Old Testament Final-lawrence kirk

What are the 3 parts to joshua?

1.) Israel conquers most of the land 2.)how the 12 tribes divide the land 3.)covenant renewal ceremony

esther is one of

2 books named after women in the bible

how many people make it out of Egypt to the promised land?

2; joshua and caleb

how many proverbs are there?

31

how many books in the OT

39

isaiah is quoted how may times in the NT?

50 times

how many books in isaiah and the bible

66

how many wives and concubines did solomon have?

700 wives and 300 concubines

how many kings of judah did good?

8 of 20

what percent of prophecy deals with moral problems we still deal with today?

90%

food law

Ethics and guidelines related to food production, packaging and consumer safety WHICH FOODS WERE RESTRICTED

Purpose of Job

GOD HAS A PURPOSE IN EVERYTHING; HE IS IN CONTROL

SIN

HOSEA-israes general spiritual adultery JOEL-israels sin, plus the nations general wickedness amos-the specific sins of israel and the nations obadiah-edoms hatred of israel jonah-israels hatred of assyria micah-the solution for sin

minor prophets

Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi

major prophets

Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel

Author of Lamentations

Jeremiah

types of psalms

Laments, Thanksgiving, Praise, Salvation, Celebration, Wisdom, Trust

shortest book of the OT

Obadiah

the jews call the scriptures the

TaNaKh; an acrostic of the first letters of the names of the 3 parts: Torah(the law of moses) nebi'im(the prophets) khethubim(the writings)

1 and 2 kings

Tells about the division of Israel into two kingdoms. TELLS THE STORY OF ISRAELS DEMISE

nehemiah

The cupbearer for the Persian king Artaxerxes and a contemporary of ezra

purpose of isaiah

To demonstrate the trustworthiness of the Lord

sections of the OT

Torah, History, Wisdom, Prophets, prophecy

Lamenatations is

a dirge, a funeral song written for the fallen city of jerusalem

what caused israel 1st civil war?

a prostitute of benjamin was cut up in pieces and sent across to other tribes

chronicles is...

a review of the history of the monarchy period beginning with david and ending with the final kings f judah

what 2 major ideas divide the book of ecclesiastes?

all is vanity and death is better than life

the book of daniel is partially written in

aramaic

both nahum and jonah focus upon

assyria and their capital city of ninevah

joel and obadiah

because of their sparse introductions, among the most difficult to place in historical context

2 types of laws found in the 1st 5 books

case and direct laws

hosea-micah

chronicles israels sin

ezra-nehemiah

completes the canons description of the exile and anounces israels return to the land

Micahs most familiar prophecy

concerns the birth of the future ruler of bethleham

both nahum and jonah

contain prophecies of ninevahs destruction

book of the 12

counted as a single book in the hebrew canon and tells the spiritual history of the divided kingdoms of israel and judah

god moves on

cyrus the monarch who ended the babylonian captivity to let israel return home

Former Prophets

derives from jewish tradition and serves in the hebrew bible as the designation of joshua, judges, 1-2 samuel, 1-2 kings

Nahum; Habakkuk; Zephaniah

describe the sins punishment

all the kings of israel...

did evil and sin

apodictic law

direct commands, general laws, "thou shalt not"

chronicles author

does not disagree but focuses on how at its best israel transcended these faults by seeking the lord

jonahs name means

dove-the compassion of God

ezekiel...

dreams of israels return to their homeland

which 2 OT books never mention the name of God?

esther and song of songs

What is the JEDP theory?

explains the authorship pf the pentateuch J-jawist e-elohist d-dueteronomy p-preistly

solomons weaknesses

financial problems-enlarged gov and number of wives led to increased taxes internal unrest- jealousy and strife among the tribes forced labor-among hebrews and foreigners compromised in religion- other gods were tolerated and even encouraged

neviim

former prophets

what is a prophet

functioned as preachers, predictors, and officers of the covenant

purpose of daniel

give a historical account of the faithful jews who lived in captivity

the first 4 commandments deal with Israels relationship with...

god

Zerubbabet

grandson of Jehoiachin; led the first return of exiles, a group of 42,560 israelites plus 7,337 slaves

Restoration(post exile prophets)

haggai-restoration of the temple zechariah-restoration of jerusalem and the nations malachi-restoration of the Jewish people

jewish tradition

has understood the prophetic collection of the literary unity as the book of the twelve

esther describes

how israels enemies oppress them in exile

book of kings and chronicles tell several of the same stoires but there are two differences...

in chronicles the leaders are hardly mentioned there is little information about northern israel

Is the OT law written for us? why?

it is written for us not to us

who was the first king of israel(northern tribe)?

jeroboam

summary of jonah

jonah was asked by God to preach to the assyrians ninevah was the assyrian capital jonah felt that no one deserved gods love and favor less than ninevah in the book of jonah we see the picture of gods love and compassion the book is different from the other prophet books because it focuses the story of the prophet and not the prophesies

obadiah focuses on

judgment of israels enemies the edomites(dependents of essau-blood relatives to israel)

difference between knowledge and wisdom

knowledge-knowing wisdom-knowing and applying

casuistic law

law that is set out on the basis of the circumstances of the case, hence "case law;" its usual format appears as "If...then..." or "When...then..." CASE BY CASE

proverbs are NOT..

legal guarantees from God

occasion for joels pophecy

locust plague

isaiah jeremiah ezekiel and sometimes daniel are traditionally referred to as the

major prophets because of the length of their books

purim

means "lots'' and is soemtimes known as the feast of lots, a jewish holiday in which jews commemorate being saved from persecution in the ancient persian empire. haman cast lotsto determine the date he would carry out his plan

proverbs are worded to be...

memorable, NOT technically precise

hebrew word for proverb

meshal

the Christian tradition has labeled the labeled the 12 prophetic books following daniel in the protestant canon the ...

minor prophets

who wrote the book of the law

moses

punishment

nahum-assyrias punishment habbakuk-israel and babylons punishment zephaniah-punishment of all nations

joel includes

one of the most familiar passages on the day of the lord because peter quotes sections of it in his sermon at Pentecost

the second 6 commandments deal with Israels relationship with...

others

ezra notes

persias defeat of babylon starts tis process of return to fulfill jeremiahs prediction of a 70 year exile

the writer of kings

portrays israel as a flawed nation at best

esther was

possibly the last book accepted into the OT cannon

Qoheleth means...

preacher

proverbs continually...

present a sharp contrast between the life of wisdom and the life of folly

haggai

prophesied that the people needed to rebuild the temple. he was the first of the post exile prophets; the other 2 were zecariah and malachi

psalms

prophetic hymns and by their very nature are addressed to god or are expressed truths about god

both nahum and jonah close thier book with a

question

hoseas marriage to an unfaithful wife

serves as a metaphor of gods covenant with unfaithful israel

song of songs teaches us...

sex ed

prupose of jonah

show the extent of gods grace

laws about shedding of blood

sin deserves punishment

the twelve emphasizes

sin, punishment, and restoration

song of songs AKA...

song of solomon

ezekiel was

taken into exile in the first major deportation in 597 BC and prophesied among the exiles living on the outskirts of babylon

augustine noted

the 12 are not of lesser importance than prophets but they are called minor because of the brevity of their writings

jermiahs 2 books focus on what event?

the destructio of jerusalem the book of jeremiah predicts it the book of lamenations looks back on it

the book of isaiah is

the first of the writings of the prophets in the bible

amos and hosea focus on

the northern kingdom of israel

in isaiah, jeremiah, ezekiel and the book of the twelve...

the specific historical contexts of the major events of th nations history come into clearer focus

theodicy

the theological question that tries to connect belief in God's justice with the reality that sometimes good people suffer unjustly and die. SUFFERING AND EVIL--> RECONCILIATION

Jermiahs is know as...

the weeping prophet because he wept over the fate of his country

what happens when the caanites are spared in the book of judges?

their gods are spared as well

the 12 do not appear in order so it is best to read them by...

their thematic emphases

solomons strengths...

time of peace(1 kings 4:24) time of prosperity(4:21)(territorial expansion and trade) time of building(temple 7 years and palace 13 years) time of cultural achievement(wisdom literature)

purpose of esther

to demonstrate Gods sovereignty and love for his people

what was the purpose of the law?

to establish the way they were supposed to live in community with each-other and in relation to God

purpose of joshua

to give history of Israels conquest of the Promised Land

purpose of ecclesiastes

to spare future generations that life is meaningless apart from god

what is the 1st-5th books of the OT called?

torah(hebrew) and pentateuch(greek)

in 1st samuel we see...

transition from theocracy to monarchy

Isaiah and jeremiah...

warn the people if the coming of assyrian and babylonian invasions brought on by sin

samuel...

was israels last judge

judges describes...

what happens when everyone does what is right in his own eyes

signs of illness of the monarchy

when solomon, davids son, begins to worship idols when solomon dies, the nation divides into two parts, north and south assyria, a powerful nation destroys northern israel. finally, the nation dies altogether when babylon, yet another enemy, conquers southern israel and levels jerusalem.

the prophets answer 3 ultimate why questions:

why did the nation perish? why have hope for the future? why believe in god?

bible and psalms contain...

words spoken to god and about god

ezra was a...

zadokite priest and scribe who led the second group of israel lites to return from captivity in babylon