BI 105-21 Test 2
Result
Feast of Purim
Zerubbabel and Jeshua
First Return: Temple Rebuilt
Theme of Ezra
First and Second Return of Israel: People Restored and Temple Rebuilt
Theme of Exodus
Formation of Israel as a Holy Nation
Purpose of the Exile (Leviticus 26; Jeremiah 25)
Fulfillment of the covenant Punishment for sin 70 year rest for the land
Abraham & Sarah
Genesis 17
Jacob
Genesis 35
Judah
Genesis 49
Ruth's faith
Gentile expressing faith in the God of heaven
Deteriorating Spirituality
Gideon: idolatry Jephthah: sacrificed daughter Samson: married Canaanite woman
How did God keep His promise of a king?
Gives the people what they want Instructs them how to live under a king
Grace
Giving what is undeserved
Theme of Numbers
God Leads Israel in the Wilderness
Entering the land
God blesses obedience
Victory at Jericho
God blesses obedience
Defeat at Ai
God chastises disobedience
(Genesis - Deuteronomy)
God establishes His promise of hope through the formation of Israel
The last words of Joshua
God has been faithful Israel is called to holy living Covenant is renewed (remaining in the land requires continued obedience)
(Job - Song of Solomon)
God instructs humanity on living in light of His promised hope
Transition of leadership
God is faithful to His promise God is faithful in His presence
(Isaiah - Malachi)
God reinforces His promise of hope through the prophets of Israel
(Joshua - Esther)
God sustains His promised hope through the history of Israel
Theme of Deuteronomy
God's Covenant with Israel is Re-established
Theme of Esther
God's protection over Israel during times of exile
Attributes of God Highlighted
Grace, Mercy, Righteousness
God is faithful
He keeps His promises
God is Sovereign
His will will be done
Faith & obedience were replaced with...
Idolatry & disobedience
Theme of Leviticus
Instructions for Israel as a Kingdom of Priests
Northern Kingdom
Israel
1 Samuel 8
Israel Demands a King
Result of the test of obedience
Israel failed to obey God completely - Did not drive out the inhabitants
Second Return rebuilt the *people*
Israel had fallen into sin (married strangers - Gentiles) Prompted people to confess & forsake their sin (obedience to remain in the land)
Living during the exile
Jeremiah 29
Southern Capital
Jerusalem
Southern Kingdom
Judah
God restored His people to the land
King Cyrus, King of Persia
Deuteronomy 28-30
Land Covenant
Exodus 19
Mosaic Covenant
13 years after Ezra...
Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem
Good kings? (Northern)
No good kings!
Submission
Obedience
Servitude
Oppression
Joshua 24
People's Commitment to the Covenant
Supplication
Pray
Theme of Ruth
Preservation of the Messianic Line
Genesis 3
Promise of Hope
Solomon's failure
Rejected God's command for a king His heart was turned from God to idols
"everyman did that which was right in his own eyes"
Relativity of truth (when truth becomes relative then truth becomes irrelevant)
Promise of a House
Right of succession Jesus Christ, the Son of David
Theme of 1 Kings
Rise and Decline of Israel
The Messianic Line preserved
Ruth (a Gentile) becomes the great-grandmother of King David... ...through whom would come Christ!
Northern Capital
Samaria
The people's choice
Saul: what they could see (the visible)
Israel rejected God's rulership
Saw God as insufficient to fight their battles Adopted the world's reasoning for success: "like all the nations"
Word of God was elevated
Scripture was read form morning to midday Repentance and worship were emphasized
Ezra
Second Return: Spiritual Revival
Cycle of Apostasy in Judges
Sin, Servitude, Supplication, Salvation, Submission
Good kings? (Southern)
Some good kings!
Theme of Genesis
The Book of Beginnings
Theme of 1 Chronicles
The Kingdom Established
Theme of Joshua
The entrance and settlement of Canaan
Theme of 2 Samuel
The establishment of the monarchy with David as the king
Theme of 1 Samuel
The establishment of the monarchy with Saul as the king
Theme of 2 Chronicles
The kingdom divided and exiled
God's response to Saul
The kingdom taken away; obedience is better than sacrifice
Revival
The people's hearts
Crossing the Jordan
The priests went first and stepped into the water
God's covenant with Noah (Noahic Covenant)
The world will never again be destroyed by a flood; unconditional (Genesis 6-11)
Nehemiah
Third Return: Wall Rebuilt
Theme of Nehemiah
Third return of Israel: Wall is Rebuilt
Confusion & Chaos
Tribe of Benjamin nearly destroyed by the other tribes
Davidic Covenant
Unconditional Promise of a House Promise of a Kingdom Promise of a Throne (2 Samuel 7:12-16)
Mercy
Withholding what is deserved
First Return rebuilt the *temple*
Work was stopped after foundation was laid (15 years) Work completed after Haggai & Zachariah encouraged the people
First Return led by
Zerubbabel & Jeshua
Jerusalem became the capital
Zion City of David
Esther, a Hebrew woman, married...
a Gentile, Ahasuerus
Kinsman Redeemer
a capable relative who comes to the aid of a needy family member
Promise of a Kingdom
a domain; place to rule
Judge
a military leader who administers justice
David's failure
adultery, conspiracy, murder
King Ahasuerus
held a beauty contest for choosing a new queen
Jeshua
high priest
Solomon's punishment
his son (Rehoboam) would lose half of the kingdom
Hamman (king's servant) plotted to...
kill all Jews after being insulted by Mordecai (Esther's Uncle)
Hamman
killed
Samuel
last of the judges
God's response to David
mercy & forgiveness
From theocracy to...
monarchy
Was Israel wrong in demanding a king?
not really...God had planned for a king
Land inherited
on both sides of the Jordan River
Prophet
one sent by God to deliver His message
Priest
one who ministers and mediates between God & man
Jews
preserved
A life of...
purpose direction prayer peace discernment anticipation (HOPE!)
Northern Kingdom continued to...
rebel against God despite numerous warnings from prophets
Southern Kingdom continued to...
rebel against God despite numerous warnings from prophets
The people...
repented and reaffirmed the covenant (obedience in the land)
Saul's response to his sin
shifted blame to the people; said the oxen were for sacrifice for the Lord
Reconstruction
the city walls - completed in 52 days!
Esther petitioned...
the king for deliverance
The Lord sustains His promise of hope through...
the times of the kings!
Apostacy
the willful rejection of Truth
After Joshua died
there was no formal leadership
Why did God command the Israelites to destroy the Canaanites
to avoid contamination of the "holy nation" (evil overcomes good naturally)
God is King
what He says goes
Southern Tribes
2 tribes
Levites received
48 cities rather than land positions
Northern Kingdom also called
Ephraim
"Sabbatical year"
Every 7 years
Second Return led by
Ezra (80 years after Zerubbabel)
1 Kings 12
Division of the Kingdom
Righteousness
Doing what is right (all the time)
Zerubabbel
governor, descendant of David
Test of obedience
drive out the remaining inhabitants of the land
Saul
first of the kings
Promise of a Throne
future king
Theocracy
governing of a people by divine guidance
Rahab's faith was confirmed
"Joshua saved Rahab...she dwelleth in Israel"
Rahab demonstrated her faith
"she bound the scarlet line in the window"
Rahab expressed her faith
"the Lord your God, He is God"
Israel's Failure
(Judges 1:21-33) "Neither did ______ drive out"
1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings
...
Esther
...
Ezra
...
Joshua
...
Judges
...
Nehemiah
...
Return from exile
...
Ruth
...
Transition of Israel's leadership
...
Types of Israel's leadership
...
Truths highlighted from the story of Ruth
1. God always has a righteous remnant 2. God is always faithful to His people
Lessons Learned
1. God is Sovereign 2. God is always at work 3. God is faithful to keep His promises
God's covenant with Abraham (Abrahamic Covenant)
1. God would make a great nation out of Abraham and his descendants 2. This nation would be a conduit of universal blessing - Salvation through a descendant of Abraham (JESUS) Unconditional (Genesis 12:1-3)
Prescription for success
1. Remember God's promises 2. Obey God's precepts 3. Rely on God's presence
How does God continue to keep His promises in Ruth?
1. Ruth & Boaz 2. Preservation of the Messianic Line
Northern Tribes
10 tribes
Ezra was...
A ready scribe Prepared to seek the law Prepared to do the law Prepared to teach Israel
Genesis 12
Abrahamic Covenant
Boaz's faith
Actions demonstrate his obedience to the commands of God Kinsman Redeemer
Nehemiah was cupbearer to...
Artaxerxes, King of Persia
Northern taken captive by...
Assyria - 722 B.C. (2 Kings 17)
Southern taken captive by...
Babylon - 586 B.C. (2 Chronicles 36)
3 Campaigns
Central, Southern, Northern (5-6 years after crossing Jordan)
Feast of Purim
Commemorates survival of Jews (celebrated still)
God's covenant with Moses (Mosaic Covenant)
Conditional "if you will obey my voice indeed" God desired to dwell with His people A people right with Him A place to dwell (Exodus 19:3-6)
Land Covenant
Conditional Obedience is required to dwell in the land (Deuteronomy 28-30)
Theme of Judges
Cycles of Apostasy and Deliverance
God's choice
David: what He could see (the invisible) "a man after His own heart" "the Lord looketh on the heart"
2 Samuel 7
Davidic Covenant
Theme of 2 Kings
Decline and Fall of Israel
Salvation
Deliverance
God's command to Israel in Judges
Destruction of the Canaanites
Israel
Deuteronomy 17
Saul's failure
Did not destroy the Amalekites completely; Partial obedience to God's command to destroy the Amalekites
Sin
Disobedience
Israel served the Lord...
all the days of Joshua's generation
King
an absolute monarch who exercises control over his subjects
What is a covenant?
an agreement between two or more parties
Conditional Covenant
based upon the faithfulness of all parties to discharge agreed upon duties with agreed upon consequences for failure
David's response to his sin
confession & repentance
Unconditional Covenant
dependent solely upon the faithfulness of the one making the covenant
Queen Vashti
dethroned
