Old Testament theology

Reading the Old Testament can be difficult sometimes because we are more familiar with the New Testament.  An easy approach to identifying key ideas in Old Testament passages and books is called the kerygmatic/confession approach, which was described most in depth by the theologian Gerhard von Rad.  This approach uses a list of confessions used by the Jewish people on a regular basis.  Use this approach by identifying which items, or confessions, are present in the particular OT passage you are looking at.
The confessions are as follows:
-creation
-ancestors/patriarchs
-Egypt/Exodus
-Sinai
-wilderness
-conquest
-Mt. Zion
-David
-the prophets
-exile
-restoration

You may see me use some of these terms when providing some thoughts on the OT passages.  Not all of these confessions will be present in every book of the OT, but they work together to tie the entire OT together as one great work.