We made it through the majority of the prophets last year - stopping once we reached the post-exile guys. It's incredible to look through the prophet's messages and find all the clues about the coming Messiah. The kids enjoyed discovering these in time for Christmas - when some many of those prophecies came to pass. I was very impressed with the children's end-of-year 'show'. For weeks we made posters about each prophet, including a Messianic prophecy and where it is fulfilled in the New Testament. Then on the day the kids stood up and presented their posters, reading the scriptures and helping the adults to see the connection between the Old and New Testaments.
This coming term we should finally manage to finish the Old Testament. Our original plan was for this journey through the Bible to take 5 years. Well it's been 5 years and we still haven't got to Jesus! The journey has been worthwhile, and the kids have picked up and kept so many gems along the way.
We'll start with Ezekiel and Daniel - who prophesied during the first part of the exile - I'm looking forward to exploring the exciting stories in those books! Once through them we will head back to Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther - who we bypassed between 2 Chronicles and Job. These guys lead the return to Jerusalem and were key in the rebuild stage. We'll also look at the prophecies of Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi - who were prophets during while Ezra and Nehemiah were doing their stuff. Can we squeeze all that into one term? We'll certainly try! Term 2 will begin with a little inter-testamental history. It's a confusing jump from Old Testament to New, and it's helpful to know what happens in the few hundred years between Malachi and Matthew. It's set to be an interesting year!
This coming term we should finally manage to finish the Old Testament. Our original plan was for this journey through the Bible to take 5 years. Well it's been 5 years and we still haven't got to Jesus! The journey has been worthwhile, and the kids have picked up and kept so many gems along the way.
We'll start with Ezekiel and Daniel - who prophesied during the first part of the exile - I'm looking forward to exploring the exciting stories in those books! Once through them we will head back to Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther - who we bypassed between 2 Chronicles and Job. These guys lead the return to Jerusalem and were key in the rebuild stage. We'll also look at the prophecies of Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi - who were prophets during while Ezra and Nehemiah were doing their stuff. Can we squeeze all that into one term? We'll certainly try! Term 2 will begin with a little inter-testamental history. It's a confusing jump from Old Testament to New, and it's helpful to know what happens in the few hundred years between Malachi and Matthew. It's set to be an interesting year!