God made a covenant with Abraham in which Abraham promised to ensure that his descendants would wholeheartedly worship God. In exchange, God promised to safeguard Abraham’s offspring, who would eventually become the nation of Israel. This covenant was sealed through circumcision, which Abraham performed on himself (at age 99!) and all other males in his household. 

The circumcision is the most well-known act showing Abraham’s commitment to God and God’s covenant with Abraham’s descendants.

To this very day, the Jewish people continue to fulfill the commandment of circumcising their sons on the eighth day after birth.

God commanded the prophet Samuel to go to the house of Jesse and find a “man after his own heart” who will become the next king of Israel, a replacement for the rejected Saul.

When Samuel arrived, he asked to see Jesse’s sons. Seven sons were brought before him, but God said none of them were the chosen one. Samuel pressed Jesse to find out if there were any more sons and he revealed that there was one more. God then told him to pour oil on Jesse’s youngest son – David. After anointing David, Samuel predicted that God would always be with David and that his kingdom would endure forever.

Saul had decided to visit the prophet Samuel in the village of Ramah to ask about the location of his father’s lost donkey.

As it turned out, God had previously informed the prophet Samuel that Saul would be visiting that day and that he should be anointed as the king of Israel.
At an appropriate time, Samuel took a flask of oil and anointed Saul, but did not make a public announcement.

The next day, after convening a gathering of all the Tribes of Israel in the town of Mizpah, Samuel formally announced that Saul was the king of Israel.

King Solomon was tasked by his father, King David, to build a Temple to God on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem.

With resources from Israel along with cedars and cypress trees from Lebanon (donated by King Hiram of Tyre), Solomon’s workers built the Temple over a period of seven years.

This Temple, called the Beit HaMikdash (the House of Holiness) in Hebrew, stood for 410 years.

Moses encountered a burning bush while he was tending to his father-in-law Jethro’s flock in the wilderness. The bush was on fire but miraculously not burned by the flames. As he approached the bush, God spoke to him from within it and told him that he had been chosen to lead the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt. This event marked the beginning of Moses’ journey as a prophet and leader of his people.

The Covenant of the Parts is a biblical covenant between God and Abram, as recorded in Genesis 15:1-21 (Abram’s name was later changed to Abraham). In this covenant, God promised to give Abram many descendants and to give them the land of Canaan as their inheritance.

The name “Covenant of the Parts” comes from the action done to seal the covenant.

God instructed Abram to bring several animals and birds. Abram cut the animals in half (not the birds) and arranged them on opposite sides of a path. God then made Abram fall asleep. He made His promises to Abram while a smoking oven and flaming torch passed between the parts.

This covenant is significant in Jewish history because it established a special relationship between God and Abraham’s descendants, who became known as the Jewish people. It also provided a foundation for future covenants with the forefathers.

God created the world in seven days.
On day one, God said “Let there be light” and separated light from darkness.
On day two, He created an expanse between water on the earth and the water in the sky.
On day three, He gathered the waters together in one place so that land could appear.
On day four, He created the sun, the moon and the stars to light up the sky.
On day five, He filled the waters with fish and the air with birds.
On day six, He made animals and then formed Adam out of dust and breathed life into him. Eve was created from a rib that was extracted from Adam.
On day seven, God rested from creating.

The Splitting of the Sea, also known as the Crossing of the Red Sea, occurred when Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt and they were pursued by Pharaoh’s army.

As they approached the sea with the Egyptians in pursuit, God commanded Moses to stretch out his hand over the waters. A strong east wind blew all night, causing the sea to divide and exposing a dry path for the Israelites to cross on foot.

The Israelites crossed safely while Pharaoh’s army followed them into the divided sea. However, as soon as Pharaoh’s army was between walls of water, God caused the water to collapse over Pharaoh’s army, drowning them all.

The entire event was a miraculous intervention by God on behalf of His people.

The Crossing of the Sea is celebrated in Jewish tradition on the seventh day of Passover, the anniversary of the event. Jews also read or sing “The Song of the Sea” (Exodus 15:1-19) during the morning prayer every day of the year.

Daniel was a faithful servant of God and a minister in the Babylonian royal court who was raised to high office by the conquering King Darius the Mede. Daniel’s jealous co-ministers in the Median royal court tricked Darius into issuing a decree that no one should pray to any god or man but himself. This trick was meant to condemn Daniel to death since they knew he would continue to pray daily to the God of Israel.

The jealous co-ministers burst into his prayer room while Daniel was praying and testified against him to King Darius. The king was forced to stand by his decree, though he loved and respected Daniel.

To Darius’ dismay, Daniel was thrown into a lion’s den. The entire night, Darius prayed for Daniel and did not sleep. In the morning, he opened the lion’s den to find Daniel alive. Daniel explained that an angel closed the jaws of the lions because he was innocent.

King Darius then ordered those who conspired against Daniel to be thrown into the pit with their families. He also commanded that his subjects should tremble in fear before the God of Daniel.

The day before the destruction, God gave Abraham a chance to pray for the evil inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah. Unfortunately, even Abraham’s prayers were not enough to change the decree, but his prayers did end up saving his nephew Lot.

God then sent two angels to warn Lot and his family about the impending destruction of the cities. Lot invited them in, arousing the anger of his fellow townspeople, who threatened to sodomize Lot and the angels (who appeared as men).

As the morning broke, the angels told Lot, his wife, and two daughters to flee from the city, and not look back. Lot’s wife disobeyed and turned into a pillar of salt.

Meanwhile, God rained down sulfur and fire from heaven on both cities as punishment for their sins, completely destroying them and the land around them.