Unit 1.1 Notes Flashcards
Define “history”
History is the known story of humans and their relationship toward God, humankind, and the environment.
List 7 categories of history
Political, social, economic, cultural, technological, racial, and religious.
Where in the Bible does it say how people should relate to God?
Exodus 20:1-11
Where in the Bible does it say how people should relate to other people?
Exodus 20:11-23:9
Where in the Bible does it say how people should relate to the environment?
Genesis 1:28 and Exodus 23:10-12
Why does history deserve our close attention?
Because there is order and meaning to the past and these events are linked to present and future events.
Why should we want to understand the past?
So we might better assess the perils and opportunities of the present and the future.
How should the “old ways” of doing things be judged?
Upon their ability to last and their proven value and dependability.
What 6 things did the Babylonians contribute?
A calendar; a system of weights and measures; and ideas about law, writing, trading, and farming.
What 2 things did the Phoenicians contribute?
An alphabet and the spreading of civilized ideas in other lands.
What 10 things did the Egyptians contribute?
A calendar; irrigation; works of art; the beginnings of law, astronomy, mathematics, schools, boats, embalming techniques, and writing.
What 2/3 things did the Hebrews contribute?
The idea of one God; the Old Testament of the Bible with commandments of God, including the Ten Commandments.
When were the Babylonians contributing?
1,000-583 BC.
When were the Phoenicians contributing?
3,000-538 BC.
When were the Egyptians contributing?
2,700-1,090 BC.
When were the Hebrews contributing?
2,000-933 BC.
What is Ecclesiastes 1:9?
What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.
What was the Babylonian’s version of Ecclesiastes 1:9?
The life of yesterday, it is today.
What is the real significance of Biblical and Babylonian proverbs?
They point to one of the few constants among all the variables of history.
What constant do Biblical and Babylonian proverbs point to?
The nature of humans.
Does human nature change?
No, and it hasn’t since the Fall of humankind.
What is the gist of Romans 5:12?
That sin has been a part of the nature of all men.
How can a person’s sinful nature stop being constant?
By the person being “born again” or “saved”.
What should we remember about history?
All the little parts are related and are really inseparable.
Say we are the heirs of countless ages, what does our inheritance consist of?
Ideas, institutions, and knowledge.
What does each generation add?
Its contribution of either good or evil or both.
Who started the method of using the dating system BC and AD and when did they start it?
Christian monks in the 500s.
When was the new dating system using BCE and CE started?
The 1700s.
What is the exception to the rule of putting the letters after the numbers? (e.g. 400 BC.)
AD (e.g. AD 1776.)
What is one of the least accurate ways of naming the periods of history?
Naming them after the materials used for tools or weapons.
What are five common things people are in conflict with?
The world, the flesh, Satanic forces, fellow humans, and nature/the environment.
What is one thing people were created to have and enjoy?
Fellowship.
When were people the most united?
Genesis 11:1-9, the Tower of Babel.
What was wrong with the happenings at the Tower of Babel?
They believed themselves to be superior (humanism.)
What are the six parts of the armor of God?
Belt of truth, breastplate of righteousness, shoes (of the gospel of peace..?), shield of faith, helmet of salvation, and sword of the spirit.
What can fill our spiritual vacuums?
Only God.
What is the one way people will be satisfied?
Fellowship with God.
When is fellowship with other believers good?
When one’s fellowship with God has been restored in Christ.
When we depend on God’s fellowship first, what will we do?
Spread the joy of his fellowship to other humans, and it will be reflected in our relationship to nature and our environment.
Who has been blessed and has learned the truth of Romans 8:28?
Humans who have depended on God.
What is Romans 8:28?
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called accordingly to his purpose.
