Lesson 9

Question 1

What does the word adorn mean?

Answer 1

To beautify or decorate with ornaments.

Question 2

What two areas does the topic of adornment cover?

Answer 2

A. Cosmetics

B. Jewellery 

Question 3

List three positions taken in regards to adornment and summarise each:

Answer 3

A. Full restriction – All eternal adornment is wrong

B. No restriction – external adornment is basically of no consequence to God

C. Some restriction – the Bible sets force clear principles on adornment to guide us in godly living

Question 4

In the old Testament, what four things often resulted from the use of jewellery and cosmetics?

Answer 4

A. Seduction

B. Adultery

C. Apostasy

D. Divine punishment

Question 5

In Exodus 33, God asked his people to prove the depths of their repentance by doing what?

Answer 5

Permanently removing the ornaments

Question 6

Israel recognised that the jury was a serious obstacle of what?

Answer 6

A serious obstacle to their reconciliation with God.

Question 7

Adorning our bodies with jewellery does what two things?

Answer 7

A. Turns the attention from God to us

B. Promotes the “cult of self”

Question 8

In the old Testament, every time God’s people began to possess jewelry, it became an occasion for spiritual decline through what three things?

Answer 8

A. Spiritual decline through pride

B. Sensuality

C. Idolatry