Part 2 Flashcards
- List each statement the angel Gabriel makes to Mary about who Jesus will be and what he will do.
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”
- Which genealogy begins with Jesus and goes backwards? Which ends with Jesus?
Luke begins.
Matthew ends.
- What Old Testament figures does each Gospel trace Jesus’ genealogy back to?
Matthew: Abraham
Luke: Adam
- Who were John the Baptist’s parents? Where was his father when the angel appeared to him to tell him that his wife would bear a son?
Zechariah and Elizabeth. Standing at the right side of the altar of incense
- Which Gospel writer tells the story of the wise men? What was Herod’s response when they told him that the king of the Jews had been born?
Matthew. Herod was upset and called the chief priests and teachers of the law and asked them “Where will the Messiah be born?” They told him Bethlehem had been predicted in prophecy. Herod asked the visitors to let him know exactly where the child was, so he too could worship him.
- Why did Joseph take Mary and Jesus to Egypt?
Escape Herod
- What two individuals recognized Jesus as the Christ when they saw him in the temple during his dedication?
Simeon and Anna
- How did Jesus respond to Mary when they found him in the temple?
“Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”
- What Old Testament prophet is John the Baptist associated with?
Elijah
- What was the main message of John’s preaching?
Baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
- What is the meaning of the Spirit-and-fire baptism John said the messianic figure would bring?
Purifies the righteous and judges the wicked
- Why did Herod Antipas arrest John? Why did he execute him?
Spoke out against Herod’s divorce and marriage to Herodias. Herod was coerced to execute by Herodias.
- How does the author explain Jesus’ statement in Mt. 3:15 that John must baptize him to “fulfill all righteousness?
Jesus connects his ministry with John’s and associates himself with those who are responding in repentance to John’s preaching.
- What is the main theme of the temptation?
The obedience of the Son to the will of the Father
- What two Old Testament parallels can we see in the temptation accounts?
Israel and Adam?
