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1900 BCE
God spoke to Abraham
Textbook page 51
God promised Abraham descendants as numerous as the stars. Abraham had to follow God's instructions and trust in God -
1900 BCE
God's Test
God tested Abraham's faith by telling him to sacrifice Isaac his son. Once God saw that Abraham was trustworthy God provided a lamb to sacrifice instead of Isaac. (page 61/the bible episode) -
1500 BCE
Slavery in Egypt
Beginning in 1500-1290 B.C.E, the Israelites were taken captive and enslaved to the Egyptians and under Pharaoh's command. Around 1290 B.C.E, Moses saved the Israelites from slavery. (page 61) -
1290 BCE
The Story of Moses
God spoke to Moses on mount Sinai, giving him the ten commandments. God lead Moses and the israelites to the promised land. (textbook page 57) -
1290 BCE
Covenant of Sinai
The Israelites settled in the promised land of Canaan. The judges led the Israelites against they enemies. (Page 61) -
1290 BCE
The First Passover
Moses was raised as the Pharaoh's son and when Moses discovered his true blood as an Israelite, he tried to free the Israelite slaves. Moses's persistence paid off by convincing Pharaoh to let them go. (page 61/ bible episode) -
1000 BCE
The Kingdom of Israel
In this time period, Solomon built the temple that David dreamt about. Prophets tried to recover the people back to the covenant, however the covenant was already destroyed. (page 58) -
1000 BCE
The Kingdom
David established Jerusalem as the central city for the Jews. After Solomon's death in 922 B.C.E, the kingdom was split into Northern and Southern kingdoms of Judah. (page 61) -
587 BCE
The Babylonian Exile
In Jerusalem, the city including the temple was destroyed which forced more captives into the Babylonian exile. (page 60) -
538 BCE
Rebuilding of the Temple
Persians defeated the Babylonians and freed the exiles. At this point they were known as the Jews. When they returned to Jerusalem they rebuilt the temple. (page 61) -
Questions Part 1
- Moses lived in 1391-1271 B.C.E
- Moses experienced God speaking to him through the burning bush, telling him to free his people from slavery in Egypt and lead them to the promised land in Canaan. When Pharaoh refused to free the Israelite's, God unleashed ten plagues on the Egyptians. (bbc.co.uk)
- - Acts 7:30 “After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.
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Questions Part 2
- -Exodus 13:3 3 Then Moses said to the people, "Commemorate this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery, because the LORD brought you out of it with a mighty hand. Eat nothing containing yeast.
- We can learn from Moses that although there may be an evil power controlling parts of our lives or the lives of others (Pharaoh), we must trust in God to help us and to give us the opportunity to free ourselves.
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Questions Part 3
- The second thing we can learn is that you are stuck and you have no way around a difficult situation, God will show you the way. for example, he parted the red sea for Moses and the Israelites to escape the Egyptians. Moses never lost hope or faith in God and this is something everyone can learn from Moses.
The Bible Episodes
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