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Exam 2 Flashcards

1
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The book of Joshua marks the move to what kind of writings?

A

Historical

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2
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Who is the new leader after Moses dies?

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Joshua

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3
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Is the Abrahamic covenant fulfilled when Moses dies?

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No

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4
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The rise of Joshua as leader fulfills what?

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The Abrahamic Covenant

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5
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Did Jericho exist during Joshua’s conquest?

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No

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6
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Did Ai exist?

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Yes

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A city mentioned in the conquest of Joshua but was more that like a small village.

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Ai

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8
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The earliest extra-biblical reference to Israel.

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The Merneptah Stele

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9
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In the Merneptah Stele, Israel was referred to as this as opposed to a state or country.

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A people

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10
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Which book has a more rapid military conquest? (Joshua or Judges)

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Joshua

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11
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Which book has a more gradual cultural infiltration?

Joshua or Judges

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Judges

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12
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Which book has open war fare? (Joshua or Judge)

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Joshua

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13
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Which book has small scale, guerilla warfare? (Joshua or Judges)

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Judges

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14
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Which book could be apart of the Pentateuch?

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Joshua

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15
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Which book is part II of a larger Exodus story?

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Joshua

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16
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What are the two parts of Joshua?

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Conquest (1-12)

Division of land among tribes (13-24)

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17
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Joshua mirrors Moses in many ways

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True

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18
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God speaks directly to Joshua

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True

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19
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People respond to Joshua the way they would to Moses

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True

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20
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How many spies does Joshua send out?

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2

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21
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Does Joshua part the sea by way of the Ark?

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Yes

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22
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Joshua leads the people into Canaan

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True

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23
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Joshua believes in circumcision and celebrates Passover

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True

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24
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Joshua experiences a theophany

A

True

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25
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Joshua gives a farewell speech

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True

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26
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Who is the prostitute who help’s Joshua spies gain information about Jericho?

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Rahab

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27
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What woman in the story of Joshua name is mentioned and is included in the genealogy of Jesus?

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Rahab

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28
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What means “devoted thing”?

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Herem

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29
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What are the themes of Joshua 1?

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Be strong and courageous and God is with them

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30
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Who took devoted thing after Jericho was conquered?

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Achan

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31
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What is an example of obedience and faithfulness? What is an example of disobedience and unfaithfulness?

A

Jericho. Ai

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32
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After Joshua, what does Israel do?

A

The make covenants with other tribes and start worshipping Baal

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33
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Who is the Canaanite fertility god?

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Baal

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34
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What are some of the responsibilities of the judges?

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Enforce law, lead military campaigns, basic political responsibilities, and local leader

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35
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List the cycle of sin for Israel

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Israel sins, Israel is enslaved, Israel cries out to God, God raises a judge, Israel is delivered, peace in the land

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36
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Who is the concubine that kills Sisera, the Canaanite king?

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Jael

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37
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Who is the last judge?

A

Samson

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38
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Whose mom was barren and under a Nazarite vow?

A

Samson

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39
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What are the terms for a Nazarite vow?

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No hair cuts, no grape things, and no touching dead animals

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40
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A civil war almost completely wiped out which tribe?

A

Benjamin

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41
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Judges begins with Israel fighting with which country? Who are they fighting at the end of the book?

A

Canaan. Themselves

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42
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What is the Levirate law (redemption law)?

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If a man died without any sons, it became the responsibility of the nearest male relative to marry his widow and sire a son who would become the legal son of the deceased male

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43
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Who is faithful to her mother in law?

A

Ruth

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44
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Whose great grandmother is Ruth?

A

David

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45
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Why do Elimelech, Naomi, their sons and daughter in laws go to Moab?

A

Because their is a famine in the land

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46
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Ruth gleaning in Boaz’s field is a reflection of what law?

A

Sabbatical

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47
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What was the sabbatical law?

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Foreigners were allowed to pick off crops

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48
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Who is blessed when Ruth and Boaz have a baby?

A

Naomi

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49
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Before the birth of Samuel, how was Israel organized?

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By a loose confederacy of tribes, each headed by a judge or charismatic military leader

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50
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Hannah dedicated Samuel to the Nazarite vow for how long?

A

Life

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51
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Hannah says she will do what with her son if God blesses her with one?

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Hannah said she will give her son back to the Lord

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52
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Hannah gives Samuel to who after he is weaned? How often does she see him?

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Eli. Once a year

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53
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While Samuel is with Eli, what does God call him to do?

A

Be a prophet

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54
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Who are a seafaring people and had advanced infantry and weaponry?

A

Philistines

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55
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What were the names of Eli’s sons?

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Phinehas and Hopni

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56
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Who captures the Ark of the Covenant?

A

Philistines

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57
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What are the 3 roles of Samuel?

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Prophet, Priest, Judge

58
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Are Samuel’s sons good people?

A

No

59
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God compares monarchy to what?

A

Idolatry

60
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The Israelites are trying to be like who when they ask for a king?

A

Canaanites

61
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What are the king’s powers?

A

Conscription, Taxation, and Forced Labor

62
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Who is the first king of Israel?

A

Saul

63
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Who anointed Saul as King?

A

Samuel

64
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Who writes down the rules and duties of the king?

A

Samuel

65
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Who will serve as the check to the monarchy?

A

Prophet

66
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What two events lead to Saul losing the monarchy?

A

Impatient on waiting for Samuel, so sacrifices on his own, then takes the plunder when he shouldn’t

67
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David is the youngest out of all his brothers?

A

True

68
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What does David do when he comes under the service of Saul?

A

He plays the lyre and becomes Saul’s armor bearer

69
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David kills who?

A

Goliath

70
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David is friends with who?

A

Jonathan, Saul’s son

71
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David marries who?

A

Michal, Saul’s daughter

72
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Saul loves David

A

False

73
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David is king of what?

A

Judah

74
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What is David’s first act as king?

A

He makes Jerusalem the capital

75
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Jerusalem becomes known as what?

A

City of David

76
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Before David moves the Ark of the Covenant, where is it residing?

A

Baale-judah

77
Q

Who dies when he touches the Ark?

A

Uzzah

78
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What are God’s promises to David?

A

Make his name great, give his people land so they are secure, give his people peace, establish a David’s dynasty, and enable his son to build a temple.

79
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Is David’s covenant with God conditional?

A

No

80
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Who does David kill in order to take Bathsheba as his wife?

A

Urriah

81
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What does a prophet do?

A

Confronts sin and injustice

82
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Who confront David about killing Urriah?

A

Nathan

83
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What are David’s punishments for killing Urriah?

A

His and Bathsheba’s son dying, Tamar being raped by Amnon, and rebellion by Absalom

84
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What does Solomon ask for when God appears to him in a dream?

A

Wisdom

85
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What does Solomon build during his reign as king?

A

The temple

86
Q

What does Shekinah mean?

A

Dwelling place of the Lord

87
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How does the Lord present himself at the temple?

A

As a cloud of smoke

88
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Where is the temple?

A

Jerusalem

89
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How long did the temple take to build versus how long Solomon’s palace took to build?

A

7 years for temple and 13 year for palace

90
Q

What was a common peace treaty practice?

A

Take foreign wives

91
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Who was Solomon’s first wife?

A

An Egyptian

92
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What is Solomon lead to as a consequence of his foreign wives?

A

Idolatry

93
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Solomon is the last king of the United Kingdom

A

True

94
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Who is the first king of the Northern Kingdom (Israel)?

A

Jereboam

95
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Who is the first king of the Southern Kingdom (Judah)?

A

Reheboam

96
Q

Who is the standard by which all kings are judged?

A

David

97
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What 2 kings of the Southern Kingdom were not terrible kings?

A

Hezekiah and Josiah

98
Q

When did the role of prophet begin?

A

David

99
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Who pronounced judgement on Solomon then Jereboam?

A

Ahijah

100
Q

Who married Jezebel, daughter of king of Tyre?

A

Ahab

101
Q

Ahab built an altar to Baal where?

A

Samaria

102
Q

What does God do to show that Israelites that there is no other God like him?

A

He sends a drought

103
Q

Who does Elijah rise up against?

A

Ahab and Baal

104
Q

What is not a safe place for prophets?

A

Mt. Caramel

105
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Who has been killing prophets at Mt. Carmel?

A

Jezebel

106
Q

Who hid 100 prophets and saved their lives?

A

Obadiah

107
Q

Prophets are not foretelling but what?

A

Forth telling

108
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Hosea was a prophet where?

A

In the Northern Kingdom, specifically in Samaria

109
Q

Hosea experienced the final days of the reign of who?

A

Jereboam II

110
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What did Hosea denounce?

A

Oppression, exploitation, perversion of the courts by the wealthy, and religious aposty

111
Q

What 3 metaphors do we see in Hosea?

A

Israel as a prostitute, stubborn domesticated animal, and child

112
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Who does Hosea marry and what is she?

A

Gomer, prostitute

113
Q

When was Jeremiah a prophet?

A

During the golden age of Josiah and the fall of Judah by Babylon

114
Q

Did Jeremiah ever marry?

A

No

115
Q

Jeremiah is very willing to be a prophet, like Moses.

A

False

116
Q

Jeremiah is persecuted, targeted for assassination, barred from the temple, beaten, and left in a muddy cistern.

A

True

117
Q

Where did Jeremiah live the end of his life in exile?

A

Egypt

118
Q

What were the 2 themes of message of Jeremiah’s messages?

A

Idolatry and Social Justice

119
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What serves as an image of divine judgement in Jeremiah’s message?

A

Potter’s house and pottery

120
Q

Who was thought to write Lamentations?

A

Jeremiah

121
Q

Lamentations is a collection of how many poems?

A

5

122
Q

Where was Isaiah from?

A

Judah, possibly Jerusalem

123
Q

What kings did Isaiah serve under?

A

Jothan, Ahez, and Hezekiah

124
Q

What is the second longest book in the Old Testament and spans over two centuries?

A

Isaiah

125
Q

When does Isaiah’s call to worship take place?

A

During a vision of the Lord’s room

126
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What is God’s message to Isaiah?

A

To make sure the people do not repent

127
Q

What is Isaiah’s 2nd message?

A

Hope for Restoration

128
Q

Who was a priest from Jerusalem and was a prophet for 27 years?

A

Ezekiel

129
Q

Who sees visions of dry bones?

A

Ezekiel

130
Q

When is Daniel set?

A

During the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, and Persian King Darius

131
Q

Who assumed the throne of Anshan in 559 that later grew into the Persian Empire?

A

Cyrus

132
Q

What was Nehemiah’s role in the court of Artexerses?

A

Cupbearer

133
Q

Nehemiah acquired permission to rebuild what?

A

The wall in Jerusalem

134
Q

What is a steadfast love, faithfulness, and fidelity?

A

Hesed

135
Q

What is a notation in the Psalm’s performance? It could also be considered a pause?

A

Selah

136
Q

Prose

A

Direct communication

137
Q

Poetry

A

Attempts to transcend normal language

138
Q

Sheol

A

Under world

139
Q

When did Samaria fall?

A

722

140
Q

When was Israel deported to Assyria?

A

640

141
Q

When did the capital of Jerusalem fall and the first deportation to Babylon happen?

A

597

142
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When did Jerusalem fall, the temple destroyed, and the 2nd deportation to Babylon occur?

A

589

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