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Changes of the Jewish People
By: Tayler Fay
I. Introduction
A. Did you know that when King David died, his descendants ruled the Kingdom of
Israel for another 400 years?
B. I am going to explain the significance of ancient Hebrews, the origins of Judaism,
how Judaism survived, and significance of Israel.
II. There were many individuals who were significant in the development and survival of the
Jewish Religion. People like; Abraham, Moses, Naomi, Ruth, David, and Yohan Ben
Zaccai.
A. Abraham lived in around 2000 B.C. God told him to move to Canaan.
B. Around 1225 B.C. Moses led the Israelites in Egypt out of slavery.
C. Naomi lived in the 1100s B.C. was the Mother-in-law of Ruth.
D. In the 1100s Ruth was known for her loyalty to her Mother-in-law.
E. David was the King of Israel for 40 years. He defeated the Philistines.
F. Yohan Ben Zaccai was a Rabbi, a teacher of Judaism.
III. Abraham and Moses are significant to the history of the ancient Hebrews and to the origins
of Judaism. Abraham founded Judaism, the first monotheistic religion. Moses led the
Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and received the Ten Commandments from God. The
Ancient Hebrews are the early ancestors of the Jewish People. They founded new ideas in
religion, which became the origins of Judaism, the religion of the Jewish People. Judaism
was the first religion based on monotheism, the concept of one God, who set down moral
laws for humanity. These laws provide people with rules for living good lives.
A. The account of the Hebrews begins with Abraham (known as Abram in his early
life). Abram was born in Mesopotamia in about 2000 B.C. Mesopotamians
believed in many gods, but Abram believed in one God. God spoke to Abram,
telling him to travel with his family to Canaan. God told Abram to change his
name to Abraham, which means “father of many”. Abraham became known as
the father of the Jewish people and is considered the founder of Judaism.
B. When Moses was born abound 1300 B.C. the Israelites were slaves. When
Moses learned that he was an Israelite early on. God told Moses to demand
freedom for the Israelites. God sent ten plagues (disasters) to Egypt. Around
1225 B.C. Moses led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt (this is known as
Exodus). He traveled through the desert to the promise land, Canaan. He
received the Ten Commandments from God. The Ten Commandments became
the basis for the laws of Judaism. They tell people how to worship God and how
to behave responsibly.
IV. The Hebrew Bible has three parts that are considered the Writings of Judaism. The Law,
the Prophets and the third part is the Writings. Naomi and Ruth are significant in one of the
most popular of the writings.
A.
In the 1100s B.C. Naomi had two sons. Mahlon, who married Ruth and
Chilion, who married Orpah. Both of her sons die. Then, Naomi wanted to
return to Bethlehem. She tells her daughters-in-law to return to Moab, to their
own mothers so they could remarry. Orpah returned to Moab. Ruth stays with
Naomi. They both return to Bethlehem. In Bethlehem Ruth marries an
Israelite. Judaism did not agree with two people of two different religions
getting married.
B. Ruth is known for her loyalty to Naomi. She followed Naomi to Bethlehem
where she remarried into a Jewish family and then converted to Judaism.
V. Judaism survived and developed despite the continuing dispersion of much of the Jewish
population from Jerusalem and the rest of Israel.
A. By 1000 B.C. David had become the new King of Israel. He defeated the
Philistines. His Kingdom stretched from Egypt to Mesopotamia. He took over
Jerusalem which was a non-Jewish city and made it the new capital kingdom
of Israel. Jerusalem grew as the center of government and religion in Israel.
B. Around A.D. 68 Jerusalem was surrounded by the Roman army. A group
called the Zelots controlled the city of Jerusalem. Yohan Ben Zaccai, a
Jewish Rabbi, asked his friends to carry him out of the city hidden in a coffin
so he could to talk to the Romans. When he reached the Romans he made
a deal with them and asked if he could set up a center of Jewish Study in the
town of Yavneh. The Romans agreed. Judaism survived the destruction of
the Temple because of his actions.
VI. Conclusion
A. I now understand the origin of Judaism. And the significance of the ancient
Hebrews. Also the importance of how Judaism survived and developed
despite all of the tragedies.
B. The most amazing fact I learned was how similar the lives of Abraham and
Moses were even though they were thousands of years apart.