Biblical Studies

Term 3

What is the memory verse?

For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘yes’ in Christ. 2 Corinthians 1:20

Recount the story of Creation

On Day 1 of Creation, God created light, he saw this light was good and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light, ‘day’ and the darkness, ‘night’. On Day 2, God separated the sky from the waters below. On Day 3, God gathered the waters to reveal dry ground, he called the gathered waters, seas, and the dry ground, land. On this land, God created vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit-bearing trees. On Day 4, God created the sun to govern the day and the moon to govern the night, he also made stars. On Day 5, God filled the seas with living creatures and the skies with birds, he blessed them and told them to be fruitful and increase in number.  On Day 6, God created animals to live on the land . He then created mankind in his own image, to rule over the land and every living creature, and to multiply and fill the earth. He also provided them plants for food. 

Recount the story of The Fall

God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed life into him, this man was called Adam. God placed him in the Garden of Eden, where every kind of plant and tree grew, providing food and beauty. From Adam’s rib, God created Eve for companionship. God gave them one command: they could eat from any tree, except the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. He warned them, ‘If you eat it, you will surely die.’ But the serpent deceived Eve, telling her she would not die but instead become like God, this led Eve into temptation, and she ate the apple and gave some to her husband, Adam. Realising they were naked, they felt shame and hid from God. When confronted, they admitted their disobedience. God cursed the serpent to crawl on its stomach, and to make he and his wife enemies, and all her descendants as well. He said that one day her descendant will crush the serpent’s head. God then punished Eve with troubles in pregnancy, great pain in childbirth, and submission to her husband. To Adam, God cursed the ground, making it produce thorns and weeds, and that he will sweat and work hard for his food, until one day he will return to the ground from which he was taken from. Yet even in their disobedience, God promised a future redeemer who will defeat sin and evil. 

Recount the story of Abraham and Sarah

One day, the Lord told Abram to leave his country and people to the land he will show him, promising him land, offspring and blessing. Abram obeyed and set out for Canaan with wife, Sarai, even though he was already 75 years old. Years passed, and still childless, Abram began to doubt God’s promises,and said a servant will be his heir. But God reassured him that his heir would come from his own flesh and blood, and told him to look up at the stars, and that descendants will be just as numerous. When Abram was ninety-nine, God appeared to him again and changed his name to Abraham and Sarai’s to Sarah, promising that Abraham will be a father of many nations and Sarah will bear a son. They both laughed at this because of their old age, but God replied, ‘Is anything too hard for the Lord?’ Soon after, Sarah gave birth to a son, Isaac. Isaac later married Rebekkah and had two sons. One of them, Jacob, had twelve sons and one daughter, and his family continued to grow. When a famine struck Canaan, Jacob and his family moved to Egypt, where their stories continue. 

Recount the story of Moses and the Promise of Rescue from Slavery in Egypt

Abraham’s offspring grew exceedingly fruitful and became known as the Israelites. Soon, a new king came to power in Egypt, who feared their growing numbers and said, ‘If war breaks out, they will join our enemies and fight against us.’ To control them, he enslaved the Israelites with harsh labour and ordered that every Hebrew baby boy must be thrown into the Nile River. But God saved one baby, Moses, who was found by Pharaoh’s daughter and raised in the palace. When Moses grew older, he fled Egypt and became a shepherd. One day, God appeared to him and said he had seen the misery of his people, and would use Moses to free them, and that his mighty power would drive Pharaoh to release the Israelites. Ten times Moses demanded Pharaoh to let his people go, and each time Pharaoh refused. In response, God sent ten plagues: turning the Nile into blood, covering Egypt with frogs, gnats and flies, the death of livestock, festering boils on Egyptians and its animals, destructive hail, locusts devouring every tree and plant, three days of darkness, and finally the death of every firstborn son in Egypt. God told the Israelites to protect themselves by sacrificing a lamb and painting its blood on their doorposts. When Pharaoh’s own son died, he agreed to let the Israelites go. God guided them with a pillar of cloud by day, and a pillar of fire by night. But when they reached the Red Sea, Pharaoh changed his mind and his army pursued them. God placed the pillar of fire between the Israelites and the Egyptians, and then parted the sea with a strong wind so his people could cross on dry ground. When Pharaoh’s army followed, the waters closed in, drowning them, and the Israelites stood safe on the other side. 

Recount the story of The Kings, the Temple

Abraham’s descendants, the Israelites, had grown into a great nation and were now living in the promised land of Canaan. But over time, they forgot about God, who had rescued them from Egypt, and they began worshipping other gods. In response, God allowed enemies in to oppress them, so they would realise their need for him and call out for help. Each time they did, God would raise up judges to save them, but after the judge died, the people turned away from God again. Wanting to be like other nations, the Israelites demanded a king, to defeat their enemies with. God instructed the Prophet Samuel to anoint Saul as their first king. Saul was tall, attractive and victorious in battles, exactly what they wanted, but he became harsh and disobedient, even defying God’s command in a battle, leading to many deaths. Meanwhile a young shepherd, called David was chosen by God. He first served Saul by playing music to soothe his troubled mind, but when David defeated the giant Goliath, he became widely admired. Saul grew jealous and repeatedly tried to kill him, forcing David to flee. Soon after, Saul died in battle, and David was anointed king. One day David said ‘Here I am living in a house of cedar, while God remains in a tent’. Through the prophet Nathan, God made a promise that his name will be great, his people will be secure and his kingdom will endure forever through his offspring, and that one of his descendants will build a house for him, and he will be God’s son. After David, his son Solomon became king. When God appeared to him and offered to grant him anything, Solomon asked for a discerning heart and wisdom to govern well. God was pleased with this humble request, and granted him unmatched wisdom, along with wealth and honour, beyond any king of his time. 

Recount the story of Jesus

One day an angel appeared to Mary, a young virgin engaged to a man, Joseph, and told her she will give birth to a son, named Jesus and he will be the Son of the Most High, and his kingdom will last forever. Jesus was fully human and fully God, which means he was perfect and without sin. As an adult, he began performing miracles: turning water into wine, feeding 5000 hungry people with 5 loaves of bread and two fish, calming a storm with a word, walking on water, making the paralyzed walk, healing the sick and even bringing a dead man back to life. But Jesus didn't just heal people physically, he also forgave sin, healing hearts and restoring lives. However, many people rejected his message and refused to believe he was the Son of God. This led to Jesus being crucified, even though he did nothing wrong. He willingly took our punishment and sin.But three days later, Jesus rose back from the dead, this resurrection was part of God’s plan all along, so that anyone who believes in him can be forgiven and be part of God’s family. 

Recount the Bible Timeline

1. Creation, (God created the world, and mankind)

2. The Fall, (Adam and Eve, the serpent)

3. Abraham goes to Canaan, (Abraham and Sarah, and then their son, Isaac)

4. Jacob takes his family to Egypt, (Jacob)

5. Plagues, (Moses, Pharaoh)

6. Escape through the Red Sea, (Moses, Pharaoh, the Israelites)

7. Israel enters the Promised Land, (Joshua, Israelites)

8. David becomes King

9. Solomon becomes King

10. Israel goes into exile/becomes divided

11. Jesus’s Birth

12. Jesus’s Death

13. Jesus’s resurrection

14. Jesus’s ascension into heaven

15. Holy Spirit given to the disciples