Old Testament Review

Old Testament Review

1. 1. Creation

   • God made Adam to rule over the animals.
   • God thought all he made was good :)
   • God made Eve so that Adam could have a partner.
     • Adam and Eve were made to have children.
       • Their children would rule over the earth.
         • He blessed all that he had made and then he rested.
   • "Let there be light!"
   • He named the land "earth" and the water "sea".
   • "Let the earth be filled with animals!"

2. 3. The Flood

   • He was told to collect all the animals in pairs
   • The only people that got to get on the ark with him were his family.
   • It stormed for 40 days and 40 nights.
   • Noah was 600 years old when the flood came.
   • The people on Earth became very wicked.
     • Noah was the only person who hadn't sinned
       • Angels came down to earth and had babies with mortals.
   • God decided to destroy all of mankind.

3. 4. Blessing of Abraham

   • Abraham was promised many descendants
     • These descendants were destined to bless the world
       • One of his sons, Isaac was born while Abraham and Sarah were very old.
   • His descendants would be multiplied like the stars from heaven
   • Great kings would descend from Abraham
   • His family tree extends through the whole old testament.
   • Part of the blessing was that Abraham and Sarah could have a child from their own flesh and blood.

4. 5. Jacob and his family

   • Jacob was a descendant of Isaac.
   • Jacob's son was Judah.
     • Judah slept with Tamar, his son's wife.
       • Tamar pretended to be a prostitute so that she could sleep with Judah
         • She decieved him into letting her stay in the family since she was pregnant.
   • Jacob had 12 sons with 4 women.
   • Jacob's son Joseph was the favorite of the sons and was not well liked among his brothers.
   • Joseph brought the family name to Egypt as the prime minister.

5. 2. The Fall

   • Adam and Eve disobeyed God
   • He cursed them for their disobedience
     • Women- childbirth and lust for their husband
       • Men were cursed with labor.
   • Adam and Eve had to leave Garden and move east.
   • This is NOT what God planned.
   • They fell to the desires of Satan
   • Everything was perfect before Adam and Eve sinned.

6. 6. Mount Sinai

   • God told Moses that he was going to come to the people that camped in the desert near Mount Sinai.
   • God told Moses to gather the people together so they could hear his words.
   • Moses brought Aaron up the mountain with him.
   • The people were not to go near the mountain or touch it.
     • Then, God spoke to Moses and to the people.
       • He gave them his 10 Commandments.
         • The people were very afraid.
           • Moses told them not to be afraid, that God was testing them and now the fear of God would keep them from sinning.

7. 8. The Exile

   • The Assyrians came and destroyed Israel.
   • The people who were left over became Samaritans.
     • The Assyrians tried to destroy Judah as well.
       • King Hezekiah was too powerful.
         • Judah was later taken over by Babylon.
   • The Jews lived in exile for 70 years.
   • The Persians defeated Babylon
   • The Persians allowed the Jews to go rebuild their homes.

8. 7. The kings

   • Saul
   • David
   • Solomon
     • After Solomon's death, the land was divided into two kingdoms
       • One of the kingdoms was Israel
         • Jeroboam was the first king of Israel
           • Israel was conquered by Assyria and are now known as the Samaritans
       • The other kingdom was Judah
         • Judah was ruled by Rehoboam
   • They ruled over 12 kingdoms.
   • They were the first and only kings.

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