Survey Of The Old Testament

The Old Testament is not the backstory. It is the foundation.

Most believers know the highlights. Noah's ark. David and Goliath. Jonah and the whale. But they have never seen the story: the single unified narrative running from the first verse of Genesis to the last word of Malachi, and the four hundred years of silence that follow.

That gap costs you more than you realize. You cannot grasp what Jesus accomplished at the cross without walking through Leviticus and learning what sacrifice actually cost. You cannot feel the weight of Bethlehem without knowing the promise God made to a shepherd-king a thousand years earlier. You cannot read Revelation with any real understanding until you have stood in Daniel's visions, Ezekiel's valley, and Zechariah's portrait of a pierced King.

SURVEY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT walks you through all thirty-nine books in sixteen clear, teachable chapters, tracing the thread of redemption from creation to the Coming King.

INSIDE YOU WILL DISCOVER:

The Foundation. Why the Old Testament matters, how its books are structured, and the six eras that organize thousands of years of history into one continuous story.

The Pentateuch. Creation, the fall, the flood, the call of Abraham, the exodus from Egypt, the Law at Sinai, and Israel's wilderness years.

The Land and the Kingdom. Conquest under Joshua, the chaos of the judges, the rise of Saul, David, and Solomon, the covenant that echoed all the way to Bethlehem, and the division, decline, and exile that followed.

Worship and Wisdom. Job's honest agony, the Psalms that gave language to the worshiping heart, the practical edge of Proverbs, the searching honesty of Ecclesiastes, and the raw grief of Lamentations.

The Prophetic Voice. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and the twelve minor prophets, building a crescendo of messianic expectation that grows louder with every chapter.

The Unfinished Ending. Malachi speaks, Heaven falls silent, and the Old Testament closes not with a resolution but with a question: who is the Coming King?

WRITTEN FOR PASTORS, STUDENTS, AND SERIOUS READERS.

Each chapter stands alone as a reliable teaching reference while building on what came before, so you can read straight through or turn to the section you need.

This is a survey with a pulse. It takes historical and literary context seriously, and it refuses to treat any passage as merely ancient, because the God who spoke these words is still speaking through them. Written from a classical Pentecostal perspective that holds careful scholarship and passionate love for the Spirit together without apology.

PERFECT FOR: pastors preparing to preach the Old Testament with confidence, Bible college and seminary students, small group and Sunday school leaders, and ministry training programs.