Hebrews and HyksosHebrews and Hyksos

Lesson 11Lesson 11

JosephJoseph

Joseph’s jealous Joseph’s jealous brothers sold him brothers sold him into slavery in into slavery in Egypt.Egypt.

Bought by Potiphar Bought by Potiphar (captain of the (captain of the Pharaoh’s guard)Pharaoh’s guard)

JosephJoseph

Potiphar put Joseph Potiphar put Joseph in charge of in charge of everything, until everything, until P’s wife told a lie P’s wife told a lie that got Joseph that got Joseph thrown into prisonthrown into prison

JosephJoseph Joseph was put in Joseph was put in

charge of prisoncharge of prison Joseph interpreted Joseph interpreted

the Pharaoh’s the Pharaoh’s dreams for him, dreams for him, telling him that a telling him that a famine was comingfamine was coming

JosephJoseph

Pharaoh (Sesostris Pharaoh (Sesostris II) made Joseph his II) made Joseph his viziervizier: 2: 2ndnd in in command of Egyptcommand of Egypt

Joseph helped store Joseph helped store up crops, act as up crops, act as judge, and judge, and collected taxescollected taxes

JosephJoseph

When Joseph’s brothers came to buy When Joseph’s brothers came to buy food, he forgave them for mistreating food, he forgave them for mistreating himhim

God rewarded Joseph for being God rewarded Joseph for being faithfulfaithful

End of the Middle KingdomEnd of the Middle Kingdom Last years were not peacefulLast years were not peaceful Hyksos: group that attacked Egypt Hyksos: group that attacked Egypt

and took whatever they wantedand took whatever they wanted Horse-drawn chariot: new weapon Horse-drawn chariot: new weapon

invented by Hyksos peopleinvented by Hyksos people

End of the Middle KingdomEnd of the Middle Kingdom

1630 B.C.: Hyksos conquered Egypt; 1630 B.C.: Hyksos conquered Egypt; tried to act like Egyptianstried to act like Egyptians

Hebrews (Joseph’s descendants) Hebrews (Joseph’s descendants) became powerful and held important became powerful and held important positionspositions

Hyksos forced Hebrews into slavery b/c Hyksos forced Hebrews into slavery b/c they were afraid the Hebrews would they were afraid the Hebrews would take overtake over

End of the Middle KingdomEnd of the Middle Kingdom

Ahmose (Egyptian prince) raised an Ahmose (Egyptian prince) raised an army and drove out Hyksos, but did army and drove out Hyksos, but did not free the Hebrewsnot free the Hebrews

New Kingdom (1550-1100 B.C.)New Kingdom (1550-1100 B.C.)

Ahmose became 1Ahmose became 1stst pharaoh of New pharaoh of New KingdomKingdom Invaded and Invaded and

conquered other conquered other lands; expanded lands; expanded Egypt’s empireEgypt’s empire

Greatest period of Greatest period of Egyptian historyEgyptian history

MosesMoses

Moses: Hebrew Moses: Hebrew child brought up in child brought up in Pharaoh’s Pharaoh’s householdhousehold Received great Received great

educationeducation Left to become a Left to become a

shepherdshepherd

MosesMoses

God spoke from God spoke from a burning bush, a burning bush, calling Moses to calling Moses to return to Egypt return to Egypt and free his and free his peoplepeople

MosesMoses

Pharaoh Amenhotep II at first refused Pharaoh Amenhotep II at first refused to free slaves, so God sent 10 to free slaves, so God sent 10 plagues on the Egyptiansplagues on the Egyptians1. Water turned to blood

2. Frogs

3. Lice

4. Flies/ Wild Animals

5. Diseased livestock

6. Boils

7. Hail and Thunder

8. Locusts

9. Darkness

10.Death of firstborn

MosesMoses

Amenhotep agreed Amenhotep agreed to let Hebrews go, to let Hebrews go, but changed his but changed his mind and chased mind and chased themthem

God allowed God allowed Hebrews to part Hebrews to part through Red Sea through Red Sea on dry land, but on dry land, but Pharaoh’s army Pharaoh’s army drowned drowned