Ha Kol Flashcards
רחב הזונה
Joshuah 2:1. Rahab the Harlot. Hides two Israelite spies from the king of Jericho. She helps them escape on the condition that she and her family are protected once Israel invades Jericho.
דואג
An edomite, sent by Saul to kill the preists when Achimelech is discovered to be working with david
וַיַּרְא אִשָּׁה רֹחֶצֶת, מֵעַל הַגָּג
The first time David sees Bath Shevah.
עֲלֵה קֵרֵחַ עֲלֵה קֵרֵחַ…וַתֵּצֶאנָה שְׁתַּיִם דֻּבִּים מִן הַיַּעַר
Young boys taunt Elisha by calling him baldy. Two bears come out and eat 42 of the children. קרח - bald head
שַׂר וְגָדוֹל נָפַל הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה, בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל.
David telling his soldiers about the death of Abner, King Saul’s former army commander.
חברון
Hometown of David is coronated here after Saul dies
הֲיוֹנָתָן יָמוּת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה הַיְשׁוּעָה הַגְּדוֹלָה הַזֹּאת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל חָלִילָה חַי יְהֹוָה אִם יִפֹּל מִשַּׂעֲרַת רֹאשׁוֹ אַרְצָה כִּי עִם אֱלֹהִים עָשָֹה הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה
The people protect Jonathan from being put to death for tasting the honey forbidden by Saul. “Shall Jonathan, who has wrought this great salvation in Israel, die? Far be it. As the Lord lives, not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for he has worked with God this day.”
לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶל-הָרִנָּה וְאֶל-הַתְּפִלָּה
Listen to the cry and to the prayer… Shlomo asking God to listen to the prayers of those in the Temple
אשת בעלת אוב בעין דור
Witch of Endor- Saul goes to her to speak with Shmuel’s ghost, and learns he is soon to die in battle with Jonathan.
עתליה
Athaliah, mother of Ahaziah. Rules Judah for 6 years after Ahaziah dies.
בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם, אֵין מֶלֶךְ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל: אִישׁ הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו, יַעֲשֶׂה
In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did that which was right in his own eyes. Leads into the Book of Samuel and the people’s desire to have a King. The period of the Judges was not always good becuase there was not steady leadership
יערת הדבש
After Saul curses anyone in his army who will eat that day, Jonathan eats the honey from a beehive
בֵּין רַגְלֶיהָ, כָּרַע נָפַל שָׁכָב
Between her legs he kneeled, dropped and slept Line in Deborah’s victory song about how Yael killed Sisera when he was sleeping. Probably after the two had sex.
וַיִּקַּח אֵלִיָּהוּ אֶת אַדַּרְתּוֹ וַיִּגְלֹם וַיַּכֶּה אֶת הַמַּיִם וַיֵּחָצוּ הֵנָּה וָהֵנָּה וַיַּעַבְרוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם בֶּחָרָבָה:
Elijah dividing the river Jordan. אגרתו - his cloak יגלם - he rolls the cloak בחרבה - on dry land
מפיבשת
Son of Jonathan, King David takes care of him.
Zimri
Commander to King Elah (son of Baasha). Kills king Elah and all the house of Baasha according to the prophecy of Yehu. He becomes king until he is killed by Omri.
שֶׁמֶשׁ בְּגִבְעוֹן דּוֹם, וְיָרֵחַ, בְּעֵמֶק אַיָּלוֹן.
Joshua says this so Israel would have more sunlight to do battle.
עובדיהו
Steward of the palace to King Ahab. He hides prophets of the God of Israel in caves to protect them.
לְכוּ וְנֵלְכָה הַגִּלְגָּל וּנְחַדֵּשׁ שָׁם הַמְּלוּכָה
Shmuel to the people, inviting them to establish Saul as king- “Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew there the kingdom.”
Shomron
Omri buys the hill of Samaria (Shomron), this is where the house of Obri rules from in Northern Israel
וְחָרָשׁ לֹא יִמָּצֵא בְּכֹל אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל
The Philistines restricted access to Iron age tech, and Israel was not able to arm themselves to match their enemy. - “No smith could be found in all of Israel”
The stones at Gilgal
The stones mark each tribe’s crossing of the Jordan into the land Joshuah 4:12. Stones at the feet of the priests. One person from every tribe picks up a stone and brings it back to their tribe as a testmant to how wonderful God is. That night, Israel camps at Gilgal, the Eastern border of Jericho. Joshuah takes the stones and sets up a monument. He says the stones represent the crossing of the Jordan, he invokes the crossing of the red sea.
Ah’av
Son of Omri, he is led astray by his pagan wife Jezebel. He is known as a bad king because of idolatry. Died in battle against the Assyrians when he was hit by a stray arrow.
אגג
Amalakite king- Saul initially spares him despite being ordered to kill him.
מלכת שבא
Travels to King Solomon and is totally impressed by his wisdom and wealth.
שלמה
Son of King David & Bathsheva. Becomes King of Israel.
וַיִּתֵּן לִפְנֵיהֶם וַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיּוֹתִרוּ כִּדְבַר יְהֹוָה
20 loaves of barley bread miracously feed 100 men. There are even leftovers (יותרו)
מצדת ציון
Stronghold of Zion. Later becomes the city of David.
תרצה
Israel Palace in the North
יהויכון
King of Judah, imprisoned and exiled to Assyria in 597. By the end of 2nd Kings he is released from prison & given food.
פילגש בגבעה
Concubine was raped and killed when she was in Givah (Benjaminite). The husband chopped her up and sent her dismembered parts to all the tibes to show what had happened. All of Israel turns against the tribe of Benhamin
גַּם לִי גַם לָךְ לֹא יִהְיֶה
2 mothers arguing before King Solomon. One mother says don’t kill the child, the other mother says “it won’t be mine and it won’t be yours. Cut him!”
מאה ארלות פלשתים
Foreskins of the Philistines, the bride price paid by David for Michal, Saul’s daughter
הֲלֹא טוֹב אֲמָנָה וּפַרְפַּר נַהֲרוֹת דַּמֶּשֶׂק מִכֹּל מֵימֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל
Naaman, commander of the army of Aram, asks Elisha to cure his leprosy. Elisha tells him to dunk in the Jordan 7 times. Naaman responds with this line. אמהנ - river in Damascus פרפר - river in Damascus
ירבעל
He will fight Ba’al. Gideon’s nickname because he tore down Ba’als altar.
פנינה
Fertile wife of Elkanah
וַיִּקַּח אֶת אַדֶּרֶת אֵלִיָּהוּ אֲשֶׁר נָפְלָה מֵעָלָיו וַיַּכֶּה אֶת הַמַּיִם וַיֹּאמַר אַיֵּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֵלִיָּהוּ אַף הוּא | וַיַּכֶּה אֶת הַמַּיִם וַיֵּחָצוּ הֵנָּה וָהֵנָּה וַיַּעֲבֹר אֱלִישָׁע:
Elisha takes Elija’s cloak and parts the water אַיֵּה -where. Demonstrates that Elisha has inherited the mantle from Elijah.
בְּעֵבֶר הַנָּהָר יָשְׁבוּ אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם מֵעוֹלָם, תֶּרַח אֲבִי אַבְרָהָם וַאֲבִי נָחוֹר; וַיַּעַבְדוּ, אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים.וָאֶקַּח אֶת-אֲבִיכֶם אֶת-אַבְרָהָם, מֵעֵבֶר הַנָּהָר, וָאוֹלֵךְ אֹתוֹ,
בְּכָל-אֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן; וארב (וָאַרְבֶּה), אֶת-זַרְעוֹ, וָאֶתֶּן-לוֹ,
אֶת-יִצְחָק. וָאֶתֵּן לְיִצְחָק, אֶת-יַעֲקֹב וְאֶת-עֵשָׂו; וָאֶתֵּן לְעֵשָׂו אֶת-הַר
שֵׂעִיר, לָרֶשֶׁת אוֹתוֹ, וְיַעֲקֹב וּבָנָיו, יָרְדוּ מִצְרָיִם.
Joshua to the people during the Covenant Ceremony in Shechem recounting the great deads God has done for their forefathers
Huldah the prophetess
After Deuteronomy is found, King Josiah sends a group of people to her to get advice.
וְהִנֵּה רֶכֶב אֵשׁ וְסוּסֵי אֵשׁ
Elijah ascending to heaven
Shilo
City which housed Mishkan, division of land happens here.
עכן
Man who stole from sacred booty and hid goods under his tent. The community stones him to death. Because of him, Israel looses the battle of AI
אַתָּה בָּא אֵלַי בְּחֶרֶב וּבַחֲנִית וּבְכִידוֹן וְאָנֹכִי בָא אֵלֶיךָ בְּשֵׁם יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת
David to Goliath– “You come to me with spear and javelin, and I come to you with the Name of the Lord of Hosts, the God of the armies”
Yehu
Overthrows Joram and kills Jezreel and every member of the house of Ahab. Becomes King of Northern Kingdom. Kills all the followers of Ba’al
What editorial viewpoint emerges from the inclusion of the last two stories, that of Micah’s priest and the rape of the concubine at Gilbeah?
The way in which worship of God is being practiced is flawed, and a lack of central leadership (political and religious) leads to barbarism and potentially pagan religious practices.
הֲרָצַחְתָּ, וְגַם-יָרָשְׁתָּ
Elijah is commanded by God to say this to King Ahab for what he and Jezebel did to Naboth in order to gain possesion of his vineyard. “you killed and now you’re gonna take his stuff?!?!?”
הַחֵפֶץ לַיהֹוָה בְּעֹלוֹת וּזְבָחִים כִּשְׁמֹעַ בְּקוֹל יְהֹוָה הִנֵּה שְׁמֹעַ מִזֶּבַח טוֹב לְהַקְשִׁיב מֵחֵלֶב אֵילִים
Samuel rebuking Saul, rejecting Saul’s attempt to offer the the remaining booty from Amalek as an apology. – “Has the Lord (as much) desire in burnt offerings and peace-offerings, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than a peace-offering; to hearken (is better) than the fat of rams.”
Which two southern kings does the narrator of II Kings consider great, and why?
1) Jehoash - because he does what is pleasing to the lord, as the priest Jehoiada instructed him 12:3 2) King Hezekiah, he does what is pleasing to the lord. He smashes foreign pillars & shrines.
גלגל
Place where Samuel Judges
בְּנִי הַחַי וּבְנֵךְ הַמֵּת
2 mothers arguing before King Solomon, each one saying that the living baby belongs to them.
עזא ואחיו
Sons of Abinadab who try to guide the ark from their house to the City of David. Uzziah fumbles the ark & is killed on the spot.
יכין ובועז
Bronze columns in the Temple
לוּלֵא חֲרַשְׁתֶּם בְּעֶגְלָתִי, לֹא מְצָאתֶם חִידָתִי
Samson’s response when they solve his riddle– “If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle”
לוּ חָפֵץ יְהוָה לַהֲמִיתֵנוּ לֹא-לָקַח מִיָּדֵנוּ עֹלָה וּמִנְחָה
Manoah’s wife to him after he sees the angel and is afraid they are going to die. She says that God would not have accepted their sacrafice or wasted time talking to them if they God wanted to kill them
גדליהו
Vassal King of Judah installed by Nebuchadnezzar. Is murdered by his own subjects (Ishmael).
What is the Narrator’s point of view about Saul’s character, David’s character, David’s rise to power, and the conflict between Saul and David?
The narrator assumes that Saul is paranoid, David is noble and nigh perfect as a man and future king, David’s rise to power comes justly and without any attempt to grab power on David’s part, and that in all ways David is in the right in his conflict with Saul.
- In what ways is Joshua depicted as being “like Moses”?
*He sends out spies to scout the land (chpt 2)
*Joshua leads people on a miraculous crossing, causing the waters of the Jordan River to stand still “while all of Israel crossed over on dry land”(3:17)
*Encounters the “captain of the Lord’s army (Ch 7) who tells Joshua exactly what God said to Moses at the burning bush “Take your shoes from off your feet , for the place that you are standing is holy ground.” (Exod. 3.5, Josh 5:15)
*Able to work miracles. He prays to God for more daylight when fighting the Amorites, the sun stops mid day.
==> Joshuah is the second moses.
What generalizations about this period and type of leadership emerge from the Book as a whole?
leaders are charismatic, temporary, non-dynastic, and non-normative (they do not act as a the Deuteronomic religious system says they should)
קַנֹּא קִנֵּאתִי לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי צְבָאוֹת, כִּי-עָזְבוּ בְרִיתְךָ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל–אֶת-מִזְבְּחֹתֶיךָ הָרָסוּ, וְאֶת-נְבִיאֶיךָ הָרְגוּ בֶחָרֶב; וָאִוָּתֵר אֲנִי לְבַדִּי, וַיְבַקְשׁוּ אֶת-נַפְשִׁי לְקַחְתָּהּ
Elijah after he runs into the desert because he is angry that the people will not follow God. “…the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and slain your prophets…”
היכל
משכן
Why was the Southern Kingdom destroyed? (Political reason and theological reason?
Political Reason- they rebelled agaisnt Babylon. Religious Reason– Menashe was a bad king and worshipped Baal
הֲלָנוּ אַתָּה אִם-לְצָרֵינוּ.
Joshua asking an angel - are you friend or foe? In modern day Israel, this phrase means “who’s side are you on?”
אָבִי, יִסַּר אֶתְכֶם בַּשּׁוֹטִים, וַאֲנִי, אֲיַסֵּר אֶתְכֶם בָּעַקְרַבִּים
Rehoboams response to the people that he will increase their burden “…my father chastosed you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpians”
כָּל-מָקוֹם, אֲשֶׁר תִּדְרֹךְ כַּף-רַגְלְכֶם בּוֹ–לָכֶם נְתַתִּיו
God says this phrase to Moses and also to Joshuah. It is the Israelite doctrine of Manifest Destinany.
הַאַתָּה תִּבְנֶה-לִּי בַיִת, לְשִׁבְתִּי.
God speaking to Nathan to tell David; assuring David he is not being inappropriate living in a palace while the Temple is still unbuilt. “Shall you build me a house for me to dwell in?”
הַמִּזְבֵּחַ נִקְרָע, וַיִּשָּׁפֵךְ הַדֶּשֶׁן מִן-הַמִּזְבֵּחַ: כַּמּוֹפֵת, אֲשֶׁר נָתַן אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים–בִּדְבַר יְהוָה
The destruction of the Northern kingdom’s altars in Beth El and Dan
בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם חָלָה חִזְקִיָּהוּ לָמוּת וַיָּבֹא אֵלָיו יְשַׁעְיָהוּ בֶן אָמוֹץ הַנָּבִיא וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו כֹּה אָמַר יְהֹוָה צַו לְבֵיתֶךָ כִּי מֵת אַתָּה וְלֹא תִחְיֶה:
Isaih telling King Hezekiah ot set his affairs in order, he will soon from his illness.
What is the narrator’s view of King David in the “Court History” of II Samuel? How does this differ from the narrator’s view of David’s ascent to the throne in I Samuel?
David is comparatively flawed- we see a much more balanced depiction of David’s court, warts and all.
וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל-גָּד, צַר-לִי מְאֹד; נִפְּלָה-נָּא בְיַד-ה’’ כִּי-רַבִּים רַחֲמָו, וּבְיַד-אָדָם אַל-אֶפֹּלָה.
David sins by counting the people of Israel. He repents. Gad comes and tells David that he should choose between three punishments: A seven year famine in the land, hiding from his enemies for three months, or three days of pestilence in the land. David responds with this line - asking God to decide the punishment.
ידידה
A nickname for Solomon
Barak,
Army commander for Deborah. Defeats Sisera on Mount Tabor
לֹא אִישׁ בְּשֹׂרָה אַתָּה הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה, וּבִשַּׂרְתָּ, בְּיוֹם אַחֵר; וְהַיּוֹם הַזֶּה לֹא תְבַשֵּׂר
Joab, commander of David’s army warning Ahimaaz. He says Ahimaaz should not be the one who tells David that David’s son Absolom was killed.
ישעיהו הנביא
Prophet to King Hezekiah and more.
העי
Battle city after Jericho. Spies went up, west of Jericho, near Beth-El. Said we only need 2-3 thousand men.
but the men were routed by the people of Ai. (because of Achan who had taken what was to be
proscribed.
נבוכדנצר
King of Babylon, conqures Judah :(
וּמֶה קוֹל הַצֹּאן הַזֶּה בְּאָזְנָי וְקוֹל הַבָּקָר אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי שֹׁמֵעַ
Samuel to Saul, noticing that Saul has not killed all the Amalakites as he was commanded. “What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears? And the lowing of the oxen which I hear?”
Manoah, Manoah’s Wife
Parents of Sampson. Angel visits Manoah’s wife and tells her that she will have a son who will be special. Manoah wants to see the angel himself, but when he does he is afraid that they are going to die.
מיכיהו
Man from ephraim who builds a “home” altar and has a levite serve as his priest.
הֲקִימֹתִי לִי כֹּהֵן נֶאֱמָן כַּאֲשֶׁר בִּלְבָבִי וּבְנַפְשִׁי יַעֲשֶֹה וּבָנִיתִי לוֹ בַּיִת נֶאֱמָן וְהִתְהַלֵּךְ לִפְנֵי מְשִׁיחִי כָּל הַיָּמִים
God to Eli- Describing how He will raise Shmuel up to take the place of Eli’s sons. “I shall raise up for Myself a faithful priest, who will do as is in My heart and in My mind, and I shall build for him a sure house, and he shall walk before My anointed all of the days.”
שִֹימָה לָּנוּ מֶלֶךְ לְשָׁפְטֵנוּ כְּכָל הַגּוֹיִם
the Israelite call for a king- “set up for us a king to judge us like all the nations.”
אִם-הַיּוֹם תִּהְיֶה-עֶבֶד לָעָם הַזֶּה וַעֲבַדְתָּם, וַעֲנִיתָם, וְדִבַּרְתָּ אֲלֵיהֶם דְּבָרִים טוֹבִים–וְהָיוּ לְךָ עֲבָדִים, כָּל-הַיָּמִים
Advise of the elders to Rehoboam to lighten the burden on the people so that they will stay loyal…He doesn’t listen to them.
לֵךְ וְאַרְאֶךָּ אֶת-הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר-אַתָּה מְבַקֵּשׁ
Yael says this to Barak. Barak asks to see Sisera, and Yael shows Barak Sisera’s corpse.
פְּלִשְׁתִּים עָלֶיךָ שִׁמְשׁוֹן
Delilah testing Samson to see if he really told her the secret to his strength
הֲכֶלֶב אָנֹכִי כִּי אַתָּה בָא אֵלַי בַּמַּקְלוֹת
Goliath to David, expressing his contempt for David. “Am I a dog for you to come at me with sticks?”
הֲשָׁאַלְתִּי בֵן מֵאֵת אֲדֹנִי
The Shunamite woman talking to Elisha about her son who has died.
- What is the overall view of the Israelite conquest of Canaan depicted in the Book of Joshua?
Complete, total, miraculous, shock and awe. Lightening strike with God on our side.
- What plot lines from Numbers and Deuteronomy are brought to a conclusion in the Book of Joshua?
The Reubenites, Gadites, and half Menasheh inherit the land to the east of the Jordan
The circumcision of Israel was necessary after the incident with the spies, the next 40 years saw
all of the men finally die off, and apparently no circumcision was carried out in the desert during
that time. Israel was finally circumcised in preparation for the battle of Jericho.
Mana ceased to come on the after the passover offering at Gilgal.
Caleb claiming his inheritance as promised by Moses because of his forthright report. Hebron.
The establishment of the cities of refuge.
Daughters of Zlofekhad. Burying Joseph’s bones. Covenant ceremony at Shechem
דביר
קדש קדשים
רב שקה
A messenger from the king of Assyria to King Hezekiah. He sat near a wall of Jerusalem and tells Jerusalemites to surrender. They are silent in response.
Yeho’ash – the change in Temple funding
Righteous King of Judah. Sepearates donations - all sacred donations go towards temple repair, sin and guilt offerings go to the priests.
וְנָתַתָּ לְעַבְדְּךָ לֵב שֹׁמֵעַ לִשְׁפֹּט אֶת עַמְּךָ לְהָבִין בֵּין טוֹב לְרָע
Solomon’s prayer to God. He asks for wisdom.
וַיִּקַּח אֶת בְּנוֹ הַבְּכוֹר אֲשֶׁר יִמְלֹךְ תַּחְתָּיו וַיַּעֲלֵהוּ עֹלָה עַל הַחֹמָה
Mesha, the king of Moab, sacrifices his first born son in order to save his kingdom. על החמה - on the wall
מַה-נִּכְבַּד הַיּוֹם מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר נִגְלָה הַיּוֹם לְעֵינֵי אַמְהוֹת עֲבָדָיו, כְּהִגָּלוֹת נִגְלוֹת אַחַד הָרֵקִים.
Michal says this to King David after he brings the tabernacle into the city of David & throws a party for the whole city. David never sleeps with her again.
Sisera
Captain of King Jabin’s Army. After fleeing from Barak and the Israelite army, he is killed by Yael who seduced him.
כִּי הָאָדָם יִרְאֶה לַעֵינַיִם וַיהֹוָה יִרְאֶה לַלֵּבָב
God to Samuel, regarding David. David may not be impressive in appearance, but God sees his heart and finds him worthy of the crown. – “For man sees what is visible to his eyes, but God sees into the heart.”
מַה-לִּי וְלָכֶם בְּנֵי צְרֻיָה
David talking to the sons of Zeruiah. The sons say to kill Shimei ben Gera because he is insulting David. David responds “whats it to you?”
בת שבע
Wife of Uriah. David sleeps with her, and then sends his husband into battle to be killed. She gives birth to King Solomon.
ספר הישר
Pre-existing biblical book referenced in the book of Joshuah
