Session 10 Study Questions Flashcards
Compare the duration of time covered in the OT with the time covered in the NT.
OT: over 4,000 years
NT: about 100 years
How can the history of Israel be divided?
The People (2000-1500) The Land (1500-1000) The Kingdom (1000-500) The Remnant (500-)
What marked the transition from David’s growing success as king and his growing crisis?
- Sins with Bathsheba (2 Sam. 11)
- Absalom’s Rebellion (2 Sam. 14-18)
- David’s Census (2 Sam. 24)
What are the key words of the various poetic books of the OT?
(Matching, MC)
Job - Sovereignty Psalms - Worship Proverbs - Wisdom Ecclesiastes - Vanity Song of Solomon - Love in Marriage
How can we increase our knowledge of God?
Prayer
Scripture
Obedience
Trust
Who were the 2 exile prophets?
Daniel and Ezekiel
Who were the 3 prophets after the exile?
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
What were the world empires that affected Israel & Judah?
- Assyrian (750-609 BC)
- Babylonian (626-539 BC)
- Persian (539-331 BC)
- Greek (331-146 BC)
The Septuagint was the translation of the Hebrew OT into what language?
Greek
What were the 3 stages of the Babylonian exile?
- 605 BC - Daniel and noble youth taken to Babylon
- 597 BC - Ezekiel, king Jehoiachin, and others
- 586 BC - Jerusalem and Temple burned and destroyed
What king removed Jehoiachin of Judah from confinement and provided him with a royal pension until his death?
Evil-Merodoch
What 2 sources of unity of the Jewish people came to be emphasized during the exilic period?
- Synagogues
2. Study of Torah
What were the 3 separate locations where Jewish traditions were developed during and/or after the exile?
Babylon
Jerusalem (Judah)
Alexandria (Egypt)
Give 2 of the 3 graphic illustrations that Ezekiel used to illustrate the captivity.
- Drawing a picture of the city under siege.
- Shaving his hair and dividing it.
- Preparing chains of slavery.
What prophet predicted Cyrus by name as the “shepherd” who would authorize the return of Israel from their captivity?
Isaiah
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?
Feast of Tabernacles
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?
Haggai
What younger prophet encouraged the completion of the Restoration Temple, and also predicted extensively about the coming of the Messiah?
Zechariah
Who was the king of Persia who married Ester?
Ahasuerus or Xerxes
What Jewish feast developed from the events of the Book of Ester?
Purim
Ezra was a popular and powerful Jewish leader who sought to reestablish Jewish life and culture in Judah.
TF, MC
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.
True
Who was the last writing prophet of the OT?
Malachi
Nehemiah, who walked with God and honored God, was from what tribe of Israel?
Judah
Nehemiah was a man of prayer, whose prayers were situation-oriented and specific. Describe 3 of the 6 times his prayers are recorded.
- When Nehemiah began his mission from the king (1:4-11).
- In the face of opposition (4:4).
- After rebuking the money loan-sharks among his people (5:19).
Give 3 of the 5 principles of leadership that can be observed in Nehemiah’s life.
- Nehemiah matured his plans carefully.
- Nehemiah kept in close touch with the people.
- Nehemiah won the confidence of his people by his courageous example.
What was it that enabled Nehemiah to think of the great King Artaxerxes as only a “man”?
Nehemiah’s nearness to God.
According to NA Woychuk, what is the greatest malevolent work of Satan?
Stealing the precious time of the Lord’s people. Thousands of hours of God-given time are wasted.
