JOSH-SOL (words,places,ideas)

Ban / Herem

Things that were to be completely destroyed

Judge

A local military leader/hero whom God chose to deliver the people

Nepotism

passage of power or privilege on the basis of family relationship

Nazarite (no bic, no booze, no body)

no shaving of hair, no consuming of fruit of the grapevine, no contact with the dead.

Dagon

a god worshipped by the philistines. FISH GOD!

Gleaning

the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields. Rooted in Levitical/Deuteronomic laws

Levirate Law

A man takes the widow of a deceased relative

Hesed (Covenant Loyalty)

wrapping up in itself all the positive attributes of God: love, covenant faithfulness, mercy, grace, kindness, and loyalty.

Goel (Kinsman Redeemer)

close family member with the right to redeem

Monarchy

the rule of a single king

Baal

a false god worshipped by the Israelite people during their downfall.

Jordan River

the river that the people crossed to enter the promise land, the ark of the covenant led the people and God made the river dry ground to cross.

Jericho

a city devoted to the LORD; the Israelite people marched for 7 days to tear the city down.

- Shechem

where Abimelek first positioned himself as king, after 3 years the city turned against him

- Dan

the tribe who did not think their land was enough and desired more

- Bethlehem

where Naomi is originally from and where the story of Boaz and Ruth takes place

- Shiloh

where the Tabernacle resides

- Hebron

the land Joshua gave to Caleb and where David ruled for 7.5 years.

- Jerusalem

where David rules for the second part of his reign

- Philistia

where the ark resided when the Philistines had taken it.

- Gilgal

a place of the memorial of the 12 stones that are given to God for crossing the Jordan River

- Ai

a war where at first the Israelites were defeated because of the sin of Achan

- Gibeah

where the story in Judges 19 of the Levite and his concubine takes place. Where Saul rules from

- Cities of Refuge (what are they?)

cities of refuge are places people who commit accidental manslaughter are able to be safe from those seeking revenge

- Levitical Cities (what are they?)

48 cities in the promise land set aside for the tribe of Levi, since they did not have their own land.

- Be able to identify key dates from the "pointless" dates guide we've covered so far.

1900 the era of the Ancestor. 1290 Exodus from Egypt. 1250 Conquest of Canaan. 1000 Reign of king David. 922 Division of the kingdom

- Explain the "Deuteronomistic History" (what books are included, when it was compiled, what question it is trying to answer)

Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1-2 Samuel, and 1-2 Kings. After the exile. How did we get here and why did we stray from the promise land?

- Contrast between Rahab and Achan

Rahab- A Canaanite prostitute who is welcomed into the community because of her loyalty to YHWH. Achan- An Israelite from the tribe of Judah who is killed because of his disloyalty to YHWH.

- Five stages in the prototypical cycle of sin and deliverance in Judges

Apostasy-oppression-cries of distress-divine deliverance-rest in land

- Relationship of the "Song of Deborah" (Judges 5) to the story of Deborah (Judges 4)

- Various ways the judgeship deteriorates through Judges

- Recurring theme(s) of the epilogue of Judges, and its significance

they did what was right in their own eyes- it was significant because it showed the decline of the people falling away from God until they would eventually completely turn from God and have earthly kings instead.

- Occurrences of hesed in Ruth

Naomi asks God to show hesed (kindness). Boaz shows hesed (Kindness). Ruth shows hesed (loyalty)

- Samuel's various roles (judge, prophet, military leader, civic leader)

- Reasons Saul was an "ideal" candidate for king

- Examples of David's "Doubleness"

"man after God's own heart, but biblical story does not make him a heroic figure. makes numerous questionable decisions 1. mercenary for the philistines when fleeing Saul 2. 1 Sam 21:12-15 "madness" in Gad. he acts crazy... is he different from Saul? David as robin hood (1 Sam 30:21-31) or "man of blood" (2 Sam 16:8). not allowed to build the temple. noble or ruthless?

- The point of prophets in the book(s) of Kings

- Examples of syncretism in Solomon's reign