Old Testament

Question 1

What year did the Kingdoms begin?

Answer 1

975 B.C.

Question 2

What year did Israel (Northern) fall to Assyria?

Answer 2

721 B.C.

Question 3

What year did Judah (Southern) fall to Babylon (in three invasions)?

Answer 3

From 606 to 586 B.C.

Question 4

Northern Kingdom (✡️) and its capital

Answer 4

Israel; Samaria

Question 5

Southern Kingdom (🇮🇱) and its capital

Answer 5

Judah; Jerusalem

Question 6

Describe Jeroboam✡️

Answer 6

Cabinet member of Solomon
Led revolt that divided the kingdom
Caused kingdom to sin (false altar/golden calf religion)

Question 7

Describe Ahab✡️

Answer 7

Wife-Jezebel
Defeated Syria twice; then killed in battle with them
Elijah (prophet) denounced him for Baal worship
Macaiah (prophet) predicted his death
Tricked godly king Jehoshaphat (of Judah) into a two-fold compromise, and matrimonial and military alliance

Question 8

Describe Jehu✡️

Answer 8

Anointed by Elisha to execute Ahab’s dynasty
Famous for chariot racing
Executed Jehoram, Ahaziah (southern king), Jezebel, and priests of Baal

Question 9

Describe Hoshea✡️

Answer 9

Became Vassal of Assyrian king; then rebelled with Egypt and was imprisoned

Question 10

Describe Rehoboam🇮🇱

Answer 10

Solomon’s son
Caused Civil War

Question 11

Describe Jehoshaphat🇮🇱

Answer 11

Second righteous king of Judah
Instituted nationwide Bible education program
Compromised with Ahab and his two sons

Question 12

Describe Athaliah🇮🇱

Answer 12

Ahab/Jezebel’s daughter
Ahaziah’s mother
Widow of Joram
After her son’s (Ahaziah) death, she murdered all his children, except Joash who was hidden
Killed by priest Jehoiada

Question 13

Describe Joash🇮🇱

Answer 13

Surviving heir of all his slain brothers
Began to rule at 7 years old
Lived for God under priest Jehoiada’s direction
Became a cruel leader after Jehoiada’s death
Sanctioned the stoning of high priest Zechariah who called for national repentance
Executed by his own palace guard

Question 14

Describe Uzziah🇮🇱

Answer 14

A good ruler, mighty warrior, and a great builder
Intruded into priesthood and punished with leprosy

Question 15

Describe Hezekiah🇮🇱

Answer 15

Second best king of the South
Helped organize a great Passover, Psalms and Proverbs
Saw the death angel defeat Assyrians surrounding Jerusalem
Given 15 extra years to live in answer to prayer

Question 16

Describe Manasseh🇮🇱

Answer 16

Longest ruling and worst of all kings (55 years)
Saved before his death

Question 17

Describe Josiah🇮🇱

Answer 17

Best king since David
Last good king
Slain in battle with Egypt
Rediscovered the Books of Moses
Led the nation in a great revival

Question 18

Describe Jehoiakim🇮🇱

Answer 18

Judah’s third worst king
Experienced first of three invasions by Babylon
Persecuted Jeremiah
Burned portions of the Bible
Received the burial of a donkey

Question 19

Describe Zedekiah🇮🇱

Answer 19

Persecuted Jeremiah
Rebelled against Babylon
Blinded and taken to Babylon

Question 20

What is the meaning of the former and latter rains in Joel 2:23

Answer 20

It is literal rain during Fall (October) and Spring (April) that was essential to growing crops. It was absent during the drought and is going to be restored after Israel’s repentance, as promised in Deuteronomy 11:13-14.

Question 21

At God’s hand, “the desert shall…blossom as the ____.”

Answer 21

Rose

Question 22

When will Armageddon take place?

Answer 22

At a time when Israel is restored from captivity

Question 23

When did Israel become a nation again?

Answer 23

May 14, 1948

Question 24

Why did Jonah not want to go to Nineveh?

Answer 24

Fear and Hate

Question 25

What was the capital of Assyria?

Answer 25

Nineveh

Question 26

What does genuine repentance include?

Answer 26

Genuine repentance involves not only turning from, but also hating evil. Repentance is a change of heart, not just of head. It is a change of attitude, not just of action

Question 27

God will not accept us when we come to Him in _______ until we first come to him in __________.

Answer 27

Worship; repentance

Question 28

Micaiah

Answer 28

Prophet who Ahab hated and jailed because he always prophesied evil concerning him

Question 29

Jehoiada

Answer 29

High priest who hid, appointed and mentored young king Joash and executed Queen Athaliah

Question 30

Sennacherib

Answer 30

Assyrian who attacked Jerusalem, mocked God, saw God slain 185,000 troops, and murdered by his sons

Question 31

Nebuchadnezzar

Answer 31

Babylonian king who conquered Jerusalem

Question 32

Gehazai

Answer 32

Faithless servant of Elisha who lied to gain reward from Naaman and was struck with leprosy

Question 33

Naaman

Answer 33

Syrian general who was healed of leprosy after seven dips in the Jordan River

Question 34

Naboth

Answer 34

Innocent vineyard owner murdered by Ahab

Question 35

Facts of Elijah

Answer 35

Announced 3 1/2 year drought
He was fed by ravens
He fed a starving widow whose meal barrel and oil never failed
He faced the prophets of Baal on Mt. Carmel
He called down fire to consume 50 soldiers
He rode to heaven in a fiery chariot

Question 36

Facts of Elisha

Answer 36

He saw she-bears kill 42 mockers
He created oil in empty vessels
He showed his servant an angelic army of chariots
He blinded the Syrian army
He raised a dead man who touched his bones