OT Cook Exam 2 Part 1
Meaning of name: Saul
"Requested"
Meaning of name: Ebenezer
"Stone of help"
Meaning of name: Jonathon
"The Lord has given"
Meaning of name: Samuel
"he who is from God"
Meaning of name: Solomon
"man of peace"
Meaning of name: Ichabod
"no glory"
Meaning of name: Ish-Bosheth
"shame"
What were two of the three punishments against David for his acts of adultery and murder?
1. David is sentenced to the sword, meaning a house full of violence. 2. Three of his sons will meet violent deaths, one will sleep with David's concubines 3. The child produced by the adulterous union will die
According to the class notes, how can David still be portrayed as an "ideal king" in spite of his deeds concerning Bathsheba and Uriah? Name two of the four factors.
1. He listens to Yahweh's prophet 2. he repents with no excuses 3. he accepts Yahweh's judgement 4. throughout his life, he never worships idols
List the two main purposes of centralized worship.
1. Helps bring national unity and cohesion 2. helps protect the purity of Israel's worship system by keeping worship under the direct authority of Israel's priests
The death of Saul/David's accession to the throne
1010
The anointing of David
1028
The anointing of Saul
1052
Eli led Israel ______ years
40
Death of David
970
What could not be found in the whole land of Israel
Blacksmith
The name of the god whose temple the ark was carried into
Dagon
Who Samuel ran to, when he heard the Lord call him
Eli
Samuel's background as a Levite is very significant issue in the book of Samuel
False
Elkanah's favored wife
Hannah
Elkanah's two wives
Hannah and Peninnah
In 1 Samuel 13 & 15, Saul commits two acts of disobedience to Yahweh's commands, which end up costing him his dynasty. Briefly describe ONE of these two acts.
He offered up a burnt offering instead of waiting for Samuel showing disobedience; He spared the Amalekite king and some of the livestock when he is instructed to wipe out all of it
What would have happened if Saul had not acted foolishly?
His kingship would have been permanent
What was the sign to Eli that the priesthood would no longer belong to his descendants?
His sons would die on the same day
Eli's two sons
Hophni and Phinehas
Which of the three Nazirite prohibitions did Hannah vow for her son?
No razor to his head
Samuel poured this on Saul's head
Olive oil
The word for "prophet" back in Samuel's day
Seer
The place of worship and sacrifice during Samuel's childhood
Shiloh
What is interpreted when it is said that none of Samuel's words "fall to the ground?"
That all of Samuel's words will come true.
Nahash the Ammonite would make a treaty with Jabesh on what condition?
That he could gouge out an eye of the ones who dishonor
After Samuel was publicly chosen king, what did Samuel write down on a scroll?
The rights and duties of kingship
Why it is said that Samuel "did not yet know the LORD"
The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him
At the close of his speech in chapter 12, what does Samuel say will happen to Israel if they persist in doing evil?
Them and their king shall perish
The technical term for direct government rule by God
Theocracy
What did not happen to Samuel's words?
They did not fall to the ground
For what reason were the seventy men of Beth Shemesh put to death?
They looked into the ark
A grievous sin of Eli's sons
They slept with the tabernacle women
Samuel was a prophet, a judge, and possibly a Nazirite
True
Yahweh will raise up for himself
a faithful priest
Samuel's sons accepted these
bribes
Saul's standout physical trait
exceptionally tall
What sinful action Samuel said he wanted to avoid?
failing to pray for the Israelites
What happened to Eli when he heard the ark of God had been captured
fell backward off his chair, he broke his neck, he died
When they heard that the ark had arrived, the Philistines thought a ______ had come into the camp
god
What Saul did after Samuel did not arrive in the amount of time set by Samuel?
he offered up a burnt offering
To ____ is better than sacrifice
obey
All of Eli's descendants will die in the _______ of life
prime
All Israel recognized that Samuel was a ________ of the LORD
prophet
As Samuel turned to leave, Saul caught hold of
the hem of his robe
In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many _____
visions