Salvation History
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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Covenant with Noah
- God caused a flood to punish his people for sinning
- After the flood, God created an everlasting covenant with Noah and his disciples.
- God promised to never destroy the Earth with a flood again.
- The purpose of this flood was to unite all of God's disciples into a family.
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Covenant with Abraham
- God created a covenant with Abraham
- He promised him a new name and many descendants
- Abraham became "the father of faith"
- God was faithful to His covenant with Abraham by granting him a son, Isaac.
- Isaac's son Jacob (Israel) fathered twelve sons
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COVENANT WITH MOSES, the sinai covenant
- God freed the Israelites from slavery in Egypt
- God gave His people the law through Moses
- The law was for people to "recognize God and serve him as one." (pg 14)
- This law officially made the Israelites God's special people
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KINGS AND PROPHETS
- God promised His people, the Israelites, their own land in Canaan.
- The land was governed by judges and kings
- Jerusalem was the capital city, and David was its greatest king.
- God sent prophets to help unite his people
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wisdom literature
- God created many writings including the Book of Psalms
- The Book of Psalms is essential to Wisdom Literature
- They praise God for everything he has done for his people
- Some Psalms tell of a coming of a future Messiah
- They share hope that God will finally restore Israel and right all wrongs
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Jesus Christ, the new covenant
- Climax of Salvation History is when Jesus enters the world
- "He is the only Son of the Father; he is God himself." (pg 15)
- John the Baptist baptized Jesus and recognized that he was a Messiah
- Jesus Christ is God's way of saving us through his passion, death, and resurrection.
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