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Session 10 Study Questions Flashcards

1
Q

Compare the duration of time covered in the OT with the time covered in the NT.

A

OT: over 4,000 years
NT: about 100 years

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2
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How can the history of Israel be divided?

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The People (2000-1500)
The Land (1500-1000)
The Kingdom (1000-500)
The Remnant (500-)
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3
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What marked the transition from David’s growing success as king and his growing crisis?

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  1. Sins with Bathsheba (2 Sam. 11)
  2. Absalom’s Rebellion (2 Sam. 14-18)
  3. David’s Census (2 Sam. 24)
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4
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What are the key words of the various poetic books of the OT?

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(Matching, MC)

Job - Sovereignty
Psalms - Worship
Proverbs - Wisdom
Ecclesiastes - Vanity
Song of Solomon - Love in Marriage
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5
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How can we increase our knowledge of God?

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Prayer
Scripture
Obedience
Trust

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6
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Who were the 2 exile prophets?

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Daniel and Ezekiel

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7
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Who were the 3 prophets after the exile?

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Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi

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8
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What were the world empires that affected Israel & Judah?

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  1. Assyrian (750-609 BC)
  2. Babylonian (626-539 BC)
  3. Persian (539-331 BC)
  4. Greek (331-146 BC)
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9
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The Septuagint was the translation of the Hebrew OT into what language?

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Greek

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10
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What were the 3 stages of the Babylonian exile?

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  1. 605 BC - Daniel and noble youth taken to Babylon
  2. 597 BC - Ezekiel, king Jehoiachin, and others
  3. 586 BC - Jerusalem and Temple burned and destroyed
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11
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What king removed Jehoiachin of Judah from confinement and provided him with a royal pension until his death?

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Evil-Merodoch

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12
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What 2 sources of unity of the Jewish people came to be emphasized during the exilic period?

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  1. Synagogues

2. Study of Torah

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13
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What were the 3 separate locations where Jewish traditions were developed during and/or after the exile?

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Babylon
Jerusalem (Judah)
Alexandria (Egypt)

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14
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Give 2 of the 3 graphic illustrations that Ezekiel used to illustrate the captivity.

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  1. Drawing a picture of the city under siege.
  2. Shaving his hair and dividing it.
  3. Preparing chains of slavery.
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15
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What prophet predicted Cyrus by name as the “shepherd” who would authorize the return of Israel from their captivity?

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Isaiah

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16
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When the first return of the people took place under Joshua (the high priest) and Zerubbabel, what feast did they celebrate in the 7th month?

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Feast of Tabernacles

17
Q

What aged prophet, in sermons over a few weeks, was abel to encourage the people of Jerusalem to begin again the construction of the Restoration Temple, after a delay of about 16 years?

A

Haggai

18
Q

What younger prophet encouraged the completion of the Restoration Temple, and also predicted extensively about the coming of the Messiah?

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Zechariah

19
Q

Who was the king of Persia who married Ester?

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Ahasuerus or Xerxes

20
Q

What Jewish feast developed from the events of the Book of Ester?

A

Purim

21
Q

Ezra was a popular and powerful Jewish leader who sought to reestablish Jewish life and culture in Judah.

A

TF, MC

22
Q

TRUE/FALSE: Ezra and Nehemiah appeared together in the reading of the Torah at the Feast of Tabernacles, and thus they produced a revival and covenant reaffirmation.

A

True

23
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Who was the last writing prophet of the OT?

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Malachi

24
Q

Nehemiah, who walked with God and honored God, was from what tribe of Israel?

A

Judah

25
Q

Nehemiah was a man of prayer, whose prayers were situation-oriented and specific. Describe 3 of the 6 times his prayers are recorded.

A
  1. When Nehemiah began his mission from the king (1:4-11).
  2. In the face of opposition (4:4).
  3. After rebuking the money loan-sharks among his people (5:19).
26
Q

Give 3 of the 5 principles of leadership that can be observed in Nehemiah’s life.

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  1. Nehemiah matured his plans carefully.
  2. Nehemiah kept in close touch with the people.
  3. Nehemiah won the confidence of his people by his courageous example.
27
Q

What was it that enabled Nehemiah to think of the great King Artaxerxes as only a “man”?

A

Nehemiah’s nearness to God.

28
Q

According to NA Woychuk, what is the greatest malevolent work of Satan?

A

Stealing the precious time of the Lord’s people. Thousands of hours of God-given time are wasted.

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