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God created the heavens and the earth he made many things. He made light ,animals,plants,land and humans. It talks about how God wonderfully created us. It also demonstrates his great power over everything. -
God flooded the Earth because there was sin. Noah was righteous and obeyed God and built an ark. The animals came male and female to the ark. There was a lot of wickedness in the world and so God needed it to be restarted with a righteous people. -
Abraham was a loyal man to God and did many good things. He also had a son at a very old age. God made a promise with Abraham that he would have more ancestors than stars. he also helped other people know how to worship God. -
Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers. Later he was put in jail in Egypt Joseph was in jail for years and pharaoh had a dream. And he could decipher the dream and became vazier -
The Israelite's were enslaved in Egypt and were forced to work. God told Moses to save them there were 10 plagues. The importance of the exodus is it shows Gods great power. It also shows his great love for his people -
Moses climes up mt.siani and talked to God. God gave him his law. God wants his people to be kind. he wanted them to be different than other people -
The Israelites needed to take over Canan. God helped by parting the Jordan river and they won. This story tells us to trust God. It also tells us if we trust we will be happy. -
King David took king Sauls place as king. David had a long and successful reign Isriel more than doubled in size. The Davidic covenant made him be remembered. David was a good king he repented from his sins. He also led the people towards God. -
Solomon built a giant temple. With the decorations made out of gold and precious stones. The temple is important because it represents his wealth. And his amount of power. -
The kingdom divided when Rehoboam was a strict king. Ten tribes went north and two went south. The importance is that Isriel divided. It also brought in the worship of false gods -
The people of Isriel were becoming wicked. So God had the Assyrian empire conquer them. This shows how time and time again people forget about God. And how God is forgiving and loving. -
Sennacherib attacked Hezikiah and lost. God helped the Hezikiah. It shows how powerful God is. It also shows his grace. -
Danial could interpret dreams and received visions. he also had great faith for God. The importance of Daniel is that he did lots of things for God. He also showed all is possible in the lion's den. -
The Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in was a watershed event in the history of Judah, the end of the monarchy and the beginning of the exilic period. It is important because the people of Isriel had to relocate. They also had to reconquer their land. -
This period is called the Exile in Jewish history it ends with an accident in 538 when the Persians overthrow the Chaldeans. Nebuchadnezzar the king of the Chaldeans only deported the most prominent citizens of Judah professional's priests craftsmen and the wealthy. The Babylonian Exile marks an epochal dividing point in Old Testament history The reality of exile was the backdrop of Ezekiel’s prophecy. -
Cyris the great became king in 559.he ruled over many parts of the world. He was a very powerful ruler and did many great things. He had a big impact on the world too.