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Re-Creation
Abraham’sTimeline
Chapter 12 in Genesis begins the story of
Abraham
The biblical writers uses FOLK STORIES (passed on by word of mouth) and EYEWITNESS STORIES (reported by someone who witnessed the event)
Genesis 12
Abraham was married to Sarah
Sarah could not have children
So God said he could have a child with Hagar (a slave girl) named Ishmael
ABRAHAM
God makes a covenant with Abraham and
promised him Many descendants Land
Sarah finds herself pregnant now and they
have a son named Isaac
God tests Abraham and ask him to sacrifice his son Isaac
http://www.biblewise.com/archives/2012/february/kids_korner/bible_characters/god_tests.htm
First son of Abraham and Sarah He married Rebecca and they had 2 sons Esau
and Jacob http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UOW57YM
LR4 Message: God did not program people to be
saints or puppets but gave people FREEDOM to do as they wanted
ISAAC
Jacob experienced God’s presence in dreams
His name is changed to ISRAEL as he is now the official bearer of God’s covenant promise
He is the successor to Abraham
JACOB
Jacob had 12 sons http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfNMB7LAn
RY
Joseph is the 11th son of Jacob
His brothers were all very jealous of him because he was his fathers favorite. Jacob is father gave him a coat
They sold him into slavery and told Jacob he died
JOSEPH
He was sent to Egypt and became famous as
an interpreter of dreams He foresaw famine in Egypt and was put in
charge of storing grain His brothers became very poor and couldn’t
afford to eat Joseph forgave them and made sure they had
everything they needed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fifjUrY-pbQ
&feature=related
There is only 1 God. He created the universe. He saw that it was good. He created man and woman equally in
his own image. He asked humans to be caretakers of the
earth. Sin leads to chaos and disorder.
6 Religious Truths found in Genesis
God-hiding Themselves-shame Nature-curses Other people-murder Other nations-Tower of Babel
Sin alienates people from:
Creation: 7 Days of Creation and Adam and
Eve Decreation: Sin Destroys. Destroying what
was made Adam and Eve (Temptation, obey what Gods asks us to do) and Cain & Abel (Jealousy is an emotion that leads to sin)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49PSsfvbDT0
Creation/ Decreation/ Recreation
Noah’s Ark
Noah was chosen because he was a righteous man and believed in God. He lived a faithful life. The earth was flood to rid it of evil as God did not like what people were doing.
God will never again flood the earth. The rainbow is a sign of this promise after the flood.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq3JyAg7ZjM
Re-Creation – Working to put back together what was destroyed; God chooses people to do His Work
Patriach: Male head of a family or tribe: (ex. Abraham, Issac, Jacob, Joseph)
Matriach: Female head of a family or tribe: (Ex. Sarah, Rebekah). Rebekah told son Jacob to deceive brother Esau. She played a dominate role in who received the blessing from Isaac.
Lets Review
Abraham was the man called away from his home
country to wander as the Lord led him. This covenant with God was passed onto his son Isaac which in turn was passed onto Jacob.
Message: Follow God’s word and you will be rewarded. Jacob and Esau the twin brothers: Both did things they
shouldn’t have to each other. Jacob tricked him in the blessing and Esau made Jacob run away to be safe.
God did not intervene between Jacob and Esau. Message: Be careful with the choices that you make,
you will never know how they will change your life later on.
Message of the Stories
Joseph: Was banished by his brothers to
prison in another land, then became a well off person
Message: Good things do come from bad situations. You need to make the best of them and along the journey forgive those who have wronged you. Holding a grudge hurts your progress for the future
Tower of Babel: You cannot build a tower to reach God but use your energies in other ways to find your path towards him. It’s a journey through your heart.
The main understanding of these stories is that God did not always choose holy people to become involved in his work of re-creating the world
He often used “regular” people like you and I
Pandora’s Box: A Pandora's box can refer to a gift that appears valuable, but in fact will inflict no end of misery on its owner. New appliances and pets come to mind. To open a Pandora's box means to unwittingly unleash chaos on yourself and those around you. There is also HOPE in the box as well, this is what you use to carry on and move forward. Share this hope with the people around you.
NEW UNDERSTANDING