Religious and Values Education (Grade 11 STEM - 1st Semester)

Household of God: Relationship within the Household/Family
CREATION STORY (GENESIS 1:1-2:3)

“IN THE BEGINNING GOD CREATED THE HEAVEN AND EARTH”.
1ST DAY – God created light “day”. He separated it from darkness “night”.
2ND DAY – God created the sky.
3RD DAY – God created the land and the sea. He also created plants and trees that bear fruit.
4TH DAY – God created the Sun, Moon, and other stars.
5TH DAY – God created sea animals and flying creatures.
6TH DAY – God created land animals. Finally, He created humans after his own
likeness/image.
Moral Likeness – knowing what’s right or wrong
Social Likeness – loving one another
7TH DAY – God made it holy as he rested from all the work.
God
- “Creator of heaven and earth” (Apostles’ Creed)
- “Of all that is seen and unseen” (Nicene Creed)
Create/created/creating
– Hebrew “Bara”
“On care for our common home”

- encyclical of Pope Francis Laudato Si
- stated that everything is connected
- concern for the environment needs to be joined to a sincere love for our fellow human
beings and an unwavering commitment to resolve the problems of society.
Caritas in Veritate Benedict XVI

- “Environment is God’s gift to everyone, and in our use of it we have a responsibility
towards the poor, toward future generations, and towards humanity as a whole
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HUSBAND-WIFE RELATIONSHIP
1. ADAM AND EVE (GENESIS 3 – THE FALL)

- disobedience to God
- first married couple
 Adam and Eve’s relationship
- ideal by biblical standards.
- meant to complement each other and share a close, loving relationship
 The Fall
- disobey God's command by eating the forbidden fruit from the Tree of
Knowledge of Good and Evil.
- led to sin entering the world and their expulsion from the Garden of
Eden.
 Answer of Adam when asked: because of the woman you have given me
 Answer of Eve: because of the serpent (serpent – symbol for us
Christians)
o Their consequences - hardship, toil, and the pain of childbirth
o Serpent’s consequence – crawl
o Palusot - is always a sin
- (one does not accept the sin he committed)
- they were no longer in the perfect harmony they had experienced in Eden.
- The story often interpreted symbolically: represents the origins of humanity,
the consequences of disobedience, and the importance of free will and choice.
2. ABRAHAM AND SARAH

- obedience to God
 Hagar
– Egyptian slave of Sarah whom she gives to Abraham as a secondary wife to
bear a child
- son Ishmael
(GENESIS 21 – THE BIRTH OF ISAAC)
- had to wait 25 years to give birth to their son Isaac
- when their son was born, Abraham (100 years old) and Sarah (90 years
old)
 Abraham - father of many nations
 We are the household and family of god.

 CHURCH always taught the importance of the FAMILY as the basic unit of the
society.
(Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church No. 211)

- The Church, sees in the family "the first natural society, with underived rights
that are proper to it, and places it at the center of social life."
 FAMILY
- community of persons.
- moral values are taught and the spiritual and cultural heritage of society are passed
on.
- founded on marriage between a man and a woman is important both for natural
reasons, as the principal place of interpersonal relationships, and also for
supernatural reasons, as a divine institution.
“Don’t forget that the family that prays together, remains together.” – Pope Francis
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PARENT-CHILDREN RELATIONSHIP
1. JOSEPH AND JACOB (GENESIS 37)

 Leah
- Jacob’s first wife
- Mother of Reuben (Firstborn of Jacob)
 Rachel
- Jacob’s second and beloved wife
- Mother of Joseph (Joseph the Dreamer) and Benjamin
 Joseph (also known as Israel)

- In the first dream, Joseph sees himself and his brothers binding sheaves in
the field. His brothers’ sheaves circle around his own and bow low to the
ground.
- In his second dream, Joseph sees the sun, moon, and 11 stars bowing
down to him.
- his birth was highly significant to Jacob, as he was born to the wife he
loved the most.
 Jacob's favoritism
- evident through the "coat of many colors" he gave to Joseph,
symbolizing his deep affection.
- led to tension and jealousy among Joseph's brothers.
-Joseph's brothers plotted against him and sold him into slavery in Egypt.
- Jacob, devastated by the loss of his beloved son, was led to believe that Joseph had
been killed by a wild animal.
- Joseph impressed Pharaoh and promoted Joseph to second-in-command of Egypt,

especially to take charge of preparations for the coming famine
- Years later, during a famine, Joseph's brothers traveled to Egypt seeking food,
unaware that they would encounter Joseph, who had risen to a position of
power.
- When Jacob learns that Joseph is alive, he experiences profound joy and longs to
be reunited with his son.
- This story serves as a timeless example of parental love, forgiveness, and

reconciliation.
- It reminds us to be mindful of the dynamics within our own families and the
significance of healing and reconciliation
2. ISAAC AND REBEKAH (GENESIS 25-27)

- Favoritism
 Isaac (40 years old)

- when he married Rebekah (daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-
aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean) and 60 years old when the twins
were born.
 Esau (also known as Edom) (FAVORITE OF ISAAC)
- first to emerged.
- reddish and his whole body was like a hairy mantle.
 Jacob (FAVORITE OF REBEKAH)
- next to come out.
- he was gripping his brother’s heel.
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GAINING THE LAND
 Commissioning of Joshua (Joshua 1:1-9)

- After the death of Moses, Joshua was commissioned by God to lead His people
(Israelites) into the Promised Land (flowing with milk and honey).
- One condition God gave to Joshua – to be faithful to Him by keeping the law which he
gave to Moses.
- 40 years wilderness
 Joshua
- great leader like Moses
- great spirituality manifested through his trust in God
- son of Nun
 Jordan River
- needed to cross to enter the Promised Land ( Land of Canaan).
- Just as God assisted the Israelites when they crossed the Sea of Reeds in Egypt.
(used the staff of Moses to divide it), He did the same thing when crossing the
Jordan River (used the Ark of Covenant carried by priests, the Levites).
- After crossing, they set up 12 memorial stones (for them to remember and tell the
future generations about God’s power and active presence).
o Crossing the Sea of Reeds

- freedom from slavery
- liberation from their bandage
o Crossing Jordan River

- conquest of the promised land
 After the conquest of Canaan and when Joshua was already old, the land was divided so
that each of the twelve tribes of Israel was given a portion except the tribe of Levi (became
the priestly clan dedicated to serve God)

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Household of God: Relationship within the Household/Family

CREATION STORY (GENESIS 1:1-2:3)

“On care for our common home”

Caritas in Veritate Benedict XVI

1. ADAM AND EVE (GENESIS 3 – THE FALL)

2. ABRAHAM AND SARAH

 Abraham - father of many nations

 We are the household and family of god.

(Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church No. 211)

1. JOSEPH AND JACOB (GENESIS 37)

 Joseph (also known as Israel)

- Joseph impressed Pharaoh and promoted Joseph to second-in-command of Egypt,

- This story serves as a timeless example of parental love, forgiveness, and

2. ISAAC AND REBEKAH (GENESIS 25-27)

 Isaac (40 years old)

 Commissioning of Joshua (Joshua 1:1-9)

o Crossing the Sea of Reeds

o Crossing Jordan River

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