Bible Exam 2
old, can't keep "warm"
1 Kings opens up with David being:
Antiochus Epiphanes IV and the Desecration of the 2nd Temple (nickname is the "madman" his rise of terror gives rise to the book of Daniel
167 BC
Alexander the Great (thought everyone should be Greek or want to be Greek)
332 BC
the people to rebuild the walls of Yehudi/Judah
445 BCE--Nehemiah goes to Palestine and organizes:
Chief Priest and Scribe, teacher of the law (Ezra 7:1-6)
458 BCE—What two roles does Ezra assume as he leads a group of Jews to Palestine in 458 BC?
The Second Temple.
515 BC What is rebuilt?
Zerubbabel (a Davidic descendant) and Joshua (a priest) (Ezra 3:2; 6:14)
515 BCE—Second Temple rebuilt under leadership of which two figures:
Cyrus the Great
538 BC _______ decrees that the Jews can return to their land and rebuild their Temple.
Jews may Return home to Jerusalem (Ezra 1:1-4)
538 BCE—Cyrus the Great proclaims that
Return of the Jew from Exile
539/8 BC
Destruction of Jerusalem
587 BC
Jerusalem will fall - 2nd Deportation
587 BCE
1st Deportation under Johoiachin
598 BC
First Deportation - Jehoiachin, Ezekiel
598 BCE
Sennacherib's Invasion
701 BCE
Fall of the Northern Kingdom (Samaria)
721 BCE
Syro-Ephraimite War
734-732 BCE
All the other nations have a king (they also want one bc Samuel is old and his sons are corrupt)
According to 1 Sam 8:5, 20, what is the primary reason the people want a king:
Jews; Judaism religion of the book - Torah being the book
After Cyrus the Great decrees that the Jews can return to their land, we now refer to children of Israel as _______ and their religion as _______. It also becomes a ________
Against the Philistines in a return battle
Against whom does Samuel lead Israel in battle?
"Do not think that in the king's palace you will escape any more than all the other Jews. For if you keep silence at such a time as this, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another quarter, but you and your father's family will perish. Who knows? Perhaps you have come to royal dignity for just such a time as this" - Mordecai to Esther
Be familiar with Esther 4:14.
the house of Saul and the house of David; house of Saul grew weaker while the house of David grew stronger
Chapters 1-4 of 2 Samuel describe a civil war between:
Resurrection; "Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, to eternal life, and some to hell"
Daniel 12:2 contains the clearest expression in the OT concerning the _________
Apocalyptic
Daniel is the best example of _______ literature in the OT.
fugitive
David spends 1 Samuel 21-31 as a _____
N. Kingdom—several, Jeroboam, Omride S. Kingdom—one: the Davidic dynasty
Dynasties: N. Kingdom—____________ S. Kingdom—_____________
Daniel, Meschach, Shadrach, and Abednego observe the dietary laws from Leviticus (keep kosher). Maintaining Jewish identity in the face of adversity.
Each of the following stories pertain to a particular issue regarding Jewish identity: Daniel 1
The fiery furnace; Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego refuse to bow down to a golden statue; thrown into fire, but are not burned; Nebuchadnezzar said, "Blessed be the God of S,M, and A...PP"
Each of the following stories pertain to a particular issue regarding Jewish identity: Daniel 3
The Lions' Den; Issue: prayer; Daniel prays to the Lord three times a day rather than to the king, delivered from the Lions' Den; King Darius: "I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion people should tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: For he is the living God, enduring for ever. His kingdom shall never be destroyed and his dominion has no end." Daniel is thrown into the Lion's den bc the king of babylon make a decree that you have to pray to him when you pray to God, he didn't, then King Darius makes other decree
Each of the following stories pertain to a particular issue regarding Jewish identity: Daniel 6
Mt. Carmel
Elijah challenges the authority of the priests and prophets of Baal on top of _______
a contest
Elijah's first message is to proclaim _______ which is a direct challenge to the priests and prophets of Baal
Conditions that pt 1 lacked...if you keep torah...
God places what on his covenant with David in 1 Kings 9:4-7:
Elijah the Tishbite a prophet Yahweh is my God; Baal is a storm God, who is in charge of sending the rain, but it's not gonna rain until God wants it to
God raises up ________, during the time of syncretism, whose name is his message and means
they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.
How does Elijah depart from this world?
Saul becomes jealous and will keep looking for ways to have him killed
How does Saul react to David's rise to prominence?
A gentle whisper; a great wind tore the mountains apart, but God was not in the wind, There was an earthquake, but he wasn't in the earthquake. After the earthquake was a fire, but He wasn't in that. After the fire was a gentle whisper, which was God.
How does the Lord meet Elijah at Mr. Horeb (Sinai)?
Second Temple Period
In fact the era from 538 BCE to 70 CE is known as
First tries to get Uriah to come home and sleep with his wife (but he doesn't go back); he then tries to get Uriah drunk and go home and not remember what he did (but Uriah doesn't go home); Ultimately he writes a letter to Joab (David's military commander) to create a retreat signal that everyone will know except Uriah, and that happens. Uriah carries the letter that David wrote to Uriah
In order to cover his tracks of adultery with Bathsheba, what does David ultimately do?
Dan and Bethel A golden calf - perhaps another deity or footstool of YHWH
In order to solidify his hold on the kingdom, Jeroboam establishes two sanctuaries: Where are they located? What is placed in each sanctuary?
Discretion and courage
In order to survive exile Esther is teaching us:
"I have sinned against the Lord"; he listens, confesses, and repents
In response to his sin, what does David do?
the Song of the Bow in honor of Jonathan and Saul
In response to the news that Saul and Jonathan are dead, David composes:
syncretism
Israel struggles with the sin of ______ at this time in their history (Omride dynasty).
Problematic from the beginning
Israel's request for a king is: __________
Tiglath-Pileser III
King of Assyria during the Assyrian Crisis
Pekah
King of Israel during the Assyrian Crisis
Ahaz
King of Judah during the Assyrian Crisis
Rezin
King of Syria during the Assyrian Crisis
Jerusalem
Later, after he is first proclaimed king, David makes _______ his capital city.
- Israel - Samaria (the capital city) - Ephraim (the primary tribe) - Multiple Dynasties
N. Kingdom is also known as (4 terms):
Hebron; the tribe of Judah.
Now that Saul is dead, David is *first* proclaimed king in:
Sanballat (Samarians) (Neh. 2:10, 19-20; 4:1; 6:3-4)
Opposition to Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the walls of Judah comes from:
Persia defeats Babylon
Persian context 539 BC—Persia defeats ______
Judges; Monarchy
Samuel marks the transition from the period of the ________ to a ________
using conscripted or forced labor to get the logs from the mediterranean to Jerusalem (5:13-18)
Solomon acts like the Pharaoh by _________
king Hiram of Tyre/Phoenicia; Cedars of Lebanon
Solomon forms an alliance with ________ and uses the _______ to build the temple (1 Kings 5:1-2), his most famous building project.
The Lord loved Solomon Solomon showed his love for the Lord Solomon loved many foreign women
Solomon's love life with the Lord in 3 parts:
Rehoboam
Solomon's son who becomes king after him is:
proverbs (4:29-34)
Solomon's wisdom is expressed in 3,000 _________
shalom - promise fulfilled to Abraham (you will have descendants like sand on the sea shore)
Solomon's wise rule provides _______ in 1 Kings 4:20
the tribe of Judah; The Davidic Line
Southern Kingdom can be equated with:
Legalism.
Taken to an extreme, the ministries of Ezra and Nehemiah can lead to what problem:
1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah
The Chronicler's History consists of which four books:
Goliath
The Philistine giant killed by David:
Omride
The next major dynasty after Jeroboam's is the _______ Dynasty.
- Omri Who is known for buying a mountain and builds Samaria the capital of the Northern Kingdom - Ahab Who marries Jezebel who is a Sidonian Princess, and attempts to make Israel a Baal state
The two noteworthy kings of the Omride Dynasty are:
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The wall is rebuilt in ____ days (6:15).
Nathan the prophet and Zadok the priest
These two individuals anoint Solomon as king:
persecution (and oppression); holy person (Daniel); mediator (an angel); highly symbolic language; very numerical, creates a code
This type of literature (Apocalyptic) was written during times of ______ and usually involves a ________ receiving messages from God through a _______ and utilizes ________ and _________ to convey the message.
Mephibosheth; he's crippled in both feet; he will always eat at David's table; could be David being nice and just keeping the covenant, could be because David wants to keep an eye on Saul's grandson
To which son of Jonathan does David show kindness?
Lost in battle to the Philistines
To whom do the Israelites lose the Ark?
David spares Saul; twice david has the opportunity to kill Saul, and he doesn't
Twice David does this to Saul:
Samaritans (from the Samarians)
What Jewish sect begins at the fall of Samaria?
Name of God dwells in temple; not God's actual presence
What actually abides in the temple in 1 Kings?
Hophni and Phinehas - wicked, corrupt, they embezzle money, force women to have sex with them
What are Samuel's sons' names and what are they like?
- Saul kept David with him (and did not let him return to his father's house) - David and Johnathan become friends - form a covenant - David wins the heart of the people "Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands" - David marries Michal the daughter of Saul
What are the four events lead to David's rise to prominence?
- Shepherd; Caring for his flock (people of Israel) - Musician; Leading Israel in worship (may have wrote some of the Psalms); good with a Lyer/harp to calm Saul down - Warrior; Delivering Israel from its enemies (Philistines); Goliath - david strikes him down and cuts off his head
What are the three ways that David is introduced to us?
- God will deliver those who remain faithful - "stand up for what you believe in" - God is sovereign over the world - even over the nations ruling the Jews
What are the two central messages of Daniel?
- Stories concerning Daniel and his friends who remain faithful in spite of opposition and pressure to conform (Daniel 1-6) - A series of four apocalyptic visions, primarily concerned with Antiochus Epiphanies IV - 167 BC and the desecration of the temple - Hanukkah comes from this
What are the two main parts of Daniel?
David means a temple - a place to live and abide; God means a dynasty/lineage
What are the two meanings to the word "house" in this chapter, 2 Samuel 7?
1st piece of advice: Listen to the people Given by whom? Older advisors 2nd piece of advice: Threaten the people, increase taxes Given by whom? Younger advisors
What are the two pieces of advice Rehoboam is given and who give each piece of advice?
fortress of Zion and City of David
What are two other names for Jerusalem?
The ark of the covenant
What cultic item does David bring into the city of Jerusalem?
He won't come from the bloodline of saul; Saul's kingdom will not endure
What does 1 Sam 13:14 say about the next king of Israel?
People look at the outward appearance, God looks at the heart
What does 1 Sam 16:7 tell us is the difference between what we look for and what God looks for in a ruler:
Absalom (David's third son and Tamar's full brother); kills Amnon; Absalom steals the hearts of men in the house of David to become king; Absalom's revolt is him planning to kill David and become King; Absalom sleeps with David's concubines in the sight of Israel
What does Absalom do to his father?
David won't kill Jonathan or his children, David to show kindness to him and his household, will not go after Jonathan or any of his children ever
What does David promise to do for Jonathan?
House for the Lord/temple
What does David want to build in 2 Samuel 7?
syncretism - Elijah went before the people and said, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him."
What does Elijah accuse the people of in 1 Kings 18:21?
That he is the only one left that is Zealous for the lord No, Elisha
What does Elijah claim in 19:9-10? Is he?
Saves Jerusalem
What does God do for Hezekiah and Judah in 2 Kings 19:35-36?
makes a vow to dedicate him (Nazarite)
What does Hannah promise to do if given a son?
Serves Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, as a vassal - pays tribute; Hezekiah rebels against the king of Assyria
What does Hezekiah do in 2 Kings 18:1-8?
Take
What does Samuel say kings do more than anything else?
Nazirite; God has heard
What does Samuel's name mean?
Tells Elijah to anoint Elisha as prophet coming after him
What does YHWH do when Elijah claims he is the "only one left"?
Stone of help
What does the name Ebenezer mean?
Beloved of the Lord
What does the name Jedediah mean?
Has a medium conjure Samuel up from the dead; Samuel says Saul and his sons are going to die in battle
What does the witch of Endor do for Saul?
- He trusted God - He was shrewd
What does this (David killing Goliath) tell us about David?
The Book of the Law in the temple of the LORD
What does this priest, Josiah, find in 2 Kings 22:8?
Babylon, Medes, Persians, Greeks
What empires are represented in the four beasts in the book of Daniel?
The Fall of Jerusalem (the chosen city of God) in 587/586
What event brings Joshua-2 Kings to an end?
Feast of Purim
What festival is established as a result of the Esther's bravery?
Requests Abishag as consolation prize - put to death by Solomon
What foolish request does Adonijah make and what happens to him?
Has a census of Israel and Judah
What foolish thing does David do in 2 Samuel 24?
Wisdom; a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong
What gift does Solomon receive in this dream 1 Kings 3:9?
Amnon (the oldest son of David) feigns illness; Tamar (Amnon's half sister) goes in to Amnon to feed him; Amnon rapes Tamar; Amnon then kicks Tamar out, further disgracing her
What happens between Amnon and Tamar?
Fall of Samaria
What happens in 721 BC?
An old man at this time, dies when he hears the news the ark is lost to the Philistines
What happens to Eli after the battle with the Philistines?
Killed in this battle
What happens to Eli's sons during the battle with the Philistines?
He is released from prison, put aside his prison clothes and for the rest of his life ate regularly at the king's table
What happens to Jehoiachin at the end of 2 Kings?
She's quarantined in the palace, she receives no visitors ever, cutting off the line of Saul
What happens to Michal?
Joab kills Absalom in battle against David
What is Absalom's fate?
Working miracles
What is Elisha best known for?
The northern tribes ask him to lighten the team load that Solomon had imposed
What is Israel's chief complaint against Rehoboam?
Jezebel threatens Elijah after he defeats her priests and prophets
What is Jezebel's response to Elijah's contest to Baal and syncretism?
The house of Eli is corrupt, the house and line of Eli will come to an end
What is his first prophetic message about?
Name of God never mentioned. Reflects the exilic experience?
What is the interesting characteristic about Esther?
Emphasizes matters concerning the temple
What is the main focus of the Chronicler's History?
Sytro-Ephraimite War in 734-732 BCE
What is the major historical event that lies behind the fall of the N. Kingdom as told in 2 Kgs 16-17
is struck with leprosy; meets Wlisha who tells him to wash seven times in the Jordan; Naman refuses, then relents and bathes in the river; skin is clean like a child's; thanks Elisha Gehazi is Elisha's servant/apprentice; has greed; runs after Naaman to take his gifts and hides them; Elisha puts the leprosy from Naaman onto Gehazi
What is the miracle or sign associated with following individuals: Naaman the Syrian 2 Kgs 5 Naman, a commander of the Syrian army Who is Gehazi?
She's old and barren; rewarded with a son for her hospitality; years later the boy dies; Elisha raises him from the dead Proclaims, "It is well"
What is the miracle or sign associated with following individuals: a. The Shunammite woman 2 Kgs 4:8-37 In 4:26 what does she proclaim:
Nebuchadnezzar
What is the name of the Babylonian King at this time of the Fall of Jerusalem and the first deportation, 598 BC?
Yehud
What is the name of the Persian province where Jerusalem is?
Northern tribes split off and make Jeroboam their king
What is the result of Rehoboam listening to the younger advisors?
Persian Empire
What is the setting for the book of Esther?
Will become the site of the temple that the son of David (Solomon) will build
What is the significance of this place, the threshing floor of Araunah, the Jebusite?
Ezra says, "Now honor the LORD, the God of your ancestors, and do his will. Separate yourself from the peoples around you and from foreign wives."; divorce
What is the solution for Ezra to his people marrying foreign women?
1. The sword will never depart from your house (calamity within the house) 2. I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you (not secret, happens publicly) 3. The son born to you will die (Bathsheba's son)
What is the threefold punishment that David receives for his sin?
Messiah
What is the word for anoint, chosen?
The Seleucid Line of Greek Rulers (the rulers after Alexander the Great dies)
What line of rulers is represented by the ten horns in Daniel 7:7?
"I will not sacrifice to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing", saying sacrifices must cost something
What phrase does David use that help us understand the nature of sacrifice? 24:24
Mixed Marriages; The people of Israel, including the priests and the Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the neighboring peoples; they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, and have mingled the holy race with the peoples around them. "You have been unfaithful; you have married foreign women, adding to Israel's guilt." (9:1-2; 10:10-11)
What primary Torah issue did Ezra deal with:
Working on the Sabbath, keeping shabbat; solution: shutting the gate (13:15, 19)
What primary Torah issue does Nehemiah deal with:
says "Saul is the Lord's anointed, he will not die by my hand"
What reason does David give for doing sparing Saul's life?
Ruling wisely, story of the two prostitutes, solving the case of who's baby it is by saying he will cut it in half and the real mother is willing to give the baby up
What story illustrates this giftof wisdom to Solomon in 3:16-28?
- Saul offers the sacrifices (offered up a burnt offering instead of waiting for Samuel to do it before battle) - Saul's foolish vow; bound people under an oath "Cursed be any man who eats food before evening comes, before I have avenged myself on my enemies!"; Johnathan eats some, is defended by army, Saul must back down and loses face (shame) - Saul spares Agag; they were supposed to carry out Herem against the Amalekites, he kills everyone but Agag and the best of sheep, cattle, fat calves, and lambs; "because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected you as king"
What three foolish decisions does Saul make that demonstrates he is unfit as king:
- final Judge - Priest - Prophet
What three roles does Samuel assume in chapters 1-7?
Benjamin
What tribe is Saul from?
They worshiped other gods and followed the practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before them ,a s well as the practices the kings followed
What was the primary sin that led to the Fall of Samaria? (17:7-8)?
Jerusalem will be destroyed
What will be the result of Manasseh's reign?
Reject; "because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected you as king"
What word frames the beginning and ending of the reign of Saul in 1 Samuel 8 and 15?
587 BC
What year does the Fall of Jerusalem take place?
Seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines
What, more than anything else, turned Solomon's heart away from God?
He tears his robes (repented) and initiates a reform, trying to get people back to following the Lord's commands
When this item, the Book of the Law, is read, what does Josiah do?
The Battle of Mr. Gilboa; Battle against the Philistines; Saul falls on his own sword
Where and how does Saul meet his deadly fate?
Runs all the way to Mt. Horeb (Sinai) for forty days journey
Where does Elijah go after Jezebel threatens him?
The threshing floor of Araunah, the Jebusite
Where does the punishment stop?
Sleeping in the Tabernacle (temple)
Where is Samuel when he is called?
Gibeon
Where is Solomon when he has a dream 1 Kings 3:5?
Shiloh
Where is the tabernacle at this time (1 Samuel 1-15)?
Bathsheba's son, Solomon
Which brother is Adonijah's rival for the throne in David's stead?
The Younger advisors
Which set of advisors does Rehoboam listen to, the younger or older ones?
Ranked from most important to least important: Tiglath, Rezin, Pekah, Ahaz. Rezin and Pekah form an alliance; Ahaz chooses to form an alliance with TP III rather than trusting in God
Who are the principle players at the time of the Assyrian Crisis?
Haggai and Zechariah
Who are the two prophets who encourage the people in their rebuilding efforts:
Michal
Who did not like David's "dance moves?"
The witch of Endor
Who does Saul meet with in Endor?
aka Xerxes, is the king of Persia
Who is Ahasuerus?
Elisha God Saves
Who is Elijah's successor? What does his name mean?
becomes queen in Vashti's place, name means "I am hidden"; is Jewish; queen for Ahasuerus
Who is Esther?
plots the death of the Jews all across the Persian empire; a close advisor to the King; Mordecai refuses to bow down before him; casts lots (purim) to determine the date when they will carry out the decree of the King to kill all the Jews
Who is Haman?
Saul
Who is Israel's first king:
Saul's son; eats some honey and was supposed to be killed, but the army defended him
Who is Jonathan?
Esther's adopted father, tells her to keep her Jewish identity a secret; refuses to bow to Haman
Who is Mordecai?
Hannah - barren wife of Elkanah
Who is Samuel's mother?
is the queen who is deposed (no longer queen) bc she wouldn't do what her husband told her to, parading in front of the other men sexually
Who is Vashti?
Abishag
Who is brought in to keep David "warm?"
Antiochus Epiphanies IV
Who is represented by the little horn of Daniel 7:8?
Jeroboam
Who is the adversary God raises against Solomon?
Jeroboam
Who is the first king of the Northern Kingdom?
Sennacherib
Who is the king of Assyria who invades Judah and besieges Jerusalem in 701 BC?
Pekah
Who is the king of Israel during the Fall of Samaria?
Jehoiachin
Who is the king of Judah during the first deportation in 598 BC?
Zedekiah
Who is the king of Judah when this event, the Fall of Jerusalem, takes place?
Hilkiah
Who is the priest during the time of Josiah?
High priest at Shiloh is Eli
Who is the priest during this time (1 Samuel 1-15)?
Nathan the Prophet
Who is the prophet that tells David he can/can't build a temple/house for the Lord?
Ahijah; took hold of the new cloak he was wearing and tore it into twelve pieces signifying taking the kingdom out of solomon's hands and giving him 10 tribes
Who is the prophet who informs Jeroboam of God's intentions and what does he do to illustrate what will happen?
Isaiah
Who is the prophet who tells Hezekiah "Do not be afraid."
Huldah said "This is what the Lord says: i am going to bring disaster on this place (Jerusalem) and its people, according to everything written in the book the king of Judah has read."
Who is the prophet who tells Josiah of his fate and Jerusalem's ?
Ezra; Written sometime during 2nd Temple or Persian Period
Who is the traditional author of the Chronicler's history?
Manasseh
Who is the wickedest king of Judah? (2 Kings 21:3)?
Uzzah; he touched the ark
Who loses his life while transporting this piece of furniture?
Adonijah, the 4th son of David (oldest surviving son)
Who proclaims himself king in 1 Kings 1:5?
the Queen of Sheba
Who visits Solomon to confirm the reports about his wisdom?
Abishai
Who wanted to kill Saul when given the chance?
David; the house of Jesse of Bethlehem
Who will the next king be after Saul and where is he from?
Reflects the concerns and interests of priesthood
Whose concerns are reflected in this version of ancient Israel's history (the Chronicler's History):
Uriah the Hittite; an elite soldier
Whose wife is Bathsheba?
Bathsheba
With whom does David commit adultery?
Jonathan
With whom does David make a covenant of friendship?
