CWV Topic 3

____ A political office in ancient Israel found in the book of Judges the judges in Israel were primarily rulers and military leaders who were raised and military leaders who were raised up by God to lead the people out of bondage under foreign

Judges

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Answer the following question based on the article "The Mystery of Original Sin: We Don't Know Why God Permitted the Fall, But We Know All Too Well the Evil and Sin That Still Plague Us," by Shuster: Shuster, states that one of the themes of the Genesis account of the fall is that God wants us "to believe, trust, and obey him even when there is not a reason to do so that we can wrap our minds around." What does Shuster propose is God's reason for this?

He wants us to learn that having him at the center of our lives will always be the best for us no matter how big or small the decision we must face.

According to the text book Idolatry is compared with what?

Idolatry is the ascribing of ultimate value or worth to anything besides God.

________ The taking over of the land of Canaan by the Israelites as recorded in the biblical book of Joshua.

Conquest

___A solemn agreement between two parties in which both parties swear an oath to keep their end of the agreement.

Covenant

____The removal of a people from their land.

Exile

___A term meaning to go out, but when applied to the Bible it references God's deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt.

Exodus

After the wall around Jerusalem was rebuilt, the people worshiped the Lord. According to Nehemiah 9, What kind of prayer did the levites lead the people in?

A confession reviewing Gods faithfulness in the past.

Who took Judah captive when the people pf Judah were exiled?

Babylon

Why did God want to put an end to the world?

Because of the wickedness of the world

___A theological expression that speaks to the second act of the biblical story in which Adam and Eve did not believe God and sinned when tempted by the devil.

Fall

As recorded in Genesis 4, Why was cain upset with Abel?

God looked with pride on Abels offering, but he did not look with pride on Cains.

The textbook and lecture make mention of Judges 21:25, "in those days there was no king in Israel. everyone did what was right in his own eyes" (ESV) this is a common refrain in scripture (Deut 12:8; Prov 12:15:26:12) what does this refrain indicate about the spiritual state of the people.

It indicates how humanity (including Israel) constantly struggled in idolatry and rebellion against God "doing what was right in their own eyes"

Which of the following is not mentioned in genesis?

Moses

What was an implication of the fall?

There is no hope to erase sin.

After the following, what was true about all humanity?

They are Sinful by nature

According to Isaiah 59:1-2

Our sins separate us from God

___A term used to describe the early Israelite fathers of the faith, namely Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Patriarchs

Which was not a covenant mention in out lecture or readings?

Prophetic Covenant.

Which of the following best describes the PRIMARY ministry of the old testament prophets?

They pronounced Judgement against Israel

____The purchase of something or someone out of bondage by a greater party; the action of Jesus redeeming or buying people back from the bondage of sin by paying the penalty for sin through his death and resurrection in order to set them free from sin for relationship with him.

Redemption

What pair was not one of the effects of the fall describe in the lecture?

Sadness and separation

Who were Israel's first king?

Saul, David, Solomon

As a result of the fall (sin or Adam and Eve) what was introduced into the world?

Suffering And death Child birth Painful work Weeds

According to the textbook the central theme of the WISDOM literature is?

The fear of the lord

What is the prophecy in Genesis 3:15 known as, and what does it mean?

The first Gospel

A covenant cannot be broken and is initiated by God it can be conditional or unconditional

True

Which of the following best completes the following sentence from the text book? "The history of humanity is best characterized by a departure from..."

Wisdom