1. Luther meant that the Bible is what holds the words of God and Jesus and cradles the words of Jesus.
2. The Bible is described as a "library of books" because it talks about many different things and has many different messages. Even though all the books have different meanings they come together as God's Word.
3. The order of the Old Testament in Judaism is Law, Former Prophets, Latter Prophets The Twelve, and Writings. It is structured this way because the Jewish believe that they have to follow these books as law and they only use the books used by the Protestants.
4. The Bible is different from all other books because it is a library of books of God's Word, and the only source from which to read God's Word.
5. God - The circle illustrates that God is One and has no beginning and no end, while the arrows signify that God's action is love and his love is always going out. Man - God created people to love and there love flows out towards God and others. Sin - Sin is failure to serve God and others and only think of oneself.
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7. The approximate size is 70 miles east to west and 170 miles north to south.
8. Israel's neighbors are Egypt and Syria. Israel was a strategic place because it bridged connecting nations to the north and south of the eastern Mediterranean region.
9. The Fertile Crescent is the region that lies between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. It was referred to as Mesopotamia.
10. Egypt was so often a "player" in the history of Israel because of the armies that marched through Israel to take control of Egypt. Egypt was t ...