Monarchy of Israel - Key Terms and Concepts

These flashcards encompass critical terms and concepts regarding the Monarchy of Israel, ideal for exam preparation.'

Jeroboam

A servant of King Solomon who led an insurrection against King Rehoboam and founded the Northern Kingdom.

Samuel

The prophet who anointed both Saul and David as kings of Israel; he has two books of the Old Testament named after him.

Saul

Selected as the first king of Israel; during his rule, Israel was a loose-knit organization of tribes.

Hezekiah

This king had a tunnel built to ensure water flow into Jerusalem during the siege by Sennacherib from Assyria.

Jezebel

A Canaanite princess married to Ahab, one of the kings of the Northern Kingdom.

David

Succeeded Saul as king; blessed by God despite his many sins.

Rehoboam

Solomon's son and successor who ruled over only two tribes in the Southern Kingdom after the kingdom split.

Ahab

King of the Northern Kingdom who exploited royal power, as seen in the story of Naboth's vineyard.

Solomon

David's son who became king, blessed with wisdom and wealth, but married pagan women who fostered polytheistic practices.

Shishak

King of Egypt who protected Jeroboam from King Solomon's anger and later attacked Jerusalem during Rehoboam's reign.

Truth or False: The majority of the Twelve Tribes sided with the Southern Kingdom during the divided monarchy.

False.

Truth or False: Judah's kings considered themselves legitimate rulers because their ancestry could be traced to King David.

True.

Truth or False: Only two of Israel's forty-two kings receive unmitigated praise in the Old Testament.

True.

Truth or False: David's path to the throne was paved in blood as he eliminated rivals to the throne.

True.

Truth or False: Rehoboam feared reunion of Judah and Israel through worship at the temple in Jerusalem.

True.

Truth or False: Polytheistic practices largely disappeared during the time of the kings.

False.

Truth or False: During Saul's rule, Israel was not an organized entity.

True.

Truth or False: King Saul built the Jerusalem Temple to house the Ark of the Covenant.

False.

Truth or False: There is considerable archaeological evidence of Solomon's role as an administrator.

True.

Truth or False: The Northern Kingdom fell to invaders more than a hundred years before the Southern Kingdom.

True.

The majority of the Old Testament kings are criticized for:

An economic system that favored the rich while hurting the poor.

Between 922 and 722 BC, First and Second Kings describe a time of:

Corruption of the kings of both kingdoms.

Jeroboam fled from Solomon's anger because:

Jeroboam spoke out against the people's mistreatment.

Samuel warned the people about a king that:

They would become his slaves.

Much of the era of the monarchy in Israel is recorded in:

1 and 2 Kings.

The two books of Chronicles emphasize:

True worship of YHWH and the importance of priests.

Through archaeological excavations of Ugarit in 1928, scholars learned about:

Canaanite religions.

Many kings of ancient Israel encouraged pagan religion:

In order to diminish the possibility of rebellion.

One tradition about David coming into Saul's employ is:

David is the conquering hero after killing Goliath.

The significance of conquering the Transjordan kingdoms is:

Most major trade routes through Palestine ran through them.

The Northern Kingdom was named:

Israel.

The Southern Kingdom was named:

Judah.

To prevent reunification, the king in the Northern Kingdom brought:

Calves.

The religion that tends to support the power of the ruling class is:

Establishment religion.

The most prominent Canaanite god associated with fertility is:

Baal.

The group of people attempting to take their share of Palestine were the:

Philistines.

The Second Book of Samuel records a promise which is the basis for Jewish expectations of the:

Messiah.

The portable shrine built to hold the tablets of the Law is the:

Ark of the Covenant.

The twelve loaves of bread presented on the altar at the Temple are known as:

Showbread.

Babylonian king who defeated Jerusalem in 597 BC is:

Nebuchadnezzar.