Unit 2 Religion

descendants are Moses, Aaron, Miriam, (Midianites)

descendants are Davids and Jesus

descendants are Joshua

Gen 1-11 is a pattern in Torah; sets up the entire bible of the relationship

Gen 12- Ex 15 is a pattern in Torah; Yahweh's mission to rescue creation through the covenant story with Israel

Ex 16- Num 36; Yahweh calls Israel into a covenant with himself on behalf of the nations; Israel is consistently disobedient

the branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil; dealing with God and evil in the form of questioning

a visible manifestation of a deity to a human person; ex: pillar of fire in desert

1. Blood 2. Frogs 3. Gnats 4. Flies 5. Livestock 6. Boils 7. Hail 8. Locusts 9. Darkness 10. Firstborn

Goes back to when Pharaoh originally killed the Israelites sons and now the Egyptian firstborn sons are being killed

mosaic covenant, 10 commandments, decalogue

steadfast love

relates to 10 Commandments as a subcategory or way of organization; laws to avoid impurity such as death

relates to 10 Commandments as a subcategory or way of organization; animals, usally as substitute

relates to 10 Commandments as a subcategory or way of organization; being created imago Dei->honor fundamental human dignity->live justly

relates to 10 Commandments as a subcategory or way of organization; honor this in partnership w/God; Sabbath

a 50th anniversary in which all sins and impurities are forgiven through scapegoat and sacrifice

a tent that served as a meeting place for the Israelites; was considered to be holy, and served as a place of worship; meant to replicate Eden

disobedience is sinful; impurity is not; unable to be in presence of GOd

needs to be clean in order to encounter God; becomes impure through death, illness, etc.

To set Israel apart from neighboring nations and also the conditional covenant aka Sinai Covenant

represent God and the people

mess up and God blocks generation from Promised Land

series of speeches from Moses to Israel about keeping faith

leaders under the law

After moving to Egypt and several generations passed the Israelites are treated as slaves

Moses encounters a bush on fire that is not burnt; a theophany; removes sandals as he is on holy ground and God tells him he is to save the people from Israel

Moses makes excuses such as that he isn't good at public speaking, was a nobody, inadequete and can also be seen as an enemy

God saving Israelite's firstborns by having them place a young lamb's blood on doorframe; continues to be a tradition

God provides for his people through manna and quail; shows his love and care even though the people complained and said they would rather be back in Egypt

God in the form of the pillar of clouds during the day and the pillar of fire at night

can be counted different ways and deals with relationship with God and with others; Holiness, Sacrifice, Justice, Sacred Times; an invitation to trust God; makes Israel distinct but Israel breaks them

1. You shall have no other God’s before me.

2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven images.

3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.

4. Remember the Sabbath day and keep it Holy.

5. Honor your father and mother.

6. Thou shalt not kill. — God wants us to protect human life.

7. Thou shalt not commit adultery. — This means husbands and wives should be faithful to one another.

8. Thou shalt not steal.

9. Thou shall not bear false witness.

10. You shall not covet.

the people accepting the 10 Commandments; sacrifice young bulls to God;

right after 10 Commandments are accepted Israel builds an idol with the help of Aaron; Moses convinces him not to, reminding him of the Abrahamic covenant and promise to his people, God's reputation among (Israel's) enemies, God already liberated them. God forgives the nation as a whole and describes himself as merciful and loving, but says that because he is good, he cannot leave the wicked unpunished

Yom Kippur; Through sacrifice you are trying to reset your relationship with God and with others; The sacrifice of the 2 goats; scapegoat into wilderness and other is sacrificed; Removing sin and impurity; Jubilee every 50 years (I believe)

What should Israel be prepared for? Expectations

One of Mose’s last addresses to the Israelites; “Here Oh Israel”; Takes the 10 commandments and boils it down into one that you shall love God, if you love God above then everything else will follow; Should be imprinted onto children, habit of the heart

remind Israel who they are

the generation that is allowed to enter the promised land

common theme; people disobey the laws and then more laws are put in place; cycle