Following in Faith

Led by Jay Rosen

Survey of the Old Testament Leaders & Kings

Below are handouts for slides & notes from our survey of the leaders and kings of the Old Testament beginning with Adam.
The intent is to take a look at the life & events of these people and get a feel for the “good”, the “bad”, and the “ugly”
of their lives to better understand the places and references in the New Testament.

Leaders in Early OT History

• Adam to Noah - Genesis 1-5

• Noah to Abram - Genesis 6-11

• Abram - Genesis 11-22

The Patriarchs

• Abraham to Isaac - Genesis 20-22

• Isaac - Genesis 23-26

• Esau & Jacob - Genesis 27-28:9

• Jacob - Genesis 28:10-36:30

• Joseph (part 1) - Genesis 37-41

• Joseph (part 2) - Genesis 42-47

• Joseph (part 3) - Genesis 48-50

Moses & the Exodus

• The 1st 40 years - Exodus 1-2

• Excuses…Excuses - Exodus 3-4

• Pharoah…Let my people go! - Exodus 5-6

• God shows His mighty hand - Exodus 7-10

• God institutes the Passover - Exodus 11-12

• God leads Israel out of Egypt - Exodus 13-15

• God leads Israel in the Wilderness - Exodus 16-18

• God gives the Law to Moses & Israel - Exodus 19-40 & Leviticus

Moses & the Wilderness

• God organizes the campground - Numbers 1-6

• Tabernacle & Levites are dedicated - Numbers 7-10

• The Israelites begin the journey - Numbers 10-12

• The spies are sent into the land - Numbers 13-14

• God makes an example of rebellious leaders - Numbers 15-17

• Consequences of the unbelieve of Moses & Aaron - Numbers 18-20

• The Bronze Serpent - Numbers 21

• Spiritual Warfare over Israel - Numbers 22-25, 31

• Offerings & Vows - Numbers 26-30

• Preparing to Possess - Numbers 32-36

• Last Will & Words - Deuteronomy

Joshua

• Intro to Joshua - Joshua 1

• Let’s Get Ready to Go - Joshua 1-4

• Who Faught the Battle of Jericho - Joshua 5-6

• Sin in the Camp - Joshua 7-8

• Joshua Fails to seek Godly Counsel - Joshua 9

• When the Sun Stood Still - Joshua 10

• Israel’s Conquests - Joshua 11-13

• The Land is Divided - Joshua 14-21

• Joshua’s Farewell - Joshua 22-24

The Period of the Judges

• Othniel, Ehud & Shamgar - Judges 1-3

• Deborah & Gideon - Judges 4-8

• Abimelech to Abdon - Judges 9-12

• Samson - Judges 13-16

• Examples of evil live in Israel - Judges 17-21

Samuel

• Samuel’s birth & calling - 1 Samuel 1-6

• Samuel anoints Saul - 1 Samuel 7-10

• Samuel deals with the Ups & Downs of Kingship - 1 Samuel 11-13

• Samuel anoints David as the next king, but Saul is beside himself - 1 Samuel 16, 19

• Samuel dies - 1 Samuel 25:1

Saul

• Saul’s Ups & Downs as king (his rejection by God) - 1 Samuel 11-15

• David anointed & Goliath defeated - 1 Samuel 16-17

• Saul obsessed with killing David - 1 Samuel 18-20

• Saul kills the priest at Nob and chases David in Judah - 1 Samuel 22-23

• Saul seeks a medium, hears from Samuel - 1 Samuel 28

• Saul and his sons killed in battle - 1 Samuel 31 & 2 Samuel 1

David

• Anointed as the next king & prepared by God - 1 Samuel 16-20

• Flees to Nob, Gath, & Moab - 1 Samuel 21

• David catches Saul with his pants down - 1 Samuel 24

• David’s close call with Nabal - 1 Samuel 25

• David spares Saul’s life a 2nd time then flees to Philistia - 1 Samuel 26-27

• David rejected by the Philistines, attacks the Amalekites - 1 Samuel 29-30