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Section 2 Historical Books Flashcards

1
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What comprises the historical books?

A

Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

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What books constitute a group known as the “former prophets”?

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Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings

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What books constitute a group known as the “the writings”?

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Ruth Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

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How much time does the historical books cover?

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800 years

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What happens at the beginning and end of the historical books era?

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Joshua’s conquest to the Persian empires rule

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Why was Joshua written?

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to show the value of obedience, and tell the story of Israel’s conquest of the Promised Land

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Why was Judges written?

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to vindicate Israel’s need for a king, the cycle of rebellion, punishment, cry for deliverance, and God’s grace

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Why was Ruth written?

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God’s care for faithful individuals

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Why was 1 and 2 Samuel written?

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trace the early monarchy of Saul and David, along with the prophet Samuel

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Why was 1 and 2 Kings written?

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trace the monarchy from Solomon to the fall of Jerusalem

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When was Israel divided?

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930 BC

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When did the north, Israel, fall? To who?

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Assyrians, 722 BC

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When did the south, Judah, fall? To who?

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Babylonians, 587 BC

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Why was 1 and 2 Chronicles written?

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the first commentary on scripture, recounted the faithfulness of God

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Why was Ezra-Nehemiah written?

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The return of the Israelites to Jerusalem under Persian rule

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Why was Esther written?

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to show how God fulfills his promises even in silence

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17
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Who wrote Joshua? When?

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Joshua, 1405-1385 BC

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18
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What is herem?

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spoils of war

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What was reinstated after crossing the Jordan?

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circumcision and Passover

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What was Israel’s strategy to take the Promised Land?

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Take the middle and divide and conquer

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Why did the Israelites fail to defeat Ai?

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Achan and his family had stolen treasure when God commanded them not too

22
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Which tribe received no land inheritance?

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Levi

23
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Who wrote Judges? When?

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Samuel, 150-400 years

24
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Who were the six major judges?

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Othniel
Ehud
Deborah
Gideon
Jepthah
Samson
25
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Who was Othniel?

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Caleb’s brother, defeated the king of Aram

26
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Who was Ehud?

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Lefty dagger warrior, killed Moabite king Eglon

27
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Who was Deborah?

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Her and Barak defeated King of Canaan, made a Song

28
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Who was Gideon?

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Fleece, water brook, defeats the Midianites with trumpets and jars

29
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Who was Jepthah?

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defeats the Ammonites, makes a hasty vow

30
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Who was Samson?

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strong, Delilah, blind, strong again

31
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What type of book is Ruth?

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Idyll

32
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What is a Levirate Marriage?

A

Marriage of a widow and her husband’s close relative

33
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How did Samuel become a man dedicated to God?

A

His mother was granted him by God and she gave him to the temple, where later God called him to be a prophet

34
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What three events showed Saul’s heart?

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Sacrificed a priests offering out of impatience, made a rash oath, failed to destroy everything of the Amalekites

35
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What is the Davidic covenant?

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Israel will be provided for, David’s son would build the temple, David’s dynasty would be established forever, father-son relationship with the Davidic line, love and kindness would not depart from his line

36
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What is the literary type of Kings?

A

Earliest genuine historiography

37
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What is the concern of kings?

A

theology of retribution

38
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What did Elijah give Elisha?

A

A double portion of his spirit

39
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Who was the aggressive king of Assyria?

A

Tiglath-pileser III

40
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When and what was the Syro-Ephramite war?

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735-732, N. Kingdom and Damascus vs. S. Kingdom and Assyria

41
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Who invaded Judah and when?

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Sennacherib, 701

42
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Who was Hezekiah?

A

Good king, distance from Assyria, religious reform, divine healing from disease, opened the door to Babylon (mistake)

43
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Who was Manasseh?

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Bad king, longest reigning king, blamed for the fall of Jerusalem

44
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Who was Amon?

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Bad king, copied his father Manasseh

45
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Who was Josiah?

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Good king, last godly king of Judah, reformed the nation to God, couldn’t save his nation

46
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When was Chronicles written?

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450-400 BC

47
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When was the First Return?

A

538 BC

48
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When was the gap between the returns?

A

516-458 BC

49
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When was the Second Return?

A

458 BC

50
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When was Nehemiah allowed to rebuild the walls?

A

448 BC

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