THE NATURE OF PASTORAL MINISTRY Assignment

Old Testament Examination

1. What are the main groups of books in the Old Testament?

2. What are the progressive truths which run through the Old Testament?

3. What is the basic structure of Genesis?

4. What is a type (typology), and what is our authority for asserting the presence of types in the Old Testament?

5. What is your view on the six days of creation?

6. Explain the Genesis account of the fall of Adam into sin, and what was the result?

7. Why did God destroy the earth with a flood, and where is this recorded in Scripture?

8. Who authored the Pentateuch, and how do we know that these were his writings?

9. What is the covenant God made with Abraham, and where in Genesis is this found?

10. What is the general structure of the book of Exodus?

11. Why was the Law given?

12. To whom was the Law given?

13. What is the importance of the tabernacle? What was its basic structure and furniture, and explain their significance.

14. What is the relationship between the Law and the covenant of grace?

15. In what way does Leviticus express the holiness of God?

16. What is the central message of Leviticus?

17. What is the significance of the offerings as given in Leviticus?

18. What is the importance of the case laws given in Leviticus?

19. Explain the sanctity of blood as set forth in Leviticus.

20. What are the national observances given in Leviticus?

21. What is God’s warning to Israel; what is the final punishment promised for failing to keep God’s commands?

22. How is the Gospel expressed in Leviticus?

23. What are the structural features of the book of Numbers?

24. What are the three families of Levites, and what are their respective duties in the tabernacle?

25. What were the main events recorded during the years of the “wanderings”?

26. What is significant about the numbering of the Israelites?