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Sailhamer, John H.

 
9780310203940: Old Testament History (Zondervan Quick-Reference Library)
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ISBN 10: 0310203945 ISBN 13: 9780310203940
Verlag: Zondervan, 1998

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In brief sections, this book gives an overview of the Old Testament of the Bible—from the primeval history to the period after the Babylonian captivity.

When busy people want to know more about the Bible and the Christian faith, the Zondervan Quick-Reference Library offers an instant information alternative in a manageable length. Covering the basics of the faith and Bible knowledge in an easy-to-use format, this series helps new Christians and seasoned believers alike find answers to their questions about Christianity and the Bible.  

The information in Old Testament History is presented in units of one or two pages, so that each section can be read in a few minutes, covering:

  • The creation account.
  • The patriarchal history.
  • The Exodus and Israel in the desert.
  • The Judges and the united monarchy.
  • The divided kingdoms.
  • The Babylonian exile.
  • The Intertestamental period.

 

The Zondervan Quick-Reference Library makes important knowledge affordable, accessible, and easy to understand for busy people who don’t have a lot of time to read or study.

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John H. Sailhamer is professor of Old Testament at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in Brea, California and was formerly senior professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.. His other works include An Introduction to Old Testament Theology and The NIIV Compact Bible Commentary.

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AbrahamBeginning in Genesis 12, the Bible takes a decided turn in its focuson historical events. World history fades into the background of the biblicalnarratives, and only occasionally are events of global importancerecorded (cf. Gen. 14). For the most part, the focus centers on the livesof certain key individuals and their families---the first of whom wasAbraham.Abraham was born in the twenty-second century B.C. During thattime, the great Akkad empire in Mesopotamia was coming to an end. Politicalpower in both Canaan and Egypt were fragmenting. We first meetAbraham in the city of 'Ur of the Chaldeans'---a major city occupied bythe Babylonians, that is, the Chaldeans. Perhaps the biblical author wantsus to identify the city of Ur with the city of Babylon, mentioned in Genesis10:10; 11:1--9. If so, then Abraham's leaving Ur of the Chaldeans andtraveling westward to the Promised Land is linked to God's forced returnof the people of that city back into the land, as 11:8 suggests: 'The LORDscattered them from there over all the face of all the land' (NIV, earth).On his way to the Promised Land, Abraham first settled in a region innorthern Mesopotamia called Haran, where he remained until the deathof his father. The Lord then called on him to leave his family and continuehis journey to the Promised Land (cf. Acts 7:2).Abraham was seventy-five years old when he entered the land.Recent studies of seasonal agricultural changes suggests that the migrationof Abraham may have been associated with a more general migration ofpeoples throughout the Near East as a result of widespread famine. In fact,Abraham himself felt forced to travel beyond Canaan into Egypt becauseof famine (Gen. 12:10). He entered Egypt during its First IntermediatePeriod, a time of great social unrest. After a brief sojourn there, he settledin the land of Canaan as a farmer and shepherd. While there, he wascalled on to defend its inhabitants against a cruel attack by four kings fromthe east, who had formed a coalition to launch a military raid against thecities of Canaan. The purpose of the raid was to loot and pillage the region.Abraham, more or less a cultural outcast at the time and hence called a'Hebrew' (most likely meaning 'outcast'), rallied his own household of318 men and defeated the eastern kings as they fled. Such internationalconflicts and raiding parties were a common fact of life throughout theNear East in Abraham's day.The biblical writer uses the account of Abraham's victory as a pictureof the Lord's blessing of Abraham. Just as God delivered Canaanthrough the house of Abraham, God would also, in the future, deliver allthe nations from the curse of the Fall. God sealed his promise to bless thenations in Abraham by entering a solemn oath with him.IsaacThe Bible devotes little attention to the events in the life of Isaac. Andin the events that are recorded, only a few details are given. But thesedetails are essential to the development of the basic themes of the book.Since a central theme of the Bible is the promise to Abraham that hisdescendants would become a great nation, much attention is given to thebirth of Isaac and to the search for his wife, Rebecca.Isaac was born after Abraham had lived in Canaan for over twodecades. Isaac's wife, however, came from Abraham's relatives in Haran.In typical Near Eastern fashion, Abraham sent out his trusted servant tosearch for a bride for his son. When he found her, he brought her back toIsaac in Canaan. Thus the people of God, as the Bible sees it, did not comefrom the inhabitants of Canaan, nor did they gain possession of the landthrough family ties. They had no natural rights to it. Their dwelling in theland of Canaan was based solely on God's promise to Abraham.JacobWith the birth of the third generation of Abraham, Jacob and Esau,a new element is introduced into the biblical story---conflict within thefamily of Abraham. Jacob struggled with his brother Esau in the same waythat their descendants, Israel and Edom, later struggled in the land. It was,in fact, the result of the struggle between Jacob and Esau that forced Jacobto leave the land of Canaan and seek a home with his mother's family inHaran. While living there, Jacob met and married two sisters---Leah, theolder one, whom he was tricked by his father-in-law into marrying, andRachel, her younger and more beautiful sister.The struggle that characterized Jacob's relationships within his familywere mirrored in the political events of his day. In Mesopotamia, thekingdom of Mari in the northwest and Babylon in the south were beginningto defend themselves through alliances with the many city-statesthroughout the Near East. Political power was beginning to assert itselfin Canaan too in a close-knit alliance of city-states. Egypt had also beenreunited under the rule of a series of powerful dynasties. The struggles thatultimately marred the relations between the sons of Jacob can thus be seenwithin the context of a growing assertion of power throughout the entireregion.What is remarkable about the biblical accounts of those struggles isthe way in which God used them to further his own covenant promises.Conflict sent Jacob into Mesopotamia to seek a wife. Conflict sent Josephinto Egypt where, years later, the entire promised seed of Abraham wassaved from famine. The biblical writer wants to show that God's promisesare not limited or thwarted by human conflict, be it within God's ownpeople or on a global scale. Joseph's final words to this brothers at the conclusionof the book of Genesis serve as a fitting conclusion to the eventsand struggles of the lives of the patriarchs: 'You intended to harm me,but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, thesaving of many lives' (Gen. 50:20).

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Verlag
Zondervan
Erscheinungsdatum
1998
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0310203945
ISBN 13 
9780310203940
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Anzahl der Seiten
96
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