KNOWING THE BIBLE 101CHAPTER 4—THE BOOKS OF MOSES: HOW IT ALL BEGAN

MEMORY VERSE FOR THURSDAY

Deuteronomy 6:4-5“4 Hear, 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.”

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!

MEMORY VERSE FOR THURSDAY

Deuteronomy 6:4-5“4 Hear, 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.”

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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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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

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.

MEMORY VERSE QUIZOn 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).

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.

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.