Covenants
What is an example of a conditional covenant?
Mosaic covenant
Why did God command the Israelites to slaughter lambs and paint the blood on their doorposts before the 10th plague against Egypt?
So that the death angel (destroyer) would pass over their home and not kill the firstborn son
What was the main purpose in God giving His people His Law?
To teach God’s people how to love and obey Him.
Where in the Bible do we find the 10 commandments?
Exodus 20 or Deut. 5
Who were the two spies who trusted God and told the people to go into the Promised land?
Joshua and Caleb
What three things did God promise Abraham in the Abrahamic covenant? (express in three words)
Land, seed and blessing
Which tribe did the priests of Israel belong to?
Levites
How do we know from Section 3.4 that God had not forgotten about His promise that He made to Abraham that Abraham would be the father of many descendants?
He multiplied His people. They had become a nation of about two million people by the time they reached Mount Sinai.
While Moses was on Mount Sinai receiving the 10 commandments, what did the Israelites do to sin against God?
They made and worshipped a golden calf
Who was the prophet that King Balak hired to curse Israel?
Balaam
What kind of covenant is entirely dependent on God fulfilling it?
Unconditional
What was the name of the type of goat used in the Day of Atonement ceremony that illustrated that the sin of God’s people is cast away or removed to a place where it never returns? (this 2nd goat was sent into the desert)
Scapegoat
How did God respond to the Israelites when they sinned during the period between the Exodus and the giving of the Law (when they were grumbling and complaining)?
He was patient with them and provided them with water, manna and meat in the midst of their complaining.
What was God’s ultimate purpose for the plagues and for hardening Pharaoh’s heart?
To show God’s power and that His name would be declared throughout the earth.
What are the only two examples of animals talking in the Bible?
Serpent and donkey
Give three unconditional covenants in the Bible?
Noahic, Abrahamic, Davidic, or New Covenant
Which term refers to the turning away of God’s wrath?
Propitiation
When Jesus uses the same name saying “before Abraham was, I Am” in John 8:58 what was He claiming?
He was claiming to be God
What are the 10 commandments in order?
1. No other gods before Me.
2. don't make any images of the Lord.
3. Don't use the Lord's name in vain.
4. Observe the Sabbath.
5. Honor parents.
6. Don't murder.
7. Don't commit adultery.
8. Don't steal.
9. Don't lie.
10. Don't covet.
Why did the Israelites wander in the wilderness for forty years until a whole generation died out?
Because of the faithlessness of the people who sided with the ten spies and their bad report
Define a conditional covenant.
The actions of men determine how God will fulfill it. Actions of obedience bring about God's blessings while disobedience brings about God's curses.
What chapter in the book of Leviticus describe the Day of Atonement?
Leviticus 16
“I Am Who I Am” seems to be revealing two aspects about God’s character. What are those two aspects?
God is free and God is self-existent.
List the 10 plagues against Egypt in the correct order:
Nile to blood, frogs, gnats (lice), flies, plague on cattle, boils, Hail, locusts, darkness, and death of the firstborn.
What does God want the nation of Israel to be according to Exodus 19 (Section 3.4)?
A kingdom of priests or a holy nation