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Comparing The Bible And The First Murder: A Biblical Storyline Of Creation
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This is an overview of the Bible, which contains sixty-six books, written by approximately forty authors, over the course of two thousand years. In spite of diversity, the Bible has one central, consistent theme: God created humans, He loves humans despite rebellious attitudes towards Him, and God wants to reconcile humans to Himself. This paper will overview the stories plot of creation, human rebellion and fall, Gods covenant with Noah, Tower of Babel, Gods covenant with Abraham, Moses and the Exodus, the kingdom of division, Saul, David and Solomon, Salvation in Jesus Christ, and New Creation.

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Creation
The Bible tells the story of God's creation, the fall of man into sin, and …show more content…
One day Cain was overcome with jealousy for his brother, and he killed Abel in the field (Gen 4:8). Adam and Eve had another son, Seth, who also had children. As people populated the earth, God saw that their hearts and actions were constantly filled with evil (Genesis 6:5). God regretted having ever made humans (Genesis 6:6). Yet, one man still had favor in Gods eyes, his name was named Noah.
The Flood and God’s Covenant with Noah
God instructed Noah to build an Ark (Genesis 6:9), because he was going to cause a flood and put an end to the sinful human race. Noah followed Gods instructions and built the Ark as God commanded filling it with a male and female of every animal. God proceeded to flood the entire earth, and destroy all sinful beings. When the flood was over, God made a promise to Noah that he would never again curse the ground by flood or destroy every living thing (Genesis 8:21). God even placed a rainbow in the clouds as a reminder of his promise (Genesis 9:13).

Tower of Babel and Gods Covenant with …show more content…
A new King of Egypt feared the growing power of the Israelites and decided to use the Israelites as slaves. God heard the cries of his people (Exodus 3:7) and chose one man, Moses, to lead them to freedom (Exodus 3:10). After receiving God's instructions, Moses asked Pharaoh to let the Israelites go, but Pharaoh denied the request (Exodus 5:1, 2). God then sent ten plagues into the land of Egypt to force Pharaoh to let the Israelites go, but after each plague, Pharaoh remained stubborn. The final plague killed all firstborn children, except those of the Israelites, who were instructed to put the blood of a lamb on their doors (Exodus 12:7). By the time the Israelites came to the Red Sea, Pharaoh had changed his mind and was pursuing them. God parted the Red Sea and the Israelites escaped. They came to Mount Sinai where God entered into a covenant with the people to be their God. Moses was given the Ten Commandments by God (Exodus 20:1). While at Mount Sinai, God gave further instructions to Moses concerning sacrifices, offerings and worship, ceremonial cleanliness as well as feasts and Holy days. God's desire was for his people to be holy. He required a response of submission and obedience from the
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