Chpt. 7 Flashcards
The 46 books of the Bible, which record the history of salvation from creation through the old alliance of covenant with Israel, in preparation for the appearance of Christ as Savior of the world
Old Testament
Proto-evangelium
The “proto” or first Gospel: the passage in Genesis (3:15) that first mysteriously announces the promise of the Messiah and Redeemer
Abram
God called him to leave his people in Ur and go to Canaan where God will show him
Israelites
Sons of Jacob
Moses foreshadow Jesus by…
1) Being a leader of God’s people
2) A miracle worker
3) One who frees the Jewish people from slavery
Main point of Numbers
~ History of the Israelites’ travels in the desert (“in the wilderness”)
~ Doubt of God’s providence leads to wandering in the desert before entering the Promised Land
~ A census is taken to account for God’s people
~ God protects the Israelites on their journey
~ The Israelites sin against God at various times on the journey
- Sexuality, morality, and polytheism
~ Those that began the journey at Mt. sinai die before their arrival at Canaan
- 2nd generation is entering
*Amount of time + Amount of wisdom = Age
Historical book of Deuteronomy (12x)
Joshua, Judges, 1 and 2 Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther and 1 and 2 Maccabees
Wisdom books of Deuteronomy (7x)
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom, Sirach
Prophetic books of Deuteronomy (18x)
Isiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Baruch, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuh, Zephaniah, Haggia, Zechariah, Malachi
Main points of Genesis
~ Marriage is from God
~ Sin has consequences
~ God enters into covenant with Abraham and promises him with many descendants
Main points of Exodus
~ God makes the Jewish people His own
~ God fulfills the covenant promise to Abraham of the land: Canaan
~ God gives the Law for the covenant, some in writing and some orally
~ God is concerned with their religious and moral decisions: that they ACT like His chosen people
Main points of Leviticus
~ God has expectations for the priests from the tribe of Levi
~ Sacrifices must be offered to God alone, usually occurring as the result of human sin- to atone for the sin and repair the relationship with God
- Any of the 5 types of sacrifices
- Get Egypt out of the people
~ Mention is made that these sacrifices are imperfect and eventually require a more perfect offering (Jesus’ crucifixion)
Main points of Deuteronomy
~ “Second Law”
~ Moses wants to reinforce the Law before his death and departure from the Israelites- requires the Law to be read aloud to the people every 7 years
~ God’s love can embrace all of us if we are willing to accept Him
- Love of God and obedience should be our WAY OF LIFE.
~ The Shema- Dt 6:4-9
The Shema
Recall “Fiddler on the Roof”- kiss the doorway
