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