The Bible and the Chinese Language Chinese Language -Is the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Bible and the Chinese Language Chinese Language -Is the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Bible and the Chinese Language Chinese Language -Is the oldest, continuous written language in the World. -First written over 4,500 years ago. -The inventors of the written language drew pictures to express words or ideas. -Simple
- Is the oldest, continuous written
language in the World.
- First written over 4,500 years ago.
- The inventors of the written language
drew pictures to express words or ideas.
- Simple pictures were combined to
make more complex thoughts.
Chinese Language
Si Simpl ple e pictures es were combin ined ed to make more comple lex x thoughts
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OLDER BROTHER ER MOUTH MAN
The family “mouth h man” or “spokes kes person” was usually ly the oldest st son or brother.
Today Death of Jesus Buddha ha Chinese se language ge first t written First five books s of Bible le writte ten
“For more than 4,000 years the reigning emperors of China traveled annually to the border of their country or to the imperial
- city. There, on an outdoor altar, they
sacrificed and burned young unblemished bullocks to their God, ShangDi…whose name literally means the God above or supreme God.” (God’s Promise to the Chinese, p. 1) He was the creator of all things (not a god among other gods). The worship of Buddha did not come to China until about 50 BC.
The God of the Universe:
“Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.” Genesis 2:7
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TO CREATE TO TALK WALKIN KING TO TALK
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DUST BREA EATH
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ALIVE TO TALK
Creation of Man
Creation of Man
PEOPL PLE
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TWO BEGIN INNIN ING
Creation of Man
According to the Bible, the first man was a…
DUST ALIVE MAN
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FIRST
LIVIN ING G DUST MAN
Garden of Eden: Genesis 2-3
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GOD ONE MAN GARDEN EN
“And God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.”
CHINA EDEN
ASIA
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WEST East st for Moses es West t from China ONE ENCLOSU SURE MAN
Garden of Eden: Genesis 2-3
Garden of Eden: Genesis 2-3
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ONE ENCLOSU SURE MAN WOMAN
To want, necessary ary
“And the LORD God said, ‘It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him…’ And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. Then the rib which the LORD God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.” Genesis 2:18, 21, 22
Garden of Eden: Genesis 2-3
“And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” - Genesis 2:16-17, Genesis 2:8-9
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TWO TREES ES COMMAND FORBID BIDDEN EN
Garden of Eden: Genesis 2-3
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TWO TREES ES TEMPTER ER LIFE SECRET ET GARDEN EN MAN DEVIL
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DEVIL COVER
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Genesis esis 3:1-4
Garden of Eden: Genesis 2-3
“So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasan sant t to the eyes, , and a t tree desir irable le to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.” Genes esis is 3:6
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TO COVET, , DESIRE TWO TREES ES WOMAN
Garden of Eden: Genesis 2-3
“… she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. Then the eyes s of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; ; and they sewed fig leaves togeth ther r and made themselv lves s coverings.” Genesis 3:6-7
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MAN FRUIT IT NAKED ED
Garden of Eden: Genesis 2-3
To the woman He said: “I will greatly multiply your sorrow w and your conception tion; ; In pain you shall bring forth h children en; ; Your desire e shall be for your husband, And he shall rule over you.” Genes esis is 3:16
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PIECE CE PAIN TWO TREES ES
Garden of Eden: Genesis 2-3
“… curse sed d is the groun
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d for thy sake; e; in sorrow row shalt thou
- u eat of it all the days
s of thy life; e; Thorns rns also
- and
thistle istles s shal all l it bring ng forth h to thee; ee; an and thou u shal alt eat at the e herb b of the field;” Genesis 3:17-18 18 KJV
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ANCIEN ENT WEEDS SORROW
Summary ry
- Took place 5000 years ago
- World’s oldest written language
(Chinese ese) ) is more that 4500 years s old
- Languag
uages es were divid ided ed
- People
le were scattered
Tower er of Ba Babel – Genesis is 11:1 :1-9
Loca cati tion of the e Tower er of Babel el circa rca 3000BC Today y it is in Iraq
The Chine nese woul uld d have mig igrat ated d or walk lked from the west st to China na
CHINA BABEL
ASIA
AFRICA EUROPE
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MIGRATE GREAT DIVISIO ION WEST WALKIN ING
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LARGE GE SHIP BOAT EIGHT PERSON SON
The Global Flood – Genesis 6-9
The Global Flood – Genesis 6-9
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HAND LANCE ME ME ME ME
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SHEEP EP RIGHTEO EOUS USNESS ESS
“Then Noah ah built t an altar ar to the LORD D and he took k of every ry clea ean anima mal and of ever ery y clean an bird and offere red burn rnt t offering rings s
- n the altar.” Genesis 7:20
ME ME ME ME
Today Death of Jesus Buddha ha Chinese se language ge first t written First five books s of Bible le writte ten If the accounts s in Genesis sis originate ted from the mind of Noah, how did the Chinese e know about it before e Noah?