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In this period, the walls are completed. People settle in Jerusalem. Nehemiah restores the rule and lastly, Malachi gives last words to people
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God started sending message of hope and giving hints about returning Christ which is Jesus by Zechariah. Lastly, God gives his people laws that should be kept before and after Jesus comes by Malachi.
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Ezra was the prophet during the period of restoration. King Nebuchadnezzar died in 562, and Babylon was overthrown by Persia in 539.
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- He allowed a remnant of His people to return home to their land to protect his holy name, his reputation. He did not only care about his people but the whole nation.
- The First Wave of the Exiles Return- Zerubbabel led the first wave of people in between 538 to 537 B.C. They rebuild altar and temple foundations. This is important because resoration of altar and temple shows restoration of faith of people in God.
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- The Second Wave of Exiles Return- Ezra led a group of Jews from Persia in about 479 B.C. People were very tired because the process of rebuilding the temple was slowed down so the prophets were sent to give them messages of hope and encourage them. They also gave future messages about return of the King (Jesus).
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4.The Third Wave of Exiles Return- Nehemia led the third wave of people in 444 B.C. They started to rebuild the wall. Sanballat tried to turn the local officials against Nehemiah by threatening to report to the king of Persia. He also was in danger of execution because he showed sorrow in front of king.
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It happened in 1003 B.C. David was annointed as a king for 3 times. He finally became a King. He finally ruled all of Israel when he became 37 years old.
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- First, he was able to win Goliath because God was with him. Second, he was able to forgive Saul for attempting to kill him because only good had left in him was God. Lastly, he was able to be the king of all Israel because he patiently waited because he knew that God would never break promise.
- He waited for the day of him becoming the King. He did not rush or question God for making him wait for a long time. He trusted God that he would keep his promise.
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- a) He had an adultery with Bathsheba. Nathan was David's son and he confronted David's sin in front of him. b) I learned that no sin is great enough to be forgiven. If you confess your sin to God, God will happily forgive you with no hesitation. c) He wrote Psalm 51.
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It happened in about 1024 B.C. David once defeated Goliath. He was a strong-hearted person and had great love and trust in God. He was also kind enough to let Saul live even though he had a chance to kill him.
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- Goliath was big and had a big army. Yet, David was very small and young. Yet, he had a big faith and trust in God. So he was able to win Goliath. God was able to "bring a lot from little."
- David was hiding from Saul whom tried to kill David because of jelousy.
- He thought it was not the time yet and he should protect him and love him instead of hating him. David knew that God would make him a king sometime later.
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I happened in 1043 B.C. People wanted a king to rule over them so God annointed Saul as a king. He was not only crowned but he was also annointed which means he became religiously the representive for God.
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- No, God was not happy when people wanted a king, just to become like other countries.
- He became jelous because people started to applaud for David. Yet, David comforted and protected Saul even though Saul attempted to murder David.
- Saul made sins and rebelled against God. He was very full of himself and in the end, he ends up killing himself.
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It started in about 1075 B.C. People started to lose faith in God. They started to believe in idols from other countries.
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This is becaus people completely lost faith in God and made lots of sins. They believed in foreign gods and completely forgot about God. The end was worse than the beginning.
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It started in about 1100 B.C. Hannah desperately wanted a child so she promised God that if he gives her a child, then she would make him serve the Lord. The child was given and she had to send Samuel to Eli.
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a. I learned that I should never make a promise with God that I cannot keep. Hannah had to send her son away because she had a bargain with the God. It would have been very painful for her.
b. God did not appear in front of him but used his voice to call upon him.
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It starts in about 1140 B.C. Ruth followed her mom, Naomi. While working in Boaz's field, they meet together and fall in love with eachother. Finally, they get married.
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a. Ruth was Moabitess but she believed in God and God accepted her as his child.
b. The kinsman-redeemer is a male relative who was allowed to help other relatives who were in trouble.
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It started in about 1169 B.C. Gideon was asked by God to deliver Israelites. Yet, he had a doubt on himself and the God. Yet, God kept telling him that he would be next to him. Still having doubt, Gideon managed to follow God's instruction and win the war with his small army.
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I learnt that I should never be afraid to do what God had told me to do so. This is because I know that God will be beside me and he will protect me whatever may happen. I should never hesitate and have doubt like Gideon did.
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It probably started at 1374. Moses dies before reaching Canaan. Once the 12 tribes of the Hebrews reach the promised land, they realize that they need leaders to guide them in battle. They named their leaders, Judges.
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a. When the Judge dies, people lose faith in God and make a rebellion. God sends them trouble such as being overrun by the enemy nation. Then, God sends deliverer and people once again believe in God.
b. People lose faith in God and create sins. Then, Jesus, the deliverer, would come and wash away our sin. Finally, people would once again believe and remain loyal to God. -
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Israel finally settle in Canaan and the land is divided among eleven tribes of Israel. And later, Joshua dies, telling his people to fear and serve the Lord.
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Joshua told his people to fear and serve the God in sincerity and put away the other fake Gods because he was afraid that after his death, Israelites might serve and obey fake idols.
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Moses commissions Joshua to lead Israel. Later, in the Deutronomy 32-33, Moses give last blessing to his people. In Deutronomy 34, Moses die.
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Joshua and his people finally enter the Promised Land. Yet, they have to fight the enemies in order to finally settle in the Promised Land.
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Israelites enter the Promised Land. It is very similar to our story because we will later enter our Promised Land which is the heaven.
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God commanded Joshua and his army to kill all the people and destroy Jericho. He had also told Joshua that Jericho is an already lost enemy so he should not have to worry.
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God demanded to kill all of the people in Jericho because the Caanites held big rebellion against God so they should be destroyed to not effect the Israelites. Rahab was saved because she helped the spies and had faith in God. I think she is the one of the names listed in the lineage of Jesus because even though she lived in the city which held rebellion against God, she had not failed to have faith in God.
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Moses warned his people that they had to listen to God by explaining what God would do in the future in his final sermon. Moses could not enter the Promised Land because Moses disobeyed God. Joshua was the new chosen leader because of his faith and courage.
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Moses took the second census of the people. Also, before Israelites go to the Promised Land, Moses reminded his people what God had done for them and they should always remember that.
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It was important to remind the Israelites about God's faithfulness, provision, and the laws God gave them before the Promised Land because they should not lose their faith just because they had reached the Promised Land. I think that they should be always be grateful and never lose their faith and trust in God.
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Day of Atonement is the holiest day of the year for the Jewish People. The Day of Atonement foreshadows the Good Friday. Leviticus 16 shows that Jesus would complete for his people. It is the high point of the book.
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God's people had offer the sacrifices to atone their sin. The Day of Atonement is the day where people rest and make sacrifices for God. We don't have to make animal sacrifices anymore because God forgave us due to Jesus' sacrifice.
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Israel prepares to break camp at Sinai. God ordered Moses to list the census of the whole Israelites family. He wanted to make an army to bring back the Promised Land
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God ordered Moses that he will appoint the festivals and these festivals would be sacred assemblies. There were about 7 festivals.
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7 feasts were commanded by God. He wanted his people to remember what he had done for his people and celebrate the day.
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There were 12 spies. God ordered these people to explore Cannan secretly to earn some informations. After they came back, only two of the people said that they could win the war because of the God. Others disagreed.
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Each of the tribe of Israelites were sent to Cannan as spies. They were sent to examine the Cannan to see what the weather and the land is like and how strong people are. Only two, Joshua and Celeb said that they could win the war. Others disagreed, believing that they were too small to win the army of Cannan. God were very mad at spies who disagreed and the consquences made by him was that the spies excpet Joshua and Celeb would not be able to reach the Promised Land and have to wander forever.
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Moses shepherded sheep for 40 years which shows that Moses gave up on God's calling. Yet, God didn't give up on him and gave him the mission to free his people. What most interests me is that Moses shephered people from the Egypt which shows that it was meant to be.
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a) Moses was in the Land of Median, flocking the sheeps in the west side of wilderness.
b) Angel of the God made an appearance at the flame of the bushes.
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The Pharaoh refused to release Israelites. So God gave 10 punishiment to Egypt. This is called the Plagues. Some plaques such as water turning in to blood was imitated by the magicians of Egypt. So the Pharaoh didn't believe in God.
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a) There were total of 10 plagues. The Plagues happened because the Pharaoh refused to free God's people so God had to give him punishment until he release his people.
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Passover is the Jewish festival which is existed to remember the day when the Israelites were free from the Egypt. I think this day is existant not only to remember this day but to be always be thankful to God for what he had done to help us.
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Passover is the holiday for Israelites to celebrate. God commanded his people to celebrate Passover because he wanted his people to remeber how He dielivered them from their slavery to the Egyptians. Matzo bread and the wine from the Passover table is representing the body and blood the Jesus from the Last Supper.
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The Pharaoh changed his mind and went after the Israelites. The Israelites were stuck between the soldiers of the Egypt and the Red Sea. People started to lose hope until God divided the Red Sea into the half, making Moses and his people to go over it.
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Moses led about 600,000 people out of the Egypt. The God purposely led his people to Red Sea to show his power to the Pharaoh. The God made the fire storm to scare the horses and the soldiers. Most importantly, he divide the Red River into two so his people could cross over it.
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Moses went up to Mountain Sinai and stayed there for 40 days and 40 nights. Later, God gave him 2 tables of stones. However, before the full 40 days, Israelites thought that something happened to Moses which made them obey golden statues.
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He was on the top of the Horeb which is also called the Mountain Sinai. The 10 Commandments is existed because of 3 reasons. First, he wanted his people to promote the good and hinder evil. Second, he wanted his people to know that they need God's help. Lastly, he wanted to teach his people how to love himself and each other.
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Aaron became the first high priest, who interceded for the people at the tabernacle. God ordered Moses to build a tabernacle so he could dweell in the middle of his chosen people.
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The Tabernacle is the portable dwelling place for God to dwell in the middle of His chosen people. The sacrifice made in the Tabernacle represents the Jesus.
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In Genesis 37, Joseph gets betrayed by his own brothers and is sent to the Egypt. As a slave, he goes through harsh sufferings, even to jail. However, he manages to make it through and keeps believing in God. Later, he gets gift of interpreting the dreams and becomes the govenor.
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Going to a jail helped Joseph to meet the baker and the drink server and interpret their dreams. Later, the drink server tells the pharaoh that there is a person who can interpret his dreams. Later, he meets the pharaoh and he believes that Joseph should be in charge of all of the land of Egypt. I think getting betrayed by his brothers, getting abondaned by his master, and going to the jail helped him to be this successful.
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It happens in about 2011 B.C. Job was a very rich farmer. However, Satan wanted to test him so Job lost his family and his belongings. His wife told him to give up but he did not lose faith in God. In the end, he managed to keep faith in God and earned more than before.
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a. Job was very rich farmer but Satan tested him. People around him said that he should lose in faith in God and be free from Satan. Yet, he endured and God gave him more than before.
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Solomon was annointed as a king after David. He asked God for wisdom. He later struggles through his sin by not listening to God's order.
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- King Solomon asked God for wisdom, discernment. He had helped and solved his people's problems such as a bady and two mothers.
- They are the Proverbs. "The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous." is the my favorite verse. It's because it shows that God would protect me from wicked and he would definitley hear my voice.
- He wrote Ecclesiastes. He realized working for your accomplishment instead of finding meaning in God is useles.
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- He married lots of foreign woman and he started to believe in fake idols that his wives brought which means he started to disobey God. He also created sins to find the meaning of life which made it even worse.
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After Solomon's death, kingdom divided. Each kingdom gets punishment for having such evil kings. God sends Elijah to confront their sins.
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The kingdoms divided because of Solomon's death. Jeroboam ruled over the Northern Kingdom, Israel. On the other hand, Rehoboam ruled over the Southern Kingdom, Judah.
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Prophet Elijah comes up in 863 B.C. and Prophet Hosea comes up in 753 B.C. So we could predict that Northern Kingdom begins in about 863 B.C. and ends in about 753 B.C. After Solomon died, people refused to accept Rehoboam as a king. For the first 60 years, the kings of Juda tried to re-establish their authority over the northern kingdom.
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Elijah- He lived in 863 B.C. He challenged the people to take a stand before what they had believed in (God or idoltary). God had shown miracles such as fire and his own voice.
Elisha- He lived in 858 B.C. He showed Naaman that by humbly obeying God, he will recieve blessing from God. Naaman washed his body in Jordan river even though he was a very proud man of himself. He also refused to take Naaman's money after the incedent. -
Assyrian Empire conquered the Northern Kingdom. The God allowed it to happen because he warned them overtime but they did not listen to him. The people of Israel resettled but they were hated by the Jews.
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Judah began in about 739 B.C. It ended in about 835 B.C. Judah was sandwiched between Egypt and Assyria. Hezekiah was the only faithful king of the period of the Southern Kingdom. Because of him, God saved Judah from the Assyrians. He made a big difference.
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Isaiah- He lived in 739 B.C. He warned the people because Southern Kingdom was also headed for the same direction as the Northern Kingdom. He also told the people that God wanted sincere faith and devotion. He was a tragic man who had to see Judah corrupt slowly.
Jeremiah- He lived in 627 B.C. He was selected to warn not only the kingdom but the whole nation about God's judgement of sin. When he was selected, he thought that he was "too young" but God promised him to be always with him. -
Micah- He lived in 735 B.C. He told people that God loved us but he hated the sins. He and Isaiah lived in same time but Micah was doing his job while Isaiah was enjoying his prosperity.
Zephaniah- He lived in 638 B.C. He helped fan the flames of the revival by warning the judgment of God on sins. He kind of followed what Josiah did. After 12 years of Joshiah's death, Judah was exiled. -
Nahum- He lived in 697 B.C. He was a phropet to Ninevah. He proclaimed God's anger toward Assyria's evil doings. He shows that God is slow to anger, giving the sinners the chance to ask for forgiveness.
Habakkuk- He lived in 625 B.C. He prophesied during the fall of Assyria and the Babylon invasion of Judah. He asked questions to God. Then, God showed miracles such as fall of Assyria, fall of Egypt, rise of Babylons, and their own kingdom, Judah. -
Joel- He lived in 835 B.C. He told people of warning but also a message of hope. He was a son of Petheul. He also foreshadows the "Day of the LORD." He urges people to turn away from their sin and turn back to God.
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Daniel was the first captive taken to the Babylon and see the first exiles. In this period, King Nebuchadnezzar II ruled the Babylon.
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- The Period of Exile: People of Israel were exiled. Babylon was chosen as the judgement against Israel so they were taken to Babylon. They were taken because of their sins of idoltary and rebellion against God.
- Ezekiel- King Nebuchadnezzar led his armies against Judah for over a year, killing many people and destroying the Jewish temple, taking captives of Jews, and leaving Jerusalem destroyed.
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- Daniel- They were taken to Babylon. Daniel was confronted as a counselor to King Nebuchadnezzar and his friends were saved because Daniel interpreted two of King's dreams. Daniel worked for Nebuchadnezzar but he did not follow any rules of Baylon that could go against God. The jealous officers made a rule of making Darius as a God for 30 days. Yet, Daniel prayed only to God even though he would be dead if it was found.
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Jonah- He lived in 760 B.C. He was sent to Nineveh to warn them that God had been really mad for their evil plots against God, cruelty in war, idoltary, and other sins. He was once swollen by big fish because he disobeyed God. Yet, he understood his sin and thanked God for saving him, living in a big fish.
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Amos- He lived in 766 B.C. Amos was sent to Israel to tell people that God wanted them to be right with him and sin to go away. He was a layperson in Tekoa and he was the one who spread the "plumb line."
Hosea- He lived in 753 B.C. He was chosen to marry a woman with different religion and set an example of tragedy when sin happens. He showed the Northern Kingdom, not obeying the God. -
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Jacob was born at 2025B.C. Yet, I want to talk about an event that happened at 1929B.C. Jacob recieves Isaac's blessings instead of Esau and runs away from him, feeling afraid that Esau might take a revenge on him. In 1906B.C., Jacob meets Esau and prepares him a lot of gifts. Gladly, Esau had already forgive Jacob and gives blessings to him, hoping that his little brother would be blessed by the God.
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Jacob decieved his God by getting blessing for Esau by tricking his own father, Isaac. Later, Jacob gets tricked by his own sons. In Genesis 37, his sons get jelous by their own brother, Joseph and sell him as a slave in Egypth. After that incident, they told Jacob that there were an accident and Joseph was killed. Obviously, Jacob gets tricked like the same way his father did.
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In Genesis 25:21, Isaac prayed to Lord that please let his wife to bear a baby. So finally, Rebekah got pregnant. Surprisingly, she bore a twin by God's power. Isaac's prayer showed me that God would answer to these prayers if these prayers are from his people and is very sincere. I think the God gave Isaac two sons eventhough he only asked for a child because God loves his people and want to give the best gifts for them.
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This chapter takes place in 2066B.C. Isaac was born at this year.
However, I want to talke about Genesis 22 which talks about Isaac's offering. God told Abraham to sacrifice Isaac in the land of Morriah. After they reached the land of Morriah, Abraham tells Isaac the truth. However, Isaac did not hesitate to sacrifice himself. The God tells them that this was a part of test and they would be greatly blessed with God's blessings. -
This chapter happens at 2091B.C.
God call upon Abraham who lives in Haran to go to Cannan and he promises Abraham that he will give to him and his descendents blessings. So he go to Cannan with his wife, Sarai, and his nephew, Lot. -
God told Abraham that he would find a great nation. He said that the nation would be blessed by himself. Also, he promised that other nations would be blessed by the Abraham's descendents. Also, the nation itself would be Abraham's. With these promises, Abraham did not hesitate to leave his own home and make a way into the new whole land.
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This chapter happens before 2100B.C.
The people of the earth shared the same language.
They suddenly want to build a big and tall tower to reach the heaven.
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God was so unpleased with the tower of Babel because people dared to see the heaven without his permission. Also, the people were filled with arrogance, believing that they were mightier than God. They also thought they could be greater than God if their tower was taller than heaven. Also, heavens are people who are dead and revived again with god's blessings. So they were not supposed to enter it.
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It happened before 3000B.C.
In this chapter, Noah appears.
God found out that how wicked his people became so he tells Noah that he is going to punish them by creating a big flood.
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Jesus was hanged on the cross to wash our sins away. In the flood, people who did not follow Noah's words which is a God's words were put to death because of the flood. What is similar here is that there is a savior who sacrifices themselves for our sins. Jesus were put to death and Noah had to make ark which were a safe place for us to stay away from the flood. I think these saviors both deliever the God's words and sacrafice themselves to protect us from the harsh punishment.
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This chapter happened before 4000 B.C. but after the creation.
Adam, Eve, a snake, and God appears in this chapter.
Adam and Eve eat fruit from the forbidden tree by a temptation which the serpent had created.
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Adam and Eve fail to keep the promise with God and fall on the temptation. Therefore, they created a great sin by eating an apple from the forbidden tree. God gives them harsh punishments but Adam and Eve need a savior who can clear the sins out of their hands. This shows that Jesus will arrive later on to clear the sins which humans made a long time ago.
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The Creation happened before 4000 B.C.
In this chapter, only God appears.
In day 1, God created light and seperate it from the darkness.
In day 2, God created sky.
In day 3, God created land and the seas by seperating them from each other.
In day 4, God created sun, moon, and stars.
In day 5, God created living things in the seas, lands, and sky.
In day 6, God created one man and one woman to rule over the what he had created.
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It means that we are very alike in physical form. It also shows that humans are more special compared to other things. Since God wanted best for us, he created our look as closely similar to his. This shows that God really cares for us and he gave lots of abilities for us. So in return, we have to believe in God and serve him as our lord. Being a Chrisitan would be the best gift which we could give to our God.
