The Abrahamic Covenant and the Sinai Covenant

What is the primary purpose of the Sinai covenant in the context of Israel's election?

To establish a universal promise to the created order
To reveal the mission of God in the world
To establish a national community
To provide a framework for the nation's life (correct)

What is one of the foundational points of the Noahic covenant relevant to the biblical mission concept?

God's promise to the patriarchs
God's commitment to all life on earth (correct)
God's commitment to the nation of Israel
God's revelation to the prophets

What is the significance of the creation mandate in the context of the Noahic covenant?

It is a call to mission in the world
It is a call to evangelism
It is a call to social justice
It is a renewal of God's commitment to the created order (correct)

How does the framework of the Abrahamic covenant impact Israel's mission?

It provides security and scope for their mission (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the derivative mission of God's people in the world?

The mission that arises from God's mission in the world (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the biblical covenant tradition in the context of mission?

It reveals the mission of God in the derivative mission of God's people (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary mission of humanity on the planet according to the biblical perspective?

To care for creation with respect for life (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the covenant with Abraham in the biblical narrative?

It is the origin of God's election of Israel as the means to bless the nations (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate goal of God's mission according to the biblical narrative?

To bless all families of the earth (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of Israel in relation to the rest of humanity according to the biblical perspective?

To be a priestly nation (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Sinai covenant in the biblical narrative?

To establish Israel as a priestly nation (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the twofold task of the priests in the biblical narrative?

To teach the law and perform sacrifices (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the condition of God's presence in the biblical narrative?

Israel's obedience to the covenant (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of Eden being restored in the biblical narrative?

It represents the fulfillment of God's mission to bless the nations (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between Israel's mission and their obedience to the covenant?

Obedience to the covenant is a condition of their mission (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the distinctive feature of God's people according to the biblical narrative?

God's presence among them (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Tabernacle in relation to Israel?

To mark Israel out as distinctive from the rest of the nations (B) Signup and view all the answers

Why was God's presence significant for Israel?

It was necessary for their redemption and distinctiveness (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the motivation behind the ethical demands of the Sinai covenant?

To challenge Israel to be visibly different from the surrounding nations (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the connection between God's presence and the observation of the nations?

The nations would observe Israel's ethical obedience and be drawn to God (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the consequence of sin and pollution in the Old Testament worldview?

The holy became profane and the clean became unclean (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the sacrificial system and the laws of cleanness in Leviticus?

To ensure the holiness and cleanliness of the people (D) Signup and view all the answers

What did the Gentiles join up to in coming to Christ?

The temple of God (D) Signup and view all the answers

What did Deuteronomy anticipate about Israel's future history?

That they would fail to live in loyalty to the covenant Lord (A) Signup and view all the answers

How did the nations respond to Israel's failure and judgment?

They were shocked by it (B) Signup and view all the answers

What did Paul recognize about God's purpose for Israel?

That it could never be complete without the ingathering of the nations (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the consequence of the failure of many contemporary Jews to respond to the message of Messiah Jesus?

An extension of the good news to the Gentiles (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the Sinai covenant in the context of the law and the prophets?

It has extensive mythological significance (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the covenant that the House of David recorded in 2 Samuel 7?

The role of David and his successors in earthing the rule of Yahweh (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the language of praise in the Davidic covenant?

It links the Davidic kingship to the kingship of Yahweh over all the nations (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the expectation of the universal reign of the son of David in Psalm 72:8-11,17?

That he will fulfill God's promise to bless the nations (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of Jesus being the son of David and the son of Abraham in Matthew's Gospel?

That he will embody the universal blessing of the Abraham covenant and the universal kingship of the Davidic covenant (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the motivation offered to God in Solomon's prayer at the dedication of the temple in 1 Kings 8:41-43?

So that all the peoples of the earth may know God's name and fear him (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of Isaiah 56:1-7 regarding the House of prayer?

It will be a House of prayer for all nations (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the prophetic hopes in Jeremiah 31:31-37, Ezekiel 34-37, and Isaiah?

They recognize Yahweh as the sovereign God of all the earth and all the nations (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the common theme among all the covenants surveyed?

They have dimensions and expectations that look beyond the boundaries of Israel (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the theme of future hope in the book of Isaiah?

Explicit universalization of the covenant (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the covenant trajectory in the Old Testament story?

It expands to include the nations within the ultimate scope of God's saving covenantal mission (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the covenant in the New Testament?

It is as crucial as the certainty that Israel's God is the only living and true God (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the status of the nations outside Israel prior to the gospel according to Ephesians 2:11-22?

They are foreigners to the covenants of promise (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20?

It is a universalized covenant proclamation (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the task of the mission as articulated in the Great Commission?

To produce self-replicating communities of covenantal obedience to Christ among the nations (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the Book of Revelation in the context of the covenants?

It is a covenantal declaration of 'mission accomplished' (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the covenants in the Christian reading of the Old Testament scriptures?

They must be both Messianic and missiological (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the covenant in the overarching grand narrative of the whole Bible?

It is as integral to the sequence of the covenants as it is to the overarching grand narrative of the whole Bible (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the mission and the covenant?

The mission is an unavoidable imperative founded on the covenantal worship of Christ (D) Signup and view all the answers