Isaiah 59:1-2 - Answers It is not the lord's fault that we are separated from sin, but it is our fault,
because of our sins.
Judges 21:25, "in those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes."
What does this refrain indicate about the spiritual state of the people? - Answers indicate how humanity
(including Israel) constantly struggled in idolatry and rebellion against God "doing what was right in their
own eyes"
What is the prophecy in Genesis 3:15 known as and what does it mean? - Answers There will be one
born of man who will crush the serpents head, this is a prophecy of the coming of them messiah.
A main idea according to the textbook is that the history of humanity is characterized by a departure
from what? - Answers Wisdom
Which book of the Bible begins with the story of Moses? - Answers Exodus
What kind of prayer is found in Nehemiah 9 and how does it contrast God and the people? - Answers
Rehearsal of history in a selective way: While humanity is unfaithful, God is always faithful
Although created in the image of God, after the Fall humanity became sinful by nature. How extensively
does this "original sin" or "depravity" affect us according to Romans 3:10-23? - Answers All natural born
human beings
How did the Fall (sin of Adam and Eve) affect the world according to Genesis 3:16-19? - Answers
imperfect: pain, guilt, sinful in nature
What metaphor does the textbook use to describe idolatry? - Answers infidelity: unfaithfulness in a
relationship
According to the textbook, what was the primary message of the Old Testament prophets? - Answers To
get the people to flee from idolatry and return to God
List the names of Israel's first three kings. - Answers a. Saul
b. David
c. Solomon
After Israel divided into the northern kingdom and the southern kingdom, the southern kingdom of
Judah endured much longer but eventually fell to what nation? - Answers Babylon
According to the textbook the wisdom literature (Job through Ecclesiastes) has what central theme? -
Answers Fear of the lord