Historical Books Flashcards by Haley Ingram

Why are Rahab and her family spared from the destruction of Jericho?

She hides Israelite spies on her roof.

Joshua 2:14

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Which of the following occurred when the Israelites crossed the Jordan River into Canaan under Joshua’s leadership?

The water stopped flowing so they crossed on dry land.

Joshua 3:7-17

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What number occurs repeatedly in the story of Jericho?

Seven

Joshua 6

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Which is true of the Israelite conquest of Ai?

The Israelites took the city by setting up an ambush.

Joshua 10

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Which judge leads the Israelites in a successful campaign against the Midianites?

Gideon

Judges 7

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According to the account in Joshua 7, the Israelites were unable to conquer the small city of Ai because this person had taken some of the “devoted things” as spoils after the fall of Jericho:

Achan

Joshua 7:1-26

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Which Old Testament book describes the distribution of land to the tribes as their inheritance?

Joshua

Joshua 13-19

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At the end of his life, Joshua led the tribes of Israel in a covenant renewal ceremony near which city?

Shechem

Joshua 24:1-28

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Who challenged the people by saying, “Choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served in the region beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD”?

Joshua

Joshua 24:1, 15

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Why did Joshua gather all of the tribes of Israel at Shechem?

to renew a covenant

Joshua 24:25

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In which book is Israel repeatedly described as doing “evil in the sight of the LORD”?

Judges

Judges 2:11; 3:7, 12; 4:1; 6:1; 10:6; 13:1

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In the book of Judges, what did God repeatedly do when the people turned their backs?

Gave them over to their enemies

Judges 2:11-14

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Which of the judges led the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun to victory over Sisera?

Deborah

Judges 4:4-16

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Who is the only woman identified in the Book of Judges as a person who “was judging Israel”?

Deborah

Judges 4:4-5

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The LORD tells Gideon that he has too many troops for the battle against Midian because

Israel might claim credit for the victory.

Judges 7:1-8

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To fulfill a vow he made to the LORD in exhange for victory over the Ammonites, Jephthah “offered up ____ as a burnt offering”

his daughter.

Judges 11:30-31, 34-35, 39a

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What “nazirite to God from birth” would “begin to deliver Israel from the hand of the Philistines”?

Samson

Judges 13:5, 24

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What was the name of the “woman in the valley of Sorek” whom the Philistines persuaded to coax Samson into revealing what made “his strength so great”?

Delilah

Judges 16:4-5

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According to the book of Judges, why was it that “people did what was right in their own eyes”?

because “there was no king in Israel”

Judges 17:6; 21:25

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What were the names of Naomi’s daughters-in- law?

Orpah and Ruth

Ruth 1:3-4

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What were the names of Naomi’s daughters-in- law?

Orpah and Ruth

Ruth 1:3-4

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Who was the widow who returned to Bethlehem with her widowed daughter-in-law?

Naomi

Ruth 1:3-5

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“Where you go, I will go; Where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God” is spoken

by Ruth to Naomi

Ruth 1:16-17

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Ruth first meets Boaz when

she is gleaning in his fields.

Ruth 2:1-13

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The responsibility of a "next-of-kin" to "redeem" land by purchasing it so that it does not pass out of a family's ownership plays a central role in the story about

Boaz and Ruth. | Ruth 4:7-10

Which woman in the Bible was said to be "more to you than seven sons"?

Ruth | Ruth 4:13-15

Who offered the prayer that begins with these words: "My heart exults in the LORD; my strength is exalted in my God. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in my victory"?

Hannah | 1 Samuel 2:1

Who sang a song that includes the words, "The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble gird on strength. Those who were full have hired themselves for bread, but those who were hungry are fat with spoil. The barren has borne seven, but she who has many children is forlorn."

Hannah | 1 Samuel 2:1, 4-5

When the boy Samuel heard his name being called during the night, he initially thought he was being summoned by

Eli, the priest. | 1 Samuel 3:1-14

The enemy of the Israelites who captured the Ark was

the Philistines. | 1 Samuel 5

When asked by the Israelites to give them a king, Samuel

did not agree, but eventually anointed a king. | 1 Samuel 8:4-22; 10:1-8

As Israel became a monarchy, how was Samuel involved?

He anointed David to serve as king. He anointed Saul to serve as king. He told the people that to want a king was to reject the Lord. 1 Samuel 8:7-10; 10:1; 16:13

For what reason do the Israelites demand that they have a king?

To govern them and fight their battles | 1 Samuel 8:19-20

The LORD regretted making Saul king because Saul

failed to utterly destroy all of the belongings of the Amalekites. 1 Samuel 15:7-10; 1 Samuel 28:15-19

Which of the following occurs first in the story of David?

Samuel anoints David as king of Israel. | 1 Samuel 16:14-22;

Which of Saul's sons made a covenant with David "because he loved him as his own soul"?

Jonathan | 1 Samuel 18:3

Why does Saul go to the medium (witch) of Endor?

When he inquired of the Lord, he got no answer, by dream, Urim, or prophets. 1 Samuel 28:6-11

Who said, "the LORD gave you into my hand today, but I would not raise my hand against the LORD's anointed"?

David | 1 Samuel 26:23

Which is true of David's kingship?

He was king of Judah for seven years before becoming king of Israel. 2 Samuel 5:1-5

Which king brought the ark into Jerusalem?

David | 2 Samuel 6

Which prophet first announced the LORD's support of David's plan to replace the tabernacle with a temple, but then announced God's intention that after David's death Solomon would build the temple?

Nathan | 2 Samuel 7:1-17

When David decides to build a 'house' for the LORD

the LORD promises to make David a 'house' that will be established forever. 2 Samuel 7:1-17

Which of the following stories occurs in 2 Samuel, but not in 1 Chronicles?

David sends messengers to bring Bathsheba to him

Who tells the parable of the rich man and the poor man who "had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought"?

Nathan | 2 Samuel 12:1-4

David exclaimed, "Would I had died instead of you, ... my son, my son!" when he was informed of the death of which of his sons?

Absalom | 2 Samuel 18:33

Which of David's sons did the general Joab and the priest Abiathar support to succeed him as king of Judah?

Adonijah | 1 Kings 1:5-7

The LORD decided to tear the kingdom from Solomon because Solomon

followed other gods. | 1 Kings 11:4-11

Who said to the leaders of the northern tribes, "my father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions"?

Rehoboam | 1 Kings 12:14

Who was the first king of (northern) Israel after the division of the kingdom?

Jeroboam | 1 Kings 12:20

The sin that Jeroboam caused Israel to commit was

worshipping golden calves at Dan and Bethel. | 1 Kings 12:28-30

Which city did Omri build that became the capital of the Northern Kingdom?

Samaria | 1 Kings 16:24

Over which country was Ahab king?

Israel | 1 Kings 16:29

Who said, "How long will you go limping with two different opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.

Elijah | 1 Kings 18:21

Who said, "I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of hosts; for the Israelites have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed yourprophetswiththesword. Ialoneamleft,and they are seeking my life, to take it away"?

Elijah | 1 Kings 19:9-10

Why did Jezebel have Naboth killed?

Naboth refused to sell his ancestral inheritance to Ahab. | 1 Kings 21:2-14

Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was cured of leprosy when he followed instructions given to him by

Elisha | 2 Kings 5:1-14

What Israelite official murdered the kings of Israel and of Judah, and then assumed the throne in Israel?

Jehu | 2 Kings 9:14-28

Who was the only woman to reign in Judah as the ruling monarch?

Esther | 2 Kings 11:1-21

Who was king of Judah when the Assyrians beseiged and took Samaria?

Hezekiah | 2 Kings 18:9-10

On whose sin does 2 Kings blame the fall of Jerusalem?

Hezekiah's | 2 Kings 20:12-18

During the reign of which king was the book of the law discovered in the temple?

Josiah | 2 Kings 22

Who found the book of the law in the Temple?

High priest Hikliah | 2 Kings 22:8

After the book of the law is found in the temple, to whom does Josiah send representatives to "inquire of the Lord"?

Huldah | 2 Kings 22:14

Which king of Judah was released from prison in Babylon, but not allowed to return to his homeland?

Jehoiachin | 2 Kings 25:27-30

The book of 1 Chronicles begins with

a series of genealogies. | 1 Chronicles 1:1-9:44

According to Chronicles, which leader was responsible for arranging the Levitical singers and ministers for service before the ark of the LORD?

David | 1 Chronicles 16:1-42; 25:1-8

In contrast to the accounts in 1 and 2 Kings, the book of 2 Chronicles

deals with kings of the northern kingdom of Israel only as they relate to Judah because God had given the right to rule all the tribes of Israel to David and his descendants. 2 Chronicles 13:4-12

Which king sent letters to all Israel and Judah so that the Israelites would come to the temple and celebrate the Passover?

Hezekiah | 2 Chronicles 30

The edict of King Cyrus of Persia announcing "the LORD, the God of heaven" had charged him "to build God a house at Jerusalem" that concludes 2 Chronicles is also found in the opening verses of which book?

Ezra | 2 Chronicles 36:22-23; Ezra 1:1-4

The decree of Cyrus regarding the reconstruction of the Jerusalem Temple may be found in which book?

Ezra 1:1-4

Which of the following Persian kings issued the edict permitting Judah's exiles to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple?

Cyrus | Ezra 1:2-4

Which of the following books contains a series of letters, written in Aramaic, regarding Persian policy toward Jerusalem?

Ezra | Ezra 4:7-6:12

Ezra returned to Jerusalem during the reign of which Persian king?

Artaxerxes | Ezra 7:1-7

King Artaxerxes of what country gave permission for Ezra and others to return to Jerusalem?

Persia | Ezra 7:1-13

Which priest is described as "a scribe, skilled in the Law of Moses"?

Ezra | Ezra 7:6

Of which priest is it said: he "set his heart to study the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach the statutes and ordinances in Israel"?

Ezra Ezra 7:10

Under whose leadership were the walls of Jerusalem rebuilt?

Nehemiah | Nehemiah 2-3

Which is not said of Ezra?

That Artaxerxes of Persia appointed him governor in the land of Judah

What was the "great work" that Nehemiah was doing that he refused to stop in order to meet with Sanballat?

rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem | Nehemiah 6:1-3

After the return of exiles to Jerusalem and the completion of the city walls, which priest read the book of the law of Moses to the people?

Ezra | Nehemiah 7:73-8:8

Who said, "Remember me, O my God, for good."

Nehemiah | Nehemiah 13:31

The story of Esther is set during the reign of Ahasuerus, King of

Persia. | Esther 1:1-4; 10:1-2

What was the name of the Persian official who "plotted to destroy all the Jews" because "Mordecai did not bow down or do obeisance" to him?

Haman | Esther 3:1-6

The plot to destroy all the Jews throughout the whole kingdom of Persia was conceived by

Haman. | Esther 3:6

To whom did Mordecai say, "Who knows? Perhaps you have come to royal dignity for just such a time as this"?

Esther | Esther 4:14b

Which appointed festival is described in Esther?

Purim | Esther 9:24-28