test 1

Question 1

How can we understand the full impact of the book of Job

Answer 1

It must be read and understood as a whole

Question 2

when was Job likely written

Answer 2

before genesis

Question 3

what does Eliphaz base his advice on

Answer 3

personal experience

Question 4

what does bildad base his advice on

Answer 4

tradition

Question 5

what does zophar base his advice on

Answer 5

doctrine

Question 6

who comes closest to an appropriate answer for Job

Answer 6

Elihu - the student

Question 7

what does Job’s wife base her advise on

Answer 7

desperation, grief, and unbelief

Question 8

can the statements of Jobs friends be used for doctrinal purposes

Answer 8

no because they were often wrong. also God rebukes them for not speaking the truth

Question 9

what other wisdom literature exists in the near east at this time

Answer 9

Man and his God
I will praise the lord of wisdom
The poem of the righteous sufferer
The Babylonian theodicy

Question 10

what can we use in ministry about Job’s friends

Answer 10

they came
they wept
stayed quiet with him for 7 days

Question 11

what is Elihu’s view

Answer 11

suffering can be prevented as well as punitive

Question 12

how does the monologue from God change?

Answer 12

from considering God’s justice to God’s wisdom

Question 13

what is God’s message

Answer 13

God’s message is infinitely higher than man, so it should be no surprises that we might not always get God’s justice.

Question 14

why is Job at peace when none of his questions have been answered

Answer 14

God’s wisdom is higher than his own so the best healing thing to know is to know God rather than knowing all the answer.

Question 15

where does God’s justice come from

Answer 15

his wisdom

Question 16

what is the book of Job testing

Answer 16

retribution theology (righteous will prosper and wicked will suffer)

Pagan cultures of his time

Question 17

what can be said about suffering

Answer 17

its beyond explanation and we shouldn’t try to make since of it

Question 18

why is “I don’t know” sometimes the best available answer

Answer 18

its sometimes the best and healing answer to someone’s begging question, “why”

Question 19

what aren’t the Psalms

Answer 19

doctrinal statements
creeds
history

Question 20

what are the type Psalms

Answer 20

poetry
prayer
set into music and prayed in worship

Question 21

How are psalms authoritative

Answer 21

as guide to worship
as an example of honesty before God
demonstrates the importance of prayer, praise, and meditation

Question 22

how are the psalms affirmed

Answer 22

By Jesus Himself, as well as the testimony of the NT

Question 23

what purposes were and weren’t the psalms written

Answer 23

was not written to communicate theology

was written to help ppl come to worship God from all the turmoil of life

Question 24

function of Lament Psalm

Answer 24

expresses a faith and trust in God.

Question 25

Function of Thanksgiving Psalm

Answer 25

to praise God for something He has done or to offer thanksgiving as worship

Question 26

Function of a Hymn Psalm

Answer 26

Praise God because He is God

Question 27

theological implication do all Psalms have

Answer 27

Different Aspects of Praise

Question 28

How do psalms perceive God

Answer 28

not in intellectual terms or doctrines, but in dynamic terms seeing Him active and interactive in human affairs

Question 29

What does Psalter teach us about Lament praises

Answer 29

Lament is just as important as praise in doxology mode

Question 30

What does the order of the psalms suggest

Answer 30

that the cycle lament-thanksgiving-hymn was a deliberate progression

Question 31

what does proverbs concern its self with

Answer 31

with instructing people in the path of godly wisdom

Question 32

Proverbs 1:7

Answer 32

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Question 33

What does wisdom involve according to proverbs

Answer 33

involves having a measure of humility both before God as well as before others

Question 34

what is the primary function of proverbs

Answer 34

is to instruct youth

Question 35

how ought we apply proverbs

Answer 35

understand them as wisdom not promises

Question 36

Summary of proverbs

Answer 36

52%-speaks of value and wisdom

24%-warn young men against adultery

Question 37

Proverbs 27:17

Answer 37

“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”

Question 38

G.K. Chester Quote

Answer 38

“Meaninglessness does not come from being weary from pain, it comes from being weary from pleasure

Question 39

Purpose of Ecclesiastes

Answer 39

1. Accept that faith in God is the only way to find personal meaning
2. decides to accept the fact that life is brief and worthless without God
3. focus on eternal God instead of temporary pleasure

Question 40

Main messages of Ecclesiastes

Answer 40

1. Everything is meaningless

2. of value to serve God faithfully throughout life

Question 41

Two phrases used to emphasize temporary nature of worldly things

Answer 41

1. Vanity

2. meaningless

Question 42

significance of the phrase “under the sun”

Answer 42

occurs 28 times

he is talking about earthly, temporary, human things.

Question 43

Songs of songs interpreted in spite of the lack of explicit religious content

Answer 43

an allegory of the 
relationship between God and Israel, 
God the church
Christ and the human soul
husband and wife

Question 44

what can understanding the song of songs teach us

Answer 44

love.
Love of both us and God
and of husband and wife

Question 45

what two extremes does this book combat

Answer 45

1. asceticism

2. hedonism