Old Testament Part 2 FInal

What are major purposes of the book of Lamentations

-Expressions of grief over loss of Temple and Jerusalem -Help survivors come to term with the calamity -Illustrate judgment of God -Call to repentance -God's wrath is limited but his mercy is unbounded

What were the theological messages of Ezekiel

-God can be present with his people even when they are in exile -God's glory power and knowledge is indecribable

Who were the four individuals who led the different waves of returning Jews

-Sheshbazzar, son of Jehoiachin, in 538 B.C. -Zerubabbel, grandson of Jehoiachin, and Joshua the high priest in 522 B.C. -Ezra in 458 (or 398?) B.C. -Nehemiah in 445 B.C

What were Ezra's most important public acts

-cannonizing the scriptures through the council -instituing the divorce law

What are the four things that the prophet Haggai calls the people to do

-construct the temple -courage in the Lord -cleaness of life -confidence int he future

What were some of the results of the measures taken by Ezra & Nehemiah

-covenant renewal, rehailitation of the preiathood and temple ritual and sabath observance, and the introduction of the law of Moses as the rule of community life

What are the major purposes of the book of Esther

-justify the holiday of Purim, not mandated in the Torah; -God still at work among his people in exile in unexpected and unrecognized ways

According to President Russell M Nelson what are 5 ways to develop faith and trust in the Savior

1) study and be an egeged learner 2) chose to believe in Jesus Christ. 3) act in faith. 4)partake of sacted ordinances worthily. 5) ask Heavenly Father, in th ename of Jesus Christ, for help

How long was the siege on Jerusalem before it fell

30-month

When were Ezra and Nehemiah Jewish leaders

458 BC

Ezra 1-6 narrates the return of the Jews to Jerusalem and the work of important leaders to accomplish the rebuilding of the Temple during what time

538 BC

When did Jerusalem fall

586 B.C.

Why did the fate of the last king to sit on the throne of Judah, as described by the Lord, change so dramatically

But afterwards they turned about and took back the male and female slaves they had set free, and brought them again into subjection as slaves

Who is the king that allowed the Jews to return from Exile and what empire did he rule

Cyrus II from the persainn empire

Which book is part of the "writings" rather than the "prophets"

Daneil

What book illustrated well the following question: to what extent can you participate in the various cultures of the world and maintain your covenantal "holiness"

Daniel

Which book provides a model for life in the diaspora

Daniel

What was Obadiah's prophecy a response to

Edom who are decsendants of Esau pillaged and attacked Jerusalem when babylon attacked

Which prophet do we know was also a priest

Ezekiel

Which prophet emphasized individual responsibility and avoiding a victim mentality

Ezekiel

Which prophet performed twelve sign acts to prophecy against Judah and Jerusalem

Ezekiel

Which prophet was among the first group deported to Babylonia?

Ezekiel and possibly Daniel

Rabbinic tradition identified whom as the compiler of the books of Chronicles

Ezra

Rabbinic tradition identifies which individual as establishing the "Great Council" of 72 scribes to set the canon of Hebrew scriptures

Ezra to make the cannon

What is the basic message behind most of the visions of Zechariah

God will protect his people and blessings will come if they obey the b=voice of God

Which book features a prophetic dialogue with the Lord dealing with the following three difficult questions: Theodicy—the justice or seeming injustice of God; confidence and doubt; salvation and judgment

Habakkuk

Which prophet provided a great model for asking questions

Habakkuk

Which prophet asks the people to consider how they have been doing as they have been prioritizing material comforts over listening to the Lord

Haggai

Which prophet called the people to erect the temple of God and which prophet summoned the community to repentance and spiritual renewal—whose task was to prepare the people for proper worship and temple service once the building project was completed

Haggai then Zechariah

Who were the prophets of the Persian period

Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi

When Ezekiel had his vision of the temple in Jerusalem what did he see

He saw that there were other gods worshiped there and then God's throne leaves the temple

Why does God weep as recorded in the book of Moses

He sees the atrocities that his creations do to one another

Which prophet expressed in his writings his frustration towards his mission and not always understanding the Lord or his plans

Jeremiah

Rabbinic tradition suggests which prophet wrote the Deuteronomic History

Jerimiah

Which prophet encouraged the king of Judah to submit to Nebuchadnezzar & the Babylonians

Jerimiah

Who was the other individual in the fiery furnace with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

Jesus Christ

Which book can be described by the following overview: explores profound ideas about how human sin and failure wreak such devastating destruction in our world, about how God longs to show mercy to those who will just own up to their sin and confess it, and about how all that leads us to hope that God will one day defeat evil in our world but also inside of us and bring His healing presence to make all things new

Joel

Which book consists of five mournful poems or elegies

Lamentations

Which prophet spoke about sending the prophet Elijah to turn the hearts of the children to their fathers?

Malachi

Which prophet spoke about tithing opening the windows of heaven

Malachi

Did Jeremiah support a Mosaic prophetic theology or a Davidic royal theology

Mosiac theology

Which prophet addressed the tragedy of violent oppression and human suffering in history

Nahum

Which prophet was the herald of God's intention to call Assyria to account for its unbridled brutality and thereby vindicated God's justice and power to control the world's happenings?

Nahum

Who was a high official in the Persian court of King Artaxerxex and asked to return to Jerusalem

Nehemiah

Who was commissioned to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem

Nehemiah

What is the predominant theme of Malachi's prophecy

Persian Period

Ezra 1-6 narrates the return of the Jews under which two leaders

Sheshbazzar and Zerubbabel

Why are the people still described as wicked during the time of the reforms of Josiah

The reform focused more on matters of cultic practice than on a social agenda. The injustice fostered by the fifty-year rule of Manasseh would not have dissipated quickly

Why did the Jews who returned from Babylon consider themselves to be superior to the Jews who had remained in the land

They were the wealthier and better educated group

What was the name of the first Queen who refused to display herself before a roomful of drunken men

Vashti

Who would be the last king to sit on the throne of Judah during Old Testament time

Zedekiah

Who are the prophets of the Babylonian Period?

Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Obadiah, and Jeremiah

Which individuals are associated with the rebuilding of the Lord's temple in Jerusalem and its dedication in 515 BC

Zerubbabel the provincial governor, Jeshua the Aaronic High Priest, and the prophets Haggai and Zechariah

What is the dominant understanding of the uniting of the stick of Joseph and the stick of Judah

a king who unites all of jacob's children

What is the LDS understanding of the uniting of the stick of Joseph and the stick of Judah

book of mormon and Bible

What did Haggai reprimand the people for doing

but the people had been more concerned with finishing their own houses instead of working on the temple

What does Ezra use to regulate and unify Jewish life in the restored community

he wanted Isrealites to divorce foriegn wives

What were Jeremiah's major themes

listen and heed the voice of the Lord, and consolation/ restoration

Were Ezra and Nehemiah prophets

no

What was Ezra's occupation

scribe

What crippled the community spirit of the day

selfishness and people are feeling dismayed

Once the fall of Jerusalem took place what did the prophet tell the remaining inhabitants to do

stay in Jerusalem and stick it out

What was surprising about Ezekiel's vision of God

that it came into babylon this was symbolized by the wheels to show that it moves

Which prophet developed the "Day of the Lord" tradition

the day when the the Lord's intended order replaces the current state of affairs

Who opposes the rebuilding of the Temple and why

the people of the land approached Zerubbabel and the heads of families and said to them, 'Let us build with you, for we worship your God as you do then they were rejected

What is a major purpose of the book of Daniel

the sovereighnty of God

What building were destroyed when Jerusalem fell

the temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem and the walls

What does the Lord tell Zechariah that he wants from his people

to treat the poor and disadvantaged with love

How are we to understand Ezra's denunciation of marriage to those outside the House of Israel

trying to help the house of Isreal be single minded in worship of God