Lesson 5&6 Flashcards
What can unholy emotions such as anger, despair, and boredom convey?
Times when we are not right with God’s mission
How can we experience Christ in a whole new dimension?
Find someone in need and care for them
The stories that took place during Israel’s confederacy can be used as case studies to determine what three (3) things?
a) God’s call to Israel
b) Their response
c) God’s assessment
According to 1 Corinthians 4:2, what is the one thing required of a steward?
Faithfulness
Where did God physically place Israel?
In a strategic location at a geo-political crossroad
When Paul was preaching on Mars Hill, what kind of text did he quote?
A cultural text (one of their poets)
What did Joshua call for at the end of his life?
Covenant renewal
Why was God angry with the nation of Israel during the time of the judges?
He had invested His mercy, grace, and holiness into His people so they would be a light to the world, but when they sinned, they stopped being a light
What can a little bit of sin in the church do?
Contaminate the whole church
Moabites were not allowed to worship with the covenant people for how many generations?
Ten
The prophet Samuel, like Moses, was what sort of figure?
Transitional
What three (3) offices did Samuel fill in the transitionary period between the confederacy and the monarchy?
a) Military leader
b) Priest
c) Governor
List two (2) reasons why the nation of Israel requested a king
a) Samuel’s failure to raise his sons to be godly
b) The people wanted a king like the nations
He is not calling us to reject our responsibility to whom?
Those who are in our own house
Name two (2) things that we should not take personally
a) Rejection
b) Success
Name three (3) periods in Israel’s history and describe how it was to live in each
a) Confederacy—a holy people in the centre of the nations
b) Monarchy—a priestly kingdom in the centre of the nations
c) Diaspora—a holy people scattered among the nations
List the four (4) types of leaders during Israel’s monarchy
a) Priests
b) Kings
c) Prophets
d) Sages
Although there is much diversity in church structure, what do both the Old and New Testaments highlight the value of?
Multiple leaders in the church
