Questions With Complete Solutions
Summarize Isaiah 59:1-2. - Answer-" Your Inequities" have made a separation
(distance) between you and your God. Our sin is what separates us (relationally) from
God.
/.The textbook and lecture make mention of Judges 21:25, "In those days there was no
king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes" (ESV). This is a common
refrain in Scripture (Deut. 12:8; Prov. 12:15; 26:12). What does this refrain indicate
about the spiritual-state of the people? - Answer-It affirms the universality of sin and
how separated they are from God. How and why foolishness is associated with doing
what's right in your "own" eyes. You re justifying yourself enough to believe in your own
lies.
/.What is the prophecy in Genesis 3:15 known as, and what does it mean? - Answer-It is
known as the protoevangelion meaning the first gospel. This passage indicates
redemption for humanity.
/.A main idea, according to the textbook, is that the history of humanity is characterized
by a departure from what - Answer-a departure from wisdom, but God brings hope,
deliverance, and redemption.
/.Which book of the Bible begins with the story of Moses? - Answer-Exodus
/.What kind of prayer is found in Nehemiah 9, and how does it contrast God and the
people? - Answer-It is a prayer of confession and sin. The Israelites confessed and
professed how God is loving, faithful, righteous, and creator of all. It contrasts from God
and the people because it shows Gods repeated faithfulness and how man is sinful.
/.Although created in the image of God, humanity became sinful by nature after the fall.
How extensively does this original sin or depravity affect us according to Romans 3:10-
23? - Answer-Paul makes this clear when he says that all people have sinned and fallen
short of God's glory. Our sin traces back to Adam and Eve.
/.How did the fall (sin of Adam and Eve) affect the world according to Genesis 3:16-19?
- Answer-Created lots of pain and suffering in the world. Suffering death, painful child
birth, painful work, thorns, thistles, weeds, distortions of God's provisions.
/.What metaphor does the textbook use to describe idolatry? - Answer-An unfaithful
spouse