Covenant 1 Comunicación y Gerencia God’s covenant with the Hebrew People.
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Covenant 1
Comunicación y Gerencia
God’s covenant with the Hebrew People
Covenant
• An agreement between parties• A contract• A commitment• Old Covenant• New Covenant
Hebrew Scriptures
• Torah• The Law• The Prophets• History of the People• Songs to praise God• Hebrew Literature
Torah
• Structure or pattern for life• First five books of the bible• Genesis narratives• Books of the law:
– Exodus– Leviticus– Numbers– Deuteronomy
Genesis
• Narratives around the campfire: – Prehistory of Israel– Oral tradition
• Creation Stories– Creation is good– God blesses human life– Woman and Man created in God’s image (GN 1:27)– Stewards of creation– Humanity has a tendency to sin
Abraham and Sarah
• First to recognize one God• Enters into covenant with God
• Leaves Ur• Travels to the promised land• Abraham’s call Gn 12
• God makes promises to Abraham• Covenant Gn 15:17• Covenant of circumcision Gn 17• Visited by God’s messengers promising Isaac Gn 18• Abraham becomes the father of Judaism, Christianity,
and Islam
Narratives
• Isaac and Rebeka• Jacob and Essau• Jacob and Rachel• The 12 tribes of Israel• Joseph in Egypt
Exodus
ExodusCirca 1200 BCE
• Slavery in Egypt 400 years
• Moses raised in Pharaoh's court
• Murders Egyptian to defend slave
• Goes on the run• Encounters the
burning bush
• Challenge to Pharaoh
• Passover of the Lord
• Slaves flee through the Red Sea
• Journey in the desert
• 10 Commandments
Foundational
• Event of Exodus gives birth the Israelite people• Red Sea is a new birth• Nation of Israel is born at the moment they
emerge from the Red Sea• Journey in the desert
– Religious life is lived in community– Prone to murmuring
• Covenant -– Binds God to Israel– The law expresses Israel’s bond to God Israel
Law
• Is just• Gives structure to community• Protects widows and orphans• Provides for the poor• Distributes wealth proportionally
Kings and Prophets
• Israel wanted a King, God wanted only the law but acquiesced
• Kings• Saul• David• Solomon
• Prophets:• Isaiah• Jeremiah• Ezekiel
Wisdom and Worship• Wisdom• Proverbs• Job • Ecclesiastes• Song of Songs• Sirach• Psalms
Your Covenant
• Like Abraham and Moses, what is your call from God?
• What has your spiritual journey been like? Have you been called forth in faith, spoken to God in the burning bush, traveled through the desert, or left home to begin a new path?
• How has God been revealed to you? Like the burning Bush, have you ever suddenly become aware of God’s presence? How so?