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29 Cards in this Set
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Abrahamic Covenant
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Genesis 12:1-3
1. personal/family covenant 2. promises: land, seed, and blessing 3. obligations: faithfulness to Yahweh and circumcision 4. Passed from patriarch to patriarch: Abraham to Isaac to Jacob to Joseph |
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Mosaic Covenant
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Exodus 19-24
1. national covenant 2. promise: relationship 3. obligation: obedience to the stipulations of Mosaic law |
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Davidic Covenant
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2 Samuel 7
1. dynastic covenant 2. promise: forever nation 3. obligation: obedience to already established Mosaic covenant, and assumes Abrahamic Faith |
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New Covenant
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Jeremiah 31 (where it's predicted)
1. the final covenant 2. promise: rest 3. obligation: be yoked with Christ |
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5 Major Time Periods
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1. Before Israel became a nation (creation to Joseph's death in Egypt)
2. Israel in Egypt (next 450 years) 3. Israel in the Wilderness (next 40 years) 4. Israel in the Promised Land (next 1000 years) 5. the Exile and beyond (70 years of exile and beyond) |
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6 Major Movements
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1. Ur to Canaan
2. Canaan to Egypt 3. Egypt to Canaan 4. Canaan to Assyrian captivity 5. Canaan to Babylonian captivity 6. Babylon to Canaan |
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Main Message of Genesis
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Yahweh's creation of the human race (1-11) and covenant through the Hebrew race (12-50)
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Purposes of Genesis
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1. provide basic understanding of human experience
2. to provide beginning of understanding that it is possible to have a relationship with God |
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Major Emphases of Genesis
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1. Covenant/Election
2. Monotheism 3. Sin 4. Origins |
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Theology of Genesis
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how things came to be the way they are
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Main Message of Exodus
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Israel's redemption from Egypt (1-18) and covenant with Yahweh (19-40)
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Purposes of Exodus
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1. Overall: judgement of Egypt, deliverance from slavery in Egypt (through the "mighty arm" of Yahweh), establish Israel as God's special possession among the peoples of the earth
2. God remembers His promise/covenant with the patriarchs 3. Importance of Law in maintaining relationship with Yahweh 4. Story behind passover |
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Main Emphases of Exodus
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1. Name of Yahweh
2. The Ten Plagues 3. The Passover 4. The Ten Commandments 5. The Presence of Gods |
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Theology of Exodus
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God's primary concern is to be known and He wants our main goal to be to know Him
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Main Message of Leviticus
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The proper means of fellowship between a sinful humanity and a holy God
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Purposes of Leviticus
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1. Demonstrate more completely how a community is to function in a covenant relationship with Yahweh and one another
2. Demonstrate how to restore broken relationships between Yahweh and other people 3. Serves as a priestly manual of regulations and duties to point to holy worship and a maul of instructions to point to holy living |
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Main Emphases of Leviticus
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1. Holiness
2. Sabbath rest 3. Law (apodictic - right/wrong, and casuistic - specific) |
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Three units of the Old Testament
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1. Historical books (first 17)
2. Poetical (Psalms - Song of Songs) 3. Prophetical (last 17) |
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(storyline) Genesis
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creation to death of Joseph in Egypt
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(storyline) Exodus
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Birth of Moses to the setting up of the Tabernacle at Sinai
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(storyline) Numbers
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the wilderness journey from Sinai up to the entering of the Promised Land
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(storyline) Joshua
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the entrance and the conquest of Canaan to death of Joshua
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(storyline) Judges
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400 year period of the judges
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(storyline) 1 Samuel
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introduction of the kingdom, Samuel, and King Sau
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(storyline) 2 Samuel
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reign of King David
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(storyline) 1 Kings
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reign of King Solomon and the division of the Kingdom
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(storyline) 2 Kings
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the different kings of the divided kingdom and the period of the solitary kingdom to the exile
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(storyline) Ezra
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return from Babylonian exile, rebuilding the Temple
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(storyline) Nehemiah
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final phase of return from Exile, rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem
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