Religious Studies World Religions

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Religious Studies World Religions

• Lesson 10 Judaism Promises

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Religious StudiesLesson 3 The Promises

• Last lesson we looked at rules. How do they link
  to the promises made by God?
• Today you will
• Find out about miracles God performed to keep his
  promises
• Watch a visual source
• Discuss responses to miracles
• Find out about the promises prophets made about a
  saviour (Messiah)

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Religious StudiesPromises to Abraham

• Abraham lived 4000 years ago. He worshipped one
  god. Abraham promised to stay faithful and obey
  God in everything. God promised in return that
  Abraham would have land for himself and that he
  would become the father of a great nation. He was
  led to Canaan.
• Now the Lord had said unto Abraham, Get thee out
  of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from
  thy father's house, unto a land that I will show
  thee. And I will make of thee a great nation, and
  I will bless thee, and make thy name great and
  thou shalt be a blessing.
• (Genesis 121-3)

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Religious StudiesPromises to Moses

• Hundred of years later, the Jews had become
  slaves in Egypt. Moses, a descendant of Abraham,
  was spoken to by God from within an apparently
  burning bush. This was the first of a series of
  miracles that God used to help Moses free the
  Jews (known as Israelites) from slavery. Moses
  led his people out of slavery, across the Red sea
  and back to Canaan (the promised land). In return
  the Jews promised to keep Gods laws the 10
  Commandments.
• Now if ye will obey me fully and keep my
  covenant, then out of all the nations you will be
  my treasured possession a holy nation.
• (Exodus 195-7)

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Religious StudiesMoses

• Now a visual source
• Moses (Testament)
• After watching you will be asked to list the
  miracles in the story so pay attention

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Religious StudiesMoses Miracles

• How many miracles did you list?
• There were 10 Plagues
• 1. Water to Blood
• 2. Frogs
• 3. Gnats or Lice
• 4. Flies
• 5. Livestock Diseased
• 6. Boils
• 7. Thunder and Hail
• 8. Locusts
• 9. Darkness
• 10. Death of the Firstborn
• And of course the parting of the Red Sea

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Religious StudiesMiracles?

• Today
• many people do not like the idea of miracles
  they say they are just not true
• some people like the idea of the miracles but
  think their may be another explanation other than
  God for why they happen, maybe luck or
  coincidence
• others say that miracles happened then, and still
  happen now
• What do you think?

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Religious StudiesProphets Promises - Task

• Throughout Jewish history prophets spoke of a
  saviour to come - they called him the Messiah.
  The promises said
• He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man
  of suffering, and familiar with pain (Isaiah
  533)
• He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,
  or decide what he hears with his ears but with
  righteousness he will judge the needy
  (Isaiah 113-4)
• The virgin will be with child and will give
  birth to a son (Isaiah 714)
• Bethlehem out of you will come for me one who
  will be ruler over Israel (Micah 52)
• Where would the messiah be born?
• Who would the messiahs mother be?
• What would the messiah be like?
• How would he be treated?

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Religious StudiesLesson 3 The Promises

• Today have you
• Found out about miracles God performed to keep
  his promises?
• Watched a visual source?
• Discussed responses to miracles?
• Found out about the promises prophets made about
  a saviour (Messiah)?

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Religious StudiesLesson 3 The Promises