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Bible-

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The written records of God’s revelation and his relationship with his people

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Ark of the Covenant-

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A wooden box in which the tablets of the 10 Commandments were kept.

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Covenant-

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An agreement between God and his people

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Divine inspiration-

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The special guidance that the Holy Spirit gave to the human writers of the Bible

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Divine revelation-

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God’s making himself known to us

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Ecumenism-

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The work to promote unity among all Christians

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Exodus-

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The biblical word describing the Israelites’ departure from slavery to freedom

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Faith-

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A gift from God that emables us to believe in him and accept all that he has revealed

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Free will

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The freedom and ability to choose

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Gospel

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The good news about God at work in Jesus Christ

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Idolatry

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Giving worship to a creature or thing instead of God

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Incarnation-

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The truth that the son of God, the second person of the blessed trinity, became man.

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Lamentation

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A sorrow that is expressed in the form of a poem

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Manna

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A sweet breadlike food that God provided for the Israelites in the desert

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Martyr

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A person who dies rather than gives up their belief in Jesus Christ

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Miracle

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An extraordinary event that is beyond human power and brought about by God

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Mount sinai

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A mountain peak in the southern part of the sinai peninsula

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Nazirite-

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A person consecrated to God who promised not to drink alcohol products, touch anything dead, or cut their hair

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Original sin

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The first sin that weakened human nature and brought ignorance, suffering, and death into the world

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Parable

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A short story that has a message

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Passover

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The event in which God passed over the whole of Egypt, taking the lives of every firstborn Egyptian and sparing the Israelites

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Patriarch

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A father or founder of a clan

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Pentecost

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The day on which the Holy Spirit came upon the Apostles

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Pharaoh

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The king of Egypt

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Prophet

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Someone who speaks on behalf of God, defends the truth, and works for justice

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Providence

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God’s plan for and protection of all of creation

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Psalm

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A poetic prayer designed to be chanted or sung to music

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Sin

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A thought, word, deed, or omission against God ‘s law

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Steward-

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A person who is given both the authority over what he or she cares for and and the responsibility for seeing that it livesw

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Tradition

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The revelation of the good news of Jesus Christ as lives out in the Church past and present

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Ressurection

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The mystery of Jesus being raised from the dead

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How can we know God?

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Through his creation

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What did God create

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The universe and everything in it

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How many books are in the bible

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73

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How has God made himself known to us? What is another name for it

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God making himself known to us, AKA divine revelation was done through his deeds and interactions with people throughout time

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Who does God want to have a loving relationship with?

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All people

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Who wrote the Bible? How?

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God gave the human writers of the Bible Divine inspiration so they would know what to write. Because of this, God is the author of the Bible.

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What does Genesis mean? How does this relate to the Bible?

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Genesis means beginnings. Genesis is the first book of the Bible, where the story of creation is.

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How did God create the universe?

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Over a period of 6 days, God spoke and everything was created. Then he rested on the seventh day.

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What is God ?

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God is the supreme being that created life and keeps it in existence.

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What are the attributes of God ?

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God is eternal, all powerful, all knowing, and ever present

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What was the model for humans?

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God

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What parts of creation have free will and a conscience?

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Humans

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What is our soul?

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The breath of life that God gave to the first humans

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What is responsible for caring for the creatures of the earth?

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Humans

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When did pain enter the world?

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The first sin

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What happened after Original Sin?

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God told a man named Noah that he was going to send a great flood, to build an ark and to take his family and 2 of every animal on the ark.

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What was the story of the tower of Babel?

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Humans decided that they were all going to build a tower and live in it together, resisting God ‘s plan. To punish them, God made them all speak different languages, so they had to split up.

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Who were the patriarchs?

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Abraham, Issac, Jacob, and Joseph.

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What is the story of Abra(ha)m and Sarai (Sarah)?

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God told Abram to leave his home and journey to Canaan. Then God promised that he would be the father of a nation. He had no children and was very old. Abram and his wife Sarai gathered everything they had and left. When they arrived in Canaan, God tested their faith. When they passed those tests, God changed Abram’s name to Abraham and Sarai’s to Sarah. Then Sarah had a son named Isaac. When Isaac was a boy, God told Abraham to go up on a mountain and sacrifice Isaac. When Abraham agreed, God told him that that was the final test of faith and that he didnt have to sacrifice Issaac.

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What is the story of Jacob?

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When Isaac grew up, he had twin sons named Jacob and Esau. God made it clear that Jacob should have birthright, but Esau was older. Jacob tricked Esau into selling him his birthright for a bowl of lentil stew. Jacob then tricked his blind father into giving him the blessing that should have been given to Esau. Esau vowed to kill Jacob. So Jacob fled his home. God came to Jacob in a dream and told him that he was with him and changed his name to Israel. Jacob prospered and had many children.

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Why did the Israelites move to Egypt?

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Joseph’s father and brothers were still living in Canaan, and there was a famine there. Joseph asked the pharaoh for permission to let his father and brothers move to Egypt. The pharaoh agreed to let them live there.

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How were the Israelites treated when they moved into Egypt?

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At first, they were treated as honored guests and given a plot of fertile land. Then a new pharaoh came into power, and he made the Israelites his slaves.

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What did the pharaoh do after he made the Israelites slaves?

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The number of Israelites still continued to grow. So the pharaoh told his soldiers to kill every newborn baby boy.

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How did Moses escape this new law, and where did he grow up?

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Moses’ mother put baby Moses in a basket and floated him down the river. He was found by the pharaoh’s daughter and raised as an Egyptian prince.

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Why did Moses have to leave Egypt, and what happened once he left?

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When Moses grew up, he saw an Israelite slave being beaten by an Egyptian, and Moses killed the Egyptian. The pharaoh heard about this, so Moses had to run away to Midian. While there, God appeared to Moses in a burning bush. God told that he was to lead the Israelites out of slavery.

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What happened after God appeared to Moses?

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Moses returned to Egypt and explained this message to the Israelites. Moses and his brother Aaron met with the pharaoh and tried to negotiate freedom. The pharaoh refused. Moses asked God what to do, so God told Moses that he would bring “great acts of judgement” on the Egyptians, which were the plagues.

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List the plagues

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River of blood, Frogs, Gnats, Flies, Disease, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, death of first born

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What happened after the ninth plague, darkness ?

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God instructed the Israelites to mark their doorframes with lamb’s blood. At midnight, God sent an angel of death all over Egypt, killing the firstborn child of every Egyptian and sparing the Israelites. Horrified, the pharaoh told Moses to take the Israelites and leave immediatley.

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What happened during the first part of the Exodus ?

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The pharaoh changed his mind and sent an army after the Israelites. They were pursued to the Red Sea, where they could not go any farther. God parted the Red Sea, and the Israelites were able to walk through. When the Egyptian army tried to pursue, the sea returned to normal and the Egyptians drowned. The Israelites had escaped from Egypt.

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What happened during the second part of the Exodus ?

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They faced a long journey through the Sinai peninsula. God gave them manna and water, and led the way with a pillar of fire. When the Israelites got to Mount Sinai, Moses went up to the mountain to pray to God. God gave Moses the 10 Commandments, and a covenant that they would follow those commandments.

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What had the Israelites been doing while Moses was on top of Mount Sinai ?

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They had built a false god of a golden calf, and began to worship it. When Moses came down from the mountain and saw this, he became very angry. The Israelites began to realize that God was with them, so they took apart the golden calf and built the ark of the covenant.

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How long did the Israelites’ journey take?

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Forty years. Moses died before they could reach the Promised land, so God appointed Joshua to lead them into the Promised land.

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What happened when the Israelites entered Canaan?

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There were Canaanites living there, and the Israelites had to conquer the largest city of Jericho. God told Joshua to march around the walls of the city and make a lot of noise. After 7 days, the walls of Jericho fell down, and the Israelites took over Jericho.

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What was the pattern that happened after the Israelites started to live in Canaan?

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The Israelites would start worshipping false gods, so God would allow other tribes to take over Canaan. The Israelites would realize their mistake and ask God for help. God would send a judge (military leader) to help the people. The judge would defeat the enemy, and the pattern would start over.

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Who was the greatest judge?

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Deborah. She was a wise leader to the Israelites, and defeated the
Canaanites in a battle at Mount Tabor.

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Who was Samson?

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He was another Nazirite judge. He was blessed by God with great strength. Samson married a Philistine woman named Delilah, who told the Philistine leaders of the secret to his strength. Delilah cut off his hair when he was asleep, and the Philistines imprisoned him. While in prison, Samson’s strength came back. He used this strength to pull down the temple he was tied up in, killing himself and everyone in it.

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What is the story of Ruth?

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A woman named Naomi moved to Moab with her husband and sons. One of her sons married Ruth. Soon after, both sons and their father died. Ruth refused to leave Naomi, moving back to Canaan with her. During the harvest, Ruth was given extra grain by a farmer named Boaz. Soon after Boaz bought some land from Naomi and married Ruth.

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Who was Samuel?

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Samuel was God ‘s first prophet. There was a lot of fighting, and the Philistines were threatening Israel. Samuel gradually became their leader, but the people wanted a king.

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Who did Samuel choose as king?

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God told Samuel to choose Saul as the king. However, gradually Saul turned from God and became more concerned with his own interests, so God told Samuel that he was going to choose a new king.

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Who did God choose next?

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God told Samuel to choose the youngest son of Jesse, named David. Saul was still king.

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Who was Goliath?

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Goliath was a giant and the leader of the Philistine army. Every day he walked up to the Israelites and challenged them to a fight, which no one accepted. One day, David accepted this challenge and was able to fight and kill Goliath.

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What happened when David became king?

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He finally conquered the Philistines. He set up a new capital and government in Jerusalem.

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Who was the next king?

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Solomon, David’s son.

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Why did God give Solomon a gift, what was it, and how did he use it?

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Solomon was very faithful to God when he was young. As a reward, God promised him anything he wanted. Solomon asked for wisdom. God made him the wisest king ever.

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How was Solomon’s wisdom tested?

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Two women came to Solomon, each claming to be the mother of a baby. To test the women, Solomon told the soldier to cut the baby in half and give one half to each woman. When the women heard this, one of them begged Solomon not to kill the baby and to give it to the other woman. Solomon knew that this was the true mother of the baby, and gave it to her.

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How did Solomon decide to pay tribute to God for the gift of his wisdom?

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Solomon decided to build a great temple to God in Jerusalem. It was large and had two floors. The upper floor was called the sanctuary. It was reserved for God and contained the ark of the covenant. The lower part was the nave, and it was where people prayed.

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Name the four types of Psalms.

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Royal psalms celebrate the life of a king
Hymns praising God and Zion focus on God ‘s power
Laments express sorrow
Wisdom Poems are teachings

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Why did Israel become divided?

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Solomon made people pay heavy taxes and work long hours. He slowly forgot the covenant. Solomon’s son Rehoboam became king next. He announced higher taxes and workloads. When the 10 northern tribes heard this, they split off from the rest of the 2 southern tribes.

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What were the names, tribes, and kings of the 2 kingdoms?

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Israel was the 10 northern tribes and had Jeroboam as their king. Judah was the 2 southern tribes and had Rehoboam as their king.

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How did the leaders of Israel and Judah turn the people away from God ?

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Jeroboam did not want people worshipping in the Temple in Judah, so he set up the worshipping of false gods instead. Rehoboam started worshipping false gods too. They fought many battles with each other.

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Who was the worst northern king and what did he do?

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Ahab. He married a foreign princess named Jezebel. She worshipped a false god named Baal, and she made Ahab worship him too. Ahab built a temple to Baal in Samaria. Ahab allowed Jezebel to kill hundreds of people who believed in God.

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How did God try to help the people turn back to him?

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God sent prophets.

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Who was the first northern prophet ?

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Elijah. He and his friend Elisha urged the people to live justly and faithfully to God.

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Who was Jehu?

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He was a northern general. He killed Jezebel and Ahab’s family after Ahab died in battle. He returned the northern kingdom to God, though he killed many people in the process.

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What was life like when Jehu was king ?

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Most Israelites lived a hard life, and the government did nothing to help them. People were greedier and eviler.

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Who were the Assyrians and how did the affect Israel?

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Assyria was a powerful new nation. The king of Assyria atttacked Israel and took over the countryside. Three years later, he took over the capital. Israel became another part of the Assyrian empire. The 27,000 people who were captured were never heard from again.

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Who was Amos ?

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Amos was a northern prophet. Amos told the people that they were heartless and greedy. He accused them of turning their backs to God. He said that Israel’s only hope for salvation was to act justly. People ignored his message, and so he predicted the destruction of Israel by Assyria.

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Who was Hosea ?

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Hosea was a northern prophet. Hosea told them that even though they had commited a lot of sins, God would never give up on them.

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How did Judah become an ally of ASSYRIA and how did ASSYRIA tread Judah ?

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The king of Israel and SYRIA offered the Judean king a place in their alliance against ASSYRIA. Israel and SYRIA threatened Judah with war. The Judean king made an alliance with ASSYRIA. However, they had to give up all kinds of religious and political independence.

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Who was Hezekiah?

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Hezekiah was a southern king. He stopped practices of false gods, and tried to help the poor and drive the Assyrians out of Judah.

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Who was Isaiah ? (The first one)

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Isaiah was a southern prophet. He spoke out against idolatry and injustice. He said that God would never allow for Judah to be destroyed, but he would use other nations to make Judah pure again.

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Who was Micah ?

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Micah was a southern prophet. He spoke out against false prophets, greed, dishonesty and corruption. He told the people to be just and faithful to God. Like most prophets, his message was ignored.

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Who was Josiah?

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Josiah was a southern king. He found an early copy of the Book of Deuteronomy. He was surprised to find out how differently people acted from the time of Moses, so he began a religious reform. He also helped Judah regain its independence from Assyria.

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How long did the independence last?

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Not long. Judah was soon conquered by Babylon.

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How did the Babylonians treat Judah?

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When the king of Judah was disloyal to Babylon, the Babylonian king would come in and destroy farmlands and carry off money. After the 3rd time this happened, he destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the people to Babylon.

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Who was Jeremiah?1

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Jeremiah was a southern prophet. He warned the people of punishments for failing to live by the covenant. He told the people that the Babylonians were a part of God ‘s plan. Jeremiah was attacked and imprisoned.

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Who was Ezekiel?

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Ezekiel was a prophet during the exile. He called the people to God and condemned social injustice, idolatry, and superstition. He described a vision that he had where the glory of God had left the temple and Jerusalem. He declared that the people had rejected God.

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How did the Israelites change during the exile?

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They began to call themselves Jews, their religion Judaism, and the place where they worshipped synagogues. They also realized how unfaithful they had been to God. They realized that being one of God’s people means following his will and following the covenant.

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How did the Babylonians treat the exiles?

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The Babylonians treated the exiles well, and they stayed a community and were able to keep their religion. God protected the people.

100
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Who was Isaiah? (The second one)

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He was a prophet during the time of the exile. He told the people that God would save them through a suffering servant (Jesus)

101
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List the Wisdom literature books.

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Book of Job                              Book of Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)
Book of Psalms
Book of Proverbs
Book of Ecclesiastes
Song of Songs
Book of Wisdom
102
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What is the message of the book of Job?

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Suffering is a part of life for all people.

103
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What is in the Book of Psalms?1

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The Book of Psalms is a collection of psalms.

104
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What does the book of Ecclesiastes teach?

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Riches, pleasure and wisdom only provide happiness for a little while. Only God can provide lasting happiness.

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What is in Song of Songs?

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A collection of love poems

106
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What is taught in the book of Wisdom?

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It teaches people to live a good and holy life.

107
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What does the book of Sirach deal with?

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Growing in faith

108
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How did the return from exile happen?

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In 539 B.C., the king Cyrus decided to let the Jews return to Judah. Two groups led the people back to Judah. Prophets named Haggai, Zechariah, and Ezra returned the people to God.

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What is in the book of Obadiah?

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God is just.

110
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What is the story of Esther?

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Esther was a Jewish girl and the wife of the Babylonian king. He plotted to kill all the Jews. At risk to herself, she prayed, fasted, and appealed to the king until he changed his mind.

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How did the Jewish communtiy split and what did this lead to?

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The king was warned that the Roman empire was trying to take over his land. He required that people practice Greek culture and religion. This led to a rebellion led by Judas Maccabeus. After 17 years and the death of Judas, Simon negotiated peace and independence.

112
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Who became king (high priest) after Simon?

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John Hyrcanus. There was disagreement among the Jews during his rule, so they split into three groups.

113
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What were these three groups?

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Essenes-refused to have anything to do with John, were persecuted, left Judah for Qumran on the Dead Sea
Pharisees- rejected John’s policies, had separate high priest, stayed in Jerusalem
Saducees- worked with and recognized John

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How did the Romans become involved in Judah?

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A civil war started over the next king, and Rome decided to send its best general to come in. Over thirty years, Rome took over Judah and made a man named Herod king.

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How did Herod change Judah?

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He renamed it to Judea, put to death those who challenged his authority, and imposed heavy taxes to please the Romans. He was loved by the Romans and hated by the Jews.

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