Stduy unit 4 - New beginning Flashcards
What was God’s response to human sin in Gen 12?
Provide way for salvation
List the promises that God made to Abraham in Gen 12.
- Great nation
- Bless + make name great
- Bless all people
- Descendants land of Canaan
Define a covenant and then name the 5 extensions of the covenant
Binding, formal agreement between 2 parties
- Noahic
- Abrahamic
- Mosaic
- Davidic
- New
Is it accurate to say that a covenant in a Biblical sense is “cut” and not “made”?
Motivate your answer.
Reflects formal-covenant making ceremony
Cuts several animals in half
Normally - both parties pass between halves - signifying what would happen break covenant
Describe in short how God tested Abrahams’ faith in Gen 22. (Also motivate
from Hebr. 11)
Offer Isaac, only son, as sacrifice
By faith:
Obeyed when called out to place he would receive as inheritence, even though did not know where he was going
Dwelt in land of promise as in a foreign country
Sarah conceived and bore, past her age
What were the results of Jacob’s wrestling with God?
Changed name - Israel
Struggled with God + men, prevailed
What does the history of Joseph teach you about the character of God?
Blesses those who remain faithful + trust, live righteous
Which one of the promises that God made to Abraham came true in Egypt?
Great nation
Why was it dangerous for the Pharaoh to mistreat the Israelites?
Wrath
Which three plans did Pharao make to abuse the Israelites?
- Overworks - decree work as slaves to build store cities
- Orders midwives to kill newborn Hebrew boys at birth
- All newborn thrown into Nile
In which context is the name “Yahweh” normally used?
God’s personal relationship with people
Especially through covenant
Is there religious symbolism in the plagues God sent?
Frogs (2) - Heket - god + protector of pregnant women
Dark (9) - Major deity - Re, sun god
Name Egypt’s major deity.
Re
Which two feasts were instituted in commemoration of the deliverance from
Egypt?
Feast of Unleavened Bread
Passover
What did God commission the whole of Israel to be?
Kingdom of priests + holy nation
On what do the Ten Commandments focus?
Relationship + faithfulness
What does the prologue to the Ten Commandments (Ex. 20:2) teach us about
God’s actions?
Faithful to His people
Deliver from bondage
How was the covenant put into action?
T.O.A repeated + agreed to, twice
Moses - sprinkle blood on people of Israel to formally put into action
What was the function of the tabernacle?
Presence of God would dwell
Israel enjoy blessing of knowing God + worshipping without being cosumed by power of holy presence
What happened at Mount Sinai?
Entered into covenant agreement with Israelites, after deliverance
Name the three-fold statement which is repeated in Leviticus.
- Be your God
- My people
- Dwell in midst
What happened to Nadab and Abihu and what should we learn from this?
Approach God in unaithorized manner
Fire comes out from Presence of Lord and consumes
Commands - not taken lightly/disobeyed - punishment
Authority over us
Define the concept “holy” and then name three things that characterises a holy
life.
Seperated/set aside
- Clean - ritual washing + sacrific e
- Ritual sacrifice
- Feasts
Name the worst curse which Israel would experience if they break the
covenant.
Lose PL = exile
