OLD TESTAMENT: Deuteronomy

Chapter 1 – Moses recounts the Israelites’ journey from Mount Horeb to Kadesh. After departing from Mount Horeb they come upon the land of the Amorites. Moses assured them that God will fight on their side and defeat the Amorites, but the Isrealites fear that He will not and that the Amorites will destroy them. Moses chastises them for not trusting God. The Isrealites repent and prepare for war. Moses dissuades them this time, saying that God is angry with them because they did not trust Him. The Israelites disregard Moses’ warning and are swiftly defeated by the Amorites. They retreat to Kadesh.

OLD TESTAMENT: Exodus

Chapter 1 – Joseph and his 11 brothers die after fathering many descendants. The new Pharaoh, having never known Joseph, regards the growing number of Israelites as a threat. He orders the Hebrew midwives to kill all newborn Hebrew males.

OLD TESTAMENT: Genesis

Chapter 1 – God creates heaven and earth and all the creatures that live upon the earth. He creates man in his own image, and he gives man dominion over the earth and all other creatures. He exhorts man to procreate and subdue the earth.