The Torah Overview

TORAH

• the first 5 books of the Old Testament

• translated into English as “the law”

• includes all of the laws given to ancient Israel by God

• the last 5 books of the Old Testament

• basically it's a book of LAWS

How did Jesus say he related to the TORAH ("the LAW")?

• He came to replace it

• He came to bring it to fulfillment.

• He came to change it,

• He came to give it to them again.

Abraham's descendants/family are later called _____________ (as a nation).

• ISRAEL

• EGYPT

• BABYLON

• ASSYRIA

• AMERICA

What are the terms of God's COVENANT agreement with Israel?

• the 10 commandments/the laws given to Israel by Moses

• the preamble to the Constitution

• a prenuptial agreement

• the constitution of the united states of Israel

The laws Moses gave to Israel primarily included:

• laws about rituals and customs that set Israel apart

• laws about social justice or morality

• laws about appropriate words and inappropriate words

• laws about how the congress would be organized and how voting would take place

God said that if Israel ______________, they would show the other nations what God was like.

• followed the 10 commandments/laws given to them by Moses

• sang worship music in the popular style of the ancient world

• was polite and not too loud

• got straight A's in their schools

How are the commands in the Torah organized?

• They are listed in alphabetical order. All are right in the center of the Torah.

• They have been broken up and placed at strategic points within the story to create a clear pattern

• They have been categorized by topic and importance and divided into even sections.

• They are not in a particular order but they are all included at the end of the Torah, after all of the stories

• They have been broken up and seemingly placed at random points within the story.

At the end of the story of the Torah, what does Moses tell the people of Israel?

• I know that you’re not going to follow all of God’s laws. Clearly you aren't capable of it.

• You're probably not going to follow all of God's laws. There are way too many of them.

• You can follow all of God's laws. I believe in you. You can do it!

• Peace.

• You may follow all of God's laws. You may not. Only time will tell.

What does Moses say about WHY Israel fails to obey all of God's laws?

• They have hard hearts.

• They need new transformed hearts.

• there are too many laws.

• They are very forgetful.

• They don't understand God's laws.

God says he will _____ all the families of the whole world through Abraham's family.

• destroy

• bless

• forget

• blurse