Religion test study guide

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Who is Moses

Born Hebrew, got adopted by Princess of Egypt, lived in the palace

Pharaoh, Egypt, and extermination policy

Pharaoh enslaves Hebrews, kills first born Hebrews

The Burning Bush and the Name of God

God tells Moses to go free your people from slavery

Name of God: I am or the God of your ancestors

Ten Plagues (idea of God vs Gods and the 1st, 9th, and 10th plagues)

God is more powerful then the Egyptian gods

1st plague:Nile turns to blood, 9th: Darkness,10th:Every first born Egyptians killed

Passover

Lamb blood: God will pass over your house

Unleavened bread: Didn’t have time for the bread to rise

Mount Sinai

Holy mountain,Ten Commandments given to Moses

The Law of Moses

Respect God,Don’t do this, Respect the Sabbath

Ten Commandments

1)You shall have no other Gods before me

2) You shall not make for yourselves an idol

3)Don’t use my name in vain

4)Remember the Sabbath Day

5) Honor parents

6) Don’t murdur

7)Don’t commit adultery

8)Don’t steal

9)Don’t give false testimony

10) Don’t convent anything that is your neighbors

Reed Sea

Israelites outrunning Egyptians on way to promised land, Moses parted the sea and killed the Egyptians and the Hebrews survived

Basic idea of the song of Miriam and Moses

God is great?

Golden Calf (before, during and after) and Moses and God’s argument

Moses wasn’t coming down from the mountain so Aaron takes over and melts down all the jewelry into a golden cow.Everyone starts worshipping it.God does not want to take responsibility because his people turned against him

Twelve Spies

Return to land God promised twelve spies one from each tribe

Wandering in the Wilderness

40 years punish of a entire generation

Conquest of the Promised Land esp. Joshua and Jericho

Joshua (who was the leader of the Hebrews and caused mass violence) conquered Jericho

Judges and the Judges Cycle

People disobey God, God sends foreign oppressors, people cry out to God and God sends a liberator-warrior

Deborah and Samson

Deborah is a female judge who tempted the super strong Samson and cut his hair, robbing him of his strength

The desire for a king; Saul

Decentralized rule is not working so God allows Israel to have a king,Saul, which didn’t work out

David, including David and Goliath story

David fought Goliath using three stones and won

Psalm, especially Psalm 23

150 Psalms are Psalms of David. Psalm 23 emphasizes how God will always be there to protect us since we are his sheep

Tabernacle

Tent-temple used as a place for sacrifices and religious ceremonies since the days of the wandering in the wilderness

Ark of the Covenant

A very holy box used to house the ten commandments and other important things of God

Anoint

TO select someone for a special purpose, usually by putting oil on their head

Messiah

Means the anointed one

Jerusalem/Zion

Jerusalem=the capital of Israel Zion=the hill on which Jerusalem was built

Solomon including his wisdom

Solomon is king of the Hebrews who God offers anything and takes wisdom. He decided to split a baby in two because two women were fighting over it

Solomon’s Temple

Super important temple that Solomon built

Davidic Covenant

The davidic Covenant is God’s promise to David, which is that he will have a temple and his decedents will be on the throne if they remain faithful to God. NO one on throne during exile so people though God broke his promise

The Divided Kingdom, including Judah

Solomon dies and the kingdom splits off into Israel(north) and Judah(south)

Elijah

Spoke judgment against kings of Israel, is very important prophet

The idea of the Prophet

Speak to the people on behalf of God and speak to God on behalf of people

Message about justice

Pursue justice by helping the poor and vulnerable

The Exile

Jerusalem and the temple get destroyed and the elites get taken away

Jonah

God wants to save the world through Judah and he’s using Jonah to help him

Esther (and Haman)

Esther wins a beauty pageant and becomes queen, hiding her Jewish identity. The king Haman, wants to kill all the Jews so Xerxes passes laws that gives Jews the right to defend themselves

Daniel and Daniel’s friends

Daniel and his friends did not want to worship the king and instead worshipped God

Fiery Furnace story

The Fiery Furnace story in the Book of Daniel is about Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego who were thrown into a furnace for refusing to worship a golden statue. They were saved by an angel and emerged unharmed.

Lion's Den story

Daniel gets thrown into a pit of lions for not praying to the king and prays to God, who shuts the lion’s mouths and the advisors get thrown to the lions instead

The Son of Man ‘Human One’

One day God will save Israel from foreign kingdoms through a son of man Christians say this is Jesus