Knowing the bible 101

1. Knowing the bible 101 Chapter 4—The Books of Moses: How it all began

2. Memory verse for Thursday Deuteronomy 6:4-5 “4Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.”

3. Books of the Old Testament Quiz • If you have successfully completed the quiz on Friday, you may work SILENTLY on your comic strip. • Everyone else, work silently on completing the books of the Old Testament. *Remember, perfect spelling = 3 additional points!

4. Memory verse for Thursday Deuteronomy 6:4-5 “4Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.”

5. Memory verse for Thursday Deuteronomy 6: - “4Hear, O : The  our , the Lord is one. 5  the Lord your with all your  and with all your and with all your .”

6. Memory verse for Thursday 6: - “4, O : The  our , the   is .5  the  your with all your  and with your and with your .”

7. Seeing God in the big picture • Moses is generally credited with writing the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. • The first five books of the Bible are called “the Pentateuch.” • For the Jewish religion, these first five books are called “the Torah” (which means “the law”). • Through all of the books of Moses, we learn a tremendous amount about His character and His purposes. (This is where tonight’s journal comes from.) • God is present. • God is supernatural. • God is a Savior. • God is faithful to His promises. • God is holy. • God is personal.

8. Five in one review • Genesis: The Book that Started it All • Major events: Creation, the Fall of Man, the Flood, the Tower of Babel • Genesis means “origin.” • Exodus: This Way Out • Moses leads his people out of Egypt. • God gives His people the Ten Commandments. • Leviticus: A Manual on Holiness • Collection of God’s civil and ceremonial laws for the Jews. • Book gets its name from the tribe of Levi (priests).

9. Five in one review • Numbers: Wilderness Wanderings • Tells how the Jews moved from Mount Sinai to the Promised Land. (Trip should have taken 2 weeks but took them 40 years.) • Book gets its name from the two times when Moses counted all of the people. • Deuteronomy: A Final Pep Talk (Actually, Three of Them) • Motivational pep talks to the people: • “This is who we are.” • This is who we’re up against.” • This is why and how we can win.” • Deuteronomy means “the second law” because Moses repeated the Ten Commandments for a second time in his remarks.

10. All in a week’s work (Genesis 1) • Day 1: God created light. • Day 2: God created Earth’s atmosphere and water. • Day 3: God created land to separate the water into the “seas,” and vegetation was created. • Day 4: God created the sun and moon. • Day 5: God created the creatures which inhabit the sea and the air. • Day 6: God created the animals and mankind.

11. Check out this cool way to remember them! • Realms/Dividing • Day 1: Light and Dark • Day 2: Heavens and Seas • Day 3: Land and Trees • Creatures to fill those realms • Day 4: Sun, Moon, Stars • Day 5: Birds and Fish • Day 6: Land Animals and People Notice how the days correspond with the realms and the things that fill those realms: 1&4, 2&5, 3&6.

12. When? • From God’s perspective, the least important issue is when. • Why? The answer is not clear from Scripture; therefore, we know it isn’t not a “salvation-based” issue. • The word day can mean 12 hours, 24 hours, or a long period of time. • Therefore, we don’t know when all of creation happened.

13. Fig leaves and forbidden fruit (Genesis 2-3) • God breathed into man the “breath of life” (Genesis 2:7). • The special imprint that God gave to humanity was a soul—an eternal, spiritual element in each human being. • It is our soul that separates us from the animals and the vegetables. • It is our soul that allows us to connect with God. • Perfection didn’t last long. • Rebellion against God is “sin.”

14. It looks like rain (genesis 6-9) • There came a point when the entire population of the earth was so perverted and corrupt that God as compelled to destroy them all—except for a man named Noah and his family. • Noah was the only remaining man who obeyed and worshiped God. • God sent the rain to flood the earth—for 40 days straight. • As a sign of this eternal promise, never to permit another flood that would destroy all life, God invented the rainbow.

15. A bunch of babbling fools (genesis 11) • Because of their great advancements, the people became proud and completely ignored God. • When they decided to build a huge tower as a monument to themselves, God decided to mix things up a little bit. He miraculously gave them different languages.

16. Abraham—a man of promise (Genesis 11-25) • God wanted a “chosen people” to • 1. Be the recipients of God’s laws and holy Scriptures. • 2. Be an example to the pagan nations of the world. • 3. Be the lineage for the birth of the promised Savior. • God promised Abraham • 1. He would be the father of a great nation. • 2. He and his descendants would be given a homeland in Canaan. • 3. Through one of Abraham’s descendants, salvation would be available to all of the people of the world. Abrahamic Covenant

17. Joseph—a dreamer saves the nation (genesis 37-50) • Joseph’s brothers threw him into a pit to kill him but ended up selling him into slavery because they were jealous of the favor their father had on him. • God gifted Joseph with the ability to interpret dreams. • When Joseph was able to decode his dreams, Pharaoh rewarded him with a high position in the government. • Through Joseph, the family was reunited and saved from starvation. At Pharaoh’s invitation, Jacob’s clan settled in Egypt. • The life of Joseph shows that God can bring good results out of difficult circumstances.

18. Memory verse quiz • On a half sheet of paper, write out the memory verse. • Remember to use MLA format for your heading. • If you are talking, I will assume you are cheating, and you will receive a zero. • When both you and the person you sit next to have finished, take out your green sheet and grade each other’s honestly. • The total for this week is 16 points (with the reference being worth 1 whole point).

19. Moses—Leader (and chief baby-sitter) of a new nation • The Riverboat Baby • An Unlikely and Reluctant Leader • Moses was wandering around in the desert, when God appear to him in the form of a burning bush. • God told Moses that he was God’s chosen leader to bring the Jews out of their slavery in Egypt. • Exit This Way • Divine Direction in the Desert • With a cloud during the day and a pillar of fire in the sky at night, God led the group of more than 2 million Jews across the desert.

20. Moses—Leader (and chief baby-sitter) of a new nation • Laws Written in Stone • Sacred Ceremonies at Sinai • God gave instructions about how to build the Tabernacle. • The people responded by making solemn promises to obey God. • From the 12 tribes God chose the tribe of Levi to work in the Tabernacle. • Whining in the Wilderness • Moses sent 12 spies to check out Canaan once they arrived there. • Good News: Canaan is “a land flowing with milk and honey.” • Bad News: The cities were fortified and inhabited by giants. • Ten of the spies recommended aborting the mission. • Just before he died, Moses passed the role of leadership to his general, Joshua.