Summary from Adam to Abraham to Samuel
God created everything in 6 days, and the last one was man. And the man has dominion over everything, as they were perfect - Adam and Eve. They ate the fruit from the three of knowledge, so men have to work very hard to survive and women will suffer a painful labor.
From Seth - third son of Adam and Eve - , Enoch (the only man, besides Elijah, who didn't go through death).
Noah is the only one who survived from the flood because he was the only one who followed God. That's where the human race started - from Noah's three sons. They, then, sinned by building the tower of Babel. So God separated them by races and languages.
Abraham - one of the decedents who's truthful to God - the ancestor of Jesus Christ.
Isaac, Abraham's son, married Rebecca then had 2 twin sons, Esau and Jacob. Jacob was the one God chose. Jacob got his older's brother birth right, and got the one time only blessing from their father. Afterwards, Jacob had to flee to his mother's land to run from Esau. Then, over there Jacob met Rachel - Laban's 2nd daughter. Then Jacob married Laban's 1st and 2nd daughters, Leah and Rachel, and had 12 sons. Only the last 2 of them were born by Rachel, Joseph and Benjamin.
Joseph was sold to Egyptian by his older brothers. Joseph then got promoted from being a slave to the second in command after the Egyptian king. Then there was a famine for 7 years, which united Joseph with his father and brothers later on.
400 years later, Moses was born. 40 years in Egypt. 40 years lived outside Egypt. 40 years Moses delivered the Israelite to the promised land - Total 120 years.
Joshua continued Moses' duty to lead the Israelite to the promised land. When 1 area being attacked by stranger, they had to suffer, until God appointed several judges to defeat their wars - book of Judges.
Judges - Ruth, Gideon, Jephthah, Samson, etc.
Ruth - the only female judge. Gideon asked 2 signs from God. Jephthah was the one who sacrifice his own daughter because of the promised he made to God. Samson who fell several times to women, and the last one was Delilah - who found out Samson's greatest secret of his power - his hair. Then, Samson was captured and during one celebration Samson killed 3000 ppl who were in that temple.
Samuel - son of Hannah, who was barren. Hannah didn't keep the Samuel later on, but Samuel was dedicated to God completely, for her promised to God, under the guardian priest, Eli. Eli died because of the surprised of the death of his 2 wicked sons.
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1 Samuel (Cont'd)
Chapter 4. The ark was captured by the Philistines
Chapter 6. The ark was returned to Israel. - because God is always with the Israel.
Samuel was kind of a judge as well, not just merely a priest or prophet.
Chapter 8. Israel got tired of the judges, and they wanted a king to lead them, which displeased Samuel - because they want king, not God --> so illogical! (v.19)
Chapter 9. Samuel anoints Saul, a Benjamite. Saul is a tall guy, 1 head taller than other guys. He was a nice and good person at first.
Chapter 12. Samuel's farewell. Because Israel had a king now, so it's like his time of retirement.
(Reading assignment)
Chapter 15. Amalekites, which God wanted Saul to destroy completely - including women, children, animals. But Saul didn't listen to Lord. -- Saul's sin against God (v,10), which then God planned for David for the next king (v.28) But Saul defended himself by saying that Saul spared the king, Agag and some of the best animals to be sacrificed to God. (v.20) /*Tim's thinking: like Samuel was 3 yr old kid :p */ Then Samuel killed Agag with his own hands.
Chapter 16. David anointed as a king.
Chapter 17. David vs Goliath.
Chapter 19-23: Saul's trying to kill David.
Chapter 24: David spares Saul's life - cut off a corner of Saul's robe. (v.5)
"The Lord forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the Lord's anointed, or my hand against him"(v.6)
Chapter 26. David spares Saul's life for the 2nd time.
Chapter 28. Saul and the Witch of Endor.
Chapter 29. David destroys the Amalekites.
Chapter 31. Saul's death.
---------The only way to God is obedient to His word (Moses' convenant) ---------
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