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Kings and Prophets Awaiting the Messiah Flashcards

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_____________ to God was the key to Israel’s success in taking possession of the ___________ ____________

A

Obedience, Promised Land

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The ____________ of the ____________ ______ took place over a period of _____ or so

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conquest, Promised Land, 220

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In ancient Israel, _________ were local ________ leaders who acted as temporary ___________ leaders, as well as __________ of disputes within and between tribes

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judges, tribe, military, arbiters

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__________ were also expected to remind the people of their ____________ to ______

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Judges, responsibility, God

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The books of __________ and ___________ cover the historical period ________ the Israelite ___________

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Joshua, Judges, before, monarchy

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Name some judges

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  • Deborah
  • Gideon
  • Jephthah
  • Samson
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Name the Steps in the Cycle of Apostasy

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  • Israelites sinned
  • God’s discipline
  • Israelites repent
  • YHWH pitied them (maybe also Israelites rise up)
  • Judge died…

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Samuel was Israel’s ______ and most ___________ judge, and was also _________

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last, significant, priest

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Toward the end of Samuel’s life, the people clamored for a ______. Samuel _________ ________ this.

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king, warned against

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What was the first reason Samuel gave to warn the Israelites about a monarchy?

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It was an affront to God: Israel’s sole King

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What was the second reason Samuel gave to warn the Israelites about a monarchy?

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A human king would:

  • Make them pay taxes
  • Put their children into military service
  • Treat them as if they were slaves
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_______ was selected king but lost the __________ because he disobeyed ________ __________

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Saul, kingship, divine commands

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________ was anointed by __________ to replace _______

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David, Samuel, Saul

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________ fell on his ________ in despair, he did NOT die in _________

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Saul, sword, battle

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David became the sole king of Israel, uniting all _________ into a single _________

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tribes, nation

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_______, ____________, and __________ discord were King David’s vices

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sex, violence, family

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The biblical ___________ were not afraid to show the _____________ of Israel’s __________

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authors, weakness, heroes

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However, King David _________ that nothing, not even ______, can keep us from the _______ of God

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prays, sin, love

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_____________ succeeded his father as king

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Solomon

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Solomon is best remembered for his __________

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wisdom

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After Solomon’s death, Israel split into the ____________ ___ ________ (______) and the ____________ ___ ________ (______) under his successor, ________ ___________

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Kingdom of Judah, south, the Kingdom of Israel, north, King Rehoboam

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Solomon was ____________ by his _________

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corrupted, office

23
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prophet

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“one who speaks for another”

24
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There is only one true God— _______

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YHWH

25
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The one God is _______, and God demands that we __________ sin

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holy, renounce

26
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God would not __________ His ___________ to send the __________

A

abandon, promises, Messiah

27
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__________ taunted the king’s ________ prophets

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Elijah, pagan

28
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Next to Moses, Elijah is the ___________ of the _____ prophets

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greatest, OT (Old Testament)

29
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Elijah was present at Jesus’ ______________

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Transfiguration

30
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___________ succeeded Elijah

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Elisha

31
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What was the message of Amos?

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Worship of God must show itself in concrete deeds of mercy and justice to the weak and the poor.

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What was the message of Hosea?

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To accuse Israel of sin and infidelity to God but show that God still loved the Chosen People.

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Amos and Hosea were Israel’s prophets of ________ __________. Helped people understand “the least of these.”

A

social, justice

34
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What did Isaiah, a prophet of the southern kingdom, do?

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Compared the nation to a vineyard that God cultivated.

35
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Isaiah is the _________ of all the ____________ books

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largest, prophetic

36
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The book is the work of ________ authors

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three

37
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What did Jeremiah do?

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He shouted the love of a God who desperately wanted the Chosen People to repent

38
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Jeremiah became a ____________ symbol of God’s _____________

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living, message

39
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Jeremiah compared ________ to a _________ who would mold the nation in his hands

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YHWH, potter

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What was the message of Micah, a southern prophet?

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Micah foretold a coming Messiah who would lead Israel to peace and justice

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What was the message of Ezekiel, a southern prophet?

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Ezekiel’s message was to keep the Sabbath and follow the law of holiness

42
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Ezekiel placed great value on the __________ and __________ __________

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Temple, Temple, worship

43
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Babylonian Exile: Living in a ________ land and ______________ led to a loss of _____________

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foreign, intermarriage, identity

44
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Without a Temple, Jewish _________ gathered in _____________ where they __________ and ___________ together

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exiles, synagogues, studied, prayed

45
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Second Isaiah, the Suffering Servant, speaks of God’s Chosen One who will bring __________ to the world and ________ the __________ _______ tenderly

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justice, treat, bruised, reed

46
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Suffering Servant tells how God chose the ___________ before his _________

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servant, birth

47
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Suffering Servant describes how God’s __________ ____________ runs into ____________

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special, messenger, resentment

48
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What does the Suffering Servant parallel?

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It parallels to Jesus Christ’s suffering—lamb led to slaughter

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After the return to the Holy Land, a purified ___________ was more ___________ to its _____________ of witnessing to the _________ by keeping the ______

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Judaism, faithful, vocation, nations, Law

50
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Jesus Christ—the __________—was born in ____________ while Herod the _________ ruled as king of __________

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Messiah, Bethlehem, Great, Judea

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