Exam 2 Flashcards
Faithfulness of God in fulfilling covenant promises
The conquest and apportionment of Land
Importance of obedience
Key ideas Joshua
Cycles of Judges period
God’s justice and Grace
God’s sovereign provision of deliverers
Covenant failure by the people, priests, and the tribal leadership
Role of Spirit of the Lord
Key ideas Judges
God’s faithfulness and loyalty stimulated by people’s faithfulness and loyalty to one another
David’s faith shown to be legacy of his ancestors
The light of loyalty dispersed during the apostasy of the Judges period
The concept of kinsman-redeemer introduced
Key ideas Ruth
The institution of kingship
The process toward establishing a covenant with David’s line
The importance of divine kingship
Key ideas 1-2 Samuel
Kingship- good and evil
The prophetic voice as the royal conscience
Worship- Yahwism vs Baalism
Covenant blessings (repentance and restoration) and curses (judgement and exile)
Key Ideas Kings 1-2
The retelling of the past to inspire hope in the present
The reigns of David and Solomon idealized
The centrality of temple worship
The validation of the priests and Levites as community leaders
Key ideas 1-2 Chronicles
The physical restoration of the city of Jerusalem
Yahweh as a covenant-keeping God
Religious and social reform as the aftermath of repentance
Key ideas Ezra-Nehemiah
Before the flood
Genesis 1-7. From creation until the flood
After the Flood
Genesis 8-11. The time of the flood until the call of Abraham
Jacob moved his family to Egypt
1876 BC
Gen 46-47
Bondage in Egypt and Exodus
1806-1447 BC
Exodus 1-14
Death of Joseph to time of crossing red sea
Wilderness and wanderings
1447-1407 BC
Crossing of Red sea until crossing of Jordan River into promised land
Conquest and possession of promised land
1407 to 1360 BC
Crossing of Jordan River into promised land until the beginning of Judges
The Judges period
1360-1051 BC
Joshua’s death to Saul annointed first king of Israe
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The United Kingdom
1051 BC to 931 BC
From saul’s anointing as first king of Israel until death of Solomon