Final ugh gonna be super sad when cadd is over Flashcards
How did god go about revealing himself
God went about revealing Himself to us gradually over a period of many years
Which group wrote down the oral tradtions and stuff
The isrealites jews
In the Catholic belief…
Christ is the main point of all Holy Scripture
The total number of books in the Christian (Catholic and Orthodox) Bible (including Old Testament and New Testament combined) is
73.
In general, the most influential and well-known character in the Old Testament is
Moses
The Ancient Hebrew Patriarchs are
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (some listings include Joseph on the list too.)
what did Joshua do
Joshua led the Hebrews out of the wasteland of Sinai by crossing the River Jordan and entering and conquering the land of Canaan.
Three names (in historical order) are used to designate the Jewish people:
Hebrews, Israelites, and Jews.
Deborah was
a female Judge of ancient Israel who directed the Israelite general, Barak, in his attack against the Philistines.
Samuel is the prophet that said
the Israelites did not need an earthly king (since the Lord God is already the king of His people, Israel.
The last of the Ten Plagues brought on Egypt because of Pharaoh’s defiance of GOD was
the death of all firstborn Egyptians.
The ancient Law of God given to the Hebrews while wandering in the wilderness of Midian is referred to by various names:
The Decalogue, The Ten Commandments, The Law of Moses, Torah, The Sinai Covenant, et.al.
The event of the ancient Hebrews making a statue of a golden calf as a “god” to replace Yahweh is found in the Biblical book named
Exodus.
The conquest of Canaan can easily be characterized by a period of
nearly continuous war with other tribes and nations.
YHWH was
the extremely great king of Israel prior to the rise of the monarchy.
The Judean rebel that drove the Helenizers (Greeks) out of Jerusalem, and reconsecrated the Temple that had been violated with pagan worship, was named
Judas Maccabeus
Who is samuel
Samuel was the Judge and Prophet who anointed the first (and second) king of Israel.
The first three kings of ancient Israel in order were
Saul, David, and Solomon
The book of the Bible that is often referred to as the prayer book of Jesus Christ is called
(the) Psalms.
What was king david known for
composing Psalms, and unifying the Twelve Tribes of Israel
King Solomon was a very powerful ruler who accomplished many things
great Temple of Jerusalem built, author of a couple of Wisdom Books found in the Bible
The Book of Ecclesiastes (found in the Biblical Wisdom Books) answers this very important question:
what is the meaning of life?
The kingdom of the ancient Jews under the rule of King David saw
the unification of the Twelve Tribes of Israel
The names of these two kingdoms were Israel and Judah.
the Assyrian Empire.
took over the northern kingdom of isreal