test 4 The prodigal Son Flashcards
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festering
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becoming infectious- think of a wound
2
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cain and able
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- abel favored by god
- cain kills abel-
- “am i my brothers keeper”
- jealousy versus envy
3
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the flood
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- sin spreads,god sends flood
- consequences- all human action has consequences
- humanity is image of god
- overpriced shoes that are cheap to make, some people have bad work enviorments
4
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the tower of babel
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- force humanity into heaven through a tower
- god destroys tower and changed the languages of all the people-
- attempt of one human civilization to divinise the whole of humanity
5
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modern day examples of the tower of babel
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hitler- communism/ socialism- technological advancements
6
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method of election
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- god reveasl himself to one person who he chose (Abraham) give that person a mission
- creates the people of israel, prepares for his coming
- flaw someone may not do the task god asks
7
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the call of abraham
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“go forth into the land i will show you to have faith you must give up control”
- vague promises
8
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examples of covenant with abraham
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- “how will i have an offspring”- one of the greatest ways to pray with god is to fight with god-
- “look at stars in sky” stars are sign of infinite, god saying his promise is infinite
9
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sarais shortcut
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- takes slave (Hagar), get her pregnant with abraham, take baby as theirs, child (Ishmael)
- tries to fulfil god’s will- sarai becomes envious of hagar
- god tells Hagar and Ishmael they are key in salvation, god takes good from evil
10
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the oak of mamre
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- calls three men as one lord
- god is a communion of love
- the more Abraham trusts god, the more god reveals himself- invites abraham to have a meal- meal is intimate
- sarah’s laugh is cynical, detached/ hardened
11
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abraham becomes intercessor
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- god wants abraham to be intersession (put himself between god and guilty humanity)
- abraham falls short/ stops at ten cousins, abraham only praying for own people
-jesus is the true intersessor bc he prays for all
12
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the sacrifice of isaac
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- “take your only one”- sacrifice only son for God
- testing abhrams love
- he is successfully sacrficed
13
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why does God ask Abraham to sacrifice his son?
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-abraham how much God loves humanity by actually giving up his only son), test friendship (Abraham was willing to give up his only son for God)
- tests relationship
14
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Similarities between Jesus and Isaac’s sacrifice
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- carried the wood
- sacrificed for their father and god
- sacrifice your only son whom you love
- willingly accepts sacrifice/ knows they will die
15
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difference
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Isaac isn’t actually killed, jesus is
