God

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Gods Mighty Strength!

• 40 Years in the Desert
• (Gods People Develop)
• Class 3

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Old Testament Time Line
Gods People Form Class 2
Gods People Develop Class 3
Gods People Are Established Class 4
Gods People Are Blessed Class 5
Gods People Disobey Class 6
Gods People Return Class 7
Gods People Wait Class 8
1446 B.C.
1406 B.C.
1020 B.C.
922 B.C.
586 B.C.
400 B.C.
6 B.C.
The Exodus
Entering The Promised Land
Anoint Saul as King
Solomon Dies
Jerusalem Falls
Last Bible Book Written
Jesus Christ is Born
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Abraham The Twelve Patriarchs Egyptian Slavery
Moses
40 Years in the Desert
Conquering the Land The Judges
The United Kingdom Saul David Solomon
The Divided Kingdom The Beginning of the Exile
The Exile Life in Babylon Rebuilding
Jerusalem Return to Jerusalem
The Intertestamental Period
B i b l e B o o k s C o v
e r i n g T h i s T i m e
P e r i o d
HISTORY 1 Kings 12ff 2 Kings 2 Chronicles 10ff
HISTORY Lamentations (586 B.C.) Esther (460
B.C.) Ezra (458 B.C.) Nehemiah (445 B.C.)
HISTORY (The Apocrypha)
HISTORY 1 Samuel 8ff 2 Samuel 1 Kings 111 1
Chronicles 2 Chronicles 19
HISTORY Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 17
THE LAW (PENTATEUCH) Exodus 11ff Leviticus Numb
ers Deuteronomy
THE LAW (PENTATEUCH) Genesis Exodus 111
ISRAELS PROPHETS Amos (770 B.C.) Hosea (735
B.C.)
JUDAHS PROPHETS Obadiah (576 B.C.) Haggai (520
B.C.) Zechariah (520 B.C.) Malachi (444 B.C.)
JUDAHS PROPHETS Isaiah (745 B.C.) Micah (725
B.C.) Jeremiah (629 B.C.) Zephaniah (625
B.C.) Nahum (614 B.C.) Habakkuk (605 B.C.)
POETRY WISDOM Job
POETRY WISDOM Psalms (Some) Proverbs Ecclesiast
es Song of Songs
OTHER PROPHETS Ezekiel (597-70 B.C.) Daniel
(605562 B.C.)
OTHER PROPHETS Joel (855 B.C.) Jonah (790 B.C.)
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Why Is This Class So Important?

• See Gods plan to mature His people
• God meets us where we are at and builds
• It takes time to mature!
• 40 years to prepare the Israelites
• Wasnt original plan but it took longer than
  planned
• As teens, we have much time to be developed!
• Philippians 13-6

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Philippians 13-6

• 3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In
  all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with
  joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel
  from the first day until now, 6 being confident
  of this, that he who began a good work in you
  will carry it on to completion until the day of
  Christ Jesus.

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The Journey Begins
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Current Status of Israel
What They Have

• God
• 2,000,000 people
• A leader (Moses)
• Freedom
• A Vision
• Money
• History

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Current Status of Israel
What They Dont Have

• 1. Faith
• Law
• Culture
• Government
• Leadership
• 6. Military

Trust Gods Sovereignty Have Life Guidelines
Have an Identity Get Along Meet Each Others
Needs Fight!
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God Develops Them/Us To
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Trust His Sovereignty
FAITH

• The Israelites
• Great victory at Red Sea
• Were praising God
• Blown away by His power
• The thrill of victory subsides
• No food
• No water
• REVEALED No faith!
• The people start complaining to God and Moses
• They have very weak faith (trusting Gods
  sovereignty)

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Trust His Sovereignty
FAITH

• US
• James 12-4
• 1 Peter 16-7

• Teen Struggles
• Purity
• Peer Pressure
• Laziness
• Practically
• Trust God
• He WILL provide

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Have Life Guidelines
LAW

• The Israelites
• First Stop Mount Sinai
• Received The Law (Exodus 19 30, 34-ff,
  Leviticus)
• Civil and spiritual direction
• Needed parameters
• Provides security for the people

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Have Life Guidelines
LAW

• US
• More than the 10 Commandments
• Be like Jesus
• Sermon on the Mount
• Discipleship
• 2 Timothy 316-17

• Teen Application
• Great Quiet Times!

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Have An Identity
CULTURE

• The Israelites
• Sabbath Leviticus 233
• Holidays (Seven Festivals)
• Passover Leviticus 234-5
• Unleavened Bread Leviticus 236-8
• First Fruits Leviticus 239-14
• Pentecost Leviticus 2315-22
• Trumpets Leviticus 2323-25
• Day of Atonement Leviticus 2326-32
• Booths Leviticus 2333-43

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Have An Identity
CULTURE

• US
• Communion (1 Cor 57)
• Holy Life (1 Cor 58)
• Resurrection (1 Cor 1523)
• Unity (1 Cor 1213)

• Teen Application
• Communion Sundays
• Dating (2 Cor 614-18)
• No Cliques within the church

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Get Along
GOVERNMENT

• The Israelites
• Different Roles
• Judges
• Priests
• Fighting Men
• Tribal Leaders

• US
• Different Roles
• Ephesians 411-13
• Evangelists
• Pastors (Elders)
• Teachers

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Meet Each Others Needs
LEADERSHIP

• The Israelites
• Exodus 1812-26 Jethro w/Moses
• Book of Numbers
• Tribes

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Meet Each Others Needs
LEADERSHIP

• US
• World Sectors
• Geographic Sectors
• Churches
• Bible Talks
• Regions
• Sectors
• Bible Talks

• Teen Application
• Rom 1514 I myself am convinced, my brothers,
  that you yourselves are full of goodness,
  complete in knowledge and competent to instruct
  one another.
• Heb 1024 And let us consider how we may spur one
  another on toward love and good deeds.

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Fight!
MILITARY

• The Israelites
• Promised Land was VERY occupied
• Genesis 1518-21
• Numbers
• Early
• Later

• US
• Revelation 1217
• Ephesians 611-12
• 1 Timothy 612
• 2 Corinthians 104
• 1 Corinthians 927

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Gods Plan to Develop
He gave them

• 1. Faith
• Law
• Culture
• Government
• Leadership
• 6. Military

Trust Gods Sovereignty Have Life Guidelines
Have an Identity Get Along Meet Each Others
Needs Fight!
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Old Testament Time Line
Gods People Form Class 2
Gods People Develop Class 3
Gods People Are Established Class 4
Gods People Are Blessed Class 5
Gods People Disobey Class 6
Gods People Return Class 7
Gods People Wait Class 8
1446 B.C.
1406 B.C.
1020 B.C.
922 B.C.
586 B.C.
400 B.C.
6 B.C.
The Exodus
Entering The Promised Land
Anoint Saul as King
Solomon Dies
Jerusalem Falls
Last Bible Book Written
Jesus Christ is Born
Period Covers
Period Covers
Period Covers
Period Covers
Period Covers
Period Covers
Period Covers
Abraham The Twelve Patriarchs Egyptian Slavery
Moses
40 Years in the Desert
Conquering the Land The Judges
The United Kingdom Saul David Solomon
The Divided Kingdom The Beginning of the Exile
The Exile Life in Babylon Rebuilding
Jerusalem Return to Jerusalem
The Intertestamental Period
B i b l e B o o k s C o v
e r i n g T h i s T i m e
P e r i o d
HISTORY 1 Kings 12ff 2 Kings 2 Chronicles 10ff
HISTORY Lamentations (586 B.C.) Esther (460
B.C.) Ezra (458 B.C.) Nehemiah (445 B.C.)
HISTORY (The Apocrypha)
HISTORY 1 Samuel 8ff 2 Samuel 1 Kings 111 1
Chronicles 2 Chronicles 19
HISTORY Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 17
THE LAW (PENTATEUCH) Exodus 11ff Leviticus Numb
ers Deuteronomy
THE LAW (PENTATEUCH) Genesis Exodus 111
ISRAELS PROPHETS Amos (770 B.C.) Hosea (735
B.C.)
JUDAHS PROPHETS Obadiah (576 B.C.) Haggai (520
B.C.) Zechariah (520 B.C.) Malachi (444 B.C.)
JUDAHS PROPHETS Isaiah (745 B.C.) Micah (725
B.C.) Jeremiah (629 B.C.) Zephaniah (625
B.C.) Nahum (614 B.C.) Habakkuk (605 B.C.)
POETRY WISDOM Job
POETRY WISDOM Psalms (Some) Proverbs Ecclesiast
es Song of Songs
OTHER PROPHETS Ezekiel (597-70 B.C.) Daniel
(605562 B.C.)
OTHER PROPHETS Joel (855 B.C.) Jonah (790 B.C.)
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The End

• Read Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel 1-7.
• See you April 6th!