Old Testament Midterm

Saul

First of the kings

Zerubbabel/Jeshua

First return: Temple rebuilt

Ahasuerus (King of Persia)

Gentile whom Esther (a Hebrew woman) married

Grace

Giving what is undeserved

Genesis-Deuteronomy

God establishes His promise of hope through the formation of Israel

Last words of Joshua

God has been faithful, Israel is called to holy living, The covenant is renewed

Job-Song of Solomon

God instructs humanity on living in light of His promised hope

Isaiah-Malachi

God reinforces His promise of hope through the prophets of Israel

Joshua-Esther

God sustains His promise of hope through the history of Israel

Destruction of the Canaanites

God's command in Judges

Mercy and forgiveness

God's response to David's sin

The kingdom was taken away

God's response to Saul's sin

Theocracy

Governing by a people by divine guidance

Zerubbabel

Governor, descendant of David

Ruth (A Gentile)

Great-grandmother of King David

Jeshua

High priest

Gideon

Idolatry

Artaxerxes

King of Persia (book of Nehemiah)

Samuel

Last of the judges

Samson

Married Canaanite woman

Ephraim

Name of the Northern Kingdom of Israel

Judah

Name of the Southern Kingdom of Israel

Tribe of Benjamin

Nearly destroyed by other tribes

Northern Kingdom of Israel

No good kings

52 days

Number of days it took to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem

13 years

Number of years Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem after Ezra

80 years

Number of years between Zerubbabel and Ezra

15 years

Number of years the work stopped after placing the foundation of the temple

Book of Esther

Occurred in Persia between Ezra 6 and 7

Prophet

One sent by God to deliver His message

Priest

One who ministers and mediates between God and man

Saul's failure

Partial obedience to God's command to destroy the Amalekites

Domain

Place to rule

Ezra

Prompted the people to confess and forsake their sin

Fulfillment of the covenant Punishment of sin 70-year rest of the land

Purpose of exile

Queen Vashti

Queen who lost her throne and was replaced by Esther

Ezra

Ready scribe; prepared to seek the law; prepared to do the law; Prepared to teach Israel

Solomon's failure

Rejected God's command for a king; Heart was turned to idols

Israel

Rejected God's rulership

Idolatry and Disobedience

Replacement of Faith and Obedience in Israel in Judges

Shifted the blame to the people

Saul's response to sin

Ezra

Second return: Scriptural revival

Israel

Served the Lord all the days of Joshua's generation

His son would lose the half kingdom

Solomon's punishment

Rehoboam

Solomon's son

Southern Kingdom of Israel

Some good kings

Hamman

The king's servant who plotted to kill all Jews after being insulted by Mordecai

48 cities

The number of cities that the Levites got instead of a land portion

10 tribes

The number of tribes in the northern kingdom

2 tribes

The number of tribes in the southern kingdom

Nehemiah

Third return: Wall rebuilt

The priests

Went first when Israel crossed Jordan and then God parted the water

No formal leadership, A remnant of Canaanites remained in the land

What happened after Joshua died?

Mercy

Withholding what is deserved

586 B.C.

Year that the Southern Kingdom of Israel was taken captive by Babylon

722 B.C.

Year the Assyrians conquered the Northern Kingdom of Israel

Jephthah

sacrificed his daughter

Joshua

40 years after Exodus, Covers about 30 years, New leadership for Israel

Kinsman Redeemer

A capable relative who comes to the aid of a needy family member

Ruth

A gentile that expressed faith in God of Heaven

Jerusalem

Capital of Israel

Jerusalem

Capital of the Southern Kingdom of Israel

Samaria

Capital of the northern kingdom of Israel

Mordecai

Esther's uncle

Sabbatical year

Every 7th year

Righteousness

Doing what is right

Test of Obedience

Drive out the remaining inhabitants of the land (test name)

Haggai and Zechariah

Encouraged the people to finish rebuilding the temple

Judge

A military leader who administers Justice

David's failure

Adultery, conspiracy, murder

King

An absolute monarch who exercised control of his subjects

Zion

City of David

Feast of Purim

Commemorates the survival of Jews (still celebrated)

Nehemiah

Cupbearer to Artaxerxes

Sin (disobedience) Servitude (oppression) Supplication (pray) Salvation (deliverance) Submission (obedience)

Cycle of Apostasy in Judges

Unconditional

David's covenant to God to build Him a temple

Confession and Repentance

David's response to his sin

Boaz

Demonstrated his obedience to the commands of God