Old Testament Final-lawrence kirk
What are the 3 parts to joshua?
1.) Israel conquers most of the land 2.)how the 12 tribes divide the land 3.)covenant renewal ceremony
esther is one of
2 books named after women in the bible
how many people make it out of Egypt to the promised land?
2; joshua and caleb
how many proverbs are there?
31
how many books in the OT
39
isaiah is quoted how may times in the NT?
50 times
how many books in isaiah and the bible
66
how many wives and concubines did solomon have?
700 wives and 300 concubines
how many kings of judah did good?
8 of 20
what percent of prophecy deals with moral problems we still deal with today?
90%
food law
Ethics and guidelines related to food production, packaging and consumer safety WHICH FOODS WERE RESTRICTED
Purpose of Job
GOD HAS A PURPOSE IN EVERYTHING; HE IS IN CONTROL
SIN
HOSEA-israes general spiritual adultery JOEL-israels sin, plus the nations general wickedness amos-the specific sins of israel and the nations obadiah-edoms hatred of israel jonah-israels hatred of assyria micah-the solution for sin
minor prophets
Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
major prophets
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel
Author of Lamentations
Jeremiah
types of psalms
Laments, Thanksgiving, Praise, Salvation, Celebration, Wisdom, Trust
shortest book of the OT
Obadiah
the jews call the scriptures the
TaNaKh; an acrostic of the first letters of the names of the 3 parts: Torah(the law of moses) nebi'im(the prophets) khethubim(the writings)
1 and 2 kings
Tells about the division of Israel into two kingdoms. TELLS THE STORY OF ISRAELS DEMISE
nehemiah
The cupbearer for the Persian king Artaxerxes and a contemporary of ezra
purpose of isaiah
To demonstrate the trustworthiness of the Lord
sections of the OT
Torah, History, Wisdom, Prophets, prophecy
Lamenatations is
a dirge, a funeral song written for the fallen city of jerusalem
what caused israel 1st civil war?
a prostitute of benjamin was cut up in pieces and sent across to other tribes
chronicles is...
a review of the history of the monarchy period beginning with david and ending with the final kings f judah
what 2 major ideas divide the book of ecclesiastes?
all is vanity and death is better than life
the book of daniel is partially written in
aramaic
both nahum and jonah focus upon
assyria and their capital city of ninevah
joel and obadiah
because of their sparse introductions, among the most difficult to place in historical context
2 types of laws found in the 1st 5 books
case and direct laws
hosea-micah
chronicles israels sin
ezra-nehemiah
completes the canons description of the exile and anounces israels return to the land
Micahs most familiar prophecy
concerns the birth of the future ruler of bethleham
both nahum and jonah
contain prophecies of ninevahs destruction
book of the 12
counted as a single book in the hebrew canon and tells the spiritual history of the divided kingdoms of israel and judah
god moves on
cyrus the monarch who ended the babylonian captivity to let israel return home
Former Prophets
derives from jewish tradition and serves in the hebrew bible as the designation of joshua, judges, 1-2 samuel, 1-2 kings
Nahum; Habakkuk; Zephaniah
describe the sins punishment
all the kings of israel...
did evil and sin
apodictic law
direct commands, general laws, "thou shalt not"
chronicles author
does not disagree but focuses on how at its best israel transcended these faults by seeking the lord
jonahs name means
dove-the compassion of God
ezekiel...
dreams of israels return to their homeland
which 2 OT books never mention the name of God?
esther and song of songs
What is the JEDP theory?
explains the authorship pf the pentateuch J-jawist e-elohist d-dueteronomy p-preistly
solomons weaknesses
financial problems-enlarged gov and number of wives led to increased taxes internal unrest- jealousy and strife among the tribes forced labor-among hebrews and foreigners compromised in religion- other gods were tolerated and even encouraged
neviim
former prophets
what is a prophet
functioned as preachers, predictors, and officers of the covenant
purpose of daniel
give a historical account of the faithful jews who lived in captivity
the first 4 commandments deal with Israels relationship with...
god
Zerubbabet
grandson of Jehoiachin; led the first return of exiles, a group of 42,560 israelites plus 7,337 slaves
Restoration(post exile prophets)
haggai-restoration of the temple zechariah-restoration of jerusalem and the nations malachi-restoration of the Jewish people
jewish tradition
has understood the prophetic collection of the literary unity as the book of the twelve
esther describes
how israels enemies oppress them in exile
book of kings and chronicles tell several of the same stoires but there are two differences...
in chronicles the leaders are hardly mentioned there is little information about northern israel
Is the OT law written for us? why?
it is written for us not to us
who was the first king of israel(northern tribe)?
jeroboam
summary of jonah
jonah was asked by God to preach to the assyrians ninevah was the assyrian capital jonah felt that no one deserved gods love and favor less than ninevah in the book of jonah we see the picture of gods love and compassion the book is different from the other prophet books because it focuses the story of the prophet and not the prophesies
obadiah focuses on
judgment of israels enemies the edomites(dependents of essau-blood relatives to israel)
difference between knowledge and wisdom
knowledge-knowing wisdom-knowing and applying
casuistic law
law that is set out on the basis of the circumstances of the case, hence "case law;" its usual format appears as "If...then..." or "When...then..." CASE BY CASE
proverbs are NOT..
legal guarantees from God
occasion for joels pophecy
locust plague
isaiah jeremiah ezekiel and sometimes daniel are traditionally referred to as the
major prophets because of the length of their books
purim
means "lots'' and is soemtimes known as the feast of lots, a jewish holiday in which jews commemorate being saved from persecution in the ancient persian empire. haman cast lotsto determine the date he would carry out his plan
proverbs are worded to be...
memorable, NOT technically precise
hebrew word for proverb
meshal
the Christian tradition has labeled the labeled the 12 prophetic books following daniel in the protestant canon the ...
minor prophets
who wrote the book of the law
moses
punishment
nahum-assyrias punishment habbakuk-israel and babylons punishment zephaniah-punishment of all nations
joel includes
one of the most familiar passages on the day of the lord because peter quotes sections of it in his sermon at Pentecost
the second 6 commandments deal with Israels relationship with...
others
ezra notes
persias defeat of babylon starts tis process of return to fulfill jeremiahs prediction of a 70 year exile
the writer of kings
portrays israel as a flawed nation at best
esther was
possibly the last book accepted into the OT cannon
Qoheleth means...
preacher
proverbs continually...
present a sharp contrast between the life of wisdom and the life of folly
haggai
prophesied that the people needed to rebuild the temple. he was the first of the post exile prophets; the other 2 were zecariah and malachi
psalms
prophetic hymns and by their very nature are addressed to god or are expressed truths about god
both nahum and jonah close thier book with a
question
hoseas marriage to an unfaithful wife
serves as a metaphor of gods covenant with unfaithful israel
song of songs teaches us...
sex ed
prupose of jonah
show the extent of gods grace
laws about shedding of blood
sin deserves punishment
the twelve emphasizes
sin, punishment, and restoration
song of songs AKA...
song of solomon
ezekiel was
taken into exile in the first major deportation in 597 BC and prophesied among the exiles living on the outskirts of babylon
augustine noted
the 12 are not of lesser importance than prophets but they are called minor because of the brevity of their writings
jermiahs 2 books focus on what event?
the destructio of jerusalem the book of jeremiah predicts it the book of lamenations looks back on it
the book of isaiah is
the first of the writings of the prophets in the bible
amos and hosea focus on
the northern kingdom of israel
in isaiah, jeremiah, ezekiel and the book of the twelve...
the specific historical contexts of the major events of th nations history come into clearer focus
theodicy
the theological question that tries to connect belief in God's justice with the reality that sometimes good people suffer unjustly and die. SUFFERING AND EVIL--> RECONCILIATION
Jermiahs is know as...
the weeping prophet because he wept over the fate of his country
what happens when the caanites are spared in the book of judges?
their gods are spared as well
the 12 do not appear in order so it is best to read them by...
their thematic emphases
solomons strengths...
time of peace(1 kings 4:24) time of prosperity(4:21)(territorial expansion and trade) time of building(temple 7 years and palace 13 years) time of cultural achievement(wisdom literature)
purpose of esther
to demonstrate Gods sovereignty and love for his people
what was the purpose of the law?
to establish the way they were supposed to live in community with each-other and in relation to God
purpose of joshua
to give history of Israels conquest of the Promised Land
purpose of ecclesiastes
to spare future generations that life is meaningless apart from god
what is the 1st-5th books of the OT called?
torah(hebrew) and pentateuch(greek)
in 1st samuel we see...
transition from theocracy to monarchy
Isaiah and jeremiah...
warn the people if the coming of assyrian and babylonian invasions brought on by sin
samuel...
was israels last judge
judges describes...
what happens when everyone does what is right in his own eyes
signs of illness of the monarchy
when solomon, davids son, begins to worship idols when solomon dies, the nation divides into two parts, north and south assyria, a powerful nation destroys northern israel. finally, the nation dies altogether when babylon, yet another enemy, conquers southern israel and levels jerusalem.
the prophets answer 3 ultimate why questions:
why did the nation perish? why have hope for the future? why believe in god?
bible and psalms contain...
words spoken to god and about god
ezra was a...
zadokite priest and scribe who led the second group of israel lites to return from captivity in babylon
