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Slides From Our Quick Class. The Next Generations. Gn 24:62-67 Abraham seeks a wife for Issac God leads A ’ s servant to Rebekah Issac marries Rebekah Gn 25 Moses leaves everything to Issac and dies Ishmael has 12 sons Rebekah is barren; easy fix 2 children: Esau and Jacob.

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Slides From Our Quick Class

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  1. Slides From Our Quick Class

  2. The Next Generations • Gn 24:62-67 • Abraham seeks a wife for Issac • God leads A’s servant to Rebekah • Issac marries Rebekah • Gn 25 • Moses leaves everything to Issac and dies • Ishmael has 12 sons • Rebekah is barren; easy fix • 2 children: Esau and Jacob

  3. The Next Generations Esau and Jacob’s Rivalry (25 & 27) “Jacob” means “heel-catcher” or “one who supplants” (25:26) Esau sells Jacob his birthright (25:27-34) Jacob (and Rebekah) tricks Isaac into giving him his blessing (27) Jacob is sent away to his uncle’s to protect him from Esau

  4. The Next Generations Gn 29-30:1-24 Jacob is tricked into marrying both Leah and Rachel Has 11 sons 6 w/Leah 1 w/Rachel (i.e. Joseph) 2 w/Bilhah, Rachel’s maid 2 w/Zilpah, Leah’s maid Gn 35:9-29 God renames Jacob as Israel Has 12th son, Benjamin, w/ Rachel 12 tribes of Israel Gn 50—Israelites in Egypt

  5. What picture do the narratives give? At one point or another, these stories came together for a specific purpose/to relate a specific story. To restore creation Beginnings of the Covenant To reiterate God’s care for humanity and for creation To reiterate humanity’s co-creative function in creation

  6. Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy Establishing and expanding the Covenant with God’s People

  7. King David And the Jewish Kingdom

  8. Intro to the Historical Books “History” = stories w/interpretation Stories meant to convey God’s message and purpose for the world = Salvation history Themes God is intimately involved in creation People are happier when they remain faithful to God and the Law

  9. Timeline Joshua and Judges ~ 1250 BCE Saul ~ 1040-1010 BCE David ~ 1000 BCE Solomon ~ 960 BCE Separation of Kingdom ~ 920 BCE Fall of Israel ~ 722 BCE Fall of Judah ~ 586/7 BCE

  10. Book of Joshua Jos 1:1—Move into the Promised Land By 11:16, the Israelites finally possess the Promised Land Land divided amongst the 12 tribes  Portrayal? Clean Quick Unified

  11. Book of Judges • Does Jgs 1:21-36 present the same picture? • Jgs 2:10-19 • Continue the cycle presented in Exodus • God selects Judges to help solve the issues • Jgs 21:25 • “In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what he thought best.”

  12. Homework • Read 1 Samuel 8; 9:26-10:1; 16-17 • Answer the following questions: • Why do the Israelites want a king? • How does Samuel respond? • Who is made king? How? • What changes by chapters 16 and 17? • Where is Samuel sent? • On what does Samuel base his judgment of who should be king? • On what does God base God’s judgment of who should be king? • What two skills does David have (not the use of the sling)?

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