salvation history study guide

What are the occupations of Cain and Abel

Abel is a Sheppard and Cain is a farmer

What was the name of the son who replaced Abel as the righteous one

Seth

Why wasnt Cains offering accepted by God

was not given with sincere heart

How many people were aboard Noah’s ark and who

eight people were aboard Noah's ark, including Noah, his wife, their three sons, and their wives.

what does the number eight symbolize

new beginnings

what sign of the covenant did God give to Noah

the rainbow as a promise to never flood the earth again.

What did God command him and his family to do once they were able to leave the ark

God commanded them to be fruitful and multiply, and to fill the earth.

What was the flood a type for

baptism

What was the intention for building the tower of Babel

To make a name for themselves

What did God do to humans in response to building the tower

God confused their language and scattered them across the earth.

what event in the new testament reconciles the tower of babel

The Pentecost

what was Gods response to the continued sin after the flood

initiating his plan for redemption by calling Abraham and establishing a covenant.

who are the three patriarchs of Christianity

Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

What was Gods promise to Abraham

a great nation, land of their own, blessing to all nations

what three things always follow a covenant in the bible

sacrifice, signs, and obligations.

what always follows a covenant in the bible

sacrifice, signs, and obligations.

what is the reason for someone’s name changed in the bible

new identity, mission, or covenent

what are the four senses of scripture

literal, allegorical, moral, and anagogical

literal meaning

meaning of scripture the author intended to express

allegorical meaning

how setting in the old testament foreshadow the new testament

moral meaning

how scripture teaches us to live righteous

anagogical meaning

helps us understand heaven

literal sense example

when God ask Abraham to kill his only son

allegorical example

Isaac as a type foe Jesus

moral exmple

we are called to have faith like Abraham boldly follows Gods commands

anagogical example

we are to trust that God power over everything including death

What was Gods sign of covenant with Abraham

circumcision

What is the purpose of a sign of the covenant

a visual and lasting reminder of Gods promise

Who was the mysterious figure who brought out bread and wine to Abraham?

Melchizedek

What does king of Salem mean

king of peace

what does Melchizedek foreshadow

Jesus Christ

What is something we can know from the moral sense of God asking Abraham to sacrifice his son that informed Abraham and the Israelites how they were to live differently than other, pagan nations?

God doesn’t desire sacrifice

Which of Isaac’s two sons should have received the covenant blessing? Who actually received the blessing and how?

Esau and Isaac should have received the blessing. Jacob got it because he deceived Isaac

What did Jacob dream of on his way to his uncle

a stairway to heaven

What does jacobs dream foreshadow

Jesus Christ

What is Jacobs new name

Israel

What does Israel mean

one who struggles with God or one who prevails

Who was the favored son of Jacob

Joseph

Why did Josephs brothers sell him to slavery

because it was the favorite

How did joseph win Pharoahs favor

because he interpreted Pharoahs dream

What was pharoahs response to the grain beggars

“go ask Joseph and do as he says”

what does exodus mean

going out

How did the Israelites fall into the ways of the Egyptians

by worshipping false Gods and forgetting the ways of God

What was the name for the baby boys killed

holy innocence

What does Moses mean

to draw out of the water

What was the burning bush a type for

Mary, burning bush on fire but not consumed, purity and virginity of Mary while having Jesus

What does God reveal to Moses at the burning bush

He reveals his name YAWEH and calls Moses to a mission

What was Moses response to the mission

reluctance and objections

Who is Moses spokesperson

Aaron Moses brother

What does it mean when the bible says pharaohs heart was hardened

God uses pharaohs own decisions to his advantage

What was the significance of the ten plagues relating to the Egyptian Gods

divine confrontation

Why does it not matter if in fact the plagues were a series of natural events?

It shows Gods power over nature