quizzes 1-4

genesis-2 kings

which passage contains an early gospel promise (or “proto-gospel”) of a savior from the effects of sin?

Genesis 3:15

in Genesis 4-11, there is a clear reduction in how humans were affected by sin

false

“work” is something that came into human existence after the Fall in Genesis 3

false

a covenant between God and his people was meant to be a shallow agreement based merely on financial growth

false

who was the mother of Ishmael?

Hagar

Which one of the fallowing is a phase in the biblical storyline?

all of the above

in which chapter of Genesis is humankind characterized as good?

1

who of the following was not a patriarch of Israel?

Esau

according to the Bible, while God created human beings, he is not interested in interacting with human beings

false

the effects of the Fall included the following:

all of the above

what was the main purpose of the desert tabernacle?

to provide a place where God would dwell with Israel

the Egyptians enslaved the Hebrews, because the Hebrews displayed outright rebellion of Egypt

false

the portrayal of God as judge is only found in the Old Testament

false

Exodus only describes Yahweh as hardening Pharaoh’s heart

false

which of the following is Not a major section of Exodus?

Moses and the burning bush

Yahweh spoke audibly to Moses from

a fiery bush

which incident marks the point at which Moses’s will collided with God’s?

the burning bush

what was the basic reason the Egyptians enslaved the Hebrews?

to control the threat of the large Hebrew population

the Egyptians were benevolent masters to the enslaved Israelites

false

God provided food and water for the Israelites as they traveled through the wilderness

true

where did Saul go to talk with a medium?

Endor

who arranged to have Ammon killed?

Absalom

what plague did the Philistines suffer because they had set the ark of the covenant in the temple of their gods?

mice

who became the first king of Israel?

Saul

God promised David that

his dynastic line would last forever

Uriah was

a Hittite

Saul’s son who was David’s best friend

Jonathan

what first caused Samuel to tell Saul that God would take the kingdom away from Saul?

Saul offered a sacrifice that priests offer

who tried to seize the kingship of Hebron from David?

Absalom

what was the length of David’s reign as king of Israel?

forty years

after writing the law, Moses instructed the Israelites to read it in public every

seven years

the idea of a covenant between God and people was introduced for the first time in Deuteronomy, between God and the people of Israel

false

a political treaty between unequal partners is called

a suzerain/vassal treaty

the Shema in Deuteronomy was only concerned with the right actions

false

which of the following were to characterize a king of Israel?

all of the above

a circumcised heart is contrasted with a stubborn heart

true

what type of a document is Deuteronomy primarily?

historical

according to Deuteronomy, God is the one who will “circumcise the hearts” of his people

true

which of the following elements are included in the Shema?

all of the above

the possibility of a king for Israel is rejected in Deuteronomy

false