Old Testament Final Study Guide
significance of 1 Kings 4:32 for the authorship of the Book of Proverbs
"He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five." talking about solomon
"Psalms was the __________ book of ancient ________, and these ____ psalms were collected to use in _____________ at the _________ in _______________...Psalms reflects the ___________ of the _____ worshipper and expresses the full range of ________________________ the _______________ of faith experiences as they enter into __________ presence and seek His ________ for __________ living"
"Psalms was the prayer book of ancient Israel, and these 150 psalms were collected to use in worship at the temple in Jerusalem...Psalms reflects the passion of the true worshipper and expresses the full range of human emotions the community of faith experiences as they enter into God's presence and seek His help for daily living"
The two groups or major forms of Proverbs
Instructive discourses and pithy sayings
meaning of the term Qohelet
One who gathers or assembles
Jeremiah
Yahweh lifts up
numbers of books into which the Psalms are divided
• Book I: 1-41 • Book II: 42-72 • Book III: 73-89 • Book IV: 90-106 • Book V: 107-150
the twofold aspect of the prophetic ministry
-Declaring God's message for people of their day -foretelling God's actions in the future
five categories of parallelism
1. Synonymous parallelism 2. Antithetical parallelism 3. Synthetic parallelism 4. Emblematic parallelism 5. Staircase parallelism
Three purposes of Hebrew poetry
1. To express emotion 2. To facilitate worship 3. To instruct in wisdom
Four characteristics of Hebrew poetry
1. figurative language 2. chiasma 3. acrostics 4. parallelism
beginning of the Babylonian Exile
605 BC
death of Josiah
609 BC
discovery of the Law under Josiah
622 BC
beginning of Jeremiah's ministry
626 BC
number of Psalms assigned to Davidic authorship
73
meaning of life "under the sun"
Activities of man as observed and experiences from a human perspective
explain the idea of "general truths" vs. "specific guarantees" in the Book of Proverbs
General truths are not specific promises or guarantees from God
what takes place for the prophet in the Divine Council
God "reveals His secret"
New Testament significance of Job 19:25-27
Job believed in resurrection
New Testament significance of Job 31:35-37
Job wants a court date with the Lord
meaning of Theodicy
Justifying God's wisdom and justice in the face of (seeming senseless) suffering
why the Major Prophets are designated in this way
Length and prominence in history
Kingship
Lord's kingdom rule over his creation
write Ecclesiastes 12:1 from memory
Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, "I find no pleasure in them"
five types of parallelism seen in the Book of Proverbs
Synonymous, antithetical, synthetic, comparative, absurdity
1Be able to write Proverbs 1:7 from memory
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
meanings of the names Isaiah
Yahweh is salvation
Know the meaning of the term "psalmos"
a song sung to the accompaniment of a harp
Royal
celebrate the relationship between God and David
pattern of "earthly scene" and "heavenly scene" of Job chapters 1-2
earthly/heavenly
Confidence
expressions of trust in the Lord, praise for security
meaning and significance of the locust plague in Joel
o A locust invasion precipitated the vision of the next book in our yearlong study of the Old Testament writing prophets -plague of locusts under the old covenant as a type of the day of the Lord; the Lord sent Joel to warn them that a worse day of judgment was yet ahead for the impenitent
nations represented by Nebuchadnezzar's Statue dream in Daniel 2
o Head (Gold:Babylon) o Chest and arms (Silver: Persia) o Stomach and thighs (Bronze: Greece) o Legs (Iron: Rome) o Feet: (Clay:Destruction Of all earthly kingdoms by the Kingdom) • 4 Beasts
the role of the Divine Warrior in the Day of the Lord.
o Judge the gentile/pagan, bless his people who have kept the lord's command
the aspects of the New Covenant
o31:31-32- Contrasted with the mosaic covenant, which the people did not keep o31:33a- The law will be written on hearts and minds - 31:33b- 34a - Adoption as God's people (I will be their God and they will be my people ) o 31:25-37 - the unbreakable nature of their covenant
verbs that appear as summary statements in Jeremiah
oTo uproot oTear down oDestroy oOverthrow oBuild up
Imprecatory
prayers containing anger and emotion calling on God to bring judgement to their enemies
Thanksgiving
prayers expressing thanks to God
Laments
prayers offered in times of trouble
one similarity and one difference between the accounts of the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem as recorded by Isaiah and Sennacherib
similarity: conquered lots of Judean cities difference: assyrian army was destroyed by God and there was silence for the Sennacherib
Ascents
songs of praise as they traveled to Jerusalem
Hymns
songs of praise, focus on Lord's eternal actions and creation
Wisdom
teaches the value of godly life
meaning of "The Day of the Lord."
the next step in god's agenda, signaling the Day of the Lord, will be the rise of a prophet like Elijah
Eliphaz' Principle of suffering from Job
• Good things will come from god to those who do good • Evil things come from God to those who do evil
two major events as discussed in class from the Divine Council seen of Isaiah 6:1-13
• V1-4 : Scene: God's holiness • V5: Isaiah's response o "Woe to me" • Unclean lips personally • Unclean lips communally • V6-7: atonement • V 8-9: message: To the blind until desolation by war o Yes.. a stump (hope) will remain
explain the nations represented by the Beasts and Little Horn vision in Daniel 7.
• Winged Lion (Babylon) • Bear (Persia) • Four-Headed Leopard (Greece) • Monster w/ Iron Teeth and 10 Horns (Rome)
Know the information about Zedekiah
•597 BC - 586 BC •Placed on throne as Babylonian puppet •Foolishly did not follow Jeremiah's council •Rebelled against Babylonians •Leading to the capture and destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC •Post execution of his sons he was blinded and taken as a prisoner to Babylon where he died
Know the information about Kings Josiah
•640 BC - 609 BC •Last Godly king of Judah •Significant religious reforms oFound Mosaic book of Law in 622 BC •Killed in battle •Against Egyptians in 609 BC
the significance of the conclusion of each of these books
•Book 1-4 conclude with a doxology or word of praise •Book 5 concludes for the 5th book and for Psalms as a whole •Rabbinic explanation: parallels the 5 books of the Torah
significance of Jeremiah 38:17
•If you stay you will live -- if you run you will die
explain four reasons why it is best to not interpret the Song of Songs as an allegory
•In the OT, it is written clearly that figurative expressions are clearly stated •"Fantasy unlimited" no real basis for interpretation •Not quoted in the NT •Marital love- talked about a lot in the Song of Songs
two reasons for believing that the prophet Isaiah wrote the entire Book of Isaiah
•The New Testament references parts of Isaiah and his authorship when they say, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you" •There is no break in 39 and 40 which is the Great Isaiah Scroll
the four aspects of Jeremiah's call from the Lord
•Vision of God •Commission to Task •Objection of Unworthiness •Promises of God's protection and enablement
Know the pattern of "The Lord's Rebuke" and "Job's Humbled Response" of Job chapters 38-42
•rebuke humbled rebuke humbled restoration
Ezekiel
God has strengthened
Daniel
God is my judge