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Celebration 2 Flashcards

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What is the historical setting of the book of Numbers so what do we expect to happen next? What actually happens?

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1) miraculous deliverance from the most powerful nation on the planet
2) walked through the Red Sea
3) constituted into a new, special nation (Exo)
4) God has moved in (Lev)
Should: walk right into promise land
Actually: 40 year death march

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What is the book of Numbers in a nutshell?

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The next steps toward the promises are initiated by God but are delayed by Israel’s unfaithfulness

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How does Numbers contrast to Genesis-Leviticus and what questions does this cause us to ask?

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Gen-Lev: God’s Promises
Numbers: Israel’s Rebellion
What is the relationship between human responsibility and influence and God’s sovereignty? Can my foolishness/faithfulness influence God’s plan for my life?

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What do we see in the first ten chapters of Numbers? Why?

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The repeated phrase: The LORD Commanded and the People obeyed completely (simple commands, simple obedience = happy relationship)
Great situation of God speaking face to face with Moses
It is a background of obedience to contrast and emphasize the disruption that comes next.

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What do the first ten chapters of Numbers contrast with?

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Israel’s failure and sin cause a delay in God’s program for them

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What are the aspects of Israel’s failure?

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Development of the attitude and the progression of sin:
Deliberateness of the sin

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What do we see in the Develpment of the nation’s sin in Numbers?

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starts small with Moses’ lack of faith in God’s direction then outskirts complaint, tents complaint, Miriam & Aaron’s complaint, the nation rebels against God’s direction to enter the land

The outskirts complaint resulted in judgement from God because He knew where it would lead yet they did not get it

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What do the forty years in the wilderness give time for?

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Time to desire to not disobey so bad to be put in this situation again.
And raises the question if God remembers His people (answered by Balak and Balaam)

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Who are Balak and Balaam?

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Balak: king concerned that Israel will destroy him and does not have army to confront
Balaam: malicious prophet, a polytheistic sorcerer, false-prophet kind of guy (2 Peter 2) only in it for the money (his own motives)

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What is the deal with Balaam’s talking donkey?

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God previews what He is about to do with the prophet
Dumb donkeys don’t talk and false prophets do not give blessing

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How do Balaam’s “curses” reveal that God has not forgotten His people?

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1) Alludes to Exodus 19:5-6 promise nation, Genesis 28:13-14 promise decedents like dust
2) God does not lie or change His mind so He will fulfill His promise
3) Those who bless you I will bless, those who curse you I will curse: Reminds Gen 12 (curses Balak)
4) Someone coming, star Jacob, scepter Israel, crush Moab. God will keep Gen 3:15 (Moab is of Satan)

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What is the competition of Balaam?

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A contest with Abraham’s blessing of who you bless I will bless and who you curse I will curse.

God can win but does He want to win

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What does Numbers tell us about the loves of God?

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God has unconditional and conditional love because He is a person. Consider the Prodigal son.
- There is always a base of unconditional love
- More love is on top of that (Fathe always loved prodigal but could not love him with the fattened calf because he was not in the place where the love was bestowed–home)
Jude 21: keep yourself in the place where God can righteously love you.

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What is Deuteronomy all about?

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Relationship.

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Why is Deuteronomy so important for the rest of the Bible?

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  • (1406 BC) It contains the passage telling kings how to rule well, they were to know Deuteronomy
  • (586 BC) The kings were exiled because they did not know Deuteronomy
  • (AD 30) Jesus the KING knew Deuteronomy when Satan came to tempt him
  • The Greatest Commandment came from Deuteronomy 6:4
  • Most of the time Jesus and Paul cite the law they are citing Deuteronomy
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Why was Deuteronomy written?

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  1. New generation needs to know about their “contract” their Covenant relationship with God
  2. Deu is the complete constitution (nothing in it but covenant) with the heart
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What is the form of Deuteronomy? Why?

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Suzerain/Vassal form because the Israelites would have been familiar with it: both parties have responsibilities.
Deuteronomy forms to it perfectly (Preamble 1:1-5, Historical Prologue 1:6-4:43 Rules 4:44-26:16, Consequences 27:1-28:68, Witnesses 29:1-30:20, Provision for Safe-keeping 31:9)

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What is the tone of the reiteration of the 10 commandments in Deuteronomy?

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We are trained to think it is authoritarian but the Suzerain/Vassal form makes us hear it as a relationship
- This is exclusive: No other God (women), no idols (pics of old girl friends, Name not in vain: take it seriously (respect), Sabbath: spend quality time
- This is a relationship if you really want this relationship you will want to learn more about the other person

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What is Deuteronomy chapter 6?

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The spirit is LOVE
v4: The Great Shema: “hear” listen up, God is one not like the many Egyptian gods, do not have a divided heart
v6: Let these commands be on your heart
v7: Talk about it: what is on your heart comes out of your mouth
v8: tie symbols. Jewish took literally. Idea: evaluate everything you look at thorough the lens of Deuteronomy

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What is the most important aspect of the specific legislation? What are the specific rules in Deuteronomy? What does this mean about Israel’s identity?

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Concern national worship, leadership, life, and worship
- this is about a nation and is begun and ended by worship
Israel’s Identity as a nation is defined by 1) Worship and 2) Atonement

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What is the Deuteronomy passage for Kings?

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Deuteronomy 17
- Don’t try to win security - horses (depend on God)
- Don’t try to negotiate security - wives (how treaties were made)
- Don’t try to buy security - wealth
- Copy Deuteronomy and read it every day

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What is the chapter of blessings and curses? Why is it important?

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Chapter 28. Records actual consequences for behavior, tells Israel’s future, and shows tenderness, compassion, and unconditional love God has for the nation

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What are the main overview of the blessing and curses in Deuteronomy? What do we see from their initial similarity?

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Blessings: enhance life in the land
Curses: exile from the land: undoes everything God did- they will not enjoy the land and will be sent back to Egypt

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What where the curses intended to be? What did they do? The goal?

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A check engine light getting progressively worse:
disease, drought, defeat (tire pressure), deceit, disaster (oil), dispersion
Please wake up
Supposed to alert to problem in relationship
- Goal: to restore because God cares for His people

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What is the proportion of the blessing verses to the cursing verses supposed to show?

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The length that God will go to bring His people back
relentless pursuer He keeps coming

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What is the last curse in the Deuteronomy passage of blessings and curses? Why is it important? What question does it raise?

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28:68 Dispersion (Exile)
- The culmination and climax: Final and ultimate curse of the law
1) Go back to Egypt
2) Slavery, but worse because no one will buy you (more desperate than before)
Question: is all hope loss?

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What is the timeline for Israel–the hope of them as a nation?

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1446 - Moses: Married, covenant, relationship, nation.
586 - Exile: Fulfill Deu 28: Divorced, No Covenant relationship, Nation? (status questionable)
33 - Jesus? (not recognize as Messiah): Deu 30? Marriage refused, No covenant relationship, nation?
20XX - Jesus! (Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD): Deu 30! Re-Married, New Covenant Relationship, Nation!

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What is the vision of the ultimate goal of the law? The reason that Deuteronomy is so important?

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Deuteronomy 30:
Return (repent) and there will be restoration God will circumcise their hearts to life
- Old Covenant: external circumcision
- New Covenant: internal circumcision (want do something inside out)

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What is the promise focus of Joshua? What is repeated?

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The Land: By the end of this Gen 12:1-2 will both be fulfilled
(See this through repetition–how do Bible study): Repetition: Getting the Land that was promised

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What is the Book of the Law in Joshual 1:8? What does the beginning of Joshua point back to? The significance?

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  • The Deuteronomy
  • Joshua as the first book of the prophets (The Book of the Law) and Psalms as the first book of the writings (Delight in the law) both point back to the law
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What is the first stop in Joshua?

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Jericho: Has a spring of water that makes it livable

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Who is the story of Rahab and the spies about in Joshua chapter 2?

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It is Rahab’s story because her name is used: Her faithful response
- Rahab is better at rescuing the spies than they are at being spies
- Spies only tell Joshua what Rahab tells them
- She is a special gift from God to the Israelites
- Her loyalty is to the King of Israel not of Jericho
- 3 conditions: rope, gather family, don’t tell anyone: She follows ALL

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What is the significance of crossing the Jordan? What was the goal?

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Would have been bigger back then and at this time of year would’ve been flooded
- psychological warfare against Canaanites because they would’ve seen God defeat Baal the god of the raindrop who brings life to everything
- Baal also one who rides on the clouds (Psalm 68 is a snarky comment to Canaanites)
- Goal: to get to know God in the process–know that the living God is among you

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How are the leaders of Israel feeling about Joshua’s leadership at the beginning of the book? Why is this important?

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They are not feeling too confident: poor time to reach the Jordan, poor time/place to observe the covenant (enemy territory, no protection from Jordan)
We see that God will be with Joshua as He was with Moses

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What does the circumcision in Joshua remind us of?

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It is the faithful observance of the covenant
- contrasts to 40yrs generation’s unfaithfulness
- Reminds of Moses’ inability to even lead his family without God

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What is the significance of Joshua’s conversation with the angel of the LORD’s army?

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J: for us or our enemies
A: Neither: The Israelites need to get on board with God’s plan
- Will be with Joshua as was with Moses
- God shows up appropriate to the situations: Not in burning bush but in military garb because God will work through the military rather than working exclusively through miracles

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What are the aspects of the battle of Jericho?

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  • Brilliant strategy: the musicians will lead (obviously silly so God will obviously be the one at work)
  • Directions: not a place for living but to be a first fruit: to show that they know God will give them the rest of the land (taking anything will lead to disaster)
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What happened with the first attack on Ai? Why?

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36/3,000 died and the people strength melted like water - the psychology of the Canaanites has turned on the Israelites
- Corporate Solidarity: Achan stole but God was angry with all Israelites

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Why was Ai the next stop?

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There would have been 400 ft of elevation from Jericho but once your up there you can take Jerusalem

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How does God respond to Joshua’s distress over Ai? What happens next?

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Get up and do something about this sin.
Achan, his family, and his stuff get taken to the Valley of Achor “trouble” and die under a pile of rocks?

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What two people get a lot of narrative time in the book of Joshua? Why?

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Rahab and Achan
To show that faith matters more than advantage.
R: Female - Canaanite - Prostitute - Supposed future: Die under rocks - Much faith - relation to Messiah: All reality found
A: Male - Judahite - Upstanding - Supposed future: live in land - faith: none - Relation to Messiah: all potential lost

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What do we see in the instructions for victory over Ai?

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You can keep the captured goods. (If only Achan had waited/)

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What time out do we see in Joshua chapter 8? What were they to remember?

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The Israelites go to Shechem (John 4: Sichar, Woman at the Well) where Abram first was and pronounce the blessings and curses from Mt. Gerizim and Mt. Ebal
Reminds: Success is a matter of faith and obedience not cleverness or military might

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What’s with the allotment of the land?

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Joshua wins the major victory then sends the individual tribes in to claim their own lands
God will bore you do death to show that He keeps his promises
(The people would have been much more interested in all the details)

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What is the story of Caleb in the book of Joshua (14-15)?

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Caleb gets Hebron: an important place where Abraham/Sarah/Isaac/Rebeka buried and is cooler.
It is a bittersweet.
+ 85yr beats biggest Anakites
- Could have been there at 45
Story of Caleb’s daughter to show the fulfillment of the Num 14:24 promise to Caleb and his descendants

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What are Joshua’s final address to the Israelites in 24 all about? What’s the problem? What’s the point?

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Breaking the covenant.
Problem:
14, 19-20, 23 Joshua commands them to serve God and abandon Idols
18, 21, 24 The Israelites say they will but do not follow through on what they said
Point: This is how we get from Joshua and Victory to Judges and Defeat

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How does the book of Joshua end?

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The land is taken and the nation is constituted, what about the leader?
The Bones of Joseph are buried (picture of the Leader) and Eleazar son of Aaron dies
We need a leader with skin on ‘im. Will we get that in Judges?
A reminder that we do not have a leader

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What is the structure of the book of Judges? What’s a special note for this book and what does this remind us?

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1-3 Scary preview of the book: X look good, stay this way? Yes.
3-16 Downward spiralof the Judges
17-21 Two perfect stories: do what they are supposed to do

Special note: Judges neither chronologically consecutive nor geographically comprehensive
- Another reason to not treat this as struct history but carefully crafted literary work with messages

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What do we see in the first section of judges?

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(1:1-18) Judah, Caleb, and Acsah/Othniel take the land
(1:19-) everyone stumbles: and they do not conquer - is it their fault?
(2:1-5) God says: you have disobeyed me- they had the ability and chose to not obey

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What is the cycle of Judges?

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Sin, oppression, distress, deliverance that gets worse each time: a downward spiral.

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What do we see with Caleb giving up his daughter?

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He doesn’t see her as a trophy but as valuable-he does not want just anyone marrying her.

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What three things should we be looking at in the progression of judges?

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1) Progress of stories: what changes take place
2) Affective response: how make you feel
3) How does the role of women relate to the main theme?

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What is the story of Othniel?

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The first deliverer. Mr. Short ‘n Sweet - last time we see an Israelite man marry an Israelite woman and have a family
P) None
F) Ok
W) Treated well

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What is the story of Ehud?

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The lone deliverer or the left-handed lone ranger
Fat man, blade to stomach, bad smell, guards think relieve himself, B/C gives Ehud plenty of time to get away
P) Messier
F) Uncomfortable
W) NA

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What is the story of Deborah?

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Barak did not want to obey unless Deborah came with
Jael gave milk make king go fast asleep
P) More serious, gory
F) Sick
W) Jael’s life has been ruined- tent ruined, PTSD, army want revenge for embarrassment
* ruined because Barak did not take up his role

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What should we do when we see poetry in the Bible?

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Pay attention because this tells us the theological interpretation

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What do we see about the poetry of Deborah?

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  • The milk in a bowl fit for a king made Sisera feel safe
  • Sisera “collapsed” before Jael shows a war between Sisera and Jael (X Barak)
  • Sisera’s mom did not look for his coming because he was likely raping Israelite girls but God flips this and Jael has her way with Sisera
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What is the story of Gideon?

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The Hesitant Deliverer
Says: the LORD (not Baal) is the God of Israel and The LORD (not Gideon) is the King of Israel
BUT: Makes an idol to worship, Acts like a king (harem, son Abimelech)

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What do we see with Gideon’s son Abimelech?

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Acts out that Baal is the God of Israel
Acts out that He is the King of Israel

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What is the story of Jephthah?

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The Impulsive Deliverer
Vow: may have thought chicken or goat come out but flirting with paganism and child sacrifice (NOT what God wanted but God does not interfere with free will)
P) Leaders do not know God
F) Awful
W) Killed by those who should have protected them

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What is the story of Samson? (Birth, Philistines, Eyes, Women, Gaza, Gates, Death)

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Self-centered deliverer
- Miraculous birth: high expectations
- Nazarite: no grapes because will be in control at all times, no hair cut because not ashamed of our dedication, no dead things because sin and death are enemies
- His eyes: come up over and over
- Zoar –> Timna: hard hike–he intentionally went to the Philistines
- Did not value women: objects to use, not value wife over parents
- Gaza: Saw prostitute had sex (written like a statement)
- Gates: 40 miles, 3,300 ft u: feat so incredible could not have done by own strength
- Used spirit of God for selfish end (like we do)
- Eyes out: not pray to glorify God but to have revenge for his eyes. (did not lead to repentance)

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What are the focus of the two perfect stories of Judges?

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1) Corruption in worship
2) Corruption in morals

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What phrase is Judges known for? When does it come up? What is the emphasis?

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There was no king on Israel but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
It shows up in last section four times, but only first and last does it include right in own eyes clauses
Emphasis: There is a cause that resulted in Judges: there is no king

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What is the corruption in worship perfect story?

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  • Characters: Micah, Levite from Bethlehem, Tribe of Dan
  • Dropped right in the middle of theft story, M confess b/c not want curse, Mom make idol for him, more household Gods and, M makes his son priest
  • Result: total exacerbation and the well known judges phase
  • M believed God would prosper him after his blatant disregard: Either doesn’t know Torah or disregards it
  • Danites leave what God gave them and decide themselves to get other land and pick up this priest
  • M is bothered by gods being taken (head scratcher)
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What do we see in the perfect story of corruption in morals?

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  • Wickedness of Benjamin: (why father welcome Levite) sounds like Sodom and Gomorrah but this is to be God’s people
    – detail because wants you to picture this: man shoves woman out, doesn’t get up early and steps over woman’s outstretched hands
  • Destruction of Benjamin: Israel comes against Gibeonites and Benjamin defends (worse sin in Romans: condoning)
  • Provision for Benjamin:
    – Jabesh-Gilead (400 orphans), Shiloh girls (200)
    END: No King, right own eyes
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What is the progression, affective response, and role of women in the entire book of Judges?

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1) Progress: downward spiral: male leadership evaporates
2) Affect: Sick and Empty (the leader box of the promise checklist is clearly empty)
3) Women: especially suffer the effects of sin when the culture decays. Nation’s relationship with God is accurately measured by the treatment of women.

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Why are Judges and Ruth a two-part series?

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Judges: corruption in the nation
Ruth: personal love story?

Connection: Ruth 1:1 In the days when the judges ruled

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What do we see about Ruth and Naomi at the beginning of Ruth?

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Naomi: gets emptied (comes back as Marra) Famine in Bethlehem (house of bread)
Ruth: shows loyalty. She willingly goes to Israel knowing how Israelite men are because she wants Naomi’s God– this is Rahab-like faith

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What do we see about Boaz when we first meet him in the book of Ruth? How does Ruth respond? The answer?

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  • Boaz blesses his men and his men bless him: Boaz cares about his employees and vice versa
  • Shows kindness to Ruth addressing her with term of protection and tells her to stay and have protection
  • She comes away from him full
  • Ruth wonders why Boaz shows favor, because his mother was Rahab
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What happens when Ruth returns to Naomi after meeting Boaz? What does Ruth do next? What does Boaz do?

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  • Naomi tells her he is their kinsmen redeemer
  • Ruth proposes to Boaz it is not a seduction because everyone knows Ruth’s virtue
  • Boaz does not take Ruth but does everything legally, without coercion, leaving the matter in God’s hands
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How does the book of Ruth end? (Two things)

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  • Naomi is filled because she has a son (she is more desperate than Ruth)
  • The Genealogy of David
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What is the progression, affect, and role of women in Ruth?

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1) Progress: we are going up
2) Affect: Healthy and Full
3) Women: flourish and help others flourish when men play their roles well

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What is the structure of the book of Ruth?

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First verse: “when the Judges rules”
Middle verse: “Kinsman Redeemer”
Last verse (and word): “David”
- the story hinges on Kinsmen redeemer

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How many levels are in Ruth? What are they?

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3- kinsmen redeemer
1) Boaz: personal
2) David: National
3) Jesus: International

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What does Judges and Ruth show us about what it means to be humans far from and close to God, respectively?

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Ruth/close: God’s image, Rational, Relational, Physical/sexual, Rulers
Judges/Far: Sub-human, irrational, anti-relational, death & abuse, abusive rulers

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What do Judges and Ruth show about masculinity? Who are the poster children?

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Boaz/close to God: Generosity & giving, Using power to love, protect
Sampson/far: Greed & getting, using power to abuse, oppress

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Why are narratives “stories” used to teach? Are not bullet points more efficient?

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  1. Draws the reader into the story allowing them to “see” and “feel” truth
  2. It Illustrates (versus teaches) propositional truths
  3. e.g. “Do not murder” “Do not commit adultery” (we see and feel effects and understand reason for command0
  4. If the purpose of the stories is to illustrate then how should we interpret (find meaning) them?
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How is the meaning of a narrative known?

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A proposition captions the story’s picture
ie Gen 3:15 and Cain&Abel
Gen 12 and Sarach in Egypt
Story makes sense because proposition explains what it really is about

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What questions does studying a narrative raise? The answer?

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Are we left to our own to figure out meaning?
Does each story have its own moral?
NO
- All Biblical narratives are well-written and very selective literary pieces which point to a singular theme
- The theme or propositional truth is always stated within the book and usually early in the book

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What is the proposition and point of the book of Samuel?

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The words of Hannah: in the poem (find real theological meaning)
God prospers the faithful and opposes the unfaithful
(Both Saul and David, one isn’t the villain while the other is the hero)

81
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What is the last section of the book of Samuel? (21-24)

A

21: Failure of Saul: harms Gibeonites
- David and his Mighty Men
- Story about weak David
22-23: David’s poem about hope for a future king
23: David and his Mighty Men, Story about weak David
24: Failure of David: harms Israelites
* David is not the seed, he is not the hero

82
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What covenant is introduced in Samuel, where?

A

Davidic Covenant
2 Samuel 7:11-16

83
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What is the background of the Davidic Covenant?

A
  • God blesses David to unite the country and establish capital at Jerusalem
  • David builds palace seeks to honor God
  • Seeks to build God a house (temple)
84
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What is the Davidic Covenant?

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7:11 - God make David a house
David will have a Dynasty
7:12 - Set up seed
1) The promise concerns one of David’s physical descendants
God will build a house for David
2) This son will build a Temple
I will establish his throne forever
3) This son will never lose the throne

85
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Who is the son of the Davidic covenant?

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Solomon: 3.0
- physical descendant, built temple, reigned on throne, NOT forever
Zerubbabel: 2.0
- physical descendant, built temple, NOT reign on throne
Jesus: 4.0
- physical descendant, build temple?, reigned on throne, FOREVER

86
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How does Samuel relate to the promise?

A

2 Samuel 7 builds on top of Gen 49
David, Solomon, and sorta Zerubbabel are images of the seed to come

87
Q

Why is Poetry used in any culture?

A
  • Speaks also to emotive side of life, the whole person
  • Captures the heart & mind with the turn of a phrase or thought in way prose cannot
  • Way to say more than can say directly or prosaically (SOS)
  • Summary: powerful way to express profound truth
88
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How are we to interpret biblical poetry?

A
  • Lines syllables rarely follow consistent rhythm
  • Rarely rhyme by sound but always by meaning
  • Tends to be short (using direct objects, definite article six times less than prose)
  • Continuum from prose to poetic: distinction not absolute (when English translators felt like it was poetry they formatted differently)
89
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What are the biblical poetry structures?

A

Parallelism and Acrostic

90
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What are the types of biblical poetry parallelism?

A
  • Synonymous: first line is restated in second (aids understanding)
  • Antithetic: First line contrasted in second
  • Constructive: first line developed in the second (progression: walk, stand, sit)
  • Chiastic: thought order is inverted (AB, BA - doesn’t matter)
91
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What is acrostics in the Bible? What is the meaning and what are examples?

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  • Each line of poetry begins with next letter of alphabet: Sets of 22 verses
  • Meaning: totality “as we have exhausted the alphabet we have exhausted the subject”
  • Examples: Psa 119, Prov 31, Lamentations 1-3 (22, 22, 66, 22, 22) Middle: steadfast love of LORD: Hope in midst of despair
92
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What about figurative meaning in Biblical poetry?

A
  • Purpose: visual and affective
  • Almost always not literal
  • NOT less true or accurate
    Gen 3:15
    Exo 14-15, Judges 4-5, Joshua 10 (sun stands still)
93
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What is the second focus of Psalms? What does it mean?

A

Messiah: King-Deliverer
- Jesus said on cross: look in gospels
- Jesus thinking on cross: look in Psalms

94
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What is Psalm 110? Why? (What is the content?) Why is it important?

A

The most directly Messianic of all the Psalms
David narrates a conversation between Father and Messiah
1-3: LORD says, King
4-6: LORD swears, Priest
Important: quoted extensively by NT
1) Jesus: right before crucified
2) Peter: at Pentecost
3) Hebrews: says goodbye to law

95
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What is the timeline of Jesus quoting Psalm 110?

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Triumphal Entry (Sun), Heated debate- hold court, tested Jesus (Mon, Tue) Discussion of Psalm 110, Judas arranges to betray Jesus, Wed, Passover (Thur), Cross (Fri)
Discussion: Respect usually goes to ancestors but David respects his son (Lord- Master) so son must be greater than David, could he be God?

96
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What is the significance of Peter quoting Psalm 110?

A

Speaking in tongues is evidence of OT theology that God has exalted Jesus to be Lord (People got it and asked how to be saved)

97
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What is the significance of Hebrews quoting Psalm 110?

A

Melchi-zedek king of righteousness, King of Salem, peace
- Could not be a priest in Moses’ system
- God saw the priesthood as the basis with the law built off of it
- New priest means a new law (NT)

98
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What is the timeline of Priest and King?

A

2000 BC Melchizedek was King and Priest
1446 BC Moses separated King and Priest (too much power for a person)
33 AD Jesus is King and Priest again (one who will rule rightly)

99
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What is the focuses of Psalm 22 and 69?

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22) My God, My God, insults, rescue, physical description of cross/pierced hands, feet, divide garments, cast lots

69) Jesus’ brothers, John about temple, Jesus’ feeling on cross, gall& vinegar, Jesus’ own sin??
Was David thinking about Jesus or himself?
Absolom’s Revolt: King- David, Trusted Friend (was)- Ahithophil, the Helper - Hushai (met Mount of Olives) 1000 yrs later King- Jesus, Trusted Friend- Judas

100
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What is a key to Messianic Psalms?

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  • God planned David’s life to have many parallels to the life of Messiah
  • Divine design (maybe not David’s) refer to BOTH persons at the same time
  • Author (Holy Spirit) knows
  • aauthor (David) may not know fullness
  • So is reading David’s deepest thoughts like reading Jesus thoughts?

CU: Old Testament Literature (5 decks)

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