Kings Flashcards
How many Psalms attributed to David?
73
What eras covered in Psalms?
Patriarchs—> Moses—>Monarchy
7 genres of Psalms
Hymns, Laments, Thanksgiving, Wisdom, Confidence, Remembrance, Kingship
Wisdom Lit. Definition
foundation on which a practical theology for living a Godly life in the midst of a sinful world is formed
Ecclesiastes: meaning comes from?
Relationship with God
Whole duty of man
Fear God and keep his commandments
message of SOS
God intends joy and harmony in relationships
Proverbs 1-9
Fatherly talks, Wisdom vs. Folly
Proverbs 10-31
Examples of wisdom
Message of Proverbs
God is the source of all wisdom
God calls us to wisdom in? (4)
Morality, speech, sexuality, personal pursuits
Cause of wisdom
Relationship with God
Effect of wisdom
Need for more relationship with God
Job setting
Patriarchs
Job written
Babylonian period
Job lesson
The righteous may suffer
Law of Retribution
Disobedience-punishment
obedience-blessing
Purpose of Kings
Theological truths, which establish a religious belief system, all within an historical context
Kings is the story of…
God in the midst of history
Theme of kings
Did they maintain covenant with God?
Who was the last king to rule a united kingdom
Rehoboam (for a hot minute)
Causes of kingdom divide
labor/tax policies, tribal rivalry
3 strongest tribes
Judah, Ephraim, Manasseh
Which kingdom had agriculture/could exist independently?
Northern
What was Jeroboam’s job
Administrator in Ephraim
Where/to whom did Jeroboam flee from Solomon?
Egypt/Pharaoh Shishak
5 sins of Jeroboam
Temples in Dan and Bethel Creation of idol No ark of covenant (no presence of God) No Levites New holiday
Who tells Rehoboam not to attack Jeroboam (NK)
Shemaiah
What happened when Shishak plundered Jerusalem?
Split becomes more official, SK no longer capable of responding to rebellion
Elements of Kings intro
§ Opposing King § Name of Father § (Name of Mother) § (Age of King) § Place of rule □ SK kings always from Jerusalem § Length of Reign § Good or Evil
Elements of Kings body
§ Events of the King
Prophets
Elements of Kings conclusion
§ Sources □ Chronicles of Kings of Israel/Judah ® (We don't have these) § Place of burial § (Epilogue)
Kings critiques____ not_____
Religious devotion, not political accomplishments
Which is the most powerful and politically effective kingdom?
NK
Good kings were from
Judah
3 family lines in Judah
Jeroboam, Omri (general), Ahab (general)
Rehoboam son of? evil or good?
Solomon, evil
Omri first reigned in?
Tirzah
Omri’s new capital?
Samaria
Where was Jezebel from?
Phoenicia
Omari’s granddaughter becomes…
queen of judah
Mesha stela/ Moabite stone
King Mesha claimed to have gained independence from omri because omri required tribute. Mesha took vessels of David and Yahweh.
king during fall of NK?
Hoshea
Who sieged Samaria
Shalmanesar V
Who took down NK
Sargon II
Hezekiah religious?
Good.
Hezekiah king of
SK
Hezekiah built
tunnel for water
Siloam tunnel inscription
workers writing about where Hezekiah’s tunnels met
2nd most important city in SK
Lachish
Son of Hezekiah
Manasseh
Manasseh good or bad? why?
Bad, sacrificed son
Result of Manasseh?
Wipe out Jerusalem
Best King?
Josiah
Who destroyed Dan?
Hazel
Josiah destroyed
Asherah pole at Bethel
Where/by whom did Josiah die
Megiddo, Neco II of Egypt
What was Josiah doing??
Tryna stop the Egyptians from helping the assyrians fight the babylonians
Lachish letters
plans to light signal fires when babylon attacked
Capital of Babylonian SK
Mizpah, Benjamin
Governor of Babylonian SK
Gedaliah
Theme of Chronicles
there is hope
what book said
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins an will heal their land
Chronicles
New elements in chronicles
explanation of Saul’s death
Manasseh’s repentance
Hezekiah purifies temple and does passover
Josiah does passover
What’s missing in Chronicles
Bathsheba
Solomon’s wives
Kings of NK
Books of kings written when
During exile (“how did we get here”), focus on breaking covenant
Books of chronicles written when
Post-exile (“how did we get here”) focus on keeping covenant
Abrahamic covenant (Land)
Cyrus decree (nothing about temple)
Davidic covenant (throne)
Messiah
Covenant for temple
Genealogy of Levi
When do we use “jew”
post-exilic