Chapter 8 Flashcards
a small harp
lyre
a type of sacrifice in which part of the meat is returned to the person who brought the sacrifice and to the priest.
peace offering
five city-states bound together as one entity or group by way of treaty
pentapolis
often, a person who conveys messages from the lord to select persons
prophet
the first centralized place for worship in ancient is real, with the tabernacle and the ark of the covenant
shiloh
government led by god or by divinely inspired kings or priests. Nation under God’s rule.
theocracy
Who are Hophni and Phinehas?
Sons of Eli, who are high priests known for their corruption. They steal the bests cuts of meat from the sacrifices to eat, and they have sex with women who serve at the tabernacle at shiloh.
List the rules that were required of Isreal’s King.
1) Limited horses
2) Limited wives
3) Limited wealth
4) Trust the Lord
The ban on “many horses” is actually a warning against ______.
militarism, setting a principle for Israel’s king that the nation’s strength must not be achieved through advanced military technology or a large standing army.
The “limited wives” rule states that _______.
these women will cause the king’s heart to turn toward other gods. Also, because marriages are often political, Israel’s kingdom is not to gain its strength through political maneuvers.
Who was Israel’s first king?
Saul
Saul was from the tribe of ______.
Benjamin
Who does the Lord tell to anoint Saul as king?
Samuel
What was the condition of Nahash the Ammonite?
that he gouge out all of their right eyes of the men of Jabesh, thus bringing decrease on all Israel.
Saul was made king before the Lord in _____.
Gilgal
Urim and Thummin
process of casting holy lots.set of 2 small flat stones
Saul chose ______ men of Israel to fight the philistines.
3000
What did Saul do that made the Lord seek out a man of his own heart and end Saul’s kingdom?
He offered sacrifices without Samuel, when Samuel didn’t return in the 7 day time.
Who is Jonathan?
Saul’s son
_______ and _____ were bold enough to go over to the Philistine garrison just to see what the LORD might do. They ended up defeating the Philistines that day, because of their bravery.
Jonathan and his armor bearer.
Why did Saul want to kill his son, Jonathan?
Because Saul made an oath with the people that said that no one should eat on that day, or they will die. Jonathan tasted honey with his staff. The people would not allow it , however, saying “Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far from it! As the Lord lives, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground, for he has worked with God this day.”
Why did the Lord reject Saul?
Because he did not completely destroy the Amelekites as the Lord commanded.
Who killed Agag, the king of the Amalekites?
Samuel
who becomes king after Saul?
David
Who is Jesse the Betjlehemite?
David’s father, who presents his 7 sons plus David to Saul.
Who is Eliab?
Jesse’s oldest son, David’s oldest brother. Who Saul assumes God wants as king.
Why did Saul like David so much?
Because a harmful spirit (an evil spirit sent by the lord) tormented Saul, and the only thing that could soothe him was when David would play the lyre. (small harp)
Who is hannah?
Samuel’s mother. She couldn’t get pregnant, so she prays to god that if she is able to bare a son, she will make sure he will be given back to god’s service. Eli is there as she is praying, and he blesses her. She gets pregnant soon after.
become the last of Israel’s judges, its first prophet, and counselor to its first two kings, Saul and David.
Samuel
What are the 3 stories of Davids rise.
annointed by samuel. plays the harp and wins favor, goliath
What did Saul require of David to win his daughters hand in marriage.. but that he hoped would get david killed?
get 100 foreskins of the philistines
Who is Absalom?
Davids son who tries to overthrow him. is killed in battle. he killed his brother, anon, for raping his half sister.
Who does david declare to be king after him?
his son solomon
Who are Davids 2 wives?
abigail and ahinoam
The only one of the priests to escape from Saul’s massacre, he fled to David
Abiathar
who had 700 wives and 300 concubines?
solomon
What commandments about kings did solomon break?
- limitation of horses (140 chariots and 1200 horses_
- wives (he had wives from all over the world, and they brought their gods with them.. which solomon turned to all of them)
As a result of solomon’s practices, the lord announces the end of the _______.
united monarchy
the lord promises 2 things for the division. they are:
1) waits until solomon dies.
2) the lord will allow davids family to keep one tribe, their own true of judah 9the southern half of the kingdom)
who becomes king after solomon?
rehoboam
A frequesnt site for important national meetings far inside the borders of northern isreal
shechem
who said “my little fingers thicker than my fathers entire waste”
rehoboam
Rehoboams supervisor of forced labor who is stoned to death when sent to the north.
adoram
the third son of David, described as the most handsome man in the kingdom. eventually rebelled against his father and was killed during the Battle of Ephraim Wood.
Absalom
a high priest who fed David and his men with the showbread, and gave David the sword of Goliath.
Ahimelech
Saul summoned the High Priest and his entire company and, in a rage, ordered them all killed. His officials refused to raise their hands against the priests and Saul turned to _____ who carried out the executions.
doeg the edomite
committed adultery with david
bathsheba
A city in the plains of Judah, which David once relieved from a siege by the Philistines, but which afterwards sought to deliver him up to Saul
keilah
David sent a small group of men to ___ with a request for what provisions were readily at hand. David told his men exactly what to say when they approached
nabal
announced to David the covenant God was making with him (2 Samuel 7), and he came to David to reprimand him over his committing adultery with Bathsheba while she was the wife of Uriah the Hittite whose death the King had also arranged to hide his previous transgression
the prophet nathan
after jeroboam?
nadab
who kills nadab
baasha
who has 2 golden calves made
jeraboam
in the south ______ are only allowed to be priests, while in the north, jeroboam allows _______ to be priests.
levites, anyone
what 4 things does jeroboam do to break the 1st commandment
1) makes 2 golden calves. (high places where they ended up worshiping baal) in Dan and Bethel
2) places the calves as shrines closer to the people (two diff cities)
3) allows anyone to b priests
4) makes his own festivals to make money
_______becomes the king everyone is compared to
jeraboam
the lord handed over israel to the
assyrians
promotes baal more than any king before him. marries jezebel, builds a temple for baal, and makes a sacred pole for ashereah
ahab
did more to infuriate the lord than any king before him
ahab
because of Ahab, _____ prophetys that there will b a 3 year drought
elijah
how does elijah prove god is the true god, not baal.
the bulls and sacrifice with fire competition
