Test 4 Review (Old Testament Review) Flashcards
first high priest of Israrel
Aaron
first human beings
Adam and Eve
land promised to Abraham and his descendents
Canaan
type of song that expresses trust in God
confidence
author of the majority of the Psalms
David
prophet taken in a chariot of fire
Elijah
Hebrew girl who was chose as queen of Persia
Esther
the beginning of wisdom
fear of God
offered as a sacrifice by his father
Isaace
foretold the coming of the Messiah
Isaiah
name of the Northern Kingdom
Israel
wrote Lamentations when Judah fell and the temple was destroyed
Jeremiah
place where David built his city
Jerusalem
man who, while suffering, realized comfort comes from trusting God
Job
sent to Nineveh; swallowed by a fish
Jonah
name of the Southern Kingdom
Judah
type of song focused on Davidic Monarchy
kingship
type of song that expresses sadness or fear
lament
author of Pentateuch
Moses
man whom God used to preserve mankind during the flood
Noah
aspect of Hebrew poetry that rhymes ideas
parallelism
type of song that praises God for who he is
praise
prostitute who hid Israelite spies
Rahab
the primary message of the prophets
repent
two aspects of poetry
rhythm and rhyme
prophet of God and final judge of Israel
Samuel
first king of Israel
Saul
author of the majority of Proverbs
Solomon
type of song that thanks Gods for answering prayers
thanksgiving
type of song that reflects wisdom literature
wisdom
number of books in the New Testament
27
number of books in the Old Testament
39
date the exiles first return to Jerusalem
536 B.C.
date Southern Kingdom fell to Babylon
586 B.C.
date the Northern Kingdom fell to Assyria
722 B.C.
date Israel divided into the Northern and Southern Kingdoms
931 B.C.
date of the Exodus
1400 B.C.
date of the Call of Abraham
2000 B.C.
wife David took from Uriah
Bathsheba
slayer of Goliath; second king of Israel
David
name given to Jacob
Israel
man used by God to preserve Israel during the famine in Egypt
Joseph
succeeded Moses as leader of Israel
Joshua
section of Bible containing prophets with longer books
Major Prophets
section of Bible containing prophets with shorter books
Minor Prophets
where God gives Moses the Ten Commandments
Mt. Sinai
king who built a golden statue of himself
Nebuchadnezzar
Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures
Septuagint
son of David; built temple and palace
Solomon
Jewish name for the Old Testament
Tanak
total departure from God’s commandments
apostasy
satisfaction for wrongdoing
atonement
a feeling of relief from affliction
comfort
sympathy for the misfortune of others; desire to help
compassion
set apart for God’s use
consecrate
all the people of God gathering in worship
corporate worship
a binding agreement or treaty between two parties
covenant
creation out of nothing
creatio ex nihilo
the final day of judgment
Day of the Lord
forced removal from one’s native land
exile
a category of artistic work
genre
deliverer of Israel primarily through military means
judge
a relative who preserves the family and land of a widowed woman
kinsman redeemer
the promised deliverer of Judah
Messiah
a figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using “like” or “as”
metaphor
song of praise to God
psalm
a small surviving group of people
remnant
feeling remorse and changing one’s behavior
repent
a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using “like” or “as”
simile
tent, center of worship for the Hebrews
tabernacle
permanent structure, center of worship for the Hebrews
temple
government in Israel during the time of the judges when God was king
theocracy
something worthless or pointless
vanity
a vivid picture of reality that can’t be seen without God’s help
vision
the skill of living in a godly way
wisdom
The type of Hebrew Parallelism in which the first part makes a statement and the second part repeats the statement in a different way.
Synonymous/ Repeating
The type of Hebrew Parallelism in which the first part makes a statement and the second part tells the opposite of that statement
Antithetic/ Opposite
The type of Hebrew Parallelism in which the first part makes a statement and the second part completes the idea
Synthetic/ Completing
