old testament final

The book of 1 Chronicles retells highlights of ____ _____ ____ ____________ and 2 Chronicles retells highlights from the history of Judah in ___ _____ ___ ________, not covering much from the _______________ tribes of Israel because they had rebelled against the ___________ ______, made up their own worship, and intermarried with the _______________. They were later called the ________________. The writer of Chronicles tells the history in a way that preaches themes of revitalizing the ________________ relationship with God and worship at the rebuilt temple. It emphasizes that God restores those who ____________ of their sins and turn back to ______________ the LORD.

-1 and 2 Samuel -1 and 2 Kings -northern -Davidic king -Assyrians -Samaritans -covenant -repent -obeying

God's nation of the ____ _________ of Israel split around ______, under Solomon's _____ (Rehoboam—no need to memorize the name), between the _______________ tribes, which continued to be called Israel, and Judah in the __________.

-12 tribes -930 -son -northern -south

God used the choices of other nations in the ______ and the events of human history to work in His people's _______, as seen in ________, and to bring people to ________________ faith in Himself.

-ANE -lives -Esther -salvation

___________________ literature is ______________ literature with extreme ______________ dealing with the end of history, in cosmic perspective, when God intervenes to bring _____________ for His people, found in sections of ________, _________, ____________, ___________, and ___________________. The word is the _________ word for the title of the book of ___________________.

-Apocalyptic -visionary -imagery -victory -Joel -Isaiah -Ezekiel -Daniel -Zechariah -Greek -Revelation

______________ became the language of the _________________ and ____________ empires and therefore part of the Book of _______ and a large part of Daniel are written in Aramaic instead of ____________.

-Aramaic -Babylonian -Persian -Ezra -Hebrew

The wife of Baal was _________________ and the Canaanites put up some kind of ______________ posts associated with her _______________.

-Asherah -wooden -worship

The three great empires that subjugated Israel, as God's punishment for their sins, from the 700s on, were ____________ and ______________, from ____________________, and __________, from just east of there, in what is now _____. Assyria took the _____________ nation of Israel—its leaders and many of its upper class people—into exile in ______ (a little before 700 is enough to remember). Babylon took the upper class of the nation of Judah into exile around ______ and Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the temple in ______ (just remember upper 500s). Persia let any of the people of Judah (called Jews), who were in exile, return to Judah/the Promised Land, in _______ (remember lower 500s). They rebuilt the temple in ___________ (lower 500s). The Book of Ezra covers this accomplishment led by ___________________

-Assyria -Babylon -Mesopotamia -Persia -Iran -northern -722 -600 -587 -538 -520-16 -Zerubbabel

The chief god of most of the Canaanites was _______, who was associated with ___________ and ______________. The word Baal is one of the words for _____ or ___________, in Hebrew.

-Baal -storms -fertility -lord -master

__________ was the king of __________ who let the Jews return from _________ (in the second half of ______) and was predicted by Isaiah (back in the ______).

-Cyrus -Persia -exile -500s -700s

____________ teaches that the One True God, the LORD, is working behind the ___________ of human history and will bring His _______ to pass.

-Daniel -scenes -plans

____________ was not the only author of the psalms and _______________ was not the only author of the proverbs.

-David -Solomon

The story of __________ and ____________ is not just the surprising and satisfying victory of the little guy over the big oppressor. It is about the ________________ of the One True God and a demonstration of His power against a fierce human warrior who was _______________ the LORD and ___________________ God's people. God used a boy who seemed to be way outmatched but who showed bold _________ in the LORD.

-David -Goliath -reputation -defying -threatening -faith

The judge with the most positive story in the Book of Judges, about their character and leadership, is ________________.

-Deborah

_______________________, ___________________, and much of the ________ __________________ emphasize the summary truth called retribution, in which God's justice gives a just penalty for ______, often in this life, while, on the other hand, granting restoration and blessing for turning to the _________ in repentance and following Him in obedience. God makes sure that ultimately, after this life, everyone will receive what they ____________, unless they have accepted the gift of __________ dying in their place.

-Deuteronomy -Chronicles -Old Testament -sin -Lord -deserve -Christ

The Spirit of God in the OT was not understood to be a distinct person of the ________________ (as is revealed in the NT) but rather the presence of God moving in a _________, in _________, to accomplish His ____________. This understanding can be compared to the use of "_____ ________ ___ ____ ______," in the Old Testament; neither was thought of as an entity distinguished from God. The Hebrew word for spirit is ________, which is commonly used of ______ or ____ in motion, including breath.

-Godhead -place -power -purpose -the hand of the Lord -ruach -wind -air

_______________ is not an Old Testament feast but comes from the intertestamental period (around _________) when the ________ were victorious over their ___________ overlords and they cleansed the __________ and relit the lamps after it had been desecrated by _______________ __________________.

-Hanukkah -165 BC -Jews -Greek -temple -Antiochus Epiphanes

"The LORD" in English Old Testaments represents Yahweh in the ___________ text, the One True Holy God, who established His salvation plan through the _________ Covenant with Israel.

-Hebrew -Sinai

_______________ and ___________ led major revivals of covenant faith and worship in Judah and were the two greatest kings after David.

-Hezekiah -Josiah

Cotton and the Assemblies of God interpret Joel 2:28-29 as about God wanting to empower His people with _____ _________, after they are saved, to be His prophetic _____________ in the world and to fulfill His ___________. Peter says in Acts 2 that _______________ was the beginning of the fulfillment of this promise, available to all believers. Also, Moses wished for this in ______________ ____.

-His Spirit -witnesses -mission -Pentecost -Numbers 11

______________ was a very respected woman prophet whom _____________ consulted when he found the Book of the Law during the renovations of the temple (in the low ________).

-Huldah -Josiah -600s

___________________ material refers to calling down ___________ on one's enemies, which is seen especially in the ____________. These texts should be viewed as God's people identifying with God's _____________________ and just __________________ for rebellion against Him, especially harming His people. They are working through their ________ but they are not about desiring to take personal ________________.

-Imprecatory -curses -psalms -righteousness -punishments -pain -vengeance

_________ ____ is the climactic Servant Song in Isaiah of the suffering Savior dying as the substitutionary _______ of God for the sins of all people and _________ again.

-Isaiah 53 -lamb -rising

The books of the OT prophets are written to _________, God's covenant nation, except for _____________ against Edom and ____________ against Assyria. Within several books the prophets there are prophecies of judgment on various _______ nations.

-Israel -Obadiah -Nahum -ANE

The Book of _____________, reminds us that God uses _______________ people. Probably to contrast His power with their _________________, this book often says the Spirit of God was ____________________ these flawed judges.

-Judges -imperfect -weaknesses -empowering

The Book of _____________ demonstrates a cycle seen throughout the Bible and life, of ________________, _____________, ________, _________________, ____________, ________________, and back to ___________________ because of unfaithfulness but then repentance and God's mercy. We need to keep a close relationship with the LORD with a clear __________________ and not get into the cycle because of _________________ our relationship with God and sinning.

-Judges -Salvation -Slumber -Sin -Servitude -Sorrow -Supplication -Salvation -conscience -neglecting

______________________________ was the king of Babylon whose humbling by God is described in ____________.

-Nebuchadnezzar -Daniel

The end of the Old Testament was after _________________ rebuilt the wall around Jerusalem in the lower _______. ______________ also preached in the 400s.

-Nehemiah -400s -Malachi

Jeremiah 31 promises the _______ _______________.

-New Covenant

"________ _____ ______" or "____________ _____ _____" is a very important principle throughout the Bible. It is a part of the way God created time with a _______________________ linear movement of history. Many cultures view time as moving in _________________ and __________ cycles but God reveals, in the Old Testament, that He has a definite _____________ and a plan for history with a _______________ and an ______. He set a pattern of ______________ and fulfillment in the Bible, which gives ________ for the future to everyone who responds to His promise. In the process, God gives His people a ________ of, or a down payment on, the ultimate eternal ______________ He has for them. Thus, the fulfillment of His promises can be ____________ and ___________________ experienced now, but they still await their full realization in the future. This is seen in the various partial __________________ of the aspects of God's promises by the end of ________________ life, and in the promises of the Kingdom of God in Israel. As God's Kingdom breaks into this world before its final, complete, establishment, there is an overlap of the _____ age and the _____, a sense of "already but not yet."

-Now/not yet -already/not yet -forward-looking -meaningless -endless -purpose -beginning -end -hope -taste -blessings -partially -proleptically -fulfillments -Abraham's -old -new

__________ ____ shows that David truly repented of his _________ _____ and had a very close relationship with the LORD involving the ________ __________.

-Psalm 51 -great sins -Holy Spirit

The Hebrew title of the book of Ecclesiastes is ________________.

-Qoheleth

_______________ in the Scriptures was used for emphasizing a point and for setting off units of material—at the _______________ and ________ of a section of the text.

-Repetition -beginning -end

The Book of _________ shows the faith of a nonIsraelite, Ruth, in the LORD, the God of Israel, whom she came to believe in through the witness of her mother-in-law, ___________. Boaz modeled God's love as he fulfilled the function of the _____________________________, who is the nearest relative willing and able to help the family out of _________________ distress, especially keeping their _________ in the family. He also took the (levirate) responsibility to marry the childless widow of the heir of the relative's family, _________. A few generations later, one of their descendants was ___________.

-Ruth -Naomi -kinsman-redeemer -financial -land -Ruth -David

The capital of the northern tribes of Israel was _____________ and the capital of Judah continued to be ________________. Sometimes the two kingdoms/nations were referred to by the names of their ___________.

-Samaria -Jerusalem -capitals

The books of _____________ are about the rise of the kingdom of Israel after the period of the judges and it focuses on the rise and kingship of ___________. The books of Kings are about the kings of __________ and __________ from ______________ to the exile of ___________.

-Samuel -David -Israel -Judah -Solomon -Judah

Second ___________ _____ has the promise to David of God's eternal Kingdom to come through one of his ___________________, who would be the ___________ of the world.

-Samuel 7 -descendants -Savior

The Old Testament says very little about __________ and ____________, though the ANE said a lot about ____________, because the One True God is in control and people need to focus on ____________ and _____________ Him and not be preoccupied with those __________ that are powerless before God.

-Satan -demons -demons -trusting -obeying -powers

_____________________ was the Assyrian king who threatened _______________ but ended up having _____________ of his troops killed by the __________ of the LORD.

-Sennacherib -Hezekiah -185,000 -Angel

__________ is the Hebrew word for the place of the dead, often used of the grave, but also often referring to a _____________ place where a person goes after leaving their ________ and leaving the ________ of the living. Careful study of the ______ _______________ shows that the righteous do not go to sheol but they go to the presence of ________, as made possible by faith in the eventual coming of the __________, according to God's promise in the _____, Proverbs ______; Proverbs _______; Psalm __________; Psalm _________; Psalm ________.

-Sheol -negative -body -land -Old Testament -God -Savior -OT -12:28 -15:24 -16:9-11 -49:15 -73:24

_______ originally was the name of the hill that Jerusalem was founded on but it became a term for the whole expanded ______. It often is used to refer to the significance of Jerusalem as the place where God's __________ was and therefore the place of His presence among His ____________ __________, where He offers _________________ of sin and fellowship with Him. It is where He __________ Himself, provides ______________, and from where He ________. Thus, it can represent the _____________ of God and the __________ of God. Because the temple is there, a reference to Zion often points to the one way of ______________ provided by the One True God, who established Israel as His ______________ people under the _______ Covenant and later under the ____________ kingship, and through whom the Savior of the whole world would come.

-Zion -city -temple -covenant people -forgiveness -reveals -guidance -rules -Kingdom -people -salvation -missionary -Sinai -Davidic

A lamp in the Bible was a _________ of oil with a _________ in it.

-bowl -wick

___________ __________________ in God's OT law was for __________ destruction of human life, destruction of the family through prohibited ____________ relationships, destruction of ___________ and ____________ through ongoing rebellion, and the destruction of a relationship with God through ___________ and _____________. Capital punishment by God is required by His _______ ________ of human life. The only just penalty for willfully taking the life of a human being is __________.

-capital punishment -willful -sexual -family -society -idolatry -rebellion -high value -death

OT prophecies from the LORD are always ______________ (Ezekiel 18), whether stated or not. God will not send promised judgment if the people __________, as shown in the Book of ________, concerning ____________.

-conditional -repent -Jonah -Ninevah

There was no _____________ __________ in the Bible, only wine and beer, which generally were not even as __________ as ours today. Ancient Israelites also usually diluted their wine with _________. __________________ was not acceptable behavior. Drinking liquor today leads quickly to drunkenness, which the Bible strongly ________________. It is like taking a powerful ________ in its effects on a person's mind and functions. __________ were not to drink while on duty (Leviticus 10). Driving a car, today, when affected by alcohol, would have been considered a very serious _____ in the OT because of the great endangerment to others and to oneself.

-distilled liquor -strong -water -drunkenness -opposes -drug -Priests -sin

The OT cultural context emphasizes priority of human groups like __________, ___________________, and _________, over the __________________. With this, shame for __________________ the group is a very strong motivator. The U.S. culture, by contrast, has given priority to the ________________. The Bible teaches the importance of both an individual relationship with ______ and that each person is part of a __________, a __________________, and the ____________, and so are part of __________________ relationships with God.

-family -community -nation -individual -disgracing -individual -God -family -community -church -corporate

The _______ of a walled city in the ANE referred to the fortified entrance where the city was most _______________ in an attack, and where much daily __________ took place. The city elders sat there and interacted with people coming into the city. The gate of the city was where most of the __________, ___________, ___________________, and _______________ business was transacted. Often, ____________ ________were built into the gateway. Therefore, the term city gate can be used as a reference to the ____________ of a city and the ___________ and __________ of the leadership.

-gate -vulnerable -activity -public -judicial -governmental -commercial -meeting rooms -strength -wisdom -power

OT proverbs are not absolute laws but ____________, _______________, _________, ______________, and _______________ advice about life. They may not prove totally true in this world but will be true ultimately, in ___________ (such as the statement that the righteous live long lives and the ___________ do not).

-general -memorable -truths -principles -practical -heaven -wicked

Salvation has always been by __________ through _________ in the Promised Savior. The good news of the ___________ is that the OT Promise has been fulfilled in the coming of _________ ___________.

-grace -faith -gospel -Jesus Christ

God's miracles are his "______" intervening in the world to help people and to accomplish His ______________, just like any human extending their hand to catch something that is __________. When a person stops gravity from winning over an object, they do not __________ the laws of nature. The same is true for God when He intervenes and does what we call a ___________. He is a personal being and gets _______________ involved with His creation. The problem for unbelieving scientists is that they cannot ___________ or ___________ God and they need to __________ to Him. Also, as God works through the creation, many times the most observable miracle is in the amazing timing of events to come out for God's good purpose in our lives.

-hand -purposes -falling -violate -miracle -intimately -predict -control -submit

Statements in the Bible of God ___________ someone should be understood in their ancient context to refer to God _____________ the person as the one to fulfill some function and choosing someone else for it, as in the case of _______ and _________, Malachi 1:2-3. A person may also choose a higher priority than the __________ of a certain other person, such as an adult child putting _________ before their parents and, from the parent's perspective, the child is accused that they "_______" the parents.

-hating -rejecting -Esau -Jacob -wishes -Christ -hate

God called David a man after His ___________, which meant, despite committing the sins of ______________ and ____________, for which he genuinely repented, he otherwise maintained a close relationship with God in which he was completely __________ and ______________, and he made _________ values his values.

-heart -adultery -murder -loyal -obedient -God's

_____________ nature as seen in many religions, including the world of the OT, tends toward treating gods as _________________ higher powers that can be manipulated by __________________, magic _______________ and ________. This is human ________________ seeking control. The LORD is personal and totally rejects the use of ___________ and all attempts to selfishly _________________ Him. He cannot be _____________. What He wants is a personal _______ relationship from our hearts begun in ______________________ and lived out in _________ and _____________ obedience.

-human -impersonal -mechanical -formulas -rites -selfishness -magic -manipulate -bribed -love -repentance -faith -grateful

The three major ways of describing God in relation to humans, in both testaments, is as the ________, ___________, _______, __________, and ______________.

-ideal -perfect -king -father -husband

The authors of the Old Testament books are not clearly _____________. _____________ make their cases for who the authors were but there is no way to be sure. That does not affect the __________________ of all the books as inspired by God.

-identified -Scholars -acceptance

_____________ by God's people, according to the prophets and Pentateuch, can be summarized as ______________ on their marriage with God as the ______________ of His people.

-idolatry -cheating -husband

God's "____________" may be translated as His _______ for the relationship and for the truth of who He is. In His ______ and ___________ for humanity He does all He can to preserve the relationship from _______________________ with other gods. He is not ___________ or _______________ like jealous humans are. Rather, being jealous means God will not ______________ any sharing of the _______________ due Him with any other being, whether with a real ____________ or ____________ being or with an ______________ god.

-jealously -zeal -love -passion -unfaithfulness -selfish -controlling -tolerate -devotion -demonic -angelic -imagined

God wants people to have a ______, _____, _____, society, with no ________________.

-just -fair -kind -favoritism

The _____________ of the Holy LORD God requires ultimate removal of ______ from His creation.

-justice -evil

The main teachings of eschatology in the Old Testament are: ultimately He will bring ______________ to the earth, _______________ to repentant believers, and a renewal of creation ending the _________. All of this is the great ______________. The prophets exhort all people to be ready at any time to meet the __________.

-justice -salvation -curse -reversal -Lord

Ecclesiastes is a human search for ________________, finding ________________ in the self-centered life, as exemplified by _______________, versus the way of _________________ and _______ through the promise/covenantal faith relationship with the Lord.

-meaning -emptiness -Solomon -wholeness -joy

God's OT prophets were _______________ of His revelation and messages to His people. In the New Testament God established the ___________________ of, as well as the __________________ of, all believers, as promised in Joel. New Testament prophets are not required _______________ of God's messages, though they do ____________ helpful messages from God to the church. Also, any specifics to individuals will be confirmed by God to the person, apart from the _______________. God no longer requires His people to go to a _____________ in order to get a message from God. Biblical prophets were always subject to the _______ ___ _____, especially what was in writing, and they were assumed to be empowered by the __________ ___ ______ (see Deuteronomy 13 and Micah 3:8). The concept of prophecy in the Bible is a _________ idea but in some contexts the term was used of ___________ applications. Broadly, any communication from God is prophecy, including speaking in ___________, as Peter interprets ______ 2 in _______ 2. Narrowly, _______ distinguishes the gift of prophecy in an assembly of believers from other gifts, such as tongues, in 1 Corinthians ____ and ____.

-mediators -prophethood -priesthood -mediators -minister -prophecy -prophet -Word of God -Spirit of God -broad -narrow -tongues -Joel -Acts -Paul -12 -14

Prophetic is a term often used today in a general sense of some ____________ that functions the way the one using the _______ understands the __________ purpose and ____________ of a prophet to be. Some see it as being able to ____________ the future while others think being prophetic is challenging ________________ or ____________ with God's standards, or "speaking truth to power." The basic idea of speaking as a prophet in the OT refers to any communication from _______ through a ____________ to others. It should be kept in perspective that most of the messages by the OT prophets were to ________ people and not to the peoples of the _________. They preached God's covenant ______________, which His ____________ had agreed to, and were accountable to God for ______________. Biblically, being prophetic is to truly deliver a ____________ given by God.

-ministry -word -biblical -ministry -predict -authorities -cultures -God -person -God's -world -standards -people -violating -message

In ANE religion, the gods do not have ____________________ but the LORD does

-moral standards

Some psalms have superscriptions giving _____________ instructions and ______________ context but they are not necessarily inspired _________. The Jews and Bible believing Christians usually accept them as a _______________ tradition but we should not make __________________ points that depend on them as true.

-musical -historical -truth -accurate -theological

The head of the Canaanite _______________ of the gods and the most distant from humans was called ____.

-pantheon -El

Typological refers to an historical __________, _________, or ______________, in Scripture that demonstrates the same spiritual _____________ as are fulfilled in Christ, in God's plan for humanity. The OT person, event, or institution may be a ___________ of the NT goal. The key to getting at the principles is to ask what are the ___________ and __________________ of the person, event, institution or thing, in its context. A type is about a message the people would have understood and so is NOT about ____________ _______________. It is important to understand the difference between _____________ and _____________. An allegory is a story that is not real __________ and the meaning is not based on actual __________. Typology, on the other hand, is based on the people, events, institutions or things, really having ____________ and God being at _________ in both situations in parallel demonstrations of His eternal ______________ and _________. The __________ is the major OT event used as a type of salvation from God.

-person -event -institution -principles -shadow -function -significance -arbitrary symbolism -typology -allegory -history -events -existed -work -principles -truths -exodus

The Psalms are poetic ____________, ________, and ________________ of personal heart response to the Lord and to His truths in various life _________________—the blessings and the ________________ of life. One of the most common types is a ___________, in which the psalmist talks through his hurt and unfair treatment by __________, asks God for help, and ends in ________ and __________________ to God.

-prayers -songs -meditations -situations -challenges -lament -others -faith -gratefulness

In the OT the function of _____________ varied with the ___________ in Israel's history. Some were traveling _____________, like Samuel, and some were raised up by God to go to the capitals and __________ to the leadership, like _______ to Samaria. __________ went to Jerusalem. Others were part of the _________________ in the capitals and with the temples. They often were ____________ to the kings. ___________ was the prophet advisor to David who told him a _____________ convicting him of his sin.

-prophets -periods -preachers -preach -Amos -Micah -leadership -advisors -Nathan -parable

God cares for and wants people to care about the _________________ of and ______________ for the poor, the marginalized, and the ________________. He holds people ___________________ for taking advantage of others.

-protection -provision -vulnerable -accountable

David wrote many ____________ and Solomon wrote many ____________, which both fit their backgrounds and their life experiences. God used them to write according to their ____________________ and ____________________.

-psalms -proverbs -experiences -personalities

God expects us to ____________ all human beings because He created us all in His _________ and so He __________ every human being.

-respect -image -values

There is definitely ____________________ hope taught in the Old Testament. The ANE literature does not express ___________.

-resurrection -hope

Hebrew poetry does not have identifiable ____________ or much use of ________________, like some of our poetry but it does have a rhythm of thought or ideas called ________________. A simple definition is ______ or _________ lines dealing with the same point from different angles. Basically the two lines say the _________ thing or the ______________ or most commonly the second builds on the first. This means that each line is not a new _________________ point but the ______________ lines are getting at the same truth. Also, Hebrew poetry uses a lot of ___________ and __________, compacted _________________ or _____________.

-rhythm -rhyming -parallelism -two -three -same -opposite -theological -parallel -imagery -terse -sentences -phrases

The Day of the Lord is the Old Testament term for an event of the intervention of God to deal with the ____ _____________, both in salvation for those who will ___________ and believe in His ______ of the Savior, and in judgment on the _____________________. This is the main phrase used for the subject of ___________________ in the OT. It is usually not referring to one ___________ _______ but a period of time. There are many ____________________ of God in the OT but there will be an ultimate _______ ___ _____ ________ or concluding time when He brings the final _______________ on earth and then eternal life.

-sin problem -repent -gift -unrepentant -eschatology -24-hour day -interventions -Day of the Lord -judgement

Job teaches that suffering is not necessarily because of the person's ______ and we do not always get an answer from God on the reason for the _____________, but we can and must _________ God as our good Heavenly Father. He will get us through it and work _________ out of it, if we let Him.

-sins -suffering -trust -good

"______ ___," in Hebrew, can mean any descendant in any generation, a follower of another person, like "______ ___ ____ _____________," or it can refer to something characterized by a certain characteristic, like "______ ___ ____________."

-son of -sons of the prophets -sons of thunder

The ANE gods are usually identified with a prominent feature of nature like __________ (especially in Canaan and Mesopotamia), the _____ (especially in Egypt), ____________, and __________.

-storms -sun -fertility -death

The definition of wisdom in the Old Testament is that it is how to live life ______________________, __________________, in a ___________, _____________, way, in ______________ with God and with other people. The key is the ________ of the Lord.

-successfully -productively -healthy -fulfilled -harmony -fear

There is great continuity between the __________________. God and the way of salvation have not ______________. The big change from the Old Testament to the New is that God's _____ Scriptures were focused on His people being a ___________ in the ANE and looking forward to the _________________ __________ to come through Israel. Now, since Christ has come His people are not a ____________ but live in the nations of the ___________ and gather in _______________ as His people. The Old Testament temple taught about Christ as the way of _________________ and so its purpose ended with His __________ and __________________. No human is needed as a _____________ between God and people. The mediators in the OT were preparing for Christ who, as incarnate, is the One and _______ ______________ between people and God.

-testaments -changed -OT -nation -Promised Savior -nation -world -churches -salvation -death -resurrection -mediator -Only Mediator

The history writers in the Bible intended to teach ___________________ truths as God led them and not to just give ______ of history. They focus on ________ about God, the spiritual ______________ of a situation, and His _______________ plan. All writers make three basic choices that show what they want to say about the subject or their interpretation of an event. These three choices are: what to ____________, what _________ to tell it in, and what _________________ words to use. For the Bible writers, especially in historical narrative, these choices show their (inspired by God) theological ____________________ of what was important in the story—what God wanted to teach from it. OT narratives are more like a _____________ of the events than a photograph.

-theological -facts -truth -realities -salvation -include -order -descriptive -interpretation -painting

The _________ ____ _______________ or Song of Songs is the celebration of the beauty of ___________ love expressed physically between a _________ and a ____________ (in marriage) and reflecting God's love.

-Song of Solomon -human -man -woman

The historical narratives do not always tell the events in ______________________ order. The writers may go back in time and explain some more details and make points they want to ________________, at a ______________ place in their narrative.

-chronological -emphasize -different

God highly values ____________

-family

In the Old Testament prophets were not predictors of the __________ but preachers of the ______________ who used God's promises of the future to _____________ the people in their present walk with God, ___________ them or __________________ them.

-future -covenant -motivate -warning -encouraging

Though David was a great ___________ and man of God, his great sins, his marrying of various _________, and his poor ______________ produced troubled children who committed _________ ______.

-leader -wives -parenting -great sins

The LORD is sovereign meaning without any _________________ or __________. He cannot be _________________ and is never surprised. He is in control without being ________________ and ____________________ everything that happens. He allows humans the freedom to make ____________, for which they are then ________________________.

-limitations -needs -threatened -controlling -manipulating -choices -accountable

The Old Testament clearly teaches that God expects marriage to be between one ________ and one ____________, for life.

-man -woman

The broad biblical definition of a prophet is a _______________________ for God.

-spokesperson

God values ____________________

-truthfulness

The Book of Isaiah is considered by many scholars, mainly ones who do not believe in miracles, to be from at least _____ sources. The major shift in content is between chapters ____ and ____ because the later chapters are about returning from _______, which came much ________ than Isaiah was alive. There is also a prediction of Cyrus, around _____ years ahead. So unbelieving scholars say that chapters 1-39 may be by the traditional Isaiah in the ______. Then, chapters _________ are by one or two writers much later than the biblical Isaiah. However, there is no clear ______________ for this. It is a very ______________ interpretation of the book with _____________ assumptions.

-two -39 -40 -exile -later -200 -700s -40-66 -evidence -subjective -negative

The OT teaches, especially in the psalms, that God cares about the __________ person and wants to bring ____________ to every aspect—______________, ___________, _______________, _____________, and ________________.

-whole -healing -physical -mental -emotional -spiritual -relational

The fear of the Lord, in the broadest sense, refers to responding totally, with one's whole life, in ___________, __________, and obedient _____________ to God and to the relationship He offers, out of deep ________________ and ______ for Him. It is the OT way of referring to _______ religion.

-worship -faith -service -reverence -awe -true

______________ was a prophet questioning how God could plan to punish His people, Judah, by letting the cruel __________________ attack them. Habakkuk breaks through to faith, with verse 2:4, "____ _____ ______ _____ ___ _______."

-Habakuk -Babylonians -the just shall live by faith

God is most concerned about the ________________ of people's hearts.

-attitude

Peace in Hebrew is ____________ and refers to well-being and _______________ more than just the opposite of _________ and turmoil. It is used of ________________ in all aspects of life.

-shalom -harmony -war -wholeness

Some or the proverbs in the OT are also found in _______ documents. All truth is _______ truth.

-ANE -God's

Cotton teaches that the killing commanded by God in the Bible should be looked at as a surgeon ___________________ a limb to save the rest of the ________, or removing every cancer cell.

-amputating -body

Daniel and Ezekiel _____________ to God's people in exile in _____________ in the 500s.

-minister -Babylon

The ANE gods are _____________ and subject to ___________ and the forces of ______—the LORD is NOT.

-physical -death -fate