Old Testament Midterm
Saul
First of the kings
Zerubbabel/Jeshua
First return: Temple rebuilt
Ahasuerus (King of Persia)
Gentile whom Esther (a Hebrew woman) married
Grace
Giving what is undeserved
Genesis-Deuteronomy
God establishes His promise of hope through the formation of Israel
Last words of Joshua
God has been faithful, Israel is called to holy living, The covenant is renewed
Job-Song of Solomon
God instructs humanity on living in light of His promised hope
Isaiah-Malachi
God reinforces His promise of hope through the prophets of Israel
Joshua-Esther
God sustains His promise of hope through the history of Israel
Destruction of the Canaanites
God's command in Judges
Mercy and forgiveness
God's response to David's sin
The kingdom was taken away
God's response to Saul's sin
Theocracy
Governing by a people by divine guidance
Zerubbabel
Governor, descendant of David
Ruth (A Gentile)
Great-grandmother of King David
Jeshua
High priest
Gideon
Idolatry
Artaxerxes
King of Persia (book of Nehemiah)
Samuel
Last of the judges
Samson
Married Canaanite woman
Ephraim
Name of the Northern Kingdom of Israel
Judah
Name of the Southern Kingdom of Israel
Tribe of Benjamin
Nearly destroyed by other tribes
Northern Kingdom of Israel
No good kings
52 days
Number of days it took to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem
13 years
Number of years Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem after Ezra
80 years
Number of years between Zerubbabel and Ezra
15 years
Number of years the work stopped after placing the foundation of the temple
Book of Esther
Occurred in Persia between Ezra 6 and 7
Prophet
One sent by God to deliver His message
Priest
One who ministers and mediates between God and man
Saul's failure
Partial obedience to God's command to destroy the Amalekites
Domain
Place to rule
Ezra
Prompted the people to confess and forsake their sin
Fulfillment of the covenant Punishment of sin 70-year rest of the land
Purpose of exile
Queen Vashti
Queen who lost her throne and was replaced by Esther
Ezra
Ready scribe; prepared to seek the law; prepared to do the law; Prepared to teach Israel
Solomon's failure
Rejected God's command for a king; Heart was turned to idols
Israel
Rejected God's rulership
Idolatry and Disobedience
Replacement of Faith and Obedience in Israel in Judges
Shifted the blame to the people
Saul's response to sin
Ezra
Second return: Scriptural revival
Israel
Served the Lord all the days of Joshua's generation
His son would lose the half kingdom
Solomon's punishment
Rehoboam
Solomon's son
Southern Kingdom of Israel
Some good kings
Hamman
The king's servant who plotted to kill all Jews after being insulted by Mordecai
48 cities
The number of cities that the Levites got instead of a land portion
10 tribes
The number of tribes in the northern kingdom
2 tribes
The number of tribes in the southern kingdom
Nehemiah
Third return: Wall rebuilt
The priests
Went first when Israel crossed Jordan and then God parted the water
No formal leadership, A remnant of Canaanites remained in the land
What happened after Joshua died?
Mercy
Withholding what is deserved
586 B.C.
Year that the Southern Kingdom of Israel was taken captive by Babylon
722 B.C.
Year the Assyrians conquered the Northern Kingdom of Israel
Jephthah
sacrificed his daughter
Joshua
40 years after Exodus, Covers about 30 years, New leadership for Israel
Kinsman Redeemer
A capable relative who comes to the aid of a needy family member
Ruth
A gentile that expressed faith in God of Heaven
Jerusalem
Capital of Israel
Jerusalem
Capital of the Southern Kingdom of Israel
Samaria
Capital of the northern kingdom of Israel
Mordecai
Esther's uncle
Sabbatical year
Every 7th year
Righteousness
Doing what is right
Test of Obedience
Drive out the remaining inhabitants of the land (test name)
Haggai and Zechariah
Encouraged the people to finish rebuilding the temple
Judge
A military leader who administers Justice
David's failure
Adultery, conspiracy, murder
King
An absolute monarch who exercised control of his subjects
Zion
City of David
Feast of Purim
Commemorates the survival of Jews (still celebrated)
Nehemiah
Cupbearer to Artaxerxes
Sin (disobedience) Servitude (oppression) Supplication (pray) Salvation (deliverance) Submission (obedience)
Cycle of Apostasy in Judges
Unconditional
David's covenant to God to build Him a temple
Confession and Repentance
David's response to his sin
Boaz
Demonstrated his obedience to the commands of God