Lesson 11

Question 1

What did Solomon request of God when God appeared to him in a dream?

Answer 1

Wisdom to rule God’s people

Question 2

What was the consequence of Solomon dividing the kingdom into 12 administrative districts, rather than the 12 traditional tribal allocations

Answer 2

Tribal rivalries were diminished and Israel and Judah were able to view themselves as a United nation

Question 3

What did Solomon’s prayer at the dedication of the Temple focus on

Answer 3

Centrality of God and His throne

Question 4

What is the beginning of wisdom according to proverbs

Answer 4

Fear of the Lord

Question 5

What led to Solomon’s spiritual demise

Answer 5

Marrying daughters of foreign kings

Question 6

4 things that wisdom literature teaches

Answer 6

A. Principles
B. Morals
C. Trust in God
D. How to have success in life

Question 7

3 main types of parallelism

Answer 7

A. Synonymous
B. Antithetic
C. Synthetic

Question 8

What is the major benefit of acrostic poems

Answer 8

Having verses in alphabetical order was used as a mnemonic device to help the reader memorise easily

Question 9

Give the major theme and principal question of the book of Job

Answer 9

A. Theodicy
B. The question of suffering