God Flashcards
Ten commandments
Ten laws given to Moses by god over 3000 years ago
Mitzvot
Jewish rules or commandments
Shekinah
The divine presence of god
Merciful
The quality of god that shows compassion or forgiveness to humans even though he has the power to punish them
Torah
The 5 books of Moses which form the first section of the tenakh
Omnipotent
Having all power, a quality of god
Omniscient
Knowing everything
Omnipresent
Being everywhere at all times
Judgement
The belief that god will one day judge someone on what they have done good or bad (reward or punishment)
Messiah
Tye ‘anointed one’ who is expected to lead the jews and to live on earth in the future
Messianic age
Age is the future period of time on Earth in which the messiah will reign and bring universal peace and brotherhood, without any evil
Monotheism
The belief of 1 god
Promised land
The land of caanan that belongs to the jews lead by Moses
Convenant
An agreement between God and his people, in which God makes promises to his people
Justice
Bringing about what is right and fair according to the law
Or making up for a wrong