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leadership ability of the twelve tribes. C. they were already obedient. D. of
His love for and promises to their forefathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

12. Instead of setting an example for the surrounding nations, ancient Israel
A. assumed an overbearing leadership role in the region. B. followed the
ways and customs of the pagan nations around them. C. asked that
YEHOVAH God would be their king. D. forsook their promised land and
voluntarily moved to Assyrian territory.

13. What did YEHOVAH God do to His people after pleading with them for
centuries to obey Him? A. He sent them into captivity as punishment. B. He
forced them to obey Him. C. He rejected them and chose another nation as
His own. D. He continued to plead with them for several more centuries.

14. Israel didn’t keep its part of the covenant with YEHOVAH God because
A. blessings for obedience never came when they followed righteous lead-
ers. B. the blessings were insufficient for the effort required. C. in lacking
YEHOVAH’s holy spirit, they couldn’t resist Satan and submit their carnal
natures to YEHOVAH God. D. of their spiritual comprehension of
YEHOVAH’s Law.

15. The record written in human experience by Israel and Judah proves A.
nothing for us today. B. that disobedience was unique to them. C. that giv-
en enough time they finally would have obeyed God. D. that without the ho-
ly spirit the Adamic man is incapable of understanding YEHOVAH’s spiritu-
ally revealed truth and obeying the Ten Commandments from the heart.

16. Why did the Messiah speak to the Israelites in Judea in parables? A.
To make plain the truth of YEHOVAH God. B. To maintain the spiritual
blindness of the majority because their time to understand had not yet
come. C. So they would understand and repent. D. To gather a large fol-
lowing of true believers.

17. When did YEHOVAH God start to open spiritual understanding to the
northern 10 tribes of Israel (House of Israel – also known as “Gentiles”) af-
ter founding His New Testament Ecclesia? A. Simultaneously with the Jew-
ish converts. B. One year later. C. About ten years later. D. Just after the
Romans destroyed Jerusalem.

18. Which one of the following is not true? A. “Gentiles” (House of Israel)
can become heirs to the spiritual promises made to Abraham by becoming
spiritual "children" of Abraham through the Messiah. B. Israelites by birth
must become the Messiah’s to receive the spiritual promises. C. To date,

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