Test #2

  • The Book of Genesis

    • Primeval History (Genesis 1-11)

      • Creation of the Universe

        • Transformation of chaos into order.

      • The Flood and The Noahic Covenant

        • God calls Noah to build the ark; God establishes a covenant that he will never flood the whole earth again by sending a rainbow.

    • The Cycle of Ancestral Stories (Genesis 12-36)

      • Call of Abraham

        • God calls Abraham to migrate to Canaan and God promised Abraham he will have as many descendants as the stars in the sky and the grains of sand on earth. This is the 2nd major covenant.

      • The Binding of Issac

        • Abraham’s test of faith to God regarding his promised son Issac.

    • The Story of Joseph

      • Joseph is one of 12 brothers. He is sold into slavery by them.

      • Joseph interprets dreams for a servant, a baker, and Pharaoh.

      • Joseph rises up and is eventually second-in command to Pharaoh

  • 10 Plagues of Egypt

    • Water to Blood

    • Frogs

    • Gnats or Lice

    • Flies

    • Death of Livestock

    • Boils

    • Hail

    • Locusts

    • Darkness for 3 days

    • Death of the firstborn son

  • Life Accomplishments of Moses

    • Born a Hebrew slave, Moses was rescued from the Nile River and raised as an Egyptian prince. After killing an oppressive Egyptian taskmaster, he fled into the desert of Midian, where he spent forty years living quietly as a humble shepherd. God then encountered Moses through a burning bush and commanded him to return to Egypt to demand the liberation of the Israelites. Armed with miraculous power, he led his people out of Egyptian bondage, famously parting the Red Sea to secure their escape. He spent his final forty years leading the Israelites through the desert wilderness, during which he received the Ten Commandments directly from God at Mount Sinai. Moses died at 120 years old on Mount Nebo, catching a glimpse of the Promised Land before God privately buried him in an unmarked grave.

  • Notable Accomplishments of Moses

    • Liberating the Israelites

      • He successfully led millions of Hebrew slaves out of Egypt, breaking centuries of bondage by confronting Pharaoh and overseeing the exodus Exodus 12:31-42

    • Parting the Red Sea

      • Through divine intervention, he miraculously divided the sea so the trapped Israelites could escape on dry ground, permanently ending the threat of the pursuing Egyptian army Exodus 14:21-31.

    • Receiving the 10 Commandments

      • At Mount Sinai, he served as the mediator who received the Ten Commandments and the foundational legal and moral codes that formed the bedrock of Western civilization and Judeo-Christian ethics Exodus 20:1-17

    • Writing the Torah

      • He is traditionally credited with authoring the first five books of the Bible—Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy—establishing the foundational history and religious identity of Israel.

  • The Five Sections of Leviticus

    • 1st section- (chapters 1-7)- Regulates sacrificial offerings

    • 2nd section- (chapters 8-10)- Describe the ceremonies for

    • installing the Aaronite priests.

    • 3rd section- (chapters 11-15)- Outlines rules to distinguish what

    • is clean and unclean (food and practices).

    • 4th section- (chapter 16)- Scapegoat sacrifice and Day of

    • Aonement (Yom Kippur).

    • 5th section- (chapters 17-27)- Holiness Code and Vows.

  • Three Major Events in Numbers

    • Spies are dispatched to Canaan. Ten return with a discouraging message.

    • Joshua and Caleb are the only spies who express faith in God.

    • Introduced to Manna

    • Korah’s rebellion.

    • Balaam is hired by Balak to curse the Israelites. Incident involving a talking donkey.

  • Three Major Themes in Deuteronomy

    • Three speeches of Moses (1st- 1:6-4:44) (2nd- 5-26,28) (3rd-29-30).

    • The Shema – (Deut. 6:4-9)

    • The Death of Moses


Key Terms:

  • Narrative:

    • A prose account or story detailing connected historical or sacred events.

  • Genealogies:

    • Structural accounts or lists tracing ancestral descent and lineage across generations.

  • Etiology:

    • An explanation or origin story that accounts for how a specific name, custom, rite, or natural phenomenon came to be.

  • Itinerary:

    • A recorded route or log detailing travel stages, stopping places, and movements during a journey.

  • Cult Legends:

    • Sacred narratives linked to specific worship sites or rituals that explain their holy establishment and significance.

  • Legal Codes:

    • Collections of written laws, regulations, and ethical guidelines designed to govern societal and religious life.

  • Firmament:

    • The visible dome or expanse of the sky separating the upper waters from the lower earth in ancient biblical cosmology.

  • Theophany:

    • A direct, visible, or sensory manifestation of the Divine to human beings.

  • National Etiologies:

    • Origin stories explaining the historical emergence, identity, and shared destiny of an entire nation or tribe.

  • Theocracy:

    • A form of government in which divine law rules directly or through appointed religious authorities.

  • Hyksos:

    • A Semitic ruler group from Western Asia that controlled Northern Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period.

  • Seti (Sethsos) I:

    • A Nineteenth Dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh, father of Ramses II, who expanded Egyptian military power.

  • Ramses II:

    • A major Pharaoh of Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty, widely associated by tradition with the period of the biblical Exodus.