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Old Testament
- 4. Abraham
- Abraham was very
close with God and
his original name
was Abram
- God told Abraham
that his
descendants
would be as
numerous as the
stars
- His wife, Sarah
was barren and
could not have
children
- God blessed
them with a
son named
Isaac
- One thing that God asked
him to do was to sacrifice
him son and Abraham
agreed but God stopped
him at the last minute
- Abraham had another
son named Ishmael,
whose descendant
founded Islam
- 3. Noah and the flood
- The world was
very evil so
God decided
to flood it
- He chose Noah
to build a ship so
his family could
survive
- Noah built a huge
ark and 2 of every
animal came to
the boat
- It rained for 40
days and nights
straight and Noah
and his family
remained safe
- The flood waters
had to cease so
Noah sent out
birds to see if the
land was dry
- The ark landed
on top of a
mountain and
God sent a
rainbow to
symbolize he'd
never flood the
Earth again
- 5. Jacob/Israel
- Jacob was the son of
Isaac and he had a
twin named Esau, who
was the firstborn
- Jacob made a deal with
Esau one day to sell his
birthright for a bowl of
soup
- Jacob had to flee to his
uncle's house because
Esau planned to kill
him
- He worked for 14
years and married 2
sisters and had 12
sons
- He moved his family
and had his name
changed to Israel by
God
- He was the father
of the nation of
Israel and the
tribes are named
after his sons
- 6. Joseph
- Joseph was the second
to last son of Jacob and
the favorite of his
father's sons
- His older brothers
were very jealous of
him and his coat his
dad gave him so they
sold him into slavery
- He traveled to Egypt
and became a slave
to Potiphar, an
official in Egypt
- Potiphar's wife wrongly
accused Joseph of rape
and he was thrown into
jail, but he interpreted
Pharaoh's dreams and
was premoted
- He saved Egypt from famine
and his brothers traveled to
Egypt to get food, but they
didn't notice Joseph
- Eventually Joseph revealed
himself and his family moved
to Egypt so they could avoid the
famine and have fertile land
- 7. Moses and the Exodus
- Moses was born at a time
where Israelite baby boys
were killed after birth in
Egypt
- The Pharaoh's daughter found
Moses in a basket floating on
the Nile and raised him as if he
were her son
- When Moses was 40, he killed
an Egyptian that was beating
an Israelite so he had to flee
to Moab, where he stayed for
40 years
- God appeared to Moses in the
form of a burning bush and told
him to go back to Egypt to free
the Israelites from slavery
- With the help of his brother,
Aaron, Moses went to Pharaoh and
told him to let the people of Israel
go. Pharaoh was stubborn and 10
plagues were cast on Egypt
- After the 10th plague, the Israelites were
freed and walked across the Red Sea with
God's help. Pharaoh's army chased them,
but they were drowned by God. Moses also
brought the 10 commandments from God
to Israel
- 8. Joshua and the Judges
- After the death of
Moses, Joshua steps
up and becomes the
leader of Israel
- Joshua and some other
spies went to the promised
land to scope out the
enemies, but were scared
of them and didn't trust
God so they never got to go
the promised land
- The Israelites were
forced to wander for
40 years and relied on
manna from the sky
for food
- During that time, judges
started to lead Israel and
make important decisions
for the people
- One famous judge was Sampson,
who had superhuman strength
that came from his long hair. He
was captured and committed
sacrificed himself in order to kill
thousands of Philistines
- Another notable judge
was Deborah, who was
the only female. Gideon
was another good judge
because he had faith
that God would deliver
- 2. The Fall
- There were two
trees in the garden
of Eden: the tree
of knowledge of
good and evil and
the tree of life
- The snake,
which was
Satan told Eve
to eat from the
forbidden tree
- Eve ate the
fruit and
then told
Adam to eat
the apple too
- Sin and death
entered the
world because
they ate the
fruit
- They became
aware of their
nakedness and
God made them
clothes of animal
skin
- They were locked
out of the
Garden of Eden
forever
- 1. Creation
- First, God created the
heavens and the
Earth
- After that he formed
the land, oceans,
sun, moon, etc.
- God said that it
was good 5 times
and very good
once
- the first thing
that he says is
not good is
lonliness
- The final thing
God made was
man and he
formed him out of
dust and let him
rule over
everything
- It says that God
made man in his
own image and
made woman
out of man's ribs