Old Testament Final Exam Helm

Most of Chronicles can be found in Samuel and Kings. The author of Chronicles "reshapes" the material for _________ purposes.

theological

Wisdom literature is mostly attributed to Solomon because...

he is the "father" of wisdom literature

Perhaps misnamed, the intertestamental period is often called the "400 Silent Years" because

there was no prophetic word that we know of during this time.

From Proverbs 25:1 we surmise that Solomon's three thousand proverbs were combined with other materials to form the Book of Proverbs. These were probably collected by ...

Hezekiah

Other than Genesis, we learn more about God's role in creation from this book more than any other.

Proverbs

A "proverb" is not a promise. It is a _______

principle

The Hebrew word in Ecclesiastes often translated "vanity" or "meaningless" is hevel. It also means ....

vapor or smoke

The writer of Ecclesiastes goal is to demonstrate that all the ways we try to build purpose and meaning has no lasting significance apart from God.

true

Ecclesiastes concludes "the matter" by exhorting the readers to _____.

fear God

"Song of Songs" could be subtitled the "greatest song" because it is about _______.

love

Though interpreted as an allegory for much of church history, recent archeological discoveries seem to confirm that "Song of Songs" is really ......

a collection of love poems

Themes of "Song of Songs".

all of the above

The last king of Judah at the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC.

Zedekiah

Jeremiah's message to the Jews in Jerusalem.

Capitulate to the Babylonians

After the Fall of Jerusalem, Jeremiah…

remains in Jerusalem to advise the remnant

Gedaliah was a fortunate choice for the new governor of Judah, because ...

all of the above

After Gedaliah's assassination, Jeremiah's advise to the remnant was...

outright rejected

Jeremiah was a prophet to the remnant in Judah. _________ was a prophet to the exiles in Babylon.

Ezekiel

Biblical evidence suggests that life for the exiles in Babylon was basically ...

pleasant

The Babylonians lost power to the ______ in 539 BC.

Persians

After 539 BC, the ruler, Cyrus, treated the Jews with ...

kindness

The writer of Ezra and Nehemiah ends his book without a conclusion. Perhaps this was to remind God's people that ...

all of the above

The three main characters of Zerubbabel, Ezra and Nehemiah share some common themes.

all of the above

The following prophets were active during the period of "The Return".

Haggai and Zechariah

Sheshbazzar was also an Israelite leader during ...

the first return from exile

Haggai helped motivate the Israelites to resume the temple construction project. One of the problems he faced was that the people living in Jerusalem were ...

more concerned with their own houses

The book of Zechariah contains a series of ...

puzzling visions

Zerubbabel assumed leadership of the temple project. The temple ...

was completed in 4 years

The grandchildren of the Israelite remnant wished to participate in the temple construction. Zerubbabel ...

refused their help

The second return to Israel was initiated by a royal decree from ...

King Artaxerxes

The conflict Ezra faced was the ________ from the returned exiles.

intermarriage

Nehemiah led the third return to Israel with about ________ Israelites.

50

Nehemiah arrived in Jerusalem with a vision to ....

rebuild the walls of Jerusalem

Malachi prophesied that the exiles should be interested in purity, but stated that God ...

hates divorce

Malachi further challenged the Israelites to live up to the Law of Moses. The people were ...

all of the above

The book of Nehemiah ends inconclusively. Perhaps the readers are meant to see the failure of the Israelites as ...

a motive to keep looking for a future Messianic kingdom.

The events in the Book of Esther occurred ...

during the exilic period: in between the first and second returns.

God is mentioned _______ times in the book of Esther

0

Evidence of God's work in Esther is seen in the numerous "coincidences" and ...

“remarkable reversals”

Mordecai and Esther are not to be seen as examples of morality, but as examples of ...

trust and hope

Haman chose the date for the destruction of the Jews living in Persia by ...

casting the pur

The point of the book of Esther.

When God seems absent, know that He has not abandoned His people or His promises.

Isaiah prophesied through the reigns of four kings. Which of the following was not a king in Isaiah's time?

Josiah

Isaiah prophesied at the same time as _____.

Micah and Hosea

Isaiah's call in chapter 6 illustrates metaphorically that fire ....

purifies

Isaiah had many detailed prophecies concerning the future. This future world leader is mentioned by name. 

Cyrus

Isaiah had many detailed prophecies. According to Stephen Lennox, most of these predictions ...

were fulfilled by the Jews' return from exile in Babylon.

Isaiah counseled King Hezekiah when Jerusalem was under siege by the Assyrians. He told the king...

God has heard your prayer

Isaiah prophesied a message of judgment. The purpose of this judgment was to ...

all of the above

One of Habakkuk's unique characteristics is the fact that he does not proclaim a message of God to the people. His oracles consist of ...

a dialogue with God

In Isaiah's message of hope, the prophet predicts a _______ servant. 

all of the above

Some Bible scholars argue that the second part of Isaiah was written by a prophet who lived 200 years later. This theory is called ...

Deutero Isaiah

Isaiah describes a sovereign God who is controls the destiny of His people and all other nations.

true

Messiah means _____ in the Greek language.

“anointed one”

Hosea was ordered by God to marry ...

a prostitute

Joel saw coming judgment in the from of ...

an invasion of locusts

Amos accused Israel of ...

oppressing the poor

While most prophets spoke to Israel or Judah, Jonah was sent to ...

Israel's archenemy, the Assyrians.

When Herod the King asked the chief priests and scribes where the "King of the Jews" was to be born, they immediately shared a prophesy from this book. 

Micah

These two prophets motivated the Israelites to resume the construction of the temple after the first return from exile.

Haggai and Zechariah

Perhaps many of Josiah's reforms were inspired by the prophetic ministry of ...

Zephaniah

Malachi's oracles came in ...

a question and answer format

The "400 Silent Years" ended with the announcement of his birth.

John the Baptist

One advantage of the rise of Hellenism during this period was the spread of ...

a common language.

There is also a renewed anticipation for the coming _______ during the intertestamental period.

Messiah

The Maccabean festival of Hanukkah celebrates this miracle.

One day supply of kosher oil lasted eight days

A collection of books written during the intertestamental period that is included in the Roman Catholic and Easter Orthodox canon.

apocrypha

A collection of books written during the intertestamental period that is not included in the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox or Protestant canon.

pseudepigrapha

"God's behavior is consistent, without being ______."

predictable

God's agreement with Noah and Abraham was a "Suzerainty Covenant". By contrast His covenant with the nation of Israel expected them to accept His _____.

laws

In the new covenant, God asks us to accept His ______.

Son

The traditional order in the Jewish scripture place for the Book of Chronicles.

Last

The kings from the Northern Kingdom are discussed in great detail in Chronicles.

False

Stephen Lennox suggests two purposes for the Chronicles writer. One of these purposes was to give the Jews hope. The second was to emphasize ...

the need for the Israelites to live righteously in obedience.

In contrast to the writer of Kings, the Chronicler does not evaluate the kings of Judah by their military successes. Instead, they are evaluated by this criteria.

How well they obeyed God

The genealogies of chapters 1-9 emphasizes ...

All of the above

Chronicles introduces new material (not found in Samuel and Kings) highlighting the point that ...

All of the above

"New material" in Chronicles.

David's preparation for the building of the temple.

"New material" in Chronicles.

Jehoshaphat's war with Moab and Ammon

The book of Chronicles ends by referencing two figures from earlier histories.

Jeremiah and Cyrus

Like we discovered in Ezekiel, the book of Daniel contains apocalyptic literature. Which of the following are NOT characteristics of apocalyptic literature?

Assigns details and dates to future events.

Like other Old Testament books, Daniel is written entirely in the Hebrew language.

False

Daniel was taken from Jerusalem as part of the ...

first deportation when Jehoiakim was king.

As apocalyptic literature, the book of Daniel shares many common themes with this New Testament book.

Revelation

The angel Gabriel interprets the dream from chapter 8. He told Daniel that the two horned ram he saw represented ...

the kings of Media and Persia.

The little horn in chapter 8 that grew in power is difficult to identify.

True

Scholars disagree when the book of Daniel was written. Some prefer a "later" date (second century BC). This theory reasons that ...

the predictions of Daniel are so accurate, they must be describing events in the past.

Some scholars prefer a later date for the writing of Daniel (around 165 BC), citing the "startling accuracy" of Daniel's predictions. However, scholars who prefer the earlier date (sixth century B.C.) note that the specific prophecies of Daniel would be possible if ...

God is the divine Author of the book of Daniel.

The purpose of the book of Daniel was to encourage God's people to ______________ by showing them that God is sovereign.

be faithful

Stephen Lennox offers excellent advice when reading Daniel.

Don't get bogged down in the symbolism.

Jeremiah was called as a young man. Throughout his ministry he was ...

All of the above.

Jeremiah came from a family of priests. He responded to his call ...

with reluctance.

Jeremiah is often called "The Weeping Prophet". Perhaps this is because of ...

the tone of his "confessions".

Jeremiah's ministry began during the prosperous years of King Josiah. His initial messages declared that ...

judgment was coming.

Jeremiah announced his declarations through symbolic actions. Which of the following illustrations was NOT used by Jeremiah?

Dug a well and lower himself into it

After the assassination of Gediliah, the new governor, Jeremiah was ...

forcibly taken to Egypt.

The arrangement of Jeremiah is difficult to follow. From chapter 36 we learn that a scribe named Baruch was asked to write down Jeremiah's sermons. Perhaps this explains why...

All of the above.

In chapter 25 Jeremiah uses the picture of a _______ to demonstrate God's wrath on Jerusalem.

cup of wine

Chapter 25 is where Jeremiah announces that Babylon is coming, Jerusalem will fall,

and ...

the Israelites will remain in exile for 70 years.

Jeremiah announces hope in chapters 30-33. There will be a new version of the covenant established with Abraham. This new covenant will be based on ...

a personal, individual relationship with God.