Lesson Seven Flashcards
Ezekiel, Jeremiah, and Isaiah saw Jerusalem as what?
The bride of Yahweh
What typically accompanied a prophetic reference to Israel as the bride of Yahweh?
A prophetic pronouncement of judgement
In ancient Judaism, what did the groom do on the day of his wedding?
He would symbolically and literally take the bride out of her father’s house and to his father’s house
What would the bridegroom typically wear on his head?
A crown
For the foolish virgins to choose a nap over preparing to join the bridal procession was tantamount to what?
Completely dishonouring and insulting the bridegroom
Why was the Passover a perilous time for those trying to keep order?
Revolutionary movements often began at that time
Give two (2) reasons why the Sanhedrin needed an insider to locate and identify the right person under cover of darkness
a) It would be very easy for a person to disappear in the massive crowds
b) They did not want Jesus’ followers to cause any chaos when He was arrested
To anoint someone in the Old Testament was what?
A highly significant and symbolic gesture
What sort of gesture was Mary’s anointing of Jesus?
A Messianic one
Name and identify the cycles of the two (2) calendars followed by the Jews
a) Holy calendar (lunar cycle)
b) Secular calendar (solar cycle)
