Old Testament mind map

Old Testament mind map

1. 1. Creation

   • Genesis is like a poem and uses the number 7 repeatedly.
   • God created a "greater light and lesser light" instead of a "sun and moon".
     • Light instead of sun and moon because of people in that time still worshipped sun and moon gods.
   • Adam and Eve were the first humans.
     • Eve was created from Adam.
   • The first thing that was not good was loneliness.
   • Adam means human.
   • Eve ate the apple and brought upon The Fall.

2. 2. The Fall

   • Sin is crouching at your door.
     • Last year fact- It's like a lion crouching and getting ready to pounce.
   • Once Eve ate the apple, sin entered the world.
   • Adam and Eve ate the apple and realized they were naked.
     • They made clothes out of leaves for themselves.
   • God entered the garden and asked them how they knew they were naked.
   • God made them clothes out of animal skin. This is because God loved them still.
   • Punishment does not mean consequence.

3. 3. The Flood

   • God was sad with what he created.
   • Noah found favor in the eyes of God.
   • When God told Noah about the flood, He gave him specific instructions.
   • Two of each type of animal were to go on the ark.
   • Noah, his wife, his sons, and his son's wife were on the ark.
     • There were eight people in total.
   • Both the flood and the day Jesus rose are the same day, Nisan 17th.
     • They both signify the salvation of human kind.

4. 4. Blessings of Abraham

   • He will be the father of a great nation.
   • Sarah was his wife and Hagar was the servant.
   • Sarah doubted God and made Abraham sleep with Hagar.
     • Sarah should have trusted God and Abraham should have said no.
     • Because of this, Abraham was not able to see the promise land.
   • Ishmael was the first son, but Isaac was the promised son.
     • Ishmael is the father of Islam
   • He had a son at an old age.

5. 5. Jacob and His Family

   • Jacob has 4 wives and 12 sons.
   • Joseph (son of Rachael) was his favorite son.
     • Joseph received the wonderful coat and that story continued on.
   • Jacob has a bother named Esau.
     • Jacob stole Esau's blessings.
   • Jacob's wives are Rachael and Leah and their maid servants.
   • Jacob's favorite wife was Rachael.

6. 6. The Exodus

   • Moses was raised by the Pharaoh's daughter.
   • God told Moses to talk to Pharaoh, but Moses gave excuses.
   • The Pharaoh told Moses no 9 times, then the last plague happened and Pharaoh let the people go.
     • The 10 plagues that happened, and the last plague was the death of the first born.,
   • Aaron, Moses' brother, went with Moses to talk to the Pharaoh.
   • Moses gets the 10 commandments from God on Mt, Sinai.
     • The people built a golden calf while Moses was on the mountain.

7. 8. The Exile

   • Israel was taken over by the Assyrians first.
     • Assyrians were known for their cruelty.
   • Judah was taken over by the Babylonians.
   • Judah was taken over by the Persians after the Babylonians.
   • The Persians allowed the Jews to return to their homeland.
   • The Persians were also lenient about letting the Jews worship God.

8. 7. The kings

   • King Saul was the first king of Israel.
     • King Saul's son, Jonathan, was best friends with David.
   • King David was the king after King Saul.
   • David had a friend named Uriah and Uriah's wife was bathing and David watched her.
   • David and Uriah's wife, Bathsheba, had a son but died.
   • Their second son, Solomon, would rebuild the temple.

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