Quarter 4 Test Flashcards
Why had Yahweh decided the time had come to destroy all living things?
Sin is incompatible with God’s holiness
How many people were to be saved from the flood in the safety of the Ark?
Eight
What does the number 8 symbolize?
Salvation, redemption, Nd regeneration
What does the number 7 symbolize?
Perfection
What does the number 40 symbolize?
Time of testing and consecration
How many times is the word seven repeated in the flood narrative?
Seven times
What does the symbol of a dove mean to the Church?
Holy Spirit
In what way did the Ark prefigure the Church?
Church saved humanity from sin leaded the way as a vehicle, the ark lead the world away from chaos
What was Noah’s first act upon disembarking the Ark?
He built an altar to Yahweh
What covenant vow or oath does God make to Noah?
To never flood the earth once again
What is the sign of the covenant?
A rainbow
What blessings given to man in the first Creation event are repeated with Noah?
Fertility and Domain
What did God give man for his food prior to the flood?
Vegetables
What did God give man to eat after the flood?
Meat and Plants
What was the one eating prohibition in the Old Testament?
Raw flesh or drinking blood