Chp. 11-12

Jezebel; Baal

Ahab's wife was _____________. She was a devout follower of the false god ____. She persecuted the prophets of the One True God.

God

All wisdom in the Book of Wisdom came from ____

century; Judah; Benjamin; Israel

Although Israel had been a united kingdom for more than a _____, the tribal traditions were still important. The kingdom would be divided and never united again. The kingdom divides with Rehoboam in charge of _____ and _____ in the south, and Jeroboam ruling ____ in the north.

Ashtoreth

False God of the Sidonians

disproved

God ____ of Solomon's taxation because God made Solomon king

knowledge; wisdom

God appeared to Solomon in a dream. God said to him, "Ask what I shall give you?" Solomon asked for ____________ and ___________ to govern God's people as king. Solomon did not ask for possessions, wealth, honor or longevity.

Elisha

God told Elijah to anoint a new prophet to take his place, _________. Elijah struck the Jordan and a dry path appeared through the river. Elisha asked Elijah for a double share reserved for the first born son. Elisha was asking to be Elijah's successor. Elisha was a good man like Elijah and was motivated by a love for God.

Phoenicia

Home of temple builders

Egyptians; tribute

Hoshea, the last king of Israel tried to play the Assyrians against the _____. He lost a battle to the Assyrians and was required to pay a large amount of money called a __.

Israelites; abraham

In 1 Kings 4: 20-21: Judah and Israel were as many as the sand by the sea; they ate and drank and were happy. Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt; they brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. The sacred author is referring to the ____________ and God's promises he made to __ ___________.

Queen of Sheba

Was drawn to Solomon for his wisdom

David's Kingdom

Was to draw all people to God

God's mercy

What is the Book of the Prophet Jonah really about?

Rehoboam

When Solomon died, his son ______ was set to succeed him. The elders counseled Rehoboam to use his powers to serve the people and to lighten the burden of forced labor and taxation.

Elijah; miracles

Who was the prophet that God sent to take on the king and queen of Israel? ____ He often demonstrated the power of God by _____.

Ahab

Who was the worst of the bad kings of Israel?

psalms; proverbs; Ecclesiastes; Sirach; song of songs; wisdom; women

Wisdom Literature: Job, _____,___ _____, ____________, ___ ___________, _____ __________, and________________. Refer to Page 30 in textbook. Much of wisdom literature in the Bible is attributed to Solomon and some by other wise people- including the only whole chapter in the Bible identified as having a _________for its source.

Wisdom

____ is the New Law of the Davidic covenant

Wisdom literature

_____ prepared the people for the good news of God

everyone

_____ was welcome at Solomon's temple

Marriage allience

formed with Egypt by Solomon

Solomon's Temple

sealed off the underworld

Samaritans

Assyria destroyed the kingdom of Israel and carried off its people as captives and resettled them in pagan lands in 722 BC. The ten tribes of the Northern Kingdom are lost to history. Assyrians and Israelites (Samaria, capital city) inter-married and were called _____________________.

King Solomon

Chose wisdom over wealth

psalms

David prepared for the building of the Temple by acquiring the land and wrote much of the Temple liturgy, _________.

securing land and writing a liturgy

David prepared the way for the Temple by securing ________

prophets

During these confused times, who were God's spokesmen?

fire; Baal

Elijah discredits the prophets of Baal by challenging them. Elijah builds an altar and God sends ______ from heaven which consumes the altar and sacrifice. The onlookers kill the prophets of ____.

Moses; had also spent 40 days; silence

Elijah fled and went 40 days to the Mountain in Sinai where ____. God did not come to Elijah in wind or an earthquake but in the ________. Great prophet taken up to Heaven in a fiery chariot.

Proverbs; Egypt; Babylon

In _____________, scholars find sections that resemble or even quote from the wisdom literature of other nations, as ______________ and _______________. Wisdom literature is the new Torah and its purpose is to draw all nations to God with an international philosophy.

Jerusalem; Golden Calf

Jeroboam was made king but he did not trust God' promises. God had chosen Jerusalem as the place for the Temple but Jeroboam didn't want his people going back to _____ for fear of loyalty. So he built places of worship for the ____________.

people of Nineveh; worm; God is not going to punish the people of Nineveh without just cause like the plant.

Jonah has great success and the ___ respond to Jonah's call for them to repent. (God gave them 40 days to repent.) He is angry because he wanted them to die. God tries to teach Jonah a lesson by sending a leafy plant one day, and having the ____ destroy it the next. What is God trying to teach Jonah?

Nineveh; fish.

Jonah was a prophet in the northern kingdom of Israel at a time when the barbaric Assyrians were a constant threat. God told Jonah to go to _____, the wicked capital of the hateful Assyrians. He thought he could run away from God's influence and set off toward Tarshsish, which was probably in Spain. Jonah is thrown overboard and swallowed by a great _____

Abijah;10 tribes

One of King Solomon's top ministers was Jeroboam. The prophet , told Jeroboam that God was going to tear the kingdom from the hand of Solomon and would give him____. He illustrated it by tearing a new garment into twelve pieces and giving the pieces to Jeroboam.

opinions

Prophets had to forget about their own _____ and go where God wanted them to go and say what God wanted them to say.

add

Rehoboam spoke to his young advisors and reported back to the elders. "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will ____ to your yoke."

King Hiram

Sent workers to build the temple

Sheol; Hades; Abraham

Solomon built the house of God on a rock and legend claims the rock was the gate of ________( Hebrew) or _________ (Greek). The temple would seal off the underworld. Tradition also states that the Temple was built on the very spot were ___________ prepared to offer Isaac as a sacrifice. Mt. Moriah

700

Solomon had ___ wives

700; 300; alliances sealed in marriage

Solomon had ______ wives and ______ concubines (mistresses). The numbers are symbolic. They show that Solomon had intermarried with all the nations and his dominion extended to the ends of the earth. Solomon's harem represented ___.

Dedication of the temple

Solomon prayed for the people

taxes; Apostasy

Solomon's ambitious building projects called for heavy_________ and hard labor by the Israelites. Solomon's behavior is exactly what Samuel had prophesized years before about a king. Solomon's wives persuaded him to build temples to their gods in the suburbs of Jerusalem. Polygamy always comes with a penalty. ___________ is defined as the turning away from the true religion.

International empire

Solomon's kingdom

international empire; Egypt; Assyria

Solomon's kingdom is an _____________________. Solomon's marriage to the Pharaoh's daughter is unique because the Pharaoh never sent his daughters to a foreign court. If Israel arose as the new empire between __________ and ___________ it would be important for the Pharaoh to be an ally.

traders

Solomon's reputation brought ____ from all over the world

Jerusalem; Pagan

Solomon's reputation grew and Israel sent traders all over the world. The Queen of Sheba demonstrates the Davidic Kingdom as an international realm. However an earthly empire was not the goal of the Davidic kingdom. It was to bring people to __________and draw people to God. The Queen of Sheba most likely visits Solomon to secure commerce between her kingdom and Solomon's. Solomon's power and glory, but mostly his wisdom led the _________ Queen to convert to praise the God of Israel.

Kings; Chronicles

The Books of___ and ____tell us both Judah and Israel alternated between good and bad kings. A good king brought the people back to God. Israel had more bad kings because they could never recover from the sin of Jeroboam. The Golden Calves were supposed to represent the God of Israel.

human sacrifices; prostitution

The Canaanites practiced ____ and male and female ____.

draw all people to God

The Davidic kingdom existed to ____

tradign

The Queen of Sheba wanted a ___ alliance with Solomon

Gentiles

The Temple of God, the center of worship of Israel, was actually built by _____________, foreigners. Solomon prays that the Temple will become "a house of prayer for all peoples."

Assyrian

The people of Israel and Judah lived in constant fear of _____ attack.

cedars; melech-stone

The two primary building materials for Solomon's Temple were ________ from Lebanon and _________ from a quarry deep beneath the Old City of Jerusalem.