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Lesson 10 – Judaism & Promises
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Lesson 3 – The Promises
Last lesson we looked at rules. How do they link to the
promises made by God?
Today you will:
• Find out about miracles God performed to keep his
promises
• Watch a visual source
• Discuss responses to miracles
• Find out about the promises prophets made about a
saviour (Messiah)
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Promises to Abraham
Abraham lived 4000 years ago. He worshipped one
god. Abraham promised to stay faithful and obey
God in everything. God promised in return that
Abraham would have land for himself and that he
would become the father of a great nation. He was
led to Canaan.
‘Now the LORD had said unto Abraham, Get thee out of thy country,
and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I
will show thee. And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless
thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.’
(Genesis 12:1-3)
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Promises to Moses
Hundred of years later, the Jews had become slaves in
Egypt. Moses, a descendant of Abraham, was spoken to
by God from within an apparently ‘burning bush’. This
was the first of a series of miracles that God used to help
Moses free the Jews (known as Israelites) from slavery.
Moses led his people out of slavery, across the Red sea
and back to Canaan (the promised land). In return the
Jews promised to keep God’s laws – the 10
Commandments.
‘ Now if ye will obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all
the nations you will be my treasured possession … a holy nation.’
(Exodus 19:5-7)
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Moses
Now a visual source
Moses (Testament)
After watching you will be asked to list the
miracles in the story so pay attention
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Moses & Miracles
How many miracles did you list?
There were 10 Plagues:
1. Water to Blood
2. Frogs
3. Gnats or Lice
4. Flies
5. Livestock Diseased
6. Boils
7. Thunder and Hail
8. Locusts
9. Darkness
10. Death of the Firstborn
And of course the parting of the Red Sea
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Miracles?
Today …
• many people do not like the idea of miracles –
they say they are just not true …
• some people like the idea of the miracles but
think their may be another explanation other
than God for why they happen, maybe luck or
coincidence …
• others say that miracles happened then, and still
happen now …
What do you think?
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Prophets & Promises - Task
Throughout Jewish history prophets spoke of a saviour to come - they
called him the Messiah. The promises said:
‘He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and
familiar with pain’ (Isaiah 53:3)
‘He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide what he
hears with his ears; but with righteousness he will judge the needy’
(Isaiah 11:3-4)
‘The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son’ (Isaiah 7:14)
‘Bethlehem … out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over
Israel’ (Micah 5:2)
1. Where would the messiah be born?
2. Who would the messiah’s mother be?
3. What would the messiah be like?
4. How would he be treated?
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Lesson 3 – The Promises
Today have you:
• Found out about miracles God performed to
keep his promises?
• Watched a visual source?
• Discussed responses to miracles?
• Found out about the promises prophets made
about a saviour (Messiah)?
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Lesson 3 – The Promises