Binding promises agreements between God and His people, based off of God's love and faithfulness
What are Covenants
Mankind was created "in" this....it's the key distinction between mankind's creation and the animals' creation
What is created "in the image of God"
The first couple, the first humans
Who are Adam and Eve
Biblical words that mean "betrayal," or "missing the mark."
What are "transgression" or "sin."
The meaning of the word "Gospel" in Greek....
What is "Good News"
These people spoke on behalf of God to the people, sharing God's thoughts, commands, warnings, promises and plans with Israel and the nations.
Who are the prophets?
The names of the two trees mentioned in the Garden of Eden
What are the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
He found grace in God's eyes and was saved from a flood. How a"boat" that!
Who is Noah?
God required Israel to cover their doorposts with this during Passover in Egypt, and later this to cover and forgive their sins.
What is the blood of a lamb?
The number of Gospels, and their names
4: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
These were Israelites from the clan of Levi--representing the people before God and facilitating the sacrificial system.
Who are the priests?
When Adam and Eve sinned, God told the Serpent and Eve that their "seeds" would do this:
What is the woman's "Seed" would crush the snake's head, and the snake's "seed" would strike the man's heel.
He was called by God to leave his family and country, travel to Canaan, and promised descendants as numerous as the stars.
Who is Abraham?
God commanded Israel to build this space so He could dwell with them
What is the Tabernacle, or Temple
The number of Disciples Jesus had...it was also the number of the Tribes of Israel
What is 12
The first five books of the Old Testament are called one of these two words...
What are the Pentateuch or the Torah.
The city and tower where mankind tried to build a structure that would reach to heaven.
What is Babel
He was Israel's greatest prophet, delivering them out of Egypt and sharing with them God's 10 Commandments and God's Law.
Who is Moses.
He is the "Anointed One" who would serve as God's Kingly representative and rule the nations with justice and peace.
Who is the Messiah?
This was started on the Day of Pentecost, recording in Acts 2
What is the Church
The Jews divided our "Old Testament" into these three groups.
What are the Law, the Prophets, and the Writings?
The reason God credited Abraham with righteousness.
What is "he believed God."
Israel's second king, he was a "man after God's own heart" and was promised a lasting dynasty.
Who is David?
Give the name of one of the two nations that Israel and Judah went into Exile after their people, kings, priests, and prophets continually broke their covenant with God.
What are Assyria and Babylon?
This writer was an enemy of the church, and later believed in Jesus and wrote the most epistles (letters) than any other writer of the NT.
Who is Paul