Overview of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles; Esther

Old Testament Exam 3

Samuel, Nathan, and Gad

Author of Samuel (1st and 2nd)

Jeremiah

Author of Kings (1st and 2nd)

“Chronicler”

Author of Chronicles

1st/2nd Chronicles

Everything you read in 1st/2nd Samuel and 1st/2nd Kings, you read again in __________

A daily record of everything the king did and said

Court record

journal, diary

The court record compares to a __________ or _________

Time between when event happens and when it is written down

Define time gap

Samuel

Smallest time gap

Chronicles

Greatest time gap

newspaper account

Samuel and Kings are comparable to a ___________ _________

history textbook

Chronicles is comparable to a ______________

Persia

The ruling kingdom in the time period of Esther

5th century B.C. (400s)

Time period of the book of Esther

Xerxes

Featured king of the book of Esther

Guardian of Esther, her 1st cousin

Mordecai was…

Beautiful in form and face

Esther’s physical appearance

A Jewish orphan who became Xerxes’ queen

Esther was…