Intro to Old Testament
Genesis
Exodus
Kingdom of Israel
Fall of Israel
100

Who said, ""Your voice sounds like my younger son, but you feel and smell like my older son?"

Isaac

100

What was the first sin?

Pride=trying to be like God

100

Which Bible book ends with Moses' farewell speech?

Deuteronomy

100
Which King brings the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem?

King David

100

Elijah warns King Ahab to stop the idolatry or else__________?

There will be a drought

200

What is the unfolding of God's plan to save humanity?

Salvation History

200

What do the names "Adam" and "Eve" mean?

"Mankind" and "To Give Life"

200

Collection of teachings found in the Book of Leviticus. It reminds God’s people that true worship is more than following prescribed rituals or saying the right prayers. Love of God is demonstrated in the just and compassionate ways others are treated. Many of the precepts shop great sensitivity to the poor and to the understanding of social justice.

Holiness Code

200

Hannah brought her son ________ to live in the temple with _______.

Samuel

Eli

200

Who does the Northern kingdom fall to?

Assyrians

300

This is God’s self-communication and disclosure of the divine plan to humankind through creation, events, persons, and in Jesus Christ.

Divine Revelation

300
What were the 3 promises in the Abrahamic Covenant?

descendants, land, enduring covenant

300

What does Joshua do before crossing the Jordan River into the Promised Land?

Removes his shoes.

300

Which book of the Bible is this the last line:

"In those days there was no king in Israel; all the people did what was right in their own eyes”

Judges

300

God speaks to Jeremiah of great hope and the future return of the people from exile who will be made new.  What is this "New Covenant"?

The law will be written on their hearts, a prophesy fulfilled by Christ.

400

Greek translation of the books of the Bible. The term is the name given to the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible that was widely used among Hellenized Jews at the time of Jesus.

Septuagint

400

What was Jacob's dream at Bethel?

Ladder to Heaven

400

What is contained in the Ark of the Covenant?


  • The Ten Commandments
  • Manna from the desert
  • Aaron's staff
400
Boaz's kindness toward Ruth, a Moabite foreigner, most clearly prefigures.....

Israel's return from exile

400

Elijah flees after Jezebel threatens his life and loses faith in Israelites.  God sends _______, ________, and ______.   But Elijah only feels his presence in whispering breeze.

Wind, earthquake, and fire.  

500

What are 3 ways God's Divine Revelation is passed on?

Magisterium, Sacred Scripture, and Sacred Tradition

500

What are 3 typologies in the story of Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac?

  • Typology: Isaac = Christ
    • “beloved son”
    • “carries wood up the mountain”
    • “sacrifice stopped; Christ’s was not”
    • “ram caught in thorns---Jesus’ crown of thorns”
500

What are the 4th, 5th, and 6th Commandments?

Honor your mother and father

Do not murder

Do not commit adultery

500

When God promises David an "everlasting house," what does this reveal about God's plan?

God's plan moves from temporal kingship to eternal salvation.

500

What were Isaiah's 4 prophecies?

  • Emmanuel Prophecy (Isaiah 7:14)
    • points to miraculous birth of Messiah
  • Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:1-7)
    • speaks of Messiah’s divine nature and eternal, peaceful nature of His reign
  • Shoot from Jesse (Isaiah 11:1-9)
    • Messiah will come from the line of David
  • Suffering Servant (Isaiah 53:1-12)
    • describes a “servant of the Lord” who suffers for the sins of others
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