theology final

god bless.

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