1. The story of God’s chosen people and the Covenant
The Israelites
The story of God’s chosen people and the Covenant
By Carley Dawson 2009

2. Abraham

3. Abraham From the city of Ur in Mesopotamia
God instructed him to move to Canaan
God promised that if Abraham moved he would bless him,
his children
and help him build a nation
Possibly around 2000 BC

4. Haran & Ur of the Chaldeans
Abraham’s Journeys
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Mediterranean
Egypt
Haran & Ur of the Chaldeans
(Iraq)
Canaan

5. Covenant A contract or covenant was struck with God
A covenant was like an agreement or contract
The covenant was if Abraham and his people worshiped one God only, he would look after him and his people
Belief in one God – Monotheistic
This was different from all other cultures at the time

7. Abraham
God told Abraham he would have a son with his wife Sarah when he was 100
Had a son Isaac - descendants of Jesus
Had another son names Ishmael to the maid
Ishmael- descendants are the Arabs
God told Abraham to build an altar and sacrifice his son that intervened at the last minute

10. Egyptians compared to Israelites
Had many Gods
Believed their king or Pharaoh was God on earth
Worshiped many Gods with altar and statues
Built buildings and drew pictures to honour Gods

20. Assyrians compared to Israelites
Had many Gods
Believed their king or Pharaoh was God on earth
Worshiped many Gods with altar and statues
Built buildings and drew pictures to honour Gods

28. Had two sons Jacob and Esau
Issac
Married Rebekah
Had two sons Jacob and Esau
Jacob cheated the eldest Esau out of his rightful inheritance

29. Issac and Rebekah

30. Wrestled with God and Angels one night
Jacob
Wrestled with God and Angels one night
After wrestling his was given the name of Israel which means “struggles with God”
Had 12 sons
Loved his son Joseph the most

31. Jacob wrestles the angel

33. Jacob wrestles the angel

34. Was loved by his father Jacob the most
Joseph
Was loved by his father Jacob the most
His father gave him a coloured coat
His brothers were very jealous of him

37. Joseph blesses Jacob

38. Joseph Threw Joseph into a pit and left him to be eaten by animals
Ended up selling Joseph into slavery
Joseph ended up being transported to Egypt
Pharaoh heard stories of Joseph’s dreams and how accurate his interpretations were
He asked Joseph to predict his dream of 7 fat cows and 7 skinny cows
Joseph, with God’s help, said it meant that Egypt would have 7 years of good luck followed by seven years of bad
Joseph helped the Pharaoh store food

39. Joseph’s Journey to Egypt
Nile
Nile Delta
Mediterranean Sea
Sinai
Canaan
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Joseph’s Journey to Egypt
Joseph sold to caravan
Potiphar & Pharaoh

40. Joseph
His predictions came true and he became the most important person in Egypt
His brothers came to him for food during drought
They reunited and Jacob and his family moved to Egypt
Joseph was a hero and an important man

41. Joseph and the Pharoah

42. Joseph’s dream

43. Joseph and the Pharaoh

44. Joseph and the Pharaoh

47. The Least you need to know….
At the time, there were many ancient cultures like the Assyrians and Egyptians who believed in and worshipped many Gods
God chose Abraham and made an agreement with him
This agreement is called a Covenant
This was important because the Israelites became one of the first cultures to worship one God
God promised he would look after Abraham and the Israelites if they were faithful to God