#confirmands

After fretting all summer, I’ve FINALLY come up with the Old Testament stories that we will be using in the 25 times we meet for confirmation this coming year. I think they will represent the genres of the OT fairly and be meaningful to the confirmands. It was really hard to narrow it down and get this far. Let me know your thoughts on how well you think I did. Is it solid? Is there something you think is important that I missed? Here it is:

OLD TESTAMENT ELEMENTS

1. The Gospel/Christ Lens

2. Creation, Sabbath, & the Garden of Eden (Genesis 1:1-3:24)

3.  Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, & the Covenant (Genesis 15:1-21; 18:1-15; 21:1-7; 22:1-19)

4. Hagar & Ishmael (Genesis 16:1-15; 21:8-20)

5. Jacob & Esau (Genesis 25:19-34; 27:1-28:5; 32:3-21; 33:1-17)

6. Jacob, Ladders, & Wrestling God (Genesis 28:10-22; 32:22-32)

7. Joseph Has Issues, Many Issues (Genesis 37:1-36; 39-41:36; 42:1-45:15; 50:15-21)

8.  That Moses Guy & the Burning Bush (Exodus 1:8-2:24; 3:1-22)

9.  Moses vs. Pharoah; the Passover (Exodus 7:8-11:10; 12:1-15:21)

10. The Israelites Complain A Lot (Exodus 16:1-17:7; Numbers 21:1-9)

11.  The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-21; 31:18-32:35; Deuteronomy 5:1-21)

12.  The Naked God (Exodus 33:12-34:8, 29-35)

13.  Leviticus (Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18; 18:19-23; 20:13)

14.  Balak & Balaam (Numbers 22-24:25)

15.  Elijah and the Baals (1 Kings 16:29-34; 18:1-40; 19:1-18)

16.  Elisha, the Spirit, and the Healing of Naaman (2 Kings 2:1-15; 5:1-19)

17.  The Queen’s Tea (Esther)

18.  Misery and Majesty (Job 1-3:26; 38-42:17)

19.  The Little Bible (Psalms)

20.  The Prophet Isaiah is a Prophet (Isaiah 6:1-9; 9:2-7; 11:1-9; 52:13-53:12; 55:1-11)

21.  A Call for Radical Change (Jeremiah 21-23:32; 24; 31:31-34)

22.  The Heart of Stone (Ezekiel 2-3:11; 36:16-29, 37:1-14)

23. Nineveh Be Like (Jonah)

24. Trouble & Trust (Habakkuk)