Old Testament

Old Testament

1. Noah

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     • After the fall, God realized the world was filled with wicked and evil people.
     • Noah was a faithful and righteous man that God chose to build an ark collect 2 of each kind of and bring his family along for when he flooded the earth.
     • God made it rain for 40 days and 40 nights
     • After everything on the earth was flooded out, the ark landed on Mount Arrat.
       • After a year God told Noah he could come out of the Ark. Noah built an Altar on the mountain and gave God a burnt offering.
         • God promised to never flood the earth again and sealed the covenant with a rainbow.

2. Creation

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   • In the beginning the world was empty and filled with Chaos.
   • First, God created the heavens and the earth
   • Then he began the creation of the world. Days 1-3 were Form. God created day and night, then he created the sky, then he created the waters and land.
   • Days 4-6 were fill. God created the sun the moon and the stars, then he created animals, then he created vegetation, and ADAM and EVE.
   • God makes man in his image.
   • At the end God said it was very good.

3. The Fall

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   • Before the fall there was no evil and the world. God created Adam first and when he saw he was lonely he created Eve.
   • The Garden of Eden is where Adam and Eve lived. Go told them not to eat from the Tree of Life or Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil or they would die.
   • Satan in the form of a snake tempted Eve with pride, telling her if she ate the apple she would be like God.
   • Eve ate the apple and gave Adam a piece. They realized they were naked and used fig leaves to cover themselves.
   • God cursed Adam and Eve banishing them from the Garden of Eden, and send thing them to earth.
   • Before Adam and Eve there was no death or sin. They are the reason that death and sin are a part of the world.

4. Abraham

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     • Abraham and his wife Sarah lived in Ur. God told them to pick up all their things and move. Some people of Ur did not go but Abraham had unfailing faith in God so he and Sarah left
     • God promises Sarah and Abraham a child. Sarah is barren and when God tells Abraham this they both laugh., because they are old.
     • Abraham disobeys God and tries to have a child with Hagar his servant and she becomes pregnant with Ishmael. Ishmael and Hagar end up being forced to leave Canaan.
     • Abraham and Sarah have a child and they name him Isaac which is Hebrew for laughter. Isaac is the one who will have many nations.
   • Abraham is also when the story of the sinful city of Sodom takes place. God destroys the city and Abrahams brother loses his family.
   • Abrahams faith was tested by God when God tells him to sacrifice his own son. Abraham brings Isaac to the mountain and Isaac doesn't know. Abraham ends up being willing to sacrifice him but God stops him saying that he has proved himself and his faith to God.

5. Mt. Sinai and The Giving of The Law

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     • The Israelites were freed from Egypt by moses and they had no law or rules.
     • God called Moses to the top of Mt. Sinai. Moses went on top of the mountain for 40 days. God told Moses why he saved the Israelites and how they were the chosen nation.
     • Before Moses went to the mountain for 40 days, God gave Moses the 10 Commandments. God told the Israelites the commandments through Moses.
     • Aaron was Moses brother. While they waited for Moses to come down from the mountain Aaron and the people got impatient so they began to worship a gold calf and made an altar.
   • When Moses came down from the mountain he was angry. He destroyed the altar and idol and scorned the people of Israel.
     • God told Moses to forgive the people and write the 10 commandments on 2 new tablets of stone. God was always going to keep his covenant.

6. The Exile

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   • The Jews were beginning to worship idols, so God used the Babylonians against them.
     • King Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the temple and took the Jews as slaves.
       • God was also fulfilling his prophecy. The Jews would allowed to be free after 70 years of being held captive.
         • Some key characters like Daniel, Jeremiah, Hosea, and Habakuk were prophets during the time of exile.
           • The exile was also the time of the falling kingdoms (Assyria, North, South)
             • Finally the Persian king would allow the Jews to be free and rebuild their temple.

7. Jacob/Israel

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     • Jacob was the son of Isaac and Rebecca. Jacob is the father of the tribes of Israel.
     • Jacob had a twin brother named Esau. Esau was more boyish and described as hairy, while Jacob was favored by Rebecca his mother.
     • Jacob deceives Esau out of the birthright by trading it for a bowl of stew. Esau threatened to kill his brother so Jacob had to flee to Haran to live with his uncle.
     • Jacob fell asleep while he was in hiding and he had his proverbial dream. God revealed himself in this dream.
     • The Lord showed angels going up and down the stairs of heaven in the dream that he gave to Jacob. God made a covenant with Jacob to be with him for the rest of his life that his descendants would bless all people on earth.
     • Jacob stayed faithful to God and built him a pillar. Jacob later fathered the 12 tribes of Israel and was the father of Joseph.

8. Joseph

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     • Joseph was the second youngest son of Jacob and the 1st of only 2 sons of Rachel. Joseph was known by his brothers as his Father's favorite.
       • His brothers were jealous of him and sold him into slavery for gold. Jacob was told by the brothers he'd been mauled by an animal, and Jacob was struck with grief.
         • Josephis known for his dreams of Gods plan. After being falsely accused of trying to sleep with his masters life he is put in jail. In jail Joseph started to interpret dreams,.
           • Word gets around and when Pharaoh begins to have dreams and calls upon Joseph to interpret them. Joseph predicts the famine and in return Pharaoh makes him the overseer of Egypt.
             • When the famine struck Josephs brothers come looking for food. They do not recognize Joseph because he is an affluent Egyptian and not a Hebrew anymore.
               • When the brothers bring Benjamin he reveals to him his identity. He forgives all of his brothers and is reunited with his Father before his Fathers death.

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