The Birth of the Savior
Part 1 of an EasyEnglish Bible Study Course on the Life of Christ
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Words in boxes are from the Bible. A word list at the end explains words with a *star by them.
*Israel in the time of Christ The history of *Israel
Barrie Wetherill
Jews lived in *Israel at the time of Christ. They probably did not feel very safe. Once their country had been very powerful. David and Solomon had been their kings. That was 1000 years ago. Now they were not powerful. The people had done wrong things. They had not obeyed God. God had spoken to Abraham and Moses. He had given them a Covenant (made a special agreement with them). But the people did not obey God's rules. God punished them. He made them leave their country. He had told them that he would do this. In 586 BC, enemies burned down the *Temple of Solomon. This *temple was one of the most wonderful buildings in the world. The enemies took away everything that was inside the *Temple.