Where and When Did the Events of the Old Testament Take Place? Flashcards
God revealed himself to humanity through the ________.
incarnation
God’s revealed truth in the Old Testament is also _________.
incarnational
Israel’s location was _________ ___________ throughout ancient history.
strategically important
The crossroads location location for Israel had two important consequences:
- Nations and empires desired control or at least access for purposes of trade and transportation to other parts of the ancient world.
- Many foreign cultural influences poured into ancient Israel so Israel was exposed to great cultural interchange and commerce throughout its history.
The dominant geographic feature of Egypt and played a major role in Egypt’s history and cultural outlook in life.
the Nile River
What the Egyptians called the rich soil of the Nile Valley
“the black land”
What the Egyptians called the encroaching desert sands
“the red land”
Egyptian history is
the rise and fall of mostly native Egyptian dynasties
What is Syria-Palestine characterized by?
segmentation
Israel’s subregions
- the coastal plains
- the ridge, or central mountain range
- the Jordan Rift
- The Transjordanian Highland
What two hills are very similar?
The central hills of Ephraim and the Judean hill country
What are the subdivisions of the highlands?
- Galilee
- Ephraim
- Judean Hill Country
- the eastern Negeb
What are the subdivisions of the Transjordanian Highlands?
- Bashan
- Gilead
- Moab
- Edom
Early Bronze Age
3300 to 2000 BC
Middle Bronze Age
2000 to 1550 BC
Israel’s patriarchs
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
When did all the main features of human civilization and culture had appeared in both Egypt and Mesopotamia?
By the close of the Early Bronze Age
Late Bronze Age
1550 to 1200 BC
When Abraham reached Canaan, God established a ___________ with him
covenant
What age was one of international trade and balance of world powers, with Syria-Palestine caught in the middle?
Late Bronze Age
Moses was born to the tribe of ______ during the ______ ______ _______
Levi
Late Bronze Age
Why did God use a series of ten plagues?
To prove that he was in control of the cosmic order
What did the plagues demostrated?
The superiority and majesty of Israel’s God, Yahweh
Who were the “sea people”?
Philistines
The ________ are the ancestors of our faith.
patriarchs
Genesis 12-50 begins to address the _____ problem.
sin
None of the evidence disproves the authenticity of the _______ _______, and Christians have every reason to believe they are reliable.
patriarchal narratives
The reigns of David and Solomon is known was the “_______ ________”.
united monarchy
Wedge-shaped writing
cuneiform
cuneiform comes from the Latin word
cuneus
The period known as ______ ______ began with the invasion of the sea peoples and the shifting of political power throughout the ancient Near East.
Iron Age
