bible final exam

According to Fee and Stuart which of the following is INCORRECT

What Job and his friends said was human word but also a word from God for us

Job 38 and 39 are basically God's response to Job. If you were to summarize what God said to Job, what would that be?

Where were you when I laid the foundation of the heaven and the earth?

Which of the following is included in today's reading assignment?

all the elders of Israel made a covenant with David and anointed him king over Israel

Which of the following statements about the beloved woman is not true?

as Solomon's woman she enjoyed riches and beauties of the king's court

7:10- What did Ezra do?

devoted himself to the study of the Lord and to teachings its decrees and laws in Israel

What is the message of the Song of Songs?

human love, marriage, and sexual love are all gifts from God

According to Fee and Stuart Chronicles is _________

is the last book of the bible

Why is Song of Songs a controversial book?

no mention of God, Salvation, law, or Exodus at all

Genre Misidentification

not to apply all things proverbs says at all times

9:1-10:17- What was the content of the people's confession of sin?

people of Israel have not kept separate from neighboring people with their detestable practices. They have taken their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons have mingled the holy race with people around them

What is the purpose of Song of Songs?

redemption of sexuality from two forms of sexual perversions

According to Fee and Stuart, the following is true except

the Jerusalem walls were simply to keep unwanted people out

Chronicles ends with

the edict of Cyrus

13:1-3- What did the people do?

they excluded from Israel all who were of foreign descent

What was Nehemiah's main task?

to rebuild the wall in spite of opposition

Know what Proverbs are NOT

-not commands -not promises

According to Ezra 9 and 10, the Israelites confessed of their sins, which was _________

Interracial Marriage

Boaz

Married to Ruth

10:8- What term does Ezra use to call the returnees from Babylon?

the Assembly of the Exiles

What did Job's wife say to him when he was suffering?

"Are you holding onto your integrity? Curse God and die."

What was Satan's response to God who said "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is a blameless and upright man who fears God and shuns evil."?

"Does Job fear God for nothing?"

What did God tell Job's friends in chapter 42?

"I am angry with you and your two friends, because you have not spoken of me what is right

What did Job say?

"I sign now my defense- let the Almighty answer me; met my accuser put his indictment in writings" (31:35)

What did Elihu say to Job?

"The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power; in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress" (37:23)

What did God say to Job?

"Who is this that darkens my counsel with words without knowledge? Where were you when I laid the Earth's foundation? Tell me, if you understand who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know!"

What was Job's response to his wife's saying?

"You are talking like foolish woman! Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?"

What does the beloved repeatedly say about love 2:6-7, 3:5, and 8:3-4

"do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires"

What does the beloved say about love in 8:6?

"love is as strong as death... it burns like a blazing fire"

What is the significance of Chronicles' place in the Hebrew bible?

-Chronicles ends with a brief citation of the Cyrus edict and an invitation to "go up" -the placement of this "going up" at the end makes this invitation applicable not only to the first generation of the returnees but also to the subsequent generations

What did Cyrus king of Persia do?

-He made a proclimation throughout his realm to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem -He encouraged people to give the Jews any financial support to build the temple -He allowed the Jews to return home

What are the characteristics of Proverbs?

-International -Optimistic -Practical -They are here and now

Ruth

-Moabite -"Woman of noble character"

Naomi

-Ruth's Mother -Changed by poverty and affliction

According to Fee and Stuart Chronicles ___________

-emphasizes David and Solomon's covenant faithfulness as models -focuses on the temple and worship -deals with Israel's history from the time of David

2 Chronicles ends with

-fall of Jerusalem -Edict of Cyrus -A call to go up

What is the significance of 1 and 2 Chronicles?

-the Chronicler reshaped the text of Samuel-Kings -ends the OT with the optimistic mention of the Edict of Cyrus

Chronicles 9:1-34 talks about

-the Levittes who returned their homeland -people of Judah were taken captive Babylon -the exiles who returned home

Who were the true Israelites?

-the people of the land -Assembly of the Exile -Went to Egypt

What is Retribution Theology?

-you reap what you sew -God blesses you if you are obedient and God punishes you if you are disobedient

Chronicles begins with

Adam

Who lead the first return of exiles to Judah and Jerusalem?

Cyrus

Which of the following is not one of Job's friends

Elihu

Who had devoted himself to the study and observance of the law of the Lord, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel after the restoration?

Ezra

According to Fee and Stuart the following is true except _________

Ezra-Nehemiah unsuccessfully carried out the policy of getting rid of non-jews

Chronicles begin with

Genealogies

Who opposed the returnees' attempt in rebuilding the Jerusalem wall?

Geshem, Tobiah, and Sanballat

According to Fee and Stuart, the following explains the book of Job correctly EXCEPT

God answers out of the storm and tells Job that it was Satan's doing which he allowed

According to Fee and Stuart, the following explains the book of Job correctly EXCEPT

God is sovereign, and God is responsible for things, both good and bad, in the world

According to Nehemiah 13:3 this leader ________ excluded from all Israel all who were foreign descent

Nehemiah

Who supervised the rebuilding of the Jerusalem wall?

Nehemiah

Who opposed the Jews when they tried to rebuild the Jerusalem wall?

Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, and the Ammonites

2 Chronicles 1-7 focuses on...

Solomon's building and dedication of the temple

The majority group according to Ezra 10:8 who rebuilt Judah and the Temple were called

The Assembly of the Exiles

Which of the following statements from the Song of Songs is not true?

The lover calls his beloved his "dove"

Which characters appear in Song of Songs

The male lover, the female beloved, and friends

Which of the following does not appear in Ezra?

The returnees were glad to work with the rest of the Jews who were not taken to Babylon

Which of the following is not what Job's friends did when they came to sympathize with Job and comfort him?

They offered sacrifices on behalf of Job and his children who died