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13 Cards in this Set
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What do the Levites receive in acknowledgement of their service in guarding the tabernacle and thereby protecting the people from God's wrath?
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receive a tithe of agricultural produce
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How is the third occasion of grumbling about food in Numbers resolved?
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1- attack of deadly snakes
2- Moses' prayer saves the people 3- God tells Moses to make a bronze serpent, put it on a pole so that anyone who was bitten by a snake could look on it and be healed |
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What is the tone of the story of Balaam's donkey ride?
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comic
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How much in total should the priests offer in a single year?
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-113 bulls
-32 rams -1086 lambs -1 ton flour -1000 bottles of wine and oil -14 goats |
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Why do fighters in holy war need to make atonement for themselves?
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War, however in just the cause, is incompatible with God's life giving character. It was necessary to cleanse the warriors and any booty they amassed
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What was the punishment for manslaughter?
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detention in the city of Refuge until the priest's death
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How does the New Testament draw on Numbers?
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-to urge its readers not to make the same mistakes as the wilderness generation
-to show that Jesus is a second and superior Moses |
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How is the word 'is' used in the Bible?
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As a metaphor, holds a Biblical metaphor together. It does not always mean =
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For who did Biblical prophets primarily deliver the message?
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contemporaries
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What is the presupposition on which Amos' prophecy is based?
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How humans treat one another also affects their relationship with God. God is the most offended party, when people mistreat one another.
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How is biblical prophecy misunderstood by Christians today?
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by ignoring its original intent and considering only crystalogical prophecy as significant
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What are characteristics of the commandment category of ethical instructions?
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They appear in a variety of contexts and are mentioned by several authors.
They seem to have a universal character. |
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What kind of theology can be found in the Bible?
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the Bible doesn't contain systematic theology- instead statements and opinions about God, humanity, the world, and their mutual relationships
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