OT quiz 3
what are the primary themes of Chronicles?
1) the Davidic line and Covenant 2) the temple
during which year did the Jewish monarch fall at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon?
587 BC
what year did Solomon assend to the Throne?
971 BC
which nation rose to power and would eventually destroy the northern tribes of Israel in 722 BC?
Assyria
which king of Persia decreed to allow the Jewish exiles to return to Jerusalem?
Cyrus
True or False, the Davidic covenant expects a spiritual fulfillment.
False
it is clear from the text itself that Samuel is the author of 1-2 Samuel.
False
The Talmud maintains that this person is the author of 1-2 Kings
Jeremiah
which term in our notes mean "an appeal to a merciful God for divine intervention in a desperate situation"?
Lament
which term means the act of pouring liquid as a sacrifice to a deity?
Libation
which king of Israel of Judah was excluded from discussion in the books of the Kings?
Saul
the events depicted in 1 Samuel center around everyone EXCEPT for whom?
Solomon
what was the most important religious artifact in Israel which represented Yahwey's presence.
The Ark of the Covenant
True or False, the LXX brought Samuel and Kings together and called them the "books of the kingdom's" and divided them into 4 books.
True
True or False: Samuel and Kings give a political history while Chronicles gives religious history.
True
which king of Persia was the husband to Esther?
Xerxes
What was Nehemiah's occupation?
cupbearer
True or False: the Jewish Talmud and ascribe the authorship of Chronicles to Jeremiah.
false
for what reason did God not allow David to build the temple?
he was a man of war
What was Ezra's occupation?
scribe
for what reason did God reject Saul as the king over Israel?
taking on the act of a priest when it was forbidden for him to do so.
the Davidic Covenant was an expansion of which aspect of the Abrahamic Covenant?
the "Offspring" promise
which division of the nation contained hereditary dynasty of David?
the southern kingdom of Judah
the Davidic covenant was which type of covenant?
unconditional