Download Ancient Israel Monotheism Up until this point, we have only studied

Ancient Israel
Monotheism
 Up until this point, we have only studied _____________ religions
 Judaism is __________________, meaning “one god”
 The term ________________ comes from the tribe of Judah, one of the 12 tribes
that descended from Abraham (the father of the Jews)
The Beginnings in Canaan
 The Hebrew _________ traces back to a man named ______________________.
 God told Abraham to leave his home in __________________
 Abraham settled in _____________________
The Hebrew’s
 Abraham’s ___________________-The Hebrews-lived in Canaan for many years.
 Later some Hebrews moved to ______________, because of a
___________________ in Canaan.
 The Hebrews lived well in Egypt, and their ______________________ grew.
 The pharaoh feared the Hebrew’s would become too __________________ so he
made them _____________.
The Israelites
 Over time, the Hebrews took the name ________________ (where we get the
country Israel)
 For a while the Israelites were the ________ of the Egyptians
 What do you think the Egyptians made the Israelite slaves do?
Moses
 The _______________ remained the slaves of Egypt until a man named
____________ helped them leave
 The __________________(meaning departure of a large group of people) was the
time when the Israelites left ________________
After the Exodus
 After the Israelites left Egypt, they wandered around the ___________
_____________ for _______ years
 According to the _____________, Moses went to the top of Mount Sinai and God
gave him two stone tablets known as the ____ __________________.
 The Ten Commandments became the basis of the laws for the
________________.
Return to Canaan
 The giving of the Ten Commandments led to the ______________ moving back
to their original home (Canaan)
 When they got back to Canaan, the Israelites divided into ___ ________ and
spread out to establish ___________
 This was not a _________ time; fighting continued for _______ years
Kingdoms and Captivity
 Recall some knowledge: when the Israelites returned to ______________ from
wandering in the __________ Desert, there was lots of ____________ and
clashing with the inhabitants of the region
The Israelites’ ______________ set them apart from the
other cultures in Mesopotamia and the surrounding __________
 In 1029 B.C.E, a group named the ______________ began to invade the Israelites
 The Israelites were divided up into ______ different tribes, so they were not
__________ and therefore were weak, they knew they had to unite themselves or
be __________
The First Kings
 The Israelites selected ________ as their first king, who helped the Israelites take
back some ________ from the Philistines
 After Saul, the Israelites selected a new king___________ who helped the
Israelites drive out the rest of the Philistines
 After David came ____________ David’s son. With David as king, Israel
became a powerful ____________
A Kingdom Divided
 When the Israelites were under _________, they united in a new kingdom called
____________
 However, as soon as the threat ended, the Israelites began to ____________ and
fight with each other
 Once the wise King ______________ died, the fighting and quarrelling
________________, which led to the kingdom splitting into _________
 The kingdom of Israel divided over something that countries today are still
fighting about today: ___________
 It split into two kingdoms: _____________ (North, 10 tribes) and
______________ (South, 2 tribes)
 The Southern kingdom of ____________ remained loyal to Solomon’s son, the
king. Today we get the word “__________” and “Jew” from the name Judah
Both Kingdoms Conquered
 The _________________ invaded Israel and conquered it, forcing both kingdoms
to pay tribute. What is tribute???
 ______________________________________
 Then the Babylonians took over under King Nebuchadnezzar (bonus: what was he
famous for?) ___________________
 In summary, the Babylonians took the Israelites from both kingdoms as
____________ in a time known as the Babylonian captivity. This is when the
Israelites became known as the _________
 Hebrews  Israelites  Jews
Babylonian Captivity
 During captivity, the Jews became ___________, a word meaning “people
removed from their native land”
 The exiles dreamed of a time when they could return home to rebuild their
_____________ in Jerusalem
 They also dreamed of one day having their own king, who they referred to as the
____________, meaning “anointed one” (later, those who believed
____________ ___________ was the Messiah became known as Christians)
The Temple is Rebuilt
 The Persians conquered the Babylonians under a king by the name of Cyrus the
Great
 King Cyrus let everyone worship as they chose to
 The Israelites were allowed to return to their ______________ and rebuild their
cities, especially their sacred _________________
*Rome and Judea*
 The Jews were allowed to ______________ to their homeland where they once
again had to ask themselves the question: Do we want to be ____________with a
king or divided with more ____________ to rule ourselves?
 What happened when the Jews were divided?
 _____________________________
 What happened when they decided to unite?
 __________________________________________
 So, what lessons can they learn from history?
 ______________________________________
Rome Conquers Judea
 The Jews were a _______ people, but not for long. An empire that had been
growing now controlled their region: _______________
 Unlike ____________, who allowed the Jews to practice their religion and choose
their own _________, Rome picked the _________________ for the Jews
 Why would Rome want to pick the leaders of the Jews?
__________________________________________________
Another choice
 Once again the Jews were under control of another _________, so they began to
_____________ amongst themselves about what to do: should they
_______________ or should they _____________?
 Some decided they were going to _________ back, these Jews were known as the
______________
 Based on history, how do you think this worked out?
 ________________________________________________
The Diaspora
 The Zealots were ______________, the second temple was burned to the ground,
and Jerusalem was taken
 This led to the _____________ (Greek word meaning “scattered”)
 The Diaspora was the time when Jews began to ________ Judea for other parts of
the world
 Some Jews were taken back to _____________ as slaves
Judaism Today
 After the ___________________, the Jewish people worried that they would lose
their ____________and identity
 Wherever Jews settled, they set up________________________, which are places
for prayer and worship
 The religious leaders are known as _________________