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In the Beginning · Lesson 1God Makes EverythingGenesis 1:1-2:3; Genesis 2:4-23God made everything, and everything He made shows how great and good He is.Old TestamentWorshipIn the Beginning · Lesson 2The First Sin and God’s PromiseGenesis 3:1-24Sin broke God's good world, but God came looking for His people and promised a Rescuer.Old TestamentHopeIn the Beginning · Lesson 3Noah and the FloodGenesis 6:5-9:17God judged a world full of evil, but He made a way to be saved and kept His promise to Noah.Old TestamentFaithfulnessIn the Beginning · Lesson 4The Tower of BabelGenesis 11:1-9; Genesis 12:1-3People tried to make themselves great without God, but God brought their tower down and began His own plan to bless every nation.Old TestamentHumilityIn the Beginning · Lesson 5God Calls AbramGenesis 12:1-9; Genesis 15:1-6God called Abram to leave home and trust His promise, and Abram believed God.Old TestamentFaithIn the Beginning · Lesson 6God Provides a LambGenesis 22:1-19God tested Abraham, then provided a substitute in Isaac's place, a picture of Jesus, the Lamb God provides for us.Old TestamentTrustIn the Beginning · Lesson 7Jacob and EsauGenesis 27:1-45; Genesis 28:10-22; Genesis 33:1-11Jacob lied and cheated, but God kept His promise to him anyway, because God's grace is bigger than our sin.Old TestamentHonestyIn the Beginning · Lesson 8Joseph Goes to EgyptGenesis 37:1-36; Genesis 39:1-23Joseph's brothers sold him and he was thrown in prison, but the LORD was with Joseph every step of the way.Old TestamentPerseveranceIn the Beginning · Lesson 9Joseph Forgives His BrothersGenesis 41:1-45:15; Genesis 50:15-21God turned the evil Joseph's brothers did into good, and Joseph forgave them, a picture of how Jesus forgives us.Old TestamentForgivenessIn the Beginning · Lesson 10God Calls MosesExodus 2:1-3:15; Exodus 4:1-17God saw His suffering people and came down to rescue them, and He called Moses to go, promising, "I will be with you."Old TestamentObedienceIn the Beginning · Lesson 11The PassoverExodus 11:1-12:42God protected every home marked by the lamb's blood, and Jesus is our Passover Lamb whose death keeps us safe.Old TestamentFaithIn the Beginning · Lesson 12Through the Red SeaExodus 14:1-31; Exodus 15:1-21When Israel was trapped between Pharaoh's army and the sea, God made a path through the water and fought for His people.Old TestamentPeaceIn the Beginning · Lesson 13Bread from HeavenExodus 16:1-36; John 6:30-35When Israel grumbled in the desert, God rained down bread from heaven every morning, and Jesus is the true Bread from heaven who gives life forever.Old TestamentContentmentKings and Prophets · Lesson 1The Walls of JerichoJoshua 6:1-27; Joshua 2:1-21God told Israel to march around Jericho for seven days, and when they trusted and obeyed, God made the walls fall down flat.Old TestamentObedienceKings and Prophets · Lesson 2Gideon’s Small ArmyJudges 6:1-40; Judges 7:1-22God chose fearful Gideon and shrank his army to just 300 men, so everyone would know the victory came from God's strength, not theirs.Old TestamentStrengthKings and Prophets · Lesson 3Ruth and NaomiRuth 1:1-22; Ruth 2:1-23; Ruth 3:1-18; Ruth 4:1-22When Naomi lost everything, God showed His kindness through Ruth and Boaz, and Boaz became the family's redeemer, pointing to Jesus, our Redeemer.Old TestamentKindnessKings and Prophets · Lesson 4Hannah Prays1 Samuel 1:1-28; 1 Samuel 2:1-11; 1 Samuel 2:18-21Sad and longing for a child, Hannah poured out her heart to God in prayer, and God heard her and gave her Samuel.Old TestamentPrayerKings and Prophets · Lesson 5God Calls Samuel1 Samuel 3:1-21When God's word was rare in Israel, God called the boy Samuel by name, and Samuel learned to say, "Speak, for Your servant is listening."Old TestamentObedienceKings and Prophets · Lesson 6God Chooses David1 Samuel 16:1-13God sent Samuel to Bethlehem to anoint a new king, and instead of the tall older brothers, God chose David, the youngest shepherd, because the LORD looks at the heart.Old TestamentHumilityKings and Prophets · Lesson 7David and Goliath1 Samuel 17:1-51; 1 Samuel 16:1-13God saves His people by His own power, through the champion He chooses.Old TestamentTrustKings and Prophets · Lesson 8David and Jonathan1 Samuel 18:1-4; 1 Samuel 19:1-7; 1 Samuel 20:1-42Jonathan, the king's son, became David's loyal friend, gave up his own claim to the throne, and protected David from King Saul, pointing to Jesus, the Friend who laid down His life for us.Old TestamentFriendship