Old Testament

Old Testament

1. 5- King Saul

   • Samuel chose Saul to be the first king of Israel.
   • Defeated the Philistines in their first battle.
   • Saul was too afraid to fight Goliath; he was hiding among the luggage.
   • Saul disobeyed the Lord and showed fear, and God rejected him.
   • He ruled for 20 years and brought the tribes together.
   • Saul was from the tribe of Benjamin.

2. 6- King David

   • David played harp for Saul even though Saul wanted to kill David.
   • Was the youngest brother & was not originally looked at to be the next king.
   • David defeated Goliath with just a stone.
   • David was given a vision that his son would be the temple of Israel, not him.
   • David's first child is taken from him.
   • David disobeyed God by sleeping with Bathsheeba and sending her husband to die.

3. 7- King Solomon

   • God came to him in a dream and told Solomon he could have whatever he asked, Solomon asked for wisdom.
   • he wrote book of Proverbs, the Song of Solomon, the book of Ecclesiastes, and two psalms.
   • in charge of building the first temple in Jerusalem
   • his weakness was succumbing to worldly pleasures, such as taxing his subjects for more money.
   • was known for his wisdom
   • son of David, ruled for 39 years

4. 3- Moses & the Exodus

   • While leaving, the Israelites find that Pharaoh and his army are following, so God opens the Red Sea for the Israelites and closes it on the Egyptians
   • God sent 10 plagues against the land of Egypt, finally allowing Pharaoh to let the people go.
   • The people of Israel were slaves in the land of Egypt for 400 years.
   • Moses was bad with speech so he asked his brother Aaron to speak to the people for him.
   • God spoke to Moses in a burning bush and told him to free the people of Israel.
   • While in the desert, some Israelites were tired of being very hungry and then wished they were back as slaves in Egypt.

5. 2-The Fall

   • Satan in the form of a snake tried to tempt Adam and Eve to eat from the wrong tree.
   • Adam and Eve ate the bad fruit, and then they realized they were naked.
   • They were not supposed to eat of the Tree of Good and Evil.
   • Adam and Eve lied to God, and God banished them from the garden.
   • Adam and Eve were the major characters, supposedly the first human beings.
   • There were 2 trees, The Tree of Life & The Tree of Good and Evil.

6. 1- Creation

   • The order of creation was : light, sky/water, land, sun/moon/stars, fish/birds, animals.
   • The first thing God said was not good was for man to be alone.
   • God used the last day for rest, letting us rest is a good thing.
   • Man was made in God's image.
   • "There was evening and then there was morning," is how each section finishes out
   • It took 7 days according to the Bible, but we aren't sure if those are literal days.

7. 8- The Exile

   • Solomon's son Rehoboam became the king.
   • Judah and Benjamin in south (Judah) & other 10 in north (Israel)
   • 10 of the 12 tribes overthrew and made a new country.
   • Rehoboam lead Judah while Jeroboam lead Israel.
   • Israel was taken over by the Assyrians & Judah by the Babylonians.
   • Persians came into control and freed the Israelites, called a Diaspora.

8. 4- Mt. Sinai & the Giving of the Law

   • This occurred 2 months after Israel was released from Egypt.
   • Moses stayed on the mountain the 2nd time for 40 days & nights.
   • God gave Moses laws for Israel on 2 stone tablets: the Ten Commandments.
   • The people were terrified when God revealed himself.
   • While Moses was on the mountain, the people created an idol and worshipped it.
   • Because of his anger at the people, Moses broke the two stones.

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