Engaging the Biblical Narrative: Lectures 8–16 Review

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering the major figures, biblical terms, covenant themes, historical periods, and theological concepts from Lectures 8 through 16 of Engaging the Biblical Narrative.

Covenant

A binding relationship, promise, or agreement established between God and His people.

Sovereignty

God's supreme authority and control over His purposes.

Substitution

One life given in place of another; exemplified by the Passover lamb and pointing forward to Jesus' death on the cross.

Passover

The event in which God's judgment passed over Israelite homes marked by the sacrificial lamb's blood, sparing their firstborn.

Exodus

Israel's departure from slavery in Egypt.

Yahweh

God's covenant name, revealed to Moses and connected to "I AM WHO I AM."

Tabernacle

The sanctuary tent where God dwelled among the people of Israel.

Pictorial fulfillment

Historical events and institutions in Israel's history that illustrate or foreshadow God's larger promises and their ultimate fulfillment.

Abraham

The patriarch who received God's promise of a great nation, land, blessing, and that all nations on earth would be blessed through his family.

Isaac

The promised son born to Abraham and Sarah through whom God's covenant line continues.

Jacob

Isaac's younger twin son, chosen by God to carry on the promise, and the father of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Esau

Jacob's older twin brother, who did not continue the covenant line.

Joseph

Jacob's favored son who was sold into slavery in Egypt, rose to second-in-command, and preserved his family during famine.

Moses

The prophet called by God at the burning bush to lead Israel out of Egyptian slavery.

Pharaoh

The ruler of Egypt who resisted God and refused to release Israel, enduring ten plagues.

God's rule

Living according to God's character and commands.

Blessing

Life and fellowship with God under His rule.

Atonement

Dealing with sin through sacrifice so people can be reconciled to God.

Scapegoat

The goat on the Day of Atonement that symbolically carried Israel's sins away into the wilderness.

Sacrificial goat

The goat on the Day of Atonement whose blood was shed to represent atonement for sin.

Most Holy Place

The innermost area of the tabernacle, containing the Ark of the Covenant and uniquely associated with God's presence.

Ark of the Covenant

A sacred chest placed in the Most Holy Place that held the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments.

Mercy Seat / Atonement Cover

The cover of the Ark of the Covenant, associated with God's presence and the place of atonement.

Once for all

The principle that Jesus' sacrifice on the cross is sufficient, effective, and does not need to be repeated.

The Twelve Spies

Leaders sent into Canaan from each tribe whose fear led Israel to refuse to enter the land, resulting in 40 years of wandering in the wilderness.

Davidic Covenant

God's promise to King David in 2 Samuel 7 that a descendant from his royal line would establish an eternal throne and kingdom.

Judges Cycle

Israel's repeated pattern in the book of Judges: sin (idolatry), judgment (oppression), cry for help, deliverance by an imperfect judge, and repetition.

Samuel

The last judge, first prophet of the monarchy period, and a priest during whose leadership Israel demanded an earthly king.

Saul

Israel's first king, who appeared impressive outwardly but was rejected by God for repeated disobedience and rejection of God's Word.

David

Israel's second king, described as a man after God's own heart, who established Jerusalem as capital and repented when confronted with his sin.

Solomon

David's son who built the Temple during an era of peace and prosperity, but whose foreign wives later turned his heart toward idolatry.

Rehoboam

Solomon's son whose harsh rule and increased burdens prompted the northern tribes to rebel and divided the kingdom.

Jeroboam I

The first ruler of the Northern Kingdom of Israel following the division of the monarchy.

Northern Kingdom (Israel)

The kingdom consisting of ten tribes, led by Jeroboam I with Samaria as its eventual capital, which was conquered by Assyria in 722 BC.

Southern Kingdom (Judah)

The kingdom composed of Judah and Benjamin, ruled by the line of David from Jerusalem, which was conquered by Babylonia in 586 BC.

Forth-tellers

The primary role of Old Testament prophets as covenant enforcers who spoke God's current message and called people to repentance, rather than merely predicting the future.

Remnant

A small group of faithful people preserved by God through judgment and exile to inherit His promises.

Cyrus

The king of the Medo-Persian Empire who issued a decree allowing the Jewish exiles to return to Judah.

True Israel

A description of Jesus Christ, who succeeded as God's obedient Son where the nation of Israel failed, appointing twelve disciples to represent a renewed people of God.

Second Adam

A description of Jesus Christ, who perfectly obeyed God without sin and reversed the condemnation, sin, and death brought by the first Adam.

New Covenant

God's promised covenant in Jeremiah 31 where He writes His law on people's hearts, forgives their sin, and enables personal knowledge of Him, mediated and fulfilled by Jesus.

Gospel of Matthew

The Gospel emphasizing Jesus as the promised Messiah, King, and True Israel who fulfills Old Testament prophecy and traces back to Abraham and David.

Gospel of Mark

The Gospel emphasizing Jesus as the Suffering Servant who gives His life as a ransom and calls disciples to deny themselves.

Gospel of Luke

The orderly historical Gospel emphasizing Jesus as the Savior of the World whose genealogy traces back to Adam, demonstrating salvation for all nations.

Gospel of John

The Gospel emphasizing the eternal existence and divine identity of Jesus as the Son of God who gives eternal life to all who believe.

Pictorial Kingdom (Kingdom Stage)

The stage of redemptive history where the Israelites in Canaan and the temple experienced God's rule through the law and earthly kings as a temporary picture of the ultimate Kingdom.

Present Kingdom (Kingdom Stage)

The stage of redemptive history where Jesus' people (the true Israel) enter God's rest and blessing under the New Covenant through Christ, who is the true temple and eternal King.