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WorksheetsBiblical Words for Iniquity : Avon
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What words from the Bible are often considered odd or outdated by modern people when discussing human nature?
Love, kindness, compassion
Sin, iniquity, transgression
Joy, happiness, peace
Faith, hope, charity
In the Bible, what does the Hebrew word "עָווֹן" (Avon) mean?
Straight and level
Bent or crooked
Holy and righteous
Forgiving and generous
How do biblical poets use the metaphor of being "crooked" to describe people's behavior?
To praise their upright choices
To signify their moral strength
To describe their distorted or sinful choices
To symbolize their humility and modesty
Which biblical figure said that Israel had "עָווּ את דרכם" (avu et darkam) by violating their covenant with God and giving allegiance to idols?
Moses
King David
Jeremiah
Solomon
What does "עָווֹן" (Avon) in the Bible refer to in addition to distorted behavior?
Personal achievements
Crooked consequences of actions
The state of being sinless
Divine intervention
What Hebrew phrase represents forgiveness?
to put the avon on fire
to kick the avon
to carry the avon.
to love the avon
In the book of Isaiah, what role does "the servant" play in relation to human "עָווֹן"?
The servant punishes those who have עָווֹן
The servant avoids all contact with עָווֹן
The servant absorbs humanity's crookedness and offers his life to others
The servant judges people for their עָווֹן
In the New Testament, what Greek word is used to convey a similar meaning to the Hebrew word "עָווֹן"?
Αγάπη (agape)
Ανομία (anomia)
Απόστολος (arostolos)
Λόγος (logos)
Through whom does God invite us to become whole humans and walk upright with Him and with each other?
The priest
The prophet
The apostle
Jesus
What is the main message behind the biblical words for iniquity?
That iniquity is a modern concept
That iniquity has no consequences
That God desires to make everything that is crooked right through Jesus
That iniquity is a purely ancient and outdated term
