Final Exam Flashcards

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3 primary characters of 1 Samuel

A

Samuel
Saul
David

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Author possibilities for 1&2 Ruth

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Samuel
Gad
Nathan

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2
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Which book has the reign of Saul

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I Samuel 8-15

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3
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Which book introduces David

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1 Samuel 16-31

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4
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Which book has the reign of David

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2 Samuel

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David’s reign in Hebron

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  • over Judah only
  • ishbosheth reigned over Israel
  • Abner wants David over all Israel; he’s murdered by joab
  • reigned for 7 years
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David’s reign in Jerusalem

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-Jerusalem is neutral and defensible
-brought the ark here
-over all Israel
Reigned for 33 years

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DAVIDIC COVENANT

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2 Samuel 7:12-16

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8
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David’s success 2 Samuel

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Chapter 8-10

10 military victories

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9
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David’s sin in 2 Samuel

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Chapter 11
David commits adultery with Bathsheba
Murders Uriah
Lies to cover it up

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David’s family tragedies in 2 Samuel

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Ch. 13- amnon rapes Tamar(his half sister) and absalom kills amnon
Ch. 15- absalom rebels against David
Ch. 16- David is driven from Jerusalem and absalom controls Israel
Ch. 17- absalom persues David
Ch. 18- joab kills absalom

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Author of 1&2 kings

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Tradition says Jeremiah

*There is no proof if this though

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Spiritual decline of the books

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A nation passes from affluence & influence to poverty & paralysis

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Solomon’s reign, wisdom, and failures

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Short co-reign
Asked for wisdom: gained wealth and influence
Foolish actions: 700 wives, 300 concubines (they led to pagan worship because many of them were pagan)

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14
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When did the kingdom divide under Rehoboam?

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931 bc

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15
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Northern kingdom

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Israels 10 tribes- king jeroboam
19 kings 931-722bc
Every king was wicked

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Southern kingdom

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2 tribes of Judah (Judah & Benjamin)
19 kings
All kings were of the DAVIDIC line (DAVIDIC covenant 2 Sam 7:12-16)
8 were “good”
Hezekiah&josiah were praised to e the most godly kings
Rehoboam 1st king

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17
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Who made Israel sin?

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Jeroboam

He built new alters, a new religious calendar, and created a new priesthood!

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18
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Ahab

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Married jezebel
Most wicked king of Israel
3 1/2 year famine because of Baal worship
Rivals with Elijah
Wicked daughter marries godly king Jehoshaphat
Whole family died as Elijah predicted

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19
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Elijah

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Announced the 3 1/2 year famine
Challenged ahab and 450 of baals prophets to contest on mt. Carmel
God made Elijah succeed
Taken to heaven in a chariot of fire without dying

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Fall of Samaria

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Fell to Assyria

722 bc

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Fall of Jerusalem

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Fell to Babylon

586 bc

22
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Key individuals leading up to the fall of Jerusalem

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Hezekiah
Manasseh 
Amon
Josiah
Jehoahaz
Jehoiakim 
Jehoiachin
Zedekiah
23
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Who is a key prophet?

A

Jeremiah

24
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First deportation

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605 bc. Daniel and his 3 friends deported

25
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Second deportation

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597 bc

King jehoiachin an Ezekiel deported

26
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Third deportation

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586 bc

King zedekiah

27
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Hebrew meaning if chronicles

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The words of the days

28
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Greek/English meaning of Chronicles

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Omissions/ things left out

29
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Proposed author of 1&2 chronicles

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Ezra

30
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Purpose of chronicles

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Covers the same things as kings but with a different emphasis

  • kings was written by prophet(Jeremiah) so It had a political focus
  • chronicles was written by the priest Ezra so it had a religious emphasis
  • temple worship
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1 chronicles overlaps with what book?

A

2 Samuel

32
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2 chronicles overlaps with what book?

A

2 kings

33
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Author of Ezra

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Ezra- the priest

34
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Purpose of Ezra

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Reestablishment if Jews in their homeland from Babylon

35
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The first return

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538bc

Zerubbable came to rebuild the temple

36
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Second return

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458 bc

Ezra came to teach the law to the people

37
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Third return

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445 bc

Nehemiah came to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem

38
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Where does Esther fit between Ezra?

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Ezra 1-6
Esther
Ezra 7-10

39
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Prophets mentioned in Ezra

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Haggai & Zechariah

They preach and encourage the building of the temple (520bc)

40
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Where does Esther take place?

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Medo-Persian empire

41
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Esther’s identity

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She was a Jew

42
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Esther’s relation to mordecai

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They are cousins… But he adopted her when her father(his uncle) died

43
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Other key characters in Esther

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King xerxes
Hamon
Mordecai

44
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Purpose of Esther

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To show God’s providential care for his people even in their captivity outside the promise land

45
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Nehemiah’s occupation

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Cup bearer to the king of Babylon

Governor of Israel

46
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Nehemiah’s accomplishments

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Rebuilt the walks of Jerusalem

47
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Who was Nehemiah’s contemporary prophet?

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Malachi- they both insighted spiritual revival on the same issues!