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Religion Test 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is the “Second Moses?” Why? | Joshua; parting of waters, sent out spies, death speech |
| What is the name of the prostitute who protected the Israelite spies? | Rehab |
| Describe Deuteronomistic theology | God's presence is with them if they keep the covenant (success), God's presence is not with them if they break the covenant (defeat) |
| What is the main theme of Joshua? | Establishment via victories of the Lord |
| Which judge delivered the israelites from midian? | Gideon |
| What tradition did Joshua re-establish as a reminder of God’s power? | passover |
| What tradition did Joshua re-establish as a reminder of the covenant? | circumcision |
| What books of the Old Testament cover the time before the founding of the monarchy? | 1 & 2 Samuel |
| What were the three W's solomon was known for? | wisdom, wealth, women |
| what changes did jeroboam make when he became king of israel? | makes the golden calves |
| Who did Reheboam go to for advice? | older people |
| Who did rehoboam listen to for advice? | younger people, his friends |
| what are the two qualities of ezra as described by dr. holleyman? | scribe and priest |
| what are two qualities of nehemiah described by dr. holleyman? | cup-bearer/governor |
| what contributions did soloman make to israel? | built up the military, constructed the temple and palace, establish israel as a trade nation, organized the government, wrote wisdom literature, gained wealth |
| both ezra and nehemiah focas on what? | 2nd temple, jerusalem wall, religious reforms (no foreign wives) |
| what was the edict of cyrus? | it allowed some israelites to return to jerusalem and rebuild, god uses someone not of the Hebrew faith to accopmlish his purpose |
| what happen in 961? | solomon became king |
| what was the dominant tribe of the northern kingdom? | ephraim |
| who was the first king of judah | rehoboam (saul if you count combined israel) |
| what is the defined of "diaspora"? | the scattered people |
| who lead the israelite people after moses? | joshua |
| according to dr. holleyman, what was the main conflict in david vs goliath? | fear vs faith |
| during the reign of solomon, how was the military improved? | he developed a cavalry |
| who was the first king of the northern kingdom? | jeroboam |
| how many wives and concubines did solomon have? | 700 wives and 300 concubines |
| what was the parable nathan told david about? | a rich man with many sheep and a poor man with one sheep; the rich man took the poor man's sheep |
| what were the three concerns of ezra and nehemiah? | jereusalem wall, religious reforms and 2nd temple |
| what contributions are related to david? | regional political dominance, stabilization of monarchy, establishment of jerusalem as capital, preservation of religious identity, model for idealized future |
| what is the messianic hope associated with david? | the messiah will come from david's line |
| in the assessment of david's reign, what two things were evaluated | military leadership, ruler with equity and justice |
| what does dynasty mean? | legacy, line would carry on (the ruler would always be from the line of david) |
| what does hesed mean? | discipline without withdrawing love, steadfast love, unending mercy |
| why does nathan initially agree with david's idea to build God a house? | God usually approved of everything David did |
| why wouldn't god let david build him a temple? | God did not ask for a house |
| what are the four parts of the davidic covenant? | Great name, Place of peace, Dynasty, hesed |
| who killed amnon? | Absalom |
| who wins between absalom and david? | David |
| who was david's oldest son? | Amnom |
| why does david flee? | saul is trying to kill, absalom is plotting to take over the throne |
| what is tamar considered after she is raped? | desolate woman |
| who rapes tamar? | Amnom |
| which part of david's punishment involves david's concubine? | his neighbor will sleep with his wife in public view |
| who is tamar? | david's daughter, absolom's sister, amnom's half sister |
| what was the name of bathsheba's husband? | uriah the hittite |
| who did david sleep with? | Bathsheba |
| what were the 3 punishments that david recieved for his actions with bathsheba? | the sword would never depart from his family, his neighbor would sleep with his wives in public, the child would die |
| what did nathan use to confront david about his actions? | parable of the sheep |
| who is the most important king who comes of the relationships between david and bathsheba? | Solomon |
| how long did david reign? | 40 years |
| who is joab loyal to? | David |
| the death of abner was an act of what? | revenge |
| what does zion mean? | City of David, Jerusalem, Holy City |
| what is the first step of making the city of david a holy place? | bringing back the ark of the covenant |
| how many spies does joshua send to survey jericho? | 2 |
| what are the variations of the name joshua? | hosea, jesus |
| what is the ark of the covenant a symbol of? | god's presence |
| why is jericho devoted to destruction | 1st victory, god's instrment of judgement against evil people, living with the cannaanites will corrupt them |
| during which period do the israelites begin to become a settled people? | judges |
| what does shopet mean? | judge, justify, deliverer |
| What does Ehud do? | Kills Eglon by sneaking in his sword (he’s left handed) and stabbing him in his fat stomach, then locking the doors so the servants won’t go in |
| who is debra? | Judge who led Barak to defeat Sisera, Jael killed Sisera, females get spotlight, most honorable, behaves most like an actual judge |
| what is the typical iraelite cycle during the period of judges? | Israel is unfaithful, oppression, Israel cries out, Lord raises a deliverer, Israel has rest |
| who was the most famous of the judges? describe his story. | Samson, super strong, defeats all his enemies, falls in love with Delilah, Delilah betrays him to the Philistines, they cut his hair, he is weak, pulls down house on all the Philistines |
| who is gideon? | judge who led 300 men to battle against Midianites, people wanted him to be king, he said to let God rule |
| what is meant by the term deuteronomistic assessment | Faithful=prosper, unfaithful= bad things… evaluates how much people have stuck to God’s assessment |
| What is the assessment at the end of Judges | There is no king, the people did what was right in their own eyes (implies that they would be faithful if they had a king) |
| During what season is the story of Ruth traditionally told | harvest |
| what does goel mean? | kinsman redeemer |
| who are the main characters in ruth? | ruth, naomi, boaz |
| what is ruth the bridge between | judges and 1&2 samuel |
| what does bethlehem mean? | house of bread |
| why do naomi and elimelech go to moab? | there was famine |
| who dies at the beginning of ruth? | elimilech, ruth and orpah's husbands |
| what does the name mara mean | bitter |
| ruth's speech to speech to naomi is an example of what? | covenant commitment |
| whose field does ruth go to? | boaz |
| why is boaz impressed by ruth? | work ethic, devotion to naomi, good-looking |
| where does naomi send ruth after she meets boaz? | to the threshing floor |
| is boaz the first in like kinsman redeemer | no |
| what is the name of ruth and boaz baby | obed |
| what is the lineage given in ruth? | davidic lineage....leads to jesus |
| who are the main nemesis of the isaelites in the 1st samuel? | philistines |
| 1 and 2 samuel make up how many books in the hebrew bible | 1 |
| during what centuries is the 1st and 2nd samuel | 11 and 10 |
| who are the main characters of samuel? | samuel, saul and david |
| what advantages do the philistines have over the israelites | they have metal weapons, organized government/taxes, bigger |
| who is hannah | saul's mother |
| who is eli? | priest that teaches samuel |
| who is samuel | judge/prophet/anointer of kings |
| what does samuel say in response to the people's request for a king? | kings will take from you |
| why do the israelite people want a king? | samuel's sons are corrupt |
| who is the first israelite king | saul |
| how is saul chosen | he is handsome and taller than everyone else |
| why does saul fail as king | He usurps Samuel at Gilgal, he does not destroy the animals or Agog, built a monument to himself |
| Describe the situation of Saul and the Amalekites | He was instructed to dedicate to destruction but saved the best animals, saved Agog, and set up a monument to himself, asks Samuel to honor him |
| Who does Samuel anoint as the second king of Israel | David |
| Why is David chosen as king? | right heart |
| what jobs does david have in saul's kingdom? | musicia/armor-bearer |
| describe the david and goliath story | Goliath=really big, scared the Israelites, David=tiny, not afraid, called on God to be victorious, killed Goliath |
| who favors david over saul? | jonathan/michal, people, Lord |
| how does the david versus saul story end | saul and jonathan die |
| What is the structure of Job? | prose, poetry, prose |
| How is Job described? | Blameless, faithful, turns away from evil, righteous |
| Who are Job’s three friends? | elphaz, bildad, zophar |
| How does God answer Job? | condemnation of friends, affirmation and restoration of job |
| Describe the Orientation type of psalms | prologue |
| Describe the disorientation type of psalms | lament, exile, anger |
| Describe the new orientation type of psalms | even in the darkest times, god will be there |
| What happens at Gilgal? | Samuel usurped, tabernacle destroyed |
| Who wrote Ezra & Nehemiah | Ezra |
| How many kings, dynasties, and years is the Northern kingdom? | 19 kings, 9 dynasties, 200 years |
| How many kings, dynasties, and years is the Southern kingdom? | 20 kings, 1 dynasty, 335 years |
| What is the focus of Ezra and Nehemiah? | reforms, rebuilding the wall, 2nd temple |
| What are the five reforms of Nehemiah? | economic, re-population, temple/offerings, Sabbath, separation (no foreign wives) |
| What is the focus of Chronicles? | priesthood, Davidic line, ends calling jews of the diaspora |
| Who is the leader who conquered the Southern Kingdom? What nation did he lead? | Rohoboam, Judah |
| How does Kings begin? With which event does it end? | Solomon fall to Judah. |
| The prophets demonstrate a ___ and ___ pattern. | prediction and fulfillment |
| Mashals | civilian law enforcement |
| Who is Elijah? | prophet |
| Jezebel and Ahab | During the time of King Ahab's rule, he and his wife Jezebel encouraged all the people in his kingdom to worship the idol, Baal. |
| Who wanted the ark of the covenant to have a permanent dwelling | David |
| Pslams | lament, thanksgiving, or hymn. |
| What does Nabi mean | He who brings message, prophet |
| What does Prophetes mean? | A woman who speaks for God |
| What are the writing styles of the prophet books? | 26 prose essays |
| Major prophets | Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel |
| How many minor prophets are there | 12 |
| What are the major themes of Amos | that God puts his people on the same level as the surrounding nations - God expects the same purity of them all. |
| Who is Gomer? | prostitute who realized her lost spiritual stage once she was with Hosea |
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