Chapter 2 Test Flashcards
What is the Theme of Ruth
Bright side of life of the times of the Jews
What are the Major Themes of Ruth
To show that a gentile could become a jew.
Davids Line - Ruth is David’s Great grandmother.
What are the Theo Sigs of Ruth
Kinsmen redeemer - Type of christ, had to be a relative, able and willing to redeem, able to meet the demands of the law. Blessings of God given to a gentile.
Theme of I Samuel
Origin of the Monarchy and the kingdom.
Major themes of 2 Samuel
Samuel and the loss of the ark of the covenant.
2 Sins of Saul on II Samuel
Presumption and Incomplete obedience.
Anointed by Samuel…
Service of music in the court of Saul
Great event in I Samuel
Establishment of the monarchy
Judges showed the need for a Godly king
3 reasons Israel wanted a king
- Wanted a leader in battle
- The age of Samuel and the character of his sons.
- They wanted to be like the nations around them.
3 Great OT individuals
Samuel, Saul, David
Theme of II Samuel
The book of Israel’s history during the reign of David.
Who was Ishbosheth
King over 11 tribes David was over Judah
What nation did David capture
Jerusalem “City of David”
What is the Davidic Covenant
The significance of it, Christ’s eternal fulfillment.
What were the family troubles that David had.
Bathsheba, and uriah, pays 4 fold
What does Sheba do?
Leads a revolt of the Benjamites
What was the famine a result of in II Samuel
Saul’s sin against the Gibeonites
What was the sin of numbering in II Samuel what was the result.
Problem with trusting in the stregnth of flesh 70,000 die in the pestilence.
What was the Theo Sig of II Samuel
The life of David a man after God’s own heart.
Book of I kings theme
Book of Disruption, height and devision of the kingdom.
Book of II Kings theme
Book of Dispensations, decline and Captivities of the kingdom
Major themes of I and II Kings
Solomon’s Wisdom/ temple, Reheboam and Jeroboam; Split the kingdom over tax issue.
Theo Sigs of I and II kings
Northern kingdom is Israel
Number of tribes
In 722 Israel is captured by the Samaritans
I chronicles theme
Book of religious history, reign of David plus covenant.
II Chronicles theme
Book of Religious history reign of solomon =davidic kings = judah
Important people in I and II Chronicles
Saul David Solomon
Major Theme of I Chronicles
Preparations for building the temple reign of David
Major themes of II Chronicles
Reign and the building of the temple
Theo Sigs of I and II Chronicles
I Rule of davidic kings + Judah special attention stats and official aspects of temple.
II Emphasis on temple priesthood
3 leaders of the returns
Daniel, Ezekiel, and Jeremiah
3 Restoration prophets
Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi
Theme of Ezra
The book of Spiritual restoration and rebuilding the temple.
Chapters 1-6 in Ezra include
Zurubbable leads first return and is related to david
The Second return is led by who in Ezra.
Ezra
Major theme in Ezra
Samaritans come along
Theo Sigs of Ezra
A. The providence of God is evident
B. The heart of the people to do the work is seen.
Theme of the book of Nehemiah
Book of political restoration with the rebuilding of the walls.
Who was Nehemiah
A cupbearer and a Governor
How were the walls to be built
Little sections at a time.
Problems within the city in Nehemiah
Debt, Mortgages and high interest
Who was opposed to the building of the walls in Nehemiah?
Sanballot, Tobiah, Geshem
Theo Sigs of Nehemiah
a. The impact of a mans passion
b. The heart of the people to do work is seen
Them of the book of Esther
Book of preservation of Israel in captivity through the providence of God
Other Themes in Esther
To show God’s providential care of his people.
To give a picture of jewish life during the exile.
To show the origin of the feast of purim - a time of rejoicing.
What does Mordecai do in the book of Esther.
Saves the kings life
What does Haman plot to do in the book of Esther?
To get rid of Mordecai
What was the Law of Medes and Persians in the book of Esther?
Once a law was passed it was considered final and could not be changed.
Theo Sigs of Esther
The providence of God is very evident - hand of God is clearly seen.
What is odd about Esther
Name of God is not mentioned in the 10 chapters.
Themes of the Books of poetry.
Emphasis on experiences of life.
Concerned with individuals.
Deals with the human heart.
Parallelism definition
the practice of balance one thought by a corresponding thought containing approximately the number of words or a correspondence in thoughts.
Theme of the book of Job
Why do christians suffer?
When was Job written
2100
Major Characteristics of Job
Testing Job
Comfort of speeches - 3 friends
Speeches of Elibu and Job’s response
God speaks and Job responds
What does Job tell us about Satan
He is able to go into the presence of God. Has the power to afflict the saved. His power is restricted by God, He is not Omniscient, Omnipresent, Omnipotent, He is the accuser
Theo Sigs of Job
The christian and suffering
Them of the book of Psalms
Jewish hymn book of worship for the believer to commence with God
Authors of Psalms
David, Asaph, Decedents of Korah (Levites) Solomon, Ethan, Heman, Moses.
Orphan Psalms
No specific author given
Use of the psalms
- Temple traveling pilgrimage Psalms- sung by jews while traveling to Jerusalem for the 3 main feast days.
- Public temple psalms- sung by the jews during the holy days
- Private Temple psalms- sung by the jews while bringing their personal offerings.
- Personal Worship Psalms – sung by the jews in their daily, personal lives.
Theo sigs of Psalms
Book of prayer and praise
Jewish hymnbook for worship
Definition of Proverbs
Proverbial teachings one of the most ancient
methods of teaching
Them of the book of proverbs
Book of Practical Divine wisdom for daily living on earth.
Comparison between Psalms and Proverbs
Comparison_ Proverbs Psalms
Believer living Believer on his knees praying
Love toward men The heart before God
Practical Wisdom Songs of devotion
Wiscom Worship.
What do we need for Proverbs
Context
Proverbs shows both
Wisdom and Knowledge
Theo Sigs of Proverbs
a. Major subjects- Wisdom, anger, family, fear of God.
b. what a person believes should impact their behavior.
c. a father speaking to his son
Theme of Ecclesiastes
Book states that all in this world is vanity and concludes with the need to fear God and keep his commandments.
Name of Ecclesiastes
Word means preacher, one who convenes and addresses and assembly.
Theo Sigs of Ecclesiastes
A. the words of the preacher
b. written as the most philosophical
c. conclusion of solomon – fear God keep his commands and power and prepare for final judgement.
Them of Song Of Solomon
book that portrays biblical love and marriage.
3 books that solomon wrote.
- Song of solomon – written when young to his wife about love.
- Proverbs – written to portray biblical love and marriage
- Ecclesiastes – written when he is old Reflection of life
Theo Sigs of Song of Solomon
Written to portray biblical love and marriage
Picture of christ and the church.
