Bible 141-175 Flashcards
Give main theme of Psalm 103 and cite a main verse
Blessed the Lord, o my soul, and all that is within me. Bless his holy name!
Give main theme of Psalm 110 and cite a main verse
Present Jesus as a holy king and royal high priest: “The Lord says to my Lord … Sit at my right hand.”
“You are a priest in the order of Melchizedek.”
Give main theme of Psalm 121 and cite a main verse
Protection for traveling pilgrim (Ps 120-134) | “I lift up my eyes to the hills, from where does my help come?”
Give main theme of Psalm 128 and cite a main verse
Peace (Ascent Ps 120-134)
“Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord” // “eat the fruit of your labors” (2 Th 3:10) // “children will be like olive shoots around table … May you live to see your children’s children.”
Give main theme of Psalm 132 and cite a main verse
Song of ascents (Ps 120-134) / The ark ascends to Zion | A mediation on 2 Sam 7: “One of the sons of your body I will set on your throne”
Give main theme of Psalm 139 and cite a main verse
Prayer and praise of David for God the all-knowing, all present, all-creating, all-holy:
“search me o god and know my heart …you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.”
Give main theme of Psalm 146 and cite a main verse
Ps 146: individual praise; Ps:147 communal praise.
A call to trust the eternal king rather than mortal princes: “he is maker of heaven and earth, keeps faith, excites justice for oppressed, feed the hungry, set prisoner free, opens the blind, lifts up who are bowed down, love righteous, watches over foreigner, sustain fatherless and widow.”
OT passages connecting covenant with Messiah
Cov of Grace. PSALM 89:3: You have said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn to David my servant.” ISAIAH 42:6 (servant songs): “I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations.”
The 8 miracles recorded in the Gospel of John and what them mean:
JN 2. water into wine (jesus manifests his glory, light in darkness of Israel)
JN 4. healing of official’s son; second sign, again in cana.- (gentile, distance presents no obstacle to the manifestation of his power and love)
JN 5. paralytic at pool of Bethesda (power for true life comes from Jesus, water plays a prominent role)
JN 6. feeding of 5000 (jesus gives spirit life; they want to make him king)
JN 6. crossing the sea (water being prominent; 5th day is the day for sea creature)
JN 9. blind man receives sigh (jesus makes a man new with clay, as in Gen 2:7)
JN 11. Lazarus (resurrection, new life; sabbath)
Jn 21? supernatural catch of fish
Meaning of Woman and lost coin, Prodigal Son, Shrewd steward:
hypocracy of Pharisees
3 parables of Christ: locate and discuss
a. Mustard Seed (Mat 13:31-32)
b. Friend at Night (Luke 11:5-8)
c. Lost Piece of Money (Luke 15:8-10)
5 epoch making men of the OT
Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses and David
NT Themes
Church, Mission, Kingdom, 2nd Coming, Repentance, Righteousness ,Salvation, Sacrifice and Sanctification
Preptriarchal History of the Bible:
Gen 1-11
How do Gen 1 and 2 differ from each other?
Gen 1: general description, Gen 2: specific. Gen 1: a loosely chronological account, gathering creation events into a discernible pattern to show the symmetry of creation’s purpose. Gen 2: topical, focusing on the sixth day by expanding on the creation and the relationship of the man and woman.
