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Outline of Kings | a. The United Kingdom (1 Kings 1-11) 970-931 BC b. The Divided Kingdom (1 Kings 12-2 Kings 17) 931-722 BC c. The Surviving Kingdom (2 Kings 18-25) 722-586 BC |
Outline of Chronicles | a. Genealogies (1 Chronicles 1-9) b. David (1 Chronicles 10-29) c. Solomon (2 Chronicles 1-9) d. The Kings of Judah (2 Chronicles 10-36) |
Outline of Ezra/Nehemiah | a. Rebuilding of the temple under Zerubbabel (Ezra 1-6) b. Rebuilding of the people under Ezra (Ezra 7-10) c. Rebuilding of the wall under Nehemiah (Nehemiah 1-13) |
Outline of Esther 1 | a. The feast of Ahasuerus (1-2) b. The feast of Esther (3-7) c. The feast of Purim (8-10) |
Outline of Job | a. Prologue- Job's test (1-2) b. Dialogue- Job's three friends (3-31) c. Monologue- Elihu's speeches (32-37) d. Theologue- God speaks (38-41) e. Epilogue- Job's restoration (42) |
Outline of Psalms | a. Book 1 (1-41) David, (Genesis-Man) b. Book 2 (42-72) David/ Korah, (Exodus-Israel) c. Book 3 (73-89) Asaph, (Leviticus-Sanctuary) d. Book 4 (90-106) anonymous, (Numbers- Moses and Sanctuary) e. Book 5(107-150) David, (Deuteronomy- Law and Land) |
Outline of Proverbs | Prol: Purpose and theme (1:1-7) a. Way of wisdom (1:8-9:18) b. Proverbs of Solomon (10:1-22:16) c. Sayings of the wise (22:17-24:34) d. Further proverbs of Solomon (25-29) e. Words of Agar (30) f. Words of King Lemuel (31) Epil: A virtuous woman |
Outline of Esther 2 | a. The threat to the Jews (1-4) b. The triumph of the Jews (5-10) |
931 BC | Division of Northern and Southern Kingdoms |
722 BC | Northern Kingdom taken into exile by Assyria |
586 BC | Southern Kingdom taken into exile by Babylon |
2 GOOD kings of Judah | Hezekiah and Josiah |
Regulations of which book are in mind in Kings | Deuteronomy |
Beginning of Hezekiah's tunnel | Gihon Spring |
End of Hezekiah's tunnel | Pool of Siloam |
Details excluded by the Chronicler | a. David's life as refugee and traitor b. David's struggle with Ish-bosheth and his first reign in Hebron c. David's adultery with Bathsheba d. David's trouble with Amnon, Absalom, Sheba, Adonijah e. Solomon's many wives and idolatry |
Theme text of Chronicles | 2 Chronicles 7:14 |
Example of Immediate Judgement | King Uzziah |
Example of immediate forgiveness and blessing | King Manasseh |
3 individuals that led returns from exile | Zerubbabel, Ezra, Nehemiah |
People in Ezra 4 that harassed the Jews | The Samaritans (Israelite and foreigner mix) |
Ezra known as... | Man of the Word |
Nehemiah known as.... | Man of Prayer |
OT example of leadership | Nehemiah |
Items missing form Zerubbabel's temple | ark, sacred fire, Shekinah glory, The Holy Spirit, and the Urim and Thummim |
Greek name of Ahasuerus | Xerxes |
Hebrew name of Esther | Hadassah (meaning myrtle) |
Esther parallels the story of which patriarch? | Joseph |
Haman's ancestory | Esau...Amalek...King Agag...Haman |
Jewish name for feast of Esther | Purim |
Characters mentioned in book of Esther | Ahasuerus, Esther, Haman, Mordechai |
Characters not mentioned in the book of Esther | God or Law |
Evidence for Job's antiquity (oldest book of the Bible) | a. Job's age (patriarchal longevity) b. Wealth reckoned in livestock c. the Hebrew Word "Kesitah" or "piece of money" only used elsewhere to refer to Jacob d. no references to Mosaic Law e. Job functions as the priest of his own family |
Job's 4 friends | Bildad, Zophar, Eliphaz, Elihu |
Wrong premise of retribution | "If you suffer, you have sinned" |
Authors of Psalms | David, Moses, David's Singers (Sons of Korah, Asaph, Ethan) |
Authors of Proverbs | Solomon, (men of Hezekiah), Agur, King Lemuel |
Three main types of poetic parallelism | Synonymous Parallelism Antithetic Parallelism Synthetic Parallelism |
Types of Psalms and examples | Didactic (1) Penitential (51) Messianic (2) Thanksgiving (34) Imprecatory (139) Hallel (150) Ascent (127) Lament (22) |
Most famous Penitential psalm | Psalm 51 |
3 types of men who instructed ancient Israel | priest, prophet, and wiseman |
Who is addressed in Proverbs 1-9 | "my son" or "my sons" |
Two characters personified in Proverbs 1-9 | Lady Wisdom and Lady Folly |
Unwise practices condemned in the words of the wise | Evil hospitality, gluttony, drunkenness |
Theme concept of Proverbs | Wisdom |
Two main characters of Song of Songs | Solomon and Shulamite |
Three main characters of Song of Songs | Solomon, Shulamite, Shepherd |
Goads | presents a problem |
Nails | gives a solution |
What happened to the ark of the covenant? | we don't know... people think the Ethiopians took the ark, priests took the ark deep underground before the Babylonian attack, or the babylonians destroyed it |
What is the allegorical explanation for Solomon and shulamite? | Christ and the church |
What book has 70 rhetorical questions? | Job-theologue |
Vanity can be thought of as.... | soap bubbles |
Psalm 90 is written by who? | Moses |
What creature is used as an example to the sluggard? | the ant |
What happened in 538-430 BC | returns from exile |
Total number of rulers in northern kingdom | 20 (19 kings and 1 queen) in 9 different dynasties (931-722) |
Total number of rulers in southern kingdom | 20 kings all from 1 dynasty (931-586) |