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The Beginning of Salvation History with Creation found in Genesis Flashcards

This deck is designed to assist you in understanding a very brief overview of the books entailed in the Old Testament, from Genesis to Malachi.

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What does Creatio Ex Nihilo mean?

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It’s a Latin phrase for “Creation out of nothing”;
God said “Let there be light,” and there was light;
This shows how powerful God is, for He managed to create the world with His mere commands

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What does Creatio Deus Faber mean?

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It means that creation was made by hand/sculpted;
God created/used his hands to create man out of clay and women out of man’s rib;
It shows that God is not distant and that He is present with us

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What happens in Genesis 3?

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Sin enters the world;
The Proto-Evangelium, the first mention of man’s ultimate triumph over sin through a Saviour;
Is mentioned in Genesis 3:15;
The first sin is recorded but the first mention of a plan for Salvation is mentioned (promising a Saviour)

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What happened from Genesis 4-11?

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Spread and escalation of good and evil, with God intervening through the prophets

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What happened from Genesis 12-50?

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Is preparation for God’s final intervention (i.e., becoming flesh and dying on the Cross);
Formation of the ancient nation of Israel as a prerequisite

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What happened from Exodus to Malachi?

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The formation and history (both good and bad) of Israel as a nation set apart for the One True God;
God’s promise of restoration

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What happened from Exodus to Malachi?

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The formation and history of Israel as a nation set apart for the One True God

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What is creation?

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Genesis

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What is new creation?

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Revelation

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What language are Creatio Ex Nihilo and Creatio Deus Faber?

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Latin

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What has led us to believe that the writers of Genesis 1 and 2 are different individuals?

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Genesis 1 and 2 have different portrayals of God. These portrayals are not contradictory, but they present different truths regarding the person of God (Him as a powerful Creator and Him as an acquainted being who is not distant from us, humans)

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How does Genesis 1 portray God?

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-God created things by commanding them into existence
-He spoke and it came from nothing
-Emphasizes the power of God
Additional note: Do not use the term creator god to refer to God since the term is usually used in polytheistic religions

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How does Genesis 1 portray God?

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-God created things by commanding them into existence
-He spoke and it came from nothing
-Emphasizes the power of God
Additional note: Do not use the term creator god to refer to God since the term is usually used in polytheistic religions

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How does Genesis 2 portray God?

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  • God is powerful but very much involved (not distant)
  • Used His hands to “fabricate” man (refer to Faber)
  • The man figure was useless until God gave Adam His own breath (could be a reference to our dependency on God)
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What happens in Genesis 4?

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Records the first murder (which was done out of envy)

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Name all of Adam and Eve’s children.

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Cain, Abel (murdered by Cain out of jealousy), Seth

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What happens in the Book of Joshua?

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Repossession of Canaan;

The descendants of Jacob become the Israelites

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What tribe was the most important of the 12 tribes of Israel? Why?

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Tribe of Judah;
This is where the King of Israel would come from;
It’s capital of Jerusalem (refer to Judah, the southern kingdom)

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What were the kings under which the whole of Israel (all 12 tribes) were united?

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King Saul;
King David;
King Solomon

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What would happen if the King is Israel followed the commands of God?

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The nation would become economically prosperous (think of King David’s rule);
Think of how beneficial the Ten Commandments were;
Commandment #5 (do not kill): No killing or sacrificing of people (especially the youth) meant more workers
Commandment #8 (do not steal): The government can’t steal from you (taxes and crops)

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How was David as a ruler?

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He was the most faithful to God;

Still had flaws (had a soldier killed because he liked his wife)

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How was Solomon as a ruler?

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Started out as a good king;
Built the Temple of Jerusalem;
But ended up building pagan tramples and encouraging pagan worship (like Baal);
Had many wives that were pagan;
Used Israelite workers to build pagan temples

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Because of Solomon and Rehoboam’s rule, what happened?

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Israel fell apart, which made the nation vulnerable to annexation

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Because of Solomon and Rehoboam’s rule, what happened?

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Israel fell apart, which made the nation vulnerable to annexation

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What was the effects of the Babylonian rule and exile?

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Israel was never fully together/united again

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Who was Solomon?

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The third king of Israel; had many wives who worshipped pagan gods;
He constructed pagan temples and worshiped pagan gods; because of this, he influenced the people;
He defiled the first, sixth, and ninth commandment (worshiping other gods, commiting adultery, and coveting thy neighbor’s wife)

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Who was Saul?

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Was the first king of Israel; united the 12 tribes

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What are the Jewish places of worship?

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Temple; offering sacrifices to God (only one wall [the Wailing Wall] remains in the current Jerusalem Temple)
Synagogue; where teachings are preached

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Who was Cyrus the Great?

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Allowed the citizens of Judah to return to the Promised Land;
Helped them reconstruct the Temple

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What happened in AD 70?

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Temple was destroyed (during the Roman Period);

The Romans exiled the Jewish people (they were spread throughout the Roman Empire)

30
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Is the country of Israel much smaller today than it was before?

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Yes

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Why didn’t God want Israel to worship pagan gods?

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Because He wanted to lead them down the right path;
Every command He gave was beneficial to the Kingdom;
(When they were conquered because of their worship in pagan gods, they came back to God)

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Who was Jeroboam?

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The first king of the northern kingdom;
He created another temple, the construction of which God did not approve of;
He built the temple in Samaria (home of the Samaritans) on Mount Gerizim;
He also built temples for other gods

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Why didn’t the people accept Jeroboam’s son to be the heir to the Northern Kingdom of Israel?

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Because Jeroboam was not the true king

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Who were King Ahab and Queen Jezebel?

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Worshipers of Baal;

They forbid the worship of God, “the God of Abraham”

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Who were King Ahab and Queen Jezebel?

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Worshipers of Baal;
They forbid the worship of God, “the God of Abraham”;
They sent dogs into the mountains to kill prophets (?)

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Who was the Prophet Elijah?

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He realized that if he didn’t speak up about God, the northern kingdom would be lost to worship of pagan gods;
He went straight to Ahab and challenged him;
He told him to go to a mountain and bring prophets of Baal;
They were each to bring an animal to sacrifice to God;
450 priests and prophets of Baal were brought;
They were singing and playing their instruments, but there was no sign that Baal heard their prayers

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Who was the Prophet Elijah? (Part Two)

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The worshipers of Baal started singing even louder and eventually began cutting themselves as a sacrifice;
Elijah went up to sacrifice his animal to God (with wetness added), and he prayed a short prayer;
Thunder came down from the sky;
This led to the conversion of the Israelites

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Who was Daniel?

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Was a descendant of an exiled Jewish family during the Babylonian exile;
Followed religious dietary restrictions;
He and his three friends remained faithful to God

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Who were Daniel’s three friends?

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Shadrach,
Meshach,
Abednego

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Who was King Nebuchadnezzar?

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A Babylonian king;
Constructed a huge bronze image of himself and required people passing by to worship him;
Daniel’s three friends wouldn’t worship his image so they were punished

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Who was King Nebuchadnezzar? (Part Two)

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Daniel’s three friends were put in a large furnace to burn;
But, when the guards looked inside, they saw four people instead of three and the three exited the furnace with no damage;
After interviewing the three, the guards realized that the fourth person was an angel

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