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Understanding the Big Picture

Many new believers naturally gravitate toward passages that feel familiar or immediately relatable, often overlooking the larger picture that gives these parts deeper meaning. This resource is intended as a starting point. It will serve as a guide for readers to grasp the Bible as one unified story and to discover it more deeply over time.

This collection of 25 lessons does not aim to cover every detail of the Bible. Rather, it provides a clear framework for understanding the “big story” that runs through all 66 books. It traces how the Bible weaves together to reveal God’s redemptive plan through Jesus Christ, from creation to new creation.

Whether used for personal reading, group discussion, or study preparation, the content primarily describes what the Bible says. It does not prescribe interpretations but invites each person to cultivate discernment and listen to what the Lord is saying personally through His Word.

Lesson Structure

  • Bible Passage
  • Concise Summary of Content
  • Structured Notes for Understanding the Content
  • 3–4 Key Points

Whether used for personal reading, group discussion, or study preparation, the content primarily describes what the Bible says. It does not prescribe interpretations but invites each person to cultivate discernment and listen to what the Lord is saying personally through His Word.

Lesson One

Creation

Perfect relationship between God and Man

Lesson Two

The Need for Salvation

Perfection is broken as sin enters the world

Lesson Three

The Flood

Sin spreads across the face of the earth

Lesson Four

The Tower of Babel

The beginning of nations

Lesson Five

Age of the Patriarchs

People, land, nation and blessing

Lesson Six

Strangers in a Foreign Land

A nation is born

Lesson Seven

The Deliverance

Out of Egypt

Lesson Eight

Into the Wilderness

Manna, quail and water

Lesson Nine

At Mount Sinai

10 Commandments, The Law and the Tabernacle

Lesson Ten

Conquering the Land

Joshua Leads the Israelites into Canaan

Lesson Eleven

Land Divided

Settled, but not United

Lesson Twelve

The Era of the Judges

The dark ages of the nation

Lesson Thirteen

A Kingdom United

Wisdom, wealth, worship and women

Lesson Fourteen

A Kingdom Divided

Israel (North) – Judah (South)

Lesson Fifteen

Northern Kingdom Destroyed

Prophets are ignored and then Assryia attacks

Lesson Sixteen

Removal From the Land

The Babylonian captivity

Lesson Seventeen

Return to the Land

Temple, law and wall

Lesson Eighteen

The Silent Years

400 Years of Silence

Lesson Nineteen

The Preparation

The birth of our saviour

Lesson Twenty

Words and Works

The words and works that point to who Jesus is

Lesson Twenty One

The Sacrifice

The price of sin had been paid

Lesson Twenty Two

The Commission and Ascension

Resurrected Jesus gives the mission

Lesson Twenty Three

The Coming of the Holy Spirit

The beginning of the Church

Lesson Twenty Four

The Plan Explained

Gospel to go to the Jews and Gentiles

Lesson Twenty Five

The Climax

Christ will return and establish His eternal rule