Old Testament Facts to Memorize
Who is Sheshbazzar and during what time period would you place him?
1 of 2 leaders who was appointed to guide israel back to Jerusalem after the exile
Ruth is set during which time period?
1300 BC, during the time of Ehud; written during the time of Judges
What is the time period that the book of Judges covers?
13th cent BC-1050 BC
Amarna tablets were written in the
14th cent bc
significance of rehoboam
1st king of Judah; king of the southern kingdom after the land of the Israelites was split --> marked the beginning of divided kingdom
year of Nehemiah's mission to build defensive wall around Jerusalem
445 BC
When did Nehemiah come to Palestine?
445 Bc during King Artexerxes reign
What is the date of the mission of Ezra; For an extra point tell me the name of the King of persia at the time
458 BC; King Artexerxes I
when did Ezra come to Palestine?
458 during 7th year of King Artexerxes reign
What year was the second temple finally completed?
515 BC
what period of time does Ezra 1-6 cover?
539-515 end of exile and 2nd temple built
What time period does the book of Judges cover?
After the conquest (40 years after the exodus, which is either 15th or 13th century) and death of Joshua to the monarchy in 1050 when Saul is crowned King
person who stole from the Harem in the story of Ai
Akin
scholars who developed immigration model
Alt and Noth
Mordecai's ancestry
Benjamite from the clan of Kish (father of Saul)
go'el in the book of ruth = who?
Boaz
What is you favorite football team (hint it has a birds name)?
Eagles
Who was leading the army of Israel at the time when the ark of the covenant was lost?
Eli's sons
What chapters in what book are a recording of the divisions of the land given to every tribe?
Joshua 13-24
where do you find the message of hope in the book of Lamentations?
Lamentation 3:19 (third chapter longer on purpose)
scholars who developed the revolution model
Mendenhall and Gottwald
Eglon was king of...
Moab (had control of Israel for 18 years)
2 famous judges
Samson and Ehud
Haman's ancestry
an Agogite from the Amalekites
why does the book of Chronicles only focus on the history of Judah?
b/c the southern kingdom (Judah) was the only one that came back from exile and this was written during post-exilic period
what is the theology of settlement section of the book of Joshua
beginning of the fulfillment or concretization of the abrahamic promise of land
"Judge" = ? (aka: ?)
charismatic deliverer
which book emphasizes immediate retribution?
chronicles
what profession was Nehemiah both before and after he went to Judah?
cupbearer for Artexerxes I and became governor of Judah
Who was Zerubbabel?
descendant of David and governor of Judah, led exiles back to Jerusalem to rebuild temple
what did solomon do to make him a fool at the end of his reign?
didn't follow the law God set out for kings; married several women and took lots of possessions and eventually became dependent on his stuff rather than on God and worshipped other gods
What mistake did Joshua make in the Gibeonite matter?
didn't inquire of God about making a treaty with the Gibeonites; because of this treaty the existing land became a trap for the Israelites
Why was the "unnamed prophet" eaten by a lion in 1 Kings 13?
disobeyed God by going back to the house when god told him not to accept hospitality and just go to Judah; must be true to commands
when was the first major redaction of the book of Judges?
during the reign of King David
the two stories of the appendix start out being stories about _______ and turn into a story of a ___________
dysfunctional family; dysfunctional nation
who killed eglon?
ehud
the final redaction of the book of judges took place when?
exilic period
Eglon means
fat calf
who were the two good kings of the southern kingdom during the divided monarchy who kept the temple pure and destroyed the high places?
hezekiah and Josiah
when the book of Kings says that a certain King followed in the sin of Jeroboam son of Nebat, what sin is he referring to?
idolatry; Jeroboam set up 2 golden calves (931 BC) one in dan and the other in bethel;
Significance of Ehud being left handed
ironic because was from the benjamite clan which means "right handed man" - also considered icky in that time period; allowed him to pass through security with his sword because he put it on the right side where no one thinks to look
Zimri
king of the north whose reign lasted 7 days; held accountable for allowing shrines that Jeroboam made to exist
go'el = ?
kinsmen redeemer
how was the book of Judges as a whole characterized in class?
marked by moral depravity, spiritual confusion, and political fragmentation
722
northern kingdom was defeated by the Assyrians
what role does the law of centralization play in the books of Samuel-Kings?
one of the main reasons that israel is in exile is when a king performed idol worship or worshipped in the high places
which book emphasizes delayed retribution
samuel-kings
What is Ezra's occupation?
scribe/priest in the line of Aaron; hired by king Artexerxes I to reestablish the Law of God in Israel
2nd half of the book of Joshua is about...?
settlement
name the different parts of the so-called circle/cycle of judges
sin, oppression, repentance, rise of judge, period of peace
why did people think that saul would make a good king?
taller than most people with good stature and was handsome
what tribe stole micah's idol and took his priest?
the Daanites
what is the genre of Ezra-Nehemiah? Is there anything unique about its genre?
theological history; contains some memoir in the 1st person, which differs from the rest of the Bible written in 3rd person narrative
where does Ehud kill Eglon?
upper chamber/bathroom
539
year Cyrus decree was issued (found in the Cyrus cylinder) which allowed the Israelites under Babylonian exile to return home and rebuild the temple
931
year solomon died and Israel was split into two kingdoms
name the ancient Near Eastern text that provides a literary background to the book of Lamentations
"The Lamentation Over Destruction of Sumer and Ur" (Akkadian)
What does "Ai" mean?
"dump"
What does Abijam mean?
"father of the sea"; 1 Kings 15
What does Abijah mean?
"father"; 2 Chronicles 13; son of Uriel