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Bib Faith Exam 2 Flashcards

1
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What is Genesis 12-50 considered? ________ ________

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Ancestral narrative

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2
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How does the scope between Genesis 1-11 and Genesis 12-50 change?

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1-11 is universal

12-50 is Abram’s family (sons of Shem)

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3
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What is divine election? What does it give to the people?

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A chosen people god binds himself to (Israel) (no reasons given for why); responsibility and privilege

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4
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What was God’s 4 fold promise to Abraham?

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  1. He will bless Abraham
  2. He will have many descendants
  3. He will have a promised land
  4. His name will be great
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5
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Name of the socioeconomic group the Hebrews were part of

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Hapiru

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Sign of the covenant for future generations, established as Abraham’s response to God’s covenant

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Circumcision

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Means “covenant” in Hebrew; “to cut”

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B’rit

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8
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Threats to God’s promise for Abraham

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Loss of matriarch to Pharaoh
Loss of patriarch to pharaoh 
barenness 
death of offspring (Isaac)
famine
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9
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People of the Promise

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Hebrews

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10
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Meanings of Abram/Abraham

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Abram: great father
Abraham: father of many/nations

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11
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Why were names so important in Hebrew culture?

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They captured who you were as a person; God has the power of name placement

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12
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T/F God’s people have always been known as the Israelites

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F; They are originally called Hebrews. After Jacob’s name change, they become Israelites, later Jews

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13
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the first person to call on God and what they call Him

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Hagar; “El Roi” (God who sees me)

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14
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Isaac’s name means

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laughter

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15
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why is the theme of barrenness so relevant?

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In this time, a woman’s ID was found in her bearing children. It was her duty to give her husband children in whatever way she could (ex. Sarah giving Hagar to Abraham)

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16
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T/F In Genesis 22, Isaac is called Abraham’s “only child”

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T

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17
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What are the reasons for the test in Genesis 22?**

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Determines if Abraham would trust God this time.
In Abraham’s heart, he sacrificed his son.
**Faith that can look death in the eye and say God will still be faithful

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T/F The story of Isaac’s almost-sacrifice is told to give moral principle

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F, it is told to show radical faith

Murder was against the law, but perhaps God will ask you to do something immoral. Faith extends beyond the law (parallels Jesus eating with bad people and being morally blasphemous)

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Narrative being structured to explain why something happens as they see it later on

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Etiology

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T/F Genesis 12-50 is considered legend

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T, it has cultural specificity and touches base with real history, but some stories were changed/crafted through tradition

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21
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Peniel

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“face of God,” where Jacob wrestled with God and became “Israel”

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22
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“The divine”

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Elohim

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23
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How was Abraham and God’s covenant conditional/unconditional covenant

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God promised to uphold his end of the deal, even if Abraham did not fully trust him/keep his end of the deal

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24
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Hebrew word for holy, meaning of holy

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Qadosh; set apart

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25
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“Moses”

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I drew him out of the water

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26
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How does God respond when Moses asks him who he should tell Israel he is?

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“I will be who I will be” (YHWH)

The Lord promises he will be there, but on his terms (Moses wants predictable, but God will not be manipulated)

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27
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God is Immanent/Transcendent meaning

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near or faithful/free

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28
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What is the real meaning behind the plagues in Egypt?

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A battle between YHWH and the Egyptian gods-God shows his superiority

29
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Meaning of Exodus

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to go out

30
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The smearing of the blood of lamb on the doorposts for protection; “pesach”; chief religious festival in Israel

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Passover

31
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T/F Israel becomes monotheistic in Exodus

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F, they are monolagous (one-worship). They are devoted to YHWH, but they acknowledge the relative power of other deities

32
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Yam Suph

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Sea of Reeds (where Israel crossed to get out of Egypt, not the Red Sea)

33
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“glory”

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Kavod

34
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Themes in Exodus

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God’s mighty acts-God is glorified in his redeeming acts towards his people
Pharaoh’s heart being hardened leads to God’s glory

35
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What is the central revelatory and salvific OT event;

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Passover

36
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3 versions of Pharaoh’s hardened heart

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  1. Pharaoh hardened his own heart
  2. Pharaoh’s heart was hardened
  3. God hardened Pharaoh’s heart (He had the opportunity to change his mind, but now God is sick of his stubbornness)
37
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This occurs when religious celebratory traditions become marked by acts of God

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Syncretism

38
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Ex. 15-16 is considered poetry T/F

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T, it’s the “confession” part of ECOWS

39
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T/F The people automatically trusted Moses after he rescued them from Egypt

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F, they did not trust him

40
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4 parts of the wilderness wanderings

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  1. Testing (deprivation of human needs-lack of faith)
  2. Danger (no food, threat of attack)
  3. Mystery
  4. Provision
41
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How did the Israelites get food in the wilderness?

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Manna (means “what is it,” basically bug droppings)
quail
water

42
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Exodus 19:4-7, said at Mt. Sinai

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‘You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. 5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; 6 and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.”
7 So Moses came and called the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the Lord had commanded him.

43
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Ex. 19:4-7 is a reminder of God’s ________ __________; what does this mean?

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Preveniete Grace (grace that comes before)
-Freely given love that comes before and apart from anything Israel does (parallels Abe cov)
44
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T/F Ex. 19:4-7 is an example of conditional covenant

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T, (ex.) If you obey, then you will be my treasured possessions

45
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What does it mean that Israel is supposed to be a priestly nation?

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They are mediators, supposed to go before God for everyone (ex. priests communicate God’s will to people); they will be priests for the whole world

46
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Specific laws related to the Sinai covenant found in Exodus 20-23

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Book of the Covenant/Covenant Code

47
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Innermost area of the tabernacle

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Holy of holies

48
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Wooden chest with golden overlay located in holy of holies, housed 10 commandments; symbol of God’s power and presence

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Ark of the covenant

49
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Outer chamber of the tabernacle

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Holy place

50
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Appearance of God in a natural object through which God manifests himself

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Theophany (ex .burning bush); things become holy because of his presence (his presence sanctifies)

51
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Types of sacrifices in OT

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burnt, grain, peace, sin and guilt

52
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To make sacred/sanctify

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Consecrate

53
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How is Israel supposed to consecrate itself in preparation for the coming of the Lord?

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Wash themselves/cleansing act of reverence
Limits around mountain
no sex
set your mind on God, not worldly desires

54
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Whole animal burned on altar to symbolize total dedication to God

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Burnt offering

55
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Gift to God in recognition of His authority

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Grain offering

56
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Symbolized harmonious relationship between God and worshipper

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Peace offering

57
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Need to remove sin and guilt from the worshiper; implied that any wrong done against God or others must be corrected through restitution

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Sin and Guilt offering; Guilt offering

58
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What does grace precedes law mean

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YHWH is a grace giver before he is a law giver (before laying out 10 commandments, he reminds them what he’s done for them); grace motivates obedience to the Law

59
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What does the first commandment most literally mean?

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“Don’t bring any other gods in my face”

60
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The difference in the first four and the last 6 commandments

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1-4: Regarding your relationship with God

5-10: Regarding your relationship with others

61
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Why is Israel given a law?

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To set them apart so they can minister to others; their counter-cultural way of life gives them testimony

62
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T/F The Torah gave no distinction between civil/religious law or justice/moral rights

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T, the laws were all together, no separation just God’s divine will

63
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“Torah”

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Law

64
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“10 words”

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Decalogue (10 commandments)

*God may have simply given 10 words to Moses and then he elaborated for the law to give to the people

65
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Why is commandment 10 different from the others?

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It is against thoughts, not an act

66
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How is Levitical law governed by “eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth”

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It stopped the cycle of escalating violence (you do this to me…I one up you…I kill you….your family kills me, etc.)

67
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3 major feasts in ancient Israel

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Passover
Feast of Unleavened Bread 
Feast of Weeks 
Later...
Pentecost
Feast of Booths
Feast of Tabernacles
Feast of Ingathering
68
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3 codes in the Pentateuch

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Covenant Code (Ex 20:20-23:33)
The Holiness Code (Lev 17-26)
The Deuteronomic Code (Deut 12-26)

69
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Lex Talionis

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Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth

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