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The Holy Bible, Part 3

Servants Preparation Curriculum

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“How sweet are your words to my taste? Sweeter than honey to my mouth”

(Psalm 119:103)

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The Bible, Part 3 – Overview

Objectives

  1. To learn about major Biblical characters in a chronological order
  2. To realize the division of the Jewish Kingdom
  3. To identify the major and the minor prophets
  4. To recognize the time gap between the old and the new testament
  5. To study Jesus’ life and the spread of Christianity in the New Testament
  6. To learn about the service of the deacons and apostles
  7. To introduce the Book of Revelation

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The Old Testament

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The Old Testament

  1. Law = Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy - written by Moses
  2. History = Samuel, I & II Kings, and I & II Chronicles
  3. Poetry = Psalms, Proverb, Song of Songs (Solomon)
  4. Major Prophets (4) = Daniel, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Isaiah
  5. Minor prophets (12) = Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.

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The Beginning of Human Life on Earth

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Creation

  • Adam and Eve
  • Disobedience to God’s commandment
  • Corruption of the human nature
  • Eviction from The Garden of Eden
  • God assigns an angel armed with a sword to guard the Tree of Life

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Punishment for Sin

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The Consequences of Sin

  • Cain killed Abel
  • Cain was forced to leave his family
  • Adam begot Seth who got Enosh …
  • Enoch (7th generation) begot Methuselah (8th generation) who lived 960 years
  • Methuselah’s grandson was Noah (10th generation)
  • Noah sons are Shem/Sam, Ham, and Japheth

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All generations until Lamech saw Father Adam

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8 People Survived

8 is the number of The New Life as Jesus resurrected on the 8th day

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Fr. Abram

  • Born circa 2166 BC and settled in Canaan circa 2091 BC
  • Fr. Abram begot Isaac
  • Isaac begot Jacob and Eassu circa 2006 BC
  • God changed Jacob’s name to Israel
  • Israel begot 12 boys and one girl (Dina)
  • The 12 sons formed the 12 tribes of Israel
  • Israel begot Joseph circa 1915 BC

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God visited Fr. Abram with 2 angels and promised him a son

Fr. Abram & Sarah

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Fr. Abraham offers Isaac on the mountain

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Isaac & Rebecca

Esau & Jacob

Esau & Jacob

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Jacob’s Dream

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Jacob wrestles with the Angel

The Angel changed his name to Israel

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Joseph lived 1915—1805 BC = 110 years

110 = 10x10 + 10

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Jewish slavery in Egypt (400- 430 years)

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Moses: 1526 – 1406 BC (120 years)

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Important Dates

  • Fr. Abraham 2166 BC Lived 175
  • Isaac Lived 180
  • Jacob/Israel 2006 BC Lived 147
  • Joseph 1915 BC Lived 110
  • Moses 1526 BC Lived 120

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  • Joshua crossed the Jordan in 1406 BC

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Joshua crossed the Jordan River and Jericho Fell in 1406 BC

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The Era of The Judges 1375-1050 BC (~ 325)

  • Deborah
  • Gideon 1191 - 1144
  • Samson 1075 – 1055 (20)
  • Eli, the priest, son's corruption then Samuel’s birth

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Judges

Deborah and Barack

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Gideon 1191 - 1144 BC

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Jephthah fights the Ammonites and offered his daughter

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Samson 1075 - 1055 BC

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Kings of Israel

  • King Saul 1050 BC - reigned for 40 years
  • King David - reigned for 40 years
  • Solomon 970 – 930 BC - reigned for 40 years

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  • Solomon offered incense to idols and God punished him

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King Saul

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“Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits:” (Psalm 103:2)

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David sing Psalms to God

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Solomon built the temple 966 – 959 (7 years)

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Division of the Jewish Kingdom

  • Rehoboam, the Son of Solomon reigned in 970 BC
  • The kingdom divided into 2
  • North Kingdom = Capital Samaria (10 tribes)
  • South Kingdom = capital Jerusalem (2 tribes - Judah and Benjamin)
  • Shishak, The King of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and took the treasures of the king’s house

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The North Kingdom

  • Evil Kingdom and worshiped idols
  • God sent many great prophets

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  • Elijah 875-848 (27 years)
  • Elisha 848- 797 (51 years)
  • Jonah 793- 753 (40 years)
  • Micah 742-687

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Elijah

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Elijah

Elisha

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Elisha

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Jonah

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The Fall of North Kingdom 722 BC

  • Evil King Ahab and Queen Jezebel
  • Ahab and Naboth the vinedresser

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  • Assyrian/Syrian King defeated the North Kingdom and took the Jewish people captive to Syria and replaced them by foreigners in 722 BC

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King Ahab and Queen Jezebel

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The South Kingdom

  • Good Kings = Joash and Hezekiah
  • Bad Kings = Ahaz and Manasseh

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Prophets:

  • Amos 760 – 750 BC
  • Hosea 753 – 715 BC
  • Isaiah 740 - 681 BC = 59 years

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Isaiah (740 - 681 BC)

Before Captivity/Exile

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Prophets to The South

  • Nahom = 663 BC
  • Zephaniah = 640 – 621 BC
  • Jeremiah = 627 – 586 BC
  • Habakkuk = 612 – 589 BC

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  • The prophets scolded the corrupt kings and evil peoples

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The 1st Babylonian Captivity – 605 BC

  • King Nebuchadnezzar = 605 BC

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  • 10,000 Jewish into captivity

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  • Daniel 553 – 536 BC
  • The three young men (Hananiah, Michael, and Azariah)

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1. Daniel interpreted the king’s dream

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King Nebuchadnezzar Dream

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The 2nd Babylonian Invasion – 597 BC

  • King Nebuchadnezzar invaded Jerusalem in 597 BC

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  • Arrested king Jehoiachin and took him captive

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  • Ezekiel was taken to Babylon/Iraq and started his prophecy in captivity

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Ezekiel’s Vision

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The 3rd Invasion - 586 BC

  • Jewish King Zedekiah revolted against Nebuchadnezzar
  • The few Jewish people left in Jerusalem made an alliance with the pharaoh of Egypt
  • Jeremiah warned them not to rebel against the King of Babylon, but they refused to listen to his advice
  • King Nebuchadnezzar invaded Jerusalem, destroyed the temple, and burned down the city wall in 586 BC
  • There was complete destruction of Jerusalem and burning of the city’s luxury homes
  • They killed King Zedekiah sons before his eyes and then they poked his eyes and took him captive

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Jeremiah The Prophet

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The First Return from Captivity

  • The return happened in 3 stages

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  • 1st return
  • A decree by Cyrus in 538 BC lead by Zerubbabel where approximately 50,000 persons returned

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The Second Third of The Return from Captivity

  • The return happened in 3 stages

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  • 2nd return
  • Ezra in 458 BC collected The Old Testament in one book

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The Third Third of The Return from Captivity

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Nehemiah builds the wall

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The Prophets after Captivity

  • Ezra returned in 458 BC and collected the books of The Old Testament
  • Nehemiah in 432 BC

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  • Haggi encouraged reconstruction of the temple
  • Zechariah : Prophecy about Jesus enter Jerusalem
  • Malachi (last one in OT)

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Queen Esther

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Babylon/Iraq

In 479 BC

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Alexander the Great - Greek Kingdom

  • Conquered the world – Europe, North Africa, and Asia in 332 BC

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  • Antiochus IV ruled Syria and Judea and persecuted the Jews and stopped the sacrifices, celebrations of the sabbath, readings of the law, and he defiled the temple by offering pigs on the altar

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The Maccabee Era = 166-160 BC

  • Priest Matthias and his 5 sons waged a successful war against Antiochus IV

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  • Judas and his 4 brothers lead the war
    • Priest, military commander, and fighter

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  • Entered Jerusalem in 164 BC to sanctify The Temple

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Hanukkah = A 9 Day Celebration

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The Pharisees

  • The rise of Pharisees who were strict Jews who accepted the written and oral Torah

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The Sadducees

  • John Hyrcanus, who was a priest, formed a group of upper-class conservatives who ONLY accepted the written law
  • Moses’ books only

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  • They were not liked by average people and there were constant debate between the Pharisees and the Sadducees

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Self Government

  • Around 129 BC, the Jewish had a government lead by the priests and Sanhedrim under John Hyrcanus who was under the local Roman governor in Damascus

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  • A rebellion by Matthew lead to his death

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King Herod became the Governor

  • King Herod, who is from Esau descendants, became the governor and he established many buildings and renovated the Temple

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Malachi

“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. And he will turn The hearts of the fathers to the children, And the hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse” (Malachi 4:5-7)

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The Bible, Part 3 – Overview

Objectives

  1. To learn about major Biblical characters in a chronological order
  2. To see the division of the Jewish Kingdom
  3. To identify the major and the minor prophets
  4. To recognize the time gap between the old and the new testament
  5. To study Jesus’ life and the spread of Christianity in the New Testament
  6. To see the service of the deacons and apostles
  7. To introduce the Book of Revelation

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The New Testament

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John The Baptist

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Nativity

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Jesus’ Life

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Jesus’ Teachings

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Jesus’ Miracles

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Pentecost

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The Spread of Christianity

  • The Ministry of the Deacons by Stephen and Philip

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  • The Ministry of the Apostles
  • St. Peter
  • St. Paul

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St. Stephen’s Ministry (Acts 7)

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St. Philip’s Ministry (Acts 8)

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St. Peter’s Preaching

3,000 believed and were baptized

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St. Peter preaching to Cornelius (Acts 10)

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The Apostolic Ministry

St. Peter

St. Paul

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Healing Lame People�St. Paul, St. Peter, and St. John

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Titus destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple in 70 AD

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St. Paul’s Missionary Trips

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The Book of Revelation

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Jesus’ 2nd Coming

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Objectives

  1. To learn about major Biblical characters in a chronological order
  2. To see the division of the Jewish Kingdom
  3. To identify the major and the minor prophets
  4. To recognize the time gap between the old and the new testament
  5. To study Jesus’ life and the spread of Christianity in the New Testament
  6. To see the service of the deacons and apostles
  7. To introduce the Book of Revelation

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Quiz

  1. Who is the author of The Bible?
  2. How many writers are there of The Bible
    • 20, 40, or 60
  3. How long did it take to write the Bible?
    • 1400 years, 1500 years, or 1600 years
  4. What is the first book in The Bible?
  5. Who is the first writer of The Bible
  6. What is the last book in The Bible?
  7. Who is the last writer of The Bible?

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Quiz Cont.

  1. How many Gospels did Jesus write?
  2. How many books are in The Bible?
  3. What is the longest book in The Bible?
  4. What is the shortest book in The Bible?
  5. Which Gospel mentions St. Mark running away naked?
  6. Which Gospel mentions that St. John took care of St. Mary?
  7. Which chapter of St. Matthew's Gospel has the most parables?
  8. Which Gospel has the parable of the lost son?
  9. Which Gospel mentions the healing of the born blind and Lazarus’ resurrection?

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Objectives

  1. To learn about major Biblical characters in a chronological order
  2. To see the division of the Jewish Kingdom
  3. To identify the major and the minor prophets
  4. To recognize the time gap between the old and the new testament
  5. To study Jesus’ life and the spread of Christianity in the New Testament
  6. To see the service of the deacons and apostles
  7. To introduce the Book of Revelation

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Memorization Verses

  1. “I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have given me life” (Psalm 119:93)

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  • “Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105)

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  • “‘Is not My word like a fire?’” says the Lord, ‘And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?’” (Jeremiah 23:29)

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