A simplified Old Testament Story part2 2
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The document outlines key events in the biblical narrative from creation to the Exodus, focusing on significant figures such as Jacob (Israel) and Moses. It details Jacob's life, including his family and transformation, and Moses' role in leading the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt after years of suffering. The text also explains theological aspects related to God's name and Jewish practices concerning its pronunciation and writing.
![๏Bethel, [lit. “house of God”] (Gen. 28:10–22)
—dream of a staircase going up to heaven.
๏River Jabbok (32:22–32), he had a profound
experience that left him changed in both
body and spirit, his name was changed to
Israel
๏On his deathbed (49:1–33) – as he blesses
and curses his sons](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/otstorypart22-200916231402/85/A-simplified-Old-Testament-Story-part2-2-10-320.jpg)
A simplified Old Testament Story part2 2
- 1. PART2
- 5. 6.JACOB
- 6. ๏Isaac and Ishmael born to Abraham ๏Jacob and Esau born to Isaac and Rebekah
- 7. ๏Name from Hebrew for “heel” figuratively, “he grasps the heel” or “he cheats” (Gen. 25:26; 27:36) ๏Father of the twelve tribes of Israel (Gen. 25:1—Ex. 1:5).
- 8. ๏Husband of Leah and Rachel (Gen. 25:21-26; 29:21-30) ๏God changed his name to Israel, lit. he struggles with God, Gen. 32:28 –a changed life.
- 10. ๏Bethel, [lit. “house of God”] (Gen. 28:10–22) —dream of a staircase going up to heaven. ๏River Jabbok (32:22–32), he had a profound experience that left him changed in both body and spirit, his name was changed to Israel ๏On his deathbed (49:1–33) – as he blesses and curses his sons
- 11. ๏Took his 12 sons down into Egypt—70 family members. ๏Regarding the 12 tribes Jacob says that he considers the first two of Joseph’s sons to be his – Ephraim & Manasseh
- 13. ๏Favourite son of Jacob ๏Prophetic dreams ๏Sold into slavery aged 17, Gen 37:27
- 17. Jacob goes to Egypt (aged 130—dies aged 147)
- 18. ๏Drought / famine forces Israel to leave the land and go to Egypt. ๏They go as a family of 70 and become a nation of 600,000.
- 19. 9.THEBURNINGBUSH
- 26. Moses protested, “If I go to the people of Israel and tell them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ they will ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what should I tell them?” 14 God replied to Moses, “I Am Who I Am. Say this to the people of Israel: I Am has sent me to you.” Exodus 3:13-14
- 27. ๏ In Hebrew, God’s name transliterates to YHWH—the tetragrammaton—No vowels in ancient Hebrew. ๏ Hard for us to know how to pronounce.
- 28. ๏ Translated as “Yahweh” or “Jehovah”; most often as “LORD” (all capitals). Why? ๏ From fear of blaspheming if reading Scripture aloud Jews said Adonai (Lord) not the tetragrammaton.
- 29. ๏ Over time the vowels from Adonai / Elohim (God) were inserted into YHWH, giving us YaHWeH. ๏ Some interpretations of YHWH include:
- 30. ๏ “He who will be, is, and has been” ๏ “He Who Is” ๏ “He Brings into Existence Whatever Exists” ๏ “I Am”
- 32. ๏ Moses means ‘to draw or lift’, from the Hebrew word masha ๏ Put into the Nile: Ex. 2:1-10 ๏ Burning Bush: Ex. 2:23-4 ๏ Encounters with Pharaoh: Ex. 5-12
- 33. ๏ The Red Sea: Ex 14 ๏ Wilderness: Ex. 15-18, Num 11ff ๏ The Law: Ex. 20 ๏ A prophet, “And there has not arisen a prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face” ๏ Died on Mount Nebo: Deut 34
- 36. Deut 34 Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo…And the Lord showed him all the land… And said to him, “This is the land of which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, ‘I will give it to your offspring.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not go over there.” 5 So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord…Moses was 120 years old when he died. His eye was undimmed, and his vigor unabated.
- 37. 10.THEEXODUS
- 38. Eventually, a new king came to power in Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph or what he had done. Exodus 1:8
- 39. ๏ The Israelites became slaves. ๏ Pharaoh ordered the male children destroyed. ๏ Israel cries out to the Lord—after 430 years they walk free.
- 45. ๏ Israel did not take the short route to Canaan—about two weeks travel. ๏ They would have had to pass the Egyptian wall (biblical Shur) that protected the NE highways out of Egypt. This wall was guarded and could be passed only with great difficulty.
- 46. THEREDSEA
- 47. Which sea did they cross? ๏ Heb yam sup. Yam = sea, sup = “reeds’ or “far away” ๏ Probably the northern tip of the Red sea—some suggest a large lake.
- 48. G-D
- 49. Jews sometimes write G-d leaving out to “o” Deut. 12:4 means don’t erase, destroy or desecrate the name of G-d.
- 50. This applies to seven names in Hebrew. So, Jews try not to write it in places that it could be erased or thrown out.
- 51. Jews have developed misspellings for G-d's names—these can be erased etc. Many Jewish organisations etc. put a - instead of an “o”.