This cycle is repeated several times over a span of about 300 years. The suffering they endure causes them to repent, and God responds by sending leaders to rally the people and defeat the enemies, bringing peace to the land again. True to the terms of the covenant, God sends enemies to oppress His people. Rather than driving out all the land’s inhabitants, they allow some of the Canaanites to survive, and the Israelites begin to worship the gods of the Canaanites. Judges - Joshua dies, and, almost immediately, the people begin to turn away from the God who had blessed them. After the land is subdued, the Israelites divide Canaan into separate territories, giving each of the tribes of Israel a lasting inheritance. With a few exceptions, the Israelites remain faithful to their promise to keep their covenant with God, and God blesses them with military victories. Joshua leads the people in a successful campaign to conquer the whole of Canaan. God overthrows the city of Jericho by knocking its walls down. Joshua - Moses’ successor, Joshua, leads the children of Israel across the Jordan River (parted miraculously by God) and into Canaan. Moses gives a series of final speeches, in which he reiterates the Law of God and promises that one day God will send another Prophet reminiscent of the power and mission of Moses. God sustains His rebellious people with miraculous provisions throughout their time in the wilderness.ĭeuteronomy - The new generation of Israelites is now ready to take possession of the Promised Land. As a judgment, God consigns the Israelites to wandering in the wilderness for 40 years, until the unbelieving generation passes away and a new generation takes their place. But the people following Moses refuse to enter the land, due to their lack of faith and their fear of Canaan’s inhabitants. Numbers - The Israelites arrive at the border of Canaan, the land God had earlier promised to Abraham. God specifies that the rituals and ceremonies of the tabernacle are to be overseen by the family of Aaron, Moses’ brother. God gives Moses plans for a tabernacle, a tent where the sacrifices can be offered and God will meet with His people. Leviticus - In the Law, God establishes a sacrificial system to atone for sins and a series of festivals for Israel to observe as days of worship. The people promise to uphold the covenant. The Law is the basis of a covenant between God and people He has rescued, with promised blessings for obedience. Camped at Sinai, the Israelites receive the Law of God, including the Ten Commandments. Moses leads the Israelites through the Red Sea, which God miraculously parts for them, and to Mt. The king is loath to let the slaves go, so God sends a series of plagues upon the Egyptians. God prepares an Israelite named Moses to lead the people to freedom. Through this family God plans to bring a Savior to reconcile the sinful world to Himself.Įxodus - The children of Israel, now living in Egypt, are forced into slavery. Later, God chooses and blesses the family of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (or Israel) and promises them a land for their many descendants. The rebellion gets so bad that God wipes out humanity with a flood, but He graciously preserves Noah and his family. The humans rebel against God and lose their paradise. Genesis - God creates the universe and fashions humans in His own image and places them in a perfect environment. Here are quick summaries of the 66 books of the Bible:
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