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Finals Flashcards

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Described by the Deuteronomist as a rejected king

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Saul

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2
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Known as the wisest among the kings of Israel.

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Solomon

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King who was known as the one who caused Israel to sin.

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Jeroboam

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4
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Described in the Bible as a great but not a sinless king

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David

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5
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A reformer king in whose reign the book of the law was found

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Josiah

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An ardent devotee of Baal, this queen tried to kill all prophets of Yahweh in Israel.

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Jezebel

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7
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King who coveted Naboth’s vineyard and was guilty of the sin of murder and land grabbing.

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Ahab

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8
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Benevolent Persian ruler

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Cyrus the Great

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9
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Babylonian conqueror

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Nebuchadnezzar

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10
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The first king of the Southern kingdom of Judah whose arrogance caused the 10 tribes of Israel to break away from the Davidic monarchy

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Rehoboam

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11
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A prophet who was sent to Nineveh to warn its people of God’s judgment. He refused to go but found himself in a whale’s belly. He wanted to die, only to be shown how ridiculous his view of God was. He was so concerned about a gourd whom he did not at all care for, and to believe that God is not concerned about other peoples and nations aside from Israel.

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Jonah

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12
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He was a prophet during the time of King David. He announced to the king the promise of a Davidic dynasty and the first to confront the king to announce God’s judgment for his sin of adultery and murder.

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Nathan

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13
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He proved his message that Yahweh is the true God of Israel by challenging the prophets of Baal into a contest in Mt. Carmel.

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Elijah

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14
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He was the prime example of a prophet. A lawgiver, he proclaimed God’s words mainly the demands of the covenant to Israel. He also served to intercede for the Israelites to God.

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Moses

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15
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Speaking among the Exiles, he declares a new people will be raised to from the lifeless valley of bones! The seemingly hopeless situation of Israel was the beginning of a new action God was initiating among his People.

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Ezekiel

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16
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He received Elijah’s power and succeeded him. He performed miracles to break the deathly situation that encircled the poor in the Northern Kingdom. A social and political activist, he anointed the king that would replace the house of Ahab.

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Elisha

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17
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Known as a “weeping prophet”, he witnessed the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple. He brought the message of condemnations for their false worship and social injustice, and summon the people to repentance.

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Jeremiah

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18
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He was a shepherd and vine keeper, in the time of security and prosperity he brought a “gruesome message of destruction and death for the nation’s leaders and the rest of the elitist class including the military.

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Amos

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19
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He found hope through the Davidic monarchy. Building on the concept of a just and righteous king, he envisioned a future king (messiah) coming from the line of David who would usher in a time of peace and prosperity for all Israel and other nations as well.

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Isaiah

20
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Called by God in his boyhood, he was Israel’s last Judge, Priest, and Prophet. He opened a new chapter in the history of Israel - the monarchy.

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Samuel

21
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A structure/system in place at the time of the Judges which promotes cooperation and mutual aid among different tribes.

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Tribal confederacy

22
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A Judge who defeated thousands of enemies with his 300 men.

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Gideon

23
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A woman Judge and a prophetess whom God called to deliver the Israelites from Canaanite oppression.

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Deborah

24
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Known as the strongest among the Judges who singlehandedly fought against the Philistines.

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Samson

25
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The god of the Canaanites to whom fertility and productivity in harvest is attributed.

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Baal

26
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The period in Jewish history during which a number of people from the ancient Kingdom of Judah were captives in Babylonia.

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Babylonian exile

27
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The return of the exiles to their homeland and the rebuilding of their lives and community including the city of Jerusalem and the temple.

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Restoration

28
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A group of historical books advocating the idea of one people, one God, and one temple.

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Deuteronomistic history

29
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Vineyard owner who was framed to death for refusing to sell his sacred inheritance of land to the king

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Naboth

30
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Which of the two kingdoms was ruled by a single dynasty coming from the line of David?

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Judah

31
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An empire which was instrumental in the judgment of the Northern Kingdom of Israel causing its destruction and the exile of its people in 721 BCE.

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Assyria

32
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An empire which destroyed the Southern Kingdom Judah and exiled its people in 586 BCE.

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Babylon

33
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He was the leader of the first batch of returning Jews who started the reconstruction of the Temple and the Jewish community in Judah.

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Zerubbabel

34
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The Minor Prophets were the prophetic books which were considered not so important compared the major prophets.

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False

35
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The prophets announced that repentance of the people would not change their fate.

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False

36
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The Judges are raised by God as military deliverers and spiritual leaders of the people.

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True

37
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Israel’s history as described in the book of the Judges is characterized by obedience and loyalty to God.

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False

38
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True prophets have taken the office by their own initiative, because they believe in the truth of the words that they proclaimed.

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False

39
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The Deuteronomistic historians recount Israel’s history in view of showing that their catastrophes and difficulties are a consequence of disobedience to the covenant.

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True

40
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The Tribal system serves as alternative to the statist system where the elders decide about important matters affecting the tribes through consensus.

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True

41
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Political instability in the land of Israel and leadership crisis are among the factors in the emergence of the monarchy.

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True

42
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The prophets are rooted in the Exodus and based their predictions on their knowledge of the covenant promises.

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True

43
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Social justice is one of the important covenant demands that the prophets stressed.

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True

44
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Prophets support the faithful observance of religious rituals in the temple as the best way of giving honor to God.

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False

45
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The day of the Lord as announced by the prophets comes as good news to the righteous but bad news to the evil doers.

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True

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