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
Jonah
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.
Alexander the great
A stunning conqueror who conquers the Jews land, however lets them keep their religion
Qohelith
The narrarator of the book of Ecclesiastes
Job
A book of parables
Daniel
A prophet who remaining loyal to god and not being killed
EX the lion den
-Last major prophet.
Maccabees
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,
Pompey
a roman leader who invades israel
Herod the great
the bridge man between the old and the New Testament.
Taxation
Taking people’s money or goods to benefit the land
Summit marriage
When you Mary someone to share land
Enemies of Israel
Internal enemies ( polytheism, corruption, )
External enemies
(Assyrians and Persians, and Greeks)
Prophet
One who can disturb the comfortable and who can comfort the disturbed, a voice of god
South and north capital cities
South jerewsalem, north simaria
Devision of the rich and the poor
The rich having enough to live fully, and the poor having nothing
Exile
a situation in which you are forced to leave your country or home
Apostasy
1 : renunciation of a religious faith
Sinagogue
A Jewish place of worship
Temple
A place that was erected to hous Jewish prayers
Scribes
The people who copied down the history of the land
Rabbi
The person who leads the Jewish church
Septuagint
A Greek translation of the bible
Vulgate
A Latin version of the bible
Isolationalism
Separating yourself from everything
Apocalyptic literature
Secret ;languages and symbols such as dreams and numbers.
[very confusing]
Hannukkah
Jewish Festival of Lights , Christmas
- List and explain the conditions that caused the nation of Israel, that David
and Solomon had developed, to divide in two.
The king gave excessive taxation
-south recieves most benefits
North hates it
- List and discuss the six themes of the first Isaiah.
Holiness of Yahweh Faithfulness of Yahweh Justice of Yahweh Justice to nations Belief in a holy one Conversion
- With the Jews being led into exile, what three pillars or strengths of Judaism
were destroyed?
- the king dethroned and killed
- the temple of Solomon destroyed
- the nation exiled to to babylon.
- Know and explain thoroughly the five Jewish sects that emerged and werepresent at the time of Jesus.
Pharisees, Sadducees, Zealots, Essenes, Poor).
