Old Testament

Old Testament

1. 1: Creation

   • God made mankind in his image.
   • God told the humans to rule over everything that moves in the sea and the sky.
   • The earth was formless and dark at first, with God hovering over the waters.
   • God created the earth in 7 days, adding a new thing each day.
   • God made Adam first, then saw he was lonely, so he created Eve to be his partner.

2. 3: Noah and the flood

   • God saw the world was wicked, and he said he would destroy them and the earth.
   • Rain fell for 40 days and 40 nights. The water flooded the earth for 150 days.
   • God told Noah to make an Arc because he is flooding the earth.This is so they can make a covenant together. Noah was told to bring his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with hik
   • Noah had strong faith in God, and was very righteous.
   • After what happened with Noah and the arc, God promised he would never destroy all living creatures again.

3. 7: Moses and the Exodus

   • God talked to Moses through a burning bush and told him to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.
   • Fled to Midian after killing an Egyptian.
   • Moses doubted God and what he asked him to do a lot,
   • Given a hand in marriage to Zipporah by her father, a Midianite priest.
   • When Moses was born, he was put into a basket in the river. Pharaoh's daughter found him, and she ended up being his mom.

4. 5: Jacob/ Israel

   • Jacob married Rachel and Leah, sisters. He had children with both of them.
   • Jacob wrestled with God. God changed his name to Israel because Jacob had overcome problems with humans and God,
   • Jacob deceived his brother and his father Isaac and stole Esau's birthright and his father's blessing.
   • Father of Joseph
   • Had a brother named Esau. God said they would both be nations, but the older will rule the younger and one nation will be greater than the other.

5. 2: The fall

   • God banished Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.
   • God told Adam and Eve to not eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.
   • The serpent questioned what God told them and tempted them to eat from the tree.
   • Adam and Eve lied to God about what they were doing. They were eating from the tree and they said they were hiding because they were naked, yet God had never told them they were naked.
   • God placed many curses on both Adam and Eve, including pain in childbearing, and death.

6. 8: King David

   • David had great courage. He fought Goliath, a huge Philistine and defeated him.
   • Saul tried to kill David. Jonathan, Saul's son warns David and teams up with him. Jonathan and David became best friends.
   • David has such a good heart that he spares Saul's life when Saul is on a mission to kill David. Saul realizes that God will make David king.
   • David was a regular guy that lived in Bethlehem. God picked him because of his good heart.
   • Saul had a huge hatred for David. He was jealous of his ability to lead the army and kill tons of people.

7. 6: Joseph

   • Famine was struck throughout the land. Joseph's brothers come and ask for food. He tells his brothers who he is. Joseph gets to see his father, Israel, who thought he was dead, before Israel dies.
   • Potiphar, the Egyptian, had a wife who wanted to sleep with Joseph. Joseph refused, and the wife told a lie to Potiphar. Potiphar threw Joseph in prison, but God stayed with Joseph the whole time he was there.
   • Was loved by his father, Israel, more than any of his siblings. All of his brothers hated him, and they sold him to the Midianites, who would take him to Egypt.
   • At first, an Egyptian master loved Joseph, and he provided for him. God gave Joseph everything he wanted.
   • Joseph could interpret dreams. Pharaoh liked this, and he gave all power of the kingdom into Joseph's hands.

8. 4: Abraham

   • Abram's nephew,Lot, traveled with him, but then they separated. Abram ended up saving Lot from the Four Kings.
   • Married to Sarai. Told the Egyptians she was his sister because he didnt want to get killed.
   • Abraham's real name was Abram, but it got changed to Abraham.
   • The Lord told Abram that he would make him into a great nation and will bless him.
   • The Lord made a covenant with Abraham.

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