6 final Bible exam Flashcards
James 1:22
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
Psalm 89:1
I wil sing of the Lord’s great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulnes known through all generations
2 Samuel 7:16
Your houseand your kingdom will endure forever before me; your thornw will be established forever.
Philippians 2:3
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value other above yourselves.
1 Samuel 2:7
the Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts
Proverbs 19:11
A person’swisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense
Luke 8:15
But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by perservering produce a crop.
Colossians 3:12
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience
Ahab
responsible for introducing Baal worship into Israel
Saul
Israels first king
Joshua
Led God’s people across the Jordan River into the Promised Land
The King of Judah and Israel
God expected them to lead the people of Israel, keeping them faithful to the covenant
The Israelites
God gave them the Law at Mount Sinai. They told Joshua they would serve the Lord, but were ultimately unable to do so. When they were unfaithful to the Sinai covenant, God gave them a new covenant based upon his forevienes and grace.
David
God described him as a “man after his own heart”. God promised him that his descendants would always rule
Elijah
His task was to speak up for God and to confront Ahab’s wickednes
Exodus
describes the period when the Israelites left Egypt
Ark of the Covenant
a chest that wsa made to store the Ten Commandments
Rahab
she hid the Israelite spies in Jericho in order to protect the family
Conditional Covenant
requires the more powerful party to pledge to keep his part of the agreement, whether or not the less powerful party remins faithful. Example is Davidic Covenant
Jacob
His name was chnaged after wrestling with God
Samuel
Anointed Israel’s first King (Saul) by pouring oil on his head
Solomon
He was said to be the wisest person to ever live
why did God give his people the law?
God gave the Law to teach them how he expected them to live as his people
What were the main features of the covenant God made with the Israelites at Mount Sinai?
God promised that he would be their God and that they would be his people. The people had to follow God’s Law, encapsulated or summarized in the Ten Commandments. If they kept the Law, they would be blessed, but if they disobeyed, they would be punished.
how did God provide for his people during their wilderness wanderings?
God gave them manna and quail to eat, water to drink, leadership in Moses and Aaron, direction in the pissar of cloud, and healing from the bites of the poisonous snakes.
why did the people wander in the wilderness for so many years?
God was teaching his people, little by little, to trust completely in him. The Israelites needed to learn that God would provide for their needs, that he would lead them to their new land, and that he would win their battles for them.
what was significant about he Israelites crossing the Jordan and conquering Jericho?
they were beginning to take possesion of the land God had promised them - and they were doing to God’s way
Why did Joshua renew the covenant with the people at Shechem?
They needed to be reminded - again - to serve the Lord, not the idols of the land they had conquered.
why did the people want a king?
they wanted a king in order to be like the other nations around them; they also wanted a kind to lead them in battle
How were Israels kings upposed to lead the people?
their main task was supposed to be keeping th people faithfult to God’s covenants
Who was Israel’s first king
saul
Summarize God’s covenant with David
God would bless David with a line of descendants tht would always rule Judah. This covenant was ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, the Messiah
What is the “lamp”?
The lamp is a symbol of God’s covenant with David, the light of God’s promise would never “go out “ in Judah.
After Soloon, the nation of Israel split into two kinddoms. What was the name of the northern kingdom?
Israels first king
What was the name of the sourhtern kingdom
Judah
why was the sourhtern kingdom more politically stable than the northern?
Judah had only one ruling family - David’s. Israel had a series of unrelated kins from different tribes and factions
How did Jeroboam get the northern kingdom “off on the wrong track”
Jeroboam was worried that the people would leave Israel to go to Jerusalem to worship at the temple, so he set up golden calves in Israel to keep the people worshiping there. This led to idol worship.
Why is Ahab described as doing more evil in the eyes of the Lord than all of the kind before him?
Along with his wife, Jexebel, he introduced Baal worhsip into Israel, even building a temple to Baal and appointing 450 prophets of Baal
In this lesson we met the first of the great prophets Elijah. What ws the job of a true propht of the Lord?
A prohpets task ws to speak for God
The kings of Judah were subject to both the Sinai ovenant and the Davidic covenant. Upon which covenant did they focus more of their attention?
they focused on the covenant with David, which promised that his descendants would always rule. They forgot that the terms of the Sinai covenant - the law - were still in effect, and because they broke that covenant, they were punished.
why did God send prophets to speak to the kinds of Israel and Judah?
Most of the kinds were more focused upon themselves than upon the Lord and his covenant. They needed to be reminded about their primary task.
why were the people of Judah exiled
they had broken God’s covenant and exile was their punishment
what was the basis of the old covenant (the Sinai covenant)
the law
what was the basis of the new covenant
Gods forgiveness and grace
the old covenant was writtn upon stone tablets. Where would the new covenant be written?
upon the hearts of God’s people
why did God give the new covenant in Jeremiah 31?
the peoplewere unable to keep the terms of the Sinai covenant
why did the people need the Messiah
the Messiah was the means for instrument of the new Covenant. Through his work and atoning sacrifice, the forgiveness promised in the new covenant would come to fruition.
what was the role of a true prophet of the Lord
prophets spoke for the Lord. They acted as God’s mouthpieces on earth
why did the kinds and people of Israel and Judah need prophets to speak the word of the Lord to them?
The kings and people were not fulfuling the requirements of the covenants God had made with them. They needed reminders of how they were supposed to live.
What are the three main aspectsof most Old Testament prophetic messages?
Warning of jedment for disobedience, calls to repentance and words of hope and peace for God’s people
Why are the context and setting of a prophets message important
Prophets spoke to specific situations at specific moments in history. Understanding the context and setting of a prphecy helps us recognize why that particular message for God ws important and necessary for God’s people in that time and place
What is the difference between “speaking” and “writing” prophets
apart from the obvious differences that some spoke God’s word while others wrode down the messages, there really isn’t any difference; both brought messages from the Lord to his people.
Name 7 “speaking” prophets
Nathan
Ahijah
Shemaiah
Micaiah
Elijah
Elisha
Jonah
Name 8 “writing” prophets
Jeremiah
Daniel
Haggai
Amos
Hosea
Isaiah
Habakkuk
Ezekiel
what was the context of Eligjah’s and Elisha’s ministries?
they prophesied during the reigns of some of the most wicked kins of Israel - Ahab and his sons. At this point, many of the people of Israel were worshiping Baal rather than remaining faithful to God’s covenants
list the four part of the definition for a miracle
miracles interferes with nature
miracles confirm that the miracle work is from God
miracles reveal God’s faithfulness to his people
mieracles are intended to encourage or deepen the faith of those who witness them
according to this definition of a miracle, would Elijah calling down fire from hevaen be considered a miracle?
Yes, it was a supernatural event that verified that Elijah had been sent by God. Also, this event showed God’s faithfulnes to people who put their trut in him - like Elijah - as well as encouraging faith in the people who witnessed the event
According to this definition of a miracle, would the birth of a baby be considered a miracle?
Probably not. While a birth of a baby is a wonderful and amazing event, it is not supernatural. God designed birth to be a part of every life, and thousands and thousands of babies are born every day.
How did Elijah’s and Elish’s miracles confirm that they were God’s prophets?
Their messages were conveyed not just in words but through their actions as well. The fact that the Lord allowed them to perform miracles demonstrated that they did indeed speak for him.
what were the context and seeting of Amos’s ministry
Amos prophesied in Israel during a time of power and properity, near the time of the northern kingdom’s defeat by the Assyrians
What were the two primary evils against which Amos preached?
Amos preached against the idolatry of the people of Israel and the oppression of the poor by the wealthy
Amos called the people of Israel to repent of their sinfulness. What did he prophesy would happen if they did not turn from their sinful ways?
He warned that they would be destroyed by the Assyrians if they failed to repent.
What were the context and setting of Hosea’s ministry?
Hosea, like Amos, prophesied in Israel during a time of power and prosperity, near the time of the northern kingdom’s defeat by the Assyrians
we called Hosea a “prophet with a hurting heart”. How did Hosea draw upon his own life experience in his preaching?
Hosea had an unfaithful wife, Gomer, whom he compared to Israel. Gomer’s unfaithfulness to Hosea was an image of Israel’s unfaithfulness to the Lord
Hosea 14 paints an image of hope for God’s people. What imagery did Hosea use there?
Hosea described the blessings that would come to God’s faithful people in terms of the “fruitfulness” of trees and crops.
Prophet Nathan
told a story to explain what David had done wrong
Prophet Ahijah
Told Jeroboam that after Solomon’s death he was going to be the king over 10 of the tribes of Israel
Prophet Shemaiah
told the king and his officials that because they had abandoned the Lord, the Lord was abandoning them to the Egyptians
Prophet Micaiah
disputed the words of the false prophets and predicted Ahab’s death
Prophet Elisha
predicted a miraculous lifing of the siege and prophesied that plenty of food would be available on the very next day and prdicated that the king’s official who had failed to believe would not gt any of the food.
Prophet Elijah
he was a prime example of a lone prohet standing up for the Lord. He was so confident that God could bring fire that he appeard to make the situation “impossible” by throwing water on the wood.
Prophet Jonah
prophesied to the Ninevites that their city would be destroyed if they did not repent
Prophet Jeremiah
compared the people of Judah to a clay pot that God, the potter, could easily destroy and reshape. He warned them of the judgment that wsa coming if they did not repent.
Prophet Daniel
with the Lord’s help, he interpreted King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream
Prophet Haggai
Explained that the trouble and the lack of food the people had been experiencing were due to the fact that they had neglected rebuilding the temple
Prophet Amos
He described the day fof the Lord as a day of darkness and judment - a message that was not what the people of Israel were expecting
Prophet Hosea
His relationship with his wife represented God’s relationship with Israel and he described the blessings and hope for the people who would repent as ruitful crops and trees.
Prayer Wheel
You will need to be able to fill in the Prayer Wheel and know the definitions of each “prayer wheel hub”
PRAISE
recognize God’s nature
WAITING
silent soul surrender
CONFESSION
temple cleansing time
SCRIPTURE PRAYING
word enriched prayer
WATCHING
develop holy alertnes
INTERCESSION
remember the world
PETITION
share personal needs
THANKSGIVING
confess my blessing
SINGING
worship in song
MEDITATION
ponder spiritual themes
LISTENING
receive spiritual instruction
