Lesson 11 & 12 Flashcards
What are the five (5) poetic books of the Bible?
a) Job
b) Psalms
c) Proverbs
d) Ecclesiastes
e) Song of Solomon
What is the purpose of Ecclesiastes?
To get you to ask the deeper questions
What is the positive conclusion of Ecclesiastes?
Fear God and keep His commandments
What does the Song of Solomon celebrate and demonstrate?
Sexual love and marriage; it demonstrates that this is part of God’s plan
Who wrote the earliest Psalm?
Moses
When was the United Monarchy divided into the Northern Kingdom and Southern kingdom?
931 B.C.
When did the Assyrians take the Northern tribes into captivity?
722 B.C
When did the Babylonians destroy the Temple and take the Southern tribes captive (period of exile)?
586 B.C.
When did the Persian king, Cyrus, allow the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild their Temple?
536 B.C
What do imprecatory psalms reveal?
The emotions of the psalmist
The 150–Psalm collection was a celebratory way in which the people of God could do what?
Express their emotions, their needs, and their hopes to God
Who did Ahijah the Shilonite prophesy would rule over ten of the tribes in fulfillment of God’s judgement on Solomon and the nation of Israel for their idolatry?
Jeroboam, the son of Nebat
What was the result of Solomon’s son, Rehoboam, listening to the advice of his peers rather than Solomon’s advisors?
The ten Northern tribes rejected Rehoboam and made Jeroboam king
Why did Jeroboam create his own centres of worship?
To stop the Northern tribes travelling to Jerusalem and allying themselves with the Southern tribes
Who was Elijah’s successor?
Elisha
Give the number of good and bad kings in the Northern kingdom
Zero (0) good;
Nineteen (19) evil
Give the number of good and bad kings in the Southern kingdom
Eight (8) good;
Twelve (12) evil
What was God’s reason in pronouncing judgement on a nation?
So that they would repent and turn to God
What is a dynasty?
A succession of people or rulers from the same family or line of descent (i.e. father to son)
What two (2) sins did the prophets speak against?
a) Wickedness
b) Oppression of the poor
