Transcript Israelites
The story of God’s chosen people and the Covenant By Carley Dawson 2009 •From the city of Ur in Mesopotamia •God instructed him to move to Canaan •God promised that if Abraham moved he would bless him, his children and help him build a nation •Possibly around 2000 BC Abraham’s Journeys Canaan Mediterranean Egypt © EBibleTeacher.com Haran & Ur of the Chaldeans (Iraq) •A contract or covenant was struck with God •A covenant was like an agreement or contract •The covenant was if Abraham and his people worshiped one God only, he would look after him and his people •Belief in one God – Monotheistic •This was different from all other cultures at the time •God told Abraham he would have a son with his wife Sarah when he was 100 •Had a son Isaac - descendants of Jesus •Had another son names Ishmael to the maid •Ishmael- descendants are the Arabs •God told Abraham to build an altar and sacrifice his son that intervened at the last minute Had many Gods •Believed their king or Pharaoh was God on earth •Worshiped many Gods with altar and statues •Built buildings and drew pictures to honour Gods Had many Gods •Believed their king or Pharaoh was God on earth •Worshiped many Gods with altar and statues •Built buildings and drew pictures to honour Gods •Married Rebekah •Had two sons Jacob and Esau •Jacob cheated the eldest Esau out of his rightful inheritance •Wrestled with God and Angels one night •After wrestling his was given the name of Israel which means “struggles with God” •Had 12 sons •Loved his son Joseph the most Was loved by his father Jacob the most •His father gave him a coloured coat •His brothers were very jealous of him Threw Joseph into a pit and left him to be eaten by animals •Ended up selling Joseph into slavery •Joseph ended up being transported to Egypt •Pharaoh heard stories of Joseph’s dreams and how accurate his interpretations were •He asked Joseph to predict his dream of 7 fat cows and 7 skinny cows •Joseph, with God’s help, said it meant that Egypt would have 7 years of good luck followed by seven years of bad •Joseph helped the Pharaoh store food Joseph’s Journey to Egypt Mediterranean Sea Joseph sold to caravan Nile Delta Potiphar & Pharaoh Egypt © EBibleTeacher.com Canaan Sinai •His predictions came true and he became the most important person in Egypt •His brothers came to him for food during drought •They reunited and Jacob and his family moved to Egypt •Joseph was a hero and an important man The Least you need to know…. •At the time, there were many ancient cultures like the Assyrians and Egyptians who believed in and worshipped many Gods •God chose Abraham and made an agreement with him •This agreement is called a Covenant •This was important because the Israelites became one of the first cultures to worship one God •God promised he would look after Abraham and the Israelites if they were faithful to God