OT quiz 3

what are the primary themes of Chronicles?

1) the Davidic line and Covenant 2) the temple

during which year did the Jewish monarch fall at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon?

587 BC

what year did Solomon assend to the Throne?

971 BC

which nation rose to power and would eventually destroy the northern tribes of Israel in 722 BC?

Assyria

which king of Persia decreed to allow the Jewish exiles to return to Jerusalem?

Cyrus

True or False, the Davidic covenant expects a spiritual fulfillment.

False

it is clear from the text itself that Samuel is the author of 1-2 Samuel.

False

The Talmud maintains that this person is the author of 1-2 Kings

Jeremiah

which term in our notes mean "an appeal to a merciful God for divine intervention in a desperate situation"?

Lament

which term means the act of pouring liquid as a sacrifice to a deity?

Libation

which king of Israel of Judah was excluded from discussion in the books of the Kings?

Saul

the events depicted in 1 Samuel center around everyone EXCEPT for whom?

Solomon

what was the most important religious artifact in Israel which represented Yahwey's presence.

The Ark of the Covenant

True or False, the LXX brought Samuel and Kings together and called them the "books of the kingdom's" and divided them into 4 books.

True

True or False: Samuel and Kings give a political history while Chronicles gives religious history.

True

which king of Persia was the husband to Esther?

Xerxes

What was Nehemiah's occupation?

cupbearer

True or False: the Jewish Talmud and ascribe the authorship of Chronicles to Jeremiah.

false

for what reason did God not allow David to build the temple?

he was a man of war

What was Ezra's occupation?

scribe

for what reason did God reject Saul as the king over Israel?

taking on the act of a priest when it was forbidden for him to do so.

the Davidic Covenant was an expansion of which aspect of the Abrahamic Covenant?

the "Offspring" promise

which division of the nation contained hereditary dynasty of David?

the southern kingdom of Judah

the Davidic covenant was which type of covenant?

unconditional