The One and Only God Flashcards

1
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Between ____ and _____ there is a land of deep valleys and rich pastures.

A

Egypt, Mesopotamia.

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2
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Herdsmen tended their ____.

A

Flocks.

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3
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They planted vines and ____.

A

Cereals.

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4
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First it would be conquered and ruled by the ____.

A

Egyptians.

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5
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The ___ would invade the Egyptians.

A

Babylonians.

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6
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They would build themselves towns and ____, to no avail.

A

Fortresses.

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7
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What is the definition of Avail?

A

To assist or to aid.

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8
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___ and defenseless tribe.

A

Small.

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9
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Something special about their tribe was their ____.

A

Religion.

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10
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They made ___.

A

History.

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11
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Other people prayed to many gods such as: Isis, Osiris, Baal, and ____.

A

Astarte.

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12
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How many gods did the herdsmen pray to?

A

One god.

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13
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Special protector and _____.

A

Leader.

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14
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Sat beside their campfires in the ____.

A

Evening.

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15
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What did they sing in their songs by the campfire?

A

Their deeds and battles, and of his deeds and his battles.

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16
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Creator of heaven and ____.

A

Earth.

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17
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Sun and ____.

A

Moon.

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18
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Land and ___.

A

River.

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19
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Plant and ____.

A

Beast.

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20
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Creator of all of ___ as well.

A

Mankind.

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21
Q

They were his ___, and he was their ____.

A

People, God.

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22
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The strange powerless herdsmen were the ___.

A

Jews.

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23
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The songs of their deeds, which were the deeds of their god, are the Old _____ of the ____.

A

Testament, Bible.

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24
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What is the definition of Monotheistic?

A

Belief in a single god.

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25
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Nowhere else will you find so many stories about ancient times so ____ told.

A

Vividly.

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26
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Where is the answer to “Where did Abraham come from?”

A

The answer is in the Book of Genesis, chapter eleven.

27
Q

Abraham came from the Ur in the ____.

A

Chaldees.

28
Q

Where is the Ur?

A

In the mound of rubble near the Persian Gulf.

29
Q

What ancient things did they dig up in the Ur?

A

Harps, game-boards, weapons, and jewelry.

30
Q

Abraham was probably alive at the time of ______.

A

Hammurabi.

31
Q

Who was a great lawgiver?

A

King Hammurabi.

32
Q

When did King Hammurabi live?

A

1700 BC.

33
Q

Many of Hammurabi’s strict and regular laws turn up again in the ____.

A

Bible.

34
Q

What did God do to the pride to stop them from building the building any higher?

A

God made them all speak different languages so that they could no longer understand one another.

35
Q

What were the gigantic towers that Babylonians built to the top of which reached even to the heavens?

A

A ziggurat.

36
Q

Why did the Babylonians build ziggurats?

A

To be closer to the sun, moon, and the stars.

37
Q

Where is Noah and the Flood set?

A

Mesopotamia.

38
Q

Who was the son of Jacob?

A

Joseph.

39
Q

At the time the pyramids were over a ____ years old.

A

Thousand.

40
Q

What did the first chapter of Exodus read?

A

“And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigor: and they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar and in brick….”

41
Q

When did Moses lead them out of Egypt into the desert?

A

Probably around 1250 BC.

42
Q

They had a small kingdom, with its capital: ____.

A

Jerusalem.

43
Q

Their first king was ___.

A

King Saul.

44
Q

They fought against the neighboring tribe, the ____.

A

Philistines.

45
Q

They ____ on the battlefield.

A

Died.

46
Q

Solomon ruled soon after _____ BC.

A

1000.

47
Q

King Solomon ruled about ____ years after King Hammurabi.

A

700.

48
Q

King Solomon ruled ___ years after King Menes>

A

2100.

49
Q

What is the definition of Sermon?

A

A lecture, a serious talk.

50
Q

What is the definition of Devout?

A

Very religious.

51
Q

What is the definition of Ceaseless?

A

Without end.

52
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What is the definition of Ordained?

A

To charge with holy orders.

53
Q

What is the definition of Remnant?

A

A scrap or piece.

54
Q

What was the Jewish temple?

A

The Holy of Holies.

55
Q

All that was there were the tablets of the Laws with their ____ Commandments.

A

Ten.

56
Q

Their kingdom split into two:___.

A

Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah.

57
Q

When was the Kingdom of Israel invaded by the Assyrians?

A

722 BC.

58
Q

What was the sermon?

A

“You yourselves are the cause of your misfortunes. God is punishing you for your sins.”

59
Q

What was the Messiah to them?

A

Their Savior.

60
Q

When did King Nebuchadnezzar destroy the city of Jerusalem?

A

586 BC.

61
Q

Who’s eyes did King Nebuchadnezzar put out?

A

King Zedekiah.

62
Q

When did the Babylonian empire get destroyed by its Persian neighbors?

A

538 BC.

63
Q

Who was the first to distance themselves from other tribes?

A

The Jews.

64
Q

Jews had a tiny remnant of people that called themselves the what?

A

Chosen.