OLD TESTAMENT LESSON #5 Flashcards
1
Q
- Psalms are ______ words addressed to______. They reveal a deep experience of God’s _______ in the lives of the people who wrote them. Most to the rest of Scripture provide believers with a word from God to humans.
A
human
God
presence
2
Q
- The collection of Psalms found in the Bible took shape largely after the returned ______ had completed their rebuilding of the _______ in Jerusalem. It provided material for _______ at the temple and possibly the ________ and functioned similarly to our hymnal in the church of today.
A
exiles
Temple
worship
synagogues
3
Q
- The book of Psalms is divided into _______ books. According to the Sumney text, _______ of the books ends with a doxology; however, it may be that all of them do. The word “doxology” means words of praise. Many scholars believe that the reason they are divided into five books is to reflect the number of books in the ______.
A
five
four
Torah
4
Q
- Psalms show us something about the structure of Hebrew ______. One of its important tools is _______ which is a technique that thematically and structurally connects thoughts with ______ or more lines.
A
poetry
parallelism
two
5
Q
- _______ parallelism is the literary device that repeats in a different way the same thought or idea in two consecutive lines.
A
Synonymous
6
Q
- Another type of parallelism is where the second line states the opposite of the idea in the first line and is called _______ parallelism.
A
antithetical
7
Q
- When the second line expands the idea of the first, it is called ________ parallelism.
A
synthetic
8
Q
- The psalmists sometimes combine types of parallelisms so that ______ lines incorporate two of the types. While these patterns sometimes seem repetitious, it is a style that promotes easy ________. Since most people of that day would not have had a copy of the text and may not have been able to ______, employing devices to aid memory became important.
A
three
memorization
read it
9
Q
- Some of the psalms have ______, which are notes written before they begin. It may give instructions on how to play them or name the _______. One of the main authors of the psalms is _______.
A
superscriptions
author
David
10
Q
- One type of psalm celebrates various moments in a king’s career, such as a victory in war or even asking for God to bless a royal wedding. These are classified as _______ psalms.
A
royal
11
Q
- Psalms of _____ exalt numerous characteristics and acts of God. They celebrate God’s power as seen in the creation or in sustaining the world or the ______ of Israel. It calls on others to praise God for all God does and is.
A
Praise
people
12
Q
- There are psalms that literally hurl curses at one’s _______ and asks God to do them _______. These psalms give voice to the anguish that oppressed and disadvantaged people feel. They are called _______ or cursing psalms.
A
enemies
harm
imprecatory
13
Q
- ______ psalms offer God thanks for having saved or having ______ the person who sings. It is sometimes a general _______ for the goodness of life or for God’s constant presence as a help.
A
Thanksgiving
blessed
thanksgiving
14
Q
- ______ psalms describe the person’s grief and express ______. Then they ask God for ______, even giving reasons why God should help them.
A
Lament
sorrow
help
15
Q
- The _______ psalms teach those who hear and repeat them what God wants in the lives of his people.
A
didactic
