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Old Testament Overview

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6. The Exodus
- Moses was given power by God to perform Miracles.
  - Water into blood in nile.
    - Locusts
      - Hail, etc.
        Pharaoh remained stubborn for a long time, until he finally cracked.
        All of Egypt eventually realized God's power over their false gods.
        They became terrified of God.
- Moses had Aaron speak for him.
- God appears to Moses in burning bush.
- God helps them out of Egypt by splitting Red Sea.
- Moses showed great faith in God.
- Many of the plagues mocked the specific "powers" of Egyptian gods.
1. Creation
- Eve made from rib of Adam.
- Adam made from dust.
- Man made in God's image.
- World is Perfect
  - No pain in childbirth.
    - Man lives forever.
      - Essentially life is heaven on earth.
- Adam and Eve spend days naming animals.
- Told not to go near tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.
4. Blessing of Abraham
- Sons as many as the stars.
  - Isaac is born to Sarah when she is very old.
    - Abraham is told to sacrifice Isaac.
      - Abraham shows great faith in God. Never doubts him.
- Descendants will take all of Israel.
- Sarai doubts God
- Abraham sleeps with Hagar.
- Abraham's nation will be blessed.
- In Abraham, all of the nations of the earth will be blessed.
3. The Flood
- God is unhappy with the state of the earth.
  - Decides to call flood upon people to wipe out sinners.
    - Saves Moses and instructs him to build an arc.
      - Entire earth is wiped out, only 2 of each animals and holy people are saved/
- Noah has three sons.
- Noah had sinned too, but was forgiven.
- Noah was a very faithful man.
- Noah is mocked for building ark.
- Rains for 40 days and 40 nights.
5. Jacob & His Family
- Jacob had 12 sons.
- Jacob's son Judah slept with his daughter-in-law.
- Joseph has dreams interpreting his brothers worshipping him.
  - His brothers don't like this and get jealous.
    - Throw him in a ditch, and sell him to slavery.
      - Joseph interprets dreams in prison and becomes second to king in Egypt.
- Jacob's name is changed to Israel.
- Jacob wrongly inherits birthright.
- Jacob gives Joseph coat of many colors.
2. The Fall
- God told them not to go near Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil
  - They disobeyed, and were tempted by satan in form of serpent.
    - Eve ate apple that was considered the first sin.
      - Then Adam took a bite and they were instantly deemed mortal and sinful.
- They were ashamed of their nakedness.
- Clothed themselves in leaves.
- God still showed mercy and gave them pelts to wear.
- God still forgave them even after they deliberately disobeyed them.
- This shows how satan is out to get us.
7. Mt. Sinai
- Moses is given Ten Commandments
- Stays up there forty days and nights.
- Comes down to find people worshipping false idols.
  - Smashes the commandments in rage.
    - Has to go back up the mountain again.
      - Joshua begins to attain leadership here.
- Moses writes them on stone tablets.
- People begin to lose faith in God and Moses.
- God came down in the form of fire.
8. The Kings
- Israel divided into two parts.
  - Israel was north, Judah was south.
    - Rehoboam was king of Judah.
      - Jeroboam was king of Israel.
        Judah was taken over by Assyria, they bred.
- Capital of Jeroboam was Schechem.
- Capital of Rehoboam was Jerusalem.
- Rehoboam was son of Solomon.
- Jeroboam was son of Nebat of Zereda.
- God said there shall be no kings.