The Great Promise Keeper (Lesson 1 Notes)Covenant: promise, agreement3 characteristics to a covenant: 1.
God initiated 2. God promised. 3. God's graceThe word covenant occurs 287 times in the Old Testament.5 Big
promises came directly from God to Abraham:1. I will make you a great nation.2. I will bless you.3. I will make your
name great, and you will be a blessing.4. I will bless those that bless you and curse those that curse you.5. All the
people on the earth will be blessed through you.To get these promises Abram had to leave his home territory and
go to a new land. (Gen. 12:1)God repeats these promises to Abraham at least 5 times.Abraham was 100 and Sarah
was 90 when she became pregnant. This shows that God not only gives promises but also provides the power to
fulfill it.We are Abrahams seed and heir of the promises. Gal. 3:29This is credited to us by FAITH.If we have faith we
are called the sons of Abraham.The Bible is a book of promises from God to mankind.Abraham: father of many
Progress Brings Oppression (Lesson 2 Notes)To keep Israel powerless Pharoah: 1. Put slave masters over them.
2. Forced them to build cities for him. 3. Made them perform all kinds of work in the fields. (Ex. 1:11-14)Israelites
were in slavery for 400 years. This was prophecied about in Gen. 15:13Moses: "man child"Jacob:
supplanter becomes Israel: overcomerGod responded in 4 ways to the suffering of the Children of Israel.1. Heard
their cry.2. Remembered His covenant.3. Saw their slavery.4. Was concerned. Israels slavery is like sin
today.Difficulties and struggles may really mean that you are doing the right thing!The good news is that God sees
and hears, gives alot of help, and turns problems into blessings!
Battle of God and the Gods (Lesson 3 Notes)The battle was really between God and satan.God sent 10 plagues
to deliver the Israelites from the hands of the Egyptians which did several things:1. Built Israels faith.2. Gave
Pharaoh a chance.3. Showed how powerless Egyptian gods were.The ten plagues are: (*Pharoahs Egyptians could
only duplicate first 3) Plagues Egyptian gods directed against 1. Nile river turned into
blood Khnum, Hapim Osiris 2. Frogs Heqt 3. Lice
Unknown 4. Flies Unknown 5. Disease killed livestock. Hathor, Apis,
Ptah, Mnevis 6. Boils Unknown 7. Hail Nut, Isis, Seth 8.
Locusts Isis, Seth 9.Darkness Re, Aten, Atum, Horus10.
Death of firstborn OsirisJesus is our Passover LambIt took place the first month of the year.There
should be one lamb for each family/houshold.A one yr. old male sheep or goat without blemish was to be killed.The
animals were to be killed at twilight.Some of the blood was to be put on the sides and tops of door frames.Bitter
herbs and bread without yeast was to be eaten with the lamb.The remains of the roasted lamb were to be burned in
the morning.The Passover participants were to be dressed with cloaks tucked in, sandals on, staff in hand, dressed
and ready to go.God was particular because the ritual symbolism was very meaningful and important. In things of
great meaning, God is particular today. The blood was important because it (like Jesus' blood) provided a life given
(lamb) to save life Israels firstborn sons).
Wilderness Wandering (Lesson 4 Notes)Duet. 1:2 says that it's an 11 day journey from Horeb to Kadesh barnea
(border of Caanan). About 200 miles from Egypt to Palestine. 20 miles is a days journey.But it took the children of
Israel 40 years. Why? 1. Grumbling (lack of faith) Grumbling was the beginning of their downfall.2. Unorganized-
Jethro gave Moses very good advice about getting organized called delegation.3. Sin legthens the jouney4. Lack of
faith - spies gave a bad report. only Caleb and Joshua gave a good one.Jesus was the bread and water for the
Israelites in the wilderness. Bread- manna.Water- that rock was Christ.
Sinai Sound -and Light Show (Lesson 5 Notes)Know the 10 Commandments by heart.First 4 show our love for
God and the last 6 show our love for mankind.The Law can only be give to a freed people. We are saved by grace
through faith alone not the law. Doing right is the natural outgrowth of one who really loves Jesus.It is impossible to
love 2 masters.What is the difference between the Law of God and the Ceremonial Law?Can you identify the
different pieces of furniture in the sanctuary?