OLD TESTAMENT

In the Beginning…

Genesis Ch. 1-2 : 4a, Ch. 2 : 4b-25

Noah and the Noahide Laws

Genesis: Ch. 5-9                                         

The Ten Commandments

Exodus 19-20                                         

Civil Law

Exodus 21                        

Psalms 23, 144

Old Testament in Five Minutes

ca. 1000 - 962 BCE

2 Kings 24:20 "For because of the anger of the LORD this happened in Jerusalem
and Judah, that He finally cast them out from His presence"

Charlton Heston in The Ten Commandments (1956)

Jonah Under His Gourd by Maarten van Heemskerck (1498-1574)

The Flood Story: Genesis and Gilgamesh

	Genesis	Gilgamesh
Extent of flood	Global	Global
Cause	Man's wickedness	Man's sins
Intended for whom?	All mankind	One city & all mankind
Sender	Yahweh	Assembly of "gods"
Name of hero	Noah	Utnapishtim
Hero's character	Righteous	Righteous
Means of announcement	Direct from God	In a dream
Ordered to build boat?	Yes	Yes
Did hero complain?	Yes	Yes
Height of boat	Several stories (3)	Several stories (6)
Compartments inside?	Many	Many
Doors	One	One
Windows	At least one	At least one
Outside coating	Pitch	Pitch
Shape of boat	Rectangular	Square
Human passengers	Family members only	Family & few others
Other passengers	All species of animals	All species of animals
Means of flood	Ground water & heavy rain	Heavy rain
Duration of flood	Long (40 days & nights plus)	Short (6 days & nights)
Test to find land	Release of birds	Release of birds
Types of birds	Raven & three doves	Dove, swallow, raven
Ark landing spot	Mountain -- Mt. Ararat	Mountain -- Mt. Nisir
Sacrificed after flood?	Yes, by Noah	Yes, by Utnapishtim
Blessed after flood?	Yes	Yes

  Source: Lorey, Frank.  “The Flood of Genesis and the Flood of Gilgamesh”