Prayer to the Holy Spirit

(by: St. Augustine)

In the name of the Father, and of the Son,

and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my

thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy
Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. Draw
my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love but what
is holy. Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, to
defend all that is holy. Guard me, then, O
Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy.
Amen.

St. Augustine, pray for us.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son,

and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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 LESSON 1

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Course Learning Outcomes
DOCTRINE:
Outline and discuss the salient events in the History of Salvation
Identify significant biblical personalities who became instruments in God’s plan of
salvation

MORAL:

Value God’s offer of salvation through acts of sacrifice and service for others

Emulate the virtues of obedience and fidelity of exemplary men and women in
the Old Testament

WORSHIP:
Thank God for His gift of salvation by participating actively in the liturgical
celebration especially the Holy Eucharist

Second Semester Class,

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Identify significant person/s in your
life who manifested the virtues of
obedience and faithfulness.
Link:
In the History of Salvation, there were also
persons who exemplified the virtues of fidelity
and obedience to God in spite of their human
weaknesses.

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 WHAT IS SALVATION HISTORY?

It is the story of human beings and their world

seen as a drama of redemption.
It runs from Creation to the Parousia and
finding its center in Christ.

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In the Old Testament
God revealed His plan to
the Chosen people.

And this plan was definitely

fulfilled with the coming of
Christ in the fullness of time.
(New Testament)

In Christ - all God’s

promises and plans
were fulfilled.
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WHAT IS THE
MEANING OF THE
“FALL OF MAN”?

 In the beginning man’s

relationship with God
was harmonious. But
man sinned and
continued to sin. This
resulted to his
estrangement with God,
from other people, and
from his very own self.

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 We find this in the
stories of Adam and
Eve, Cain and Abel,
Noah and the Ark.

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 GOD’S PLAN OF
SALVATION
To save man, God
initiated a long-range
plan of salvation by
promising a Savior for
mankind. But God did
not send immediately
this Savior. He chose a
nation where this
Savior would be born.
He also chose persons
who will transmit this
belief in One God.

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THE PATRIARCHAL STAGE - c. 1900 B.C.
A. ABRAHAM

Native of Ur; moved to Haran where

God spoke to him for the first time. His
faith in the word of Yahweh was blessed
with the creation of his family and the
giving of land. (Abram-Abraham)

Considered as the Father of the Chosen

People of God (Father of many nations).

Genesis 17:4-6

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Wife: (Sarai) Sarah; Son: Isaac

Son with Hagar: Ishmael

Hagar - Egyptian maidservant of Sarah

Gen 25 - Keturah
Abraham’s wife when Sarah died with
whom he had six sons

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 B. ISAAC
The promises that God had given
to Abraham were renewed to him
and to his son Jacob
*The Sacrifice of Isaac
Genesis 22:1-19
*Rebecca - Isaac’s wife, mother of the
twins
Esau (Edom)– born before Jacob
Jacob (Israel) - "he grasps the heel"
Genesis 25:26

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C. JACOB
Renamed Israel “strong-
with-God” after he wrestled
with God (iconographic form
of an angel) in
Peniel/Penuel.
(Genesis 32:1-33)
The Father of the
Twelve Tribes of Israel
(12 sons from his two
wives and two
concubines)
(Genesis 28-35)

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 Leah: Zilpah:
Reuben, Issachar, (maidservant of Leah) Gad and
Simeon, Zebulun, Levi Asher
and Judah Rachel:
Bilhah: (maidservant of Joseph and Benjamin
Rachel) Dan and Napthali
*Dinah – daughter with Leah
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D. JOSEPH -He was sold by his brothers to the
Ishmaelites (Egyptians) as a slave (Gen
37:12-36)
He became a governor in Egypt after he wisely
interpreted Pharaoh’s dream (Gen 41:37-39)

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Jacob and all his offspring
went to Egypt, the
possessions they had
acquired in Canaan and
settled in the region of
Goshen.
(Genesis 46:1-27)

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The Israelites had been in Egypt for generations, but now that
they had become so numerous, the Pharaoh feared their
presence. He feared that one day the Isrealites would turn
against the Egyptians.

But the more the Egyptians

oppressed them, the more the
Israelites multiplied and spread,
and the more alarmed the
Egyptians became.
(Exodus 1:1-12)

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THE EXODUS EXPERIENCE – c. 1250 B.C.

MOSES – “drawn from

water” (Exodus 2:10)
The liberator of the Israelites
in Egypt

He was chosen by God to free

the Israelites from the slavery of
the Egyptians. God showed
Himself to Moses in Mt. Horeb
Mt. Sinai). (Exodus 3)

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*The Ten Plagues
(Read Exodus 7-11

*Passing over the Red Sea

(Read Exodus 14:1-31)

God is Almighty over and above

all the other gods worshipped by
the Egyptians.

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●His whole family (the Twelve Tribes
including Jacob) went to Egypt
leaving Canaan
during the famine
●Goshen (given by Pharaoh)
●The Israelites grew in number and
became evermore feared by the
Egyptians.

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MT. SINAI (Mt. Horeb) –
God renewed His covenant
with the Chosen People.
*This covenant was
manifested through the
obedience to the Ten
Commandments
(Exodus 20)

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Activity: REED Notebook (30 points)
1. How many years did the Israelites wander in the
dessert? Give the reason why they stayed long in the
wilderness. (Joshua 5:6)
2. How did God care for the Israelites in the
wilderness? (Exodus 16:11-15)
3. What can we learn from the experience of the
Israelites in the wilderness? (Apply this to your own
life experience).

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 THE ENTRY INTO THE
PROMISED LAND – c. 1200 B.C.
(Joshua 1-24)

JOSHUA

Successor of Moses; called by

God to led the Israelites into
the land of Canaan
Divided the land among the
Twelve Tribes
Established the Jewish nation,
in fulfilment of the promise
made by God to Abraham.
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JUDGES (chosen by God to protect His own people in time of
danger).
Book of Judges Chapter 1-21

Ark of the Covenant – was The people demanded a king

captured by the Philistines (enemies from Samuel, thus, the creation
of the Israelites). of a monarchy in 1020 B.C.

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THE CREATION OF THE MONARCHY c. 1020 B.C.

SAUL -The first king chosen by God for His chosen

nation; unfaithful as a king. (1 Sam 10:1)

DAVID - The representation of the future

Messianic-king; through his lineage, the
Messiah will come. It was during his reign
that the Ark of the Covenant was brought
back to God’s chosen people. He was the
symbol of military might and glory. (1 Sam
16-30) (2 Sam 1-24)
SOLOMON - David’s son; builder of the
magnificent temple of Jerusalem; wise
man; punished for idolatry. (The life of
Solomon is primarily described in 2 Samuel,
1 Kings and 2 Chronicles.
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 King Jeroboam

The End of Solomon’s Reign

(1 Kings 11)
Strong leadership of a king was
not the answer. Even the best
King Rehoboam
king was not able to bring the
people to righteousness which
the law demands as part of
God’s plan for man.
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 God raised up Prophets to warn
them against the great social
injustice going on.
Prophets like Elijah, Elisha, Amos,
and Hosea ministered in the Northern
Kingdom of Israel, calling on the
kings and the people to repent. At the
same time, the prophets of Judah,
including Isaiah, and Micah, including
Joel, Zephaniah, and Habakkuk also
warned the people of the Southern
Kingdom of their coming destruction if
they did not repent

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THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY

Nebuchadnezzar captured
Jerusalem in 587 BC and
deported the Israelites to
Babylon (Jeremiah 24:1)

THE PERSIAN RULE

Cyrus the Great captured Babylon in
538 BC; he is a benevolent king of
Persia who allowed the (Israelites)
to return to their homeland and to
rebuild the temple in Jerusalem.
(2 Chronicles 36:22–23and Ezra 1:1–
11)
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THE RETURN, REBUILDING OF THE
TEMPLE AND RENEWAL OF THE
COVENANT
Haggai, Zechariah, and
Malachi are the prophets of this
restoration period. Ezra and
Nehemiah are its narrators.

For the next 200 years, there

was a relative peace in Palestine
under the Persian rule.

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THE TRIBULATION UNDER THE GREEKS
– c. 333-142 BC

ALEXANDER THE
GREAT – Conquered
Palestine in 333 BC and
imposed the Greek
culture.

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THE MACCABEAN REVOLT AND
HASMONEAN RULE (c. 142 – 62 BC)
(The Book of Maccabees 1 and 2)

Mattathias
Head of the Maccabean family;
Together with the Hasidim, they
started a guerrilla warfare against the
Greek Seleucids.
Judas Maccabeus
Succeeded his father; restored
religious freedom, purified the temple
and restored daily sacrifice

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 The Maccabean revolt led
to independence from the
Greeks and self-rule for
almost a century (142-62
BC)
The feast Hanukkah - The
national celebration of the
rededication of the Temple
by the Jews at the end of
the Maccabean revolt.

John 10:22-23 shows Jesus walking in the

Temple area in Jerusalem during the Feast of
Dedication.

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 THE MACCABEAN MARTYRS

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 THE ROMAN DOMINATION
After Pompey the Great
besieged and took
Jerusalem in 63 BC, he put
an end to Jewish
Independence under the
Hasmonean/Maccabean
dynasty in Israel.
37 BC – Herodian
monarchy was established,
and consolidation of the
Roman power was
founded.

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Herod the Great – a
half-Jew because of his
Idumean origin, never
gained the affection of
the Jews
In relation to Rome,
Herod enjoyed the status Suspicious by nature,
rex socius or allied king; obsessed of his power; killed
he was proclaimed king his wife, son and mother-in
by Caesar Augustus in 31 law.
BC. After his death, his kingdom
was divided among his sons:
Archelaus, Philip and Antipas).
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 THE BIRTH OF THE MESSIAH
It was during the Roman occupation
under the reign of Augustus Caesar and
the reign of Herod the Great that the
KING of Kings, the Promised MESSIAH,
JESUS the CHRIST of Nazareth was
born.
The Birth of Jesus. (Luke 2:1-5
“In those days a decree went out from Caesar
Augustus that the whole world should be
enrolled. Joseph too went up from Galilee
from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city
of David that is called Bethlehem, to be
enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was
with child.”
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 Adam
Noah
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Joseph
Moses
Joshua
David
Solomon
Maccabean
Family
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 PAUSE FOR SILENCE AND
REFLECTION

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 Thanksgiving Prayer to God for the Gift of
Salvation
“God our Father, we praise and thank You for
loving us so much that You gave Your one and
only Son, Jesus Christ so that anyone who
believes in Him will not perish but attain eternal
life. We love and adore You. Lord Jesus, thank
You for giving Your life on the cross for our sins.

Because of You, we can now stand before

our Heavenly Father as pure, holy, and
justified. We thank You for sending us the
Holy Spirit, our Comforter. Holy Spirit, we
thank You for filling us with love, strength
and inspiration. We glorify You, our God
and King. We praise Your Name forever and
ever. Amen.

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Closing Song: My Heart’s
Thanksgiving

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Prepare for a
Quiz

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