Joshua, Judges & Ruth Flashcards
Joshua, Judges and Ruth are known as books of history and “the __________ books.”
Settlement
The _______ Period is dated between 1407 and 1367 B.C.
Conquest
The _______ Period can be dated between 1367 and 1043 B.C.
Judges
The _______ Books take up the account of God’s dealing with Israel where the Pentateuch leaves off.
Historical
Greek texts regarded Genesis to Ruth as _________.
Oktateuchos
Latin lists regarded Genesis to Judges as _________.
Heptateuchos
“Joshua” means “Yahweh is _____________.”
Salvation
In the Greek language, the name “Joshua” is “________.”
Jesus
________, spared in the conquest, was still alive when Joshua was written (5:1, 6).
Rahab
Most scholars believe ___________ provided the information regarding Joshua’s death.
Samuel
The crossing of the Jordan by Israel can be dated about _________.
1407 B.C.
The last event in the book is the assembly at ________ in which Joshua delivered his “Farewell Address.”
Shechem
The book of Joshua covers a period of roughly _______ years.
27
The theme of Joshua is the Victory of ________.
Faith
The key thought in Joshua is God’s _________.
Faithfulness
___________: led Israel to possess the Promised Land.
Joshua
___________: prostitute from Jericho; ancestor of David.
Rahab
___________: disobeyed God by stealing from the plunder of Jericho.
Achan
___________: priest and son of Eleazar.
Phineas
___________: son of Aaron; succeeded him as high priest.
Eleazar
Joshua’s name early had been _________.
Hoshea
Rahab was the great-great grandmother of ________.
David
The first military obstacle in the conquest was the city of _________.
Jericho
As they entered the Promised Land, they would no longer follow the pillar of cloud; rather, they would follow the ________________.
Ark of the Covenant
The Jordan River stopped flowing when the priests’ ________ touched the water.
Feet
A monument of _______ stones was placed by the river so they would remember.
Memorial
The 12 stones were placed in their new camp at ______.
Gilgal
The act of __________ was renewed in Gilgal.
Circumcision
The observance of the _______ and the Feast of ________ is also recorded here.
Passover / Unleavened Bread
Some believe the “Commander of the Army of the Lord” was either ___________ or ____________.
Michael / the angel of the Lord
The trumpets used in the defeat of Jericho were _________ trumpets used in connection with the announcing the presence of God.
Jubilee
________ was the second city of conquest.
Ai
God revealed that the defeat at Ai was the result of ________ in the camp.
Sin
After the victory at Ai, an altar was built at Mt. _______, about 30 miles north of Ai.
Ebal
The __________ deceived Israel, pretending to have traveled a great distance.
Gibeonites
___________, king of Jerusalem, sought an alliance with four other kings.
Adoni-zedek
Jerusalem would not be fully taken until the time of ________.
David
A list of ___ cities west of the Jordan is provided in the summary of the Conquest.
31
The tribe of ________ received no inheritance in a single area.
Levi
The _________ did receive 48 cities, but ______ was their inheritance.
Levites / God
The seventh book of the OT takes its name from a series of 12 individuals who arose in Israel as ________ leaders in emergency situations.
Military
Eli and _______ are said to have judged Israel.
Samuel
No regular _______ of judges is evident. God raised them up as needed.
Succession
Gradually, conquest (theme of Joshua) gave way to _________.
Tolerance
The book was probably written before the seventh year of David’s reign (1004 B.C.) since the _________ were still holding Jerusalem.
Jebusites
A date of about _______, during the reign of Saul, is generally accepted.
1035 B.C.
Jewish tradition attributes authorship to _________.
Samuel
The immediate purpose of the author was to record the major events from the death of __________ to the founding of the ____________.
Joshua / Monarchy
In the Hebrew Bible, Judges is placed in the division known as the __________.
Prophets
In the Hebrew Bible, this is followed by the _________.
Writings
One of the most difficult problems facing the student of the OT is the _________ of the book of Judeges.
Chronology
As Joshua is a book proclaiming victory, Judges is characterized by _________.
Defeat
The genre of Judges is primarily _________ narrative.
Historical
The key word in the book is ___________ and forms of it occurred 49 times.
Deliver
The key phrase in the book is __________.
Did evil
In Judges, ever-increasing sin is followed by severe _________.
Oppressions
This book illustrates the principle that, where sin abounds, ____________ abounds even more.
Grace
__________ was the Phoenician and Canaanite god of rain, storm and fertility.
Baal
________ was one of the Canaanite goddesses of love, sex and war.
Ashtoreth
_______ was a major part of the worship of the Canaanite goddesses.
Prostitution
Other names for these Canaanite goddesses were _________, _________ and __________
Anath / Astarte / Asherah
Apparently, the ________ were left in the land to test the faith of the Israelites.
Canaanites
In contrast with Moses, Joshua died without a ________.
Successor
________ was the first judge.
Othniel
________ was known as “the Left-handed Judge.”
Ehud
The only thing we know of ________ is that he struck down 600 Philistines with an ox goad.
Shamgar
_______ name was translated as “honeybee.” She was both a ______ and a judge.
Deborah’s / prophetess
_______ was a reluctant “leader,” but only conditionally if Deborah went with him.
Barak
_______ was killed by Jael, who drove a text stake through his temple.
Sisera
The judgeship of ______ receives more coverage than any other in this book.
Gideon
_______ sought for a sign involving a fleece.
Gideon
Gideon’s son ________, was made king, but apparently limited in jurisdiction to Shechem and the surrounding area.
Abimelech
_______ was a deliverer in the hill country of Ephraim, but was from the tribe of Issachar.
Tola
______ served for 22 years in Gilead.
Jair
______ took a vow that involved his daughter.
jephthah
______ apparently served from his home in Bethlehem. He had a large family of 30 sons and 30 daughters.
Ibzan
______ led Israel for the first half of the 40 years of Philistine oppression.
Samson
In route to the wedding, Samson killed a young lion, empowered by the _________.
Holy Spirit
Samson’s downfall came through ________, a woman of the Valley of Sorek.
Delilah
Samson finally revealed the secret of his strength - the ______ of his hair.
Length
Ruth was a _______ girl who came to live with the Jews.
Moabite
Ruth married a wealthy Israelite farmer and became part of the royal line of _______.
David
The setting of the book of Ruth is in the time of _______.
The Judges
The atmosphere of simple _______ permeates the story.
Devotion
Originally, the book was the concluding portion of the book of _________.
Judges
Ruth was removed from this book about the time of ___.
Josephus
The newly created book was placed among four other short OT books in a collection call the _____ or the ____.
Megilloth / Scrolls
______ is generally considered the author of Ruth.
Samuel
Scholars generally date the book of Ruth about _______.
1055 B.C.
There is no personal _______ prophesy, found in Judges or Ruth.
Messianic
One of the major figures of the book of Ruth is that of the ______ redeemer.
Kinsman
The Book of Ruth was traditionally read at the Feast of Weeks or _______.
Pentecost
Ruth was the __________ of David.
Great-grandmother
The main characters in the first part of the book are ______, _________ and their sons.
Elimilech / Naomi
Naomi returned home when she heard the ______ had ended.
Famine
______ decided to follow Naomi’s advice and returned home.
Orphah
______ was introduced as a “near relative” to Elimilech.
Boaz
Boaz used the term “daughter” in referring to Ruth because of ________ difference.
Age
The passing of a ________ finalized a legal transaction.
Sandal
Boaz and Ruth had a son named _____.
Obed
