanderings in
the wilderness for 40 years before
they were allowed to enter the
promised land of Caanan.

19. DEUTERONOMY
“The second giving of the Law”
The transition from the wilderness
wanderings in Numbers to the
conquest recorded in Joshua.
NUMBERS
13-14

20. DEUTERONOMY
“The second giving of the Law”
It includes the final words of Moses and the
giving of the law again, to a new generation.
DEUTERONOMY
It was given in preparation for them to enter the land
God had promised them and marks a significant shift in
leadership from Moses to Joshua

21. JOSHUA
conquers the land

22. JOSHUA’S CONQUEST
in the land of Caanan
Joshua launches a southern campaign
against a number of Canaanite cities. JOSHUA 10
Joshua launches a northern campaign
through a surprise attack. JOSHUA 11
JOSHUA 13-24
Joshua partitions the land amongst the
12 tribes of Israel.

23. TRIBES
OF
ISRAEL

24. NOW WHAT?
Israel’s cycle after the death of Joshua
1) Israel is expected to cleanse the land of the
Canaanites because of their wicked influence
over the Hebrews.

25. NOW WHAT?
Israel’s cycle after the death of Joshua
2) The Hebrews do not drive the Canaanites out
as they were commanded to do, but enslaved
them instead.

26. ISRAEL’S CYCLE
in the book of Judges
1) Sin — Israel falls into idol worship and forgets the Lord
JUDGES
3:7-9
2) Subjugation — God allows an oppresor to come
against Israel.
3) Prayer — God’s people cry out to Him for help.
4) Deliverance — God’s raises up a judge to
rescue them.
5) Rest — A period of quiet before sin returns.

27. AND THUS BEGINS
and the period of the Judges,
THEOCRACY
Thus ends the
the reign of Kings.

28. THE AGE OF KINGS
The Rise and Fall of Israel’s Kingdom

29. THE THREE
KINGS
of the United Kingdom:
Saul, David & Solomon

30. ISRAEL REJECTS GOD
and seeks out a king like the other nations
Now it came to pass when Samuel was old that
he made his sons judges over Israel.
1 SAMUEL
8:1,3
But his sons did not walk in his ways; they
turned aside after dishonest gain, took bribes,
and perverted justice.

31. ISRAEL REJECTS GOD
and seeks out a king like the other nations
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together
and came to Samuel at Ramah, and said to him,
“Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk
in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us
like all the nations.”
1 SAMUEL
8:4-5

32. ISRAEL REJECTS GOD
and seeks out a king like the other nations
But the thing displeased Samuel when they
said, “Give us a king to judge us.” So Samuel
prayed to the LORD. And the LORD said to
Samuel, “Heed the voice of the people in all
that they say to you; for they have not rejected
you, but they have rejected Me, that I should
not reign over them. 1 SAMUEL
8:6-7

33. ISRAEL REJECTS GOD
and seeks out a king like the other nations
According to all the works which they have
done since the day that I brought them up out
of Egypt, even to this day—with which they
have forsaken Me and served other gods—so
they are doing to you also. Now therefore,
heed their voice. However, you shall solemnly
forewarn them, and show them the behavior of
the king who will reign over them.”
1 SAMUEL
8:8-9

34. KING 1: SAUL
A man after the flesh
Saul is everything they want in a king (on the
outside). He is a tall, good-looking leader.
But Saul is a man-pleaser, not a God-pleaser.
He is an example of life in the flesh.
Saul disobey’s God’s command to wipe out
the Ammalakites and keeps them alive.

37. KING 1: SAUL
The primary enemy during the life of Saul are
the Philistines, whose leader is…
A man after the flesh

41. KING 1: SAUL
The primary enemy during the life of Saul are
the Philistines, whose leader is Goliath.
Goliath and the Philistines torment Israel
and Samuel is gone, so Saul calls a medium.
To his surprise, God obliges and Samuel (from
the other side) predicts Saul’s death.
A man after the flesh

42. As a young boy, Samuel anoints David
to take Saul’s place as Israel’s king. 1 SAMUEL 16
David kills Goliath with a rock and
earns national fame.
1 SAMUEL 17
Saul repeatedly tries to kill David out
of jealousy, but Jonathan protects him.
KING 2: DAVID
A man after God’s own heart
1 SAMUEL18-31

43. After Saul, David takes the throne and
is a God-fearing military leader 2 SAMUEL1-9
David’s commits adultery and then
murder of his leading commander. 2 SAMUEL 10-11
God sends the prophet Nathan to call
out David’s sin and hypocrisy.
KING 2: DAVID
A man after God’s own heart
2 SAMUEL12

44. David’s later years are filled with
rebellion, civil war and unrest.
2 SAMUEL 12
David is restored to God, but feels
the result of his sins for years 2 SAMUEL 13-26
Unlike Saul, David repents before God,
and owns up to his sinful mistakes.
KING 2: DAVID
A man after God’s own heart
2 SAMUEL 13-26

45. THE GOODNESS OF GOD
Because David repented, God restored him. Yet
didn’t remove the consequences of his sins.
God is still faithful to the Abrahamic
Covenant during the reign of the kings.
God makes one final covenant in the Old
Testament with David, and it’s called…
in the life of David

46. WAIT
FOR
IT…

47. THE
DAVIDIC
COVENANT

48. THE DAVIDIC COVENANT
“a kingdom that will have no end”
“When your days are fulfilled and you rest
with your fathers, I will set up your seed
after you, who will come from your body,
and I will establish his kingdom. He shall
build a house for My name, and I will
establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
2 SAMUEL
7:12-13

49. THE DAVIDIC COVENANT
“a kingdom that will have no end”
I will be his Father, and he shall be My
son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten
him with the rod of men and with the
blows of the sons of men. But My mercy
shall not depart from him, as I took it from
Saul, whom I removed from before you.
2 SAMUEL
7:14-15

50. THE DAVIDIC COVENANT
“a kingdom that will have no end”
And your house and your kingdom shall
be established forever before you. Your
throne shall be established forever.”
2 SAMUEL
7:16

51. THE DAVIDIC COVENANT
“a kingdom that will have no end”
This covenant, of course refers to
Solomon, David’s son who would come
after David and build the temple.
It also is a prophecy about how the
messiah would come from the line of
David and fulfill the Davidic covenant.

52. MATTHEW 1:1
The book of the genealogy of Jesus
Christ, the Son of David, the Son of
Abraham:
THE DAVIDIC COVENANT
“a kingdom that will have no end”

53. MATTHEW 1:17
So all the generations from
Abraham to David are
= 14 generations
So all the generations from
David until the captivity in
Babylon are
= 14 generations
and from the captivity in
Babylon until the Christ are
= 14 generations

54. Solomon is the first king to take the throne by ancestry.
(God’s faithfulness to the Davidic Covenant).
1 KINGS
1-11
Solomon is a great builder (the temple) and
a great writer (author of Proverbs,
Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon)
KING 3: SOLOMON
A man after women and construction

57. Holy of Holies

58. God warned Solomon about the dangers of idolatry
(1 Kings 9:4-8) along with a plea to live godly.
1 KINGS
11:1-8
However, he takes foreign wives and builds
temples for their foreign gods, which turns
his heart away from the Lord God and turns
him towards idolatry.
KING 3: SOLOMON
A man after women and construction

59. 1 KINGS 11:2-3
Now King Solomon loved many foreign women along with
the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite,
Sidonian, and Hittite women, from the nations concerning
which the Lord had said to the sons of Israel, “You shall not
associate with them, neither shall they associate with you,
for they will surely turn your heart away after their gods.”
Solomon held fast to these in love.
KING 3: SOLOMON
A man after women and construction

60. God judges Solomon (as promised) and within one
generation, the kingdom is torn from Solomon’s line.
This marks another significant shift in the
history of Israel and God’s people.
KING 3: SOLOMON
A man after women and construction

61. THE
KINGDOM
SPLITS
Israel and Judah

62. THE KINGDOM SPLITS
into Israel and Judah.
After Solomon, his son Rehoboam takes the throne
1 KINGS
12:3-15
He disregards the counsel of the elders who
tell him to ease the tax burden on the people.
He listens instead to the young men he grew
up with, increasing taxation on his subjects

63. THE KINGDOM SPLITS
into Israel and Judah.
Jeroboam (the son of Solomon’s servant) leads a revolt
against Rehoboam (Solomon’s son) for his poor leadership
and excess taxation, and becomes king of Israel (North).
1 KINGS
11:29-38
The nation splits into Israel (the North) led
by Jeroboam, and Judah (the South) led by
Rehoboam.

64. SAUL’S
KINGDOM
DAVID &
SOLOMON

65. DAVID &
SOLOMON
DIVIDED
KINGDOM

68. THE NORTHERN
Kingdom of Israel
Jeroboam sets up altars of
golden bulls at the extremes
of his kingdom at Dan and
Bethel so his subjects won’t
worship in Jerusalem and be
tempted to turn back to
Rehoboam.
1 KINGS
12:25-33922-721 B.C.

69. This “sin of Jeroboam” plagued
Israel for over 200 years.
During this time 19 kings reigned
in Israel. All of them were…
1 KINGS
13
THE NORTHERN
Kingdom of Israel
922-721 B.C.

71. 1 KINGS
16-22
THE NORTHERN
Kingdom of Israel
Ahab and his wife Jezebel
introduced Baal worship
The Israelites worshipped Baal
on “high places” including child
sacrifice and prostitution as part
of the worship ceremony.
922-721 B.C.

72. 1 KINGS
18
THE NORTHERN
Kingdom of Israel
This is where Elijah challenges
the prophets of Baal to a duel.
God waits patiently for the
people to repent, but they do
not, so God uses the Assyrians
to invade and disperse Israel.
922-721 B.C.

73. THE NORTHERN
Kingdom of Israel
Which is where we come to…

74. THE
ASSYRIAN
DISPERSION
of Israel

75. 1 KINGS
16-22
THE NORTHERN
Kingdom of Israel
This is called the“diaspora”
(dispersion) of the Jews.
According to the tradition of
Assyrian conquest, the people
are scattered over the eastern
Mediterranean region
922-721 B.C.

76. 1 KINGS
16-22
THE NORTHERN
Kingdom of Israel
During this time, the Assyrians
populate the land of Israel
and as they do, a new people
group develops:
the Samaritans.
922-721 B.C.

77. 1 KINGS
16-22
20 kings reign in Judah over a
period of 350 years.
150 years longer than Israel.
922-587 B.C.
THE SOUTHERN
Kingdom of Judah

78. 1 KINGS
16-22
922-587 B.C.
Judah’s decline is more gradual
than Israel’s, but disobedience
and idolatry permeate the
kingdom.
THE SOUTHERN
Kingdom of Judah

79. 1 KINGS
16-22
Some of the kings of Judah are
righteous, but most are not.
922-587 B.C.
Godliness was measured by how
they treated the “high places”
where idolatry was being
practiced.
THE SOUTHERN
Kingdom of Judah

80. 1 KINGS
18, 23
The best kings (Hezekiah, Josiah)
tore down the high places of idol
worship and restored worship to
Yahweh in those places.
922-587 B.C.
THE SOUTHERN
Kingdom of Judah

81. 1 KINGS
15, 22
922-587 B.C.
THE SOUTHERN
Kingdom of Judah
The spiritually compromised kings
(Asah, Jehoshaphat) are faithful to
Yahweh, but leave the high places
in tact and do not stop the people
from worshipping there.

82. 1 KINGS
8, 25-27
922-587 B.C.
THE SOUTHERN
Kingdom of Judah
The worst of the kings (Jehoram,
Ahaziah) actively participate in
and lead the people in idol
worship.

83. 1 KINGS
8, 25-27
922-587 B.C.
THE SOUTHERN
Kingdom of Judah
Eventually God’s patience runs
out and Judah comes under
judgment.

84. 1 KINGS
8, 25-27
922-587 B.C.
THE SOUTHERN
Kingdom of Judah
The Babylonians, led by king
Nebuchadnezzar himself, lay
siege to Jerusalem and
eventually overthrow it.

85. THE
BABYLONIAN
CAPTIVITY
of Judah

86. THE THREE WAVES
of the deportation of the people of Judah
King Jehoichin is deposed, the
temple is plundered.
10,000 leading citizens are
taken along with the prophet
Ezekiel and Daniel (and his
friends).
WAVE #1:597BC
WAVE #2:587BC
WAVE #3:582BC

87. THE THREE WAVES
of the deportation of the people of Judah
This wave is initiated when
Zedekiah, the last king of
Judah, foolishly rebels against
Babylon, counting on Egypt to
come to his aid (587-586 BC).
WAVE #1:597BC
WAVE #2:587BC
WAVE #3:582BC

88. THE THREE WAVES
of the deportation of the people of Judah
Zedekiah is captured, watches
as his own sons are executed,
is then blinded and carried off
to Babylon.
WAVE #1:597BC
WAVE #2:587BC
WAVE #3:582BC

89. THE THREE WAVES
of the deportation of the people of Judah
The temple and palace are razed
and the general population is
deported.
WAVE #1:597BC
WAVE #2:587BC
WAVE #3:582BC
2 KINGS
25:8-21

90. THE THREE WAVES
of the deportation of the people of Judah
WAVE #1:597BC
WAVE #2:587BC
WAVE #3:582BC
The third wave deported
everyone else except the poorest
of the poor, who were left behind
as vinedressers and plowmen to
keep the land from growing wild.
2 KINGS
25:8-21

92. THE GLORY
is extinguished
Israel is dispersed, Judah is captive, the temple is
in ruins, Jerusalem is destroyed and pillaged.
Judah will not return from
Babylon for 70 years.

93. THE GLORY
is extinguished
Both the Assyrian dispersion and the
Babylonian captivity are vivid statements
of Israel’s unwillingness to live under
God’s rulership.
Yet, in the midst of darkness, God is
preparing to shine a great light…

94. IN 2 WEEKS:

95. THE
RETURN
to the Land

96. THE
COMING
of Messiah

97. SEE YOU THEN!