The story of God’s chosen people and

the Covenant

By Carley Dawson 2009

•From the city of Ur in Mesopotamia•God instructed him to move to Canaan

•God promised that if Abraham moved he would bless him,

his children and help him build a nation•Possibly around 2000 BC

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MediterraneanMediterranean

EgyptEgypt

Haran & Haran & Ur of the Ur of the

ChaldeansChaldeans(Iraq)(Iraq)

CanaanCanaan

•A contract or covenant was struck with God•A covenant was like an agreement or

contract•The covenant was if Abraham and his

people worshiped one God only, he would look after him and his people

•Belief in one God – Monotheistic •This was different from all other cultures at

the time

•God told Abraham he would have a son with his wife Sarah when he was

100•Had a son Isaac - descendants of

Jesus•Had another son names Ishmael to

the maid•Ishmael- descendants are the Arabs•God told Abraham to build an altar and sacrifice his son that intervened

at the last minute

Had many Gods•Believed their king or Pharaoh

was God on earth•Worshiped many Gods with altar

and statues•Built buildings and drew pictures to honour Gods

Had many Gods•Believed their king or Pharaoh

was God on earth•Worshiped many Gods with altar

and statues•Built buildings and drew pictures to honour Gods

•Married Rebekah•Had two sons Jacob

and Esau•Jacob cheated the

eldest Esau out of his rightful inheritance

•Wrestled with God and Angels one night

•After wrestling his was given the name of Israel which means “struggles

with God”•Had 12 sons

•Loved his son Joseph the most

Was loved by his father Jacob the most•His father gave him a coloured coat

•His brothers were very jealous of him

Threw Joseph into a pit and left him to be eaten by animals

•Ended up selling Joseph into slavery •Joseph ended up being transported to Egypt

•Pharaoh heard stories of Joseph’s dreams and how accurate his interpretations were

•He asked Joseph to predict his dream of 7 fat cows and 7 skinny cows

•Joseph, with God’s help, said it meant that Egypt would have 7 years of good luck followed by seven

years of bad•Joseph helped the Pharaoh store food

EgyptEgypt

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Nile DeltaNile Delta

Mediterranean SeaMediterranean Sea

SinaiSinai

CanaanCanaan

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Joseph’s Journey to EgyptJoseph’s Journey to Egypt

Joseph sold Joseph sold to caravanto caravan

Potiphar Potiphar & Pharaoh& Pharaoh

•His predictions came true and he became the most important person in

Egypt•His brothers came to him for food

during drought•They reunited and Jacob and his

family moved to Egypt•Joseph was a hero and an important

man

•At the time, there were many ancient cultures like the Assyrians and Egyptians who

believed in and worshipped many Gods•God chose Abraham and made an

agreement with him•This agreement is called a Covenant

•This was important because the Israelites became one of the first cultures to worship

one God•God promised he would look after Abraham and the Israelites if they were faithful to God

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