Nations University BRS 121: The Hebrew Scriptures - Module 5

What describes forty years of desert wandering?

Numbers

Who is the earliest in time?

Abraham

What is characteristic of 'A gentle answer turns away wrath'?

Proverbs

What marks the beginning of Israel's conquest of Canaan?

The conquest of Jericho

Who was the Mesopotamian prophet hired to curse Israel?

Balaam

Who was the Babylonian king who destroyed Jerusalem?

Nebuchadnezzar

What does 'Remember your Creator in the days of your youth' refer to?

Ecclesiastes

What is the modern application of 'I call upon the Lord in my distress…'?

God is concerned about my call, even if not as I expect

Who is the latest in time?

Esther became queen of Persia.

More precise: Nehemiah rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem (444 BC) or the writing of Malachi (c. 450-400 BC). While Esther is late (Persian period), the events in Ezra and Nehemiah usually mark the chronologically latest historical events in the Hebrew Scriptures.

Who was the last judge who anointed Saul and David?

Samuel

What does 'Meaningless! Meaningless!' say?

Ecclesiastes

What does 'Fear God and keep His commandments…' refer to?

Ecclesiastes

What announces Moses' birth, ten plagues, and the tabernacle?

Exodus

What stories are contained in Genesis?

Stories of Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob

What is Jeremiah's lament over?

Jerusalem

Where were the northern kingdom's leaders exiled?

Assyria

Who succeeded Elijah and healed a leper?

Elisha

What is the latest in time regarding the temple?

Reconstruction of the temple

What describes long oppression and deliverance before kings?

Judges

What does 'Wine is a mocker…' refer to?

Proverbs

What did God ask, 'Who is this that darkens my counsel?'?

Job

What is the Levites' inheritance?

48 cities

What are 'Royal' psalms exalting?

Yahweh's king

What is the earliest in time regarding the tabernacle?

The tabernacle erected

What does 'Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation?' refer to?

Job

What contains speeches by Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar?

Job

What does 'There is a time for everything…' refer to?

Ecclesiastes

Who is a Canaanite god?

Baal

Who was commanded to take an adulterous wife?

Hosea

What is the book with a prologue and epilogue, poetic speeches?

Job

What is the comparison of biblical and pagan proverbs?

Biblical proverbs arose out of relationship with Yahweh

What is the beginning of wisdom?

The fear of the Lord

What is the collection of hymns, thanksgiving songs, laments?

Psalms

What is a legitimate application of the Song of Songs?

Helpful in understanding the bonds of love

Who are the descendants of Esau?

Edom

Who questioned God about justice?

Habakkuk

Who was the prophet to Nineveh, angry when they repented?

Jonah

Who is the righteous sufferer who questions God?

Job