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God made a conditional covenant with Israel. There were laws for Israel’s obedience. What were God’s laws like? The 613 laws were comprehensive and addressed many areas of daily life that would have been of concern to the Israelites. Areas like their relationship with God, relationship with each other, how to run the economy and do business, agriculture, the justice system, hygiene and sanitation, temple and priests, sacrifices, festivals, dietary laws and more. His laws were instructions to them on how to live well as individuals and as a community, and how to relate to Him and each other. This episode is part 1 of the lesson. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/14-Gods-Perfect-Law.pdf

At Mount Sinai, Yahweh made a covenant with Israel. He gave them His law. Unlike impersonal human law codes, God’s law came from His heart as a Father and was given to Israel, His son. He wanted them to obey out of gratitude for all He had done for them. The covenant at Sinai was a conditional one, meaning there were blessings for Israel’s obedience, but also curses, or discipline, if the nation broke the terms of the covenant. God was fully committed to His relationship with Israel and He viewed it so seriously that He put in place witnesses (the Law, Israel’s song [the national anthem] and “heaven and earth”), as well as prosecuting attorneys (the prophets). Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/13-Mt-SinaiThe-Law.pdf

This is part 2 of Lesson 12 where we go into detail of where do people go when they die. We also discuss the question of where do babies, young children or those with mental challenges go when they die. This episode includes an extended Q&A session. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/12-The-Passover.pdf

Of the events of the Exodus, the tenth plague, the death of the firstborn, is very significant. This historical event is commemorated by the Jews every year as the Passover. It is the most important picture or foreshadow in the Old Testament of how God provides salvation through a substitutionary sacrifice. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/12-The-Passover.pdf

God had directed Abraham’s family into Egypt where for 400 years, they grew into a nation. Although they were saved from famine and were kept culturally intact by forced segregation, the Egyptians enslaved them. So Yahweh, acting on His covenant with Abraham, sent Moses to lead the people out. God made this happen through a series of ten judgment plagues that became part of the Exodus event. Through the Exodus, God revealed a lot about Himself. He proved to the Israelites, the Egyptians, the surrounding nations and everyone else that He alone is God. He is sovereign over all. There is no other god besides Him. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/11-Israel-vs-Egypt.pdf

How did Abraham become justified? Or how did Yahweh declared Abraham righteous? What does justification even mean? This is an important question as the Bible tells us that Abraham is the model of how a person can be declared righteous before God through faith and then have a relationship with Him. And after God declared Abraham righteous, how was Abraham’s daily walk with God? How was his daily faith life? We will observe what Scripture records of Abraham to learn how a person can be declared righteous through faith and after that, how a person walks with God. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/10-AbrahamA-Picture-of-Faith.pdf

In order to preserve His history and truth, God changed the way He interacted with mankind. Instead of sharing about Himself directly with everyone, He disrupted world history to work with Abraham and his family. God planned to use Abraham and his descendants to record Scripture and then return as missionaries to the pagan world. So God called Abraham out of his pagan culture and made a covenant with him. God promised Abraham (i) land, (ii) descendants, and told him that he would be a (iii) worldwide blessing. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/09-The-Call-of-Abraham.pdf

Part two of Faith in Action I — Biblical Truth Helps Us Interpret the World. This episode concludes the the first Faith in Action exercise. The class uses the content of Genesis 1–11 as a biblical framework to analyse and discuss contemporary issues. The aim is not to share one’s opinions, but to examine Scripture to see what it has to say about issues we face. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/08-Faith-in-Action-I.pdf

Lesson 7 concludes at 1 hour 19 mins. This is followed by Lesson 8: Faith in Action I - Biblical Truth Helps Us Interpret the World. This is the first Faith in Action exercise. Genesis 1-11 already puts in place a number of truths to begin building the foundation of the interlocked biblical framework. The class uses the framework to examine and analyse common questions and challenges from non-biblical culture. The goal is to think through issues from a biblical perspective, to think God’s thoughts after Him. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/08-Faith-in-Action-I.pdf

We conclude Lesson 6 (at the 25:00 min mark), then move on to Lesson 7. After leaving the ark, Noah and his family found themselves in a new, re-shaped world, with a new climate, new physical geography and new lifespans. Noah was the righteous man whom God saved from the great Flood and now he and his family had a chance to start over. God gave Noah the same instructions as Adam and Eve. Noah and his family had such great potential. But what happened instead? We will examine the incident at Babel and God putting in the place the fifth divine institution: tribal diversity. This is part 1 of the Lesson 7. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/07-Fill-the-Earth.pdf