Old Testament Bible Stories Flashcards
Creation story 1
Genesis
Chapter 1-2:4a
Environmental issues\science v religion
Day 1 he created light and split the light in to day and night.
Day 2 he separated the waters from the sky.
Day 3 he formed the land, earth and the sea.
Day 4 he made the sun, moon and stars.
Day 5 he made the fish, birds and the sea monsters.
Day 6 he made the land animals and humans beings.
Day 7 God rests. (Sunday, day of church for Christians)
Creation story 2
Genesis
Chapter 1-2:4a
Stewardship
God made the universe but the earth was empty because there was no rain, because God said the water would come up rom the ground. God took some soil and formed it into a man body, and then breathing life into its nostrils and the man lived and then he put the man to sleep and opened his body and took one of hi ribs and formed a woman, God then breathed life into her nostrils and she lived.
The Fall
Genesis
Chapter 3
Sin
The snake went to eve and said ‘did God really say that you cannot eat the fruit from this tree?’ And eve replayed saying ‘we may eat all the fruit in the garden excepted the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden, and if we we will die!’
‘That is not true this tree is the tree of knowledge if you eat it you will become like God and know what is good or bad. Eve liked the sound of this so she went to the tree and took a fruit and ate it, are also gave some fruit to Adam and he ate some too. After a while they realised they were naked so they quickly sewed some fig leaves together as clothes. When God was walking through the garden he was shouting ‘Adam and eve, where are you’ and they replied ‘we are hiding because we are naked’ God was very cross ‘you ate the fruit, you are going to have to leave the garden and I will give a punishment, eve child birth will very painful for you, snake (devil) your punishment is that you will be woman enemy and crawl and your belly and eat the dust and Adam your punishment is that you will have to work very hard to make a small crop grow.
Cain and Abel
Genesis
Chapter 4
Jealousy
Cain and Abel both sacrificed something for God, Cain was a farmer and sacrificed the best plants he had grew, and Abel look after the sheep and he sacrificed a land that had just been born. God was pleased with Abel but rejected Cain’s offering. Cain was so angry and jealous, God said said to him ‘why that scowl on your face, if you had done something good you would be smiling.’ Cain went to Abel and asked him would you like to go on a walk in the fields, so they went and quickly Cain stabbed Abel to death and his blood was so soaked into the ground.
The near sacrifice of Isaac
Genesis
Chapter 22 1-19
Faith
God decided to test Abraham, Abraham was told to take Isaac, who he love so much, to mount Moriah and sacrifice him as a burn offering. Early the next morning Abraham set of with wood to make a fire for the burnt offering, when they arrived at the mountain Abraham told his servants to wait there while him and Isaac went to worship. When Abraham reached the top he built the alter and tit]de up Isaac and was about to kill him when an angle said ‘STOP do not hurt the boy.’ You have been obedient to God and therefore he will bless your family with many descendants, as many as the stars in the sky and as many grains of sand on the beach
The Ten Commandments
Exodus
Chapter 19: 1-8 and 20: 1-17.
In Sinai desert God called Moses up the mountain.
Moses is to tell the Israelites how God rescued them from Egypt on ‘‘Eagles’ wings.’
They are to keep God’s covenant and become a holy nation.
When Moses went up the mountain again, God gave Moses the
TEN COMMANDMENTS
1. You shall have no other gods
2. You shall not make idols
3. You shall not misuse God’s name
4. You shall keep the sabbath day holy by working 6 days and rest on the 7 day
5. You shall honour your father and mother.
6. You shall not murder
7. You shall not commit adultery
8. You shall not steal
9. You shall not give false witness
10. You shall not envy or covet (your neighbour’s wife, his servants, his possessions
The Exodus and the Passover
Exodus
Chapter 19: 1-8 and 20:1-20
God told Moses and Aaron that every Israelite family was to take a lamb big enough to feed each person each person in their household.
The lamb had to be one year old male without defect.
On the 14 day on the first month all lambs were to be slaughtered at twilight.
The blood of the lambs had to be painted on the sides of the door frames where the family was living.
The meat had to be roasted and eaten with bitter herbs. It must not be boiled or raw.
They were to eat unleavened bread (no yeast).
All of the meat had to be eaten before morning.
While they were eating, they had to be dressed as if ready to leave-cloak tucked in, sandals on feet and staff in hand.
That night God would kill all the first born (humans and animals) except those of the Israelites who have painted the blood of the lambs on the door frames-he will pass over them
