Scriptures Quiz 4
What 3 periods of reigns does Jeremiah's work relate to? (people names)
1. Josiah 2. Jehoiakim 3. Zedekiah
How many tribes in Northern kingdom
10
How many tribes in southern Kingdom, what were they?
2, Benjamin and Judah
When does the Northern Kingdom fall? When does Southern kingdom fall?
722 BCE 587
Sennacherib's Prism. What was it? What significant event does it relate to?
A monument displaying military campaigns of Assyrian king Sennacherib. Stated that Sennacherib shut Hezekiah of Judah up in Jerusalem like a caged bird.
How is Nahum's prophecy different than Jeremiah's and Zephaniah's?
Addresses Judah in saying God is sovereign and will eventually bring Assyrian capital to nothing, a word of hope for oppressed people of Judah.
Who was King Omri's son?
Ahab
Who wins between Babylonians and Assyrians?
Babylonians
Who was Jeremiah's scribe?
Baruch
What 2 places did Jeroboam establish sanctuaries? What did he set up at these 2 sites?
Bethel and Dan. He set up golden calves(idols).
in what perspective did king Omri and Ahab have unsuccessful reigns?
Deuteronomic perspective of covenant loyalty
Who takes over the throne when Babylonians lay siege on Jerusalem that led to King Jehoiakim's death?
Jehoiachin, (king Jehoiakim's son)
Who was put on throne of Southern kingdom as a puppet of influential Egyptian empire?
Jehoiakim
What prophet has the most info on them?
Jeremiah
Who was the major prophetic figure in Jerusalem in 7th century?
Jeremiah
When the kingdom split, who was the leader of the northern kingdom of Israel?
Jeroboam 1
Who succeeds Jehu?
Jeroboam 2
Where was Isaiah from? Who is he?
Jerusalem, major prophetic figure of Southern kingdom of Judah
Who does Ahab marry that is a worshiper of Baal? (THIS LEADS TO KINGDOM WORSHIPING THE IDOL). LEADS TO CONSEQUENCES
Jezebel
What were the names of Hosea and Gomer's kids names?
Jezreel- coming defeat of Israel. Lo-Ruhamah- indicates no forgiveness for Israel. Lo-ammi- meaning "not my people"
Who was in power when the scrolls were found and how was it found?
Josiah, scrolls found when remodeling and reforming the temple.
Who dies at an early age while trying to stop Egypt from becoming super power? What does his death lead to?
Josiah. Decline of Southern Kingdom.
What was Amos's central emphasis based on his Oracles?
Justice and righteousness
What did the Mesha stele mention that's so significant?
King Omri and his son Ahab
What traditions does Jeremiah make use of to complain to YHWH about difficulty of prophetic task?
Lament tradition
What does Gomer do to Hosea?
Leaves him, but later is bought back from prostitution
What did Amos speak out about
Major gap between rich and poor. Also how they treated the poor.
What is the governing metaphor for book of Hosea?
Marriage
When the kingdom split, who was the leader of the southern kingdom of Judah?
Rehoboam
Who was Solomon's son who became king after he died?
Rehoboam
What did the Northern Kingdom not see much of?
Royal stability
Who does Micah represent? (what kind of community)
Rural communities
Where did King OMRI establish the Northern Capital?
Samaria
Who were 3 former prophets noted?
Samuel, Elijah, Elisha
What was Amos of the Southern Kingdom that caused him to be considered an outsider?
Sheep Breeder
Why did Jeroboam establish the 2 worship sites?
So worshipers would stay away from Davidic ideology in Jerusalem. Also to support Northern kingdom.
What 2 kinds of sins did latter prophets oppose?
Social injustice and Idolatry
What did Isaiah have access to?
high positions of power
In what perspective did King Omri and Ahab have successful reigns? (2)
military and economic perspective
Lament tradition shows that Jeremiah's message was...
rejected
What reason of judgements were standard for the prophets? (2 things)
Idolatry and Social injustice
Who were the 3 latter prophets? How many minor prophets were there?
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel. 12
Does the Northern kingdom survive the Syro-Ephraimite crisis?
Yes, but comes to demise next decade
Babylonians come back, take elites back to Babylon. Who comes to throne then?
Zedekiah (Jehoiachin's uncle)
Who also prophesied in Josiah's reign prior to reform?
Zephaniah
What does Amos speak about? (what day)
Day of HYWH, destruction coming to Israel
What does Synchronistic dating indicate?
All kings of Northern kingdom were outcasts
What was the purpose of oracles of JUDGEMENT AND SALVATION?
Call people to covenant faithfulness
What religion influences the people of the Northern Kingdom
Canaanite fertility religion
What 2 things did the scrolls emphasize?
Centralization of worship in Jerusalem, Celebration of Passover
Why did the Southern kingdom of Judah have more stability than the Northern kingdom of Israel?
Cuz of Davidic line
Who was Prophet Elijah's successor?
Elisha
What does Micah prophecy about?
Empty sacrifices
What did Zephaniah's oracles encourage? Was this similar or different to Jeremiah?
Encourages much needed reform. Similar
What was Hosea's wifes name?
Gomer
Who was the last prophet that comes after Josiah's death when Babylonian's are conquering Assyria?
Habakkuk
Who was the false prophet that went against Jeremiah and said that everything was fine? What happened to them?
Hannah, she died.
What was the Siloam Tunnel Inscription? Who was leader of South during the time?
Hezekiah of Judah made pool tunnel to connect water source to pool while they were under attack by the Assyrians
What was the Stele that tells the victory of the Moabite King over King Omri to take back Moab?
Mesha Stele
Who was the other prophet in Judah besides Isaiah?
Micah
Where does the confrontation of Prophet Elijah and prophets of Baal take place?
Mount Carmel
Who is the one that has the vineyard that Ahab wanted?
Naboth
What other prophet comes at a similar time as Zephaniah?
Nahum
What Kingdom was King Omri and Ahab a part of?
Northern Kingdom
Where did Amos and Hosea preach?
Northern Kingdom
What kingdom was the outcast from the beginning?
Northern kingdom
What does Prophet mean?
One who speaks for another
What were the reasonings for the destruction of Israel? (3)
Oppression of poor, corrupt legal system, decrease in religious life
What were the short prophetic speeches called which were prophetic words from God?
Oracles
People believed that Jerusalem was city of YHWH, and that YHWH wouldn't let it get taken over or burned. This led to what?
Overconfidence and disregarding of covenant faithfulness.
What does Jeroboam 2 bring to the North that quickly declines after his death?
Stability
What was the task of many kings in the North?
Survive and Remain on throne.
What helps organize the accounts of royal reigns?
Synchronistic Dating
_____________ Crisis consists of Assyrian empire and ally Syria attacking Northern Israel
Syro-Ephraimite
What tradition did Habakkuk use to craft a dialogue on justice of YHWH?
Tradition of Lament
Who does Isaiah represent? (what kind of community)
Urban communities