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Religion Quarter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Will Seeks? | Good |
| Intellect seeks? | Truth |
| Imaginations seeks? | Beauty |
| How to read genesis? | In context |
| Abodah & Shamar | Adam and Eve were told to “protect and keep” creation (same thing said to temple priests) |
| Goal/Purpose of creation? | To be a temple where communication with God |
| What does it mean to be made in the image of God? | It means you are the child of God, Adam and Eve were meant to live as Children/heirs of God |
| Dominion? | God tells Adam & Eve they have dominion over creation |
| The Great Sin? | Pride |
| Virtue to combat Pride? | Humility |
| 1st step to recovery of Pride? | Admit that you have Pride |
| Poem of the central stream? | The central stream is your soul, were sin & grace takes hold |
| What must a priest do? | Sacrifice |
| What must a king do? | Serve |
| What must a son do? | Trust |
| What is the Nahash? | Dangerous Monster |
| Who is the serpent? | The devil |
| What is a sin? | Offense against God |
| Is sin an act of a criminal or a traitor? | Traitor |
| What is the test? | Trust & Obey God |
| Why should we trust and obey God? | Needed for friendship and family covenant |
| What is typology? | Study how the old is fulfilled in the new, and the new is hidden in the old |
| Adam and Jesus are… | Types of each other, they are both sons of God who endure the test in the garden against the Nahash |
| Enmity is.. | Total opposition, God puts enmity between the Nahash and Eve |
| Eve is translated as… | Mother of living |
| Proto-evangelium is.. | The first good news |
| What shapes the rest of the Bible? | The proto-evangelium |
| Envy vs Jealousy | Jealousy appreciates the good and wants it, envy resents the good and wants to destroy it |
| Seth? | Third born of Adam, faithful son, received the covenantal blessing |
| Sons of Seth? | Follow covenant, monogamy, monotheism, stewardship |
| Daughters of Cain? | Follow the world, polygamy, polytheism, paganism |
| Sons of Seth & Daughters of Cain? | Start to intermarry, sons of Seth become pagan |
| What do the Sons of S and Daughters of C violate? | Marriage covenant, practice polygamy and paganism |
| What does their violation lead to? | Violent degradation of creation |
| What is God’s response to the Sons and Daughters violation? | Cleanses the world with a flood |
| Who survives the flood? | Noah and his family |
| Shem in Hebrew means.. | Name |
| Sin of Noah? | Gluttony, he gets drunk from the fruit of his garden and |
| Sin of Ham? | Lust, rapes his mom |
| Ham’s descendants will be… | Canaanites and pagans |
| Shem’s descendants will be… | Israelites |
| Shem’s great grandson is… | Abraham |
| Who is Nimrod? | The first ruler in charge of Babylon |
| What is the Tower of Babel? | Babylonian ziggurat |
| Why do they want to build the Tower of Babel | They want to reject God by building a name for themselves |
| Ziggurats as the Real Tower of Babel? | Yes, some still remain |
| Where can you climb a ziggurat? | Iraq |
| Tradition needs to be…? | A place |
| Under the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem? | Big rock where Abraham went to sacrifice Isaac |
| The 3 covenantal promises to Abraham? | Descendants will be a great nation, have a great name, & give a great blessing |
| Melchizedek? | Title meaning “king of righteousness”, king of Salem, blesses Abraham, maybe Shem |
| Abraham’s mystical dream? | Genesis 15 |
| Cutting animals in half? | Part of the covenantal ritual, torn animal signifies the punishment if one goes against the covenant |
| Floating smoking flower pot? | Represents God, He swears to fulfill his promises to Abraham or he will be torn |
| Sarah? | Abraham’s wife |
| Sarah’s problem? | She is infertile |
| Hagar & Ishmael? | Sarah’s handmaiden offered to Abraham, their son, they are both banished by Sarah |
| Isaac? | Means laughter, Sarah conceives him miraculously and receives the covenantal blessing |
| How is Isaac similar to Jesus? | Types of each other, both beloved who carry wood to be sacrificed at the same place |
| What is special about Mt. Moriah in the Old & New Testament? | Place where Isaac and Jesus endure the test of faith |
| Explain how Jerusalem got its name | Originally called Salem (peace in Hebrew) but after Isaac and Abraham passed the test on Mt. Moriah, Abraham renamed the place Yahweh-yireh (God will provide) b/c Jews don’t want to say God’s name, they call the city “Yireh-Salem” = Jerusalem |
| Wheat is the main question in Genesis after Abraham & Isaac? | When will the promises be fulfilled |
| Jacob’s 12 children become: | 12 Tribes of Israel |
| Isaac marries Rebekah but… | Rebekah is infertile |
| What does God tell to Rebekah about the twins in her womb? | They will be come 2 nations, and the elder shall serve the younger |
| Why does God prefer/choose the younger sons? | To show his power so that we may trust him |
| Jacob means… | Cheater |
| How Does Jacob trick Esau? | Swindles him out of his inheritance by trading it for stew |
| Genesis 25:29-34 states that…. | ”Esau cared little for his birthright” |
| How does Jacob get Isaac’s blessing? | He pretends to be Esau |
| Explain how Jacob experienced payback… | His uncle tricks him, and his sons deceive him |
| What does God show Jacob in his dream? | Stairway to Heaven |
| What does God tell Jacob? | “I will fulfill the covenant though you, do not be afraid, trust me” |
| How does Jacob get his name change? | He wrestled with God in a mystical vision |
| Israel means… | One who struggles with God |
| How is Joseph a type of Jesus? | Sold out by his brothers, and forgives him brothers |
| Genesis ends with… | God’s chosen people living large in Egypt, but that’s not meant to be the final destination |
| Judah is promised… | The covenantal blessing through his line, kings |
| Jesus will come as… | The Royal Son of David and the Lion of the tribe of Judah |
| What is important to remember about the promised land? | The Promised Gift is good, the Giver is infinitely better |
| Evil is… | The absence of good, a choice, not an entity |
| Deadly Sins? | Pride is the worst, Envy, Sloth, Wrath, Greed, Gluttony, Lust - They will kill your soul |
| Lively Virtues? | Love is the best, Hope, Faith, Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Moderation - They will fill your soul |
| Grace? | Love of God, free gift, perfect nature |
| Who has Jacob slept with? | Leah, Bilhah, Zilpah & Rachel |
| Leah’s kids? | Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun and Dinah |
| Bilhah’s kids? | Dan, Naphtali |
| Zilpah’s kids? | Gad and Asher |
| Rachel’s kids? | Joseph and Benjamin |
| Examples of God making people’s crooked lines straight? | Jacob wrestled with God and became Israel, Joseph was sold into slavery and governed Egypt, Abraham and Sarah could not have a child, but did through God |
| Genesis family tree? | Adam & Eve - Cain, Abel, Seth - Noah - Ham, Shem, Japeth - Nimrod - Abraham |
| Laban? | Rebekah’s brother who tricked Jacob into marrying Leah |