Centralization of Worship - This as meant to bring control of the people and ensure only Yahwe was worshipped. It had to be issued to prevent people from worshiping other gods.
b) Theme of the land – This is where the Israelites were instructed by God that if they obey his laws he will bless them with land
c) Warning – The warning issued are that God can destroy the Israelites if they don’t obey him.
d) Exhortations – The people of Israel are encouraged to Obey God,They are promised with children, food and land.
e) Sermonic Style – While writing the book, Moses adopted a sermonic style as a way of persuading and encouraging the Israelites to obey the law. The way the commandments are presented is more of a sermonic style rather than a
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Discuss three possible reasons why the Israelites easily conquered the Promised Land according to the book of Joshua. State one important lesson you can learn from their conquest of the land (3marks)
a) The conquest of the Promised Land was easy because the covenant that God made with them included the promise of the land and God had to fulfill the promise He had made to the Israelites.
b) The authority of Joshua whose word was passed that the Israelites had to be strong and brave since they had to fight many battles in order to have the land which God promised Abraham.
c) It was possible to conquer the Promised Land through miracles like the fall of Jericho after the Israelites marched around the city blowing their trumpets for six days.
The lesson learn from the conquest of the Promised Land is that I cannot be able to conquer the battles in my life without obeying God, obedience to God is key. God cannot continue to fight for people who are fighting against Him. I also get to learn that in order to succeed in life, I have to be courageous in God and obey His commandments, just as Joshua and the Israelites did and eventually conquered the Promised Land.
3. Discuss the significance of the Messianic implications of the Davidic covenant
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Describe the pattern of judgment for and against the various kings of the divided monarchy according to 1 & 2 kings (2.5marks)
• King Jeroboam ruled for 22 years after Solomon's death. He was promised by God a secure kingdom and a long dynasty. He however established idol worship and abolished national worship of the Lord and hence made Israeli sin. He is always remembered as the king who caused Israel to sin. As a punishment Israel was given up as after its downfall.
• King Nadab ruled for 2 years only. He inherited his curse from his father Jeroboam since he carried on with the evil work begun by his father. He was killed by Baasha while attacking a Philistine town. His relatives were also killed by Baasha.
• King Ahab ruled for 22 years and did more evil than all before him. King Ahab married Jezebel, who introduced Baal worship. He was spared calamity after 'repenting', God forgave him and postponed the punishment.
• King Joram reigned for 12 years. He was blessed with miracles of military victory, and miracles of healing and even of raising the dead. Because of his sins he was plagued with multiple multi-year famines.
• King Jeroboam II: He restored the boundaries of Israel and reigned for 41 years. God punished him by destroying