Week 14 Test Flashcards
Ruth’s country
Moab
Ruth’s grandson
King David
Hannah - general facts
Elkanah had two wives, Hannah and Peninnah. Hannah could not give birth, so Peninnah taunted her. When Elkanah and his two wives went to worship at Shiloh, Hannah prayed for a child, and God granted her request.
Samuel’s childhood
Samuel was recognized as a prophet, even when he was young. He obeyed God and committed his life to Him.
Israel’s desire for a king
Israel needed a king, because Samuel’s sons did not work. Samuel anointed Saul.
David’s motivation for fighting Goliath
To show Saul that he was not fit to be king.
Saul’s hatred for David
Saul hated David because he was liked more than him and could overthrow his kingdom.
What conclusion can you draw concerning the relationship of 1 and 2 Samuel based on those verses? Write your answer here:
They both tie together
The main characters in 1 Samuel:
Samuel, David, & Saul
The main characters in 2 Samuel:
David
More 1 and 2 Samuel chapters are devoted to…
David
How did Hannah’s problem affect her relationship with Peninnah?
Peninnah taunted her.
How did Hannah deal with her problem?
She prayed to God.
How was Hannah’s problem resolved?
God gave her a son, which she named Samuel.
(Eli’s sons) First, they had no _____ for the Lord Himself.
interest
(Eli’s sons) Second, they treated the _____ of the Lord with contempt, not handling it according to God’s law.
offering
(Eli’s sons) Third, they had slept with the women who served at the _____, showing their immorality and disregard for worship and worshippers alike.
Tent of Meeting
List the three areas in which Samuel grew:
Stature, favor with me, favor with the Lord
Did the Israelites depend on God or on the ark as they went into the battle against the Philistines?
the ark
Eli’s wicked sons and 30,000 of Israel’s soldiers were _____.
killed
How old was Eli at the time of the battle?
40
What happened to Eli when he received word of the battle’s outcome?
He off his chair and broke his neck.
The Israelites tried to seek God while holding on to their false gods.
True
Samuel led the people to forsake their foreign gods.
True
At Hebron Samuel led the people to forsake their foreign gods.
False
The people had little confidence in Samuel’s prayers when the Philistines attacked them.
False
The people depended on God when the Philistines attacked them.
True
Israel won the victory because of superior military strategy.
False
The stone “Ebenezer” was set up to make the boundary beyond which the Philistines could no longer come.
False
Why was Saul no longer qualified to be king?
He was leading the military to their doom, not turning to God.
Israel’s first three kings
Saul, David, Solomon
The 2 kingdoms - why they split, their names, capitals, differences between 2 kingdoms
Northern Kingdom - capital at Samaria
Southern Kingdom - capital at Jerusalem
The people Rehoboam ruled over needed more care than they received. Rehoboam was unwise and listen to bad people. The people eventually left him and obeyed King Jeroboam instead.
Elijah
Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal with his God. They both built alters, and the prophets of Baal went first, screaming to Baal. Baal did not answer, because he doesn’t exist. Elijah prayed to God, and God sent fire that burned the rocks on the alter. Elijah killed all of the prophets of Baal.
Elisha
Elisha had sores all over his body, so he was told by Elijah to go and bathe in the Jordan river seven times. He was healed after that.
*Hezekiah
Hezekiah was faithful to God, so he succeeded in everything he did. He despised fake idols, so he would destroy them. He conquered the Assyrians by praying to God, and he sent the angel of the Lord to kill 185,000 Assyrian men.
*Josiah
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Esther
Esther was willing to die for her people, the Jews. She created a plan to convince the king not follow Haman’s plan to kill all the Jews.
Haman
Haman was a Jew hater, so he hatched a plan to kill all the Jews. He accused them of not following the kings orders. After building gallows to execute Mordecai, he then realized that Mordecai had been given an honor by the king. Hamas was executed on the gallows he built for Mordecai.
Mordecai
Mordecai saved the king from assassination and refused to bow down to Haman.
Ezra
Ezra was sent to Jerusalem by Artaxerxes, king of Persia, to go to Jerusalem to teach the Torah and rebuild the social community.
Nehemiah
Nehemiah prayed and got permission from the Artaxerxes to go to Jerusalem and help rebuild the city’s walls.
Hardships of exiled returnees
Returning to Jerusalem was hard, because everything was destroyed and only poverty remained. In the near future, they would face many problems in rebuilding Jerusalem.
*Samaritans / exiles
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Books of Wisdom
1) Job
2) Psalms
3) Proverbs
4) Ecclesiastes
5) The Song of Solomon
Authors of Psalms
Authorship is unknown. David?
(Type of Psalms) praise the Creator
Nature psalms
(Type of Psalms) describe the type of character we should have if we follow God.
Character psalms
(Type of Psalms) simply praise God.
Praise psalms
(Type of Psalms) assure us that God is with us through troubles.
Assurance psalms
