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The first main event in the Bible is the story of creation. God created the Heaven and the Earth in 7 days. On the first day, God created lights and separated it from darkness. On the second day, he made sky and the sea. The third day he made land. On the fourth day he made the sun, moon, and stars in the sky. The fifth day was the day he made birds and fish, while he made animals and humans in the sixth day. The seventh day was a day of rest, called the sabbath.

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In the Garden of Eden, God created Adam, the first human. He asked Adam to name all of the animals one by one. Then God took one of Adam’s ribs to create a companion for him, Eve. In the garden were 2 trees, the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. A snake deceived Eve into eating from the tree of knowledge, and Eve also made Adam do it. God then saw that they ate from the tree because since then they were naked, which was a sign of innocence, but now they weren’t. God banished the, from the garden and left them to roam the Earth and fend for themselves.

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Adam and Eve had children who were Cain and Able. Cain was older than Able, and because of this God gave his major blessing to Able while Cain got his minor blessing. This is because God favors the young  over the old. Cain got jealous and angry at Able because he got the major blessing instead of him. Cain took Able into the forest and jumped him. Able soon died to Cain and when God found out he cursed Cain to be a forever wanderer. To prevent people killing Cain, God also gave him a blessing that if he was killed he would get revenge. Adam and Eve soon had a son named Seth.

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Abraham was a shepherd, who had a lot of faith. He ended up being captured and forced to work by the Egyptians. However, due to his faith God let him be able to interoperable dreams of people. The pharaoh saw this and asked for him to interpret his as well as others. This made Abraham move up the ranks of the Egyptians until he was at a very high position. This shows that if you have enough faith in God you can do anything.

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While traveling through Egypt trying to find the Promised Land, they were captured and enslaved by King Ramses II. They made the Chosen People do hard labor while they were enslaved. To prevent them from reproducing, they threw all of the newborn babies into the Nile, killing them.

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During the enslavement of the Chosen People, the mother of Moses didn’t want to kill him, so she sent him down the river in a basket. The basket was picked up by Ramses II daughter and she acted as her mother figure. Unknowingly to the daughter and the king, the mother of Moses took the job as a caretaker for the king’s family to look after her child. When Moses grew older he noticed the horrors that the king put on his people, he even killed a guard out of frustration. He ran from Egypt out of fear of getting caught.

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While Moses was staying in Midian, he saw a burning bush in the distance. The burning bush was a theophany, or a physical representation of God. As he got to the burning bush, God told him to take his sandals off since it was holy ground. Moses obliged to God and started conversing with him. God instructed Moses to free his people and gave him a special staff as equipment. Moses said he couldn’t because of his speech impediment, but God enlisted Aaron to speak for him. After Ramses II declined, he made the work harder for the Chosen People. Then God sent 10 plagues, the final plague was one that killed everyone's firstborn sons unless they had a sign of lamb’s blood over their doorway, creating Passover. After the plagues Moses took the people and ran, they got to the Red Sea/Sea of Reeds and were being surrounded. Moses used his staff to split the river and lead the Chosen People through it.

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Being led by Moses, the chosen people grew bored and thirsty. The wouldn’t stop complaining about how they had no water. Moses asked God for help and God said to strike the rock once with his staff and water would come out of it. Moses stroked the rock but water didn’t come out, so he stroked it a second time which could be considered as defying God due to impatience. The second time water came out and the Chosen People drank. But there was another problem, they felt like God wasn’t with them and wanted to see him firsthand, so they started complaining again.

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The Ten Commandments and the Golden Calf

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The Ten Commandments and the Golden Calf

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Moses went up the mountain to speak with God, and God told him to give the Chosen People guidelines from God to follow by. God mad the commandments and gave them to Moses. Moses went down  to give them the commandments when he saw the Chosen People worshiping a golden calf, this offended Moses and God because the Chosen People have fallen into idolatry, which means instead of worshiping God they are worshiping a false god. It turned out the Chosen People asked Aaron to make them a god and he agreed. God was furious and rained down snakes to hurt them, Moses being a man of faith told God not to do that and calmed him down. God gave Moses a bronze snake that saved the chosen people when they looked upon it, which is a representation of Jesus on the cross who saved everyone.

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It is given to the priests (descendants of Aaron), it is called the priestly blessing. It is the only time the name of God (Yahweh) is used,  in every other blessing Adonai, Shaddai, etc, is used. It’s the Solemn/Final Blessing at Mass.
“The Lord bless you and keep you!
The Lord let his face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you!
The Lord look upon you kindly
And give you peace!

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Priests carry the Ark of the Covenant which leads the people. This is a miraculous crossing because, water is stopped by a rock slide at the city of Adam and it Timing and Effect. The crossing of Jordan Parallels the crossing of the Red Sea. After the crossing , in the P.L. Joshua has all the males circumcised as a sign of their renewed commitment to the covenant. The CP celebrate their Passover in the P.L at Gilgal

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Distribution of the lands, Joshua dies at 110 Years old and he is buried in Ephraim. A new generation grows not knowing the saving acts of god. The CP Sin; “And the people of Israel did what was evil In the sight of the Lord and served the Baals”.

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People In the hands of the philistines for 40 years. Manoah(Danite/Tribe of Dan) From Zorah has a barren wife. An Angel tells them “though you are barren and have no children, you will conceive and bear a son” just like many other OT women; micraculous conception at birth. Her sons name is Samson, which is Hebrew for man of the sun. Samson takes the Nazirite Vow (No strong drinks or wine, no razor shall cut his hair, source of great strength (physical and spiritual) Samson’s birth parallels the announcement and birth of John the Baptist. With Samson’s great strength he is a great counter to the Philistines (he slew 1000 philistines with the jawbone of a donkey)

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Delilah was a Philistine woman who is used to trick Samson into revealing the secret source of his strength. They try 3 times to get his secret, he lies every-time. On the 4th time he tells her, (never victim his hair) they cut his hair and he is weakened, they gouge out his eyes, mock him and send him to Gaza. When he is captured he yells “Lord God, remember me!  Strengthen me only this once that I may avenge
myself on the Philistines,…Let me die with the Philistines!”
He Grasps the two main columns/pillars of the house and brings down the House/temple... killing everyone.
house/temple, killing everyone.

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Hannah is Samuel’s mother
aShe has been barren for a long time, she become pregnant, like many other OT Women (Sarah, Mrs. Manoah, etc.)  Like the births of Isaac, Jacob, Samson, John the Baptist, the birth of
Samuel is an act of God and a Gift from God.   The Song of Hannah Recounts the greatness of God, his good deeds, How God reverses things (raised up lowly, lowers the great, etc.)  Parallels Mary’s Magnificat (Song of Mary) in the New Testament.
As an act of gratitude, Hannah gives Samuel back to the Lord, to serve the Lord, by working for Eli caring for the Ark at the Shiloh. This shows the Concept of giving back to God (especially when we have received so much)  Eli  = the priest in charge at the Sanctuary at Shiloh
He is a very weak character because of Corruption by his two sons but he does nothing about it; Hophni and Phinehas they Stole the offering, Forced women to have sex with them.

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“The word of the Lord was scarce and vision infrequent.”
Th Phone analogy is “God calling but no answers or busy signal”
3 times Samuel hears someone call “Samuel, Samuel”  He Runs to Eli, responds “Here I am. You called me.” On the third time, Eli realized it was the Lord. Samuel’s response is “Speak, Lord, your servant is listening.” Hears and obeys, Attitude of “service” Samuel is told of the disaster and punishment for Eli’s wicked sons. “Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, not permitting any word of his to go unfulfilled Thus all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba came to know that  Samuel was a trustworthy prophet of the Lord.”  A prophet is a messenger of God who relays the will of God to his people and the prayers of the people to God.

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At the Battle of Aphek; Israelites are losing to the Philistines. They send for the Ark from Shiloh. Ark is brought by the two sons of Eli (Hophni and Phinehas).  At first the Philistines are Fearful. Ark = God, they know what the CP “God” has done to other nations. They would Rather die fighting than become slaves. 30,000 Israelites die, plus the two sons of Eli. The Ark is captured. A Benjaminite runs back to tell Eli; he falls back, breaks his neck and dies. This shows us that. No Religious symbol must be thought of as a mascot, good luck charm, guarantor or security and victory.The Ark was lost both physically and spiritually. The Ark does not remain with the Philistines; it goes from one city to
another; bringing about plagues, disasters, etc.They eventually send it back to Israel with golden ornament gifts of expiation

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It happens at the battle of Mount Gilboa, which was a battle between the CP vs. The Philistines. Saul is wounded and dying. He tells his armor bearer to kill him rather then die at the hand of a philistine; his armor bearer refuses. Saul falls on his own sword (suicide) the armor bearer does the same. The philistines find Saul dead, cut off his head and mock his body. His body Is eventually received and buried by the people of Jabesh-Gilead

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Even though Adonijah is the elder, David appoints Solomon as the new king.
2. David calls for: 1) Zadok, The Priest (religious representative) 2) Nathan = prophet (spiritual representative)  3) Benaiah = elder (social representative)  d. Soloman = king (political and military representative) “Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet there anoint him king over Israel;  and say ‘Long live the King’”  “he shall sit upon my throne and he will be ruler over Israel and Judah.” Soloman didn’t have to prove himself to become king but everyone else had; Saul  – had to prove himself in the battle of Jabesh-Gilead   David – had to make a deal/covenant   Solomon – David resigns and puts his successor in place while he is still alive
Solomon’s dates:  970 – 930 B.C.

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Solomon did not follow the wisdom God gave him,  Solomon married pagan wives who corrupted him, He built them Temples and He worshiped their pagan gods, falling into idolatry.  God warned Solomon twice, tried to convert him and Solomon did not respond
“Since this has been your mind and you have not kept my covenant and my  statutes which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from  you and will give it to your servant.  Yet for the sake of David your father, I  will not do it in your days, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.” God keeps his promise to David, Solomon will go to his grave knowing he failed as a king (not a
peaceful transition of power and kingship to his heir). Solomon had heavily taxed the people to pay for his temple and the
ones for his wives.
i. Not so much with his tribe (Judah)