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

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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