Old Testament Literature: Genesis - Deuteronomy
What was the date of the exodus?
1445 BC
How long does the book of Genesis cover?
2,300+ years (longest period of time and 4 dispensations)
What is a theophany?
A manifestation of God in human form
What is the manna compared to?
A picture of Christ
Who were the great patriarchs?
Abraham Isaac Jacob Joseph
What two things happened in the Year of Jubilee?
All Jewish servants were set free and all property was returned to the original "owners"
What is God's personal name?
"I AM". Jehovah, or Yahweh. "LORD" in our Bibles.
Define Manna:
"What is it?"
Shema translation:
"hear" in Hebrew
Define Holy:
"set apart" to the Lord
What are the five Jewish offerings?
-Burnt -Grain -Fellowship -Sin -Guilt
What are the five distinctives of Exodus?
-Describes the fulfillment of the prediction of Egyptian bondage and deliverance -Contains many images and types of Christ -Central event: the exodus of the people from Egypt -The giving of the Law (613 commands): the construction of the theocratic nation -The construction of the tabernacle which means "dwelling place"
What are the five distinctives of the book of Deuteronomy?
-Goal: prepare the new generation for conquest and life in Canaan -Style: discourses designed to incite the people to obey -Love is seen as the basis of the relationship which God desires with His people -The theological center of the Old Testament -The most quoted Old Testament book in the rest of the Bible
What are some examples of the long-term consequences of disobedience?
-Ham dishonors his father Noah -Abraham fathers Ishmael: Arab-Israeli conflict -Lot's daughters commit incest: Ammonites and Moabites -Esau despises his birthright: Edomites
What are the three distinctive of the book of Numbers?
-Named for the two primary censuses -Deals with two distinct generations -Stories used as illustrations in the N.T.
What were the three restrictions of the Nazirite vow?
-No wine or strong drink -No cutting the hair -No contact with dead bodies
What are the seven distinctive of the book of Leviticus?
-Purpose of the book: to call the people of God to personal holiness -Parallels the epistle to the Hebrews -Develops the concept of the atonement -A powerful demonstration of the horrors of sin -The five Jewish offerings -The ten Jewish Holy-Days -The number seven appears 46 times: the number of perfection/completion
What three stories of Numbers were used in the New Testament?
-Rebellion of Korah -Bronze serpent -Balaam and his donkey
What does a theocracy imply?
-a religious and political constitution -No "separation between church and state (government)"
Why is blood the only means of atonement?
Because the life of a being is in its blood
Christ did what two things by His death?
Bore the penalty and actually removed the sin
What are the objects in the tabernacle?
Brazen altar Laver Table of showbread Lampstand Altar of incense Veil Ark of the covenant
What set of laws was completely abolished?
Ceremonial laws
What is the establishment of the Passover compared to?
Christ is our Passover
What is the table of showbread compared to?
Christ our bread of life
What is the altar of incense compared to?
Christ our intercessor
What is the lampstand compared to?
Christ our light
What is the laver compared to?
Christ our purification
What is the brazen altar compared to?
Christ our sacrifice
What does the ark picture?
Christ who saves us from judgment
What is the bronze serpent a picture of?
Christ's crucifixion
What is the veil compared to?
Christ's physical body
What set of laws is no longer in effect but contains many good principles?
Civil laws
What is the dominant note in Genesis?
God's sovereignty
What is the foundation of theology that Genesis discusses?
God, creation, sin, redemption, covenants.
What is one of the Israelites' greatest sins?
Grumbling
Through the veil, that is____
His flesh
Who was chosen to succeed Moses?
Joshua
Who were the two that had been over 20 that entered the Promised Land after the 40 years in the desert?
Joshua and Caleb
What set of laws is still valid except for the sabbath?
Moral laws
What are the three types of laws?
Moral laws(19-20), civil laws(21-23), and ceremonial laws(24-40)
What are some examples of people under the Nazirite vow?
Samson, Samuel, John the Baptist, and Paul
What did the scapegoat do?
Symbolically removed the sin
Signs and wonder do not prove what by default?
That a prophet comes from God
What is the Protoevangelium?
The "First Gospel"
What is the most important date on the Hebrew calendar spiritually?
The Great Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, the Great Day of Forgiveness
What is the most important Jewish feast celebrating deliverance from Egypt?
The Passover
What happens at the official launch of theocracy in Exodus 40:34?
The Shekinah glory fills the tabernacle
What was the "statement of faith" of Israel?
The Shema
What is a theocracy?
The direct invisible rule of God on earth
What were the two goats?
The goat for slaughter and the scapegoat
Prefigured Christ is:
The perfect lamb
What is the theme of Numbers?
The price of unbelief
What is the ark of the covenant compared to?
The throne of God, the King
What is Genesis the beginning of?
The world, mankind, sin, marriage, civilization, nations, Jews.
Where did the twelve spies come from and where did they go?
They came from Kadesh Barnea and went to explore the Promised Land
What happened to those hung on a tree?
They were uniquely cursed by God
Who was the Nazirite vow taken by?
all those wishing to dedicate themselves to God
What led to the wilderness and death?
Unbelief
What was the only day of the year that the high priest could enter the Holy of Holies?
Yom Kippur
Deuteronomy was not a second law but____.
a repetition of the one given at Mount Sinai
What did the goat for slaughter do?
bore the sin penalty
What are phylacteries?
boxes containing the "Shema" worn on the forehead or the arms
The____ on the____ was never to go out.
fire, altar
God desires our____ for our____.
obedience, good
How many cities of refuge were there for involuntary murderers to seek shelter in?
six
All of the sins of the nation were atoned for and____.
symbolically "removed"
God accepts____ as payment for____.
the death of a substitute, the penalty of sin
Who was the priesthood reserved for?
the descendants of Aaron alone
What was the Shema?
the fundamental declaration of the law
Define atonement:
the repairing of a wrong resulting in reconciliation
What is the only means of atonement?
the shedding of blood
Sacrificial animals were to be____
without defect
