OT Review

OT Review

1. 8. Post Exile

   • In 586 BC, Jerusalem was overcome and succumbed to Babylonian rule.
     • King Nebuchadnezzar was the king at the time.
     • During captivity many Bible stories occurred and were written down.
     • After 70 years, the empire transferred to Persian rule.
       • Under new rule, Cyrus, the king, loosens the rules on the Jews.
         • He allows for them to rebuild Jerusalem, including the temple.
           • During this time, the Jews disperse across the Mediterranean; this is referred to as the Diaspora.

2. 7. The Kings

   • Saul is appointed as the first king of Israel.
     • At the start, Saul was a kind, handsome, humble king.
     • Saul is rebuked by God for his disobediences.
       • David is appointed as the new king.
         • He gains respect from Israel through many military wins, including defeating Goliath.
         • Next, David's son, Solomon, takes over the 12 tribes of Israel.
           • After Solomon's death, the 12 tribes divide into two kingdoms.
             • Israel: ten tribes: Jeroboam as king; capital is Samaria.
               • Defeated by the Assyrians.
             • Judah: two tribes; Rehoboam as king; capitol is Jerusalem.
               • Defeated by the Babylonians.
           • Solomon builds the temple in Jerusalem.

3. 6. Mt. Sinai

   • God talks to the people of Israel directly for the first time.
     • However, this terrifies the Israelites and they ask for Moses to continue to be the spokesperson for God.
       • Moses climbs the mountain and receives the law.
         • 1. You shall not have any other gods before me.
           • 6. You shall not murder.
         • 2. You shall not make idols.
           • 7. You shall not commit adultery.
         • 3. You shall not use my name in vain.
           • 8. You shall not steal.
         • 4. Keep the Sabbath holy.
           • 9. You shall not lie.
         • 5. Honor your father and your mother.
           • 10. You shall not covet.
         • While Moses is talking to God, the Israelites break nearly all of the commandments. :/
           • However, God still makes a covenant with his people.
             • The Israelites build the tabernacle.

4. 3.The Flood

   • The world changes into a very sinful place
     • God instructs Noah to build an ark.
       • God sends a flood, sparing only Noah's family of eight.
         • The flood lasts for forty days and forty nights
           • The flood serves as a recreation of the world.
             • God makes a covenant in the form of rainbow, promising he will never flood the Earth again.
         • He also saved two of every animal he created.

5. 2. The Fall

   • Adam and Eve eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.
     • They lose the right to....
       • immortality
       • The Garden of Eden
       • Sin and death enter the world
         • Humanity is separated from God.
           • Work for food
         • Pain in childbirth

6. 4. Blessing of Abraham

   • God makes three promises to Abraham.
     • 1) His descendants will create many nations. 2) He will receive the Promised Land. 3) He will have descendants as numerous as the sand at the beach.
       • However, Abraham doesn't live to see these covenants redeemed.
         • The blessing comes through the descendants of Isaac, his son.
           • Isaac is the son promised to Abraham by God.
           • Abraham shows his faith to God, by being willing to sacrifice his son.
           • Abraham's legacy is respected by the three major religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

7. 5. The Exodus

   • The Israelites have been in slavery to the Egyptians for 430 years.
     • God appoints Moses to free the Israelites.
       • Moses is Hebrew who was raised in Pharaoh's palace. Moses has living as a shepherd in Midian for 40 years after having to flee Egypt.
         • Through a series of 12 plagues, Pharaoh finally grants the Hebrews their freedom.
           • Each plague was designed to mock the Egyptian gods.
             • The 10th plague marked the start of a Jewish holiday: The Passover.
               • Later, the Egyptian army attempts to recapture the Israelites; however, the army is swallowed by the red sea.
             • Darkness
             • Cattle
             • Hail
             • Death of Firstnom
             • Boils
             • Water to Blood
             • Flies
             • Lice
             • Locusts
             • Frogs

8. 1. Creation

   • God created the heavens and the earth.
     • God calls his creations good.
       • However, the only thing that was very good was man.
   • On the fourth day, the sun and the moon were created.
     • "Puts sun and moon gods in their place"
       • And the only thing that wasn't good was loneliness

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