Old Testament People

    
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There are many wonderful, colourful characters in the Old Testament, and many of their stories may be familiar to us.  Children love the story of Noah's ark, and the story of Joseph and his coat of many colours.  Who can forget about Jonah being swallowed by the great fish, or the young David slaying the giant Philistine Goliath?  And what are we to make of the strength of Samson, or Daniel surviving in the lion's den?

But there is much, much more to the Old Testament than a bunch of good stories, and a collection of fascinating characters.  Each character that appears in the Old Testament is relevant to us spiritually.  How?

The people of the Old Testament show us the different spiritual states we can be in as we grow and develop spiritually.  Similarly, the places and events in the Old Testament represent the situations we may encounter during our spiritual growth and development.

The Old Testament is therefore a spiritual guidebook for our journey through life, towards heaven, and the people we meet in the Old Testament are our spiritual guides.  We are told of the Lord's ever-present love for us, and how we keep on rejecting this love, and blaming the Lord for our misfortunes.  We are told what we might be like, spiritually, if we do not try hard to make ourselves better citizens.  We are told of the peace and joy we can experience when we acknowledge the Divine and live a charitable life.

The Old Testament people studied are:
Adam and Eve Noah Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
The sons of Jacob Moses Joshua
The Judges Samuel Saul
David Solomon and the monarchy Elijah
Elisha Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel Daniel, Hosea, Amos, Jonah

This is a half module consisting of sixteen sessions, and earns a half point towards your level 1 studies when successfully completed.

 
 

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