Old Testament Facts
How many books are in the Old Testament?
33
The author of Genesis
Moses
What is the Hebrew word for ground?
Ha Adama
The author of Exodus
Moses
Theology is ___ ___ ___ ___
The study of God
What genres are in the Old Testament?
Historical Narrative, Prophets, Wisdom/Poetry
The Hebrew word for human is...
Ha Adam
Why did Adam and Eve hide from God when they heard Him walking in their garden?
They were ashamed of what they had done
What is the theophany in Exodus 3
The burning bush
What is a theophany
A visible manifestation to humankind of God
Pentateuch means
5
Day 1 - Light and day
Day 2- Sky
Day 3 - Dry land, seas, and vegetation
Day 4 - Sun, moon, and stars
Day 5 - Sea creatures and birds
Day 6 - Land animals, man, and woman
Day 7 - God rested
What is marriage supposed to represent?
Christ and the church
What are the main themes in Exodus
Deliverance from slavery, Rebellion against God, Covenenant faithfulness
Yahweh is...
God's covenant name
Torah means
What does it mean that God is a God of order?
He created everything humans needed before He made humans, He created day and night and seasons, He created things to provide for us now and in the future
Marriage is between who?
1 man and 1 woman
Know some of the excuses Moses gave to God as to why He shouldn't be the one God should use to help free the Israelites?
Speech impediment, his sins from his past
What are the ten plagues?
water turning to blood, frogs, lice, flies, livestock pestilence, boils, hail, locusts, darkness and the killing of firstborn children
What should we pay attention to when reading a Historical Narrative?
Plot, Character, Setting, Time
What do the covering of the fig leaves represent?
Adam and Eve were trying to cover up their sin on their own instead of going to God
Marriage is supposed to reflect what?
The gospel
How does Moses point to Jesus
Moses was used by God to free the Israelites from Pharaoh and slavery, Jesus is used by God to free us from our sin out of slavery to sin
Why did God introduce Himself to Moses as the God of the Hebrews?
It was a personal introduction that allowed God to relate to Moses because of Moses' father