Old Testament Flashcards
What is the 10 simple steps through the Bible in order?
- The Beginning
- The Hebrew Fathers
- The Exodus
- The Promised Land
- The Judges
- The Kingdom
- The Exile
- The Restoration
- The Coming of Christ
- The Great Commission
What is the subtitle of Hosea?
Scandal in the Parsonage; The Faithful Prophet with An Unfaithful Wife
What is the theme of Hosea?
The Prostitution of Israel
Who was Hosea’s wife who was a prostitute?
Gomer
What is the subtitle of Micah?
Israel on Trial; The Prophet of the Bethlehem Birth
What is the keyword of Micah?
Violation of the Covenant
What reference predicts the Bethlehem birth?
Micah 5:2
“_____‘_ first ______ is pictured as a _________ _____ where Israel is accused of violating her covenant with the world as the ____ and God as the _____.”
Micah’s; sermon; courtroom drama; jury; Judge
What is the subtitle of Isaiah?
The Messianic and Millennial Prophet
What is the keyword of Isaiah?
Salvation
How long did Isaiah minister?
About 60 years
What is Isaiah 43:10?
“Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.”
What does Isaiah 43:10 refute? (7)
- Polytheism
- Pantheism
- Mormonism and Word Faithism
- The Jehovah Witness view
- Armstrongism
- Universalism
- Liberalism and Cultism
What is Isaiah 53:5?
“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”
What is the reference for the verse, “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel”?
Isaiah 7:14
What is the reference for the verse, “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgement and with justice from henceforth even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.”
Isaiah 9:6-7
What is the reference for the verse, “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee”?
Isaiah 26:3
What is the reference that teaches that the earth is round?
Isaiah 40:22
What is the subtitle of Zephaniah?
The Day of the Lord—A Day of Wrath and Restoration
What is the theme of Zephaniah?
The Restoration of Israel in the Day of the Lord
What is the keyword of Zephaniah?
The Day of the Lord
What is the subtitle of Habakkuk?
The Doubting Thomas of the Old Testament
What is the keyword of Habakkuk?
Why?
What were the 4 questions that Habakkuk dared to ask God during injustice and suffering?
- Why doesn’t God hear my prayers?
- Why doesn’t God solve my problems?
- Why does God allow the wicked to prosper?
- Why does God allow the righteous to suffer?
What were Habakkuk’s 2 main questions and God’s answers to those questions?
Q: Why does God allow suffering and injustices?
A: God will judge all injustices on HIS time
Q: Why does God use the wicked?
A: God will judge the wicked on HIS time
What is the subtitle of Nahum?
The Destruction of Nineveh
What is the subtitle of Jeremiah?
The Weeping Prophet with a Wrathful Message
What is the reference for the verse, “Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations”?
Jeremiah 1:5
What is the reference for the verse, “And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart”?
Jeremiah 29:13
What is the reference for the verse, “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not”?
Jeremiah 33:3
What are the 6 things to remember about the New Covenant?
- It guarantees that the Old Covenant (and the Law) would pass away
- It was inaugurated at the death of Christ
- It will see its ultimate fulfillment in the complete restoration of the Jews as God’s covenant people in the Millennium
- It is unconditional, unchangeable, unending, enabling, and atoning
- It gives new hearts (rather than new rules) through the regeneration of the Spirit
- It brings forgiveness of sins
What is the subtitle of Lamentation?
The Wailing Wall of the Bible; Jerusalem’s Funeral
What is the theme of Lamentations?
The Destruction of Israel’s Capital City of Jerusalem
When was Jerusalem destroyed?
586 B.C.
Who was Nebuzaradan?
The chief-of-staff of Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar; he was instructed to treat Jeremiah with kindness after the fall of Jerusalem
Who was Pashhur?
The chief temple priest who had Jeremiah whipped and put in stocks
Who was Hananiah?
A false prophet who opposed Jeremiah, declaring God had broken the yoke of Babylon
Who were the prophets to the Northern Kingdom (Israel)?
Hosea and Habakkuk
Who were the prophets to the Southern Kingdom (Judah)?
Micah, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Zephaniah
What is the key chapter of Isaiah?
Isaiah 53
What is the key chapter of Jeremiah?
Jeremiah 31
