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The Chinese Language Is the oldest, continuous written language in the World The inventors of the written language drew pictures to express words or ideas Simple pictures were combined to make more complex thoughts Goals of this lesson: Demonstrate the bible is not just an English book but refers to their history as well. It applies to them. Tie the two languages together. Give them a foundation of understanding and build their faith Build their faith in the Bible as God’s word Ensure the Chinese people read the bible in their language and work with them on the English as appropriate

common everyday things were used to make a word so people For Example….. Well known history and common everyday things were used to make a word so people could remember it = + Mouth (person) Man (legs) Older Brother The “mouth man” or “spokes person” for the family was usually the oldest son or brother Building blocks Why did they choose these two words to mean this? I’m going to give a guess, you’re free to give your own. The older brother or the oldest is the spokes person. A book was written by a chinese man named C.H. Kang called “The Discovery of Genesis” (Concordia publishing. Kang/Nelson)

At the Tower of Babel . . . The events that happened there are recorded in Genesis 11 Languages were divided People were scattered Therefore, the first 11 chapters of the Bible record the history that all nations have in common

Location of the Tower of Babel (Babylon) (today it is Iraq) If the Bible is true, all nations migrated or moved from Babylon

Specifically, the Chinese would have migrated or walked from the west to China = + + + N W E Migrate Great Division West Walk S

To Create 2

To Create dust, clay, earth mouth, person, breath life, or alive to walk 3

West 4

West man first, or one enclosure, or garden 5

Happiness, or Blessing 6

Happiness, or Blessing God first, or one person garden 7

Forbidden 8

Forbidden tree to command 9

To Desire, or Covet 10

To Desire, or Covet woman tree 11

Tempter, or Demon 12

Tempter, or Demon secret, or private covered, or hidden garden tree man 13

Ship, or Ark 14

Ship, or Ark mouth, or person a vessel eight 15

Tower 16

Tower one mouth mankind dust grass 17

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