What town did the heroism tower over?
Bethlehem
3rd tallest fortress in world
Why did Herod build the herodian?
He feared cleopatra
Who were Isaac and Rebekah’s sons?
What was the prophecy?
Jacob and Esau
The older would serve the younger
What line did Herod come from?
The line of Esau
Why line did Jesus come from?
Jacob
Jesus didn’t leave any…….. Yet he still has an incredible legacy
Physical structures
Contrast between Jesus and Herod?
Jesus Herod
- servant - power
- caring. -heartless
- selfless. - rich
- manger. - Esau
- poor. - herodian
- Jacob
Give examples of when evil appeared stronger than good?
Ww2 hitler
Slavery in America
Terrorism
We need to ______
That God is in _____
Trust
Control
What was Masada?
- Fortress made by Herod
- had. Pool
- Cisterns and store houses
- Hanging gardens
- Was on mountain tops
Who were zealots
Jews who were passionate for freedom from Rome and God
How did the Romans siege Masada?
Built walls all around the Mountain.
Built a siege ramp.
Knocked wall down
what did the Romans find when the got into Masada?
Dead zealots
Suicide
What’s the root word of zealots and what does it mean?
Zeal- passionate, enthusiastic
A Jew who was passionate for God and freedom from Rome
What are some good qualities in zealots we should have?
Passion
Uncompromising
Importance of Dead Sea scrolls?
- Showed the bible hasn’t changed over time
2. God preserved his word
Were did a Jewish man build his home?
Onto his fathers house
A house that continually grows is called an?
Insula
What age did girls marry?
14-15
What age did boys get married?
20-25
After bride price was made the man would go and _________ and then when he was done he would _______
Build a house
Get friends and blow trumpets
Brides had to be ready at all times because she was ____?
Bought with a price
What happened when the trumpet was blown?
All girls would rush out
How long was a wedding celebration?
7 days
How does the bride story relate to Jesus and us?
Jesus builds houses for us and Jesus bought us with a price when he died.
In heaven we will all be in a_____?
Big Insula celebrating
What’s the theme of Jesus’s sermon on the mount?
Repent
Sermon on the mount differences?
No adultery - no lustful thoughts Eye for an eye- turn the other cheek Oaths- tell truth Give money- give privately Don't kill- no anger
What was the name of the town located on a steep hill?
Gamla
How did the people of gamla die?
All 5000 jumped off cliff
A synagogue was a place of worship and a _____
Community centre
What did a Jew have to do before entering the synagogue?
Go through personal cleansing
Were was the Torah kept?
In the Torah closet
Where did the Torah reader sit?
On the Moses seat
How did a service end
With a benediction or good word
What did the reader wear?
Aa prayer shawl with long tassels
What did the 5 knots represent?
The five book of the Torah
What did the 4 spaces represent?
The 4 letters in gods name
How many laws were there?
613
What did devout Jews believe about prayer shawls
They believed that if they touched them they would be healed
When do we Christians tend to isolate ourselves?
During fasting
Bad influences from friends
Christian school
What can we admire about the zealots faith?
They were passionate and willing to die for faith
List some facts about sepphoris?
20000-30000 people
Very wealthy
Had theatres
List some facts about Nazareth?
2 miles from sepphoris
Couple 100 people
Jesus lives there
What is a tecton?
A builder
Who was joanna?
What did she do?
She was the wife of heroes financial advisor
And she funded Jesus’s ministry
What is a hypocrite ?
An actor
Christian view of money
Can be used as a tool for God
Christian view on work?
We are tools for God
What does Jesus mean by using a sword?
To confront people the sword is a Symbol
Was Jesus confrontational?
Did Jesus turn away from certain people?
Yes - turning tables
Pharisees
No Jesus helped even the lepers
Living water =?
Cistern water=?
Life in Jesus
Depend on self (sin)
How is the number 153 symbolic?
Represents the number of nations an how each should hear the gospel
God has power over —-?
Evil
How many baskets were there in the Jewish feeding?
How many in the gentile feeding?
12
7
Represents how the gospel is for everyone
How did jesus stop the storm on the Sea of Galilee?
How did the disciples respond?
He told the storm to stop
They were amazed that Jesus had power over even the waves and storms
Describe legion?
Man who had many demons I side him
Not even chains could hold him
He lived in the tombs
Cut himself
What was the disciples response to legion?
The really wanted to leave the decapolis
Where did Jesus allow the legion to go?
Into 2000 pigs who all jumped into the sea and died!
What did Jesus tell the man after he was no longer possessed?
To stay and tell his story
Was the man who was possessed successful in his mission?
Yes because when Jesus came back lots of people wanted to hear him
What is the key to success?
Passion
What does it mean to submit?
2 key verbs?
To know that God is above you
Resist and submit
Bible characters who resisted the devil…..
Job
3 guys
Joseph (pottiphors wife)
What happened during Passover?
Extra roman soldiers
False messiahs
Temple doors left open for possible messiah
What did the people shout when Jesus entered Jerusalem?
What does it mean?
Hosanna = free is
What did palm branches represent?
Freedom for the Jewish people
Was on coin
Name 2 times Jesus weeps?
When Lazarus died
When Jews missed the point of Jesus’s coming
Why does Jesus weep for us?
Feels our pain
And we sometimes miss the point
2 examples of Jesus showing servanthood?
- Washing disciples feet
- Healing wounds of lepers
- Feeding 5000
Adjectives that describe a Christian servant
Caring
Humble
Selfless
If u want to be great …….?
Serve
Matthew 20:28
The son of man did not come to be served, but to serve. And to give his life an a ransom for many
Where are we graphed?
Onto the Jewish culture
What does Jesus have to say about children?
They have no status
We need to become like children to serve
anyone who causes a child to sin should have a milestone around their neck and thrown into lake
Olive press symbolism
Olives = Jesus (blood)
Olive press= our sin
What does gethsemane mean?
Garden of the olive press
What happened on Palm Sunday?
Triumphal entry
Hosanna and Palm branches
Monday - Wednesday
Confronts Pharisees
Cleansing temple
Thursday
Last supper
Gethsemane
Judas betrays
Jesus is arrested
Friday
Peter denies
Jesus is tried
Jesus is crucified and dies at 3
Sunday
Jesus rose
What were the rules of crucifixion?
Had to be outside city in public place
Normally people were naked uppercase t shape only 5 feet above ground
Nailed through wrist an ankles
Procedure of crucifixion
Person first flogged
Person carried crossbar around town with sign telling the crime
Nailed through wrist and ankles
Romans would break legs to fasten the process
Died of asphyxiation and loss of blood
What did Jesus offer his disciples?
Cup of wine is a convenient between Jesus and his bride
Marriage (symbolic)
Bride = church Jesus= bride groom
Facts about Caesarea?
Palace Port Sewage=tides Water = aqueducts Theatre
Heroes greatness vs David’s
Herod = did things for his own glory
David = did things so that the world may know that God is God
Faith lesson from the difference between Herod and David
- Who are we doing things for
2. Who are we living for
Why did God put Jesus and Herod in the same time?
To show the contrast between kings
Step by step marriage process
Bride price Wine Man builds house Trumpets sound Wedding celebration for 7 days
Step by step service
Man reads Torah
Man shares experiences
Benediction
Offering
If olive trees do not produce fruit they are…………..?
Who does this relate to?
They are cut down
Relates to the Israelites who did not serve and love God
After a tree is cut down what happens…….?
Who does this relate to….?
A new shoot grows out
Relates to Jesus
Only ______ can ________
Love. Heal