Old Testament

Old Testament

1. 4) Moses and The Exodus

   • Married Zipporah and had two sons Gerhsom and Eliezer
   • Moses was 80 when he was called to lead Israel out of Egypt
   • Moses was the only man in the bible to have God as his undertaker
   • Moses was picked up by Pharaoh's daughter and Moses was raised in Pharaohs house
   • Moses spent his first 40 years in Egypt and his second 40 years in Midian
   • Spent the final 40 years of his life leading the children of Israel through the WIlderness

2. 6) Joshua and The Judges

   • Joshua was born a slave in Egypt, but became a conqueror in Egypt
   • Judges is a book about sin and it's consequences
   • The entire book of Joshua has to do with entering, conquering, and occupying the land of Canaan
   • Following the death of Joshua there was a 350 years dark age, which is one Judges took place
   • Joshua was one of the 12 spies Moses sent out from
   • The main reasons for failure during the Judges was a lack of faith in God and a lack of obedience to God

3. 3)Jacob/Israel

   • When Jacob returned to Canaan Isaac was still alive, but he died when Jacob was 120
   • Jacob schemes Esau into giving him his birthright for a bowl of stew
   • Father of the 12 sons/tribes of Israel
   • On Jacob's return to Canaan Jacob wrestled with the angel where his name was changed to Israel
   • Jacob stayed in Haran for around 20 years working for Laban
   • The Hebrew nation is often referred to as "The children of Israel"

4. 1)Creation

   • The earth was formless, empty, and dark
   • God created light and separated it from the darkness. God also created the sky
   • God created all the living creatures of the sky, water, and land (including man)
   • On the seventh day of creation God rested and looked at what he did
   • God created land, seas, and vegetation
   • God created the sun, moon, and the stars to give light to the earth

5. 2)The Fall

   • The fall of man is why sin and misery exist in the world today
   • God responded to the fall of man with a Savior, Jesus
   • The fruit that they were not supposed to eat came from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil
   • From that time on is a history of man disobeying God
   • They discovered their nakedness and God tossed them out of the Garden of Eden
   • Eve believed Satan's lies and ate the fruit and shared some with Adam

6. 5) Mt. Sinai and Giving of the Law

   • Mt. Sinai is also know as Mt. Horeb and is located in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt
   • Everyone kept back from the mount and God was to appear in a thick cloud
   • Moses returns to the people and tells them of the ten commandements
   • Mt. Sinai is where God appeared to Moses and gives him the ten commandments
   • God called Moses to the mountain for 40 days and 40 nights
   • The ten commandments can be split in two sections: Man's relationship to God and Man's relationship to man

7. 7) King Saul

   • While he was king he defeated the Ammonites, Philistines, Moabites, and the Amalekites
   • Samuel confronted Saul and Saul made excuses and even blamed others for his actions
   • Saul disobeyed the Lord in front of all his people and refused to admit his own sin
   • King Saul was the first king of Israel
   • Saul made failed attempts to try and kill David
   • After everything Saul did God rejected him as King

8. 8) King David

   • As a boy David was known as a great warrior for killing the giant Goliath
   • King David reigned over Israel for 40 years
   • He was the founder of an enduring dynasty,
   • David became the ideal king
   • David fell for a married woman (Bathsheba) so he put her husband on the front lines of a battle. He was killed and David and Bathsheba were in love
   • David dies at the age of 70 and was buried at Mt. Zion

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