Old Testament Final
True
True or False: The book of job addresses theodicy, or the problem of evil
True
True or False: The introduction to the book of psalms describes the 2 fold path of life
True
True or False: The psalms are prophetic in that they point to the life of christ
Give 3 other definitions/explanations of "fear" in proverbs 1:7 ("The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom")
1. To love 2. To obey 3. To respect
Antithetical (Hebrew Poetry)
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother (Prov. 10:1)
Israel
Amos and hosea prophesied to the kings and people of what country?
Judah
Isaiah prophesied to 2 kings of what country south of Israel?
Synthetic parallelism (Hebrew Poetry)
Sing to the lord a new song; sing to the lord, all the earth Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day (Ps. 96:1-2)
If their prophecies came true they were true prophets
The people of israel had to distinguish between two prophets and false ones. On what basis did they make this distinction.
Synonymous (Hebrew poetry)
The precepts of the lord are right giving joy to the heart. The commands of the the lord are radiant giving light to the eyes (ps. 19:8)
Do prophets only for tell the future or are they also concerned about the past and present?
They mostly proclaim gods word
False
True or False: Amos was a prophet by training
False
True or False: Amos was the first prophet in the bible to describe monotheism.
True
True or False: During amos' time under Jeroboam II , the north became wealthy but the wealth was disproportionate between righ and poor
False
True or False: Ecclesiastes was written to show that life is meaningless and there is no hope
False
True or False: Ecclesiastes was written to show that life is meaningless and there is no hope.
False
True or False: Folly is personified as a bad apple
True
True or False: Hebrew poetry uses assonance and alliteration instead of rhyming in its structure
False
True or False: In the book of Job satan is allowed by God to kill Job
True
True or False: Isiah 1-5 is like a mini-book which introduces and summarizes the whole book.
True
True or False: Many psalms were written to question gods actions yet end in faith
True
True or False: Proverbs are often common sense sayings, yet assume the hearer is acting out of faith
True
True or False: Proverbs personifies wisdom as God's "craftsman" who was at his side helping in creation
True
True or False: Specific psalms were used by the israelites during the yearly pilgramage to jerusalem
False
True or False: The "friends" in the book of Job assume that he must be a righteous man
False
True or False: The best way of understanding a Psalm is to read surrounding Chapters for context
True
True or False: The song of songs is included in the cannon because it has been seen as an allegory of gods love for his people
True
True or False: Wisdom literature assumes the outcome of blessings for good works because it was written for believers who already have faith.
False
True or False: Wisdom literature in scripture teaches that true human fulfillment comes from the word
True
True or False: Wisdom literature predates solomon; however he became its accepted founder
True
True or False: biblical wisdom seeks to "know" god through loving obedience
True
True or False:All prophets in the bible basically preached law and gospel
True
True or False:Both Hosea's marriage and his children became prophecies of God's love
False
True or False:Hezekiah was struck with a terminal disease which the lord said was his punishment for unbelief
False
True or False:Hosea is often described as a prophet of the law
False
True or False:Hosea married a prostitute named gomer because he saw her and fell in love with her
True
True or False:Isaiah told king ahaz not to trust assyria but god alone
True
True or False:Isaiah was a contmporary of the prophet micah
True
True or False:King Hezekiah ruled judah by permission of the assyrian empire
True
True or False:The assyrian king who destroyed Israel in 722 BC was Sargon II
True
True or False:The city of jersalem was miraculously saved by God from the assyrians
True
True or False:The messiah is pictured in isaiah as a king, suffereing servant, and anointed conqueror
False
True or False:The sign of Immanuel, or "god with us" was meaningless until Jesus appeared
True
True or False:The triple "holy" sung by the angels in Isaiah 6 indicates yahweh is the holiest being
True
True or False:Tiglath pileser III was one of the strongest Assyrian rulers, who took northern israel
True
True or False:When Amos condemns the nations for "crimes against Humanity" he starts with those farthest away and ends with the nation of israel, zeroing in like a bull's eye.
False
True or False:Witnessing the holiness of god was no problem for isaiah
True
True or False:one of isaiahs main themes was proclaiming monotheism
True
True or False:the prophetic style amos used to condemn israel was likea bulls-eye with each pronouncement of israels enemies getting closer to home
What is the basic story, problem, and lesson of job
Why should anyone fear, love and trust god? Satan wants to show that a person only serves god because he rewards obedience or punishes disobedience. but we fear the lord because he calls people to repentance and redeems them
Jesus Israelites (Jews in general) Isaiah himself Jeremiah or another prophet
who could possibly be the "suffering servant" isaiah talked about?
