OT Slides 101-150 Flashcards
The purpose of the city would be so that its inhabitants would “not be scattered all over the earth.” But what does God do?
He “scatters them from there all over the face of the earth!” The consonants of the word “there” is used 7 times in 11:1-9
Right after the word play relating to “there” and “name” we find?
The generations of Shem
Whose genealogy will out of Shem (number 10)?
Abraham
What type of genealogy is Abraham’s and how do we know?
linear genealogy and we know because we see a repetitious structure and flattens into a segmented with Terach (father of Abraham) and his sons
Man has attempted to say “what is good” and build a “name” for themselves but who ultimately gets provides and whose name has something to do with it?
God will establish the good and will provide a line of humanity, men and women who will give birth to sons and daughters with evidently will have something to do with “Shem”
We see Teach’s part int he genealogy close and the genealogy expands and the rest of the Bible is about who?
the genealogy of Abraham
What are we to consider Genesis 1-11 as?
an introduction to the rest of the story
Genesis 12:2 “We just came off of the city of Babel where its inhabitants tried make a name for themselves. Here we see that God will make Abraham into a great nation and will bless him and make his name great And all the families of the land will be blessed.” relates back to what?
All the families of the earth relates back to 8:19, 10:5, 18, 20, 31, 32.Literally, this ties the story of Abraham to all the families of the earth. The sons of Ham, the Canaanites, the families of Shem. Every tribe and tongue will be blessed through the person of Abraham!
We last saw the idea of blessing and cursing when?
God blessed mankind in Genesis 1. God blesses man in 5:2 after the fall in Genesis 3-4. He blessed Noah after the flood in 9:1. The idea of cursing was in Genesis 3 (although it is a different word) concerning the fall of Adam and Eve in dealing with the serpent. God promised Abraham that his “seed” would possess the land. 12:7
What subsequent narratives can be found in Genesis?
- That theme is the threat to God’s promise in 12:1-3. In nearly every episode which follows, the promise of a “numerous seed”,” Blessing to all families of the earth,” or the “gift of the land” is placed in jeopardy by that actions of the characters of the narrative.”
- Along with that main theme then becomes the ‘promises’ or ‘covenant’ that God is making with Abraham. That also then becomes an important theme that is literary woven throughout the rest of Scripture.
What are the details that begin this series of connected promises in Genesis 12:1-3?
- “make you into a great nation”
- “I will bless you”
- “I will make your name great”
- “be[or it will be] a blessing”
- “bless those blessing you, curse those cursing you”
- “in you, all the families of the earth will be blessed“
What are the main points of Genesis 13:15-16?
- The Lord will give Abraham and his descendants land
- Seed will be as the dust of the earth which cannot be numbered
What is the narrative for Genesis 15:1?
has a programmatic language that is typical of the prophets. The result is that Abraham is here pictured as a prophet
What is the narrative for Genesis 15:5?
“Seed would be as the stars of the heavens”
What is the narrative for Genesis 15:6?
This is one of those remarks that is outside the normal syntax of the narrative. It is given as a background to the narrative.
What is the narrative for Genesis 15:13?
God actually mentions the “land” that will be given to Abraham. Furthermore, here God actually tells Abraham what will happen to his “seed”
What is the narrative for Genesis 15:14?
- Remember ‘bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you’? Here God will judge the ones who oppress Abraham’s children.
- They will come out with “great” possessions. We could see in this how God will make Abraham’s name ‘great’.
What is the narrative for Genesis 15:18?
We see that these terms and deeds involve a covenant between God and Abraham. Specifically once again, the covenant is reminiscent of what God told Abraham in ch 12 “to your seed, I have given this land… Also the “this land” involves a land with similar boundaries both to the ones given in chapter 2:14 as well as the boundary of the promised land later. (see also Gen 13:10)
What is the narrative for Genesis 16?
narratives concerning Sarai. In 15:18 God said the covenant concerned “to your seed, I will give this land.” And 16:1 opens up with Sarai was childless and had not given Abram a seed. Once again we have the suspense of whether God’s plan for all of the nations of the earth through Abraham will really come to pass.
What is the narrative for Genesis 17:1?
Remember that Noah ‘walked with God’ and was ‘blameless’, ie. complete or perfect. These are the same words as here. But look at what God will do for Abraham. He is going to give his covenant between God and Abraham. Furthermore, he is going to multiply him greatly. God continues in verse 4 discussing the “covenant”
What is the narrative for Genesis 17:1?
What is the narrative for Genesis 17:6?
Abraham will be the father of a multitude of nations (reminiscent of 12:2). God will give nations to Abraham and kings will come from Abraham. The idea of Kings coming from Abraham is a new notion as it relates to what we have covered thus far about Abraham.
What is the narrative for Genesis 17:7?
First of all, I will establish my covenant between me and between you is firstly related to the covenant between God and Noah. This is an everlasting covenant, here is a new notion
What is the narrative for Genesis 17:8?
Giving the land is an everlasting part of the covenant
What is the narrative for Genesis 17:9?
circumcision is a sign of the covenant
What is the narrative for Genesis 17:16?
we see that Sara is also included with a part in the covenant as the mother
What is the narrative for Genesis 17:19?
Isaac will not just be a seed but God will make his covenant with Isaac as well
Why do we skip over Genesis 22?
This is after the Lord tested Abraham with the sacrifice of his son Issac. 22:12, 16 “your son, your only son” and 22:17-18 I will blessingly bless you. Multiply seed like the stars of the heavens, sand which is on the seashore, seed will possess the gates of their enemies. In your seed all the nations of the earth will be blessed
What is the narrative in Genesis 24?
We see Abraham look for a wife for his son Isaac. In 24:7, we see Abraham reaffirm what God told him. 24:60, we see once again Rebekah’s part in this, not unlike Sarah’s
What is the narrative in Genesis 26?
God establishes the covenant of his father, Abraham with Isaac
What is the narrative in Genesis 28?
The blessing is passed down to Jacob. 28:12 -the narrative of Jacob’s dream and the ladder. “We are climbing Jacob’s ladder
What do titled “names” in the Jewish tradition mean?
Link with the end of Genesis. The narrative of what God told Abraham concerning his descendants captivity. No longer patriarchal narratives but narratives relating to Moses
What is the narrative for Exodus 1: 1-5?
nations in Gen 10, 70 sons of Jacob who came down to Egypt in Gen 46:3, 70 persons in Egypt.
What is the narrative for Exodus 1:7-8?
Multiplication of Genesis 1 and the seed of Abraham. 400 years passing; recall importance of selection
What is the narrative for Exodus 1:12?
midwives in contrast to Pharoah
What are the similarities between Abraham and Moses?
- Moses as a leader
Because of the midwives, there is a miraculous birth account
in 2:10, word play related to his name - God’s remembrance of the covenant
In 2:23-25 he remembers his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
In 2:24-25, the verbs “hear,” “see,” and “know.”
- “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob (3:6)
- Moses hides… it’s obvious he does not know this God.
- Notice the verbs in vs 7… same as in 2:23-25.
- Come down to deliver them to a land… Canaanite, etc.
- Vs 10 “Come now, I will send you”
- Vs 12: I am with you and You will serve me on this mountain
- Vs 13 what is his name? - God’s prediction of what will happen.
- In 3:12-22, they will worship God on the mountain
- 3:16–17 …God of fathers, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob… to a land…
- 3:18 ff. Moses is the appointed leader to lead them from Egypt.
What is the narrative for Exodus 3:14?
“I am who I am”
- “I am” means “I am with you,” to be verb, “I am present”
- אהיה I am
- יהוה Yahweh (Jehovah)
Vs 15 - forever
What are four elements that seem important from the Exodus narratives?
1)The deliverance from Egypt to the eventual land of promise (covenanted between God and Abraham) is a reversal of the banishment from the so called “promised land” of the garden in Gen 3. Listen to what Michael Coogan wrote in his introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures. The Exodus is the commencement of the reversal of the banishment of the Garden and a bridge between the patriarchal narratives and Moses/Israel’s eventual entrance into the Promised Land.
2. SOVEREIGNTY over the situation, even over all of nature, human power, and even death. We see the power of God over waters (Nile turned into blood), Red Sea, animals (frogs, grasshoppers), people’s hearts (Pharoah), and death (firstborn). In this as God himself has said, “Exodus 9:16 “But, indeed, for this reason I have allowed you to remain, in order to show you My power and in order to proclaim My name through all the earth.”
4. SALVATION. It is referred to numerous times in the rest of the OT as an event which signals God’s commitment to his people. It is referred to in the prophetic Scriptures in reference to salvation, that is, their exodus out of slavery into the promised land, a land of rest. For example, Hosea 2:14-15 says “Hosea 2:14 “Therefore, behold, I will allure her, Bring her into the wilderness And speak kindly to her. Then I will give her her vineyards from there, And the valley of Achor as a door of hope. And she will sing there as in the days of her youth, As in the day when she came up from the land of Egypt.” It is also used as the commencement of the sign in reference to the Messiah coming out of Egypt, and of course, we see this in the NT as well
4. REBELLION - the narratives concerning the miraculous exodus bring to the foreground Israel’s rebellion and disbelief. See Numbers 14:1. Here God does all of these miracles, signs, and wonders and the Israelites will not trust him to lead and provide for them in the future. These then become the narratives of idolatry and wilderness murmurings
As a matter of fact, no more does Israel escape into the wilderness, receive the law from God on Mount Sinai and what happens?
The golden calf. Moses is literally still on the mountain receiving the 10 commandments when this happens! What is the first commandment? Don’t make an image! And what do they do? They rebel against God.
What type of perspective if founding Exodus 15?
A forward looking perspective
- 13-16 has the perspective of the Promised Land.
14 - Philistia Gen 10:14, 21:32, 21:34, 26:1,8 ,14, 15, 18, Exod 13:17
15 - Edom Gen 25:30, 32:3, 36:1, 8, 9, 16, 17, 19, 21, 31, 32, 43; Moab Gen 19:37, 36:35 (Balaak); Ham Gen 9:18, 22, 25, 10:
- 17-18 are looking to the land and to the future temple
What is the narrative for Exodus 16-17?
grumblings over food and water
What is the narrative for Exodus 18?
Jethro helped Moses determine how to judge law vs. statutes
What are some of the oddities/complexities about Exod 19?
Repetitions that begin the chapter, Placing before them the decision ‘IF;’ they will then they will be my people, Abstention from sexual relations, Verse 13 Long horn blast, Verse 6, 22 Priesthood (division of the nation from all priests to specific priests), Verse 13, and 22 – is there a difference in ideas? Verse 13, 23 – border the people, then Moses says to border the mountain, End of verse 8, Verse 9 “put their trust in you forever”
What is established in Exodus 19:1-2?
Establishes the time frame. The people remain here at Sinai for nearly a year.
What happened in Exodus 19:2-3?
People camp, Moses goes up
Is Exodus 3b-8 an independent unit?
“It has been generally recognized that these verses have a compositional integrity of their own. Indeed, the unit is a remarkable example of poetic symmetry and artistic beauty. The passage now serves as a topical introduction to the chapter, although the actual literary connection remains somewhat loose.”
Is Exodus 3b-8 covenant similar to that of Abraham’s?
A view of the covenant similar to that of Abraham? i.e., no laws are there. They are supposed to hear the words and keep the covenant. Abraham was likewise supposed to “keep the covenant.” If they would listen and keep the covenant then they would be a treasured possession.
