Religion Ch 5

Pentateuch, organized

Both the ___________________- and the historical books were completed and the works of the prophets were _______________.

Jerusalem; Ark of the Covenant

David made __________________ the capital and brought this to witness God's permanent presence.

tribes; 33

David united all of the ________________ and became the sole king of the united nation of Israel for __________ years.

Apostasy

During this era Israelite history centers around a cycle of _____________; the denial of God and the repudiation of faith.

Scribes, edited, Old Testament

During this era ____________________ compiled and _________ the early texts and oral traditions and the _____________ ________________ began to assemble its present form.

accompanied

Ezekiel _______________ the exiled Jews to Babylon

doom

Failure to heed the prophet's words brought _________________.

Judah, witnessing

The Jews returning to ____________ were more faithful to the Law as a ________________ to the nations.

Lost Tribes of Israel

27,000 Israelites that were deported into exile by the King of Assyria

Chronicles, Nehemiah

Further unique works from the postexilic period were produced including the ____________, Ezra and _______________.

Davidic covenant

God's covenant with David ensuring that a leader of his family would always rule Israel.

Jerusalem, Temple

He made _________________ the center of Israel's religious life by building the _________________ there which proved to be his greatest achievement.

parables, clay flasks

He sometimes taught by enacting living __________________ like the time he dramatically shattered a _______________ ________________ in front of the elders and priests.

male Jewish, Bethlehem

He was bloodthirsty ruler who called for the execution of _______________ ____________________ children, Fortunately Jesus who was born in ____________________ escaped his wrath.

Roman Army, building, Temple

Herod the Great was appointed by the _________________ _______________ as a puppet king over Judea, and served from 37 to 4 BC and was named for his great __________________ projects, including the rebuilding of the ___________________.

marital, Israel

In his preaching, Hosea drew on his painful ______________ situation to describe God's relationship with _____________.

marriage, Sabbath, circumcisions , synagogues

In order to preserve their Jewish identity, the exiles encouraged ________________ , only between Jews, studied the Law, observed the ______________________, continued to practice _______________ and met in _________________ to pray and study together.

Authority, military, judges

In the absence of a strong central ____________ following the death of Joshua, God raised up local ________________ leaders called ______________.

Jezebel, Baal, idolatry, destruction

King Ahab allowed his wife _________________ to erect altars to ___________. These practices spread ______________ throughout the kingdom & led to the _______________ of the northern kingdom.

Solomon, prosperous

King ________________ was a powerful & wealthy king who generally enjoyed a peaceful and ______________ reign.

Jeroboam, golden calves

King ___________________ violated the 1st Commandment by placing 2 ___________ _______________ in the cities of Dan and Bethel for people to worship.

shepherd, peace, restoration

Later he told the exiled Jews of a new king, a ________________, who would make a covenant of ______________h his people and of God's _____________________ of the nation.

Maccabee, Antiochus IV

Led by the _____________________ family, the Jews revolted against the cruel rule of _______________________.

Idolatry, poor

Like Amos, Hosea saw Israel's worst crimes of _____________ and oppression of the ______________.

Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar

Most of the inhabitants of _______________________ were deported to Babylon when King ____________________ destroyed the city in 586BC.

fell, hope

Once Jerusalem __________________, he preached a message of _______________

prophet

One who speaks for another

wisdom, knowledge

Pleased with Solomon, God gave him _________________, exceptional understanding, and ____________________.

censured, shock

Prior too Jerusalem's fall, Ezekiel _______________ the Chosen People and the nations for their sinful actions and engaged in symbolic actions to ________ the people into turning from their sins.

Babylonian

Prophets appeared during Israel and Judah's decline and the ______________________ exile.

Jerusalem, shrines, Dan, Bethel

Rather than centering worship in the holy City of ______________, Jeroboam centered it at the 2 ancient _______________ of ________________ & _________________

military; tribes

Saul's _____________ exploits were successful as well as his efforts to reunite the ________________.

covenant, intermarried, injustice, godly

Some of King Solomon's successors tried to keep God's ____________________, but eventually the kings ____________________ with the northern kingdom's Ahab Jezebel family, which led to idolatry, ____________________ and religious worship marked by formality without a ____________ spirit.

False - Rehoboam, Jeroboam

T/F After Solomon's death the united kingdom of Israel split in two with his son, Jeroboam ruling the southern kingdom of Israel and his servant Rehoboam ruling the northern ten tribes which formed the kingdom of Judah.

True

T/F All of the prophets of the postexilic period in one way or another referenced and prefigured Jesus Christ.

True

T/F Because the prophets' responsibility was to tell the ruling authorities what they were doing wrong, it was a thankless job which made them unpopular.

True

T/F Despite his greatness, King David had his faults, including the sins of adultery & murder

False, priest and religious reformer, forbidding

T/F Ezra was a scribe and religious reformer who helped solidify Jewish identity by encouraging marriages between Jews and non Jews.

True

T/F In the Postexilic Rabbis and scribes became increasingly important religious figures both inside and outside of the Holy land.

True

T/F Isaiah prophesized the building of a New Jerusalem Temple and of the nation's return there.

True

T/F Isaiah's reference to Emmanuel is a prophecy about Jesus.

True

T/F Israel fell apart, despite the judges' help due to their unfaithfulness and lawlessness

True

T/F Jews who compiled the Bible did not consider the northern kingdom's faith to be authentic to YHWH because they did not worship in Jerusalem

True

T/F Obedience to God was the key to the Israelites' success against their enemies.

True

T/F Samuel was a wise priest and prophet and Israel's last and most significant judge who helped the people avoid idolatry?

True

T/F Saul strayed from God's commands.

True

T/F The 2 Books of Kings relate the history of Israel from the death of King David until the Babylonian Captivity

False

T/F The 2 Books of Samuel cover the history of the Israelites from the period of the judges until the last years of the prophet Isaiah.

False - House of David

T/F The Davidic covenant led the Israelites to believe that the Messiah would come from the house of Samuel to save the Chosen People from their enemies.

False - 400

T/F The Davidic dynasty lasted 800 years until the Babylonians conquered the southern kingdom.

False - David

T/F The generations following Saul looked to him as someone God Used in a special way to work out his divine plan and to reign as a a golden age for Israel.

True

T/F The hopeful message of the author of Isaiah 40-55 came to pass when the Persian Empire conquered the Babylonian Empire and God's remnant returned to Jerusalem.

False - Moses and Jesus

T/F The life of Jeremiah parallels the lives of both Moses and John the Baptist.

False

T/F The major theological truth in the Book of Judges is that the Lord fought for Israel in the conquest of Canaan while the Book of Joshua explains that the Israelites gained a foothold in the land after about 200 years involved several major battles.

True

T/F The mutual distrust between the Jews and Samaritans came about because the latter were a mixed population of both Israelites and Assyrian descent who worshipped God at Dan and Baal

True

T/F The nonwriting group of prophets are those who did not leave behind their own writings like Amos and Hosea.

False Elisha succeeded Elijah

T/F The prophet Elijah succeeded Elisha and performed many miracles just like his predecessor, also siding with the poor.

True

T/F The prophets Amos and Hosea were 2 prophets of social justice who challenged King Jeroboam II and his successors who permitted the worship of the Baals & exploitation of the poor.

prophet

The Hebrew word of ____________________ is nabi.

Northern

The downfall of the ______________ kingdom was the result of idolatry.

Southern, Babylonians, exile

The end of the ____________________- kingdom came in 586 BC at the hands of the ______________________ who would eventually take much of the population into ________________.

Hanukkah, rededicated

The feast of ____________________ commemorates this rebellion when Judas Maccabeus recaptured Jerusalem and ______________ the temple.

repentance, sorrow and death

The prophet Jeremiah consistently preached a message of _______________, warning that the People's sins would lead to ______________ and __________________.

Hosea, Amos'

The prophet ________________ began preaching in the last years of ______________ preaching & continued until the fall of Israel.

Jewish Dynasty, freedom

The short lived independent ________________ ________________ was formed which brought glory and political ___________________ to the Jews.

Temple, Covenant

They rebuilt Jerusalem and the __________________ and renewed the ____________________.

nabi

This means Mouthpiece

Gentile, Jerusalem, taxes, pilgrimages

Those Jew who chose not to return were more open to _____________ ideas. However they looked to __________________ for leadership, paid Temple _________________-taxes and made ________________ to the Holy City.

Love

Throughout all of the troubles and ignoring of God's wishes His ____________ remained constant

Fidelity to God leads to success. Disobedience leads to disaster

What was the religious theme of the period of the monarchy?

conquered, Hellenism, Greek

When the Persians were ___________________ by Alexander the Great he established _______________ in his desire that all his conquered people be one nations with classical ______________ culture as its unifying force.

Persians, Zoroastrianism,

While ruled by the _________________, the Jews were not required to practice ___________________________, the official Persian religion.

David

Who did Samuel anoint the greatest Israel King while Saul was still king.

Saul

Who was selected as Israel's 1st king with God's approval?