Old Testament Final Study Guide

significance of 1 Kings 4:32 for the authorship of the Book of Proverbs

"He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five." talking about solomon

"Psalms was the __________ book of ancient ________, and these ____ psalms were collected to use in _____________ at the _________ in _______________...Psalms reflects the ___________ of the _____ worshipper and expresses the full range of ________________________ the _______________ of faith experiences as they enter into __________ presence and seek His ________ for __________ living"

"Psalms was the prayer book of ancient Israel, and these 150 psalms were collected to use in worship at the temple in Jerusalem...Psalms reflects the passion of the true worshipper and expresses the full range of human emotions the community of faith experiences as they enter into God's presence and seek His help for daily living"

The two groups or major forms of Proverbs

Instructive discourses and pithy sayings

meaning of the term Qohelet

One who gathers or assembles

Jeremiah

Yahweh lifts up

numbers of books into which the Psalms are divided

• Book I: 1-41 • Book II: 42-72 • Book III: 73-89 • Book IV: 90-106 • Book V: 107-150

the twofold aspect of the prophetic ministry

-Declaring God's message for people of their day -foretelling God's actions in the future

five categories of parallelism

1. Synonymous parallelism 2. Antithetical parallelism 3. Synthetic parallelism 4. Emblematic parallelism 5. Staircase parallelism

Three purposes of Hebrew poetry

1. To express emotion 2. To facilitate worship 3. To instruct in wisdom

Four characteristics of Hebrew poetry

1. figurative language 2. chiasma 3. acrostics 4. parallelism

beginning of the Babylonian Exile

605 BC

death of Josiah

609 BC

discovery of the Law under Josiah

622 BC

beginning of Jeremiah's ministry

626 BC

number of Psalms assigned to Davidic authorship

73

meaning of life "under the sun"

Activities of man as observed and experiences from a human perspective

explain the idea of "general truths" vs. "specific guarantees" in the Book of Proverbs

General truths are not specific promises or guarantees from God

what takes place for the prophet in the Divine Council

God "reveals His secret"

New Testament significance of Job 19:25-27

Job believed in resurrection

New Testament significance of Job 31:35-37

Job wants a court date with the Lord

meaning of Theodicy

Justifying God's wisdom and justice in the face of (seeming senseless) suffering

why the Major Prophets are designated in this way

Length and prominence in history

Kingship

Lord's kingdom rule over his creation

write Ecclesiastes 12:1 from memory

Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, "I find no pleasure in them"

five types of parallelism seen in the Book of Proverbs

Synonymous, antithetical, synthetic, comparative, absurdity

1Be able to write Proverbs 1:7 from memory

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

meanings of the names Isaiah

Yahweh is salvation

Know the meaning of the term "psalmos"

a song sung to the accompaniment of a harp

Royal

celebrate the relationship between God and David

pattern of "earthly scene" and "heavenly scene" of Job chapters 1-2

earthly/heavenly

Confidence

expressions of trust in the Lord, praise for security

meaning and significance of the locust plague in Joel

o A locust invasion precipitated the vision of the next book in our yearlong study of the Old Testament writing prophets -plague of locusts under the old covenant as a type of the day of the Lord; the Lord sent Joel to warn them that a worse day of judgment was yet ahead for the impenitent

nations represented by Nebuchadnezzar's Statue dream in Daniel 2

o Head (Gold:Babylon) o Chest and arms (Silver: Persia) o Stomach and thighs (Bronze: Greece) o Legs (Iron: Rome) o Feet: (Clay:Destruction Of all earthly kingdoms by the Kingdom) • 4 Beasts

the role of the Divine Warrior in the Day of the Lord.

o Judge the gentile/pagan, bless his people who have kept the lord's command

the aspects of the New Covenant

o31:31-32- Contrasted with the mosaic covenant, which the people did not keep o31:33a- The law will be written on hearts and minds - 31:33b- 34a - Adoption as God's people (I will be their God and they will be my people ) o 31:25-37 - the unbreakable nature of their covenant

verbs that appear as summary statements in Jeremiah

oTo uproot oTear down oDestroy oOverthrow oBuild up

Imprecatory

prayers containing anger and emotion calling on God to bring judgement to their enemies

Thanksgiving

prayers expressing thanks to God

Laments

prayers offered in times of trouble

one similarity and one difference between the accounts of the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem as recorded by Isaiah and Sennacherib

similarity: conquered lots of Judean cities difference: assyrian army was destroyed by God and there was silence for the Sennacherib

Ascents

songs of praise as they traveled to Jerusalem

Hymns

songs of praise, focus on Lord's eternal actions and creation

Wisdom

teaches the value of godly life

meaning of "The Day of the Lord."

the next step in god's agenda, signaling the Day of the Lord, will be the rise of a prophet like Elijah

Eliphaz' Principle of suffering from Job

• Good things will come from god to those who do good • Evil things come from God to those who do evil

two major events as discussed in class from the Divine Council seen of Isaiah 6:1-13

• V1-4 : Scene: God's holiness • V5: Isaiah's response o "Woe to me" • Unclean lips personally • Unclean lips communally • V6-7: atonement • V 8-9: message: To the blind until desolation by war o Yes.. a stump (hope) will remain

explain the nations represented by the Beasts and Little Horn vision in Daniel 7.

• Winged Lion (Babylon) • Bear (Persia) • Four-Headed Leopard (Greece) • Monster w/ Iron Teeth and 10 Horns (Rome)

Know the information about Zedekiah

•597 BC - 586 BC •Placed on throne as Babylonian puppet •Foolishly did not follow Jeremiah's council •Rebelled against Babylonians •Leading to the capture and destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC •Post execution of his sons he was blinded and taken as a prisoner to Babylon where he died

Know the information about Kings Josiah

•640 BC - 609 BC •Last Godly king of Judah •Significant religious reforms oFound Mosaic book of Law in 622 BC •Killed in battle •Against Egyptians in 609 BC

the significance of the conclusion of each of these books

•Book 1-4 conclude with a doxology or word of praise •Book 5 concludes for the 5th book and for Psalms as a whole •Rabbinic explanation: parallels the 5 books of the Torah

significance of Jeremiah 38:17

•If you stay you will live -- if you run you will die

explain four reasons why it is best to not interpret the Song of Songs as an allegory

•In the OT, it is written clearly that figurative expressions are clearly stated •"Fantasy unlimited" no real basis for interpretation •Not quoted in the NT •Marital love- talked about a lot in the Song of Songs

two reasons for believing that the prophet Isaiah wrote the entire Book of Isaiah

•The New Testament references parts of Isaiah and his authorship when they say, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you" •There is no break in 39 and 40 which is the Great Isaiah Scroll

the four aspects of Jeremiah's call from the Lord

•Vision of God •Commission to Task •Objection of Unworthiness •Promises of God's protection and enablement

Know the pattern of "The Lord's Rebuke" and "Job's Humbled Response" of Job chapters 38-42

•rebuke humbled rebuke humbled restoration

Ezekiel

God has strengthened

Daniel

God is my judge