Old Testament textbook
Archaeology
"To recover the material culture of the peoples of antiquity and, so doing, attempt to reconstruct their history and lifestyles" is Hill & Walton's definition of the purpose of:
cycle
4. A sequence of actions repeated again and again in the same order is called a:
worship
A careful study of the Old Testament is imperative if we are to understand proper:
christ and the church
A common view of the book is that it is actually describing:
sovereignty
A key attribute of God described in the book of Daniel is His:
king Solomon
A key author of the Proverbs is:
David and Salomon
A key element of 1-2 Chronicles is holding up as ideal the reigns of Kings __?__ and __?__.
parallelism
A key feature of Hebrew poetry is:
love
A key idea in Hosea is God s unchanging __?__ for Israel.
change
A key lesson from the Old Testament is that God does not:
only the wicked suffer
A key misunderstanding that the book of Job disproves is:
the conquest of Canaan and..
A major portion of the Old Testament book that bears his name is devoted to:
social justice
A major theme of Amos is that genuine obedience to God will also result in:
covenant
A prominent theme in the book of Jeremiah is the New __?__.
God intends His Word to retain an element of the "mysterious," not to be understood completely.
According to Hill & Walton, the difficulties in "listening" to God "speaking" through the Old Testament include all of the following, except:
worship
Among other principles, the prophet Malachi taught the people what God expected in:
evil deeds
Among other problems, the prophet Zechariah rebukes the returned exiles for repeating the __?__ of their ancestors.
David
An Israelite "empire that stretched from the elbow of the Euphrates in the north to the borders of Egypt in the south" was inherited by King Solomon from his father, King __?__.
meaning
An overall theme of Ecclesiastes is that without God, life has no __?__.
temple worship
Another important theme of these books is the importance of:
covenant
As an act of His grace, God chose Abram (later called Abraham) and established a __?__ with him.
the holy one of Israel
As the title for God, Isaiah used almost exclusively:
sanctuary
Because Israel had only one God, that God could not be represented by idols, and the rituals had to be performed in God's presence, there was only one __?__ in Israel.
a second chance
Both Jonah himself and the people of Nineveh received from God the gift of:
love
Contrary to what many Christians falsely believe, even in the Old Testament, God is a God of:
cannot be thwarted by the schemes of the wicked.
Esther also demonstrates the truth that God's plan for His people . . .
sabbath
God ordained that the seventh day be set aside as a holy:
commandments
God's stipulations for how He expected His people to live - recorded first in Exodus and repeated in Deuteronomy - are known as the "Ten:
similar in both form and content
Hebrew poetry and the poetry of other peoples in the Ancient Near East are:
Among whom he could dwell and...
Hill & Walton conclude that "God's plan from the beginning was to create a people . . .
jesus
Hill & Walton conclude that the ultimate goal of the Old Testament is:
covenant
Hill & Walton observe that the Old Testament "often appears to be the history of the __?__ . . . more than a history of Israel."
Assyria
Hill & Walton observe that the primary anchor for the absolute chronology of the Old Testament world is the date of a solar eclipse, recorded in a list of honored officials from:
eternal
In Daniel, the kingdoms of men are contrasted with the kingdom of God, which is:
five
Internally, the Old Testament book of Psalms is divided into __?__ smaller books.
murder and adultery
King David was guilty of:
sacrifices
Leviticus also explained the system of __?__ God had established.
divine humor
Major themes of the book of Proverbs include all of the following, except:
prose narrative
Most of the literature of these five books is:
revelation
One contrast drawn in Ecclesiastes is between experience and __?__.
counting
One important event in Numbers is the __?__ of the Hebrew people.
a king David
One of the primary authors of the Psalms was
children
One way God gave signs through the prophet Isaiah was by names the prophet gave to his:
the king
Prophecies in the Ancient Near East were typically addressed to:
seam
Some scholars believe that the transitions in the book of Psalms are explained by the __?__ psalms.
prophet
Someone who speaks on behalf of someone else is a:
patriarchs
The "fathers" of the Hebrew people are together known as:
Moses
The "one author hypothesis" considers __?__ to be the author or compiler of the Pentateuch.
Yahweh
The Hebrew name for God is:
presence
The ark of the covenant was the physical symbol of God's:
the preacher
The author of Ecclesiastes is commonly called (in English):
monotheism
The belief in, and worship of, only one God is:
retribution
The belief that the righteous prosper and the wicked suffer is called the __?__ principle.
the song of solomon
The book Song of Songs is also often called:
divorce
The book also states that God hates:
a god-ordained marriage
The book expresses the goodness of human sexual love within the particular context of:
is working behind the scenes
The book of Esther demonstrates that God is still at work even when He . . .
compassion
The book of Jonah illustrates the truth that God has the sovereign right to show His __?__ whenever and to whomever He chooses.
Jeremiah
The book of Lamentations is believed to have been written by the prophet:
wandered in the wilderness
The book of Numbers describes events during the time when the Hebrews . . .
the perfect obedience of the Hebrews
The book of Numbers includes all of the following themes, except:
the day of the lord
The book of Zephaniah focuses on the coming:
Babylon
The books of Ezra and Nehemiah describe the return of exiles to Judah from:
Samuel
The boy God called to become the priest-leader of Israel after Eli died was:
exodus
The departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt is known as the:
Pentateuch
The first five books of the Old Testament are together known as the:
god and his covenant
The focus of the Old Testament historical literature is:
David
The future king who killed the giant Goliath in battle was
king solomon
The historical figure traditionally believed to be this author was:
judges
The leaders God called to guide His people sometimes for a brief period and sometimes for several years were called:
Joshua
The man God appointed to lead the Israelites after the death of Moses was
temple
The ministry of the prophet Haggai stresses the importance of the __?__ as a covenant symbol for Israel.
Israel and Judah
The nation of Israel eventually divided into the kingdoms of __?__ and __?__.
calves
The northern kingdom fell into idolatry when King Jeroboam re-introduced the worship of golden:
ancient near east
The physical world of the Old Testament, today called the Middle East, was the:
renewing the covenant
The primary theme of both books is __?__ in the post-exilic community.
Jerusalem
The prophet Ezekiel calls the people of Judah to repentance in light of the coming destruction of:
day of the lord
The prophet Joel used a locust plague as an analogy to describe the coming:
right behavior
The prophet Micah proclaimed that the proper response to God's anger was not manipulating rituals, but:
judgement
The prophetic oracle that described the punishment God was sending was the __?__ oracle.
wealth psalms
The psalms within the book can be divided into all of the following categories, except:
philistines
The residents of the land of Palestine from whom it takes its name were the:
kinsman-redeemer
The role of Boaz in the book of Ruth is an excellent illustration of the Hebrew character known as a:
textual criticism
The science of manuscript comparison is also called:
justice
The story told in Job describes the relationship among God's wisdom, sovereignty, and:
new covenant
The term New Testament is another way of saying:
canon
The word that originally meant "reed" or "stalk" of a plant and now refers to the "measure" of what is included in the Holy Scriptures is:
Baal
There was constant temptation for the Israelites to mix their worship of Yahweh with worship of:
israel
Through the prophet Obadiah, God promised both the destruction of Edom and the restoration of:
ten
To demonstrate His superiority over the false gods of Egypt, God afflicted the nation with __?__ plagues.
promise
We should understand a proverb to illustrate a general principle, not a __?__.
"the exercise of an expert sense of judgment about the text"
When Hill & Walton discuss "critical scholarship," they use the term "criticism" to mean:
it is difficult, but possible, to tell them apart.
When attempting to distinguish between Hebrew prose and Hebrew poetry . . .
Dead Sea scrolls
When the __?__ "were found in the late 1940's, they provided manuscripts of the Old Testament that were a thousand years older than any previously available."
keeps
Yahweh is presented in these books as a God who __?__ His covenant.
messiah
Zechariah is one of the most important Old Testament books in describing the coming:
creation
the first portion of the book of Genesis primarily describes God's work of:
keep living by faith in god
the key theme of Habakkuk is that, even when we are confused about what God is doing, we must:
holiness
the primary theme of the book of Leviticus is:
Assyrian
the prophet Nahum foretold the destruction of the __?__ Empire.