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after the era of judges, the people became a nation…
none of the above
the name of samuel’s mother was…
hannah
the order of the first three kings was…
none of the above
the theme of the story of saul is that god chooses…
lowliest and least for the job
the term israel mean is…
all of the above
sauls children are…
johnathan and michal
god rejects saul after he becomes king because…
a and b (he does not follow the ban and offered the sacrifice in place of samuel)
saul wants to murder david because…
all of the above
david makes this the capital city without showing favoritism…
jerusalem
the hebrew word for messiah and greek word for christos is…
the anointed
david contrives to cover up his sin by killing…
uriah
the prophet under the reign of david was…
nathan
solomon is the son of…
david and bathsheba
the builder of the temple…
solomon
david’s great achievements…
a and b (unified israelite tribes and end philistine threat)
why was jerusalem a good spot to unify the northern and southern kingdom?
jerusalem was in the middle of israel and no canaanite tribes were involved there
why did david dance when the ark of the covenant was brought to jersualem and why did michal berate him? what happened to michal?
david danced when the ark of the covenant arrived simply because he was happy, and michal berated him because he looked stupid. this resulted in him turning to dust
what is the nazarite vow? why was samuel a nazarite?
nazarite vow is to remain close to god, avoid drinking alcohol and not cut your hair. samuel was a nazarite because he was a gift from god
what were david’s greatest accomplishments?
he united the 12 tribes and shut down the philistine threats
why was solomon considered to be so wise?
solomon was wise because of the baby splitting
in what ways did solomon destroy all that david accomplished?
he destroies the unification between the 12 tribes and he builds a temple which took shorter to build than his own palace
the northern tribes rejected rehoboam as king because he was oppressive like his father
true
the capital city of the northern kingdom of israel was jerusalem
false
ahab’s greed for a vineyard results in the death of omri
false
after elijah dies, a belief arose that he would return to announce the comming of the messiah
true
for the most part, judahs kings were as bad as the kings in the north
true
samaria was the caoital of the southern kingdom
false
isiah prophesizes not only defeat for jerusalem but also hope for the exile
true
halelujah means ‘praise god’
true
the assyrians have a reputation as warmongers
true
which of the following was a nonwriting prophet?
nathan
which of the following was a writing prophet?
micah
who carries on david’s royal line in the south?
rehoboam
what speaks to elijah of god’s presence at horeb?
a gentle breeze
elijah appears after his death at…
the transfiguration of jesus christ
elisha…
all of the above
from solomon’s death to the babylonian exile, judah kings were…
direct descendants of david
first isaiah spoke to the people…
before the babylonian exile
fearful of the assyrian exile, judah…
becomes a vassl of assyria and pays tribute
what was isaiah’s response to the question posed in the temple, “whom shall i send?”
“here am i; send me”
what does hallelujah mean?
praise to god
what is sheol?
sheoll is the jewish take on afterlife / a dark place
how were the israelites able to memorize all the psalms?
they were sung as songs
what year was the assyrian invasion?
721 b.c.
what year was the babylonian exile?
587 b.c.
how many authors does the book of isaiah have?
three
during what period was the 1st isiah?
before the babylonian exile
during what period was the 2nd isiah?
during and after the babylonian exile
during what period is the 3rd isiah written?
while the people returned to judah
what is the longest psalm?
119
how is psalm 119 arranged?
acrostically
what is the shortest psalm?
117
what does psalm actually mean?
psalms are songs of liturgical worship
what is the importance of isaiah’s sons name?
longest name in the bible
the deuteronomic history serves as a self-examination for the israelites in exile
true
joshua represented everything that israel was supposed to be- completely faithful to god
true
the biblical writers portrayed the prostitute rahab as an unworthy betrayer at odds with god’s purposes
false
israelities almost drown when crossing the jordan river
false
the events at jericho may have some connection to liturgical ritual
true
no person or animal inhabiting jericho survived the israelites siege
false
in centuries before the exile, israelites sometimes engaged in canaanite practices such as visiting the temple prostitutes and sacrificing children to the gods
true
the israelites face defeat at ai
true
o’god how wonderful your name in all earth is a psalms praise
true
samson was respectful to his parents aswell to the nazarite vow
false
known for great strength, this person starts the israelites resistance to the philistines
samson
a moabite widow, she pledges herself to the god of israel in order to help a family member
ruth
the sea people who invaded canaan
phillistines
a generous farmer who married ruth
boaz
she urges her daughter-in law not to accompany her back to israel because of the misery that surely awaits them there and helps one of them get a new husband
naomi
deep piece w god
SHALOOMMMM
a practice in which conquerors destroy everything in a conquered town and take nothing for their own
ban
the offering of refuge and aid to persecuted and homeless, a practice established by the israelites; it remains a universal message
santuary
man consecrated to god from birth and forbidden to cut his hair or consume strong drink
nazarite
deliverers who save israel
judges
how many psalms?
150
how long did it take to write all the psalms?
800 years
when were majority of the psalms written?
during the time of david
lament
most of the psalms, ask for forgiveness
thanksgiving
thank u god
praise
great work from god
how were psalms divied?
strophes
how were psalms prayed?
through song
who sung the psalms?
korahites sung majority of the psalms
what is selah?
literally don’t know, but it’s believed it’s a musical direction
who is asaph?
a levite singer
what are psalms of ascents?
prayers from the pilgrimage to jerusalem, as youre always ascending there
who was joshua?
joshua was moses’ successor and he takes the isrealites across the river and calls for priests from each of the 12 tribes to bring stones to drought the river
where did joshua bring the people?
caanan, the land of honey and milk and were on the way to jericho
what did they do at jericho?
they walked around the walls multiple times so much that the city crumbled.
did anyone service the ban at jericho?
yes, rahab a prostitue and her family escaped because they placed a ribbon at the door
did the israelites abide the ban at ai?
no lol
who were the 3 judges?
sampson, dehborah and gideon
did the judges conquer the philstines?
no
what was the job of the judges?
they were to follow gods will, but they are instead executed false power
what do the books of joshua, judges and ruth all follow?
they follow the beginning of the israelites’ life in israel
who writes judges, joshua, kings 1 and 2, and ruth?
deutoronimists
what was the hope of the deutoronimists?
they were to give the people hope and turn the exile into something beautiful
did the israelites ignore the law of moses?
yes, and it was the result of them denying god’s love
what is the name of the first book of isaiah?
the book of woes
what chapters make up the first isiah?
1-39
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