PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Moses was one of the leaders of Hebrews.
He's time was about 1250 B.C.E. when a lot of Abraham decedents we're living in Egypt. The Torah says that Hebrews increased and became very powerful. According to the Torah god said to Moses 'I will send you to the pharaoh, and you shall free my people.'
So then Moses went before the pharaoh, and set Hebrews free.
After leaving Egypt God gave Moses the laws that became the foundation of Judaism. These laws were called the Ten Commandments.
He received the Ten Commandments in Mount Sinai, the 'Mountain of God.'
The first Commandment was 'you shall have no other God before me.'
Moses had made contributions like when he led the Exodus out of Egypt.
After their wanderings in the wilderness, the Hebrews settled once more in Canaan.
In David's time which was about 1000 B.C.E. , the Hebrews were at war with a rival tribe, the Philistines.
The Hebrew bible say that the Philistines promised to the Hebrews' slaves if someone could beat their fiercest warrior, the giant Goliath.
David was not yet a grown man, but he was outraged at Goliath's mockery of the Hebrew God.
David cohoes Jerusalem as his capital city. Under David Jerusalem became the center of Israel's political and religious life.
As king David completed the defeat of the Philistines as well as other enemies.
He united two parts of the Hebrews' land, Israel and Judah, into a single kingdom most known as Israel. And he created a strong government central, he was one of the most power full kings in the world.
After David's death, his soon Solomon became the king. He build a great temple in Jerusalem to house the Ark of the Covenant and to be center of Jewish worship.
Building that temple was a huge undertaking and cost the Hebrews greatly. Solomon forced his people to work on the construction of the temple. More than 3,000 officials were needed to or oriented project.
Solomon's methods angered many Hebrews. Near his death, their resentment exploded. In 931 B.C.E., the northern tribes broke away and became a separate Kingdom of Israel