Old Testament Flashcards
(44 cards)
tribal stories passed down from generation to generation
creation stories
What is the central element(or event) of the Pentateuch and the Old Testament?
the Sinai Covenant
What is the first story of creation in the Bible (creation in 7 days) intended to us?
that God created order out of chaos
According to the scientific world view of the Hebrews, what separates the waters above from the waters below?
a dome
What happens in the story of Cain and Abel?
Cain kills Abel because of jealousy
What plague finally convinces the Pharaoh to let the slaves go?
death of every Egyptian first born
What did the Israelites believe would happen if they followed the Sinai Covenant?
there would be peace and security
In the story of Cain and Abel, what is lucking at Cain’s door?
sin
Who is NOT an ancestor of the Jewish people? Abraham Peter Isaac Jacob
Peter
the Religious truths
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Person that leads the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt?
Moses
the agreement between God and the Israelites when God gives the 10 Commandments and a bunch of other laws
Sinai Covenant
this is the person that God first makes a promise to that God will give him and his numerous descendants the land of Canaan
Abraham
this is the form that God took when God spoke to Moses “face to face”. It is an example of theophany.
burning bush
this is the name of the tenth plague, the death of every Egyptian firstborn
passover
this person was the father of 12 sons whose descendants became the 12 tribes of Israel
Jacob
this person save the Israelites and the Egyptians from a famine by interpreting dreams. His stroy helps to explain how the Israelites came to be living in Egypt.
Joseph
this is commonly understood as God’s own name. It is more of an acronym of “I Am Who I Am.”
Yahweh
this is the story in the Bible that tells us that God will not wipe sin off the face of the Earth because He would have to fundamentally change human nature to do it, and He is not willing to do that.
Noah and the Flood
Adam and Eve story
told to explain that humans have free moral choice
original sin
evil and sin come through human choice (not from God)
Religious truths in Cain and Abel
temptation to sin is strong. the stuggle for humankind is to overcome it
Religious truths in Tower of Babel
sin separates people form God and from each other
Ancestors
Abraham and Sarah
Isaac and Rebekah
Jacob (& Rachel)
Joseph
