What do we learn from Sarah and Abraham

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• What do we learn from Sarah and Abraham?
• 1. Blessed to be a blessing
• Gifts of the Jews future, individual choices
  make a difference
• New
• Adventure
• Surprise
• Unique
• Individual
• Person
• Vocation
• Time
• History
• Future
• Freedom
• Progress
• Spirit
• Faith
• Hope

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What do we learn from Exodus? 1. Purpose of the
plagues to punish and reveal Ex 52, 75,
717, 810, 822, 914-16, 929, 117, 144,
1418, 1811 It worked Ex 1238
2. Commandments are a response to Gods loving
action 3. The response the commandments want is
love Love God No other gods Ex 203 Deut 65
Love what God loves Love your neighbor Lev
1918 Matt 2237-40 4. Balanced economic
system Lev 25 5. Concern for poor Dont
oppress Ex 2221-22 Charge no interest Ex
2225 Bedding cant be taken in pledge Ex
2226-27 Leave unharvested edges and drops Lev
199-10 Allow people to eat when hungry Deut
2325 Share the thanksgiving feast Deut
1422-27 Give 10 directly to poor every third
year Deut 1428-29 6. Equal justice under law
Ex 233, 6
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• What do we learn from Judges?
• God blesses when nations obey and punishes when
  they dont
• Deuteronomy 27-30 Judges 26-15 Amos 1-2
• 2. God shows his grace by delivering his people
• Judges 218
• Disobedience leads not to immediate destruction
  but to more chances
• Judges 220
• God can use imperfect people to accomplish his
  perfect purpose
• Judges 48
• When people abandon Gods law, unspeakable
  suffering results
• Judges 19-20

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• What do we learn from the Kingdom?
• Everyone, even the king, is under Gods law
• 2 Sam 1127
• God establishes three institutions and a support
  team
• Family Exodus 2012
• Priesthood Exodus 25-31
• State 1 Samuel 8
• Support (Prophets) Deuteronomy 1815

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dy (yada) Genesis 41 And Adam yadaed Eve and
she conceived Exodus 18 A new king, who did not
yada Joseph Exodus 225 God looked on the
Israelites and yadaed them Exodus 37 I yada
their sufferings Exodus 239 You yada the heart
of a stranger Proverbs 1210 A righteous man
yadas the life of his beast 1 Samuel 1012 Elis
sons were wicked men they did not yada the
Lord Hosea 220 I will betroth you in
faithfulness, and you will yada the Lord
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There is no faithfulness, no love, no
acknowledgment of God in the
land. Hosea 41
tma emeth truth, faithfulness, reliability dsh
hesed lovingkindness, mercy, grace tD ddaath
knowledge, commitment, experience