Quiz 1 Flashcards
Old Testament Mentality
Thinking -
Facts don’t stand alone in an O.T. Mindset, I can trust God, He is absolute.
Ideas & Events -
• Deut. 6:4-9
Ways into His presence
Works, Holiness, being in creation (Moses)
Traveling, By spoken word & written word.
The Sublime
“Upraised, lofty, exalted, an awakening, an uplifting emotion.”
- It’s not a thing or a quality, it’s a happening - An act of God.
- You can’t manufacture the sublime
Wonder
Miracles of God.
- You can’t love your life anticipating the next wonder.
- there’s a danger in thinking you can figure out everything, and in that there’s no sense of wonder.
Mystery
- There’s no worship without mystery
- Why would you worship something you can explain?
Awe & Glory
Awe - a way of understanding, great fear & honor for God
&
Glory - Isaiah 6:3, (both concealed and revealed)
Source Materials
Old Testament - Well written history
Archeology - Climate has preserved artifacts
Importance of Israel
Law Code
Prophets - great thinkers, excellent writers, social change agents, revealed what God said
Location - Was one place without oil, had a pathway to go from north to south (trade?)
7 Dimensions of Old Testament Israels History
1) Patriarchal
2) Egyptian
3) Wilderness conquest
4) Judges
5) United Monarchy
6) Divided Monarchy
7) Exile & Post- Exilic
(7 Divisions of O.T. Israel’s History)
Patriarchal Division
- Time period of promise & Covenant
- Abraham’s Birth Year: 2166 BC
- Promise given to Abraham
(7 Divisions of O.T. Israel’s History)
Egyptian Division
- When Jacob took his family Egypt
- A time of Preservation & Slavery
(7 Divisions of O.T. Israel’s History)
Wilderness & Conquest
- Moses led them to Promise Land, Joshua brought them into it.
- A time of the presence of God & Proclamation (Law)
- Tabernacle, feasts, The Law
(7 Divisions of O.T. Israel’s History)
Judges
- A nation but without Central Gov’t
- A time of preparation & probation
(7 Divisions of O.T. Israel’s History)
United Monarchy
- They don’t want judges, they want a king
- A time of power (greatest empire in the world at this time!)
(7 Divisions of O.T. Israel’s History)
Divide Monarchy
- Between North & South (Samaria & Judea)
- A time period of problems & of prophets
(The farther they move away, the more he tried to bring them back)
(7 Divisions of O.T. Israel’s History)
Exilic & Post- Exilic
- They’re brought again into slavery
- A time of punishment & protecting & yet restoration
(3 Different Roles)
Leadership
Prophet - Stay in, or come back to covenant relationship
Priest - Sacrifices & Teaching the Law
King - Bring people to obedience with God’s rule (ideal purpose)
(Samuel was all three at some point!)
3 Themes
1) Covenant
2) Sacrifice
3) Obedience
What is Sacred?
- Where we get our word “Sanctuary.”
- Set apart for God
- “Safe from attack or from ridicule” (def.)
- (can be a) Place
- (can be a) Time: particular to OT feasts, fasts, jubilee, sabbath, etc.
- Events
Pattern
- (Start with) one Man/ Woman
- Then goes to Whole Race (Abraham)
Patriarchal Background
Abraham
Date of Abraham - 2166 BC
Abraham’s Country - 3rd Dynasty of Ur-Nammu, Classic time of Sumaria
Religion - Worshipped moon God “Sin”, had flat top pyramids
Living Conditions - Most advance city of time
Call to Leave: why?
- Leave ungodly place
- leave bad influences
- HAS to trust God, (faith)
- Spiritual Development
Departure - Father dies in Haran
New Land - Builds Tent & Altar
Covenant With God 5 Times
- Gen 13:14-18
- Gen 15
- Gen 17:1-22
- Gen 22: 15-18
3 Areas of Promise
1) I’ll give you a land
2) Family = Great Nation
3) Blessing to Others
Family Tree
(Look at notes)
6 Characteristics of Religion during the Patriarchal Period
1) Simple Faith in God
2) Father is priest of family
3) Revelation (God reveals himself to those who follow him)
4) Covenant promise
5) Tithes (notice; started before the law)
6) True obedience to God & Proper ethical conduct required
Covenant
- Solemn relationship between individuals, groups, nations, etc.
- May be between equals or where one is superior than the other
3 Types of Covenants
1) Suzerain- Vassal: One party is superior, other can accept or reject terms
2) Parity: (Jonathon/ David) or Marriage
3) Royal Grant: royal blessing, no terms or conditions
Stages in the Covenant Process
1) A sovereign Offer
2) Acceptance
3) Trial Period
4) Ratification (3&4 possibly can switch)
Elements in the Covenant Form
1) Preamble (intro)
2) Historical Prologue
3) Stipulations (Terms)
4) Sanctions (Conditions)
5) Provision of a copy (kept in temple)
6) Witnesses
Covenant Acts
1) Cutting of Animals & laying of pieces
2) passing between pieces
3) NAME change (Abraham)
4) a sign, to remind them of the covenant (circumcision)
5) A covenant meal
Moses
Family & Faith - Parents from Tribe of Levi - 3 Children: Moses almost killed Killing, the call, the covenant - Moses flees, receives call, & Cov'nt Contest & Compromise - 3 times pharaoh asked for compromise
Passover (Exodus 12)
- Escaped death through obeying God
- unblemished lamb
- 10th day of month, killed on 14th
- Blood sprinkled with Hyssop
- Eat unleavened bread between evening. (3pm- sunset)
- ready to evacuate
Passover (now)
- observed annually to remember
- later excludes gentiles but not proselytes
- originally historical event
- becomes recurring institution
- prohibition of leaven (originally due to haste) (sin)
- later, dedication of first born (belongs to God; spared first)
- Later exchange for levites
