Questions

Who led the Israelites into the Promised Land after the death of Moses?

A: Joshua 

What are judges?

A: they were military leaders and called by God to help the Israelites remain true to the covenant. 

What particular sin did the Israelites continue to commit against God?

A: idolatry 

Why did the monarchy begin?

A: because the Israelites kept begging them for a king

The last and most significant judge of Israel was who?

A: Samuel 

Who was David?

A: israelites' greatest king and a Nestor of Jesus Christ, he was guilty of sins of adultery and murder. 

Solomon’s greatest achievement was what?

A: building the temple in Jerusalem. 

A name for those people who remained faithful to YHWH during the time of captivity, and who were expected to restore Jerusalem.

A: remnant 

Which of the following was not a key recurring theme of the prophets’ message?

A: to rise up against your captors 

Which prophetic book was actually a collection of prophecies delivered over 250 years, divided into three sections to reflect the different historical eras in which it was written?

This young prophet often taught by enacting living symbols and parables, such as the smashing of a clay flask.

This prophet, considered the father of the Jewish religion, was extremely eccentric. He reported outrageous visions, such as one in which he was standing in a field of dry bones, and engaged in highly symbolic actions, such as the cutting and dividing of his own hair.

After the Exile, many Jewish people chose to live outside Palestine. Because of this, the ___ and the roles of ___ became increasingly important.

A: synagogue, rabbis and scribes 

What was called “the abomination of desolation”?

A: Antiochus IV’s installation of a statue of Zeus on the altar of holocausts in the temple. 

Who recaptured Jerusalem from the Seleucid rule and rededicated the Temple?

A: Maccabee family 

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