Year 1 - Old Testament Flashcards
What is the Siege of Samaria and Captivity of Israel?
The conquering of the Northern capital by the Assyrians in 722 B.C.
What is Hanukkah?
The Jewish feast commemorating the cleansing and re-dedication of the Temple after Antiochus Epiphanes.
What is the Return with Nehemiah?
The third wave of Jews to Jerusalem that focused on rebuilding the walls of the city.
What is the Return with Zerubabbel
The first wave of 50,000 Jews that return to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple.
What is the Siege of Jerusalem and Captivity of Judah?
The destruction of the Southern capital city by the Babylonians in 587/6 B.C.
What does “al bayyit” mean?
The term used to describe the Prime Minister over the household of the Davidic king.
What does “giberah” mean?
The term for the Queen Mother of the Davidic kingdom.
Who was the wife, prophetess, and judge who led Israel in the period of judges?
Deborah
Who was the Greek king whose name means “god manifest” and who persecuted Jews for not accepting Greek culture?
Antiochus Epiphanes
Who was the military commander of David who arranged for the death of Uriah and Absalom?
Joab
Who was the first king of the northern kingdom that set up two golden calves for worship and changed the worship, feasts, and priesthood?
Jeroboam
Who was the Babylonian king that captured Jerusalem in 587/6 B.C.?
Nebuchadnezzar
Who was the evil queen mother in Judah that almost completely destroyed the Messianic bloodline?
Athaliah
Who was the priest-scribe that led the second wave of Jews returning to Jerusalem, emphasizing faithfulness to the Law and forbidding marriage of foreign wives?
Ezra
Who was the Syrian commander healed in the Jordan by obedience to the instructions of Elisha?
Naaman
Who was the woman of faith and mother of the prophet Samuel?
Hannah
Who was the son of David who rapes his sister Tamar and is later killed through the plans of Absalom?
Amnon
Who was the son of David who takes his father’s throne through conspiracy and is later caught in a tree by his hair and killed by David’s commander?
Absalom
Who was the northern queen responsible for bringing hundreds of false priests and pagan worship to Israel?
Jezebel
Who was the prophet that confronts David regarding his sin with Bathsheba?
Nathan
Who was the first king of Israel whose disobedience causes him to lose his kingdom to David?
Saul
Who was renown for his wisdom and riches, who also falls through embracing the pagan worship of his wives?
King Solomon
Who is the primary hero of the Maccabean revolt, responsible for cleansing and re-dedicating the Temple?
Judas Maccabeus
Who is the prophet of God who is taken up in a chariot of fire at the end of his ministry?
Elijah
Who is the close friend of David who protects him from the murderous plans of his father?
Jonathan
Who are the four hundred false priests that engage in a contest with Elijah on Mt. Carmel?
Priest of Baal
Who is the son of David who attempts to take the throne after the death of Absalom, but is rejected by David who gives it to Solomon?
Adonijah
Who is the last judge (in the book of Judges) who reveals his true power to Delilah?
Samson
Who is the eight son of Jesse chosen to lead Israel after the fall of King Saul?
King David
Who is the reforming king in Judah, promised an extra 15 years after contracting a terminal illness?
King Hezekiah
What is Joshua 24:15?
“And if you be unwilling to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
What is 1 Maccabees 2:61?
“And so observe, from generation to generation, that none who put their trust in him will lack strength.”
