Test1.Chapter2and3.ReviewQuestions Flashcards
A _______ is an agreement between two parties, whether they are nations or individuals, that sets expectations, promises for obedience, and cures for disobedience.
covenant
To ______ means to pick up leftover crops after the harvest or pick fruit left on the vine.
glean
______ is a gift, or kind and loving treatment instead of punishment.
Grace
A _______ is a family system in which the father controls and leads the family.
patriarchy
The first five books in the Old Testament, also called the Torah or Law.
Pentateuch
_______ literally means “words or talk about God,” thus, our speech about God or life with God.
Theology
The demise of the 4 harmonious relationships happens in what chapter?
Genesis 3, Adam and Eve
What was the immediate consequence of Adam and Eve’s sin?
They realize they are naked, feel ashamed.
What are the secondary consequences of Adam and Eve’s sin.. a) for the serpent? b) for the woman? and c) for the man?
a) for the serpent: must slither on the ground
b) for the woman: pain during childbirth, ruled by husband, death
c) for the man: hard work, death
How does God show grace to Adam and Eve?
He gives them clothes, and lets them live. He provides for their needs even though they generated those needs by their own actions. He also shows grace by making them mortal and allowing them to die in the future.
What guidelines are given to Isreal regarding the treatment of the poor in Ancient Isreal?
love the poor, and help them get loans. Collateral for loans is appropriate, but do not take their working tools or their only cloak in which they may sleep. When collecting collateral, the wealthy should not storm into a poor person’s house to collect the goods, thereby also taking their dignity and honor; instead wait at the door for the collateral to be brought out to them. The poor should be paid at the end of every workday. During harvest, some of the grain or grapes should be intentionally left behind for the poor to glean or pick up behind the workers.
“If a person falls into a debt that he or she must sell himself or herself or another family member to the debtor, the term of indentured service may last no longer than _____ years.”
7
Temptation begins in the _______, which leads to ________ actions.
heart, external
What are the three stories that describe the spread of sin in Gen 4-11?
Cain and Abel, the generation of Noah, and the great migration east (and the tower of babel).
What is the basic outline for Gen 4-11?
story, genealogy (repeat)
In order to be good interpreters of the bible, we must _______ (list 4)
respect the culture of biblical writers, acknowledge that God chose to work through that culture just as it was, we must not impose our own world view onto biblical text, and we must respect the different genres of the Old Testament and read them as such.
The ______ is the inheritance typically given to the firstborn son, twice the amount given to other sons.
birthright
The southern land area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, often associated with Babylon.
Chaldeans
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates river.
Mesopotamia
A _______ is a current or recurring idea or theme in a literary work.
motif
What are the four fundamental promises the LORD made to Abraham and Sarah and their family?
1) I will make you into a great nation
2) I will give you the land of Canaan
3) I will be your God
4) I will bless the world through you
What happens to Jacob at Bethel when he is running away from home?
He has a dream where God speaks to him, makes the same covenant he made with his parents and grandparents.
What two significant things happen in his life while he is away from home? How?
1) What: Jacob comes to have a large family before leaving Laban. How: 2 wives and 2 concubines.
2) What: Jacob acquires enormous wealth. How: at the expense of his father-in-law, Laban. He leaves with Laban’s flocks, female and male servants, camels, and donkeys.
List the 4 houses of Joseph.
1) His father Jacob’s house
2) Potiphar’s house
3) Jail
4) Pharaoh’s house
