Old Testament Chpt 1 Flashcards
(27 cards)
Who is Jacob?
Grandson of Abraham. Also called Israel. His 12 sons would found the 12 tribes of Israel.
Who is Abraham?
The patriarch who God made covenants with that he would inherit the land as far as he could see, have descendants as numerous as the stars, and that they would be blessed.
Who is Joseph?
The brother who was sold into slavery by his brothers. Coat of many colors. Egyptian master’s wife lied about him, imprisoned, rose to be Pharoah’s right hand man and saved his family by bringing them to Egypt.
Who is Moses?
Put into water as baby and raised in family of Pharoah.. Burning bush talk with God. Was God’s vessel for plagues. Led Israelites out of Egypt. Wandered in desert 40 yrs. Given 10 commandments.
What year was the great flood?
What year were Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob around?
What year were the Israelites enslaved in Egypt?
3000 BC
2000 BC
1900 BC
What year did Moses deliver the Israelites?
What year were the Judges instituted?
What year was Saul made the first king?
1500 BC
1400 BC
1050 BC
What year was David king?
When did Israel divide into northern and southern kingdoms?
What years did Assyria and Babylon capture the Israelis?
1000 BC
930 BC
722 BC for the northern kingdom and 586 for the southern kingdom
The 400 years of silence began when?
400 BC
Who is Joshua?
Moses’ right hand man. Led Israelites into promised land. Led fights against native peoples. Battle of Jericho.
Who were the Judges?
Israelite’s leaders during early days in Promised Land.
Cycle - Deliverance-Disobedience-Oppression-Cry for help-Judge
Key judges - Deborah - Sampson - Gideon
Who is David?
Israel’s greatest king.
Fought Goliath with a sling shot
Wrote book of Bible. Psalms
Committed adultery with Bathsheba
What year did Nehemiah rebuild the wall of Jerusalem?
445 BC
Who wrote the bible and why?
Prophets, disciples, and others chosen by God.
Shows us God’s love
Define Inspired Inerrant Literal Authoritative God breathed
TBD
What were the qualifications for canonization? One major standard?
TBD
Why were “other” books left out?
Not inspired by the Holy Spirit
Why do both testaments compose the Christian canon?
TBD
What is the importance of context?
Interpretation can only be understood if the context is understood
Define Hermeneutic and Exegesis. Understand how they apply to study.
Hermeneutic- Biblical hermeneutics is the study of the principles of interpretation concerning the books of the Bible.
Exegesis- critical explanation or interpretation of a text or portion of a text, especially of the Bible.
What factors play into Hermeneutics and Exegesis?
Context
What is the determining factor to determine if a book should be included in the Bible or not?
Whether it was inspired by the Holy Spirit
Who are Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, The Judges, and David?
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What are the Silent Years?
400 years in history where nothing is recorded in the Bible ????
Provide an overview of what happened between the Old and New Testaments (Silent Years)
Set the stage that Jesus was coming
