BLIT 111 Final

in Judges what things happen in a repeating cycle involving Israel's relationship with God?

-Israel turns away from God to idols -God hands Israel to oppressors -Israel suffers under foreign domination -God raises up a "judge" to deliver Israel

in ___________ BC king cyrus of persia declared the exiles from judah could return to their homeland

539

in_______________ the babylonians destroyed jerusalem and burned down the temple

586 BC

the northern kingdom (israel) was destroyed by the assyrians in which year?

722 BC

in Joshua 7, __________ disobeys God by holding loot from the conquered city of ___________

Achan, Ai

Deborah called on _______________ to lead the Israelites against Jabin, a Canaanite king

Barak

Ruth's son Obed later becomes the grandfather of _______________

David

what woman was among the "judges" who brought Israel deliverance from their oppressors?

Deborah

What Philistine prostitute helped bring about Samson's downfall?

Delilah

"fear God and keep his commandments" is the conclusion drawn by the book of

Ecclesiastes

in which book is the writer (or central speaker) called "the teacher"

Ecclesiastes

King Eglon was defenseless when he was murdered by ____________

Ehud

At the beginning of 1 Samuel, the inept and incompetent ___________ serves as the high priest at Shiloh

Eli

Gideon's story did not end well, because he made a golden ______________ that his family worshipped.

Ephod

Samuel was born in answer to the prayers of his mother __________________

Hannah

"I desire steadfast love (mercy) more than sacrifice" are God's words found in which prophetic book?

Hosea

the first king of Israel who led the break from Judah was

Jeroboam

Saul and his son,_______________ , die in the battle at ___________

Jonathan; Mt. Gilboa

which book shows Moses' successor distributing the land of Canaan among the twelve tribes of Israel?

Joshua

two things that drive the story in the book of Joshua (and indeed, throughout the rest of the OT) are: 1____________________ and 2_____________________

Joshua promise of Abraham 2 promise blessing & curses of Deuteronomy

"In those days there was no king in Israel and everyone did what was right in their own eyes" is a quote from the book of ________________

Judges

Ruth was from the tribe of _____________

Moab

What prophet rebuked David for his affair with Bathsheba?

Nathan

Samson was set apart from birth to be a _______________

Nazarite (not cut hair or drink)

who is the Canaanite prostitute living in Jericho who is saved from destruction?

Rahab

the king in Jerusalem who lost the ten tribes who rebelled against him was _____________ the son of Solomon

Rehoboam

In which book does a mother-in-law play a major role?

Ruth

which "judge" of Israel died while pulling down a Philistine building?

Samson

the last judge and a prophet who lived during the transition from the judges to the kings: __________

Samuel

tragedy strikes Job due to a challenge from

Satan

Who is the first king of Israel?

Saul

What king asked God for wisdom to rule his people properly, but later he went after other gods?

Solomon

In 2 Samuel 6, what did David bring to Jerusalem so that it would be the focal point of Israel's worship?

The ark of the covenant

Who was Bathsheba's husband that David arranged to have killed?

Uriah

an eight-century prophet from Judah whose message was mainly to Israel, he rebuked the injustice of the society along with their idolatry

amos

daniel lives through the rule of two different empires:

babylonian and persian

hezekiah and josiah are considered two of the best or worst kings of judah?

best

right after the split from Judah, Israel worshiped golden calves at _________ and _________ as provided by ___________

bethel; dan; jeroboam

the ultimate goal of the Wisdom books is to develop strong _______________ in God's people

character

God's eternal kingdom will crush all human kingdoms, as pictured vividly in this book:

daniel

god's sovereignty over the rise and fall of human empires is emphasized by this book:

daniel

the OT book that is most apocalyptic in style is

daniel

______________ and _______________ were part of judah taken into exile in ___________________, where they ministered as prophets.

daniel; ezekiel; babylon

according to the prophets, the people of Israel must keep the terms found in the book of ____________________ if they want to live in the promised land with God in their midst

deuteronomy

during josiah's remodeling of the temple, a scroll was found which many scholars think should be connected with the book of ______________________

deuteronomy

the group we normally refer to as the "writing prophets" (isaiah, jeremiah, ezekial, amos, hosea, etc) are to prominence during what time?

divided kingdom and beyond

A prophet of God who opposed King Ahab ; he was used by God to defeat the prophets of Baal in a showdown on Mt. Carmel.

elijah

in the book of ________________, God is not mentioned at all

esther

a prophet from the priestly class whose ministry was carried out entirely among the exiled jews in babylon:

ezekiel

described a miraculous stream which became a mighty, life-giving river

ezekiel

described in detail a temple which has never been built

ezekiel

he prophesied that god would put his own spirit into his people

ezekiel

he saw the "valley of dry bones" in a vision:

ezekiel

in a vision he saw god's glory leave the temple and then jerusalem, but he also prophesied that god's glory would return to a new temple:

ezekiel

a priest named ____________ led the second wave of exiles back to judah in 458 BC

ezra

some kings of Judah were ___________ but most of them were ________

good; evil

at the end of the book, job received a revelation of _____________ but not a revelation of the satanic cause of his troubles

greatness of god

these two prophets both said, "its time to re-build the temple!"

haggai and zachariah

why did ten tribes rebel against King Rehoboam?

he wanted to continue, even increase the forced labor of israelites

vanity, meaningless, and absolute futility are just a few of the ways that you can translate this Hebrew word

hebel

a kings who was given fifteen additional years of life in answer to his prayer

hezekiah

Manasseh was born after God extended _________________ life. Manasseh became one of Judah's ___________ -_____________ kings, and one of Judah's worst kings.

hezekiah; longest; reigning; worst

a prophet whose wayward wife illustrated israel's unfaithfulness to the lord

hosea

what are the books of ezra and nehemiah about

how the jewish exile returned to the promised and rebuilt the temple and jewish society and the walls

the wisdom books share a common theme:

how to live wisely

the destruction of jerusalem and the exile eliminated _______________ asa serious problem for the jews

idolatry

psalms in which the psalmist calls down curses on his enemies are called

imprecatory

a prophet from judah who lived through the time of israel's destruction by the assyrians and when assyria nearly destroyed judah:

isaiah

this prophet gave several prophecies about a special "servant of the lord" who would bring salvation to israel and all nations

isaiah

this prophet predicted by name the gentile ruler who would allow the Jews to return from babylonian exile

isaiah

this prophet predicted that , as a sign from God, a young woman would have a child named "immanuel, " meaning God with us

isaiah

this prophet spoke about God making a new heaven and a new earth

isaiah

a prophet in judah who lived through king josiah's reforma but also lived to see the destruction of the temple in jerusalem

jeremiah

according to the prophet ,_______________, God knows "the plans I have for you, to give you a future and a hope."

jeremiah

he prophesied that god would make a new covenant in which the law would be written on the hearts of the people

jeremiah

this prophet who warned against fleeing to egypt but eventually was taken there against his will

jeremiah

which prophet tells the people of judah they will live in exile for 70 years

jeremiah

the term "theodicy" is associated with which OT book?

job

this otherwise obscure prophet predicted the outpouring of the spirit fulfilled at pentecost, with people of all ages being enabled to prophesy

joel

Samuel functions as a __________, ________________, and _____________ in the nation of Israel

judge prophet priest

Psalms which contain poetic, woeful cries of pain and anguish are called?

lament

the song of solomon illustrates

love and marriage between man and woman

the final book of the OT is

malachi

"he has told you what is good, and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, love, mercy, and walk humbly with your God?" these words come through which prophet?

micah

some of the kings of Israel (northern tribes, after break from Judah) were bad. How many were considered "good" in the Bible?

none

in Exodus God parted the red sea to deliver the Israelites from slavery; in Joshua what does God do to lead them into a new life of blessing in the promised land?

parted the Jordan river

In the Hebrew Bible, the title of the book of Psalms is Tehillim, which means ___________

praise

according to Duvall and Hays, the two main types of psalms are__________ and ___________

praise and lament

which book exhorts its readers to be like the wise person, and not like the simple, the fool, or the scoffer?

proverbs

hebrew poetry in the OT often has this feature

psalms

"does job serve god for nothing" is a question asked by

satan

the prophets make three major indictments or charges against Israel/Judah. Two of these are idolatry and religious ritualism. What is the third indictment?

social injustice/oppression

nehemiah successfully led the project to rebuild the walls of jerusalem. His success in breaking the people's habits of ______________________ was only temporary

social justice

Originally the "Minor Prophets" were all placed on one scroll. What was that scroll called?

the book of the 12