Genesis
God promised to bless the whole world through Abraham and his descendants. What does God's blessing refer to?
Israel under Pharaoh's kingship is a reflection of...
The whole creation under sin's kingship.
Leviticus describes different types of offerings. What do those offerings ultimately imply?
A) You must bring offerings to God, unless you can't meet Him.
B) Eric is SpiderMan.
C) Through the offerings, God wanted to restore His relationship with Israel.
D) Through the offerings, God wanted to teach Israel how to give things to Him.
C) Through the offerings, God wanted to restore His relationship with Israel.
What is the name of the Promised Land?
Canaan.
Forwards I am heavy. Backwards I am not. What am I?
Name what God created on the first, third and fifth days.
Day 1 - Light
Day 3 - Land and vegetation
Day 5 - Birds and fish
What was the Sinai covenant about?
God is Israel's King and Israel is His people.
In the book of Numbers, God turns the wilderness into the Garden of Eden. What does this represent?
God's good, loving kingship is upon Israel, guiding them into His order, beauty and peace.
Find "Shema" in Deuteronomy and read the verse.
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might." (Deut. 6:4-5)
What can you hold in your left hand, but not in your right hand?
Your right hand.
Describe what happened when Adam and Eve ate the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil.
They walked out of God's Kingdom and chose to live in the kingdom of sin.
Name 5 plagues that God sent to Egypt.
God turned Nile river into blood; frogs; Gnats; Flies; the Egyptian livestock died but He kept Israelite livestock safe; He sent boils to the Egyptians; Hail; locusts; 3 days of pure darkness and the firstborn sons of Egypt were struck.
TRIPLE! (900 points)
List the following events chronologically:
A) God blesses Israel through Aaron.
B) Korah's Rebellion.
C) The Bronze Serpent.
D) God gives Israel the Manna.
E) Israel sends 12 spies to Canaan.
A - D - B - E - C
Deuteronomy is about God restating His covenant/laws to the Israelites before they entered the land. Explain why this was necessary.
As they enter the Promised Land, God wanted Israel to remember that He is their good, loving King, and they're created to live in His order, beauty and peace. God's plan was for other kingdoms to see Israel and return to Him.
Which table doesn't have legs?
Vegetable
Finish the sentence. "God is a good, loving..."
"God is a good, loving King who brings order, beauty, peace, restoration and victory into chaos."
DOUBLE! (800 points)
Describe what role the Tabernacle plays in God's redemption story.
The Tabernacle is a sign of God bringing down the Garden of Eden back on earth, where His presence dwells among His people.
Find "the year of Jubilee" in Leviticus and explain what it is.
Lev. 25:8-22
The year of Jubilee is a sign of God restoring the creation back into how it was originally created to be.
In Deuteronomy 28, we see God placing blessings/obedience and curses/disobedience before Israel. Describe how this relates to the Genesis story.
God is repeating Genesis 3, where He put the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil before Adam and Eve.
Name 5 leaders in this room.
Hope you know all of them!
DOUBLE! (1,000 points)
Describe the storyline of the book of Genesis.
Your answer is correct if it includes:
Creation, Garden of Eden, Kingdom of God, Sin, Chaos, Redemption, Abraham, Blessing, etc.
Describe the storyline of the book of Exodus.
Your answer is correct if it includes:
Pharaoh, Israel, 10 plagues, salvation/redemption, Sinai covenant, the Kingdom of God, the Tabernacle, the Garden of Eden.
Describe the storyline of the book of Leviticus and Numbers.
Your answer is correct if it includes:
Offerings, relationship, turning the wilderness into the Garden, God's Kingship, guidance.
Describe the storyline of the book of Deuteronomy.
Your answer is correct if it includes:
Shema, the promised land, Canaan, covenant, Moses, the Garden of Eden, the Kingdom of God, blessings, curses.
One brother says of his younger brother: “Two years ago, I was three times as old as my brother was. In three years time, I will be twice as old as my brother.” How old are they each now?
17, 7