Exam 2 Flashcards
The book of Joshua marks the move to what kind of writings?
Historical
Who is the new leader after Moses dies?
Joshua
Is the Abrahamic covenant fulfilled when Moses dies?
No
The rise of Joshua as leader fulfills what?
The Abrahamic Covenant
Did Jericho exist during Joshua’s conquest?
No
Did Ai exist?
Yes
A city mentioned in the conquest of Joshua but was more that like a small village.
Ai
The earliest extra-biblical reference to Israel.
The Merneptah Stele
In the Merneptah Stele, Israel was referred to as this as opposed to a state or country.
A people
Which book has a more rapid military conquest? (Joshua or Judges)
Joshua
Which book has a more gradual cultural infiltration?
Joshua or Judges
Judges
Which book has open war fare? (Joshua or Judge)
Joshua
Which book has small scale, guerilla warfare? (Joshua or Judges)
Judges
Which book could be apart of the Pentateuch?
Joshua
Which book is part II of a larger Exodus story?
Joshua
What are the two parts of Joshua?
Conquest (1-12)
Division of land among tribes (13-24)
Joshua mirrors Moses in many ways
True
God speaks directly to Joshua
True
People respond to Joshua the way they would to Moses
True
How many spies does Joshua send out?
2
Does Joshua part the sea by way of the Ark?
Yes
Joshua leads the people into Canaan
True
Joshua believes in circumcision and celebrates Passover
True
Joshua experiences a theophany
True
Joshua gives a farewell speech
True
Who is the prostitute who help’s Joshua spies gain information about Jericho?
Rahab
What woman in the story of Joshua name is mentioned and is included in the genealogy of Jesus?
Rahab
What means “devoted thing”?
Herem
What are the themes of Joshua 1?
Be strong and courageous and God is with them
Who took devoted thing after Jericho was conquered?
Achan
What is an example of obedience and faithfulness? What is an example of disobedience and unfaithfulness?
Jericho. Ai
After Joshua, what does Israel do?
The make covenants with other tribes and start worshipping Baal
Who is the Canaanite fertility god?
Baal
What are some of the responsibilities of the judges?
Enforce law, lead military campaigns, basic political responsibilities, and local leader
List the cycle of sin for Israel
Israel sins, Israel is enslaved, Israel cries out to God, God raises a judge, Israel is delivered, peace in the land
Who is the concubine that kills Sisera, the Canaanite king?
Jael
Who is the last judge?
Samson
Whose mom was barren and under a Nazarite vow?
Samson
What are the terms for a Nazarite vow?
No hair cuts, no grape things, and no touching dead animals
A civil war almost completely wiped out which tribe?
Benjamin
Judges begins with Israel fighting with which country? Who are they fighting at the end of the book?
Canaan. Themselves
What is the Levirate law (redemption law)?
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
Who is faithful to her mother in law?
Ruth
Whose great grandmother is Ruth?
David
Why do Elimelech, Naomi, their sons and daughter in laws go to Moab?
Because their is a famine in the land
Ruth gleaning in Boaz’s field is a reflection of what law?
Sabbatical
What was the sabbatical law?
Foreigners were allowed to pick off crops
Who is blessed when Ruth and Boaz have a baby?
Naomi
Before the birth of Samuel, how was Israel organized?
By a loose confederacy of tribes, each headed by a judge or charismatic military leader
Hannah dedicated Samuel to the Nazarite vow for how long?
Life
Hannah says she will do what with her son if God blesses her with one?
Hannah said she will give her son back to the Lord
Hannah gives Samuel to who after he is weaned? How often does she see him?
Eli. Once a year
While Samuel is with Eli, what does God call him to do?
Be a prophet
Who are a seafaring people and had advanced infantry and weaponry?
Philistines
What were the names of Eli’s sons?
Phinehas and Hopni
Who captures the Ark of the Covenant?
Philistines
What are the 3 roles of Samuel?
Prophet, Priest, Judge
Are Samuel’s sons good people?
No
God compares monarchy to what?
Idolatry
The Israelites are trying to be like who when they ask for a king?
Canaanites
What are the king’s powers?
Conscription, Taxation, and Forced Labor
Who is the first king of Israel?
Saul
Who anointed Saul as King?
Samuel
Who writes down the rules and duties of the king?
Samuel
Who will serve as the check to the monarchy?
Prophet
What two events lead to Saul losing the monarchy?
Impatient on waiting for Samuel, so sacrifices on his own, then takes the plunder when he shouldn’t
David is the youngest out of all his brothers?
True
What does David do when he comes under the service of Saul?
He plays the lyre and becomes Saul’s armor bearer
David kills who?
Goliath
David is friends with who?
Jonathan, Saul’s son
David marries who?
Michal, Saul’s daughter
Saul loves David
False
David is king of what?
Judah
What is David’s first act as king?
He makes Jerusalem the capital
Jerusalem becomes known as what?
City of David
Before David moves the Ark of the Covenant, where is it residing?
Baale-judah
Who dies when he touches the Ark?
Uzzah
What are God’s promises to David?
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.
Is David’s covenant with God conditional?
No
Who does David kill in order to take Bathsheba as his wife?
Urriah
What does a prophet do?
Confronts sin and injustice
Who confront David about killing Urriah?
Nathan
What are David’s punishments for killing Urriah?
His and Bathsheba’s son dying, Tamar being raped by Amnon, and rebellion by Absalom
What does Solomon ask for when God appears to him in a dream?
Wisdom
What does Solomon build during his reign as king?
The temple
What does Shekinah mean?
Dwelling place of the Lord
How does the Lord present himself at the temple?
As a cloud of smoke
Where is the temple?
Jerusalem
How long did the temple take to build versus how long Solomon’s palace took to build?
7 years for temple and 13 year for palace
What was a common peace treaty practice?
Take foreign wives
Who was Solomon’s first wife?
An Egyptian
What is Solomon lead to as a consequence of his foreign wives?
Idolatry
Solomon is the last king of the United Kingdom
True
Who is the first king of the Northern Kingdom (Israel)?
Jereboam
Who is the first king of the Southern Kingdom (Judah)?
Reheboam
Who is the standard by which all kings are judged?
David
What 2 kings of the Southern Kingdom were not terrible kings?
Hezekiah and Josiah
When did the role of prophet begin?
David
Who pronounced judgement on Solomon then Jereboam?
Ahijah
Who married Jezebel, daughter of king of Tyre?
Ahab
Ahab built an altar to Baal where?
Samaria
What does God do to show that Israelites that there is no other God like him?
He sends a drought
Who does Elijah rise up against?
Ahab and Baal
What is not a safe place for prophets?
Mt. Caramel
Who has been killing prophets at Mt. Carmel?
Jezebel
Who hid 100 prophets and saved their lives?
Obadiah
Prophets are not foretelling but what?
Forth telling
Hosea was a prophet where?
In the Northern Kingdom, specifically in Samaria
Hosea experienced the final days of the reign of who?
Jereboam II
What did Hosea denounce?
Oppression, exploitation, perversion of the courts by the wealthy, and religious aposty
What 3 metaphors do we see in Hosea?
Israel as a prostitute, stubborn domesticated animal, and child
Who does Hosea marry and what is she?
Gomer, prostitute
When was Jeremiah a prophet?
During the golden age of Josiah and the fall of Judah by Babylon
Did Jeremiah ever marry?
No
Jeremiah is very willing to be a prophet, like Moses.
False
Jeremiah is persecuted, targeted for assassination, barred from the temple, beaten, and left in a muddy cistern.
True
Where did Jeremiah live the end of his life in exile?
Egypt
What were the 2 themes of message of Jeremiah’s messages?
Idolatry and Social Justice
What serves as an image of divine judgement in Jeremiah’s message?
Potter’s house and pottery
Who was thought to write Lamentations?
Jeremiah
Lamentations is a collection of how many poems?
5
Where was Isaiah from?
Judah, possibly Jerusalem
What kings did Isaiah serve under?
Jothan, Ahez, and Hezekiah
What is the second longest book in the Old Testament and spans over two centuries?
Isaiah
When does Isaiah’s call to worship take place?
During a vision of the Lord’s room
What is God’s message to Isaiah?
To make sure the people do not repent
What is Isaiah’s 2nd message?
Hope for Restoration
Who was a priest from Jerusalem and was a prophet for 27 years?
Ezekiel
Who sees visions of dry bones?
Ezekiel
When is Daniel set?
During the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, and Persian King Darius
Who assumed the throne of Anshan in 559 that later grew into the Persian Empire?
Cyrus
What was Nehemiah’s role in the court of Artexerses?
Cupbearer
Nehemiah acquired permission to rebuild what?
The wall in Jerusalem
What is a steadfast love, faithfulness, and fidelity?
Hesed
What is a notation in the Psalm’s performance? It could also be considered a pause?
Selah
Prose
Direct communication
Poetry
Attempts to transcend normal language
Sheol
Under world
When did Samaria fall?
722
When was Israel deported to Assyria?
640
When did the capital of Jerusalem fall and the first deportation to Babylon happen?
597
When did Jerusalem fall, the temple destroyed, and the 2nd deportation to Babylon occur?
589
