Conclusion Of Old Testament Flashcards

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Rehoboam

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The king of Israel who ensured excessive taxation, which lead to the north revolting,

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Soloman

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The king of Israel who built the temple

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Jeroboam

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The first king of the northern kingdom of Israel.

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Omari

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The king of the north who stabilizes it.

He also establishes Sumerian as the Capitol

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Ahab

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Omari’s son, he marries jezebel at a summer marriage, this promotes polytheism by worshiping the god Baal

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Phoenicians

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The tribe, kingdom that Jezebel was from

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Baal

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The god of the phenocians

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Elijah

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One of the early prophets in the age of the prophets, he must challenge Baal to lighting a wet alter on fire.

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Amos

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The prophet after Elijah
very forceful and disturbing
-cautioned people on religion formalism
- taught that helping poor, and worshiping god go hand in hand
-identified as the social justice prophet
- ah so was ignored and eventually thrown out of the north. Lol

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Hosea

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was a northern prophet who tried to remind people that god was a loving and forgiving person
(Marries a prostitute)

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Assyrians

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The first external enemy of Israel

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Simeritans

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The Jews who blended into the Assyrian culture and created a sub culture.

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Micah

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am minor prophet

  • anti war
  • contemporary of Amos and hosea
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Isaiah

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young during time of amos
- called to be a prophet 
- was about 40 years
- there are apparently 3 different Isaiah's according to the book
Original Isaiah - 1-39
Seconded Isaiah - 40-55
Third Isaiah - 56-66
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Jeremiah

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  • one of four major prophets in Jewish history

prophesied about the exile

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Ezekiel

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A prophet who grew up in Jerusalem prior to the

  • says that everything that was lost during exile will be restored.
    1. Prophesied respiration of nations
    2. Prophesied that the king will be restored.
    3. prophesied the restoration of the temple
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Second Isaiah

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A prophet who spoke in the spirit of the first Isaiah

  • comforted the people during the exile
  • foretold the messiah becoming a suffering servant
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Persians

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The second external enemy of Israel

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Malachi

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The last prophet of the Old Testament

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Jonah

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A prophet who was sent to nineva to convert them back to God
-runs and is eaten by a whale
they instantly repent and are saved
- becomes upset that god is so forgiving.

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Alexander the great

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A stunning conqueror who conquers the Jews land, however lets them keep their religion

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Qohelith

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The narrarator of the book of Ecclesiastes

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Job

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A book of parables

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Daniel

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A prophet who remaining loyal to god and not being killed
EX the lion den
-Last major prophet.

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Maccabees

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the fammily of maccabees.

  • they used gorilla warefare tactics to take down the greeks.
  • [hit run damage retreat]
  • highlighted by an event called the hanukkah (festival of lights) which is celebrated today,
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Pompey

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a roman leader who invades israel

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Herod the great

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the bridge man between the old and the New Testament.

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Taxation

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Taking people’s money or goods to benefit the land

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Summit marriage

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When you Mary someone to share land

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Enemies of Israel

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Internal enemies ( polytheism, corruption, )
External enemies
(Assyrians and Persians, and Greeks)

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Prophet

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One who can disturb the comfortable and who can comfort the disturbed, a voice of god

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South and north capital cities

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South jerewsalem, north simaria

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Devision of the rich and the poor

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The rich having enough to live fully, and the poor having nothing

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Exile

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a situation in which you are forced to leave your country or home

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Apostasy

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1 : renunciation of a religious faith

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Sinagogue

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A Jewish place of worship

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Temple

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A place that was erected to hous Jewish prayers

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Scribes

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The people who copied down the history of the land

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Rabbi

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The person who leads the Jewish church

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Septuagint

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A Greek translation of the bible

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Vulgate

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A Latin version of the bible

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Isolationalism

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Separating yourself from everything

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Apocalyptic literature

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Secret ;languages and symbols such as dreams and numbers.

[very confusing]

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Hannukkah

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Jewish Festival of Lights , Christmas

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  1. List and explain the conditions that caused the nation of Israel, that David
    and Solomon had developed, to divide in two.
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The king gave excessive taxation
-south recieves most benefits
North hates it

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  1. List and discuss the six themes of the first Isaiah.
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Holiness of Yahweh
Faithfulness of Yahweh
Justice of Yahweh
Justice to nations
Belief in a holy one 
Conversion
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  1. With the Jews being led into exile, what three pillars or strengths of Judaism
    were destroyed?
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  1. the king dethroned and killed
  2. the temple of Solomon destroyed
  3. the nation exiled to to babylon.
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  1. Know and explain thoroughly the five Jewish sects that emerged and werepresent at the time of Jesus.
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Pharisees, Sadducees, Zealots, Essenes, Poor).