Old Testament Flashcards
before he was born he was offered to God anointed is Israel’s first king his sons were judges
Samuel
raven fed this prophet, summoned 850 false prophets taken up by a whirlwind
Elijah
Morashthite, prophesied bethlehem’s greatness, to do justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with thy God
Micah
prophesied of pouring of the spirit upon all flesh foretold the plague of insects against Judah, Pethuel’s son
Joel
vision of golden candle stick and two olive tree, son of Berechiah, has two staffs name beauty and bands
Zechariah
walked naked and barefoot for three years, prophecies coming of John the Baptist, predicted the sufferings of Christ
Isaiah
not permitted to marry or have children, experience the potter’s house prophecy, and saw 2 baskets of figs in the vision
Jeremiah
told Naaman what to do to be healed, recovered the lost axe
Elisha
saw the vision of the burning vine, received the vision of slaying Jerusalem, told to eat a scroll
Ezekiel
son of Uri, son of Hur, tribe of Judah, chief artisan of the Tabernacle and was in charge of building the ark of covenant assisted by Aheliab
Bezaleel
grandfather of Noah, son of Enoch, lived 969 years and was the longest lived human
Methuselah
given the name Jedidiah by Prophet Nathan
Solomon
King Saul’s son and King David’s friend
Jonathan
father of all such as handle the harp and organ
Jubal
went to the temple to burn incense and was confronted by the priest, as he was still speaking leprosy came upon him starting from his forehead
Uzziah
led Israel for 22 years, had 30 sons who road 30 donkeys and controlled 30 cities
Jair
killed a load of people with a jawbone, set fire to a grain harvest, carried city gates to the top of a hill
Samson
Samuel’s mother
Hannah
had good looks, also called Hadassah
Esther
Lying prophet, God said he would have no more descendants and would not see the good He would do to his people
Shemaiah
describe as dragon or monster
Pharaoh
father of King Ahab
Omri
described as a fat King and murderer
King Eglon
During the battle against Amalekites, he helped support Moses’ arms holding them aloft with Aaron. Later when Moses went up to Mt Sinai he was left in charge of the encampment
Hur
son if Abinadab, while the ark of God was being transported to Jerusalem it was shaken by the oxen pulling it and he put out his hand to steady the ark, he died instantly
Uzzah
judge of Israel, son of Kenaz, nephew of Caleb, defeated Cushan-Risthathaim, king of mesopotamia, before judging israel for another 40 peaceful years
Otniel
second son of Joseph had an elder brother Manasseh, he was taken to see his grandfather Jacob and Jacob gave his blessing
Ephraim
husband of Bathsheba, one of 30 men chosen to command David’s army but during a hard battle on the front line he became isolated from fellow soldiers and was struck down and died
Uriah
one of the 7 daughters of Jethro midianite priest, she met a very helpful man while out watering her Father’s flocks, named Moses
Zipporah
jezreelite who owned a vineyard next to the grounds of King Ahab, he wouldn’t sell his vineyard and he was stoned to death
Naboth
help exiles return home after many years of captivity in Babylon
King Cyrus
went to jerusalem to hear the wisdom of King Solomon
Queen of Sheba
a prosperous man, righteous man who faithfully responded to difficult trials (loss of possessions children and his own health)
Job
interpreted the King’s dream, refused to worship the King as god, thrown into the Den of Lions but God delivers him, He is also known as Belteshazzar
Daniel
had visions of 4 strange creatures, accuses Israel of rebellion, commissioned by God to be a prophet knowing that no one’s going to listen because of their hard heart, saw a huge valley with dry bones and skeleton wind comes and it causes all the bones to stand up and filled them with breath and life and he sees new humans
Ezekiel
leads the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s wall
Nehemiah
teach the Torah and rebuild the community
Ezra
leads a large group of people back to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple
Zerubbabel
challenge and motivated the people to build the temple
Zechariah
message given to the people of Jerusalem, accusing them of misplaced priorities addressing shattered expectations call to covenant faithfulness, future hope of God’s kingdom
Haggai
doesn’t accused israel addresses God with his struggle, trying to believe that God is good even when they’re so much evil and tragedy
Habakkuk
minor prophet, prophesied about the destruction of Edomites
Obadiah
thrown into a fiery furnace, refused to bow to Nebuchadnezzar II image the 3 are preserved fron harm and the King saw 4 men walking in the flames
Shadrach, Meschach, Abednego
other name of Shadrach
Hananaiah
other name of Meshach
Mishael
other name of Abednego
Azariah
married to Gomer a harlot, had 3 children, years of prophecy towards the end of reign of Jeroboam the second
Hosea
woman who became a judge of israel and lead a victorious army against the Canaanites
Deborah
son of King David who rebelled against his father and tried to take the throne for himself, attempted to overthrow his father as King
Absalom
queen of Persia who asked risked her own life to save her people from genocide
Esther
weeping prophet, faithful to his calling even when faced with insults and attack warned about the severe consequences of breaking covenant with God through idolatry and injustice
Jeremiah
scribe of Jeremiah, compiled all the material
Baruch
commander of the army of Syria, good commander yet he was a leper, he was sent to Elisha to be healed and was told to go and wash in the Jordan river seven times and his flesh will be restored and be clean, he didn’t want to do it at first because of the dirty river but repented and did it, and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a child
Naaman
king of Judah, began to seek the Lord and was set about restoring the house of the Lord
King Josiah
minor prophet, proclaimed approaching divine judgement toward judah and make it repent
Zephanaiah
prophesies the downfall of Nineveh and Assyria
Nahum
he became ill Isaiah told him to set his house in order because he’ll die, he prayed and cried to God, then God told Isaiah to tell him that his prayer was heard and will add 15 years to his life
Hezekiah
well-known prophet for his prediction of the coming of the Messiah who would redeem his people, promises of judgment and restoration
Isaiah
flees from God’s command to prophesy against the wickedness of Nineveh, was swallowed by a big fish after 3 days and nights, he repented and did what God ask him to do
Jonah
(flourished 8th century bc),the first Hebrew prophet to have a biblical book named for him. He accurately foretold the destruction of the northern kingdom of Israel (although he did not specify Assyria as the cause) and, as a prophet of doom, anticipated later Old Testament prophets.
Amos
prophecies tell of many signs to precede the Second Coming of the Savior, especially a great outpouring of the Spirit upon all flesh
Joel
repaired the temple of the Lord, hidden in the temple by his Aunt to not be killed by Queen Athalia, 7 years old they crowned him King
Joash
overthrew the wicked King Ahaziah of Judah and King Ahab of Israel task by the prophet Elijah and joined and Elisha, began to overthrow wicked idolatry and worship of Baal dismantling the evil King Ahab
Jehu
successor to Elijah, served as a prophet and miracle worker,
Elisha
mighty prophet, show Israel their evil as their ways, and encouraged them to return to the Lord, challenged the prophets of Baal, the Lord send the fire to the offering letting Israel know that the Lord is God
Elijah
remove places of worship the foreign gods, made disastrous alliance with King Ahab and he joins him in the attack, he escapes. An alliance of nations decide to march against Judah he asked all Judah to fast. Jahaziel told them that the Lord will deliver them without a fight. He goes out to battle with singers worshipping. The Alliance of Nations turned against each other and killed each other instead (Remember Battle is the Lord song)
Jehoshaphat
wife of Ahab, misled the saints of God into sins of idolatry and sexual immorality
Jezebel
repeats infamous crimes of King Saul. King David and King Solomon
King Ahab
he was a descendant of David and the third king of the southern kingdom of Judah. He ruled for forty-one years, he maintained traditional worship with God, got rid of all the idols
King Asa
was a monarch of ancient Israel and the son and successor of King David, son of Bathsheba, build the first temple in Jerusalem, asked for an understanding heart
King Solomon
second King of Israel, took down Goliath, after God’s own heart
King David
First King of Israel, led Israel successfully against the Philistine afflicted with madness and died by his own hand, had pride, jealousy, and fear, he disobeyed God and he was jealous of David
King Saul
prophet, judge, anointed the first two Kings of the Israelites
Samuel
she asked for a son, and was granted Samuel, she said if she was given a child that the child will be given to the Lord all the days of his life
Hannah
perform herculean strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed by Delilah who deprived him of his strength cut off his hair
Samson
they married each other, her first husband died, she is loyal and faithful she was redeemed by Boaz, becomes the ancestor of the future King of israel
Ruth and Boaz
mother in law of Ruth, she is a widow and her sons died as well
Naomi
judge, save people of Israel, doubtful at first but heartened knowing the Lord was with him, God telling him to lessen his army to 300 surrounded the Midian camp with trumpets and blow them making it seem that the Midianites were outnumbered, Midianites cried and fled making a triumphant victory
Gideon
she helped the two spies sent by Joshua
Rahab
who is the King of Moab that asked someone to curse Israel, and who is this person who was the one who rode the donkey hitted it and the donkey spoke he saw that there was an angel standing in the way
Balak and Balaam
rebelled against Moses 250 of them. Fire from the Lord consumes the 250 rebels—Israel murmurs againstMosesandAaronfor slaying the people—The Lord sends a plague, from which14,700die.
Korah Rebels
did an unauthorized fire before the Lord and was killed on the spot, the sons of Aaron
Nadab and Abihu
sons of Aaron who replace Nadab and Abihu, ministered the priest’s office in the sight of Aaron their father
Eleazar and Ithamar
Moses’ successor who led the Israelites in the conquest of Canaan
Joshua
tribal leader along with Joshua, counseled Israel to courageously conquer the land that they and the 10 unbelieving leaders had spied
Caleb
brother of Moses, Levite high priest spokesman of Moises
Aaron
he was drew out of the water, a prophet, saw encountered God in a burning bush, led the Israelites out of Egypt to the promised land, he was 120 years old when he died
Moses
one of whole descendants was to be a Messiah, part of the 12 tribes of Israel
Judah
has the coat of many colors, his brother’s sold him to slavery in Egypt for 20 pieces of silver interpreted the dreams of Pharaoh rises to second-in-command in egypt and saves egypt during famine
Joseph
loved wife of Jacob, was barren but the Lord remembered her and opened her womb, she is the mother of Joseph and Benjamin
Rachel
instead of Rachel she was given to Jacob at first to be his wife
Leah
father of Leah and Rachel, Jacob served twice for his daughters
Laban
he sold his birthright for a bowl of stew, Jacob, with Rebekah’s help, cheated him out of his father’s blessing. He would have killed Jacob, butJacob fled; when he returned 20 years later he forgives him
Esau
asked his brother for his birthright was blessed by Isaac who thought he was Esau known for his cunning and deceitful ways, lose to God in a wrestling match he receive God’s blessing and was called Israel
Jacob
sister of Laban, wife of Isaac, mother of Esau and jacob
Rebekah
supposed to be a sacrifice testing Abraham’s faith, father of Jacob and Esau
Isaac
wife of Abraham, mother of Isaac, unable to have children most of her life but at 90 years old was blessed with the birth of Isaac
Sarah
handmade of Sarah, bear Abraham’s firstborn son Ishmael
Hagar
father of faith, father of many nations, believe in the Lord’s promise
Abraham
Abraham’s nephew escaped the destruction of Sodom but his wife was change into a pillar of salt for looking back as they fled
Lot
saved himself his family and the animals from the flood by building an ark in which they survived
Noah
eldest son of Cain after whom the first city was named, father of Methuselah, walked and taken by God, he lived for 365 years
Enoch
second son of Adam and Eve murdered by his brother Cain
Abel
first son of Adam and Eve, he killed his brother Abel because God favored Abel’s sacrifice instead of his
Cain
created from one of Adam’s ribs to be his companion convinced by the serpent eat the fruit from the forbidden tree
Eve
the first man whom God created. He was formed out of the dust of the Earth, God places him in the Garden of Eden
Adam
