Mnemonic-Based OT Final Exam Prep ‼️

“Here am I; send me”

Isaiah — call narrative — vision of God — “I-saiah = I say yeah” (volunteers to go)

“Shout! For the LORD has given you the city”

Joshua — Jericho — march + shout — walls fall — “Joshua = Jericho = Shout → collapse”

“But will God indeed dwell on the earth?”

Solomon — temple dedication — God too big for temple — “Solo-mon built it SOLO but God bigger”

“They have rejected me from being king over them”

God (to Samuel) — 1 Samuel 8 — people want king — “Samuel hears, but God speaks”

“Comfort, O comfort my people”

Second Isaiah — exile — hope + restoration — “Second Isaiah = Second Chance”

“Stormy wind… fire flashing forth”

Ezekiel — exile vision — weird imagery — “E-ZEEK sees weird stuff”

Covenant (Exodus)

Agreement God + Israel — law + relationship — “Contract → break → consequences”

Golden Calf

Israel fails immediately — idolatry — covenant broken — “Just left God → worship cow”

Wilderness complaint pattern

Problem → complain → God provides — testing — “Israel = always complaining loop”

Burnt offering

Total sacrifice — devotion — “Burn it all = give it all”

Sin offering

Atonement for sin — purification — “Sin → sacrifice → reset”

Peace offering

Fellowship with God — shared meal — “Peace = relationship restored”

Holiness (Leviticus)

Be set apart — purity laws — “God holy → you match level”

Joshua conquest

Enter land — defeat cities — God gives victory — “Not strength → obedience wins”

Saul

First king — failure — rejected — “Saul = started but failed”

David

Ideal king — covenant — flawed but chosen — “David = model king (mostly)”

Solomon

Builds temple — wisdom — later failure — “Starts wise → ends compromised”

Temple

Central worship place — God’s presence — but not contained — “House ≠ God”

Isaiah call

Vision + purification + mission — authority — “Sees God → says yes”

Isaiah theme

Judgment + hope — warning then restoration — “Bad now → good later”

Assyrian threat

Crisis for Israel/Judah — political danger — context for Isaiah — “Big empire = fear”

Deuteronomic reform

Centralize worship — destroy idols — “One place, one God”

Fall of Israel (722 BCE)

Assyria destroys north — consequence of failure — “North gone first”

Fall of Judah (586 BCE)

Babylon destroys Jerusalem + temple — exile begins — “Everything collapses”

Exile

Israelites in Babylon — loss + crisis — “No land, no temple, no king”

Jeremiah

Warns of destruction — suffering prophet — “No one listens, disaster comes”

Ezekiel

Exile prophet — visions + symbolism — “Weird visions = God still present”

Second Isaiah theme

Comfort + restoration — return from exile — “Hope after disaster”

Prophetic call pattern

Vision → unworthy → commission — authority — “See → doubt → sent”

Monarchy shift

God → human king — rejection of God — “Wanted human like others”