Leviticus, Numbers, Deu.

Question 1

What is the meaning/significance of the names of these three books?

Answer 1

Leviticus: duties of the priests. Numbers: census. Deuteronomy: second law.

Question 2

What are the dates, purposes, themes (if given) and key verses (if given) for these three books?

Answer 2

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Question 3

What is the geographical setting of Leviticus?

Answer 3

Mt. Sinai

Question 4

What are the two main divisions of Leviticus?

Answer 4

1. The worship of Holy God

2. The walk before Holy God

Question 5

What is the only historical section of Leviticus? What event recorded here is significant? Why?

Answer 5

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Question 6

What is the difference between ceremonial laws and moral laws?

Answer 6

Moral had to do with right or wrong, ceremonial had to do with the right and wrong ways to be holy, clean, or unclean.

Question 7

What is Leviticus 17-27 sometimes called? Many of the laws in this section are based on what?

Answer 7

The Holiness Code: Being holy people, observing the holy days and seasons, keeping the covenant and vows.

Question 8

What is the historical/geographical flow in the book of Numbers?

Answer 8

The Egyptian Captivity and Exodus Period/1445-1406 B.C (40 Years)

Question 9

What was the point of the arrangement of the tribes for setting up the camp and when they were on the move?

Answer 9

It demonstrated the centrality of God in the life of the new Nation.

Question 10

What particularly characterizes the nation of Israel in the book of Numbers?

Answer 10

Complaining

Question 11

What did God and Moses do in response to the nation’s refusal to go into the land after the report of the 12 spies?

Answer 11

God wanted to destroy the people, but Moses once again argued with God.

Question 12

Why was Moses not allowed to go into the Promised Land?

Answer 12

He hit the rock instead of speaking to it to get water.

Question 13

How did God deal with Israel’s complaints (Numbers 21) and what is the NT significance of this?

Answer 13

God sent venomous snakes to bite the people. They would die unless they looked at the bronze snake. A type for Jesus on the cross.

Question 14

Who was Balaam and how does he fit into the storyline of the book of Numbers? What does the NT make of him?

Answer 14

Balaam was a pagan prophet. The Moabite King was afraid of the Israelites after Israel defeated Sihon and Og and arrived in Moab. The New Testament remembers him as an perverse prophet.

Question 15

In what 2 ways did Moses prepare the nation to enter the Land?

Answer 15

He had Joshua to succeed him and told them to completely drive out the Caananites from the land.

Question 16

What does 1 Corinthians 10:1-12 and Hebrews 3-4 make of this OT history?

Answer 16

Everything took place to serve as an example; Why turn away from Jesus Christ and go back to the old way

Question 17

What is the meaning of the title “Deuteronomy”?

Answer 17

2nd Law

Question 18

What is the historical and geographical setting of the book of Deuteronomy?

Answer 18

The Egyptian Captivity and Exodus Period; Transjordan

Question 19

What is the purpose of Deuteronomy?

Answer 19

To restate and renew the Mosaic Covenant (the Law) to the second generation who wold conquer and posses the Land.

Question 20

What is emphasized in Deuteronomy in contrast to the rest of the Pentateuch?
What is the expected response?

Answer 20

That God loves us.

That we should love God with all of our hearts, minds, souls, and strengths.

Question 21

What is the NT perspective on the book of Deuteronomy?

Answer 21

Very important because it pictures God’s love towards his people.

Question 22

What form is reflected in the outline of Deuteronomy?

Answer 22

A Suzerainty Treaty

Question 23

What is the main idea of each the five sections of Deuteronomy?

Answer 23

1. Time and Place;
2. Historical Prologue: the history of God’s gracious dealings with the nation;
3. Stipulations: the commands of the covenant;
4. Ratification: the acceptance of the conditions of the covenant, blessings and curses;
5. Continuity: the succession of the covenant to the future generations.

Question 24

What is the significance of the time periods mentioned in 1:2-3?

Answer 24

If Israel had not rebelled, they could have been in the promised land in 11 days instead of 40 years.

Question 25

What is the Shema? Where is its reference?

Answer 25

Deuteronomy 6:4: the central verse for Hebrews: Hear oh Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is one.

Question 26

What was the nation to do at Mt. Ebal and Mt. Gerazim?

Answer 26

The divided into to camps and recited the scripture back and forth from the two peaks.

Question 27

What is the nature of the blessings and curses in the Law?

Answer 27

Material

Question 28

What two “handoffs” take place in Deuteronomy 31?

Answer 28

Leadership goes to Joshua and the law is entrusted to the priests.

Question 29

How does the “Song of Moses” (ch. 32) contrast with the blessings of Moses (ch. 33)?

Answer 29

The Songs predicts the fall of the Israelites, while the blessings predict God once again rescuing his people.