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1、September20/21,2012TheBibleandChristianityNamesforGodGodTheLordYahwehLordGodTheAlmightyFatherOldTestament:JudaismTellsaboutGodandGod’sLaws39BooksinOldTestamentFirstfivebookscalled:PentateuchGenesis(Creationofworld)Exodus(ExitfromEgypt)Leviticus(God’sgivenlaws)Numbers(Cen
2、susofpeople)Deuteronomy(Moses’finalwords)OldTestamentcontinued..HistoricalBooks:TellthehistoryoftheHebrewpeoplefromtheirentryintoPalestinearound1200B.C.Books:Joshua,Judges,Samuel,Kings,Chronicles,Ezra,Nehemiah.PoeticalBooks:Wisdom(informofsayings/proverbsorsongs)forevery
3、daylife.Books:Job,Psalms,Proverbs,Ecclesiastes,SongofSolomon.PropheticBooks:PeoplewhoactasthecommunicationbetweenGodandhumanity.Books:Amos,Isaiah,Jeremiah,Daniel,Ezekiel...Originalbattle:Goodvs.EvilGodandLucifer:TheStoryGodcreatedtheangels(powerfulguardians)toliveinHeave
4、n.ThemostbeautifulandtrustedwasnamedLucifer.LuciferrealizedhisbeautyandwantedtobeaspowerfulasGod.Hewasprideful.HeconvincedotherangelstorevoltagainstGod.Ultimately,LuciferandtheseangelsweresentawayfromHeaven.LuciferisnowcalledDevil,Satan,Beast,ortheSerpent(snake)andtheang
5、elswhoweresentawaywithhimarenowcalleddemons.CreationofMan:TheFallGodcreatedAdam(firstman)andEve(firstwoman)TheywereperfectlyhappyintheGardenofEdenGodtoldthem,youcaneatanything,butjustnottheONEfruitonthetreeinthemiddleofthegarden.(HegivesthemFREEDOMTOCHOOSEHiswayorthe‘oth
6、erway’.)EveeatsthefruitandgivesittoAdam.BecausetheydisobeyedGod,theyareforcedtoleavethegardenandliveseparatedfromGod.(Sickness,death,pain,worry)AllpeopleareseparatedfromGod.GardenofEdenKeyWordsinOldTestamentCovenant:ApromisebetweenGodandman.Pray:Communicate(talk)withGodP
7、raise:Speakwellof.Tohonor.(PraiseGod!)Blessing:ToaskGod’sfavorfor/Toaskforprotection.Hebrews:God’schosenpeoplegroup.Faith:Belief(confidenceandtrust)NOTbasedonproofMiracle:Anextraordinaryeventinthephysicalworldthatissogreatthatitmustbefromthe‘supernatural’world.(WorkofGod
8、)THEMESGodchoosesthepoor,weak,ugly,youngpeopleintheworldtobetheleadersandperformmiracles.Godspeakstopeo
