Bible: 2 Samuel-Esther

3 names for Judah’s capital

Jerusalem, Mt. Zion, and the City of David

What did the Lord offer to build for David?

a house (family/dynasty)

God’s promise to David

he would always have a son on the throne

4 steps of David’s adultery

saw, inquired, took, lay

3 moves David made to cover up his adultery

1. sent Uriah home

2. got him drunk

3. had him killed

How was Absalom caught and killed?

hair caught in a tree and Joab killed him with 3 javelins, then 10 swordsmen cut him

in 2 Samuel, who incited David to take the census?

the Lord

3 options of judgment for David

3 years famine, 3 months enemies, 3 days pestilence

What option of judgement did David pick and why?

pestilence. “Let me fall into the hands of the Lord, not men,”

Why did David not accept the field for free from Araunah the Jebusite?

he didn’t want to offer something that cost nothing

What did the site of the field of Araunah the Jebusite become in Solomon’s day?

the temple

What else did Solomon get when he asked for wisdom?

wealth, honor, long life

What two places inspired the floor plan of the temple?

tabernacle and Eden

3 divisions of the temple

outer court, holy place, most holy place

3 uses of the temple

Sacrifices, prayer, God’s name

Who turned Solomon’s heart away?

700 wives and 300 concubines

2 evidences that Solomon was wiser than any other king

jeroboam

first king of Israel

Rehoboam

first king of Judah

R- ‘real king’

Elijah

prophet to kings; against Ahab and family, showdown on Mt. Carmel, ascended

Elisha

prophet to common people; widow’s oil, raising Shunnamite’s son, Naaman/Gehazi, axe head, etc.

How many good kings ruled over the Northern kingdom?

None

What was the worst sin Ahab committed?

marrying Jezebel

Who was Elijah targeting by prophesying a drought in Israel?

Ahab and Baal (rain god)

significance of choosing Mount Carmel for the showdown with Baal

it was Baal’s mountain

How did Jezebel take Naboth’s Vineyard, and why was she more willing than Ahab to do this?

used the Torah to break the Torah - using blasphemy and witness laws to commit murder. Because she’s from Phoenicia.

What river does Elijah cross before his ascension?

Jordan

Who are the sons of the prophets?

prophets in training, studied under father prophet

What sin were the Bethlehemite young men guilty of?

blasphemy for calling him baldy

How many people did Elijah feed and with how many loaves of bread?

100; 20

What did Elijah say to comfort his servant when they were surrounded by the Syrian army?

Those with us are more than those with them.

Who prophesied during the reign of Jeroboam II?

Jonah

What nation shuffled the deck to decrease the chances of revolt?

Assyria

What was the Syria-Ephraim war about, its main players, and its outcome?

Syria and Israel want Judah to help them fight Assyria, but Ahaz allies with Assyria, to the harm of Israel and Judah

What does Sennacherib’s prism claim he did to Hezekiah by besieging the city?

shut them up like birds in a cage, but he never defeated them

What did Hezekiah build to outlast the siege?

tunnels from the pool of Siloam to the Gihon Spring

How did Josiah die, and what is unusual about God/s word about God’s word in this battle?

in battle; God’s word was spoken through Pharaoh Necho

significance and meaning of Greek title for Chronicles

paraleipomena - leftovers

50% of content from Samuel-Kings

8 unique contributions of Chronicles

1. prayer of Jabez

2. David and Solomon idealized

3. David’s census incited by Satan

4. Uzzah’s leprosy from burning incense

5. Manasseh prays and is restored

6. Mephibosheth’s name is Merib-baal

7. 2 Chronicles 16:9

8. 2 Chronicles 7:14

When was Chronicles written?

after the exile

define “all Israel”

tentative unity of all tribes

theme message of Chronicles

Come home and seek God in Jerusalem

3 major sections of Chronicles

1. genealogy

2. united kingdom

3. not-so-divided kingdom

purpose of linear genealogies

legitimize rights to land, social status, and occupation

purpose of segmented genealogies

elevate and unite those who are otherwise divided

which groups do the segmented genealogies of Chronicles hope to unite?

Jew/Gentile, men/women, sinners/saints, slave/free, living/lost tribes

Was this division inner-tribal or inter-tribal?

inner

3 judgment themes in Chronicles

1. democracy

2. retribution

3. prophet/repentance/salvation

the worst sin according to Chronicles

ignoring the prophet

3 fun facts about Ezra-Nehemiah

1. written after exile

2. last narrated historical OT events

3. Ezra mostly written in Hebrew but some Aramaic

What did Cyrus’s decree permit?

returning to native land

What was Israel called after the exile?

Yehud in Hebrew, Judea in English

What two prophets encouraged the people to resume building?

Haggai and Zechariah

Ezra's three part strategy with regard to the law of God

Study, do, teach

When did Cyrus conquer Babylon?

539

When was the altar rebuilt?

537

When was the temple completed?

515

How much time was there between the altar being rebuilt and the temple completed?

22 years

When did Ezra arrive in Jerusalem?

458

When did Nehemiah rebuild the wall?

445

Shesbazzar

A prince of the Jews when Cyrus made a decree permitting the Jews to go back to Jerusalem to rebuild the house of God. He was made governor, was given the sacred vessels of the temple that had been taken at the Captivity, and helped lay the foundation of the temple

Zerubbabel

governor that rebuilt the temple

Joshua

high priest that came back during the first wave

Ezra

scribe and priest who came back during the second wave, preached the law, and made a marriage reform

Nehemiah

governor who came back in the third wave, rebuilt the wall, and reforms: chastised rich for keeping poor in debt, shared his own wealth, and removed taxes

Why were there no more kings of Israel after the exile?

There were governors under the king of Persia