Old Testament Midterm Flashcards
(49 cards)
What does God do on the seventh day of creation?
Rest
What does God say about men and women in Genesis 1?
Created them in the image of God
The Apostle John deliberately wants you to connect Genesis 1 with his Gospel through his opening words. What is the phrase that appears in Genesis 1 and John 1?
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
What ancient genre uses elaborate mythologies to describe the earliest events of prehistory?
Prehistoric
What language was the majority of the Old Testament written in?
Hebrew
What did the serpent say to tempt Eve to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil?
You become wiser, more like God
What is the covenant God makes with Noah?
maintain a relationship of creator and creation
According to Paul in Romans 5, what is the relationship between Adam and Jesus?
Paul was a believer
Per EOT, which of the following is NOT a significant region in the ancient near east?
Babylon
Choose ALL of the books that make up the Pentateuch/Torah.
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
Which of the following are some of God’s covenant promises to Abraham?
Land, descendants will be , blessing redemption
In Romans 4, how does Paul prove that Abraham is justified by faith and not by works?
He believed
What two cities are destroyed by God’s judgment in spite of Abraham’s intercession?
Sodom and Gomorrah
Why does Genesis say that God considered Abraham righteous?
Righteousness. He believed in god for who he is not what he can do
According to Tim Keller in “The Story of the Bible,” what is the Bible’s basic plotline?
If you listen and believe in god it will be good,
Jacob is renamed Israel after an unusual encounter with God. What does “Israel” mean?
Wrestles with God
What is the name God reveals to Moses?
YHWH
Who is the Pharaoh in power during the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt?
Ramses
Passover is the most important Jewish festival. Where does the name come from?
In order to protect their first-born children, the Israelites marked their doors with lamb’s blood so the angel of death would pass over them.
Who was sold into slavery by his brothers?
Joseph
What is the fourth commandment that God gives to the Israelites at Mount Sinai?
Sabbath
According to Justin Whitmel Early in The Common Rule, what Sabbath is really about?
About trusting that god will take care of us
Exodus 25-40 includes many logistical instructions for the structure God fills with his presence at the end of Exodus. What is that structure called?
Tabernacle
What is the first idol the people of Israel make?
Golden Calf
