Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students Published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Salt Lake City, Utah Comments and corrections are appreciated. Please send them to: Seminaries and Institutes of Religion Curriculum Services 50 East North Temple Street Salt Lake City, UT 84150-0008 USA Email: ces -manuals@ ldschurch. org Please list your complete name, address, ward, and stake. Be sure to give the title of the manual. Then offer your comments. © 2015 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America English approval: 1/14 Translation approval: 1/14 Contents Introduction to the Home-Study Seminary Program ...........v Unit 9 Old Testament Reading Chart............................viii Introduction to Exodus ..............................90 Welcome to the Old Testament............................ ix Day 1 Exodus 1–4 .................................90 Old Testament Chronology ............................... xi Day 2 Exodus 5–6 .................................93 Introduction to Scripture Mastery..........................xii Day 3 Exodus 7–11 ................................95 100 Scripture Mastery Passages...........................xiii Day 4 Exodus 12–13 ...............................98 Introduction to Basic Doctrines........................... xiv Unit 10 Basic Doctrines .........................................xv Day 1 Exodus 14–15 ..............................101 Unit 1 Day 2 Exodus 16:1–17:7 ...........................104 Day 1 Introduction to the Old Testament ...............1 Day 3 Exodus 17:8–19:25 ..........................106 Day 2 The Plan of Salvation ..........................4 Day 4 Exodus 20 .................................110 Day 3 The Role of the Learner ........................6 Unit 11 Day 4 Studying the Scriptures .......................10 Day 1 Exodus 21–24 ..............................112 Unit 2 Day 2 Exodus 25–31 ..............................115 Introduction to the Book of Moses ....................13 Day 3 Exodus 32 .................................118 Day 1 Moses 1 ....................................13 Day 4 Exodus 33–34 ..............................121 Introduction to Genesis..............................17 Unit 12 Day 2 Moses 2 (Genesis 1; Abraham 4) ...............17 Day 1 Exodus 35–40 . .123 Day 3 Moses 3 (Genesis 2; Abraham 5) ...............20 Introduction to Leviticus ............................126 Day 4 Moses 4 (Genesis 3)..........................22 Day 2 Leviticus 1–11 ..............................126 Unit 3 Day 3 Leviticus 12–18 .............................129 Day 1 Moses 5:1–11 ...............................25 Day 4 Leviticus 19–27.............................132 Day 2 Moses 5:12–59 (Genesis 4) . .27 Unit 13 Day 3 Moses 6 (Genesis 5)..........................30 Introduction to Numbers............................135 Day 4 Moses 7 ....................................33 Day 1 Numbers 1–10 .............................135 Unit 4 Day 2 Numbers 11–12 ............................138 Day 1 Moses 8; Genesis 6:1–13 ......................36 Day 3 Numbers 13–14 ............................140 Day 2 Genesis 6:13–9:29 ...........................38 Day 4 Numbers 15–21 ............................142 Introduction to the Book of Abraham..................41 Unit 14 Day 3 Genesis 10–11; Abraham 1:1–7.................41 Day 1 Numbers 22–36 ............................145 Day 4 Abraham 2; Genesis 12 .......................44 Introduction to Deuteronomy........................148 Unit 5 Day 2 Deuteronomy 1–13..........................148 Day 1 Abraham 3 .................................46 Day 3 Deuteronomy 14–19.........................150 Day 2 Genesis 13–14...............................48 Day 4 Deuteronomy 20–26 ........................153 Day 3 Genesis 15–16...............................51 Unit 15 Day 4 Genesis 17–18...............................53 Day 1 Deuteronomy 27–34.........................155 Unit 6 Introduction to Joshua .............................158 Day 1 Genesis 19..................................57 Day 2 Joshua 1–2.................................159 Day 2 Genesis 20–22 ..............................59 Day 3 Joshua 3–10................................161 Day 3 Genesis 23–24 ..............................62 Day 4 Joshua 11–24...............................164 Day 4 Genesis 25–27 ..............................65 Unit 16 Unit 7 Introduction to Judges .............................166 Day 1 Genesis 28–30 ..............................67 Day 1 Judges 1–5.................................166 Day 2 Genesis 31–32...............................70 Day 2 Judges 6–9.................................169 Day 3 Genesis 33–37 ..............................73 Day 3 Judges 10–21...............................171 Day 4 Genesis 38–39 ..............................76 Introduction to Ruth ...............................174 Day 4 Ruth......................................175 Unit 8 Day 1 Genesis 40–41 ..............................79 Day 2 Genesis 42–46 ..............................81 Day 3 Genesis 47–49 ..............................84 Day 4 Genesis 50..................................87 iii Unit 17 Unit 25 Introduction to 1 Samuel ...........................178 Day 1 Isaiah 24–29 ...............................265 Day 1 1 Samuel 1–3 ..............................178 Day 2 Isaiah 30–35 ...............................268 Day 2 1 Samuel 4–8 ..............................181 Day 3 Isaiah 36–41 ...............................270 Day 3 1 Samuel 9–11 .............................183 Day 4 Isaiah 42–47 ...............................272 Day 4 1 Samuel 12–15 ............................186 Unit 26 Unit 18 Day 1 Isaiah 48–50 ...............................275 Day 1 1 Samuel 16–17 ............................188 Day 2 Isaiah 51–53 ...............................277 Day 2 1 Samuel 18–24 ............................190 Day 3 Isaiah 54–57 ...............................280 Day 3 1 Samuel 25–31 ............................193 Day 4 Isaiah 58 ..................................282 Introduction to 2 Samuel ...........................196 Unit 27 Day 4 2 Samuel 1–10..............................196 Day 1 Isaiah 59–66 ...............................285 Unit 19 Introduction to Jeremiah............................288 Day 1 2 Samuel 11:1–12:9..........................198 Day 2 Jeremiah 1–6...............................288 Day 2 2 Samuel 12:10–24:25 .......................201 Day 3 Jeremiah 7–29..............................291 Introduction to 1 Kings .............................203 Day 4 Jeremiah 30–33.............................293 Day 3 1 Kings 1–10 ...............................203 Unit 28 Day 4 1 Kings 11–17 ..............................206 Day 1 Jeremiah 34–41.............................296 Unit 20 Day 2 Jeremiah 42–52.............................298 Day 1 1 Kings 18–22..............................209 Introduction to Lamentations ........................300 Introduction to 2 Kings .............................212 Day 3 Lamentations ..............................301 Day 2 2 Kings 1–13 ...............................212 Introduction to Ezekiel .............................303 Day 3 2 Kings 14–17 ..............................215 Day 4 Ezekiel 1–32 ...............................304 Day 4 2 Kings 18–20..............................217 Unit 29 Unit 21 Day 1 Ezekiel 33–36 ..............................306 Introduction to 1 and 2 Chronicles ...................220 Day 2 Ezekiel 37 .................................309 Day 1 2 Kings 21–2 Chronicles 36...................220 Day 3 Ezekiel 38–48 ..............................311 Introduction to Ezra................................224 Introduction to Daniel ..............................314 Day 2 Ezra 1–6...................................224 Day 4 Daniel 1–2.................................315 Day 3 Ezra 7–10..................................227 Unit 30 Introduction to Nehemiah...........................229 Day 1 Daniel 3–12................................318 Day 4 Nehemiah .................................229 Introduction to Hosea ..............................321 Unit 22 Day 2 Hosea ....................................321 Introduction to Esther ..............................232 Introduction to Joel ................................324 Introduction to Job ................................232 Day 3 Joel.......................................324 Day 1 Esther 1–Job 16.............................233 Introduction to Amos ..............................327 Day 2 Job 17–37..................................236 Day 4 Amos .....................................327 Day 3 Job 38–42 .................................238 Unit 31 Introduction to Psalms..............................240 Introduction to Obadiah ............................329 Day 4 Psalms, Part 1 ..............................241 Day 1 Obadiah ..................................330 Unit 23 Introduction to Jonah ..............................333 Day 1 Psalms, Part 2 ..............................242 Day 2 Jonah .....................................333 Day 2 Psalms, Part 3 ..............................245 Introduction to Micah ..............................336 Introduction to Proverbs . .248 Day 3 Micah.....................................336 Day 3 Proverbs...................................248 Introduction to Nahum .............................338 Introduction to Ecclesiastes..........................251 Introduction to Habakkuk...........................339 Introduction to the Song of Solomon