Lesson 25: The People of God in a Foreign Land Flashcards
It is far from the Promised Land.
Babylon
Babylon is similar to the distance between _____, origin of Abraham and the Promised Land.
Ur
____, is supposedly /- 250 km straight southeast of Babylon.
Ur
The Euphrates River may come to a 380-kilometer walk toward the ______________.
southeast
To be __________ means to live in a foreign land with people speaking in a foreign language.
in exile
It is not easy to be ________.
in exile
The _______________ were considered a vanquished nation.
people of Judah
If they would be lucky as the kings and their children, they would live in palace-compounds and would be considered as _______________.
“guest-prisoners.”
This strategy was employed to tell the whole world that the conquering leaders were merciful.
“guest-prisoners.”
A ________ would not be paid for his/her services.
slave
He/she would work for a master/mistress as a cook, gardener, farmer, or helper. What is worst is that since he/she had no rights, he/she might be sentenced to death at any time his/her master wants to. His/her life depended upon his/her owner.
slave
A ________, therefore, was considered an object. He/she might be human, Son but he/she was owned by someone else.
slave
The _________’ lives largely depended on their masters/mistresses.
slaves
___________ was said to be a garden in the middle of the desert, but to have lived there as a slave or a prisoner of war was to live in a beautiful place without peace and tranquility.
Babylon
As a slave, one lives in Babylon without ____________.
freedom
Life in the garden of _____________ was meaningless.
Babylon
With great pains the __________________ blamed their fathers who did not listen to the words of the prophets.
prophet Habakkuk
The __________ cried for reforms, repentance, and return to the ways of God.
latter
However, their _________ mocked them and gloated.
fathers
For the __________________, the exile was a punishment for the injustices committed by their fathers that God lifted Babylon to bring forth a lesson for His people.
Prophet Habakkuk
For almost ___________, the people of God had lived in Babylon.
fifty years
___________ had become their no new home. A new generation rose, and they embraced the new world.
Babylon
They hoped for God would bring them back to the ______________.
Promised Land
One of these men was a priest named ___________.
Ezekiel
He was a priest who ho received visions from God.
Ezekiel
He saw the children of God who had been faithful to Him return to the land once given to their fathers.
Ezekiel
He proclaimed it to those who unceasingly hoped for their return.
Ezekiel
As _________________ would painfully blame their fathers for their sins, one can just imagine how a single sin may affect not only the self, but also others.
Prophet Habakkuk
When one gets something from another, the other would lose something that he/she might use for work.
sin of theft
A _____________ brings forth harm not only to the self, but to others as well.
single sin
This is the phenomenon of human spirituality that every one who encounters pain should work on.
hope and beauty
_______, once overcome, produces a cathartic effect.
Pain
It washes past fears, and it makes a person feel better and stronger.
Pain
____________ is, therefore, important, for it is through our friends for that we get out of our pains.
Friendship
In this lesson, we have seen how ______ comes because of the sins of others.
pain
