The Old Testament: God Reveals Himself To His People Crossword
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1) the Hebrew word of God.2) Hebrew for "anointed". This is used in reference to Jesus because he accomplished perfectly the divine mission of Priest, Prophet, and King, signified by his being anointed as Christ. 4) the name of the garden in which God placed Adam and Eve.5) pasch; pascha. It is the Jewish feast commemorating the deliverance of their first-born males from death by the blood of the lamb sprinkled on the doorposts while in bondage in Egypt. The angel of death passed over their homes, allowing them to leave Egypt for the Promised Land. This was a type of the sacrificial Passion and Death of Jesus Christ, saving men from bondage to sin. 6) a representation such as a statue or picture. Human beings are created in the image of God, which means they are capable of knowing and loving their Creator in freedom. All human beings have the dignity of people, capable of self-knowledge and entering freely into communion with God and other persons.7) the visible sign of God's promise to Abraham.8) the mother of the reigning king. Under Solomon and his successors, the Queen Mother was a very influential figure in the kingdom.9) a servant of the king who oversees all the affairs of the kingdom; the king's most trusted adviser.10) heathen; one who practices idolatry; a person abandoning all religious belief; an irreligious person.14) God's bringing things into being out of nothing. Creation is good, but it has been corrupted by sin.15) a disaster that affects a large number of people. The ten plagues in Exodus were signs of God's wrath against the Egyptians for their treatment of the Jews, their obstinate pride, and their worship of false gods.18) the land God promised to Abraham's descendants. It covered about the same territory as modern-day Israel. Its inhabitants were idol-worshipers who even sacrificed their own children in cult rituals.24) the vessel built by Noah to save his family and the animals from the flood.25) the place where God dwelt. The house of God in Jerusalem that contained the Ark of the Covenant. When the Temple was dedicated, God's glory overshadowed it just as it had done in the Tabernacle. The Temple became the center of worship for Israel. |
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3) a member of any of the nations outside Israel.11) father who leads a family or tribe. Abraham and his descendants, the founders of Israel, are known as the Patriarchs.12) a canaanite city conquered by David that became the capital and religious center of Israel (and later Judah).13) an ornamented receptacle in the church in which the consecrated Eucharist is reserved for Communion for the such and dying as well as for adoration. In Israelite history, the Covenant and other sacred items; this portable sanctuary was taken through their wandering in the wilderness until the building of the Temple. 16) enforced removal from one's native land according to an edict or enforced residence in a foreign land. The time the people of Judah spent as captives in Babylon.17) in the Old Testament, priests were from the tribe of Levi; in the New Testament, an abbreviation of the Greek presbyters, "elder". A member of the order of presbyters, this baptized and confirmed male is ordained to be a co-worker with his bishop, to preside at public liturgies, and otherwise to assist his bishop in priestly service to the people of God.19) in ancient times, rulers of the Egyptians, who was generally worshiped as a God.20) the worship or adoration due to God alone paid to any created object. It is forbidden by the First Commandment. 21) an ornate box that held the tablets of the Law (Ten Commandments), the rod of Aaron, and some manna; it represented God's throne on earth.22) a translation of the Hebrew malak, meaning "messenger". A spiritual, personal, and immortal creature, possessing intelligence and free will, who glorifies God without ceasing and serves God as protector of and messenger to man.23) what is left after a disaster. In a prophecy of Isaiah, the small number out of all God's people who will return to Jerusalem after the coming exile. Isaiah even named one of his children " A- Remnant-Shall-Return". |
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