Conclusion Of Old Testament Flashcards
Rehoboam
The king of Israel who ensured excessive taxation, which lead to the north revolting,
Soloman
The king of Israel who built the temple
Jeroboam
The first king of the northern kingdom of Israel.
Omari
The king of the north who stabilizes it.
He also establishes Sumerian as the Capitol
Ahab
Omari’s son, he marries jezebel at a summer marriage, this promotes polytheism by worshiping the god Baal
Phoenicians
The tribe, kingdom that Jezebel was from
Baal
The god of the phenocians
Elijah
One of the early prophets in the age of the prophets, he must challenge Baal to lighting a wet alter on fire.
Amos
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
Hosea
was a northern prophet who tried to remind people that god was a loving and forgiving person
(Marries a prostitute)
Assyrians
The first external enemy of Israel
Simeritans
The Jews who blended into the Assyrian culture and created a sub culture.
Micah
am minor prophet
- anti war
- contemporary of Amos and hosea
Isaiah
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
Jeremiah
- one of four major prophets in Jewish history
prophesied about the exile
Ezekiel
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
Second Isaiah
A prophet who spoke in the spirit of the first Isaiah
- comforted the people during the exile
- foretold the messiah becoming a suffering servant
Persians
The second external enemy of Israel
Malachi
The last prophet of the Old Testament