Summary of the ways in which God took care of the Israelites during the Exodus
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Importance of circumcision to Abraham and his descendants
Attributes of God shown in the Jewish Passover
Exodus 12:1 – 31
Passover is derived from Hebrew word Pasach meaning “to pass” with the aim of sparing or protecting.
Preparations for the Passover
God instructed Moses to prepare the Israelites for the tenth plague. Moses called all the elders of Israel and gave them the following instructions.
Please note that:
Elijah means “Yahweh is my God”Factors that led to spread of idolatry in Israel
Introduction:
The Israelites were not supposed to:
The following contributed to this: A. The local Canaanite religion
The Canaanite religion had the following features/ qualities;
It was predominantly a nature religion related to forces of nature e.g. rain and drought. They were a means of maintaining the ordered harmony of nature and the life of the community/it was cyclic they repeated seasons.
It was polytheistic/ comprised of many gods and goddesses’ e.g.
Influence of the local Canaanite Religion
B. The religious schism between Judah and Israel
Ways in which King Jeroboam contributed to religious schism between Judah and Israel. 1Kings 12:25 – 33
C. King Ahab’s marriage with a Phoenician princess (I Kings 16:29 – 34)
The third factor that led to idolatry in Israel was Ahab’s marriage to Queen Jezebel who promoted idolatry in the following ways:
David’s weaknesses
King David had the following weaknesses
KING DAVID’S IMPORTANCEIntroduction: He was the second King of Israel, was anointed by Samuel after Saul failed and regarded as the most successful King in Israel. Importance: Refers to his successes, achievement and qualities also King David’s achievements as the king of Israel I Samuel 16:1 – 23, 2 Sam 6:1 – 19
The achievements of David as king of Israel
Why did the Israelites demand for an Idol / possible reasons for breaking the Covenant?
Effects of worshipping the Idol / Bull
-the-sinai-covenant-moses.html THE BREAKING OF THE SINAI COVENANT![]()
Reasons why the Israelites broke the covenant while at Mt. Sinai
QUALITIES OF A GOOD LEADER DRAWN FROM DAVID’S LEADERSHIP
A good leader should posses the following attributes:
Relationship between human beings and the environment from the creation stories
TRADITIONAL AFRICAN CONCEPT OF EVIL
The following are some of the beliefs about the origin of evil;
Responsibilities given to human beings at creation
In what ways have human beings failed to carry out responsibilities given to them by God in Genesis I and 2
TRADITIONAL AFRICAN VIEW OF CREATION
This refers to the traditional African ideas about creation.
The African creation stories are different from one community to another and myths are used to explain them. A myth can be defined as a story that explains the origin of something, some customs and practices. It has a deeper meaning and even tries to explain the origin of a community. Common ideas in Traditional African views of creation
similarities-between-the-traditional-african-myths-and-the-biblical-accounts-of-creation.html THE MEANING OF BIBLICAL ACCOUNTS OF CREATION
Comparison between the two accounts of creation:Similarities
Differences
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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TEMPLE IN ISRAEL
The Temple of Jerusalem played important roles in religious, social and economic lives of the Israelites as follows.
Lessons Christians learn from King Solomon’s reignSummary of the ways Israelites worshipped God in the wilderness
Elements of the Jewish worship found in the Christian worship today
There are a number of elements of Israelite worship which have been carried over from the time of the Exodus to Judaism the early church and to the present time.
These elements include:
NB: The worship of God by the Israelites was more similar to that one of the Traditional African worship.
elements-of-the-jewish-worship-found-in-the-christian-worship-today.html Factors which lead people away from the worship of God today
give-six-reasons-why-the-use-of-the-gifts-of-the-holy-spirit-brought-disunity-in-the-church-at-corinth.html 1 Kings 21 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
Naboth’s Vineyard 21
Prophet Elijah fought moral corruption by condemning King Ahab’s behaviour involving Naboth’s vineyard.
(ii) Cursing the king/ treason.
In so doing Ahab and Jezebel had broken the following commandments: 1 Kings 21:1-16
Forms of punishment prophesied by Prophet Elijah to king Ahab and Jezebel - 1 Kings 21:19-24.
Lessons learnt about the nature of God from the contest at Mt. Carmel
Lessons learned by Christians about the nature of God from the Exodus
The death of Solomon and the Division of the Kingdom
state-five-factors-which-led-to-the-division-of-the-kingdom-of-Israel-after-the-death-of-king-Solomon Conditions that made it difficult for prophet Elijah to stop idolatry in Israel
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