Unit VI – The Background To The Kingdom

UNIT VI

The Background To The Kingdom

SECTION I

The History of Israel in Outline Form

I. THE HISTORY OF THE NATION OF ISRAEL IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

     A. The Theocracy

          1. Rule of the Divine King:       Jehovah           I Samuel 8:7

          2. From the ministry of:           Moses to Samuel

          3. Time Frame:  600      years

          4. Exodus 1 – I Samuel 8

     B. The Monarchy

          1. Rule of:         Jewish Kings

          2. From the reign of:     Saul to Zedekiah

          3. Time Frame:              500      years

          4. I Samuel 8 – II Kings 25

     C. The Dependency

          1. Rule of:         Gentile Kings

          2. From:            Nebuchadnezzar to Artaxerxes

          3. Time Frame:  50        years

          4. II Kings 25 – Ezra 1

II. THE MONARCHY

     A. The United Kingdom

          1. From the reign of:     Saul to Solomon

          2. Time Frame:  120      years

     B. The Divided Kingdom

          1. From the reign of:     Rehoboam to Hoshea

          2. Time Frame:  253      years

     C. The Single Kingdom

          1. From the reign of:     Hezekiah to Zedekiah

          2. Time Frame:  136      years

III. THE DEPENDENCY

     A. The Babylonian Period

     B. The Persian Period

          1. The First Return       Ezra 1-6

          2. The Second Return   Ezra 7-10

          3. The Third Return      Nehemiah 1-13

 

SECTION II

RUTH

I. INTRODUCTION

     A. Theme:  Kinsman Redeemer

     B. The Time Frame Of The Events In The Book Of Ruth

          1. She was the great-grandmother of David      Ruth 4:17

          2. This would place the events of Ruth in about the judgeship of:      Gideon

     C. Author  Unknown

     D. The Date Of The Writing Of Ruth

          1. There is no sure date of the writing

          2. It is believed to be written about the same time as the book of Judges

          3. It had to have been written after David became king            Ruth 4:22

          4. It had to have been written before Solomon’s reign, otherwise Solomon would have been mentioned

     E. The Jews Read The Book Publicly At: Pentecost

     F. Basic Teachings In Ruth

          1. The salvation of Gentiles by faith in Jehovah          Ruth 1:16-17

          2. A Gentile is included in the royal lineage of the Messiah    Matthew 1:5

          3. The kinsman – redeemer serves as a Messianic type

II. OUTLINE OF THE BOOK OF RUTH

     A. A Family Of Judah In Moab    1:1-5

          1. The famine    1:1

NOTE: The Scripture does not say if this is natural famine or the result of invaders            Judges 6:2-6

          2. The members of the family   1:2

          3. Death, marriage and death     1:3-5

     B. The Return To Judah    1:6-22

          1. The decision of:        Naomi l1:6-7

          2. The request of Naomi           1:8-13

          3. The decision of:        Orpah  1:14

          4. The decision of         Ruth                1:15-18

          5. The arrival at Bethlehem       1:19-22

     C. Ruth Meets Boaz                     2:1-23

          1. The field of Boaz      2:1-3

          2. The provision of Boaz for Ruth       2:4-17

          3. Naomi’s reaction       2:18-23

     D. The Union Of Boaz And Ruth 3:1-4, 22

          1. Naomi’s instructions 3:1-5

          2. The thrashing floor   3:6-13

          3. Ruth reports to Naomi         3:14-18

         4. The redemption by Boaz       4:1-12

         5. The marriage  4:13a

         6. The birth of Obed      4:3b-7

         7. The genealogy of David         4:18-22