Icons of the Old Testament

Verses and explanations of the Old Testament NEEDS ESTER THROUGH PSALMS

Genesis verse

Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”

Genesis explanation

12 stars represents the beginning of Isreal and the 12 tribes

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Genesis

Exodus verse

Exodus 20:2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out the land of Eygpt, out of the house of slavery”

Exodus explanation

represents God giving his people the law and him taking his people out of egypt

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Exodus

Leviticus verse

Leviticus 18:4 “You shall follow my rules and keep my statutes and walk in them, I am the Lord your God

Leviticus explanation

Represents God drawing his people out from everyone else. Also wanting them to follow the law and be holy

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Leveticus

Numbers verse

Numbers 23:19 “God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, as will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will not fulfill it?

Numbres explanation

Represents God’s people walking around the wilderness due to their sin and unbelief

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Numbers

Deuteronomy verse

Deuteronomy 6:5 “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart with all your soul and with all your might”

Deuteronomy explanation

God gives his people the law again before sending them into the promised land

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Deuteronomy

Joshua verse

Joshua 1:9 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go”

Joshua explanation

Israelites going into the promised land, Joshua leading the people into the land, horn represents Jericho, tribes attempt settling land and following God

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Joshua

Judges verse

Judges 21:25 “In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in their eyes.

Judges explanation

cycle of sin: Israel sins, God disciplines, Israel repents, God delivers. God raises Judges to lead Israel (Samson, Deborah, Gideon, and Othniel)

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Judges

Ruth verse

Ruth 1:16 “But Ruth said, ‘Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people are my people and your God my God.’”

Ruth explanation

• represents thee barely fields where ruth worked

• themes of loyalty, compassion, humility

• Ruth and Boaz redeem Naomi by showing a picture of Christ

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Ruth

1 Samuel verse

1 Samuel 16:7 “But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on outward appearance but the Lord looks on the heart’”.

1 Samuel explanation

• Represents kings placement over Isreal

• Saul was a foolish king chosen by the people

• David was a man chosen by God for his character

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1 Samuel

1 kings verse

1 kings 3:9, “Give your servant therefore an understand mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?”

1 kings explanation

represents the division in the kingdom, northern tribes follow Jeroboam while Joshua and Benjamin stay loyal to the throne of David

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1 kings

1 Chronicles verse

1 Chronicles 29:11; “Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are exalted as head above all

1 Chronicles explanation

Represents going back in time and recounting all of Israel’s history, goes all the way back to Adam, Abraham, and David; moves into Solomon and Davids reign

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Chronicles

2 Chronicles verse

2 Chronicles 16:9 – For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. You have done foolishly in this, for from now on you will have wars

2 Chronicles explanation

Represents going back in time and recounting all of Israel’s history, goes all the way back to Adam, Abraham, and David, then moves into David and Solomon’s reign

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Chronicles

Ezra verse

Ezra 7:10 – For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel.

Ezra explanation

Represents rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem, some of the People return to their homes, Ezra shows how God kept his promises because after punishing the people he led them back to the promised land

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Ezra

Nehemiah verse

Nehemiah 1:6 – let your ear be attentive and your eyes open, to hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night for the people of Israel your servants, confessing the sins of the people of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Even I and my father’s house have sinned.

Nehemiah explanation

Represents Nehemiah and people rebuilding the wall, after 70 year exile they return to Jerusalem and the temple, about reestablishing God’s people physically and spiritually

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Nehemiah

Esther verse

Esther 4:14 - For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom at such a time as this?

Esther explanation

Represents Queen Esther who approached the king after being urged by Mordeci; about betrayal, genocide, courage, and faith; no mention of God in this book.

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Esther

Job verse

Job 1:21 — And he said, “Naked I came from my mother womb, and naked I shall return. The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away; blessed be the name of the Lord”.

Job explanation

Faithfulness despite suffering

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Job

Proverbs verse

Proverbs 3:6 — In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Proverbs explanation

Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom

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proverbs

psalms verse

psalm 103:1 — Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is in me, bless his holy name!

psalms explanation

praise God in all circumstances

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psalms

Ecclesiastes verse

Ecclesiastes 12:13 — The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.

Ecclesiastes explanation

What is the purpose of life?

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Ecclesiastes

Song of Songs verse

Song of Solomon 8:6 — Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the LORD.

Song of Songs explanation

celebrating love in marriage

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