Old Testament | Old Testament Walkthrough
4000 Years of Old Testament History — a fast, memorable overview and teaching roadmap.
This online class from Cedarville University surveys roughly 4,000 years of Old Testament history (Genesis through the postexilic period) using simple keywords, map work, and memorable hand motions to help students retain the timeline and theological highlights. Ideal for students, church leaders, and anyone wanting a compact orientation to the Bible’s story.
➡️ Explore the Bible Minor Project — free Old Testament course resources: https://www.cedarville.edu/Academic-Schools-and-Departments/Biblical-and-Theological-Studies/Bible-Minor-Project/
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro and course overview
0:05 Cedarville placement and invitation (cedarville.edu)
0:18 How we’ll teach 4,000 years — PowerPoint, hand motions, student leader
0:48 Genesis 1–11 key words and phrases (creation, Tower of Babel, call of Abraham)
2:18 Abraham’s call from Ur and the Fertile Crescent
3:01 Patriarchs to Egypt — Jacob’s 12 sons and 400 years in Egypt
3:53 Moses, the Exodus, and the wilderness spies
4:33 Joshua, the conquest, and the period of the judges
5:00 The rise of the monarchy — Saul, David, Solomon
5:56 The divided kingdom, Assyrian exile (722 BC), Babylonian exile (586 BC)
6:30 Postexilic return, Zerubbabel and Joshua, rebuilding the temple
6:56 Nehemiah rebuilds the walls — then the coming of the Messiah (summary)
7:19 Hand motions, class participation, and memory techniques
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Dr. Miller gives a fast, classroom-friendly narrative of Old Testament history and practical memory aids: keyword assignments for Genesis, the Abrahamic promises, patriarchal and Exodus history, the conquest and judges, monarchy and division, exile and return, and a wrap to the Messiah. The instructor models interactive teaching—map work, gestures, and student-led recitation—to help learners internalize the story and its theological shape.
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