judaism 2

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Cards (40)

What happened on the first day of creation?
There was nothing but darkness till God said "let there be light"
What happened on day 2 of creation
God separates the firmament from the waters. This is heaven
what happened on day 3 of creation
God said "let the waters under the heavens gather together and let dry land appear"
Vegetation also begins
what happened on day 4 of creation 
God said "let there be lights in the firmament to divide the day from the night" this created days, months, years etc and the moon and stars
what happened on day 5 of creation
God created fish for waters and small birds
what happened on day 6 of creation
God said "let the earth be filled with living creatures"
"let us make man in our image"
Gave humans dominion, and told them to "be fruitful and multiply"
what happened on the 7th day of creation
God rested and blessed it making it holy
What is the shema and how does it begin? (provide the reference aswell)
Shema is a declaration of faith
Deuteronomy 6:4 "The Lord is our God, the Lord is one"
What type of religion is judaism
Monotheistic
Explain the Jewish idea of God as a creator
•God made the world ex-nihilo
•God made the world how he wanted to
•he is the ultimate creator
•God reveals himself through his works of creation
•The world exists because God wills it to exist
provide a quote from Isaiah that God is one 
Isaiah 45:6-7
"I am the Lord, and there is no other"
What qualities does God posses
Omnipotence
omniscient
omnipresent
Why do jews believe God gave humanity laws?
•to care for creation and to worship God, to give him thanks for being created
Deuteronomy10:12-13
keep the Lords commandments
what do Jews believe about God as a judge? (+ what is a holiday that reflects this belief)
Jews believe God judges humans based on how well they follow the Torah.
This can be seen during Rosh Hashanah which is a time where Jews says God judges then for their deeds during the previous year
What is the Shekinah? 
The divine presence of God / the feeling of the presence of God
What is the reference for "the earth shone with his glory" 
ezekiel 43:2
Provide the quote and ref for the story of shekinah when the slaves escaped egypt 
Exodus 13:20 "the lord went before them in a pillar of cloud by day to guide them and in a pillar of fire by night"
Exodus 40:33-34 
When moses finished the tabernacle the cloud covered the covered him
Provide the quote and ref for "treasure possession " 
The Lord has chosen you to be his treasured possesion
Deuteronomy 14:2
What do Jews think because they are chosen by God
•Jews believe that it is a responsibility not a privilege
•therefore they observe mitzvot
•they believe this status will never change
"i will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you... for an everlasting covenant" 
Genesis 17:7
What is a covenant?
An agreement between God and his people
What did God promise Abraham
•Land
•Genesis 17 "you will be the father of many nations" - Abraham would be the father of a nation
•blessing and redemption for the jewish people
what did abraham promise God
•all male jews circumcised
•promise to live on promised land
•worship by sacrificing livestock
who do jews believe they are all descendants of
abraham
what happened on mount sinai 
Moses was given the 10 commandments and 613 mitzvot,
God also dictated how the laws should be interpreted, moses then spent the rest of his life writing the torah
how does the covenant with moses affect jews
govern jewish lives and behaviour in every aspect of
what did moses agree to do?
to follow the mitzvot in exchange for jews to be the chosen people of God
and moses led them to the promised land
what is mishpatim?
Laws that are judgements, and the readon for keeping them are obvious eg "thou shalt not kill"
What are statutes? 
Laws of the mitzvot that don't exactly have a clear reason to follow them.
These could be argued to be tests of faith, or that there is no real reason to follow them except that God told them to
what do jews believe about the promised land
that it is the only place where mitzvot can be carried out correctly
What is the Torah 
The first five books of the tenakh which are direct words of God
Why is the decalogue (10 commandments) so important to Jews
•crucial to jewish life because they are chosen by God and have a responsibility to God
•everyone strictly follows this
what does mitzvot do
•encompasses all aspect of a jewish life, is a source of authority and guidance
•it helps build better people and a harmonious society
what is the nevi'im 
part of the tenakh, that tells stories of the torah in action
what is the ketuvim 
part of the tenakh : literature and history
What is halakah? 
halakah - the path one walks
advice on how people are to behave, if jews follow this they walk the right path
Why do Jews follow the mitzvot? 
•to become closer to God
what is the mitzvot between human and human
guidance on how to treat other human beings
if jews act well to other people God is pleased