Final for OT Pentateuch

Question 1

Genesis Main Theme

Answer 1

The creation of the world
Mankind’s fall
God’s response

Question 2

Genesis Main Characters

Answer 2

• Adam & Eve-First man and woman
• Cain & Abel-The sons of Adam & Even
• Noah - Man of righteousness and built
  the ark
• Abraham - Man of righteousness. First of
  God’s chosen people from whom God created the nation of Israel
• Jacob: Isaacs’s son, Abraham’s son
• Benjamin: Jacob’s youngest son

Question 3

Genesis 9 Major Events

Answer 3

1. God creates the universe (Gen. 1,2)
2. Adam and Eve have to leave the Garden
   of Eden because they disobeyed God
   (Gen. 3)
3. Cain kills Abel (Gen. 4)
4. Noah builds an ark to save his family and
   two of each animal on earth from the
   coming flood (Gen. 6)
5. People from all regions come together to
   build the tower of Babel in an attempt to
   see God (Gen. 11)
6. The cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were
   destroyed because their inhabitants
   turned away from God (Gen. 18)
7. God tells Abraham to sacrifice his son
   Isaac. Isaac is spared because of
   Abraham’s faithfulness (Gen. 22)
8. In a dream, Jacob sees a ladder to
   heaven. In the dream, God says Jacob’s
   descendants will cover the earth.
   (Gen. 28)
9. Jacob gives his son Joseph a coat of many
   colors. God uses his brothers’ jealousy to
   bring Joseph to great power. (Gen. 37)

Question 4

Exodus Main Theme

Answer 4

God used Moses to deliver Israelites from slavery and established the Tabernacle, also known as the tent, as a place of worship.

Question 5

Exodus Main Characters

Answer 5

Moses-He is an Israelite brought up in the Egyptian Pharaoh’s household.

Question 6

Exodus Main Events

Answer 6

1. Israelites enslaved (Ex.1)
2. Moses life and preparation for service
   (Ex. 2:1-3:6)
   a. God speaks through the burning
   bush asking Moses to lead the
   Israelites (Ex. 3:1-6)
   b. God brings 10 plagues against the
   Egyptian people to force the King to
   release the Israelites from slavery.
3. The Passover was Instituted when God
   spared the Israelites from the plagues by
   having them place lambs blood on their
   doorway (Ex. 12)
4. God parts the Red Sea to allow the
   Israelites to flee to safety (Ex. 14-15)
5. God presents the 10 commandments to
   Moses at Mt. Sinai (Ex. 19-20)
6. The Tabernacle (tent) is planned and
   built. (Ex. 35-40)

Question 7

Leviticus Main Theme

Answer 7

The giving of the law. How the chosen people (Israel) are to relate to God.

Question 8

Leviticus Main Characters

Answer 8

• Moses. Led the Israelites to the promised
  land.
• Aaron. Moses older brother and high
  priest of Israel

Question 9

Leviticus Main Events

Answer 9

1. The priesthood is established through
   Aaron (Lev. 8-10)
2. The day of Atonement, known as Yom
   Kippur (Lev. 16)
3. Five Annual Feasts established
   a. Passover: Commemorates the
   sparing of the Hebrews in Egypt
   when the firstborn of the Egyptians
   were killed. Begins on the 14th day of
   Nisan and continues for a week.
   (Lev. 22:5-8)
   b. Feast of Weeks or Pentecost. Marked
   the close of the wheat harvest.
   Celebrated 50 days after Passover.
   (Lev. 23:15)
   c. Feast of Trumpets or New Moon:
   Marked the beginning of the civil year.
   Celebrated on the first day of the
   seventh month And began the civil
   year of the Jews. (Lev. 23:23-35)
   d. Day of Atonement: aka Yom Kippur.
   Sins were ceremoniously removed
   from God’s sight. It is observed 10 days
   later as the day of National Penitence
   and Mourning. (Lev. 16, 23:26-32)
   e. Feast of Tabernacles: Celebration of
   the final harvest and a reminder of the
   Hebrew’s forty years in the desert.(Lev.
   23:39-43) General laws and conditions
   for blessings were established.
   (Lev. 25-27)

Question 10

Numbers Main Theme

Answer 10

Israelites wander through the desert for forty years.

Question 11

Numbers Main Characters

Answer 11

• Moses.
• Aaron-Moses brother and high priest of
  Israel
• Miriam-Moses and Aaron’s sister

Question 12

Numbers Major Events

Answer 12

1. Moses’s leadership challenged.(Num. 12)
2. 12 spies were sent to Cannon to see if it
   could be conquered. (Num. 13)
3. Israelites rebel against God. (Num. 14)
4. Israelites wander in the desert for forty
   years. (Num. 15-19)
5. Moses disrespects God and is denied
   entry into the promised land
   (Num. 20: 2-13)
6. Balaam’s donkey speaks (Num. 22:28-35)
7. God gives the boundaries of the
   promised land (Num. 34:1-12)
8. Cities of refuge established for those who
   caused the death of another person.
   (Num. 35)

Question 13

Deuteronomy Main Theme

Answer 13

The preparation for the Promised Land and a call to obedience.

Question 14

Deuteronomy Main Characters

Answer 14

• Moses - Led the Israelites to Canaan
• Joshua - Lead the Israelites into Canaan
  and later captured the city of Jericho

Question 15

Deuteronomy Major Events

Answer 15

1. Decalogue - The ten words or the ten
   commandments. (Deut. 5:6-21)
2. Moses gives the great commandment;
   To love God above all else. (Deut. 6:4-5)
3. Code of law to be followed in Canaan
   revealed to the Israelites. (Deut. 12-26)
4. Covenant ceremony; God will bless those
   who obey and curse those who disobey.
   (Deut. 27-30)
5. Moses final words. (Deut. 31-33)
6. Moses death on Mt. Nebo. (Deut. 34)