Number 7 Flashcards
(21 cards)
The family of Abram dwelt in the city of______
Ur
The reference to_____ is one of many examples of where the biblical text was once_______ at by liberals.
Ur - scoffed
Skeptics Long denied both the historicity of Abraham and the existence of______
Ur
Archaeology silenced the skeptics when the ruins of______ Were excavated in the years, 1922-______
Ur - 1934
_____ was one of the chief cities of the ancient world and capital of the kingdom of the Sumerians
Ur
Ur had a population of approximately _______ And was one of the world’s leading trade centers. It was also a major center of the pagan religion that flowed out of Babel.
300,000
There was a massive _________tower constructed after the design of the Tower of Babel
ziggurat
Pagan temples in Ur honored Nannar the Moon-god and his wife Ningal
True
In what chapter of Genesis is the first giving of the Abraham covenant
Genesis 12
In the Abrahamic covenant God first promises to produce the nation that will become______ From the seed of Abraham
Israel
“ and I will bless thee” God promises personal blessings to_______, and he would indeed receive both earthly and heavenly riches
Abraham
I will “ make thy name great” . Outside of the names of Jesus, and of God, no name in history has been more honored by more people than the name of._______. _______ is revered by the Arab world, the Muslims, the Jews and the Christians.
Abraham
“ and thou shout be a blessing”… this promise speaks first and foremost of Abraham and then of his______ seed, but it also extends to his______ seed. The seed of _______ Has been the source of untold blessing to the world
Physical - spiritual - Abraham
“ and I will bless them that bless thee” - God here promises blessing on all_____ and all______ who bless Abraham and his seed
People and all nations
“ I will curse them that curseth thee” …God extends the opposite promise to any______ That dares to stand against his people! Those who curse______ Place themselves under God‘s curse! Every nation that has ever stood against_____ Has fallen under God‘s curse. No nation can stand against._____ and Long stand
Nation - Israel - Israel _ Israel
“ and in thee shall all families of the Earth be blessed”… this is a reference to _______ Coming as the ultimate seed of Abraham to bless all nations through the salvation, made available to the world
Christ
The Abrahamic covenant is an ________ blood covenant - we shall see that this covenant is________ because it is based upon the promise and the character of Jehovah God, not upon the______ or _______ of Israel
Eternal - unconditional- actions or obedience
Israel has not been permanently set aside as God’s people and replaced by the_____ as wrongly taught by those holding to_______ Theology
Church - replacement
______ Theology is a view that claims that Israel has been permanently rejected by God, but that God is still keeping his promises to Israel, because these promises have now been_____ From the physical seed of Abraham to the spiritual seed of Abraham in the church
Replacement _ transferred
If God made_____ Promises to Israel as a nation and never delivered what he promised, these would be broken promises, even if he gave something else (spiritual blessings) to someone else (the church)
Specific
The Abrahamic covenant is___________… contrary to the claims of some when God says forever he means forever. When God says Israel, he means Israel. When God promises them the land he means the land.
Literal
