Old Testament Semester 2 Exam

Define “holy”

Set apart.

Define “atonement”

To join together/make at one

Define “Leviticus”

Laws for the Levites.

What are the three uses of the Law?

The three uses of the law are as a Curb, to restrain sin and maintain order. Mirror, revealing our sinfulness and need for God’s grace. Guide, to teach God’s will and how to live according to his commands.

Ceremonial Laws

Laws concerning the priests, sacrifices, and festival days.

Civil Laws

Laws concerning sales of property, legal punishment, taxes, etc.

Moral Laws

Describes good and proper behavior for living for all believers throughout all of time.

Name three things that would make a person ceremonially unclean.

Touching bodily fluids, eating an unclean animal, and touching a dead body.

What does Deuteronomy mean?

Second Law.

Why was Moses barred from entering the promised land?

He disobeyed God’s command concerning the water and the rock, striking it instead of speaking to it, putting himself in God’s place making it seem like he is providing for the Israelites.

What would it mean to an ancient Isrealite to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart (levav) and with all your soul (nephesh) and with all your strength (me’od)?”What are the distincitions between those three terms.

Levav means devoting your thoughts and desires. Nephesh means offering your whole life and being. Me’od meant using all your energy for him.

Joshua

Moses’ right hand man and Israel’s leader in the conquest of Canaan.

Rahab

An ancestor of Jesus who helped spies in Jericho.

Achan

A man who took plunder for himself leading to punishment for Israel.

Ai

A city Israel thought they could defeat easily, but couldn’t without God’s favor.

Gibeon

The people who tricked Israel into entering an alliance.

Philistines

A group of people that Israel did not drive out of Canaan that will become a large problem later.

Describe Israel’s crossing of the Jordan. “Crossing over Jordan” is a metaphor for what in the Christian life?

The priests carried the ark of the covenant into the river and then the water stopped flowing making a pathway on dry ground. Crossing over Jordan is a metaphor for baptism.

When the rest of the tribes received their land, the Tribe of Levi was treated differently. What did they receive, and why did this happen?

Levi, the founder of the tribe, murdered a town of people so they were removed from the direct line of heritage. In addition, the Levites are priests and everyone needed priests so they weren’t given a specific piece of land and instead gave them individual towns throughout Israel.

Why did God command Israel to completely destroy and drive out the Canaanites instead of encouraging them to live peacefully with their neighbors?

God commanded Israel to completely destroy and drive out the Canaanites to prevent them from adopting their pageant beliefs, practices, and corrupted moral behaviors. It ensured Israels faithfulness to God and preserved their covenant.

Othniel

Son of Caleb and the First Judge of Israel

Ehud

A benjamite who assassinated a fat king.

Deborah

The only female judge.

Gideon

A reluctant judge who defeated the Midianites with only 300 men.

Abimelech

An illegitimate son who murdered his brothers and made himself king.

Jephthah

A foolish judge who sacrificed his own daughter after making a foolish oath.

Samson

An incredibly strong and foolish man. He died when he dropped a temple on himself.

Delilah

The woman who betrayed the final judge of Israel.

Describe a few ways that Israel had become like the Canaanites by the end of Judges.

By the end of judges, Israel had been worshiping idols and abandoning God’s laws. They were corrupt violent and unfaithful

What is the role of a “kinsman reddemer?” How is the kinsman redeemer a type of Christ?

A kinsman redeemer was a close relative who had to rescue or redeem a family member in trouble by buying back land, freeing them from slavery, or marrying a widow to continue the family. The kinsman redeemer is a type of Christ because Jesus rescued us from sin and death just how the kinsman redeemer rescues a family member from trouble.

Why was Saul an “obvious” choice to be made king? How did he lose God’s favor?

He was tall, handsome, and strong. He felt he was above God’s Law and abused his power as king.

Why was David so angry when he was given the news of Saul’s death? Later why was he so upset when he was given news of Absolom’s death.

He still saw Saul as God’s anointed king over Israel. Absolom was his son.

Jeroboam

He led the rebellion against Rehoboam, Splitting the Kingdom. He was the first king of a separated Israel.

Ahab

A wicked king of Israel. He was the main antagonist during the ministry of the prophet Elijah.

Hezekiah

A righteous king of Judah. He remained faithful to God when the Assyrians laid siege to Jerusalem.

Manasseh

The most wicked king of Judah. His actions led to God declaring the end of the kingdom.

Josiah

A righteous king of Judah. The Book of the Law was rediscovered during his temple renovation project, and it was through his efforts that the people of Judah remembered the book of Moses.

What is a type of Christ? Choose three Old testament figures that are types of Christ and explain how they qualify.

A type of Christ is a is a person, object, or event in the Old Testament that symbolically points toward Jesus Christ and his work in the New Testament. The first type of Christ i’m going to mention is the Passover Lamb. The Passover Lamb is a type of christ since it sacrificed for others like Jesus, it had no broken bones like Jesus, and was a perfect Lamb just like how Jesus was perfect. Another type of Christ is David. David is a type of christ since he was a shepherd and Jesus is the Good Shepherd. David was also defeated Goliath just how Jesus defeated sin and David was rejected by his own people before becoming king just how Jesus was rejected before he became our savior. Lastly, Solomon is a type of christ since he was known for great wisdom and Jesus is the embodiment of God’s wisdom. Solomon also built the temple for God just how Jesus built God’s temple in heaven. Lastly Solomon preached peace and Jesus preached eternal Peace.

Despite Israel’s constant sin and betrayal, god remains faithful to his promises. Describe how God prepares the way for the coming Messiah, and show how Jesus’s life and ministry is foreshadowed in the events of the Old Testament. Use examples from the narrative stories, the books of the prophets, and the books of the law.

• Israels repeated sin and God’s continued faithfulness.

• God’s plan for a messiah revealed through the word.

• in Genesis God promises a savior

• The Passover lamb foreshadows Jesus’ sacrifice

• Moses and the bronze serpent foreshadows Jesus being lifted up for healing.

• Manna in the wilderness is a symbol of Jesus as the Bread of life

• David being a shepherd king and man after God’s heart shows Jesus as the Good shepherd and King of Kings.

• In the Isaiah and Micah, and the books of the prophets, it says the messiah will be born in Bethlehem by a virgin who will give birth which is fulfilled when the virgin Mary gives birth to Jesus in Bethlehem.