Old Testament

Old Testament

1. 6. Mt. Sinai and giving of the law

   • God gave them 10 commandments
   • Moses punishes his men for doubting God
   • Moses breaks the first set of 10 commandments
   • God put a barrier surrounding the mountain, preventing the Israelites from climbing it.
   • The Israelites didn't trust God and made their own idol.
   • God talks to Moses on the top of Mt. Sinai, and tells him about his plans for the Israelites.

2. 1. Creation

   • The Lord told Adam and Eve that they cannot eat from the Tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil
   • The Lord created the Garden of Eden for Adam and Eve
   • The Lord created four rivers: The Pishon River, the Gihon River, the Tigris River, and the Euphrates River
   • Adam was the first human created. God saw that Adam was lonely, so he created Eve (the first women created)
   • Adam and Eve were both naked, but felt no shame. (Gen. 2:25)
   • It took God 6 days to create the world. On the 7th day, he rested. In Genesis 2:2, it says that God blessed the 7th day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.

3. 3. Noah and the Flood

   • God floods the Earth for 40 days and 40 nights
   • God tells Moses that the Ark needs to be built out of Cypress Wood
   • God tells Noah to bring his family in the Ark with him, along with 7 pairs of every kind of clean animal, and 1 pair of every kind of unclean animal. He also tells him to bring 7 pairs of every kind of bird
   • In Genesis 6:13, God tells Moses that he is going to flood the earth
   • Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japeth
   • Even though it seems silly, Noah obeys God's commands and builds the ark

4. 4. Abraham

   • In Genesis 15: God changes Abraham's wife's name from Sarai to Sarah. God then promises Abraham a son.
   • In Genesis 22, God tells Abraham that he must sacrifice his only son, Isaac, to the lord as a burnt offering. Abraham follows God's commands, and God rewards him (by stopping Abraham from killing Isaac).
   • We notice that Abraham fears God, which is a good thing! God wants Abraham to fear him.
   • In Genesis 17:4, God changes Abram's name to Abraham.
   • God makes a promise to Abraham: He will make his name great, he will have numerous descendants, and he will make his name into a great nation (Gen. 12)
   • God makes a covenant with Abraham, saying that every descendant of Abraham must be circumcised.

5. 5. Moses and the Exodus

   • Moses' name means "I drew him out of the water"
   • Moses kills and Egyptian and buries him in the sand. Pharaoh eventually hears this and tries to kill Moses.
   • Moses fled Egypt, leaving the Israelites behind. God sees this, and tells Moses that he must lead his people out of Egypt
   • Moses is put in a basket and he floats along the Nile. Pharaoh's daughter finds him and takes him in as her child.
   • At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the Lord’s divisions left Egypt.
   • Moses asks the Pharaoh to free his people from slavery, but the Pharaoh laughs at Moses and his "God." God then casts 10 plagues on Egypt, and Pharaoh still rejects Moses. Finally, after God kills Pharaoh's firstborn, he lets Moses and his people free (as of now).

6. 8. The Exile

   • The Exile of the southern kingdom happened around 586 B.C.
     • The Babylonians conquered the Southern Kingdom
   • The Exile of the Babylonians happened around 586-539 B.C.
     • The Persians conquered the Babylonians (Southern Kingdom)
   • The exile of the northern kingdom happened around 720 B.C.
     • The Assyrians conquered the Northern Kingdom

7. 7. The 3 Kings

   • King David
     • David becomes very popular, and Saul gets jealous. He tries to kill David, but fails. David could kill Saul at any time, but choses not to.
     • David, a shepherd, challenged Goliath after he mocked the Israelites. He does not use a sword to fight Goliath; he uses 5 rocks and a sling-shot. He kills Goliath, and is appointed as the new King of Israel.
   • King Solomon
     • Even though his dad was wise, Solomon lived a life full of sin. When Solomon died, the kingdom of Israel was split, and both kingdoms experienced much trouble that resulted from Solomon's sins.
     • Solomon is David's son. Nathan the prophet promised Solomon that he would be the next king of Israel. David anoints Solomon.
     • Fun Fact: King Solomon had 700 wives!!!
   • King Saul
     • During his reign, King Saul did not listen to the orders that God had told him, and God started to regret making him king.
       • During his reign, King Saul did not listen to the orders that God had told him, and God started to regret making him king. In 1 Samuel 15:35, it says,"Until the day Samuel died, he did not go to see Saul again, though Samuel mourned for him. And the Lord regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel." The lord sends Samuel to Jesse of Bethlehem, where the new king supposedly was. 
     • King Saul was anointed by Samuel to be king of Israel. In 1 Samuel 9:17, God is speaking with Samuel when Saul approaches. God then tells Samuel, “This is the man I spoke to you about; he will govern my people.” Samuel then anointed Saul as the King of Israel

8. 2. The Fall

   • They bring sin into the world
   • Cain was very jealous of Abel, which also made him angry
   • Cain kills Abel, which is the first ever murder.
   • Adam and Eve had two children named Cain and Abel
   • Adam and Eve eat from the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil
   • The Lord confronts Adam and Eve, along with Satan

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