SS Outline 1.25.2026

Biblical Theology Week 12 Review - The Bible’s Big Storyline: Creation, Fall, Redemption, New Creation

Text Focus: Genesis 1–3, Genesis 12:1–3, Exodus 19:5–6, 2 Samuel 7:12–16, Jeremiah 31:31–34, Luke 24:25–27, Revelation 21:1–5

Theme: God moves His story from creation to new creation through covenants, kingdom, and the work of Christ.

Creation → Fall → Promise → Covenants → Christ and New Creation.
I. Creation – God’s Good World and Purpose (Genesis 1–2)

• God created everything good, ordered, and purposeful.
• Humanity bears God’s image, receives a vocation to fill, rule, and keep creation (Genesis 1:26–28, 2:15).
• The world begins as God’s dwelling with His people.

II. The Fall – Sin’s Consequences in God’s World (Genesis 3)

• Humanity rebels, listens to the serpent, and rejects God’s word.
• Sin brings guilt, shame, conflict, death, and exile from God’s presence.
• The curse reaches relationships, work, and the ground itself.

III. Redemption Begins – The First Gospel Promise (Genesis 3:15, Genesis 12:1–3)

• Genesis 3:15 holds the first promise that a coming offspring will crush the serpent.
• God calls Abraham, promising blessing, offspring, and land, with blessing for all nations (Genesis 12:1–3).
• The story shifts from a universal scope to a particular family that will carry God’s promise.

IV. Covenants – The Backbone of Scripture’s Story (Exodus 19, 2 Samuel 7, Jeremiah 31)

• Sinai covenant: Israel becomes a kingdom of priests and a holy nation (Exodus 19:5–6).
• Davidic covenant: God promises an eternal throne through David’s line (2 Samuel 7:12–16).
• New covenant promise: God will write His law on hearts and forgive sins fully (Jeremiah 31:31–34).

V. Christ and New Creation – Fulfillment and Goal (Luke 24:25–27, Revelation 21:1–5)

• Jesus teaches that Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms point to Him (Luke 24:25–27).
• In Christ, the promises to Abraham, Israel, and David are fulfilled.
• The story ends in a renewed creation where God dwells with His people forever (Revelation 21:1–5).