O.T. EXAM 3 /2 CHRONICLES Flashcards
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the Reign of king Solomon is found in?
2 Chronicles 1-9
what was Solomon’s greatness?
his real greatness lay in his humility before God.
=his fruits were his wealth and political influence.
what was Solomon’s primary service to the nation?
Solomon’s primary service to the nation was the erection of the temple
what was Solomon’s failure?
Solomon’s failure was that he ceased to recognize God’s sovereign rule over him and his kingdom, the very thing the temple he built promoted.
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what were the five main religious revivals? that usually started when attention was given to the temple or the word?
=Asa- restored the altar
=Jehoshaphat- sent messengers throughout the land to read the word of God to the people.
=Joash-renovated the temple
=Hezekiah- reopened it and revitalized worship in it.
=Josiah- repaired the temple.
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what are the messages of the books?
1 chronicles teaches that it was necessary that the people recognize God in everything.
2 Chronicles teaches that if that recognition is only formal and ceremonial, it is useless and impotent.
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the similarities between church & temple?
solomon’s temple:
1=solomon’s temple was a physical & material temple
2=The presence of God filled Solomon’s temple at its beginning.
3=Solomon’s temple was the center of spiritual life in Israel.
5=Solomon’s temple reminded his people of his heavenly rule over them and with them
6=Solomon’s temple degenerated into symbolism and form.
similarities between church & temple:
1=The Church is a spiritual temple
2=The Holy Spirit filled the church at its beginning
3=The church is to be the center of spiritual life in the world.
4=The Church is to remind all people of his rule over them and his presence with them.
5=At various times and places. the church has been reduced to form and symbolism.
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what’s the consequence of Israel’s failing to bring the light to the world?
As Israel failed to bring the light of God’s revelation to the world. so the church can fail to do so as well if we are content merely to play church.
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what was Solomon’s major accomplishment from the writer’s point of view?
The building of the temple was Solomon’s major accomplishment from the writer’s point of view.
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what chapter talks of the building of the temple
=what is the site of the temple?
chapter (2:1-5:1)
=the site of the temple is Mount Moriah, the very spot where Abraham was called to sacrifice his son Isaac.
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what did the golden age do for the jews?
the golden age reign of Solomon helped the jews of the restoration period know what they needed to do (repent and be faithful), and to what they could look forward.
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what does 2 Chronicle 7:14 say?
it is a key verse for the purpose of the chronicler.
“if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
1=what did Saul’s death became a pattern of?
2=what did 2 chronicles became a pattern of?
1=Saul’s life and death became the pattern of the EXILE, repeated in Israel’s history.
2= But 2 Chronicles 7:14 is the pattern for restoration. The chronicle presented these two models (restoration and exile), and called his readers to assess their own situation in the light of these archetypes, or patterns.
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where did the northern kingdom lay on the author’s purpose?q
the history of the northern kingdom lay outside the scope of the author’s purpose.
For the rest of the book he was interested in tracing the kings of the southern kingdom of Judah from Rehoboam to the Babylonian exile.
= the kingdom of Judah 2 Chronicles 10-36.
=Rehoboam son of Solomon.
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during what period was chronicles written?
in the restoration period after the exile.
(during this period they could not have a king because they were a province of the Persian Empire.
