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2 For millios of believers aroud the world, faith i Christ ad belief i the teachigs of the Bible are ot oly discouraged, but actually dagerous. Kow His Persecuted. Kow His Word. Periodically, Secret Church gatherigs are held to egage i a itese six-hour Bible study as we idetify with ad pray for our persecuted brothers ad sisters across the globe. The objective of Secret Church is for you to pass alog what you lear i these gatherigs to others, so that you ca make disciples of Christ i all atios for God s glory. secretchurch.org Used with permissio by The Church at Brook Hills ad David Platt 2009 David Platt - 1 -

3 Beyod These Walls... We re glad you ve decided to participate i this Secret Church meetig. But eve if obody showed up, it would still be worth the effort. Actually, this Bible study will hopefully beefit far more people outside this gatherig tha those preset. Here s why This teachig sessio ad others, are beig trascribed ad traslated ito may differet laguages, icludig Spaish, Madari, Idoesia, Russia, Hidi ad Arabic. The foreig-laguage versios of Secret Church will be available olie as traslatios are completed. But that is just the begiig. Most Christ-followers aroud the world do t have access to semiaries or Bible colleges. I fact, most parts of the world have o formal Christia teachig at all. Dr. Platt will be leadig additioal Secret Church studies, creatig umerous hours of Bible teachig. We will the distribute Secret Church teachigs worldwide. These sessios together will comprise a semiary o a stick a mii-course i solid Bible kowledge accessible to ayoe. Ay doatios or offerigs give to Secret Church will go directly to support persecuted Christias worldwide through both ogoig miistry iitiatives, as well as providig Secret Church Bible teachig materials i may ative laguages. Imagie a house-church leader i Asia or the Middle East, ow able to atted hours of Bible teachig classes with Secret Church teachig i his ow laguage. With your help, this is becomig a reality. For more iformatio about Secret Church go to www. secretchurch.org David Platt

4 Survey of the Old Testamet: Sessio 1 Why Study the Old Testamet? Commo Myths 4 The Old Testamet is. 4 The Old Testamet is. 4 The Old Testamet is. 4 The Old Testamet is. The Cetral Message 4 The Old Testamet is. How Should We Study the Old Testamet? Examiig Three Dimesios 4 The dimesio. 4 The dimesio. 4 The dimesio. What is the Old Testamet? The Old Testamet as Literature A collectio of books 4 Traditioally classified accordig to : Law History Prophecy Poetry 4 Rich i literary : Historical arratives. ad statutes. Prophetic oracles. Geealogies.. Wisdom sayigs. Lamets. Apocalyptic. May more Writte by a variety of authors 4 Oe author the Holy Spirit. 4 Various huma authors. 4 Predomiatly writte i, though some is i Aramaic David Platt - 3 -

5 Over a spa of aroud 1000 years. 4 Earliest parts writte aroud B.C. 4 Latest parts writte aroud B.C. How did we get the Old Testamet? 4 Collected ito a. 4 Trasmitted through. 4 Traslated through servats. Septuagit = the Old Testamet. Whe ad Where did the Evets of the Old Testamet Take Place? The Old Testamet as History The Old Testamet is a story set i history. 4 Real Places. 4 Real. 4 Real Time. Old Testamet history made simple 4 I the begiig, the somethig. 4 Creatio life creatures made i God s image. 4 The Garde of Ede quickly becomes the locatio of the of Ma. 4 Humakid degeerates for may geeratios. 4 God judges the world with a, but he spares oe righteous ma Noah ad his family. 4 Humakid rebels at the Tower of Babel the result is divisio ad dispersio. 4 A ew begiig God s faithfuless to ad his family. 4 Abraham s prosperity turs ito Israel s slavery. 4 The Moses leads Israel out of Egypt. 4 God gives Israel the. 4 The people eter the promised, where they are ruled for a while by judges. 4 Evetually a kigdom is established, epitomized by Kig David ad his so Solomo. 4 Solomo builds a, home of the ark of the coveat ad ceter of the people s worship. 4 After Solomo dies, the kigdom divides ito Israel (orther kigdom) ad Judah (souther kigdom). 4 Idolatry grows. 4 Assyria destroys i 722 B.C. 4 Babylo destroys from B.C. 4 Survivors are take to exile i Babylo for the ext years. 4 A remat returs to Jerusalem ad rebuilds the temple. 4 But Israel still logs for the glory it kew uder David. 4 Thus the Old Testamet becomes a story without a David Platt

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8 Old Testamet Overview Persos Periods Cotemporary Old Testamet ad Evets Cultures Books Writte Adam Before the PATRIARCHS Prehistorical Era Creatio Flood Abraham, Isaac, PATRIARCHS Patriarchal Narratives Job? Jacob, Joseph Abraham eters the lad reflect culture of c b.c. Mesopotamia ad Egypt Joseph Prime Miister c b.c. egyptian SOJour egypt eslaves the c, b.c. israelites Moses WILDERNESS WANDERING Geesis, Exodus, c b.c. Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteroomy Joshua, Deborah CONQUEST AND JUDGES Palestie occupied, Joshua, Judges Gideo, Jephthah, C b.c. various atios oppress Samso israel Samuel, Saul, uited MONARCY surroudig atios Ruth, Samuel, Psalms, David, Solomo established 1050 b.c. defeated by Israel Sog of Solomo, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes DIVIDED MONARCHY , Divided 931 SOUTH: orth: Rehoboam Jeroboam I Aramea Kigdom Jehosophat Ahab obadiah, Joel, Ussiah Jeroboam II Joah, Amos, Hosea isaiah, Micah Hezekiah Fall of Aram c. 732 Assyria domiatio of Nahum, Zephaiah Palestie Fall of Samaria c. 722 Josiah JUDAH ALONE Jeremiah, Lametatios, Habakkuk, Kigs, Daiel, Ezekiel Daiel s Capitivity ezekiel s Captivity Jeremiah Fall of Jerusalem c. 586 Babyloia Supremacy Haggai, Zechariah Zerubbabel restoration Medo-Persia Rule Haggai c Zechariah secod Temple Chroicles, Ezra ezra s Retur c. 458 esther Malachi ehemiah s Retur c. 444 ehemiah, Malachi 2009 David Platt - 7 -

9 A Overview of the Books of the Old Testamet Three divisios: 4 The about God s people. First 17 books. Geesis Esther (fairly chroological) 4 The of God s people. Next 5 books. Job Sog of Solomo 4 The from amog God s people. Fial 17 books. Isaiah Malachi (major ad mior) Methodology: 4 Overview each sectio. 4 Overview each book. Primary iformatio for starters Practical advice for study The story about God s people 4 Divided ito two major categories: The /The Petateuch Geesis through Deuteroomy. The Joshua through Esther 4 The essetial character of these books is arrative, tellig us the story of God s people. Geesis Primary iformatio for Starters 4 is the author of the five books of Law. 4 Geesis literally meas. 4 Before the fall - The begiig of creatio. 4 After the fall - The begiig of God s pla to His creatio. Practical Advice for Study 4 The first chapters are foudatioal to the rest of the Bible. 4 Catch hold of the major themes The of God. The sifuless of ma The promise of redemptio 4 Catch hold of the major plot God s gracious of Abraham s family. Abraham (12:1-25:18) Isaac (25:19-26:35) Jacob (27:1-36:43) Joseph (37:1-50:26) 4 Mior subplots Already lookig to Christ (3:15; 22:7-14; 35:11-13; 49:8-12) David Platt

10 with Adam, Noah, ad Abraham. Major i mai characters. 4 Do t forget Geesis was t writte to aswer questio we may have about these evets. Exodus Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Literally meas. 4 God is all-powerful ad mighty to (1-19). 4 God is faithful to His coveat (20-40). Practical Advice for Study 4 Notice three defiig momets i Israel s history The deliverace from slavery. The sigificace of God s. The terms of the coveat. 4 Key Chapters Exodus 12 The sacrifice of the. Exodus 20 The givig of the. 4 Key Places Egypt The Red Sea Mout Siai 4 Recogize both the sovereigty of God ad the of ma. Pharaoh hardes his heart (7:13, 14, 22; 8:11, 15, 28; 9:7, 34, 35; 13:5). God hardes Pharaoh s heart (4:21; 7:3; 9:12; 10:1, 20, 27; 11:10; 14:4, 8, 17). 4 If we do t uderstad Exodus, we wo t uderstad the! Leviticus Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Takes place at Mout Siai. 4 Referred to as The Law of the. 4 A book about (metioed over 90 times!). 4 A book about. Practical Advice for Study 4 Two mai sectios Fellowship with God through offerigs (1-17). Fellowship with God through livig (18-27). 4 Oe mai chapter Leviticus 16 The Day of. Atoe = to cover (used 45 times i the book!). Necessary elemets b A priest. b A sacrifice David Platt - 9 -

11 4 Do t miss the practical applicatio God is. Si is. God is. Numbers Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Named for accouts i 1-4 ad God hoors faith ad puishes ubelief. 4 The root of si is a lack of trust i God s Word. Practical Advice for Study 4 Look for six defiite failures of God s people betwee the cesus records. Complaiig (10:11-12:16) at Kadesh-Barea (13:1-14:45) Rebellig (15:1-19:22) (20:1-29) Complaiig (21:1-35) Adultery ad Immorality (25:1-18) 4 See the price of ubelief i the geography ad time frames of Numbers. Geography b Siai (1:1-10:10) b Jourey to Kadesh (10:11-13:25) b Ecamped at Kadesh (13:26-20:21) b Jourey to Moab (20:22-21:35) b Ecamped at Moab (22:1-36:13) Time Frames b days. b days. b years. b moths 4 See the God who is faithful despite His people s failures. Deuteroomy Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Law restatig the Law to the ew geeratio. 4 A of the coveat as they prepare for the Promised Lad. Practical Advice for Study 4 See how the Law applies to of God s people. 4 the Shema (6:4-5) Oe God. Oe Word. Oe (repeated at least 20 times). 4 Look for their Aticipatio of the lad. Commitmet to the David Platt

12 b A ew geeratio. b A ew challege. b A ew. b New temptatios. 4 Read it closely it s the most book i the Bible (356 times 190 i the New Testamet!). The ext 12 books i the story 4 Pre-moarchy 3. Cotiuig the story Joshua ad Judges (spotlight possibly aroud Judges 10) 4 Moarchy 6 (3 double books). Cotiuig the story Samuel ad Kigs (spotlight aroud the Davidic kigdom) 4 Post-moarchy 3. Cotiuig the story Ezra ad Nehemiah (spotlight durig the time of Ezra) Joshua Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Joshua s ame literally meas The Lord will. 4 I Greek, the ame is equivalet to. 4 The people of God claim the iheritace God had promised them. 4 God will keep His (21:43-45). Practical Advice for Study 4 See the jourey ito the Promised Lad May eve be good to read with a map earby. (1:1-5:12) Take (5:13-12:24) Divide (13-21) (22-24) 4 See the judgmet of God, both o Israel ad other atios. 4 Joshua is the of Deuteroomy 30. Judges Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Key Characters: God used judges ( leaders) to deliver His people out from uder their si. 4 Key Theme: Disobediece results i judgmet. 4 Key Verse: Every ma did that which was i his ow eyes (17:6). 4 Key Chapter: 2 a miiature versio of the whole book (summary i 2:10-19). Practical Advice for Study 4 Observe the structure of oppressio ad deliverace. Failure to coquer the lad (1:1-2:9) 2009 David Platt

13 Failure to keep the law (2:9-3:6) ad (repeated 8 times from 3-16) Failure to coquer the lad (17-18) Failure to keep the law (19-21) 4 Observe the cycle of disobediece ad victory (3-16).. Rui. Repetace.. Rest. 4 Observe the gradual deterioratio of Israel. Ruth Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Ruth meas friedship. 4 Overall purpose is to the royal lieage of Kig David (ad Jesus). 4 Boaz, a kisma-redeemer, pays the price to brig Ruth, a Moabite, ito the people of God. Practical Advice for Study 4 Pay attetio closely to the trasitio i Naomi s life From emptiess to fulless (1). From despair to (2-3). From barreess to iheritace (4). 4 Eve i the darkess of God s people, He shies the of His coveat. 4 Do t miss the poit... Coect 4:13 with Geesis 12:1-3. Coect 4:14 with Matthew 1:1-7 (especially 1:5). 1 ad 2 Samuel Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Time frame: From Samuel s birth (1100) to the ed of David s kigship (970). 4 Overall theme:. 1 Samuel depicts trasitio from theocracy to moarchy. 2 Samuel depicts David s dyasty as kig. 4 Three key characters: Samuel (1 Samuel 1-7) the last judge; aoits first two kigs over israel. Saul (1 Samuel 8-15) Israel s first kig. (1 Samuel 16 2 Samuel 24) Israel s secod ad most importat kig. 4 Key verse: 1 Samuel 15:22 To obey is better tha sacrifice David Platt

14 Practical Advice for Study 4 Look for how the Kig of Israel was expected to be to the coveat. Saul s disobediece to the coveat 1 Samuel 15. David s obediece to the coveat - 2 Samuel 7. 4 Pay attetio to the i 1 ad 2 Samuel: From the rule of periodic judges to a more permaet moarchy; From a typical worldly expectatio of a kig to a kig that is loyal to the Lord; From o cetral place of where God s ame dwells to a ew ceter i Jerusalem. 4 Eve as a kig after God s heart, David s life demostrates the eed for aother Kig who will come i purity ad absolute loyalty to the Lord. His kigly is described i oe chapter (8). His kigly ad its effects are described over eleve chapters (10-20). 1 ad 2 Kigs Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Cotais over hudred years of Israelite history ( ). 4 This chroology grouped ito four segmets, each edig with a major Divisio of the twelve tribes Jehu s slaughter of all but oe of the crow-price heirs of the throe of David Fall of Samaria to Assyria Fall of Jerusalem to Babylo 4 Two major themes: The of Israel as God s people. The of prophets who proclaim God s Word. Practical Advice for Study 4 The overall structure The uited kigdom (1 Kigs 1-11) The divided kigdom (1 Kigs 12 2 Kigs 17) The captive kigdom (2 Kigs 18-25) 4 Covers 39 kigs from the uited ad divided moarchy. 4 Coveat loyalty is the measure of success or dowfall for a kig. of the 19 Norther kigs followed the Lord. of the 20 Souther kigs followed the Lord. b Asa, Jehosophat, Joash, Amaziah, Uzziah, Jotham, Hekekiah, Josiah 4 As kigs are disloyal, God raises up like Elijah ad Elisha to accomplish His purpose David Platt

15 1 ad 2 Chroicles Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Fial book i the Hebrew Bible. 4 Possibly writte by. 4 Writte more from a spiritual kigdom perspective. Focuses exclusively o the facets of David ad solomo. Demostrates the blessig of God o kigs i Judah. Pictures a more idealized represetatio of the kigdom of God. 4 Cetral focus o the ad Israel s wholehearted worship. Practical Advice for Study 4 Uderstad the perspective of the author tryig to the kigdom. 4 The story told i the chroicles has three parts: Geealogies (1 Chroicles 1-9) Do t get bogged dow! Uited Moarchy (1 Chroicles 10-2 Chroicles 9) Divided Moarchy i Judah (2 Chroicles 10-36) 4 See the emphasis o God s goodess whe the of God is reewed i Israel Whe the ark is brought to Jerusalem (1 Chroicles 16:34). Whe the ark is brought ito the temple (2 Chroicles 5:13). Whe the temple is cosecrated (2 Chroicles 7:3) Ezra - Nehemiah Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Oe book i the Hebrew Bible as they tell oe story. The retur of the to Jerusalem. The rebuildig of the. The rebuildig of the city. 4 The author is likely Ezra or Nehemiah. 4 Ezra = helper; Nehemiah = God is comfort. 4 God sovereigly works to His people for His glory. Practical Advice for Study 4 Overall structure Natioal Restoratio (Ezra 1-6) Spiritual (Ezra 7-10) Physical Repair (Nehemiah 1-6) Spiritual (Nehemiah 7-13) 4 See both the physical ad spiritual reform. Rebuildig the temple ad walls. Repetig of si. Reewig the (Ezra 10; Nehemiah 9-10). 4 Nehemiah 8-10 is the high poit of the story with a coveat-reewal ceremoy David Platt

16 4 ad obediece to the Word are at the heart of the coveat. Esther Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Evets take place before or durig time of Ezra. 4 God s providece is evidet, though His ame is metioed. 4 Four mai characters Persia Kig Xerxes (metioed by ame 29 times) Hama (metioed by ame 48 times) Mordecai (metioed by ame 54 times) Esther (metioed by ame 48 times) 4 The people of Israel are saved by God s providece from. Practical Advice for Study 4 Though God s ame is ot metioed, look for evidece of His. Esther beig chose Mordecai discoverig the plot to kill the kig Castig lots to destroy the Jews The kig s welcome to Esther after igorig her for a moth The kig s deep cocer for Esther s welfare 4 Compare Esther ad Proverbs Esther 3:7 with Proverbs 16:33 Esther 5:9-14 with Proverbs 16:18 Esther 7:10 with Proverbs 11:8 Esther 5:1-4 with Proverbs 21:2 4 Recogize the of the godly o the lost. 4 What does this mea for the way we use our ifluece? The writigs of God s people 4 Also kow as ad wisdom literature. 4 Stad i the fial positio of the Hebrew Bible. 4 Iclude ma s to the words ad deeds of God foud throughout the Law ad the Prophets. 4 Divie speech is. 4 Primary theme: The of the Lord is the begiig of wisdom (Proverbs 1:7). Job Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 A lot of questios Writte aoymously. Writte most likely durig the patriarchal period. 4 Job was a real ma i real history (Ezekiel 14:14-20; James 5:11) David Platt

17 4 The Questio: How ad why do the suffer? 4 God is completely sovereig i His dealigs with His people ad will ever allow aythig to come to them which is ot for their ad His. Practical Advice for Study 4 Remember This is a Orietal book. This is a poetical book. This is a book. 4 Do t be too itimidated by the structure Prologue (1:1-2:13) Poetry (2:14-42:6) b Three dialogues (4-27) b Where does come from? (28) b Three moologues (29-41) Epilogue (42:7-17) 4 Do t look for a aswer. 4 Practically God is Sovereig. Sufferig is a God exteds to His childre. God is glorified whe sufferig saits Him. Psalms Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Psalm = a poem sug to musical accompaimet. 4 The of the Jewish atio. 4 Writte by may authors from the early moarchy util after the exile. David, Asaph, the sos of Korah, others 4 Express trust i ad praise to the Lord for His greatess ad goodess. 4 The Lord is the sovereig of the uiverse ad the atios. Practical Advice for Study 4 Five divisios, each cocludig with a doxology, which reflect Israel s : Book 1 (1-41) Book 2 (42-72) Book 3 (73-89) Book 4 (90-106) Book 5 ( ) 4 Types of Psalms Persoal Persoal Corporate praise Corporate lamet 4 Also icludes wisdom psalms ad royal psalms David Platt

18 Psalm 22 The crucified Savior. Psalm 23 The. Psalm 40:68 The sacrifice. Psalm 118:2-3 The stoe. Proverbs Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Proverb = 4 Solomo wrote most of Proverbs. 4 Foudatioal Passage: Proverbs 1: Major themes: Attai wisdom ad reject. Walk i righteousess ad avoid. Practical Advice for Study 4 Read a of Proverbs a day. 4 Overall structure Preface (1:1-7) Itroductio (1:8-9:18) Proverbs of Solomo I (10:1-22:16) Sayigs of the Wise I (22:17-24:22) Sayigs of the Wise II (24:23-34) Proverbs of Solomo II (25:1-29:27) Sayigs of Agur (30:1-33) Sayigs of Lemuel (31:1-31) 4 Remiders about proverbs. Practical.. Variety of techiques. Not guaratees, but guidelies. advice, but ot exhaustive. 4 The goal of wisdom literature is to the Word to practical livig. 4 is the wisdom of God (see 8:22-31). Ecclesiastes Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Writte by the likely Solomo (1:1-2, 12). 4 Key questio: Is really worth livig? 4 Key words: ma, labor, uder the su,, wisdom, evil. Practical Advice for Study 4 Oe of the most difficult books i the Old Testamet. 4 Look for major ideas: God is the Reality, the Creator of all. God s ways are ot always uderstadable David Platt

19 Life does ot always progress as expected. is the ultimate equalizer. 4 Do t forget Ecclesiastes is a book without a. 4 Practical applicatio Ejoy the blessigs of God. Fear God. God s Word. Sog of Sogs Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Sog of Sogs = The of all sogs! 4 Like Esther, Sog of Sogs ever metios the ame of God. 4 Theme: Celebratig the sexual love betwee a ma ad woma. Practical Advice for Study 4 Three mai characters The woma (leadig role) Beloved The ma The woma s compaio s ( the daughters of Jerusalem ) Frieds 4 Three possibilities for iterpretatio A ma ad a woma. God ad His people, Israel. Christ ad His church. 4 See the ad uquechable ature of true love. The Prophets From Amog God s People 4 God s o the story of God s people (the history of Israel). 4 Remember the historical cotext A time of political, military, ecoomic, ad social upheaval; A time characterized by much to God s coveat; A time of iteratioal shifts i the balace of power. 4 Remember that prophets speak of both the future ad the future. 4 Remember that much of the laguage of the prophets was. Isaiah Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Isaiah = the Lord. 4 Time period: B.C. 4 Historical settig: Isaiah prophesied cocerig the destructio of Israel by ad the exile i Babylo. 4 God s people (ad all atios) are destied for judgmet ad salvatio David Platt

20 Practical Advice for Study 4 Two primary sectios comprise this miiature : Preset (1-39) b 39 books that display the effects of si ad the judgmet of God. Future (40-66) b 27 books that describe the merciful servat ad the comfort of God. 4 Look for four major ideas: The Lord is the Holy of Israel (metioed 30 times) Israel is the Lord s holy (62:12). Jerusalem is God s holy (48:2) ad holy moutai (11:9; 27:13). The Lord is callig the Getiles (the atios) to worship Him (2:2; 56:7) 4 Isaiah gives a rich picture of Christ His birth (7:14). His life (61:1-2). His (52:13-53:12). His resurrectio (55:3). Jeremiah Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Jeremiah = The Lord 4 Time period: B.C. 4 Historical settig: Jeremiah prophesied durig the last 40 years of Judah s history util its destructio at the hads of. 4 A call to ad retur to coveat loyalty to God. 4 Key Chapters Jeremiah 7 The address. Jeremiah 31 The ew. Practical Advice for Study 4 Jeremiah is the book i the Bible. 4 Overall structure Persoal God s call to Jeremiah (1) Natioal Messages to Judah (2-33) Persoal Jeremiah s (34-45) Iteratioal Messages to the atios (46-51) Persoal God s vidicatio of Jeremiah 4 God s heart for His people is revealed through the of His prophet. 4 Lear from object lessos. Potter s clay (18), clay pots (19), ad baskets of figs (24). Lametatios Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Lametatios = poems. 4 Time period: B.C David Platt

21 4 Historical settig: The of Jerusalem at the hads of Babylo. 4 Reveals the heart of God over si. Practical Advice for Study 4 Each chapter is a separate fueral poem. 4 The verses i each chapter are arraged i a where the first letter of each staza (verse) correspods to the Hebrew alphabet. Chapter 3 is the climax 4 the weight of the destructio of the people of God famie, thirst, caibalism, rape, slaughter. 4 Key Passage: Lametatios 3:22-24 Great is your Ezekiel Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Ezekiel = God. 4 Time period: B.C. 4 Historical settig: Prophesyig to the Jews held by Babylo. 4 The of the Lord came to me (approximately 50 times) 4 Ezekiel s twofold purpose: Promote ad faith. Stimulate hope ad trust. Practical Advice for Study 4 Overall structure Itroductio God calls Ezekiel (1-3) The Judgmet agaist Judah (4-24) The Judgmet agaist the Natios (25-32) The Restoratio of God s People (33-48) 4 Reads like a book filled with symbolic actios, visios, allegorical pictures. 4 Emphasizes the glory of God i His. 4 Ezekiel out his prophecy. Play at war (4:1-3). Lie o his side a certai umber of days (4:4-17). Shave his hair ad beard (5:1-4). Act like someoe fleeig from war (12:1-16). Sit ad sigh (21:1-7). Edure the death of his (24:15-27). Daiel Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Daiel = God is my. 4 Time period: Late sixth cetury (535 B.C.?) 4 Historical settig: Daiel had bee deported to Babylo ad served i three differet kigdoms: Babyloia, Media, Persia David Platt

22 4 Writte i Hebrew ad Aramaic. 4 God is sovereig over all ad all history. Practical Advice for Study 4 Overall structure Persoal History - Court stories (1-6) Prophetic Miistry - Apocalyptic visios (7-12) 4 Daiel s prophecy covers time from captivity of Jerusalem to Christ s to earth to judge the atios ad establish His kigdom. Hosea Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Hosea = 4 Time period: B.C. (see 2 Kigs 15-17) 4 Historical settig: Prophesyig to Israel precedig their captivity by Assyria. 4 God s ufailig love for a people. Practical Advice for Study 4 Overall structure The of Israel s ufaithfuless (1-3) The prophecy of God s faithfuless (4-14) b The sis of Israel (4-7) b The judgmet of Israel (8-10) b The restoratio of Israel (11-14) 4 Note Hosea s metaphors To describe lio, leopard, bear eagle, husbad, lover, paret. To describe adulterer, sare, heated ove, seseless dove, faulty bow, headless talk, a baby refusig birth, mist, chaff, smoke, like a twig o water. 4 Feel the heart of a God who judges ufaithfuless, yet with love for His people. Joel Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Time period: Ukow. 4 Historical settig: Followig a plague amog God s people. 4 The impedig is a day of judgmet ad salvatio. Practical Advice for Study 4 Overall structure The day of the Lord typified (1:1-2:17) The day of the Lord prophesied (2:18-3:21) 4 Day of the Lord whe God will pour out His o the Getile atios because of their sis agaist Israel David Platt

23 4 See major biblical throughout: God s wrath agaist si, the eed for repetace, the grace, salvatio, ad the Spirit of God. Amos Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Amos =. 4 Time Period: B.C. (see 2 Kigs 14:23-15:7) 4 Historical settig: Prophesyig i a time of approximately 25 years before Israel s destructio. 4 God has rejected Israel s religious ad social practices. Practical Advice for Study 4 Overall structure Amos looks aroud - Judgmet o the Natios (1-2) Amos looks - Judgmet o God s People (3-6) Amos looks ahead - Visios of Destructio ad Ultimate Restoratio (7-9) 4 See two primary offeses agaist God: sycretism (1:7-8; 4:4-5; 5:21-26; 8:10, 14). ijustice (2:6-8; 3:9-10; 4:1; 5:7, 10-13, 15, 24; 6:12; 8:4-6). 4 Cosider the betwee these two offeses ad the two great commadmets i the New Testamet. Obadiah Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Time period: 586 B.C. 4 Historical settig: Probably just after the fall of Jersualem. 4 Prophecy of God s judgmet o for their sis agaist God s people. Edom descedats of. Israel descedats of. Practical Advice for Study 4 book i the Old Testamet. 4 Overall structure The comig doom of Edom (1-16) The comig restoratio of Israel (17-21) 4 Read Obadiah alogside Psalm. 4 Be remided of God s ultimate over earthly powers. Joah Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Time period: B.C. 4 Historical settig: A time whe the Assyrias were a cruel, heartless people, hated by the people of Israel David Platt

24 4 The people of God are reluctat to ackowledge the of God for the atios. Practical Advice for Study 4 Overall structure Joah s (1) Joah s Repetace (2) Assyria s Revival (3) Joah s Rebellio (4) 4 Imagie readig this from the of a Israelite. 4 Coect the story of Joah with the of God s blessig i Geesis 12:1-3. Micah Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Time period: Historical settig: A cotemporary of Isaiah before Assyria s destructio of Israel. 4 God s judgmet o ad. Practical Advice for Study 4 Composed of three sermos (1-2; 3-5; 6-7). 4 Each sermo icludes two emphases: Oracles of judgmet. Oracles of future hope. 4 Structure of prophecy reflects of God s justice ad mercy. Nahum Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Time period: B.C. (see 2 Kigs 17-23) 4 Historical settig: Assyria had coquered Israel ad was at the peak of power, ad Nahum prophesied cocerig her destructio. 4 God is sovereig ad will judgmet agaist evil. Practical Advice for Study 4 See the variety of of prophecy hym, salvatio, doom, taut, dirge. 4 Cosider how the God of ad grace ca also be the God of ad judgmet. Habakkuk Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Time period: sometime betwee B.C. (see 2 Kigs 22-23) 4 Historical settig: The time period leadig up to Babylo s attack o Jerusalem. 4 How do people with evil while God seems to do othig? 2009 David Platt

25 4 God s people ca i His justice, power, ad faithfuless. Practical Advice for Study 4 The overall structure: The Prophet s Dialogue with the Lord (1-2) The Prophet s Prayer to the Lord (3) 4 The overall truth: God will do somethig about huma. Zephaiah Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Time period: sometime betwee B.C. (see 2 Kigs 22-23) 4 Historical settig: A cotemporary of Habakkuk, leadig up to Babylo s destructio of Jerusalem. 4 God is brigig judgmet ad salvatio to Judah. Practical Advice for Study 4 Overall structure God will judge Judah (1:1-2:3). God will judge the Natios (2:4-3:7). God will restore His people (3:8-20). 4 The of the Lord (17 times betwee 1:7-2:3) a comig day of judgmet o the wicked. 4 God s people will oe day exchage for hoor. Haggai Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Time period: Aroud 520 B.C. (see Ezra 1-6) 4 Historical settig: The people had retured to Jerusalem from the exile ad had stalled work o rebuildig the. 4 God s people must rebuild His temple to restore their. Practical Advice for Study 4 Overall structure The First Word rebuild the temple (1:1-11). The Secod Word cotiue the work (1:12-2:9). The Third Word commit to purity (2:10-19). The Fial Word trust the Lord (2:20-23). 4 Remember the sigificace of the temple i Israel s history. 4 Note the betwee preset hope ad future glory regardig the temple (2:1-5, 6-9). Zechariah Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Zechariah = The Lord. 4 Time period: Startig i 520 ad extedig ito the 400s. 4 Historical settig: A cotemporary of Haggai i post-exilic Jerusalem David Platt

26 4 Two primary themes: Israel s city ( ) will be restored to peace ad glory. Israel s kig ( ) will be slai for the sis of his people ad will triumph over his eemies. Practical Advice for Study 4 Overall structure: Visios of Deliverace ad Restoratio (1-8) Victory of God Over All Natios (9-14) 4 Keep i mid both preset ad future fulfillmet i Zechariah s prophecy. 4 Compare Zechariah with. Malachi Primary Iformatio for Starters 4 Malachi = My. 4 Time period: Aroud B.C. 4 Historical settig: Postexilic Jerusalem close to the time of the reforms of Nehemiah ad Ezra 4 The Lord is to His coveat ad requires faithfuless from his coveat people. Practical Advice for Study 4 Cotais six disputes betwee the Lord ad His people regardig their coveat disloyalty, each followig a similar patter: The Lord cofrots the people. The people the Lord. The Lord respods to the people. 4 Compare the sis described i Malachi with Ezra 9-10 ad Nehemiah Cocludes with of a comig messeger of the coveat David Platt

27 Survey of the Old Testamet: Sessio 2 Why did God Give Us the Old Testamet? The Old Testamet as Theology The key to uderstadig how to the Old Testamet is uderstadig why God gave us the Old Testamet. A few possibilities 4 For iformatio? 4 For lessos? 4 For studies? 4 For i life? A much purpose 4 A foudatioal purpose at the of Old Testamet history We wat to it. We wat to it. We wat to it. 4 The purpose of the Old Testamet is to reveal how God His people for His. How God redeems His people... 4 God is restorig His people to Himself. 4 God is re- us i His image. For His kigdom. A kigdom b who are ruled by the Kig. b A where the Kig has domiio. b A for the Kig ad his Kigdom. Kigdom b God is brigig His people b To His place b For His purpose. 4 A for uderstadig the storylie of the Old Testamet A story. A story. EDEN (Geesis 1-2) People - God s Blessig o His People 4 The Sovereig Kig creates ma ad woma as the of his creatio. 4 complemetary accouts of creatio display a uique relatioship betwee God ad ma David Platt

28 Geesis 1, which is cosmic ad i its scope; Geesis 2, which is decidedly athropomorphic. 4 Ma costatly the love of God. Place Perfect Fellowship 4 The very best place of all the garde of i Ede. 4 Ede is a place where all relatioships are perfect. Betwee God ad. Betwee ma ad. Betwee ma ad his. Purpose God s Glory Multiplied to All Peoples 4 Created i God s image, ma God Himself as the sovereig over all creatio. 4 Ma s purpose: To a relatioship with God (Ge. 1:26a). To over all creatio (Ge. 1:26b). To God s glory to the eds of the earth (Ge. 1:28). FALL (Geesis 3-11) People God s Blessig ad Judgmet through Adam ad Eve 4 Two results of the Fall Righteous. Udeservig. 4 Salvatio ad judgmet are ow ad complemetary aspects of the actio of God i brigig i His kigdom. 4 Two of huma developmet (Ge. 4-11): A lie expressig huma si ad ivitig God s judgmet; A lie showig God s purpose of grace to make a people for Himself. Place Disrupted Fellowship 4 All are ow disrupted Discord betwee God ad ma. b (Ge. 3:7). b (Ge. 3:8). b (Ge. 3:10). Discord betwee ma ad woma (Ge. 3:16). Discord betwee ma ad his eviromet (Ge. 3:17). 4 Falle ma is the garde. Purpose God s Glory Marred For All Peoples. 4 Ma is ow oly free to be what he is a a sier who God. 4 The picture of ma after the fall Total to the purpose of God (Ge. 11:2). Total for the glory of God (Ge. 11:4) David Platt

29 PATRIARCHS (Geesis 12-50) People God s Blessig ad Judgmet through Abraham, Isaac, ad Jacob 4 God establishes a people (Israel). I will make you ito a great atio ad I will bless you; I will make your ame great, ad you will be a blessig. I will bless those who bless you (Ge. 12:2-3) 4 God promises to Abraham ad his descedats. Geesis 12:1-3; 15:1-6; 17: God s promise received by grace aloe through aloe. Place Promised Fellowship 4 God establishes a coveat place. Leave your coutry, your people, ad your father s household ad go to the I will show you (Ge. 12:1). 4 God cotiually gives of promised fellowship i the lad. Isaac (Ge. 26:1-6); Jacob (Ge. 28:10-22); Joseph (Ge. 39) Purpose God s Glory Made Kow to All Peoples Through His Faithfuless 4 God provides a for His promise to be realized (Ge. 22). 4 God promises to establish His kigdom for all through His people (17:6, 16; 35:11; 49:9-10). EXODUS & CONQUEST (Exodus-1 Samuel 8) People God s Blessig ad Judgmet through Moses, Joshua, Judges, Samuel 4 God s blessig He His people (Ex. 2:23-24). He Himself to His people (Ex. 6:1-12). He His people (Ex. 7-18). b See also 2 Sam. 7:23; 1 Chr. 17:21; Is. 63:12-14; Jer. 32:20-21; Da. 9:15; Neh. 9:10. He His coveat with His people at Mout siai (Ex. 19). He gives His people the (Exodus-Deuteroomy). He gives His people the ( Joshua). He gives His people ( Judges). 4 God s judgmet O. O lads. 4 The of the Old Testamet - Exodus 34:6-7 The Lord, the Lord, the compassioate ad gracious God, slow to ager, aboudig i love ad faithfuless, maitaiig love to thousads, ad forgivig wickedess, rebellio ad si. Yet he does ot leave the guilty upuished. Place God with His people: Taberacle 4 The presece of God I the pillars of cloud ad fire David Platt

30 I the. I the promised. 4 The taberacle becomes the focal poit of God s with His people (2 Sam. 7:6). 4 God dwells amog his people but ca oly be approached through a who offers a acceptable sacrifice for si. Purpose God s Glory Made Kow to All Peoples Through His Deliverace 4 God s zealous actios derive from His desire that all idividuals, groups, ad atios might that I am the Lord ad ackowledge ad trust i His glory. They/You will kow that I am the Lord (metioed almost times from Geesis to Numbers). 4 Exodus 19:6 A kigdom of betwee a holy God ad all the peoples of the earth. Israel joied a eteral God i His eteral desire to promote ad proclaim the glory ad greatess of His ow ame. 4 Israel was delivered to the lad of foreig gods ad the glory of His ame to the atios. MONARCHY (1 Samuel 9 1 Kigs 11; 1 Chroicles - 2 Chroicles 9) People God s Blessig ad Judgmet through Saul, David, & Solomo 4 God mediates His coveat through the. Blessig i coveat. Judgmet i coveat. 4 God His coveat with His people through David 2 Samuel 7. Promises to bless his (2 Sam. 7:9; Ge. 12:2). Promises over eemies (2 Sam. 7:11; Ge. 22:17). Promises a uique relatioship with His people (2 Sam. 7:14; Ge. 17:7-8). Promises future (2 Sam. 7:12-16; Ge. 21:12). 4 God s blessig amog His people is at its uder David ad Solomo. Place God with His people: Temple 4 God s people established i God s. 4 God s presece established i God s. From the taberacle to the temple b The temple to David. b The temple by Solomo. 4 God s established with God s people. The people His glory. The people their worship David Platt

31 Purpose God s Glory Made Kow to All Peoples Through His Aoitig 4 God reews the coveat to David for His i all atios (2 Sam. 7:22-24). 4 God establishes the temple to express His to people from all atios (1 Kigs 8:41-43). 4 God gives favor to Solomo to icrease His i all atios (1 Kigs 10:6-9). ANARCHY (1 Kigs 12 2 Kigs; 2 Chroicles 10 Esther) People - God s Blessig ad Judgmet through Major Prophets & Mior Prophets 4 God mediates His coveat through kigs. Blessig i coveat loyalty. Judgmet i coveat disloyalty. 4 God His coveat through the. 4 The prophets both judgmet ad blessig through A ew for God s people. A ew for God s people. b Deliverace from exile follows the patter of deliverace from (Jer. 16:14-15, 23:7-8; Is. 43:15-21). b God s work i the exodus provides God s for the people i exile (Is. 40:3-4; 41:17-20; 42:7; 43:1-2, 16-20; 48:20-21; 49:24-26; 51:9-11; 52:3-4, 11-12). A ew for God s people. b God s o His people s hearts ( Jer. 31:31-33). b God s i His people s lives ( Jer. 31:34). Place God with His people: Exile 4 God will remember His people. God stregthes His people through exile. God His people through a remat. 4 They will retur to His lad. The restoratio of will be like The restoratio of (Is. 51:3; Ezek. 36:35) 4 They will rebuild His temple. It will display the greatess of God s (Ezek ). It will demostrate the work of God s (Zech. 4:6-9). Purpose God s Glory Made Kow to All Peoples Through His Disciplie 4 God s glory will be realized i all atios Through their (Ezek. 20:32-37; Hab. 1:5-2:20). Through their survival (Isa.48:9-11). Through their (Ezek. 36:22-23; Isa. 60:22). Through their salvatio (Isa. 46:13; 49:6). 4 God s glory will be shared i all atios With His (Isa. 42:1, 6-8). With His (Isa. 9:6-7) David Platt

32 Jesus (Matthew Joh) People God s Blessig ad Judgmet through Christ 4 Jesus iaugurates His miistry: The time has come. The of God is ear. 4 Jesus the riddle of the Old Testamet (Ex. 34:6-7; rom. 3:21-26) 4 The family lie He is the from Adam s lieage. He is the of Abraham s lieage. He is the from David s lieage. 4 The full picture He is our (Deut. 18:15 ad Acts 3:22; Hebrews 1:1-2). b He reveals the. He is our (Heb. 4:14-5:10). b He removes our. He is our ( Jer. 23:5-6). b He reigs as. Place God amog His people: Icaratio 4 God lives amog His people! 4 The claims of Jesus I am the ( Joh 1:1-14). I am the ( Joh 2:13-22). Purpose God s Glory Made Kow To All Peoples Through His Salvatio 4 He is the of God s provisio for the world ( Joh 1:29). 4 He is the of God s glory i the world. Proverbs 30:4 Who has goe up to heave ad come dow? Who has gathered up the wid i the hollow of his hads? Who has wrapped up the waters i his cloak? Who has established all the eds of the earth? What is his ame, ad the ame of his so? Tell me if you kow! Daiel 7:13-14 I my visio at ight I looked, ad there before me was oe like a so of ma, comig with the clouds of heave. He approached the Aciet of Days ad was led ito his presece. He was give authority, glory ad sovereig power; all peoples, atios, ad me of every laguage worshiped him. His domiio is a everlastig domiio that will ot pass away, ad his kigdom is oe that will ever be destroyed. 4 He is the radiat of God s pla for the world. See His beauty b He is the glory of God. b He is the God of glory David Platt

33 PRESENT People God s Blessig ad Judgmet through His Church. 4 Christ our prophet We are ow his (Acts 1:8) 4 Christ our priest We are ow his kigdom of (1 Peter 2:5-9; rom. 15:14-16). 4 Christ our kig We are ow his (Galatias 3:26-4:7). 4 Christ our judge We are ow uder his ( Joh 5:21-27). Place God i His people: Body 4 The prophets foretold the rebuildig of God s temple. It will display the greatess of God s (Ezek ). It will demostrate the work of God s (Zech. 4:6-9). 4 The temple of God ad our body display the greatess of God s glory (1 Cor. 3:16-17; 2 Cor. 6:16). demostrate the work of God s spirit (1 Cor. 6:18-20). 4 The temple of God ad our missio The atios would to the temple (1 Kgs. 8:41-43). The temple ow to the atios (Acts 1:8). Purpose God s Glory Multiplied To All Peoples 4 Jesus purpose: the kigdom. 4 Our purpose: the kigdom. Joh 20:21 As the Father has set me, so I am you. Make disciples of all atios! b Goig the kigdom to all peoples. b Baptizig the kigdom before all peoples. b Teachig the kigdom to all peoples. 4 God, help us to lear from Israel ad the Old Testamet ad God s blessig with God s purpose. FUTURE People God s Fial Blessig ad Judgmet 4 The of the kigdom (Rev. 20:11-21:8): exemplifies the Kig s eteral blessig. exemplifies the Kig s eteral judgmet. 4 The of the kigdom:, for the kigdom of heave is ear (Matt. 4:17) David Platt

34 4 The of the kigdom: That if you cofess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, ad believe i your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be (Rom. 10:9). Place God with, amog, ad i His People: Redeemed Body 4 We are co- i his kigdom (Rev. 22:1-5). The glory of is restored (Ge. 3:24). The glory of is realized (Is. 35:10; Heb. 12:22-24). 4 We are co- of his kigdom (Rom. 8:17). We belog to (Zech. 13:9). He belogs to (Zech. 13:9). 4 We are co- i his kigdom (Rev. 5:10; 2 Tim. 2:12). Our relatioship with God is completely. b From total guilt to total. b From lowest shame to highest. b From everlastig fear to everlastig. Our relatioship with ma is completely. Our relatioship with our eviromet is completely. Purpose God s Glory Ejoyed By All Natios 4 The of God s kigdom: God s I God s Fulfillig God s. After this I looked ad there before me was a great multitude that o oe could cout, from every atio, tribe, people ad laguage, stadig before the throe ad i frot of the Lamb. They were wearig white robes ad were holdig palm braches i their hads. Ad they cried out i a loud voice: Salvatio belogs to our God, who sits o the throe, ad to the Lamb. All the agels were stadig aroud the throe ad aroud the elders ad the four livig creatures. They fell dow o their faces before the throe ad worshiped God sayig, Ame! Praise ad glory ad wisdom ad thaks ad hoor ad power ad stregth be to our God for ever ad ever. Ame! Revelatio 7: David Platt

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36 Toight s prayer time for the persecuted focuses o the cotiet of Africa. These 53 atios comprise about 13% of the world s populatio, ad cotai more tha 3,500 people-groups. Nearly 80% are ot Christ-followers, ad a doze of these atios are cosidered restricted where followig Christ puts someoe at great peril. The followig pages serve as a iformatio ad prayer guide for this regio of the world David Platt

37 Africa is a amazigly diverse cotiet, with early 800 millio people ihabitig 53 atios. There are more tha 3,500 people groups represeted, ad 77% of the cotiet s ihabitats are black. Though Africa oly has about 13% of the earth s populatio, it boasts 2,100 laguages about a third of the world s dialects. Africa is divided ito two mai regios Norther Africa, which icludes seve atios of the Sahara Desert, ad Sub-Sahara Africa, which comprises the remaiig 47 coutries. There are 84 cities i Africa with over oe millio ihabitats, 4 of these beig over 10 millio. War has deeply affected 19 atios durig the 1990s. Most of the world s active wars i 2000 were i Africa. Coutries such as Sierra Leoe, Liberia, Cogo-DRC, Burudi, Rwada, Suda, Eritrea ad Somalia have suffered immese damage ad casualties. Millios have become refugees. Ethic cleasig has caused tragic bloodshed, tides of refugees ad eve armies with may child-soldiers i Rwada, Burudi, Cogo, Liberia, Sierra Leoe, Suda ad Ugada. Violet Islamist movemets have deeply affected the cotiet from Algeria i the orth to South Africa. Bitter guerrilla warfare i Algeria, terrorist attacks i Keya, jihad agaist Christias i Suda ad massacres of Christias i orther Nigeria are just some of the evideces of this. Despite this, i the 20th Cetury, Christiaity became the religio of the majority i sub-sahara Africa. I 1900 there were 8 millio Christias (10% of the populatio of Africa); by 2000 there were 351 millio (48.4% of the populatio of Africa 60% of sub-sahara Africa) David Platt

38 Algeria b Populatio: 31.5 millio b People-groups: 43 b Mai Religio: Muslim b Laguages: Arabic, Berber Frech b No-Christias: 99.7% b Christias: 0.3% b Area: 2,381,741 sq. km. Agriculture is possible o the Mediterraea coast, i the Atlas moutais ad at oases; 80% is desert. b Briefig: Oppositio to the gospel is itese. Over 160 years of tearful sowig by a teacious successio of missioaries is oly ow bearig fruit. North Africas have log ad bitter memories of Christia coquests, coloialism ad atrocities. Pray that ceturies of prejudice ad misuderstadigs may be take away ad hearts opeed to the gospel message. Aroud 100,000 civilias have bee murdered i gruesome massacres durig the savage civil war. No sectio of the atio has bee spared the killigs, however o evagelical Christias were killed durig the war itself. Democracy had bee log strive for, but seems to have failed. After years of oe-party dictatorship may have looked for solutios i a Islam that would impose shari a law, yet aother tyray, o the coutry. Pray for political, religious ad spiritual freedom for the Algeria people. Please pray for Morocco as we equip them to go ito Algeria i Agola b Populatio: 12.8 millio b People-groups: 39 b Mai Religio: Roma Catholic b Laguages: Portuguese b No-Christias: 62% b Christias: 38% b Area: 1,246,700 sq. km. Coastal state domiatig Cogo-DRC s ad Zambia s trade routes to the Atlatic. b Briefig: Cotiual war sice 1962 has bee devastatig. Ati-persoel ladmies outumber the populatio, ad by 1999 there were 100,000 amputees. A large proportio of the rural populatio has fled to urba areas due to widespread famie. The psychological, social ad spiritual wouds are eve more harmful ad log-lastig. Luada ad other major cities have become the home of refugee populatios livig i squalid despair. May orphaed or abadoed childre struggle to survive; may victims of the war aggressively beg o the streets. Pray for churches ad agecies seekig to alleviate their sufferig. Christias have suffered ostracism, abuse, discrimiatio ad outright persecutio for may decades. The harsh realities of war ad the ideological collapse of Commuism i the 1990s resulted i a easig of early all discrimiatio agaist Christias. Services are packed, ad despite their desperatio ad destitutio hudreds of thousads have trusted i the Lord Jesus Christ. The dearth of traied, godly leadership is the most critical problem limitig church growth ad maturity. Please pray for our U.S. missio team as they go ito Agola i David Platt

39 Bei b Populatio: 6.1 millio b People-groups: 56 b Mai Religio: Ethic Sects b Laguages: Frech, Fo, Dehi b No-Christias: 95% b Christias: 5% b Area: 112,600 sq. km. A log, arrow coutry wedged betwee Nigeria ad Togo. b Briefig: No people i Bei has a Christia majority ad evagelical believers are few. Bei has Africa s highest percetage of followers of traditioal religios ad is the least evagelized o-muslim coutry i Africa south of the Sahara. The recet church growth has yielded may ew Christias, but has led to a shortage of traied leaders to teach the Bible ad demostrate a life of holiess. May tribes ad villages are askig for pastors or missioaries to show them a biblical Christiaity to replace their ofte-sycretized faith. Bible traslatio is still a major eed. Almost half of Bei s 51 laguages are without a Bible. Nearly a fifth of the populatio is Muslim, ad o oe is workig full time specifically for their evagelizatio. Please pray for Mali ad Guiea as they host Ghaa, Liberia, Côte d Ivore, Toto ad Sao Tore Pricipe i Bei i Botswaa b Populatio: 1.6 millio b People-groups: 8 b Mai Religio: Christiaity b Laguages: Eglish, Tswaa b No-Christias: 33% b Christias: 66% b Area: 581,730 sq. km. The Kalahari Desert covers 80% of the coutry. b Briefig: The majority of Tswaa are Christia i ame but give over to immorality ad drukeess accetuated by the breakdow of family life. I some areas, over 90% of childre are illegitimate. Pray for a reversal of the moral declie. Youg people eed spiritual help. Teeage pregacies are ormal ad offsprig of sigle parets are likely to be HIV+ ad poor. AIDS has become a terrible scourge. Widespread promiscuity has rapidly spread the disease to 30-35% of the populatio. The result 60,000 AIDS orphas by 1999; of childre uder 5 who died i 2000, 64% died because of AIDS. Protestat Churches are ot maitaiig their umbers. Nomialism is pervasive. May cogregatios have few me. Africa idigeous churches have multiplied. Their emphasis o healig (especially with the AIDS crisis), ad local culture ca ofte lead to sycretistic beliefs. May are led by those with little educatio or theological traiig. Please pray for Namibia as we equip them to go ito Botswaa i David Platt

40 Burkia Faso b Populatio: 31.5 millio b People-groups: 43 b Mai Religio: Muslim b Laguages: Arabic, Berber Frech b No-Christias: 99.7% b Christias: 0.3% b Area: 2,381,741 sq. km. Agriculture is possible o the Mediterraea coast, i the Atlas moutais ad at oases; 80% is desert. b Briefig: Oppositio to the gospel is itese. Over 160 years of tearful sowig by a teacious successio of missioaries is oly ow bearig fruit. North Africas have log ad bitter memories of Christia coquests, coloialism ad atrocities. Pray that ceturies of prejudice ad misuderstadigs may be take away ad hearts opeed to the gospel message. Aroud 100,000 civilias have bee murdered i gruesome massacres durig the savage civil war. No sectio of the atio has bee spared the killigs, however o evagelical Christias were killed durig the war itself. Democracy had bee log strive for, but seems to have failed. After years of oe-party dictatorship may have looked for solutios i a Islam that would impose shari a law, yet aother tyray, o the coutry. Pray for political, religious ad spiritual freedom for the Algeria people. Please pray for Mali as we equip them to go ito Burkia Faso i Burudi b Populatio: 12.8 millio b People-groups: 43 b Mai Religio: Roma Catholic b Laguages: Arabic, Berber Frech b No-Christias: 62% b Christias: 38% b Area: 1,246,700 sq. km. Coastal state domiatig Cogo-DRC s ad Zambia s trade routes to the Atlatic. b Briefig: Cotiual war sice 1962 has bee devastatig. Ati-persoel ladmies outumber the populatio, ad by 1999 there were 100,000 amputees. A large proportio of the rural populatio has fled to urba areas due to widespread famie. The psychological, social ad spiritual wouds are eve more harmful ad log-lastig. Luada ad other major cities have become the home of refugee populatios livig i squalid despair. May orphaed or abadoed childre struggle to survive; may victims of the war aggressively beg o the streets. Pray for churches ad agecies seekig to alleviate their sufferig. Christias have suffered ostracism, abuse, discrimiatio ad outright persecutio for may decades. The harsh realities of war ad the ideological collapse of Commuism i the 1990s resulted i a easig of early all discrimiatio agaist Christias. Services are packed, ad despite their desperatio ad destitutio hudreds of thousads have trusted i the Lord Jesus Christ. Please pray for Tazaia as we equip them to go ito Burudi i David Platt

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