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Old Testament Survey Ch 12-16
Old Testament Survey Ch 12-16 Harbin Textbook
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05/06/2012

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Definition
Text 2
Term
Where did the death of Saul occur?
Definition
Mt. Gilbog
Term
Who was the person that sought to cheat David out of his share of the profits after he protected the man's sheep?
Definition
Nabal
Term
Who was David's 3rd wife?
Definition
Abigail
Term
How did David know her?
Definition
She was Nabal's wife.
Term
What were the two reasons that David killed the messanger who brought the news of Saul's death?
Definition
1. He was an Amalekite

2. He presumed to kill God's anointed?
Term
What are the three primary characteristics of Hebrew Poetry?
Definition
1. Parallelism: Poetry that has two ideas in it.

2. Meter: Meter is a word count of individual parallel lines?

3. Stanzas: A stanzas may be recognized by a change of theme or the presence of a refrain.
Term
After Saul's death, who was placed on the throne?
Definition
Ish-Bosheth
Term
What does David do when the two generals come and tell him that they killed Ish-Bosheth?
Definition
David kills them.
Term
What tragedy occurred while the Ark was in transit to Jerusalem?
Definition
Uzzah was killed when he touched the Ark in order to steady it.
Term
What did David want to do for God more than anything?
Definition
He wanted to build the temple.
Term
What did God promise David through Nathan?
Definition
David's dynasty would be permanent
Term
Whom did David commit the sin of adultery?
Definition
Bathsheba
Term
What happen to David's first son with Bathsheba?
Definition
He died.
Term
Who was David's 2nd son with Bathsheba?
Definition
Solomon
Term
Who did Ammon commit his violent sin?
Definition
Tamar, his sister
Term
Who killed Ammon?
Definition
Absalom
Term
Where was Absalom proclaimed king in David's place?
Definition
Hebron
Term
Who killed Absalom?
Definition
Joab
Term
Which of David's sons declared himself David's successor?
Definition
Adonijah
Term
What did David delegate to Solomon?
Definition
Build the temple
Term
What request did Solomon make of God while at Gibeon?
Definition
Solomon wanted wisdom to govern God's people, Israel.
Term
Who probably wrote the book of Ecclesiastes
Definition
Solomon
Term
What is the point of the book of Ecclesiastes?
Definition
God is needed for life to have meaning?
Term
What does Ecclesiastes means?
Definition
One who speaks to the church
Term
What is another name for the Book of Solomon?
Definition
Song of Songs
Term
Who wrote the book of Solomon?
Definition
Solomon
Term
What two ways is the Book of Solomon interpreted?
Definition
1. Allegory

2. Wedding songs
Term
What are the three rooms of the temple?
Definition
1. Holy of Holies, or Most Holy Place

2. Holy place

3. Portico
Term
What were the outside furnishings of the temple?
Definition
1. Two bronze pillars

2. The Sea

3. Bronze Alter

4. Stand of Bronze
Term
List the inside furnishings in the Holy Place?
Definition
1. Golden Alter of Incense

2. Ten Golden Tables of Showbread

3. Ten Golden Lamp Stands
Term
What items were in the Holy of Holies?
Definition
1. Ark of the Covant

2. Cherbims
Term
What happen after Solomon's dedicatory prayer at the temple?
Definition
Fire came from heaven and consumed the burnt offerings.
Term
Who were Solomon's significant adversaries?
Definition
1. Hadad

2. Rezon

3. Jeroboam
Term
When did the writer of Chronicles author the books?
Definition
The books Wrote after the restoration.
Term
When did the writer of Kings author the book?
Definition
At the end of the southern Kingdom.
Term
What are the three definition of Israel used in the Old Testament?
Definition
1. Another name for Jacob

2. Name for the 12 tribes during the United Monarchy period.

3. The name of the 10 Northern tribes during the Divided Kingdom.
Term
Who was the prophet that told Jeroboam he would be king over the 10 Northern tribes?
Definition
Ahijah
Term
According to the Bible, what was the reason that the nation of Israel divided into two kingdoms?
Definition
Rehoboam would not give tax relief to the nation of Israel.
Term
What advantages did Israel have over Judah?
Definition
1. Three times larger

2. Superior Economically

3. Better Agriculture
Term
What were the three capitals of Israel (10 Tribes) and list them in order?
Definition
1. Shechem

2. Tirzah

3. Samaria
Term
What advantages did Judah have over Israel?
Definition
1. Jerusalem was part of Judah

2. Oneness of government
Term
How many capitals did Judah have and what were they?
Definition
1. One capital

2. Jerusalem
Term
Were the Kings in the Northern Kingdom good, evil or both?
Definition
All the kings were evil.
Term
Were the kings in the Southern Kingdom good, evil or both?
Definition
Some of the kings were evil and others were good.
Term
Which king established the capital city of Shechem?
Definition
Jeroboam
Term
Which king established the capital city of Tirzah?
Definition
Baasha
Term
Which king established the capital city of Jerusalem?
Definition
David
Term
What King established the capital of Israel at Samaria?
Definition
Omri
Term
What king placed two worship centers in Israel (10 Tribes)?
Definition
Jeroboam
Term
Where did Jeroboam place the two worship centers in Israel?
Definition
1. Bethel in the South

2. Dan in the North
Term
What did Jeroboam do that set the stag for the down fall of the Northern Kingdom?
Definition
1. Inside the worship centers at Dan and Bethel he combined the worship of God and Baal.

2. He open the priesthood to whom ever wanted to serve.
Term
Who murder Nadab and then became king of Israel?
Definition
Baasha
Term
Which king was assassinated by his general at a party?
Definition
Elah
Term
Who was stoned to death because he refused to sell his property to Ahab?
Definition
Naboth
Term
Which king in the southern kingdom made an alliance with Ahab?
Definition
Jehoshaphat
Term
Who married King Ahab?
Definition
Jezebel
Term
Who announced a drought when Ahab and Jezebel reigned in Israel?
Definition
Elijah
Term
On what mountain did Elijah defeat the prophets of Baal in a contest between God and Baal?
Definition
Mt. Carmel
Term
Where was Elijah at when he heard the voice of God?
Definition
A care at Mt. Horeb
Term
What was the final request of Elisha made Elijah?
Definition
Double portion of Elijah's spirit.
Term
Who predicted the death of Ahab?
Definition
Micaiah
Term
Which book of the minor prophet is an oracle against the Edomites?
Definition
Obadiah
Term
Which king of Israel is responsible for the death of Jezebel?
Definition
Jehu
Term
Which king of Israel plundered the temple in Jerusalem?
Definition
Jehoash
Term
Which prophet was not pleased when God told him to preach to Nineveh?
Definition
Jonah
Term
Which prophet was a herdsman and layperson?
Definition
Amos
Term
Whose reign in the Northern Kingdom was the most prosperous time in Israel's history?
Definition
Jeroboam II
Term
What king paid off Assyria?
Definition
Menahem
Term
Who was the last king of Israel?
Definition
Hoshea
Term
Who was the first king in Israel?
Definition
Jeroboam
Term
After the divided kingdom occurred what two groups began to migrate to the South?
Definition
1. Levites

2. True Believes (Those who follow God.)
Term
How was Rehoboam's reign evaluated?
Definition
He was considered to be an evil king.
Term
Which Egyptians king invaded Jerusalem?
Definition
Shishah
Term
Who was the first king of the Southern kingdom?
Definition
Rehoboam
Term
Who was the first king to have his reign evaluated as good?
Definition
Asa
Term
What Northern king attached Judah (Southern Kingdom) during Asa reign?
Definition
Bassha
Term
What king married his son to a daughter of a king from the Northern kingdom?
Definition
Jehoshaphat
Term
What king sent teachers to the Northern kingdom to teach and preach the law?
Definition
Jehoshaphat
Term
Who was the southern king that married Athaliah from the Northern kingdom?
Definition
Jehorm
Term
Who was Athaliah's father and mother?
Definition
Abab and Jezebel
Term
Who was the person that killed the King Ahaziah (Southern Kingdom) and King Jehoram (Northern Kingdom)on the same day?
Definition
Jehu
Term
Who was the person on the throne of David that was not a descendent of King David?
Definition
Athaliah
Term
Which king of Judah formed an alliance with King Abab?
Definition
Jehoshaphat
Term
What is the basic thrust from Joel the Prophet?
Definition
Judgment
Term
What plague signifying the coming "Day of the Lord", describe by Joel?
Definition
Plague of Locust
Term
Which king of Judah began a fundraising project to repair the temple?
Definition
Joash
Term
What king was struck with leprosy because he burnt incense in the temple?
Definition
Uzziah
Term
Who was the only king of Judah or Israel to die a Leper?
Definition
Uzziah
Term
Which king of Judah served Baal and closed the temple.
Definition
Ahaz
Term
Which king of Judah invited the Northern tribes of Israel to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover?
Definition
Hezekiah
Term
Which king of Judah had his life extended by 15 years?
Definition
Hezekiah
Term
This king followed Isaiah's advice during his reign?
Definition
Hezekiah
Term
What was the main point of the Prophet Micah's book?
Definition
That the rich were abusing the poor.
Term
Who was the worst king in either Israel or Judah?
Definition
Manasseh
Term
What was the main point of the Prophet Nahum's book?
Definition
The destruction of Assyria
Term
Who was king when the book of the Law of Moses were found in the temple?
Definition
Josiah
Term
Who was king during the 1st deportation?
Definition
Jehoiakim
Term
Who was king during the 2nd deportation?
Definition
Jehoiachin
Term
Who was the last king of Judah?
Definition
Zedekiah
Term
Who was king during the 3rd deportation?
Definition
Zedekiah
Term
Who are the two writing prophets in the Exilic period?
Definition
1. Daniel

2. Ezekiel
Term
What were the five benefits for Judah during the captivity?
Definition
1. There was a revival of monotheism.

2. There was a new respect for the law of Moses and the writings of the prophets.

3. Birth of the Synagogue

4. A time of revival of person religion and responsibilty-each man personal turned to God.

5. There was a quicking of the messianic hope.
Term
What were the two religious crises for the Hebrews living in Babylon?
Definition
1. The Jews were temped with material prosperity.

2. Could Jehovah be worship in a foreign land.
Term
What was Daniel's Babylonian name?
Definition
Beltshazzer
Term
What was Hananiah Babylonian name?
Definition
Shadrack
Term
What was Mishael Babylonian name?
Definition
Meshanh
Term
What was Azariah Babylonian name?
Definition
Abednego
Term
How did Daniel avoid excuation by King Nebuchadnezzar?
Definition
He interpreted his dream.
Term
What did Nebuchadnezzar do after Daniel interprede his dream?
Definition
He place Daniel in charge of the affairs of Babylon
Term
What strange event occurred at Belshazzar's feast?
Definition
A finger of a human hand appear and began to write on the wall.
Term
What major person in the Bible has nothing ever bad said about them?
Definition
Daniel
Term
Who was the last king of Babylon
Definition
Belshazzar
Term
Under which world power was Shadrack, Meshanh and Adednego placed in the firey furnace?
Definition
Babylon
Term
Under which world power was Daniel placed in the lions deny?
Definition
Persian
Term
What does Ezekiel's name mean?
Definition
God Will Strengthen
Term
What book in the O.T. describes how a jewish woman saved the jews in Mesopotania?
Definition
Esther
Term
Who was Esther's cousin?
Definition
Mordecai
Term
Who was Xerxes' prince who got decree to kill the Jews?
Definition
Haman
Term
What feast comes from the book of Esther?
Definition
Feast of Purim
Term
What occurred in 605 BCE?
Definition
The first deportation
Term
When did the second deportation occur?
Definition
597 BCE
Term
What date did the third deportation occur?
Definition
586 BCE
Term
What three prophets wrote during the Post-Exilic Period?
Definition
1. Haggai

2. Zechariah

3. Malachi
Term
When does the 1st return occur?
Definition
536 BCE
Term
What occurred in 516 BCE
Definition
The second temple was finished.
Term
Who lead the 1st return to Judah?
Definition
Zerubbabel
Term
When did the 2nd return to Judah occur?
Definition
458 BCE
Term
Who lead the 2nd return?
Definition
Ezra
Term
When did the 3rd return occur?
Definition
444 BCE
Term
Who lead the 3rd return to Judah?
Definition
Nehemiah
Term
When does the O.T. canon close?
Definition
430 BCE
Term
What event allowed the Jews to return back to Judah?
Definition
The decree of Cyrus II
Term
What was the date of this decree?
Definition
538 BCE
Term
What were the four reasons the Jews were inspired to return to Jerusalem?
Definition
1. Religious Impulse: They wanted to worship Jehovah at the temple.

2. National Pride: They wanted to go back to the land given them by God.

3. The prophets predicted the return.

4. Encourage to return: They were encourage to return by others still in Mesopotamia.
Term
What was the first feast that was celebrated by the Jews after their return?
Definition
Feast of Tabernacles
Term
Who wanted to help the Jews rebuild the temple?
Definition
Samaritans
Term
Who was the prophet that was accused the people of being to absorbed in building their own homes?
Definition
Haggai
Term
What was the street language during this time?
Definition
Aramaic
Term
When was the term Jew used as a reference for Israel?
Definition
During and after the Exilic Period.
Term
What is another name used for Haggai and Zechariah?
Definition
Prophets of Restoration
Term
What was Nehemiah's relationship with King Artaxerxes?
Definition
He was his cupbearer
Term
Who opposed the Nehemiah and the building of the wall?
Definition
Sanballat and Tobiah
Term
How did Nehemiah help the poor with their financial obligations?
Definition
He gave back the poor their land and stop interest payments.
Term
How long did it take to build the wall at Jerusalem?
Definition
52 Days
Term
What was the first feast that was celebrated by the Jews after the wall was rebuilt?
Definition
Feast of Tabernacles
Term
What world power controlled the world at the close of the O.T?
Definition
Persians
Term
Who commissioned the Septuagint?
Definition
Philadelphus Ptolemy
Term
During what period was the Septuagint?
Definition
285-245 BCE
Term
What two groups came out of the Intertestamental period?
Definition
1. Sadducees

2. Pharisees
Term
When does the Persian dominance begin and end?
Definition
It begins with King Cyrus and ends with Alexander the Great.
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