Old Testament Review

Old Testament Review

1. 1. The Creation

   • Before the creation story, there was nothing except God
   • Everything God created was filled in the next corresponding day in the week
   • Before creation the universe was formless and empty
   • There was still some form of water before Earth was created
   • God makes something to fill what he created in the correpsonding days of the week
   • Before creation, Earth was formless and empty
   • There was still a form of water before Earth was created
   • God fills everything he created
   • God constantly describes his creations using the word "good"
   • Loneliness was the first thing God classified "not good"
   • The number 7 is very popular in Genesis

2. 2. The Fall

   • Adam was God first creation of man
   • God used the rib of Adam to create Eve
   • In the Garden of Eden, God only prohibited Adam and Eve from eating from 1 tree
   • The Devil tricks Eve into disobeying God by trying to convince her that God meant something different from what he said
   • After Adam and Eve ate from the "Tree of Knowledge," they began to realize they were naked and hide from God
   • In result to Adam and Eve disobeying God, sin entered the world

3. 3. The Flood

   • During this time period, the whole world was completely sinful and bad
   • Noah was chosen because he was the only person in the world who was righteous and blameless
   • God informed Noah that he was going to flood the world with rain
   • It is believed that during this time in history, nobody had experienced rain
   • Noah was asked to build an ark which in result, forced to Noah to have to be incredibly faithful
   • Sometimes we have to look crazy or like an idiot in order to fulfill God's will
   • Flooding symbolizes baptism

4. 4. Blessing of Abraham

   • Abraham is the father of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity
   • Ist promise - Abraham's children will be as numerous as the stars
   • 2nd promise - He will make a great nation
   • 3rd promise - his descendants will bless the world
   • Unfortunately, Abraham does not have a son yet, so God promises him a son
   • Abraham's "official" firstborn is Isaac

5. 6. Mt. Sinai

   • This occurs after Moses freed the hebrews from slavery
   • Moses is commanded to go up in Mt. Sinai for 40 days
   • Moses brings Joshua with him
   • During the time Moses is gone, Aaron convinces the people to worship a golden calf
   • Moses comes down the mountain with the Ten Commandments and drops and breaks them when he realizes what his happening
   • Moses ground up the golden calf, melted it, put in the people's water, and forced them to drink it

6. 7. Civil War

   • Solomon's son Rehoboam becomes king and gives the people super high taxes
   • He did this because he obeyed the advice of his young advisors, rather than his old and wise ones
   • 10 of the 12 tribes mutiny and create their own nation of Israel: whereas, the remaining two tribes created Judah
   • Judah's capital is Jerusalem, and Israel's capital is Samaria
   • Rehoboam is Judah's first king, and Jeroboam is Israel's first king
   • Judah is conquered by the Assyrians, but God protects Judah and makes the Assyrians unable to capture them

7. 5. Jacob and his Family

   • Jacob is the second born son of Isaac
   • Jacob stole his older brother's birthright and blessing
   • Jacob's name is changed to Israel because he "wrestles with God"
   • Jacob ends up having two wives because the father of his real love tricked him into marrying his other daughter
   • Jacob's real love, Rachel, has two sons: Joseph and Benjamin
   • Out of Jacob's 12 sons, Joseph is his favorite which makes his brothers jealous
   • Joseph's brother sell him to slavery which leads to Joseph becoming second command in Egypt

8. 8. Post-Exile

   • Persians conquer the Babylonians and gain ownership over the Israelites
   • Persians allow the israelites to return to their promised land
   • Diaspora(The scattering of many jews rather than coming to their homeland) occurs
   • The israelites were looking for a Messiah to take the thrown
   • Many believe Elijah was going to be the Messiah
   • Elijah is the only other person in history who didn't die like Jesus

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