Bible Test 2 Flashcards
What Jewish holiday commemorates Jewish people in the wilderness?
Feast of Tabernacle
What Jewish holiday represents God as a giver of harvest?
Pentecost
What Jewish holiday is the feast about Exodus?
Passover
What feast recalls a hasty departure from Egypt?
Feast of unleavened bread
What does leavened represent?
sins
What holiday honors God’s finished work of creation?
Sabbath
What holiday does cleansing the temple represent?
Hannukah (Feast of Dedication)
Why didn’t Jesus do another miracle when the Pharisees asked him to?
Because they were spiritually blind
What was the purpose of the transfiguration?
To fulfill the prophecy that some wouldn’t die till they saw him, and to encourage believers
In The Prodigal, son what was the older brother’s problem?
Outwardly righteous but inwardly rebellious
When the prodigal son returns what’s that teaching us about the kingdom of God?
Genuine repentance brings forgiveness and restoration
What does Jesus/God want more than sacrifice?
Mercy and compassion
What is a parable?
a lesson through a word picture that teaches us spiritual truth
What did the Pharisees value more then the Bible?
Tradition
What is the source of our sin?
our hearts
If you genuinely want to follow Jesus how should you go to him?
As a child
What did the parable of the 10 virgins show?
That they weren’t ready and were watchful
What did the parable of the unforgiving servant teach?
People’s offenses against us are small compared to our offenses against God
What does the parable of the mustard seed teach us?
Many people will come into the Christian religion and the kingdom of God
What does the parable of the hidden treasure teach us?
someone who understands the gospel is willing to sacrifice for it
What does the Prodigal son teach us?
genuine repentance brings forgiveness and respiration
When the Pharisees asked Jesus to do a miracle to prove to them that he was the messiah he said?
You are a faithless generation
What did the Pharisees not want to do?
To honor their parents or care for the poor
Why did Herod have a guilty conscience for killing John?
He respected him and he feared his wife and friends and liked his sin and knew he was a sinner
What day did Jesus present himself to the Jews?
Good Friday, Feast of Booths
What kind of soil represents people who are focused on temporal?
Thorny soil
In the parable of the sower, what do the seeds represent?
God’s word
How many sowers are there in the parable of the sower?
2
When Peter jumps out of the boat it sinks because?
He took his attention off Jesus
