OT Exam 2

Undeserved favor Superior Inferior

"Grace" is the _____________ _________ of a/an __________ bestowed upon a/an __________.

Habbakuk

A major Old Testament book in which a prophet asks God about the seeming injustice of His justice is _____________.

Job

A major Old Testament book in which a sufferer cries out to God regarding His justice is ____________.

Jerusalem

A major step in David's ascent to the kingship was his conquest of ___________.

His glory

After Solomon dedicated the Temple, the Lord filled the Temple with _______ _______.

Present

After the Exodus, Israel became a holy nation because God was uniquely ___________ with them.

Divided kingdom

After the death of Solomon, his sons went to war, resulting in a _____________ _____________.

Sang a lament

After the deaths of Saul and Jonathan, David _____________.

The problem of biased historiography is that it only presents what the writers wants to the reader to consider when reading the book, which is not always the full truth. This is the case with 1-2 Chronicles, which cover roughly the same period, but have varying additions and omissions about King David between the 2 books. In this case, the author selectively uses history that is consistent with his specific purpose in writing the book.

Be able to explain the problem of biased historiography and how additions and omissions can be explained in 1-2 Chronicles.

Offspring Preserve the lineage

By the laws of Levirate marriage, the next of kin of a dead man was to marry the widow and produce ___________ in order to ______________.

Genuine worship

Chronicles attributes David's successful reign to his _____________ _____________.

Worship

Chronicles devotes a great deal of space to David and the Ark, emphasizing the importance of ____________ in the life of Israel.

Jonathan Saul

David's best friend, ____________, was the son of _________.

eyewitness

Even though the Book of Joshua is anonymous, it gives the perspective of an ________________.

- Solomon marries Pharaoh's daughter and forms an alliance w/Pharaoh--both of which are against the Law. He also obtains great wealth, many horses, and many wives--all of which break the Law. Right off the bat, this indicates Solomon won't respond well to the Law. - Solomon builds the temple and asks God for wisdom when he could have asked for anything. This gives us hope Solomon will respond well to the Law of Moses.

Explain aspects of 1 Kings 3-11 which give us hope that Solomon will respond well to the Law of Moses and aspects which indicate Solomon won't respond well to the Law.

1) They trusted God to give them the city and made a promise w/Rehab, the prostitute, to spare her and her family if she helped the Israelite spies. 2) Lacked trust in God: they did not consult God and made a treaty w/the Gibeonites. The Israelites were deceived by them as a result. 3) Lacked trust in God: they left parts of the land unconquered, and in doing so, they disobeyed God and showed their distrust for His provision. 4) The Israelites showed their trust in God by circumcising the men when God instructed them to do so, which left them in a very vulnerable position militarily. 5) Due to the faithfulness of Joshua, who put His trust in and obeyed God, the covenant was renewed in the land

Explain five primary ideas which stand out to you regarding Israel's trust (or lack thereof) in the Lord as they inherited the land in the book of Joshua.

Judges = - Ch. 1: Caleb promises his daughter Aksah to the warrior who can conquer Kirjath Sepher, which turns out to be Othniel; in other words, he treats his daughter with honor and gives her the best. He also gives her more land when she asks for it. - Ch. 4: Deborah, a prophetess, instructs Barak, a warrior, to conquer Sisera and his troops, but Barak says he will not go without her. She agrees but warns him a woman will gain honor for the victory because of it. Sisera gets away from Barak and hides in the tent of Jael, who ends up killing him with a tent peg in his sleep. At this point, women are still being treated well, but the fact that Bara, a warrior, is cowardly and requires a woman to accompany him shows the downward cycle of the treatment of women start to begin. - Ch. 11: Jephthah promises God that is He gives him victory over the Ammonites, he will sacrifice to God the first thing that comes out of his tent when he arrives home. He is given the victory, but the first thing that exits the tent upon his arrival is his daughter. The scriptures don't say exactly, but it is inferred that he sacrifices his daughter. This shows how the downward cycle of women continues to spiral. - Ch. 14-16: Samson, a man gifted with great strength by God and judge of Israel, breaks many laws given to the Israelites by God. Among them, he marries a Philistine woman because she "looks good to him." This is a prime example of how women were becoming more and more objectified and treated wrongly. The marriage ends because Samson ends up losing a deal with his wife's friends that leads him to kill a bunch of men and take their clothes. He ends up marrying another Philistine woman, Delilah. He eventually tells her the secret of his God-given strength, and she tells the Philistines, who use this information to capture and enslave him. At this point, the cycle takes an interesting turn as the women start to show their corruptness as much as the men. - Ch. 21: A curse is placed on anyone who gives their daughter as a wife to anyone of the tribe of Benjamin. The tribe then fears extinction, so they massacre a city and take their young women. However, there is not enough, so they kidnap the the women of Shiloh. - This progression from how Caleb treats his daughter very well, giving her the best he can, to the tribe of Benjamin kidnapping women to be their wives shows the downward spiral of Israel represented by the way they treat their women.

Explain the downward cycle of Israel as seen in the leaders' treatment of women. Be specific, including the chapter in which these scenes are presented.

Obedience to the Law of Moses leads to blessings for King David and is exemplified in his rise. David is described as a man after God's own heart and meets all the criteria given by God for a king, so David becomes king and is obedient to God at first during his reign. However, David covets another man's wife, commits adultery with her, and then has her husband killed in battle purposefully. Thus, he blatantly disobeyed God. Disobedience to the Law of Moses leads to curses for King David and is exemplified in his fall as king.

Explain the rise and fall (according to Blessing and Curses of the Law of Moses) of King David.

2nd

Ezra led the ____ wave of Jews returning from the Exile.

Priestly Aaron

Ezra's genealogy traces him to the ___________ line of ____________.

Foreign nations

In addition to Israel and Judah, 1-2 Kings refers to many ____________ __________.

Redemption

In the Mosaic Law, the next of kin had the right of _______________, which was the responsibility of buying back property lost by relatives.

No

In the Northern Kingdom, there were ________ holy kings.

at flood stage

Israel miraculously crossed the Jordan despite the river being __________________.

Redeemer

Kinsman ______________

- Significance of Cyrus the Great: he permitted the return of the Jews from exile and facilitated rebuilding the temple at Jerusalem. - Significance of Artaxerxes I: Nehemiah was his cup bearer, he traveled to Judah, and Ezra's mission was carried out in the 7th yr. of his reign.

Know the significance of Cyrus the Great and Artaxerxes I.

1st Temple 1) Plundered and destroyed by Babylonians 2) Built by King Solomon 3) Solomon dedicates the temple on Mount Moriah and God shows up 2nd Temple 1) Rebuilt under leadership of Zerubbabel 2) Desecrated in the Intertestamental period by the Seleucid King 3) Renovated and expanded by King Herod and standing during the time of Christ

Know three important details of the First Temple (Solomon's Temple) and three important details of the Second Temple from p. 209 of the textbook.

Adultery Murder

Major steps in David's decline were his violations of the commandments against ___________ and ___________.

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God

People and objects are holy in relation to ________.

Prayer

Samuel is dedicated to the Lord by his mother's ____________.

Resettlement 70

The Book of Ezra describes the ___________ of the Jews after ______ years in Exile.

Rebuilding the temple The Gentiles in the land

The Book of Ezra focuses on ____________________________, which was opposed by ____________________________.

Abrahamic Mosiac

The Book of Joshua emphasizes God's faithfulness to the __________ and ___________ covenants.

Tribal Confederacy

The Book of Judges is a narrative of the loose ________ ________________ that occurred after the conquest of Canaan.

Levitical scribe

The Books of Chronicles was probably written by Ezra because the genealogies and rituals explained in these books probably would be of interest to a ___________ _________.

Prophets

The Books of Kings are written from the perspective of the __________.

Transition Judges Kings

The Books of Samuel are the _____________ between the era of the _____________ and the era of the __________.

All humankind

The Exodus and Exile themes of the Old Testament unite Israel's story with the story of _______ _____________.

Persian

The Jewish audience of Chronicles was probably under _________ rule.

Covenant 2 7

The Lord made a ____________ with David in ___ Samuel ___.

Assyria Miraculously

The Northern Kingdom eventually fell to ___________, while the Southern Kingdom ___________ escaped.

Transjordan Centralized

The altar built by the _____________ tribes was regarded as a threat to the __________ sanctuary.

40 7

The conquest of Canaan probably took place _______ years after the Exodus and took about _______ years.

Enemy, Servitude, Judge, Rest

The cycles of the events in Judges tends to follow a pattern of ___________, _____________, ___________, _______________.

Idolatry Immorality

The final narratives of Judges tell the story of the ___________ of the tribe of Dan and Israel's ______________ toward the tribe of Benjamin.

Adam and Eve expelled from the Garden

The first example of Exile in the Old Testament is ___________________________________.

Rebuilding the wall

The first section of Nehemiah focuses on _________________________.

Philistines Ark

The instigation for Israel to ask for a king was a war with the ______________ over the ________.

Covenant renewal

The latter chapters of Ezra focus on __________ _________.

pray to God

The lesson of the deceptive Gibeonites is that Joshua failed to ______________ before acting.

Individual disobedience Entire community

The lesson of the defeat at Ai is that _______________ _______________ can affect the __________ _______________.

Started Finish

The majority of the chapters in 2 Chronicles detail the struggles of the Judean kings who ___________ well but did not ____________ well.

Library of Jewish resources

The material in the Book of Ezra suggests, in keeping with Jewish tradition, that Ezra had access to a _________________________________.

National Worship

The narrative of Chronicles, when compared to 1 and 2 Kings, emphasize the importance of ______________ ___________.

Ba'al

The narratives of the prophets Elijah and Elisha contain many polemics which emphasize Yahweh's superiority to _______.

Adam Creation

The opening genealogy of 1 Chronicles traces history back to _________, probably as a way of reminding Israel that their heritage goes all the way back to the _________.

Samuel David

The outline of 1 and 2 Samuel traces the progression from the judgeship of _________ to the rule of ___________.

David His son Solomon

The point of 1 Kings chapter 1 is to demonstrate the secure transfer of power from __________ to _____________.

I stand before Him

The primary individual problem regarding God's justice is, "If God is just, how can _________________________ on the Day of Judgment?"

division

The second major division of the Book of Joshua is the ________ of Canaan.

Repopulating the city

The second section of Nehemiah focuses on _____________________________.

Renewing the people

The third section of Nehemiah focuses on __________________________________.

Solomon, divided kingdom, and Judah

The three-fold structure of 1-2 Kings is _____________, _____________ __________, and __________.

1) United kingdom under Solomon (1 Kings 1-11) 2) The Divided Kingdom Until the Assyrian Invasion (1 Kings 12- 2 Kings 17) 3) The Southern Kingdom Until the Babylonian Captivity (2 Kings 18-25)

The three-part outline of the Books of 1-2 Kings.

Obed

The tragedy of Naomi's life was reversed by the birth of _________.

Hezekiah Josiah

The two great religious reformers in the later history of Judah were _______________ and ___________.

Historical events

Unlike "love" as an intrinsic attribute of God, "wrath" is occasioned by _____________ _________.

Drew Pearson

What NFL wide receiver waited 34 years before finally receiving his incredibly long-overdue induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021?

Lead synagogue services

Which of the following is not part of the key insight into Ezra's character in Ezra 7:10? -He set his heart - Obey the Law - Studying the Law - Lead Synagogue services