Short Essay Questions Flashcards
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In the Council in Heaven, the Father proposed a plan that would aid us to become like Him. What is
the role of Jesus Christ in this plan? How is the Savior’s role emphasized in the logos hymn in John 1?
How is the Savior’s role emphasized in Abraham 3, especially symbolically? What are we expected to
do to become like our Heavenly Parents and what connection do these teachings have with the temple?
1) Jesus is the Redeemer of the world
2) Jesus is the word, he is refered to as divine and as the light and life of the world, and as creator
3) Christ is symbolized as Kolob, the go-between us and Heavenly Father, star nearest to God
4) Be obedient, temple helps gain eternal perspective and grow closer so can be more obedient
In Genesis 1–2 we are presented with two accounts of Creation (Genesis 1:1–2:4a and Genesis 2:4b–
25). Compare these two creation accounts giving at least five different examples of how these texts
differ. Explain why the presentation of the creation in different ways can help strengthen our testimony
in this event. What do these creation accounts teach us about our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ?
Creation Account 1:
- Overseen by God (Elohim)
- Formulaic
- Transient, distant God
- Creation following clear pattern
- Sequence of Creation (plants, animals, male and female together)
- Water as Chaos
- ‘Adam’ - Human Kind
- Non anthropomorphic God
Creation Account 2:
- Overseen by Lord God (YHWH Elohim)
- Literary in Style
-Hands-on, present God
-Creation with trial and error
- Sequence of Creation (Man, Plants(Eden), animals, Women)
- Water as Life
- Adam - One man
- Anthropomorphic God
The presentation of the creation in different ways can help us to see and understand more of God’s plan and can help us understand the roles that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ play in the plan. Though similar in many ways, they play different roles. While Heavenly Father acts as our spiritual creator and was the original designer of the plan. Jesus acts as the maker, he more physically and invovedly creates the world in a similar way to how though the plan of salvation is from Heavenly Father, Jesus is the one who excecuted its most important steps in order to make it possible
What does the first part of the story of Gomer and Hosea teach us about the justice of
God? Who does Hosea represent? Who does Gomer represent? What do the children (and
their names) represent? What does Hosea 1 teach us about the justice of God and how
does this relate to the events that took place in the Garden of Eden in Genesis 3/Moses 4?
It teaches us that there are consequences for breaking the laws of God, but also that he is still committed to those who are his covenant people. Gomer represents the children of Israel. Lo-ruhamah means not having obtained mercy and Lo-ammi means not my people, they represents the consequences of breaking covenants with God. Just as the children of Israel experienced or will experience consequences for their covenant breaking, Adam and Eve received consequences for their transgressions.
What does the second part of the story of Gomer and Hosea teach us about the mercy of
God? Who does Hosea represent? Who does Gomer represent? What do the children (and
their new names) represent? What does Hosea 2–3 teach us about the mercy of God and
how does this relate to the events that took place with Adam and Eve in Genesis 4/Moses 5?
That even when we sin and break our covenant, God still wants to bring us back to him. Hosea represents the Lord and Gomer represents the covenant people of Israel. The children, Ruhamah(having obtained mercy) and Ammi (my people) represent what are and have access to as part of God’s covenant people. This teaches us that God has mercy even on those who have broken his law similar to how even though Adam and Eve were cast out of the Garden, they now had the opportunity to have children and to know right from wrong which creates the opportunity to become like God.
The Abrahamic Covenant is one of the most discussed doctrines of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. What is
the connection between the Abrahamic Covenant and the New and Everlasting Covenant? Explain one of the four
ways in which we can describe the nature of a covenant relationship between us and God? Why is the Abrahamic
covenant presented in multiple parts? What can we learn from the example of Abraham as a covenant keeper that
can assist us in walking the covenant path?
The Abrahamic Covenant is another name for the New and Everlasting Covenant. There are four ways to describe the covenant relationship between us and God: A two way promise, a relationship between us and God (a binding to deity), A relationship between us and other covenant makers, and a collections of blessings and penalties. It acts as an example of how God keeps his promises and provides blessings even if they do not come when we want or expect them. We can follow Abraham’s example in trusting in God both when we cannot see the fulfillment of promised blessings and also when we are asked to do hard things.
God has promised his covenant people that he will fight their battles for them. How is the
story of the Exodus an example of a Divine Conflict? What is a divine conflict and how is it
portrayed in other cultures of the Ancient Near East? What are three of the components
of a Divine Conflict that appear in the Old Testament? How can a knowledge of Jehovah
as a Divine Warrior help strengthen our trust that he will fight our battles for us today?
The story of the Exodus is an example of divine conflict because Jehovah is basically battling and defeating the Egyptian gods, including the pharaoh, with each of the plagues. A divine conflict is a battle between two divine forces, and their allies, for universal kingship. It can also be seen in stories from other ANE cultures such as in the Enuma Elish and the in Epic of Gilgamesh. Some components of divine conflict are that gods are portrayed in human like ways, they use martial tactics and tools of war that are cosmic rather than material, the war occurs both in cosmic and in mortal realms and is often told as an epic. Knowing that Jehovah has power to fight battles as a diving warrior against other gods and pantheons then he can definitely help me fight my battles against calculus and chemistry.
The Law of Moses, especially as it is presented in the book of Deuteronomy, is presented as a Suzerain Treaty.
What are some of the components (at least three) of a Suzerain Treaty? How is this presented in the book of
Deuteronomy? If the Law of Moses is similar to a Suzerain Treaty, how is the Law of Christ like a Parity Treaty?
A Suzerain Treaty is a treaty between two unequal parties. It involves a set of laws that must be followed by the lower party, the history of the two parties relationship, a divine witness of the treaty, and blessings and cursing. This can be seen in the book of Deuteronomy as Jehovah first sets out that his is the higher party, then goes over the history between the people of Israel in Jehovah, then presents the laws that covenant Israel is expected to follow, and so on and so forth through the parts of Sumerian treaty. The Law of Christ is like a parity treaty because it is way more like an equal relationship with both parties making commitments and promises.
Much of Old Testament and Jewish identity is shaped by the Babylonian Exile. Brie y outline
some of the key events that led to the Babylonian Exile. What was the primary way in which the
Babylonian’s enforced exile upon people that they conquered? What impact did the Exile have
on Judaism? What are two of the major changes that came about in Jewish thought because of
the exile? What can we learn from the exile about the nature of God and how can we apply this
to our lives today?
In Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar II comes to power. Because of the power of Babylon, the king of Judah makes an alliance with Egyptians to rebel against the Babylonians. They fail and Babylon begin to take the top third of Judah to Babylon. Then did this two more times. While this is happening, Jerusalem and the Temple are destroyed and the Jews began to split off to other areas. Because in the ANE temple were seen as the dwelling place of God, the destruction of the temple meant that in the traditional sense Jehovah would no longer have power on Earth. Because of this the Jews shifted away from being a temple based religion and the idea of being Jew formed around national identity. The Jewish diaspora and the fact that Jehovah still had power shows that God isn’t limited to his people territory, God has power over all the earth and as such we have access to his power wherever we are as long as we are worthy to access it.
Isaiah is the paramount prophet in the Old Testament because of his prophecies
concerning the Savior, Jesus Christ. What is a double-fulfillment prophecy? How
does Isaiah use double-fulfillment prophecies to testify of the Lord’s working in his
own day and in the life of the Savior? What is one of the double-fulfillment
prophecies of Isaiah that is of particular interest to you? How does this prophecy
find fulfillment in Isaiah’s day, in the days of the Savior, and how can we apply them
to the Latter-days?
A double fulfillment prophecy is a prophecy that can be fulfilled in multiple ways. Isaiah’s prophecies were fulfilled both by Hezekiah in Isiahs time saving Judah from the Assyrians but also by Jesus Christ in his role as the Messiah. One that I like is Isaiahs prophecy in chapter 7 about the birth of Christ. This prophecy can be seen as being fulfilled by Hezekiah and by Christ, but also could refer to Joseph Smith or other prophets of the later days.
