OT Cook Exam 2 Part 1

Meaning of name: Saul

"Requested"

Meaning of name: Ebenezer

"Stone of help"

Meaning of name: Jonathon

"The Lord has given"

Meaning of name: Samuel

"he who is from God"

Meaning of name: Solomon

"man of peace"

Meaning of name: Ichabod

"no glory"

Meaning of name: Ish-Bosheth

"shame"

What were two of the three punishments against David for his acts of adultery and murder?

1. David is sentenced to the sword, meaning a house full of violence. 2. Three of his sons will meet violent deaths, one will sleep with David's concubines 3. The child produced by the adulterous union will die

According to the class notes, how can David still be portrayed as an "ideal king" in spite of his deeds concerning Bathsheba and Uriah? Name two of the four factors.

1. He listens to Yahweh's prophet 2. he repents with no excuses 3. he accepts Yahweh's judgement 4. throughout his life, he never worships idols

List the two main purposes of centralized worship.

1. Helps bring national unity and cohesion 2. helps protect the purity of Israel's worship system by keeping worship under the direct authority of Israel's priests

The death of Saul/David's accession to the throne

1010

The anointing of David

1028

The anointing of Saul

1052

Eli led Israel ______ years

40

Death of David

970

What could not be found in the whole land of Israel

Blacksmith

The name of the god whose temple the ark was carried into

Dagon

Who Samuel ran to, when he heard the Lord call him

Eli

Samuel's background as a Levite is very significant issue in the book of Samuel

False

Elkanah's favored wife

Hannah

Elkanah's two wives

Hannah and Peninnah

In 1 Samuel 13 & 15, Saul commits two acts of disobedience to Yahweh's commands, which end up costing him his dynasty. Briefly describe ONE of these two acts.

He offered up a burnt offering instead of waiting for Samuel showing disobedience; He spared the Amalekite king and some of the livestock when he is instructed to wipe out all of it

What would have happened if Saul had not acted foolishly?

His kingship would have been permanent

What was the sign to Eli that the priesthood would no longer belong to his descendants?

His sons would die on the same day

Eli's two sons

Hophni and Phinehas

Which of the three Nazirite prohibitions did Hannah vow for her son?

No razor to his head

Samuel poured this on Saul's head

Olive oil

The word for "prophet" back in Samuel's day

Seer

The place of worship and sacrifice during Samuel's childhood

Shiloh

What is interpreted when it is said that none of Samuel's words "fall to the ground?"

That all of Samuel's words will come true.

Nahash the Ammonite would make a treaty with Jabesh on what condition?

That he could gouge out an eye of the ones who dishonor

After Samuel was publicly chosen king, what did Samuel write down on a scroll?

The rights and duties of kingship

Why it is said that Samuel "did not yet know the LORD"

The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him

At the close of his speech in chapter 12, what does Samuel say will happen to Israel if they persist in doing evil?

Them and their king shall perish

The technical term for direct government rule by God

Theocracy

What did not happen to Samuel's words?

They did not fall to the ground

For what reason were the seventy men of Beth Shemesh put to death?

They looked into the ark

A grievous sin of Eli's sons

They slept with the tabernacle women

Samuel was a prophet, a judge, and possibly a Nazirite

True

Yahweh will raise up for himself

a faithful priest

Samuel's sons accepted these

bribes

Saul's standout physical trait

exceptionally tall

What sinful action Samuel said he wanted to avoid?

failing to pray for the Israelites

What happened to Eli when he heard the ark of God had been captured

fell backward off his chair, he broke his neck, he died

When they heard that the ark had arrived, the Philistines thought a ______ had come into the camp

god

What Saul did after Samuel did not arrive in the amount of time set by Samuel?

he offered up a burnt offering

To ____ is better than sacrifice

obey

All of Eli's descendants will die in the _______ of life

prime

All Israel recognized that Samuel was a ________ of the LORD

prophet

As Samuel turned to leave, Saul caught hold of

the hem of his robe

In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many _____

visions