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Identify |four |challenges |Israel |faced |BEFORE |reaching |Mount |Sinai |(but |after
|leaving |Egypt). |- |correct |answer |✔Undrinkable |water, |lack |of |food, |no |water, |and |the |battle |of |the |Amalekites.
How |does |God |respond |to |those |problems — what |does |he |supply? |- |correct |answer |✔God |provides |water, |food/mana, |and |gave |them |favor |in |their |battle.
Know |that |in |the |narrative, |Jethro |is |a |primary |example |of |a |foreigner |who |can
|perceive |YHWH's |greatness |and |worship |him. |- |correct |answer |✔Jethro |was |the |priest |of |Midian |who |was |presumably |not |a |priest |for |Yahweh |changes |his |way |after |the |events |that |occurred |in |Egypt. |He |was |an |outsider |to |Israel |that |was |added |in. |Represents |how |the |calling |of |Israel |was |spreading |and |developing.
What |does |Jethro |help |Moses |do |to |better |manage |his |workload? |- |correct |answer |✔Moses |was |acting |as |a |Judge |for |the |people |and |that |was |a |lot |of |people. |Moses |was |getting |tired, |so |Jethro |proposed |the |idea |for |each |individual |tribes |to |handle |their |own |cases |(The |Twelve |Elders |of |Israel). |For |the |cases |they |could |not |decide, |then |they |would |bring |it |to |Moses.
Know |that |the |Mosaic |Covenant |is |a |conditional, |suzerain-vassal |treaty. |What
|does |that |mean? |- |correct |answer |✔ANE |Covenant |(cov't)- |contract//treaty
Define |the |following |treaties: |Charter |covenant, |treaty |Covenant, |Parity |treaty,
|and |Suzerain-vassal |treaty. |- |correct |answer |✔Charter |Covenant- |A |reward |from |a |king |to |someone |(solider, |etc.) |for |being |a |loyal |servant |(Abraham) |Treaty |Covenant- |Parity |treaty |or |Suzerainty-vassal |treaty. |A |parity |treaty |is |two |nations |that |are |basically |equal |standing |hashing |out |property/boundary |lines, |trade |rights, |traveling |laws, |etc. |A |suzerainty-vassal |treaty |is |where |the |Suzerain |is |the |more |powerful |and |the |vassal |is |the |less |powerful. |Same |type |of |treaty |as |parity, |but |one |of |the |nations |is |in |charge. |If |there |is |a |whiff |of |rebellion |the |stronger |will |squash |the |weaker.
What |is |the |difference |between |a |conditional |and |an |unconditional |covenant? |Use |examples. |- |correct |answer |✔If |it |is |conditional, |it |will |contain |if/then |language. |"If |you |want |us |to |back |your |nation, |then |you |are |responsible |for...". |Unconditional |example |is |the |covenant |with |Noah |(God |will |never |uncreate |again).
Know |that |Moses |was |going |up |and |down |the |mountain |to |receive |the |law |and |draw |the |people |into |a |covenant |with |God. |He |is |acting |as |a |___________. |- |correct |answer |✔Prophet
At |Mt. |Sinai, |the |Israelites |are |given | 3 |distinct |titles. |What |are |they |and |what |do |they |mean? |- |correct |answer |✔Treasured |possession, |priestly |kingdom, |and |holy |nation. |(Israel's |mission |statement, |by |entering |this |treaty |with |God, |who |will |they |be). |Priest- |representative/facilitator. |Holy- |Set |apart. |They |all |agreed |even |though |they |did |not |know |what |they |were |being |asked |to |do. |No |matter |the |cost |they |knew |it |was |worth |it |because |they |remembered |how |they |brought |then |out |of |Egypt.
God |tells |Moses |to |prepare |the |people |for |his |appearance |on |Mt. |Sinai. |Define
|consecrate. |How |are |they |consecrated? |- |correct |answer |✔Consecrate |means |to
|concerns |of |the |community. |Casuistic |law |typically |contains |if/then |language |and |refers |to |a |hypothetical |situation |as |an |example. |Prohibitive |commands |do |not |have |clear |consequences, |it |has |hypothetical |situations |with |no |clear |consequences. |They |remind |us |that |just |because |you |can |get |away |with |something |in |the |short |term |doesn't |mean |you |are |getting |away |with |it |because |God |is |watching. |Death |laws |are |like |the |other |laws |except |the |maximum |sentence |is |death, |meaning |that |the |person |did |not |always |get |that. |The |elders |are |basing |this |based |on |how |they |know |you |and |the |situation |because |it |is |the |small |village. |Curse |laws |mean |that |when |someone |does |something |in |secret, |God |knows |and |utters |a |curse |on |them. |(Descriptions |for |individual |laws |on |the |notes |sheet |for |week |10)
- |What |are |the | 10 |Commandments? |- |correct |answer |✔No |other |Gods |before |Yahweh, |no |idols, |wrongful |use |of |the |name |of |God, |remember |the |sabbath |and |keep |it |holy, |honor |your |father |and |your |mother, |don't |murder, |don't |cheat |on |spouse, |you |shall |not |steal, |you |shall |not |bear |false |witness, |you |shall |not |covet
- |What |is |an |idol |in |antiquity |and |why |are |the |prohibited? |- |correct |answer |✔It |was |a |way |to |communicate |with |the |gods. |It |channeled |their |presence. |It |was |prohibited |because |that |is |not |how |Yahweh |wants |to |be |known/found.
- |What |does |it |mean |to |"make |wrongful |use |of |the |name |of |the |LORD"? |- |correct |answer |✔
- |What |motivates |observance |of |the |Sabbath? |- |correct |answer |✔
- |Why |is |honoring |father |and |mother |such |an |important |commandment? |- |correct |answer |✔
- |What |does |it |mean |to |be |clean |and |unclean? |Holy |or |Profane? |- |correct |answer |✔
- |What |are |the | 5 |Sacrifices |offered |in |the |tabernacle |and |why |were |they |offered? |- |correct |answer |✔Whole |burnt |offering |means |to |take |an |animal |to |the |tabernacle, |slaughter |it |and |burn |the |whole |thing |to |God. |This |was |a |voluntary |offering |(you |didn't |have |to |do |it |if |you |didn't |want |to). |The |Grain |offering |is |given |because |it |is |a |food |source, |and |it |is |voluntary. |Fellowship |offering |is |offered |because |there |is |something |that |you |are |celebrating, |and |you |are |essentially |inviting |God |to |the |party. |Half |of |it |is |burnt |on |the |altar |as |God's |portion |and |the |other |half |is |eaten |by |the |Family |at |home. |It |is |voluntary. |Purification |offering |(Required)- |when |something |made |unclean |needs |to |be |made |clean |again. |Reparation |offering |(required)- |has |to |do |with |an |action |that |has |to |do |with |economic |damage |or |loss. |Make |right |with |the |other |person |as |well |as |with |God.
- |Remember: |Sacrifices |were |not |there |to |placate |an |angry |God, |but |to |make |those |who |are |unclean/profane, |clean/holy |again; |that |they |might |live |in |the |presence |of |God. |- |correct |answer |✔
- |Why |are |animal |sacrifices |required |for |sacrifices? |- |correct |answer |✔They |were |required |because |animals |were |valuable |in |this |culture. |It |was |almost |like |a |currency. |The |blood |of |the |animal |becomes |substitution |because |sin |leaves |a |mark |on |us. |The |cost |of |sin |is |dead, |and |we |owe |blood |for |what |we |have |done. |The |blood |becomes |this |costly |and |heavily |symbolic |act |to |cover |and |pay |that |blood |price |for |sin.
- |Be |able |to |identify |the |different |pieces |of |the |tabernacle |structure |on |a |map: |the |exterior |curtain |and |gate, |the |Court |of |the |Tabernacle, |Brazen |Alter, |Brazen
According |to |Schlimm, |why |is |the |"anger |of |God" |such |a |difficult |topic |for |modern |Christians |(identify |two |ways |interpreters |have |struggled |with |it). |- |correct |answer |✔God |will |never |get |angry
Suggests |that |God |doesn't |oppose |evil |& |promotes |religion |morality
God |will |pounce |on |us |for |for |the |slighest |spiritual |mistake
Suggests |that |God |is |cruel |and |entraps |people |with |guilt |and |fear
If |Schlimm |is |correct |in |concluding |that |"God |is |angry" |is |metaphoric |language, |in |what |ways |does |this |metaphor |make |sense? |How |does |it |break |down? |- |correct |answer |✔anger |means |they |want |to |see |justice, |correction, |or |punishment |come |to |the |wrongdoer
God |perceives |wrongdoings.
Repulsed |by |evil, |God |wants |to |execute |justice.
God |knows |the |evil |that |takes |place |in |the |world.
Because |God |is |good, |God |wants |to |stop |that |evil |& |prevent |it |from |recurring.
Human |anger |helps |us |to |begin |to |see |what |God's |anger |is |like.
humans |have |trouble |getting |anger |right.
How |does |it |break |down?
people:
become |angry |for |the |wrong |reasons,
overreact |in |anger,
make |biased |judgments |while |angry,
remain |angry |for |far |too |long,
fail |to |become |angry |over |real |injustices,
fail |to |use |their |anger |constructively, |and
do |something |wrong |while |angry.
According |to |Schlimm, |what |are |the |three |attributes |of |God |that |anger |highlights |and |why |do |they |matter? |- |correct |answer |✔God's |patience
God |is |slow |to |anger
He |abounds |in |loyal |love |& |compassion.
His |scales |tilt |toward |forgiveness.
punishment |for |sin |does |not |come |immediately
the |value |of |divine |anger
He |is |deeply |concerned |about |evil |& |firmly |opposed |to |it
God's |love |persisting |beyond |expressions |of |anger
He's |more |grieved |by |the |people's |continual |rejection
God |also |suffers |alongside |the |people |as |they |suffer
In |the |story |of |the |Golden |Calf |(Ex |32:1-24), |why |do |the |people |choose |to |build |the |golden |calf? |What |might |they |THINK |they |were |doing? |Best |case |and |worst
|case |scenario. |- |correct |answer |✔Best |case |scenario
Worshiping |God |via |a |statue |because |they |don't |know |what |happened |to |the |messenger, |so |they |did |what |a |person |of |that |time |would |seem |to |think |is |the |next |step
Worst |case |scenario
They |completely |made |an |idol |reminiscent |of |all |the |other |Gods |just |to |spite |God, |just |because |they |can. |They |are |blatantly |going |against |God
What |are |the |three |things |God |says |in |his |speech |to |Moses? |How |does |Moses |respond?
What |are |the |three |things |God |says |in |his |speech |to |Moses? |- |correct |answer
|✔To |go |down |at |once!
|"a |garment |maker? |- |correct |answer |✔We |can't |dance |around |the |topics |and |ideas |we |don't |want |to |hear |or |talk |about |the |way |we |try |to |sell |a |product |without |its |inconsistencies. |We |need |to |have |those |tough |conversations.
-can |be |understood |as |an |artist |vs |a |strict |structure |like |a |math |equation, |it |goes |beyond |and |deeper |than |surface |level
-certain |parts |work |for |certain |people |at |certain |times, |it |is |not |always |a |"one- size-fits-all" |but |it |can |be |seen |in |that |we |in |the |sense |that |we |all |love |God
How |does |Schlimm |define |transcendent? |- |correct |answer |✔to |be |beyond |our |ways |of |thinking |and |reasoning
What |do |we |mean |by |Contextual |Approaches? |- |correct |answer |✔it |is |the |implications |of |the |reader's |context |and |ideas |as |well |as |their |explanations |to |the |approach |of |their |analysis
According |to |Kah-Jin |Jeffrey |Kuan, |the |meaning |of |the |text |is |the |result |of |the |interaction |between |________________ |and |__________ |. |How |do |you |see |this |in |both |Tamez |and |Witvliet? |- |correct |answer |✔(Tamez) |discusses |the |value |of |different |views; |re-appropriation |between |Indigenous |peeps |and |the |Spanish |created |arguments |to |whether |the |Bible |brought |on |justified |oppression
-(Witvliet) |"black |religion" |"invisible |church" |gave |freedom |of |voice, |individuality, |and |community |all |at |once
The |book |of |Deuteronomy |is |a |__________ |of |Moses |and |broken |down |into |(#) |______ |large |sections. |- |correct |answer |✔Speech/conclusion |to |the |Torrah; |3(ch.1-11, |ch.12-26, |ch.27-36)
- |What |does |the |word |"listen" |or |"hear'' |mean? |____________ |and
|____________ |- |correct |answer |✔-listen: |the |idea |of |responding |to |what |you |hear
-hear: |pay |attention |to/focus |on
What |is |the |true |motivation |of |the |law |according |to |the |book |of |Deut? |- |correct
|answer |✔-love
Deuteronomy |means: |- |correct |answer |✔-a |second |law
- |What |is |the |"heart" |in |a |biblical |understanding? |(4 |qualities) |- |correct
|answer |✔-all |of |human's |intellectual |activity |takes |place |there,
-you |feel |emotion
-where |you |define |truth/error
-generator |of |physical |life
-where |affections |are |centered |and |all |human |existence
- |What |is |the |"soul" |in |biblical |Hebrew? |(2 |qualities) |- |correct |answer |✔-what |survives |apart |from |the |body |after |death
Immortal |essence |of |a |person/throat?
- |What |does |the |"strength" |in |the |shema |describe? |The |Hebrew |word, |me'od, |is |actually |the |word |______ |. |- |correct |answer |✔-word |that |comes |alongside |another
-very/much |(i.e. |good)
