Bible Exam

Question 1

when did Ezra come to Jerusalem?

Answer 1

458

Question 2

when did Nehemiah come to Jerusalem?

Answer 2

445

Question 3

Behistun inscription

Answer 3

the ruler of Babylon made this inscription

Question 4

Sheba

Answer 4

man of Satan, a benjamite

Question 5

Samaria

Answer 5

Omri (king of Israel) bought it and made it the capitol of Israel

Question 6

Mesha Inscription

Answer 6

“Omri was king of Israel and he oppressed Moab for many days”

Question 7

Amarna Letters

Answer 7

the Apiru people (could include the Hebrews) also includes the Shasu people (worship “Ya”)

Question 8

Merneptah Stele

Answer 8

the earliest clear reference to Israel in the the extra-biblical record

Question 9

Asherah

Answer 9

Canaanite fertility goddess. heathens portrayed her as the wife of Yahweh

Question 10

Josiah

Answer 10

reign began at age 8. found the “book of the Law” when restoring the temple

Question 11

Babylon

Answer 11

aka the Chaldeans (modern day Iraq)

Question 12

Jericho

Answer 12

military fortified city. Joshua and the Israelites took it

Question 13

Cyrus Cylinder

Answer 13

describes the liberal foreign policy of the Persians

Question 14

Gezer Calendar

Answer 14

oldest Hebrew text we posses

Question 15

Syro-Ephraimite War

Answer 15

king of Syria against Tiglathpileser III

Question 16

Absalom

Answer 16

killed Amnon for raping Tamar

Question 17

Apocalyptic

Answer 17

expresses that God is fundamentally in control of the world

Question 18

Nebuchadnezzar

Answer 18

foolishly marched against Egypt

Question 19

Ancient Near East

Answer 19

the fertile crescent basically

Question 20

Numbers

Answer 20

birth of a new generation

Question 21

Joshua

Answer 21

the fall of Jericho

Question 22

Judges

Answer 22

Samson breaks down Dagan’s temple and KILLS EVERYONE

Question 23

1 Samuel

Answer 23

the ark of the covenant is stolen by the Philistines

Question 24

2 Samuel

Answer 24

David becomes king of Israel

Question 25

1 kings

Answer 25

Solomon builds the temple

Question 26

2 kings

Answer 26

decline of the northern kingdom under Assyria and the decline of Judah under Babylon

Question 27

1 Chronicles

Answer 27

the tragic end to Saul's reign and his sons

Question 28

2 Chronicles

Answer 28

Solomon asking for wisdom from God

Question 29

Ezra

Answer 29

Ezra commands Israel to divorce their foreign wives

Question 30

Nehemiah

Answer 30

rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem

Question 31

Esther

Answer 31

never mentions God specifically

Question 32

Job

Answer 32

loses everything but never turns against God

Question 33

Psalms

Answer 33

written by at least 8 authors over the course of 1000 years

Question 34

Proverbs

Answer 34

the "wisdom" book of the bible. written by Solomon

Question 35

Ecclesiastes

Answer 35

written by Solomon saying not to focus on the vanities of life but on fearing God

Question 36

Song of Songs

Answer 36

love letters between a man and a woman

Question 37

Isaiah

Answer 37

has his lips cleansed by a seraphim touching a hot coal to his lips

Question 38

Jeremiah

Answer 38

prophesied to Judah to repent so they wouldn't be destroyed

Question 39

Ezekiel

Answer 39

warns against the destruction of Jerusalem

Question 40

Lamentations

Answer 40

a chiasm

Question 41

Daniel

Answer 41

Dan and Co. stay faithful to God

Question 42

Hosea

Answer 42

married a harlot to represent Judah and God's relationship

Question 43

Joel

Answer 43

prophesied about the locusts and famine and drought that came to Judah

Question 44

Amos

Answer 44

Preached about how God disapproves of hypocrisy

Question 45

Obadiah

Answer 45

focuses on the judgment of Edom

Question 46

Jonah

Answer 46

tried to run from God

Question 47

Micah

Answer 47

judgement on Judah and restoration of God's people

Question 48

Nahum

Answer 48

judgement of Ninevah

Question 49

Habakkuk

Answer 49

contains an extended dialogue between God and Habakkuk

Question 50

Zechariah

Answer 50

talks of the hope God's promises

Question 51

Malachi

Answer 51

closes out the OT canon discussing the precursor to Jesus

Question 52

10 Commandments

Answer 52

``` No other gods before me don't take God's name in vain remember the Sabbath shall not steal shall not kill shall not commit adultery shall not covet shall not bear false witness honor mum and dad shall not make graven images ```

Question 53

Hezekiah

Answer 53

best king up to this point, reigns during the Assyrian invasion

Question 54

Sennacherib

Answer 54

Assyrian king who invaded the Southern Kingdom

Question 55

Wisdom

Answer 55

meant "knowledgeable in a field or possessing a certain skill"

Question 56

722

Answer 56

fall of the Northern Kingdom

Question 57

612

Answer 57

fall of Ninevah

Question 58

586

Answer 58

fall of Judah

Question 59

539

Answer 59

Babylon falls to Cyrus of Persia

Question 60

515

Answer 60

the temple is completed

Question 61

458

Answer 61

Ezra comes to Jerusalem

Question 62

445

Answer 62

Nehemiah comes to Jerusalem

Question 63

Samuel

Answer 63

last judge before the monarchy

Question 64

Assyria

Answer 64

the Northern Kingdom fell to this nation, Egypt is allied with them

Question 65

Babylon

Answer 65

Southern Kingdom fell to this nation

Question 66

12 tribes of Israel

Answer 66

``` Reuben Simeon Levi Judah Dan Naphtali Gad Asher Issachar Zebulun Joseph Benjamin ```