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What did Solomon ask for when God spoke to him in a vision?
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wisdom
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How did Solomon's blessings lead him astray?
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he became powerful because of his wisdom,a king, and then he fell to loving many women which is directly against God's commands, he broke a lot of the commands set down for the king
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Who built the first temple in Jerusalem?
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Solomon
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How many wives and concubines did Solomon have?
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He had 700 wives and 300 concubines
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Compare Solomon's leadership to the rules in Deuteronomy 17
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Deut. 17: God shall choose the king, not build up an army, not have multiple wives, not have a large personal treasury, shall copy the law, shall observe the law
Solomon's reign: God seems to have chosen him, aquired horses and chariots, 700 wives and 300 concubines, was very wealthy and laid heavy taxes on the people, wrote many proverbs and built high places and heart turned from God |
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Who was Ahijah?
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one of the prophets in Kings (1 Kings 11 and 14): spoke to Jeroboam in a field about taking the kingdom from Solomon and ripping it into ten pieces as per God's request
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Who was Jeroboam?
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The man that Ahijah spoke to about dividing the kingdom...he received the prophecy of the events to come in 1 Kings 11:26-40
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Who was Rehoboam?
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the son of Solomon who was promised by the people a lifetime of service if he would only help them for a little while. he refused telling them that he would make their way harder and he was dethroned and Jeroboam became king in his stead
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What are the lessons we discussed in class that we have learned from Solomon's life/
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The Good: If you follow God, He will bless you
The bad: If you disobey God, He will punish you The Ugly:If you don't repent, the consequences will be catastrophic |
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Know the names of the prophets
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Former prophets: Moses, Joshua, Deborah, Samuel, band of prophets, Nathan, Gad
Preclassical prophets Classical prophets Kings: Ahijah, Shemaiah, Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah, Sons of the prophets |
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What is the differene between pre-classical and classical prophets?
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Pre-classical - hear narratives about them
Classical - actually written by the prophet the book is concerning |
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When did Samaria fall?
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722 BC
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To whom did Samaria fall?
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Assyria
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How did Josaih die?
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He was killed by Neco of Egypt
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Who appointed Jehoiakim as ruler in Jerusalem?
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Neco of Egypt
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Who appointed Zedekiah as ruler in Jerusalem?
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Nebuchadnezzar
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Who was the last ruler in Jerusalem before the city was destroyed?
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Zedekiah
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What are the three dates of deporations to Babylon?
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604 BC (Daniel taken into captivity)
597BC 586BC |
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When did Jerusalem fall?
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586 BC
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Who was Nebuchadnezzar?
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a king who laid seige to Jerusalem three times and eventually overtook it
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What does Sitz im Leben mean?
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life setting or situation in life
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When did the Cyrus decree happen?
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538 BC
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When was Chronicles most likely written?
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about 400 BC
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What were some of the sources used for the writing of Chronicles?
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Geneological records
Letters and official documents Poems, prayers, songs and speeches other histories, including Kings prophetic writing |
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What are some of the differences between Chronicles and Samuel-Kings?
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Southern Kingdom focus
additional material embellishment of numbers moralizing of situations |
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What is the message of Chronicles?
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Importance of a united monarchy
importance of the established temple worship |
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What is the purpose of Chronicles?
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to establish continuity btween pre- and post exilic Hebrew history
to establish Judah as a rightful heir to Davidic covenant to appeal to a type of idealism as an example of how to renew the life and spirit of Israel to give hope that the God of David and Solomon would sustain Israel's present leadership and nation |
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Who was Ezra?
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a priest and scribe
a secretary of Jewish affairs in the royal cabinet |
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Who was Nehemiah?
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a prayerful cupbearer
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What books contain some Aramaic?
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Eza and Daniel
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When was Ezra-Nehemiah written?
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around 400BC
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What was the purpose of Ezra-Nehemiah?
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to provide a historical account of the return to Jerusalem from Babylon and to provide a theological emphasis on covenant renewal
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What was the message of Ezra-Nehemiah?
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The people of God can have hope in the present because of God's deeds in the past
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Who was Zerubbabel?
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the priest and leader of the early returnees
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How did the Jews respond when they began the temple reconstruction?
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some were very excited and shouted aloud with joy and sang while others cried because they remembered the old temple
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How did the enemies of the Jews respond?
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at first they offered to help saying that they wanted to praise God to but when they were turned away they went about Judah making the people afraid to go on with the building
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Who were Haggai and Zechariah?
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two prophets who prophesized to the people of Jerusalem and Judah
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Why did Ezra oppose mixed marriages?
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He opposed that the people were willing to marry a person that did not share the same beliefs for fear it would corrupt the purity of the religion and eventually it would have to
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When was Esther written?
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400-300 BC
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What is the setting of the story of Esther?
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Persian empire, around 450 BC
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Which king married esther?
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Xerxes
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What is the purpose of Esther?
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to show God's divine protection over the Israelites even thouhg they were scattered
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Who was Mordecai?
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A Jewish man with an upright character. He was Esthers uncle and her primary caregiver
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Who was Haman?
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A close advisor to Xerxes. An evil man
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What feast is celebrated in conjunction with the story of Esther?
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Feast of Purim
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What books of the Bible are considered wisdom literature?
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Job
Ecclesiastes Proverbs Select psalms |
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What was the origin of the sages of the OT?
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Royal court
the clan elders of the city or village school of wisdom wise person, authors of proverbs |
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What books of the Bible are considered Hebrew poetry?
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wisdom literature
psalms proverbs |
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Forms of parallelism
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synonymous (Ps.49:1, 83:1)
synthetic (Ps. 3:4) antithetic (Prov. 15:1) - opposing ideas Climactic (Ps 29:1,2) -repetitive, leading up to final thought; use of several lines to move towards one thing emblematic (Ps. 1:3) - figurative lang used to illustrate 1st line Chaism A B B A Acrostic (Psalm 119) |
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What is an acrostic?
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Using the alphabet to write poetry, starting each line with the next letter...
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What is a chaism?
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A
B B A |
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What is the purpose of Job?
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to explore the justice of God's treatment of the righteous
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What is the message of Job?
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God is not always under obligation to make sure that the righteous receive blessing and only blessing
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What important principle is under scrutiny in Job?
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the retribution principle
"does Job fear God for nothing?" |
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How was Job portrayed in the opening verses of the story?
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as a wealthy and righteous man
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Who accused God of paying off Job?
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the satan
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What are the names of Jobs three friends?
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Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar
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What is the irony of Job's being hedged in, from Job's perspective and from the satan's perspective
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the satan meant it as God had built a fence around Job to keep him safe while Job meant it as God was crushing him, putting him between a rock and a hard place by allowing his life to be destroyed
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What is the significance of the Redeemer in Job 19?
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Jesus is called the Redeemer
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Who is Elihu?
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young
listened respectfully to the others now rebukes the arrogance of what he has heard so far prepares the way for the Storm |
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Who spoke from the whirlwind to Job?
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the Lord
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What lessons did God teach Job?
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he pretty much doesn't know what he's talking about, he has no authority
he fears God for nothing |
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What are the psalms>
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songs
supplications wisdom pieces devotional thoughts |
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What does tellehim mean?
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Praises
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What were the purposes and occasions of the psalms?
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military celebrations
cries for help during national or individual crises written by people suffering severe illness cries for forgiveness |
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who wrote the psalms?
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73- ascribed to David
Asaph Sons of Korah Solomon Heman the Ezrahite Ethan the Ezrahite Moses |
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What are the genres of the psalms?
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hymn
lament thanksgiving remembrance confidence wisdom royal |
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What are the literary devices?
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personification (Ps. 29:3
simile (1:3, 42:1) metaphor (23:1) Alliteration ( 44:7) repetition of sounds ellipsis (12:3) a sentence followed by a short, sort of sentence fragment, leaving important part out but its implied hendiadys (107:10) two difff ideas becoming one concept hyperbole (40:12) exaggeration inclusio (70:1,5) at beginning and end of section metonymy (18:2) comparison with inanimate object repetition (29:1,2) Synecdoche (7:3, 52:4) use of a part to represent the whole |
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who wrote the proverbs?
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King Solomon
Agur Lemuel Scribes of Hezekiah |
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what does proverbs 1:1-7 say?
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the title and purpose
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What is discussed in Proverbs 31:10-31?
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the Worthy Woman
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What does Fear of the Lord mean?
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Wisdom, ethics, turning form evil, and rewards
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What does Qoheleth mean?
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covener, teacher or preacher
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What are the different ways Song of Songs may be interpreted?
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dramatic, typological, cultic, wedding cycle, didactic, allegorical, literal
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