RE-CREATION & COVENANT

COVENANTS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT

 WHAT IS A COVENANT?
• A solemn agreement between
human beings or between god and
a human being in which mutual
commitments are made
• The concept of a covenant between
God and his people is one of the
most central themes of the bible.
• A covenant often promises specific
benefits, rewards, or blessings for
people who keep the terms of the
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• But they also threaten sanctions,

punishments, or curses for people
who break the terms of the
contract.
COVENANT
DICE
• GROUPS ARE ROLLING TO GET
THE MAXIMUM SCORE
• WRITE OUT YOUR OWN
POINTS AND ADD THEM
ALL AT THE END

• HOWEVER, AT ANY GIVEN POINT

THE “CHOSEN” INDIVIDUAL CAN
CHOOSE TO LEAVE THEIR
GROUP AND ROLL/COMPETE BY
THEMSELVES

• IN THE END THERE WILL BE

TWO WINNERS: INDIVIDUAL
AND GROUP
 COVENANT OR
CONTRACT?
• While a contract is legally binding, a covenant is a spiritual
agreement.
• A covenant is an agreement you can break while a covenant
is a perpetual promise.
• You seal a covenant while you sign a contract.
• A contract is a mutually beneficial relationship while a
covenant is something you fulfill.
• In a contract, if a person does not fulfill his obligation, then it
gives the other party to back out as well.
• The same is not true in a covenant. You must hold up
your promise even if others do not hold up their pledge.
• Covenants are a type of contract, but they do not work like a
contract.
• They are a trust-based promise that relies on your
integrity and discipline. While contracts are enforceable
by the courts, covenants depend on your values.
 USE A COVENANT OR
CONTRACT?
• AGREEMENT TO HELP YOUR
GRANDMOTHER AFTER SCHOOL
• AGREEMENT BETWEEN AN
EMPLOYER AND AN EMPLOYEE TO
PROVIDE A SAFE WORKPLACE
• AGREEMENT TO PAY A LAWYER A
SET FEE FOR THEIR SERVICES
• AGREEMENT THAT WE WILL BE
BEST FRIENDS NO MATTER THE
DISTANCE
• AGREEMENT TO LOVE EACH OTHER
IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH
• AGREEMENT TO HAVE AN
APARTMENT AVAILABLE FOR A
TENANT BY A SET DATE
CONSIDER
…
1. A) WHAT ARE SOME
EXAMPLES OF PROMISES
THAT YOU HAVE MADE
IN YOUR LIFE?

B) WHY DID YOU MAKE

THOSE PROMISES?

2. WHY ARE PROMISES

DIFFICULT TO KEEP?

3. WHAT MIGHT BE SOME

CONSEQUENCES FOR
BREAKING A PROMISE?
 A covenant is like Israelites used a
an alliance; political and
cultural model
established based between the Lord
and people.
on a relationship.

The code is called

A covenant has the Torah or the
Law.
conditions (or rules)
CHARACTERIST that must be met.
The code consists
of the Ten
ICS OF Commandments.

COVENANTS
A covenant is The code is read
and agreed upon.
sealed with a There may be an
ceremony. outward symbol.

A covenant is Covenant
celebration
celebrated with example: in the
Sinai covenant, it
both parties was sealed with a
present. ceremonial meal.
 TYPES OF COVENANTS
CONDITIONAL UNCONDITIONAL
• The terms of the covenant depend • With an unconditional
on the one receiving the covenant, covenant, fulfillment for what is
not on the one granting it. promised depends solely upon
• The receiver must meet certain
the authority and integrity of
obligations or conditions of the
the one making the covenant.
covenant before the giver of the
covenant is obligated to fulfill • It is a promise with no “if”
what was promised. attached to it.
COVENANTS
IN THE OLD
TESTAMENT
1) ADAMIC COVENANT

2) NOAHIC COVENANT

• THESE APPLY TO ALL

HUMAN BEINGS.

3) ABRAHAMIC
COVENANT

4) MOSAIC COVENANT

5) DAVIDIC COVENANT

• THESE APPLY
SPECIFICALLY TO THE
JEWS,
THE “CHILDREN OF
ABRAHAM.”
ADAM & EVE – A COVENANT?
 ADAMIC/
EDENIC
COVENANT
• In the Garden of Eden,
although the word
covenant is not used,
divine promises are made.

• God invites Adam and Eve

to be priest kings and
represent his rule on
earth.

• They could enjoy and

reproduce blessings of
eternal life as long as
they continued to trust
and partner with him.
Q: WHAT WAS THE CONDITION
THAT GOD SPECIFIED IN THIS
COVENANT?

• He warns them not to eat from the tree of

the knowledge of good and evil because it
would bring the curse of death on humanity.
• We’d still be stuck in the wreckage if God
never intervened.
• The rest of the bible is all about how God is
repairing this broken partnership with
humans.
CAIN &
ABEL
• JEALOUSY IS
DESTRUCTIVE

• THERE CANNOT BE
GOOD WITHOUT EVIL

• BOTH OUR ATTITUDES

AND ACTIONS MATTER
TO GOD

• DEMONSTRATES GOD’S
LOVE, COMPASSION
AND MERCY
• HE CORRECTS US
BECAUSE HE LOVES
US
MURDER
WINK/MAFI
A
• WHO CAN YOU TRUST?

• WHEN NOAH’S FAMILY

WAS ON EARTH PEOPLE
WERE VERY VIOLENT
• NO ONE KNEW
WHO THEY COULD
TRUST
• GOD SENT THE FLOOD
TO RESET THE BALANCE
OF THE EARTH
• LIKE EACH NEW
ROUND, EVIL WILL
PERSIST AGAIN,
BUT IT GIVES US A
CHANCE TO FIGHT
BACK
 THE
NOAHIC
COVENAN
T
GENESIS 6:9-9:17
 Summarise this part of Draw a picture to help
the story using bullet you remember this
points/key words. section.

Group One

Group Two

Group Three

Group Four
Noah and the Great Flood- Group One
Noah was a good man all his life, and he always followed God. He had
three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
When God looked at the earth, he saw that people had ruined it. Violence
was everywhere, and it had ruined their life on earth.
So God said to Noah, “Everyone has filled the earth with anger and
violence. So I will destroy all living things. I will remove them from the
earth. I will bring a great flood of water on the earth. I will destroy all
living things that live under heaven. Everything on the earth will die. I will
make a special agreement with you. You, your wife, your sons, and their
wives will all go into the boat. Also, you will take two of every living thing
on the earth with you into the boat. Take a male and female of every kind
of animal so that they might survive with you. Two of every kind of bird,
animal, and creeping thing will come to you so that you might keep them
alive. Also bring every kind of food into the boat, for you and for the
animals.” Noah did everything God commanded him.
Highlight the 10 most
important words from the Answer these two questions in a
text. full sentence in your book:
Explain whether you 1) Why did God want to flood
the world?
think God made a good
decision to flood the 2) What were God’s
instructions to Noah?
world.
Noah and the Great Flood- Group 2
On the 17th day of the second month, when Noah was 600 years old, the
springs under the earth broke through the ground, and water flowed out
everywhere. The sky also opened like windows and rain poured down. The
rain fell on the earth for 40 days and 40 nights.
The water continued to rise, and the boat floated on the water high above
the earth. The water rose so much that even the highest mountains were
covered by the water. The water continued to rise above the mountains.
The water was more than 20 feet above the highest mountain.
Every living thing on earth died—every man and woman, every bird, and
every kind of animal. All the many kinds of animals and all the things that
crawl on the ground died. Every living, breathing thing on dry land died. In
this way God wiped the earth clean—he destroyed every living thing on
the earth—every human, every animal, everything that crawls, and every
bird. All that was left was Noah and his family and the animals that were
with him in the boat.
Highlight the 10 most
important words from the
text.
In your own words, summarize
Explain whether you what you have read.
think God made a good
decision to flood the
world.
Noah and the Great Flood- Group 3
Rain stopped falling from the sky, and water stopped flowing from under
the earth. The water that covered the earth began to go down. After 150
days the water was low enough that the boat touched land again. The
boat stopped on one of the mountains of Ararat. Noah sent out a dove.
That afternoon the dove came back to Noah. The dove had a fresh olive
leaf in its mouth. This was a sign to show Noah that there was dry ground
on the earth. Seven days later Noah sent the dove out again. But this
time the dove didn’t come back.
After that Noah opened the door of the boat. He looked and saw that the
ground was dry.

Highlight the 10 most

important words from the
text.
In your own words, summarize
Explain whether you what you have read.
think God made a good
decision to flood the
world.
Noah and the Great Flood- Group 4
Then God said to Noah and his sons, “I now make my promise to you and
to your people who will live after you. I make my promise to all the birds,
and to all the cattle, and to all the animals that came out of the boat with
you. I make my promise to every living thing on earth. This is my promise
to you: All life on the earth was destroyed by the flood. But that will never
happen again. A flood will never again destroy all life on the earth.”
And God said, “I will give you something to prove that I made this promise
to you. It will continue forever to show that I have made an agreement
with you and every living thing on earth. I am putting a rainbow in the
clouds as proof of the agreement between me and the earth. When I bring
clouds over the earth, you will see the rainbow in the clouds.

Highlight the 10 most

important words from the
text.
In your own words, summarize
Explain whether you what you have read.
think God made a good
decision to flood the
world.
Create a freeze frame of
your part of the story.
 NOAH AND HIS
FAMILY
• This was an unconditional covenant
between God and Noah (specifically) and
humanity (generally).
• God gave the rainbow as the sign of the
covenant, a
promise that God would never again
destroy all life
on earth with a flood.
• This is a reminder that God can and will
judge sin.
 WALK
AROUND
ISRAEL
GALLERY WALK
ACTIVITY – SET THE
TIME & PLACE
TIMELINE OF ISRAEL
THE ABRAHAMIC
COVENANT
 THE CALL
TO
ABRAHAM
• GENESIS 12: ABRAHAM IS
CALLED BY GOD TO LEAVE
HIS HOME AND FOUND A
NEW NATION (CANAAN)
• GOD PROMISES:

“I will make you into a great

nation, and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.
I will bless those who bless
you, and whoever curses you
I will curse;
and all peoples on earth will
be blessed through you.”
 ABRAHAM & ISAAC

• Eventually God grants Abraham and his

wife Sarah a son – Isaac
• God speaks to Abraham, asking him to
sacrifice Isaac as a show of his faith to
God
• Abraham agrees, but just before an
angel stops him
• God is impressed with Abraham’s
devotion
• He reaffirms the covenant
THE
PATRIARC
HS
• THE BIBLICAL
PATRIARCHS ARE THE
LINE OF MEN GOD USED
TO ESTABLISH THE
NATION OF ISRAEL.

• ABRAHAM - BECAUSE
FROM HIM ALL
ISRAELITES ARE
DESCENDED.

• HIS SON – ISAAC

• ISAAC’S SON – JACOB

• EACH OF JACOB’S SONS

BECAME THE PATRIARCH
OF A TRIBE OF ISRAEL.
 ISAAC
• Isaac began as a man of great faith
• Trusting his father when God told
Abraham to sacrifice him
• Carried the sticks
• Trusting his father’s servant to choose
Rebekah as a wife for him (Genesis 24).
• Rebekah became pregnant with twins, and
God said that the older (Esau) would serve
the younger (Jacob)
• Isaac rebelled and attempted to favor
the older anyway
• God’s plan was for Jacob to be next in
the line of patriarchs – which eventually
happened
CONSIDER
…
• HOW IS THIS
STORY SIMILAR
TO THE STORY OF
CAIN AND ABEL?
• HOW IS IT
DIFFERENT?
• WHAT IS A
SHARED
MESSAGE OF
BOTH STORIES?
 Favourite
Wife

Favourite
Son
 HOW DID THE JEWS
GET STUCK IN
EGYPT?
• Jacob had 12 sons, though his favourite was
Joseph
• He gave Joseph a special coat
• Joseph’s brothers got jealous and decided to
get rid of Joseph
• They sold him to some slave traders
and believed him dead
• The traders took Joseph to Egypt where he
became known by the Pharoh
• He helped the Pharoh by interpreting
dreams sent by God
• Jacob’s descendants continued to live in
Egypt until Moses
MAP IT
OUT!
• MARK JOSEPH’S PATH
TO EGYPT ON YOUR
MAP
• INCLUDE SIGNIFICANT
LOCATIONS SUCH AS :
• CANAAN (HOME)
• THE JOURNEY TO EGYPT
• PHARAOH’S PALACE

• CONSIDER:
• HOW DO YOU THINK
THESE EVENTS MIGHT
HAVE CHANGED OF
SHAPED JOSEPH?
 JACOB & HIS COAT OF MANY
COLOURS
OPTION 1: DESIGN A OPTION 2: WRITE/DRAW A
DREAM
COAT
• THINK OF A MESSAGE THAT YOU
• USE A VARIETY OF MIGHT WANT TO SEND SOMEONE
COLOURS AND PATTERNS • HOW WOULD YOU
TO DESIGN A COAT COMMUNICATE THIS MESSAGE
THROUGH SYMBOLS IN A
• INCLUDE AT LEAST 3 DREAM?
DIFFERENT SYMBOLS AND • WRITE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OR
TELL MS. DUNN WHAT DRAW A SCENE FROM THE
DREAM
THEY MEAN
 JOSEPH’S
DREAMS -
PICTIONARY
• IN SMALL GROUPS PLAY A
QUICK ROUND OF
PICTIONARY
• WORDS WILL BE RELATED
TO DREAMS AND/OR THE
STORY OF JOSEPH
• SEE HOW MANY YOU CAN
FIGURE OUT!

• CONSIDER:
• WHICH WORDS ARE
HARDER TO DRAW?
• WHICH ARE EASIER?
• HOW MIGHT SOMEONE
MISINTERPRET YOUR
MESSAGES?
 ABRAHAM AND
HIS
DESCENDANTS
God promised many things
to Abraham:
• He promised that he would
make Abraham’s name
great.
• He promised that Abraham
would have numerous
descendants.
• He promised that Abraham
would be the father of a
multitude of nations.
 THE
MOSAIC
COVENAN
T
 A CHANGE IN EGYPT

• Hundreds of years passed and a new

Pharaoh who did not know Joseph
took power
• He felt threatened by the growing
population of Hebrews
• Enslaved them and ordered first
born males to be drowned in the
river
• Moses’ mother saves him by placing
him in a basket
• Found by the daughter of the
Pharaoh and raised in the palace
 THE CALL
TO
ACTION
• One day Moses sees a
Hebrew being struck by
an Egyptian
• Moses kills the Egyptian
• Is wanted by the
Pharaoh for his crime, so
he flees

• While acting as a
Shepherd, God appears
to Moses as a burning
bush
• He calls Moses to free
the Israelites from
their slavery
EXODUS 3:4,7, 10-12
WHEN THE LORD SAW THAT MOSES WAS COMING CLOSER, HE CALLED TO HIM FROM THE MIDDLE
OF THE BUSH AND SAID, “MOSES! MOSES!” HE ANSWERED, “YES, HERE I AM.” THEN THE LORD
SAID, “I HAVE SEEN HOW CRUELLY MY PEOPLE ARE BEING TREATED IN EGYPT; I HAVE HEARD THEM
CRY OUT TO BE RESCUED FROM THEIR SLAVE DRIVERS. I KNOW ALL ABOUT THEIR SUFFERINGS.
NOW I AM SENDING YOU TO THE KING OF EGYPT SO THAT YOU CAN LEAD MY PEOPLE OUT OF HIS
COUNTRY.” BUT MOSES SAID TO GOD, “I AM NOBODY. HOW CAN I GO TO THE KING AND BRING THE
ISRAELITES OUT OF EGYPT?” GOD ANSWERED, “I WILL BE WITH YOU, AND YOU WILL BRING THE
PEOPLE OUT OF EGYPT.”
 RETURN TO
EGYPT
• Moses returns to Egypt to
speak to the Pharaoh
• Casts his staff on the
ground and it turns into
a snake
• Pharoh refuses to let the
Israelites leave, so God
sends the plagues onto
Egypt
• With each plague the
Pharaoh’s “heart hardened”
THE PLAGUES
COOTIE
CATCHER
• FOLD A “COOTIE CATCHER”
ACCORDING TO MS.
DUNN’S DIRECTIONS

• YOU WILL HAVE TO SELECT

8 OF THE PLAGUES
• I PUT THE LAST 2 IN THE
CENTER

• UNDER EACH NUMBER,

WRITE OR DRAW WHAT
EACH PLAGUE IS

• QUIZ EACH OTHER USING

YOUR “COOTIE CATCHERS”
 THE MODERN
PLAGUES
• Every year, at Passover, Jews retell the
Exodus story - including a recitation of the
ten plagues.
• While we live in a different world now, we are
reminded that, even after liberation from
slavery, there are still
many challenges plaguing modern society.
• Our journey to redemption is ongoing,
demanding work of our hearts, hands, and
minds.
• Q: What are some of the large
challenges/plagues facing the world
today?
• During the final plague, god wanted to protect the Israelites
• He told Moses that all the families should paint the blood of a
lamb on the frame of their house
• The spirit would “pass over” these homes and leave the families
untouched

• Jews today still celebrate this holy event – “Passover”

• Following the 10th Plague, the Pharaoh released the Israelites
• Then he changed his mind and went after them
 WHAT SAVES?
• THE “DETECTIVE” LEAVES THE ROOM

• EVERYONE SITS IN A CIRCLE

• THEY DECIDE ON A DISTINCTIVE
CHARACTERISTIC (EX. SHOE COLOUR, GLASSES,
ETC.)

• THE DETECTIVE COMES BACK IN THE ROOM AND

BEGINS WINKING AT PEOPLE TO MURDER THEM.
• WHEN THE DETECTIVE WINKS AT SOMEONE
WHO DOES NOT HAVE THAT CHARACTERISTIC,
THE PERSON WINKED AT ‘DIES’
• BUT THOSE WITH THE IDENTIFIED
CHARACTERISTIC CANNOT BE KILLED.
• THE WINK ‘PASSES OVER’ THEM, SO THEY
JUST DO A MOVEMENT WITH THEIR HAND
SWEEPING RIGHT OVER THEIR HEAD AND
STAY ‘ALIVE’.

• THE DETECTIVE’S JOB IS TO FIGURE OUT ‘WHAT

SAVES’ THOSE INDIVIDUALS - WHAT IS THE SPECIAL
CHARACTERISTIC?
EXODUS &
PARTING OF
THE RED
SEA
• As the Israelites left
Egypt they were
pursued by the
Pharaoh and his army

• God granted Moses the

power to part the Red
Sea
• This allowed the
Israelites to pass
through unharmed
• The Egyptians
were caught in the
flood of the water
falling back
JOURNEY
THROUGH
THE DESERT
• LED BY MOSES, THE
ISRAELITES BEGAN TO
WANDER THROUGH
THE DESERT

• GOD PROVIDED FOOD

FOR THEM IN THE
FORM OF MANNA AND
QUAIL

• GOD PROVIDED WATER

FROM A ROCK
MOUNT
SINAI
• God offers to
renew his
covenant
(Mosaic) with all
of the Israelites
• They happily agree

• God appears at
the top of Mount
Sinai
• Moses goes the top
and receives the
10
Commandments
10 COMMANDMENTS
 10 COMMANDMENTS
MINI-ASSIGNMENT
OPTION 1 – RANK & OPTION 2 – REWRITE FOR
DEFEND TODAY
• Rank all 10 Commandments in • Create your own personal 10
order of “importance” in society Commandments that are best
today.
suited for society today
• In 2 – 3 sentences, defend your
• Choose at least 3 and explain
top 3 rankings and bottom 3
rankings. in 2 – 3 sentences why you
think they are necessary rules
• Be as specific and as clear as you
for society today. Use
can in defending your choices –
use examples if possible. examples if possible.
 THE
TABERNAC
LE
• God asks the Israelites to
“Make a sanctuary for me
and I will dwell among you” -
Exodus 25
• The remainder of Exodus
focuses largely on the
instructions that God gave to
Moses to build something
called The Tabernacle
• It is a tent/place of Holy
Worship and symbolizes the
Garden of Eden
• The Tabernacle would house
the Ark of the Covenant
(storage for holy texts, etc.)
 THE MOSAIC COVENANT

• The Mosaic Covenant was a

conditional covenant.
• It brought either God’s
direct blessing (if they
followed his laws) or God’s
direct cursing (for
disobedience).
• Part of the covenant was
the 10 Commandments
• There was also the rest of

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the law, which contained
more than six hundred
commands
 • PUT THE FOLLOWING EVENTS IN ORDER
(1 – 12) TO TELL THE STORY OF MOSES:
 MANNA & WATER FROM HEAVEN

 MOSES DIES

 MOSES KILLS EGYPTIAN

 THE EXODUS/PARTING OF THE RED SEA

EVENTS  MOSES HERDS SHEEP FOR 40 YEARS

IN  40 YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS

ORDER
 MT. SINAI – 10 COMMANDMENTS

 MOSES IS CALLED TO ACTION - THE BURNING BUSH

 MOSES IS TRAINED BY PHARAOH

 ISRAELITES CONSTRUCT THE TABERNACLE

 PLAGUES OF EGYPT

 MOSES’ MOTHER PLACES HIM IN A BASKET IN THE

RIVER
KING
SAUL
• Following the death
of Joshua, Israel was
left without a leader
or any direction
• Saul was chosen king
both by the judge
Samuel and the
public
• His chief contribution,
was to defend Israel
against its many
enemies
• Saul fails to listen to
God, and is
eventually rejected
THE DAVIDIC COVENANT
 WHO WAS
KING
DAVID?
• David was the youngest
son of Jesse (a man of
Bethlehem) and served
as a shepherd
• God revealed to Samuel
that David was to be the
true King of Israel
• Samuel anointed David in
the family room of his
house
• There were no
crowds or celebration
• He is the King, but no
one knows it yet
 DAVID &
SAUL
• David began working in the
royal court, acting as an aide
to King Saul
• He played the harp and
composed music for him
• Eventually, Saul
promoted him as his
armour bearer
• During this time the Israelites
were engaged in conflict with
the Philistines
• David got into a conflict
with a particularly large
and reputable Philistine
named Goliath
• After this, David began to
gain popularity and Saul
became jealous of David
• He even tried to
have David killed
 DAVID &
GOLIATH
• A giant named Goliath who could be
described as a "weapon of mass
destruction”.
• The mere sight of this towering
enemy filled the Israelite soldiers
with dread.
• However, amidst the fearful ranks, a
young David remained undaunted.
• Armed with nothing but a sling and a
stone, David confronted the giant,
striking goliath squarely on the
forehead.
• The impact felled the giant, and David
quickly finished him off with his sword.
• The Philistine army, seeing their
champion defeated, fled in
disarray, turning the tide of battle
in favor of the Israelites.
REFLECT:

• WHAT ARE SOME

"GIANTS" IN YOUR
LIFE—CHALLENGES
OR FEARS THAT SEEM
INSURMOUNTABLE.
• HOW DID DAVID TAKE
DOWN GOLIATH?
• HOW CAN WE
USE DAVID’S
APPROACH TO
OUR PROBLEMS?
 KING
DAVID’S
REIGN
• Following the battle with Goliath,
the political landscape continued to
shift rapidly
• Saul and his sons eventually
died in other battles with the
Philistines

• The Israelites were divided into 2

groups: those who supported Saul's
remaining son, Ishbaal, as leader,
and those who rallied behind David

• David made a covenant with the

elders of northern Israel and was
then anointed as king over all of
Israel

• He went on to rule over many small

kingdoms bordering Israel,
controlling many of the major
crossroads and trade routes

• He also brought the Ark of the

Covenant into Jerusalem,
cementing it as a Holy city
 DAVID THE
MUSICIAN?

• King David was not just another

figure in history - he lives on to
this day.
• One of king David’s greatest
works, and arguably his
greatest legacy, was the book
of Psalms.

“The LORD is my rock,

my protection, my saviour. My God
is my rock. I can run to him for
safety. He is my shield and my
saving strength, my defender. I
will call to the LORD, who is
worthy of praise, and I will
be saved from my enemies.” -
Psalm 18:2-3
 THE DAVIDIC
COVENANT
• The Davidic covenant amplifies the
“seed” aspect that was detailed in the
Abrahamic covenant
• God promises that David’s physical
line of descent will last forever and
that his kingdom will never pass away.
• While David does break his covenant
with god, it becomes the basis
for hope of a coming Messiah from
the line of David.
 DAVID’S “HOUSE”

• GOD WILL ESTABLISH FOREVER DAVID’S “HOUSE,” THE

ROYAL DYNASTY THROUGH DAVID’S DESCENDANTS.
• DAVID’S SON (SOLOMON) WILL BUILD GOD’S “HOUSE,”
THE FIRST TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM.
• THE “SIGN” OF THIS COVENANT WILL BE THE
DESCENDANTS OF DAVID AND THE TEMPLE ITSELF.

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 ACTIVITY: CROWN OF MANY
SYMBOLS
• DAVID’S LIFE WAS FULL OF STORIES. CHOOSE 5 – 8 OF THE SYMBOLS
BELOW TO DECORATE YOUR CROWN.
• ARK OF THE COVENANT (DAVID BROUGHT IT TO JERUSALEM)
• BOW & ARROW (HIS ROLE AS SAUL’S ARMBEARER)
• SWORD (THE BATTLES HE FOUGHT AND WON)
• SLINGSHOT/5 STONES (HOW HE WON HIS BATTLE AGAINST GOLIATH)
• HARP (PLAYING MUSIC TO SAUL TO CALM HIM)
• MUSIC NOTES (TO SING GOD’S PRAISES)
• BOTTLE OF OIL (SAMUEL ANOINTED HIM)
• SHEEP/SHEPHERD’S HOOK (HIS ROLE IN HIS FAMILY AND HIS HUMBLE
BEGINNING)
• BABY (HIS SON SOLOMON)
• A CROSS (HIS LINEAGE TO JESUS)
 LEADERSHIP
POTENTIAL?
• WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MADE
SAUL AND DAVID SUCH DIFFERENT RULERS?

• WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DO YOU THINK ARE

THE MOST IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS TO
HAVE A IN A GOOD LEADER?
• RESPECT
• HUMILITY
• KINDNESS
• COURAGE
• CHARISMA
• INTEGRITY
• VISION
• CONFIDENCE
• PASSION
• COMMUNICATION SKILLS
• EMPATHY
• INFLUENCE
• DECISIVENESS
 PATTERNS

Creati
on

Re- De-
Creati Creati
on on
Reconciliatio
n
 A REVIEW

• FIVE MAJOR
COVENANTS OF THE
OLD TESTAMENT:
• ADAM AND EVE
• NOAH
• ABRAHAM
• MOSES
• DAVID

• THE NEW COVENANT

• SECURED BY
CHRIST
• REMOVAL OF SIN
• CLEANSING OF
THE CONSCIENCE
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ASSIGNMENT
: COVENANT
COMIC
• PORTRAY A KEY SCENE
OR INTERACTION FROM
ONE OF THE 5
BIBLICAL COVENANTS

• THE COMIC MUST

INCLUDE DIALOGUE
BETWEEN 2
CHARACTERS

• THE COMIC MUST BE

AT LEAST 4 PANELS
LONG