salvation history

salvation

liberation from sin and its consequences

how do we know that god did not abandon us to the power of death?

protoevangelium (the first gospel)
- "I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."
- announcement of the messiah, bettle between the serpent, the woman, and the victory of the woman's descendant

"new" adam and eve

jesus - new adam
mary - new eve

how did christ claim victory over sin?

through his sacrifice (death on the cross) (CCC 411)

why are all men suffering the consequences of adam's sin?

the whole human race is in adam (CCC 404)

"For just as through the disobedience of one person the many were made sinners, so through the obedience of one the many will be made righteous." - Romans 5:19

what is a covenant relationship?

contract freely entered into by two parties, binding them to friendship and mutual commitment
- expected to be faithful, assume responsibilities, enjoy privileges

where is it evident that god established a covenant relationship with his people?

in the story of the patriarchs (abraham, isaac, jacob)

divine activities in the lives of the patriarchs

1. election
2. promise
3. covenant

what does the story of the patriarchs reflect?

willingness of god to establish a relationship with certain people (which later became a holy nation)

what were abraham's blessings?

1. a great nation
2. a land his nation possesses
3. a great name and blessing to all

how did abraham get his blessings from god?

through a covenant relationship with god, which was proved by the covenant ritual of circumcision

how does the story of isaac (old testament) foreshadow the life and sacrifice of jesus (new testament)?

1. both were miraculously conceived
2. both were their father's "one and only son"
3. sacrificed by their father in the same place (moriah)
4. sacrifical lambs of god
5. voluntarily submitted to being sacrificed and even carried the wood they would die on
6. both narratives conclude "God will provide"

how did the story of jacob show the beginning of a great nation?

- blessed with the name israel after surviving a fight with god
- he was blessed with 12 children that became the tribe of leaders in the kingdom of israel

what shows that god's power and love knows no boundaries?

exodus - "outgoing / departure"

- the story of jacob's descendants in egypt shows how god liberates people from oppression
- he called moses to free the enslaved hebrews/israelites and bring them out to the wilderness to receive the 10 commandments

god's name that he revealed to moses

yhwh
- tetragrammaton greek "four lettered"
- hashem "the name"
- adonai "lord"

what were the signs and wonders of god's power over the pharoah and egyptians?

plagues

how does the feast of the passover foreshadow the last supper of jesus?

feast of the passover - sacrifice of the lamb saved israelites from the angel of death, which liberated them from slavery

last supper - jesus celebrated the passover with his disciples, where he became the paschal lamb (offering his body and blood for forgiveness of sins)

the ten commandments as the law as the covenant

decalogue - ten words (greek)
- laws of love
- code of conduct

where was the ten commandments found / given to moses?

mount sinai in the ark of the covenant
(important note cguro, the 10 commandments were inscribed by the finger of god on two stone tablets)

how many years until the israelites enter the promised land?

40 years
- where theier faith, obedience, courage, and perseverance were tested

how is our god a faithful god?

- he is true to his promises
- unfailing love is a sign of his faith
- established a covenant with the isaelites that made them god's "treasured possession"

what happened to the israelites once they reached the promised land?

- god was their king
- equal justice
- equal distribution of resources
- no economic gap

judges

military leaders appointed by god to lead the israelites in defeating their enemies
- to ensure the survival of israel in times of crisis / invasion

ark of the covenant

- symbol of the israelites' faith
- the box containing the two tablets of the 10 commandments

what did the israelites struggle with? (temptation)

temptation of worshipping other gods

israel's cycle of infidelity / sin cycle of israelites

peace -> sin -> oppression - > repentance -> deliverance ->

- every time they would repent, god would save them through the judges

othniel
- from where?
- what did he do?

first judge / warrior
- from the tribe of judah
- name means "god is my strength"
- defeated the king of aram (cushan-rishathaim)
- gave israel 40 years of peace

deborah

only female judge
- from the tribe of ephraim
- defeated the canaanites
- rendered judgements by sitting under the palm tree between ramah and bethel in the mountains in ephraim
- 40 years of peace

gideon

a judge
- from the tribe of manasseh
- fought off midianites with only 300 men
— created noise from trumpets and breaking pots, which confused the midianites, which caused them to kill their own
- 40 years

ehud

"the left-handed judge"
- from the tribe of benjamin
- defeated eglon (the obese moabite king at jericho) who oppressed the israelites for 18 years

samson

a judge
- nazarite (consecrated to serve god, abstain from alcohol and cutting his hair)
- strength from uncut hair
- defeated the phillistines
- led for 20 years

explain the story of samson and delilah

samson was a great warrior but he fell in love delilah, who wasnt an israelite, so he revealed his secret to delilah (strength from uncut hair). while he was asleep, delilah cut off his hair, so he lost his strength and was captured by phillistines.

taaaapos he lost faith in god kasi nawala ung strength niya pero habang nakatali siya at pinagtatawanan nung mga phillistines, na regain nya yung faith niya kasi narealize niya na mali yun tapos boom lumakas siya ulit. so sinira niya ung templo ng mga phillistines. (he also died there i think)

why did the israelites want a king?

- to be like other nations
- to be united
- threats from ammonites

what signaled the end of the time of the judges and the start of the reign o fthe kings?

institution of the monarchy

consequences of having a king

- must obey the king
- pay taxes

who was god's messenger tasked with looking for a king

samuel

saul

first king of israel
- shepherd boy from gibeah
- defeated israel's enemies and expanded their land
- achieved national unity
- was successful but disobeyed the laws of offering
— he offered sacrifices to god by assuming samuel's role

david

2nd - the great king of israel
- from the tribe of judah
- defeated the phillistinian giant goliath
- freed israelites

who ordered the ark of covenant to be brought to jerusalem?

david
- this was also a crucial step in making jerusalem a royal city (central sanctuary as commanded in the deuteronomy)
- also paved the way for solomon to build the holy temple there

solomon

the wise king / the king of ancient hebrews
- son of david and bathsheba
- god gave his gift of wisdom in a dream
- ruled as a grand monarch
- formed many powerful alliances through marriage

prophets

people who speak for god

what do prophets do?

- criticizes leaders for their abuse with regards to their covenant with god
- energizes the people distraught by their leaders
- called people to turn to god & remember the covenant in crisis

themes in the prophet's messages

- justice for the poor & oppressed
- faith to the covenant
- messianism (god will choose someone who will bring us salvation)

gospels

jesus christ
heart of all the scriptures
- principal source of the life and teaching of jesus

the gospel of mark

1
- evangelist mark, secretary of peter
- for non-jews
- portrays jesus as the suffering messiah and the son of god
- believed to be the first gospel

the gospel of matthew

2
- for jewish christians who were depressed because of the destruction of the temple of jerusalem
- portrays jesus as the fulfillment of the promised messiah from the old testament
- traces jesus' ancestry with abraham
- frequently cited scriptures the jew were familiar with

the gospel of luke

3
- physician, but companion of paul
-- also wrote acts of the apostles
- portrays jesus as the savior of all
-- emphasized his concern for the powerless and poor

the gospel of john

4
- beloved apostle of jesus
- presents jesus as the eternal word of god, the fullness of the father's revelation
- wrote the book of revelations in the new testament

formation of gospels

1. historical jesus
2. oral tradition
3. writing of the gospels

christ / messiah

title of jesus
- meaning "anointed one"

lord

title of jesus
- adonai in aramaic
- calls god without mentioning his name

son of man

title of jesus
- someone given the power to rule the world (book of prophet daniel)
- semitic idiom used to signify humanity / his humility

son of david

title of jesus
- signifies his roots from the line of david
- he was born in bethlehem, the town of david
- someone who undergoes tremendous suffering to bring justice
- "suffering servant"

threefold mission of christ

priest, prophet, king

(sanctifying, serving, teaching)

jesus as priest

mediator and bridge between humans and god

jesus as king

be a servant to the people

jesus as prophet

bring wisdom and good news about god to the people