OT FINAL

Name the four basic promises in the Abrahamic Covenant God gives to Abraham.

1. Promise of land 2. Promise of many descendants 3. Promise of blessing 4. Promise of blessing and curses on others

What is the most accurate way to summarize the Ten Commandments?

4 commandments about how to treat God and 6 about how to treat each other

Nehemiah leads the exiles

445 BC

King Cyrus allows exiles to return home

538 BC

Persians overrun Babylonians

539 BC

Babylonians invade Judah

587/586 BC

The northern kingdom (Israel) is destroyed by the Assyrians in which year?

722 B.C.

At the covenant ceremony, after Abraham cuts some animals in half, what happens?

A smoking pot with a blazing fire (representing God) passes between the halves.

Immediately following the Tower of Babel, the book of Genesis gives the reader a glimmer of hope by including which of the following names in a genealogy?

Abraham

Throughout much of church history Song of Songs was believed to be what type of literature? This decision led interpreters to think that this book was symbolic of Christ and his church. __________

Allegory

If a biblical poet describes God as having hands, arms, and feet, then the poet is using what figurative element?

Anthropomorphism

In 2 Samuel 6 David brings the __ _ ___________to Jerusalem, so that it will be the focal point of Israel's worship.

Ark of the Covenant

In 539 B.C. King ________of Persia declared that the Judahite exiles could return to their homeland.

Cyrus

King Jeroboam constructed worship sites for the people of Israel at ___ and _________.

Dan, Bethel

________ was one of the first Judahites carried off into exile by the Babylonians.

Daniel

1-2 Samuel is primarily about who?

David

Who is contrasted repeatedly with King Saul?

David

The narrative context of the book of __________ is the east side of the Jordan Rver, just before Israel enters the Promised Land.

Deuteronomy

The narrative context of the book of ___________ is the east side of the Jordan River, just before Israel enters the Promised Land.

Deuteronomy

The people of Israel must keep the terms found in the book of _____________ if they want to live in the Promised Land with God in their midst.

Deuteronomy

The primary character of which wisdom book is called "The Teacher"?

Ecclesiastes

At the beginning of 1 Samuel the inept and incompetent ______ serves as the high priest at Shiloh.

Eli

A priest named _________led the second wave of exiles back to Judah in 458 B.C.

Ezra

Which two books were originally written as one book?

Ezra and Nehemiah

Which of the following biblical books does not contain Old Testametn law?

Genesis

What key term used in Ecclesiastes is often translated "meaningless? __________.

Hebel

What are the books of Ezra and Nehemiah about?

How the exiles return to the Promised Land and struggle to rebuild Jerusalem, the temple, and their society.

6. When Moses asks God to tell him his name, God answers by saying,________________.

I am

Which of these statements is not part of the three-part formula that describes God's relationship with Israel?

I will destroy your enemies.

In the Old Testament, God frequently makes this three-part formula-like statement: I Will be your God; you will by my people; and __________ __________________________________.

I will dwell among you

What is the reason why a group of people rebel against King Rehoboam?

Increased the forced labor of Israelites

Old Testament law is firmly embedded in the history of ancient ________.

Israel

When God reaffirms his covenant with Jacob, he changes Jacob's name to _______ .

Israel

What did the authors of LGW say was the point of the book of Esther?

It is a story of God's great grace toward those Jews who do not obedienty return to the Promised Land.

What is the book of Deuteronomy about?

It presents the terms for a blessed life in the Promised Land with God in their midst.

Which prophet tells the people they will live in exile for 70 years?

Jeremiah

Rahab lives inside the walls of which Canaanite city?

Jericho

In which wisdom book does tragedy strike a righteous man? _______

Job

The people of Israel must cross the _________________ to enter the Promised Land.

Jordan River

In Genesis 12:1-3, as God makes his famous promise to Abraham, what does God tell Abraham to do?

Leave his home and his people and travel to a land God will show to him.

Which book of the Pentateuch stresses holiness, because when God comes to live in your midst everything in your life will change?

Leviticus

Which book stresses holiness, because when God comes to live in your midst everything in your life will change?

Leviticus

The book of __________ is the final book in the Old Testament.

Malachi

___________ and _____________ are the two sons of Joseph.

Manasseh, Ephraim

Which of the following is not a category used by the traditional approach when interpreting Old Testament law?

Medicinal

__________ is a literary form characterized by sequential time action and involving plot, setting, and characters.

Narrative

The prophet ________ rebukes David for his affair with Bathsheba.

Nathan

Samson is set apart from birth to be a _____________.

Nazarite

God empowers __________ to rebuild the walls and gates of Jerusalem in a short period of time.

Nehemiah

Ruth's son _______ later becomes the grandfather of King David.

Obed

The first five books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy) are often called the __________ by Christians, and they are called the ________ by Jews.

Pentateuch, Torah

___________ presents wisdom that is based upon the rational, ordered norms of life.

Proverbs

The ________ give us inspired models of how to talk and sing to God.

Psalms

What two characters are contrasted in Joshua 2-7?

Rahab and Achan

King ______________ was the last king of the united monarch of Israel.

Rehoboam

In which book does a mother-in-law play a major role?

Ruth

David's conflict with Goliath highlights the contrast the narrator is drawing between David and _________.

Saul

Who is the first king of Israel?

Saul

What category of parallelism best describes the following lines: (A) The One enthroned in heaven laughs; (B) The LORD scoffs at them.

Synonymous

_________ means that poetry uses a minimum number of words.

Terseness

Daniel lives through the rule of two different empires. They are:

The Babaylonian and the Persian

Originally the "Minor Prophets" were all placed on one scroll. What was that scroll called?

The Book of the Twelve

What is the book of Judges about?

The downward spiral of disobedience

Which of the following reasons is a con for using narrative to communicate theological truth?

The meaning can be subtle and ambiguous.

Two things that drive the story in the book of Joshua (and indeed, throughout the rest of the OT) are:

The promise to Abraham and the terms of Deuteronomy

Below are the five basic parts of a story. Circle the part which best describes what is happening in Genesis 3-11.

Then something happens that produces tension or some type of crisis; often one or more of the characters are threatened.

Abraham is from ___ which is located in the region of ______________.

Ur, Mesopotamia

What two standard story questions does plot answer?

What? and How?

In the Hebrew Bible, which name for God occurs over 6,800 times and functions as God's actual specific name?

Yahweh

allegory

a story with extensive amount of symbolism

An __________ is a poem in which each successive line of poetry starts with the next letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

acrostic

Deuteronomy promises ___________ if Israel obeys God and _________ if Israel disobeys God.

blessings, curses

According to the traditional approach, __________ laws deal with sacrifices, priests and festivals.

ceremonial

What is the primary goal of wisdom literature?

character

When the Israelites depart Egypt, the presence of God leads them as a ______ during the day and a pillar of____________ at night.

cloud, fire

What category of parallelism best describes the following lines: (A) For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, (B) but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.

contrastive

Who finds Moses in the basket in the river and "rescues" him?

daughter of pharaoh

The laws in Leviticus are depicted as a ________ between God and Moses.

dialogue

literary genre

different types of literature

Name the first part of plot. This part describes the basic setting of the narrative.

exposition

periscope

extract from scripture

According to the traditional approach for interpreting Old Testament law, civil laws are applicable to contemporary Christians

false

After refusing to enter the Promised Land, the peope of Israel wander in the wilderness for four hundred years.

false

Conflict in narrative is always external.

false

David builds a great temple for God.

false

Deborah was the first judge who God raised up in Israel.

false

Ezra, the priest leads the first wave of exiles back to Jerusalem.

false

From Malachi's perspective worship in the new temple is going just fine.

false

God's covenant with Abraham is bilateral.

false

Hezekiah and Josiah are considered some of the worst kings of Judah.

false

In Genesis 4 Abel killed his brother Cain.

false

In the book of Exodus the people of Israel build God a palace to live in.

false

Joseph lives his entire adult life as a slave in Egypt.

false

Nehemiah successfully prevents the people from returning to their old habits of social injustice and religious formalism.

false

Old Testament poetry is a good source for developing doctrine and propositional truth.

false

People are the primaray characters in the Great Story.

false

Poetry appeals to reason.

false

Saul dies while battling the giant Goliath.

false

The Babylonians conquer the northern kingdom, Israel, in 586 B.C.

false

The Mosaic covenant is identical to the Abrahamic covenant.

false

The Mosaic covenant is still functional for Christians.

false

The Psalms teach us that honesty is not the best policy when it comes to talking to God.

false

The destruction of Jerusalem and the exile have eliminated idolatry as a serious problem for the Jews.

false

The major emphasis in Zechariah is the coming day of the___________.

false

The promises of the Mosaic covenant are unconditional.

false

The promises of the Mosaic covenant are unonditional.

false

When Joseph is reunited with his brothers he seeks revenge

false

When Joseph is reunited with his brothers he seeks revenge.

false

When studying narrative, deciding who is a good guy and who is a bad guy is straightforward.

false

When studying narrative, it is helpful to place God in a theological box, so that the reader can know what to expect of Him.

false

A great _________ reunites Joseph with his brothers in Egypt

famine

The name Abraham literally means what?

father of a multitude

Which word best describes Jesus' relationship to the law with respect to contemporary Christians?

fulfill

While waiting for Moses to come down from Mount Sinai, what idol do the people decide to build?

golden calf

Some of the kings of Judah are____________, but most of them are _______.

good, bad

The skills required to read which New Testament genre are most applicable to Old Testament narrative?

gospel

The central theme of Leviticus is "Be _________, because I am _________.

holy, holy

What figure of speech is defined as a conscious exaggeration for the sake of effect?

hyperbole

God separates humans from the rest of creation, by creating Adam and Eve in His ___________.

image

As part of the Abrahamic covenant, God promises Abraham seed, blessing, and___________.

land

In Genesis 12:1-3, besides numerous descendants and blessings, what does God promise to Abraham?

land

The prophets are God's spokespersons who deliver God's ___________ to the Israelites.

message

Which of the following covenants is the context for Old Testament law?

mosaic

bible translation

moving meaning of a text in one language to another language

The __________ conveys the meaning of a story to the readers.

narrator

Christians must interpret the law through the grid of ___ Testament teaching.

new

Which book of the Bible tells the story of Israel's forty years wandering in the wilderness?

numbers

autographs

original documents of scripture

What is the standard structural feature of wisdom literature?

parallelism

____________ is the dominant structural characteristic of Old Testament poetry.

parallelism

The ______________ is established in Exodus 12 to commemorate the tenth and final plague.

passover

Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi are called ___________ Prophets because they live and preach after the exile.

postexilic

Samuel functions as a ____, _______, and ______ in the nation of Israel.

priest, prophet, judge

Which plot element immediately follows the climax?

resolution

Deuteronomy literally means "________________ law.

second/sacred

What does God do on day 1

separated light from darkness

The act of creation is recorded in Genesis 1-2. What is Genesis 3-11 about?

sin and rebellion by people against God

on the second day of creation God separated the ___ from the ___.

sky, sea

The Prophets make three major indictments or charges against Israel/Judah. Two of these are idolatry and religious ritualism. What is the third indictment?

social injustice

The _______________ is a tent-like temple, where God dwells among the people of Israel.

tabernacle

________________identifies Abraham and his descendants as people who live under the covenant of God.

the rite of circumcision

Biblical narrative

theological history

The book of Judges closes with these ominous words, "In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as _____ _____ _____."

they saw fit

Which of the following is an imperative stressed by the wisdom books?

think

Daniel proves his valiant faithfulness to God when he is:

thrown into a lions den

At the ______ _ _________, the people of the world set out to be independent of God.

tower of babel

Abraham's son Isaac is born in fulfillment of God's promise.

true

All Old Testament law is by nature theological

true

All Scripture is applicable to a New Testament believer.

true

Central to Deuteronomy and at the core of the Ten Commandments is the call to worship God.

true

David concocts a plan that will directly lead to the death of Bathsheba's husband, Uriah.

true

Hannah is the humble and faithful mother of Samuel.

true

In the book of Esther, God is not mentioned at all.

true

Jacob's older brother is named Esau.

true

Jesus identifies John the Baptist as the essence of Elijah, which fulfills a prophecy from Malachi

true

Leviticus structures the daily life of Israel around the categories of clean and unclean

true

Leviticus structures the daily life of Israel around the categories of clean and unclean.

true

Meaning in narrative is primarily found in the actions of characters.

true

Moses receives the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai

true

Psalm 119 is an example of an acrostic.

true

Samson is considered the most tragic of all the judges.

true

Saul responds to God's three blessing with three boneheaded mistakes.

true

The group we normally refer to as the prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, etc...) came to prominence during the monarchy.

true

The opening chapters of 1 Samuel contrast Hannah and Eli.

true

The poets of the Old Testament are attempting to communicate literal truth.

true

The prophet Jonah preaches directly to the Assyrians in Nineveh.

true

The prophets Daniel and Ezekiel are both part of the population of Judah that is taken into exile in Babylon.

true

The rapid growth of the sons of Israel is what first drew the ire and aggression of Pharaoh.

true

At the very beginning of this chapter, what was used as an illustration of "covenant" in today's world?

wedding vows

Ben Franklin's famous quote, "Let us all hang together or else we may all hang separately." is an example of which literary device listed below?

wordplay