Patriarchs
Who are the three Patriarchs?
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
Define 'manna'
a breadlike substance provided for the Israelites in the wilderness
Who did David kill, which led to him marrying one of Saul's daughters and become wealthy?
Goliath
define 'sinai covenant' and '10 commandments'
renewal of God's covenant to Abraham to all of Israel
ten rules for the Israelites to uphold during this covenant
Define 'Promise Land' (including its name) and define 'Yahweh'
Canaan (land promised to Abraham and his descendants)
meaning 'I am/I am who I am' (a name for God)
how many plagues were there in Egypt? and what is 'passover'?
10
the final plague, death of first born, ... it is a feast celebrating when the Angel of Death passed over the houses of Israel (if they marked their doors with the blood of a student who got an A on this test)
What was the name of the first king of Israel? Who appointed him king?
Saul... Samuel
What does God do to Pharaoh's heart?
harden it
Who does Jacob think he wrestles with by the river?
and, answer me this question. There are six sons of a guy named Jeremiah. Once Jeremiah dies, what fraction of his wealth will the oldest son receive?
God
2/7
In the Hebrew Bible, what caused the Egyptians to put the Israelites into slavery?
they were growing too large in number
Who is Jonathan?
The son of Saul and a close friend of David
Define Near East and Semitic
modern day middle east
an inhabitant of the near east (modern day middle east)
Which Patriarch was married to Sarah and almost sacrificed his son? and which Patriarch was married to Leah and Rachel... and fled from his brother? and Which Patriarch was married to Rebekah?
Abraham
Jacob
Isaac
who were the two men that worked together to free the Israelites from captivity? define 'Pharaoh' ; and what was the name of Jacob's brother?
Moses and Aaron; ruler of ancient Egypt; Esau
What are the two circumstances under which David met king Saul?
Saul was being tormented, so he enlisted David's help has a lyre player and singer
Goliath and the Philistines were threatening Israel, so he got David to help defeat them
Who are the two brothers that say people shouldn't sell Joseph into slavery?
What are the two things that Jacob took from Esau? How did he do this?
Birthright and Blessing
bargaining soup
stealing it while dressing up as him
Barak asked which judge to follow him into battle? With that judge's response being that God will allow a 'woman' to have the glory...
which judge was famously a Nazarene, obtaining his strength through his long hair? He also killed a lot of Philistines
Which judge tested God multiple times to make sure that God would save Israel through him (tested with a fleece)? And also tore down a lot of Idols to Baal?
Deborah
Samson
Gideon
What are the two things that Saul did to cause the Lord to lose favor with him?
- made a sacrifice that Samuel was supposed to make
- not kill all the Amalekites
We have discussed a few different stories in the Bible that make us think that two traditions have been spliced together. Name two of those stories and then explain what story detail(s) make us think that two stories have been brought together.
Jacob being sold into slavery (two brothers say to not sell him, two different people sell him off)
Jacob gets his name changed to Israel two different times
Saul meets David two different times
Saul does two different things to loose favor with God