Religion Chapter 12 Test
how long did Jonah stay in the belly of the whale?
3 days
How long did it take for the Assyrian king to take over the city of Samaria
3 years
The Ninevites were given how many days to repent?
40 days -in scripture, the number 40 is symbolic of repentance
who showed Jeroboam he would be king of 10 of the 12 tribes
Abijah
how did Abijah show jeroboam he would be king of 10 of the 12 tribes
Abijah took off the new garment he was wearing and ripped it into 12 pieces, and told Jeroboam to take 10 of them
the worst king
Ahab
What did Rehoboam say he was going to chastise Jeroboams people with?
"My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions"
Ahab did move to provoke God's anger than all the kings of Israel who had gone before him
1 Kings
How are Jeroboam and Aaron alike?
1 This was similar to the golden calf Aaron made at Mt. Sinai 2 when Aaron dedicated the golden calf in the wilderness he said "Behold your god O Israel who brought you out of the land of Egypt." Jeroboam used these same words
What did the prophets Abijah tell Jeroboam he would be given
10 of the 12 trives
What is the point of the book of the prophet jonah
Gives us a good idea of how impossible it is to avoid gods call
Why was Rehoboam such a miserable king
He grew up in Solomons magnificent court: he never knew any other way of life than luxury and idleness
What did Elijah first do to show God's displeasure with ahab and Jezebel
He stopped the rain
Last king of israel
Hoshea
The last King of Israel that paid tribute to the Assyrian Syrian king, Shalamaneser
Hoshea
What favor did the ppl ask of Rehoboam when he succeeded his father Solomon
To take some of the weight off their shoulders
Major threat to Israel
assyrians -quite brutal and delighted in massacring their enemies
Jonah came to be in the ____ of a whale. He said it was like being in ______
belly Sheol
Golden calves were not as bad as the canaanites _____
false gods -the golden calves were at least supposed to represent the one true God but the Cannanites gods required human sacrifice and employed male and female cult prostitution
lived easy lives, gaining their living from telling rulers what they wanted to hear
false prophets
because of the ____ the widow Zarephath and her son were about to eat their last meal and die of starvation. Elijah promised her the food and oil she had would last her throughout the drought. Later when the son sickened and died, Elijah _______
famine raised him from the dead
God said that the Ninevites didn't know ____ from ____ and they needed a chance to repent
good from bad
how did Jeroboam discourage Temple worship?
he made 2 golden calves for the people to worship within Israel
why was Jeroboam fearful of?
he was afraid, if his subjects in Israel went to Jerusalem in Judah to offer sacrafices in the temple, they would turn their hearts to the true worship of the Lord and their allegiance to Rehoboam and would want to kill Jeroboam
how did rehoboam grow up
in a luxury and idleness and was spoiled
what did bad kings in Israel do?
introduced foreign gods (sometimes) persecuted worshippers of the one true God
the kingdom of Israel had both good and bad _____
kings
the ____ of the one true God faced challenges
prophets
would have to set aside his own opinions and desires to go where God sent him and say what God wanted him to say
prophets
Many prophets of the one true God were ____
put to death they denounced the worship of false gods, even before kings and other potentates
what did good kings in Israel do?
reformed worship led the people back to God
who was Solomon's son
rehoboam
Solomon's wise counselors advised Rehoboam to do what two things?
serve the delegation speak good words to them
God stopped Jonah by sending a mighty ____ that threatened to sink the ships. Jonah admitted he was the cause of the troubles so his shipmates ________
tempest tossed him into the sea
where did Elijah flee?
the desert
Elijah convinced the people to follow ______ instead of _____. -He staged a contest. A huge crowd saw 450 _____ of Baal sacrifice to the Lord. Whichever deity sent fire to consume his sacrifice would prove himself true.
the one true God instead of Baal prophets
what did Jeroboam and the elders ask Rehoboam?
to ease their heavy labor and, in exchange, they would be his good subjects
God ordered Jonah to Nineveh but, instead of going east by land to Nineveh, he sailed ___
west
God told Elijah to anoint a new prophet:
Elisha
____ had some bad kings but ___ had far more bad ones than good
Judah Israel
the realm of the dead
Sheol
Where was Tarshish located
Soain
who was king during Israel's peak of glory as a kingdom
Solomon
Why did Jeroboam bring back the golden calf
To keep the loyalty of his subjects
What groups of ppl did Jonah hate
Assyrians
powerful enemies of the Israelites
Assyrians
Despite all the attempts, nothing happened to the sacrifice to _____. When Elijah prayed, God sent ____ to consume his sacrifice
Baal fire -They said "The Lord is God" and all the people turned on the 450 false gods and, lead by Elijah, killed them all
The southern of the two centers of worship in the northern Kingdom of Israel where Jeroboam set up golden calves for the people to worship
Bethel
What two areas did jeroboam set up idols?
Bethel and dan
Northern of the 2 centers of worship in the northern kingdom of Israel where Jeroboam set up golden calves for the people to worship
Dan
Elijah didn't _____. He was taken into heaven in a _____
Die Chariot of fire driven by horses of fire
Elisha requested a _____ share of Elijah's power
Double
King Shalamanser learned Hoshea had tried to forge a military alliance with ____ so he invaded Israel. After a 3 year siege, he destroyed the capital ______
Egypt Samaria
When Elijah fled for his life from Jezebel how did he encounter God?
In a small whisper
Throughout the Old Testament a double share of the fathers property referred to the first born sons ______. Elisha was asking to be Elijah's _____+______-his son, to be in the 'image and likeness' of Elijah
Inheritance Heir+secessor -we are created in the "image and likeness" of God
What did bad kings do?
Introduced foreign gods and sometimes even persecuted true believers
Hoshea had lost a battle against him and had to pay tribute or face ____
Invasion
What kingdom had more bad kings than good
Israel
From God's perspective, why was Israel destroyed?
Israel would not listen to gods prophets to believe in the Lord their God
Jonah is a type for
Jesus
Even after the ministry of the prophets, idolatry was still prevalent among the _____, especially in ______.
Jews Israel
Wicked queen of Israel
Jezebel
the pagan princess Ahab married
Jezebel
why did Elijah flee to the desert?
Jezebel had threatened him with death because he had led a slaughter of her prophets (he was in the desert for 40 days and 40 nights)
______ set off for Tarshish instead of going to ______
Jonah Nineveh
Elijah called Elisha when he tossed his ____ over Elishas shoulders. 1 this meant Elisha would continue the _____ line 2 taking or giving up ones mantle means taking/giving up a _____
Mantle Prophetic line Task/role
What signs indicated Elisha had inherited Elijah's spirit?
Miracles: dividing the Jordon, making oil indefinitely, and raising a young man from the dead
Nation Leader/King Conquered By (the thing on Mrs Meyer's board)
Nation Leader/King Conquered By North: Israel -> Jeroboam -> Assyrians South: Judah -> Rehoboam -> Babylonians
Capital of the Assyrian empire
Nineveh
what did Jonah want destroyed?
Nineveh
what was the capital city of the Assyrians
Nineveh
Jonah disliked God's request be he knew God would forgive the ______ if they would have repented, but he wanted them _____.
Ninevites destroyed -he expressed it so: "Thou art a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding In steadfast love, and repentant of evil."
God gave the Israelites the ________ and the Assyrians would either kill or resettle them somewhere and inhabit their land, destroying _____
Promise Land Israel
Who did God send to give his people guidance
Prophet
What did the good kings do?
Reformed worship and led the people back to god
who was David's grandson?
Rehoboam
how did Rehoboam respond to the request of Jeroboam and the elders?
Rehoboam responded arrogantly He told Jeroboam and the elders he would work them even harder than his father and punish them even more severely -In this regard Rehoboam parallels Pharoah who increased the Hebrews workload in response to Moses' demands
Jezebel was a worshipper of the phoecian god Baal and convinced her husband to erect a temple for Baal in _______; she launched a ______ of God's prophets
Semaria persecution
what made God decide to divide the kingdom
Solomon's idolatry
What two things do Elijah do that we're similar to Moses actions
Spent 40 days/nights in the desert Ate the heavenly food (manna)
What made Solomon unpopular with his subjects
Taxes and forced labor
Name some things that the Assyrians did that made the kingdom of Judah and Israel fear them
The city was richer than anyone could imagine, swollen with loot pillaged from all over the known world. People of Israel and Judah loved in constant fear
What were the seeds of the Israelites empires undoing
The pride and idolatry of Solomon
helped the poor widow of Zarephath and her son
The prophet Elijah
who told Rehoboam that the division was God's doing? What does Rehobaom allow?
The prophet Shemaiah Rehoboam allows the kingdom to be divided without a fight (perhaps Rehoboam did not want to risk a war he would not win)