Ch. 13

Who were the Samaritans?

People from the Assyrian empire settled the towns around Samaria and mixed with the Israelites.

How did Josiah react when he found out Judah was to be punished by God?

started a great reform

Who was Zedekiah?

Last King of Judah.

Why did Hezekiah destroy Moses' bronze serpent?

B/c the people started to worship it as a god.

What important discovery did the priests make during Josiah's reign?

Book of Law

When were many books of the Old Testament edited in their final forms?

During the Babylonian Empire.

Where did the remnant of Judah flee after the leading citizens had been deported to Babylon?

Egypt

What happened when Manasseh was taken away by the Assyrians?

He converted and returned to undo the wrong he had done.

Who was known as the great reformer?

Josiah

What happened to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego?

Thrown into a fiery furnace- they were unharmed.

How did King Manasseh begin his reign?

He undid his father's reforms and established pagan worship.

Who was Hezekiah?

King of Judah

What is the main theme of Isaiah's prophecy?

Repentance

According to Isaiah, what unlikely place would be made glorious "in the later time"?

Galilee