Introduction to Old testament Exam 2

Approximate date of King David

1,000 B.C

Moab, Ruth

A family moves from Bethlehem to _______ during a famine. The husband dies, and his widow Naomi soon loses her two sons as well. Their widows, Orpah and ______ are Moabite women.

Boaz

A wealthy farmer named _______ takes a shine to Ruth as she is gathering grain in his fields. Naomi encourages her to pursue a relationship with this man.

What aspects of the life of Solomon were later mirrored in the Messiah Jesus?

Both are "son of David". Both rode a donkey into Jerusalem. Both are anointed ones. Solomon means "peace" and Jesus is the "prince of peace"

military, anointed

David has many ____________ successes, but must flee free from Saul's men, who try to kill him. David refuses to kill Saul because he says that Saul is the Lord's ___________.

Jesse, Judah, Goliath

David, son of _________ of the tribe of _________ is anointed king. David slays the Philistine giant __________.

Judges

Deborah and Barak defeat Sisera in battle

Judges

Ehud thrusts his sword into the belly of the rather large King Eglon

1 Samuel

Eli is the priest at Shiloh who tolerates his wicked sons and is rebuked by a boy prophet

Judges

Gideon leads a small army to victory with God's help

Numbers

God calls for cities of refuge for those who accidentally kill someone

Four of Josiah's reforms

He tore down the infrastructure of evil; including pagan symbols of Idolatry. He stood up against sexual perversion. He stood against all the evil that his father had perpetrated on the promised land. He stood up against the evil practices of child sacrifice.

One incident where the Israelites complained or rebelled against the leadership of Moses in the desert.

In Exodus 16:28 the people murmur about the lack of food.

Joshua

Israelites capture the city of Jericho

Joshua

Israelites cross the Jordan River and build an altar representing the twelve tribes

Deuteronomy

Moses sings a song that has many warnings before the people enter canaan

Numbers

Moses strikes the rock to produce water, thus angering God

Four point cycle seen repeatedly in the book of Judges

New generation arises; neglects God and worships other deities; God punishes via foreign oppression; people repent and beg God to save them; God delivers the people by raising up a judge; people worship God.

Describe the way a king should and should not behave as Israel's leader.

Not consider himself better than his fellow Israelites and turn from the law to the right or to the left. Not acquire great number of horses or make the people return to Egypt for more. He must not take many wives or accumulate large amounts of silver and gold.

Judges

Samson brings down the temple of Dagon and slays 3,000 Philistines but dies in the process.

Benjamin

Samuel anoints Saul of the tribe of __________ as ruler over Israel

judges, prophet

Samuel, as the last of the ___________ and first of the ___________, leads Israel in battle against the Philistines; they retake several cities from the Philistines.

slaying, kingdom

Saul again disobeys by not ________ all the people and animals in a battle with the Amalekites. Samuel tells him the ___________ will be taken from him.

thousand, thousands

Saul begins to fear David; the people sing "Saul has slain his _______________, but David has slain tens of ____________.

1 Samuel

Saul is anointed as the first king of Israel

sacrifice

Saul offers an unauthorized ___________, so Samuel tells him his position will be taken away.

Kinsman, grandmother, David

The custom of "______________-redeemer" means that certain men of the extended family have the right to marry a widow. Through this custom Ruth became the great grandmother of future king _________.

king

The people beg Samuel for a _________; he tries to warn them against this but they insist.

The significance of the covenant renewal ceremony that Joshua held with Israel

The people were witnesses to each other. THey made a direct promise to each other.

Numbers

Twelve spies are sent to spy on the land of canaan, 10 gave a bad report, 2 a good report.

Ecclesiastes

What book continually refers to human success as "meaningless, and a chasing after the wind

At what pivot point did David's life and kingdom begin to unravel?

When he committed adultery with Bathsheba.

Golden Calf incident. What happened and why did it anger God?

While Moses was on the mountain receiving the ten commandments, Aaron created a golden calf and told the Israelites that it brought them out of Egypt. The Israelites worshiped the calf. This angered God because he had just brought these people out of Egypt and had showed them all that he could do and yet they still bowed down to idols.

What is the biggest promise God made to David?

Your descendants will be on the throne of a kingdom that will last forever