Description
Genesis
The story of creation
Adam, Eve, Cain and Abel
Noah and the Great Flood
Tower of Babel - assembly of all people on Earth
One common language
Attempted to build a tower that reached the sky
God scattered the people all over the earth
Abraham, Sarah and Hagar
Isaac and Ishmael (Christianity and Islam)
Melchizedek - Mysterious priest with an everlasting legacy
Sodom and Gomorrah
Lot's unmarried daughters got their father drunk and raped him and gave birth to the Moabites and Ammonites
Jacob and Esau
The twin's feud began in the womb
Jacob stole Esau's birthright which is typically given to the oldest son
Jacob renamed Israel
Joseph
Jacob's favorite son
Dreamer
Sold off as a slave by his brothers
Eventually became the second most powerful man of Egypt
Judah - Joseph's older half-brother
Had three sons named Er, Onan and Shelah
Er died and Onan was supposed to get his wife, Tamar, pregnant but he spilled his seed on the ground instead
Ultimately Tamar pretended to be a prostitute and was impregnated by her father-in-law, Judah.
Exodus
Moses, Egypt and the Israelites
The Ten Commandments
Slavery or Indentured Servanthood
Ark of the Covenant
Priesthood - Lineage of Aaron
Leviticus
Sacrifices and Offerings
Tribe of Levi established
Clean and unclean instances
Day of Atonement
Law and Order
Religious Festivals
Sabbath Year and Year of Jubilee
Numbers
The Twelve Tribes
Preparing for the Promise Land
Balaam's Prophecies and Downfall
Deuteronomy
Laws, Commandments and Order Reminders
Moses hands power to Joshua
Moses dies
Joshua
Scouting the Promise Land
Rahab the Prostitute
Was she the great-great grandmother of King David?
They defeated 31 kingdoms
Walls of Jericho
Conquering AI
Delegation of Land
Joshua dies
Judges
Judges (instead of Kings)
Gideon and the 300
Abimilek - killing brothers to become king
Deborah the Judge and Prophetess
Samson and Delilah
Levite and the Concubine
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What is it like being a Christian, black, woman in the United States? It is a complex perspective. In this series, Dr. Heather E. Burton will share her experience balancing her role as an advocate for...
Published 10/01/21
Website: www.drheathereburton.com
Facebook: Heather E Burton
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What is it like being a Christian, black, woman in the United States? It is a complex perspective. In this series, Dr. Heather E. Burton will share her experience balancing her role as an advocate for...
Published 09/29/21