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Compare and Contrast Gen. 1 and Gen. 2
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• 1. Elohim (God) plural, referring to His majesty
• 2. Yahweh Elohim (LORD God) the specific name for the Jewish God, Yahweh=LORD, Adonai=Lord • 1. Creation order: Plants, Animals, Man (male and female) • 2. Creation order: Man, Plants, Animals, Woman • 1.God is transcendent, speaking the world into existence (seemingly) from afar • God is anthropomorphic, more directly involved, “hands on” • 1. Formulaic language, “evening and morning,” “it was good” very structured • 2. Narrative style: word plays, adam (man) /adamah (ground), is (man)/issah (woman), more story-like • 1. Bara—“Create” only ever refers to God God creates man by word • 2. yasar—“form” or “fashion” God creates man from dust Similarities: • 1. Both begin with a temporal clause o A. Gen. 1:1 “When in the beginning…” temporal clause, followed by subordinate clauses, leading up to the main clause “God said let there be light” o B. Gen 2:4 “In the day that the Lord God made…” same principle • 2. In both stories God created • 3. In both humanity is the most important creation o A. In Gen 1 humanity the pinnacle of creation, made in God’s image o B. In Gen 2 creates man first and everything else is focused on him • Literary Structure: o 1. Light <------> 4. Luminaries o 2. firmament <------> 5. fish and birds o 3. a. Land <------> 6. a. land animals o b. plants <------> b. plants given for food Humanity • 7. Sabbath (rest) |
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What parallels might be drawn between Genesis and Enuma Elish (Mesopotamian Creation Epic)?
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Temporal clause, God is sovereign, calendars
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What roles do the following gods play in the Babylonian myth: Apsu, Tiamat, Marduk, Kingu?
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Apsu: freshwater god; father of other gods, doesn’t like the other gods being a nuisance so he decides to destroy them all, but before he can, Ea kills him
Tiamat: saltwater; mother of other gods, angry that Apsu is killed, plots revenge, creates Kingu to help her take revenge on other gods Marduk: created from the heart of Apsu, only god strong enough to defeat Tiamat, demands that in return for her defeat he be made the head of the gods. Kingu: monster created by Tiamat to help plot revenge, killed and from his blood humans are created to serve the gods. |
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Who are Gilgamesh, Enkidu, Utnapistim?
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Gilgamesh: wise man, tells the shepherd to give Enkidu a harlot and he wouldn’t be wild anymore
Enkidu: Savage---> tame, used to run with the animals, hairy, helped animals escape so a man brought him a harlot to seduce him and after they cohabitate for 7 days he can no longer run with the animals, they don’t recognize him, because “he now had wisdom, broader understanding” Utnapistim: the one who also has the ark (the mirror to Noah) |
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Nephilim
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Nephilim: the offspring of the sons of God and the daughters of men
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Noah
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a godly man, called to build an ark and save himself, his family, and every animal from the flood of God’s punishment for the earth
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Shem
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Noah’s son, his sons are blessed by Noah
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Ham
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Noah’s son; his son Canaan is cursed because Ham looked on Noah while he was drunk and naked
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Japheth
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Noah’s son
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Whom did Noah curse and why?
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Canaan for his father’s disobedience (looking @ Noah while he was drunk and naked)
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What was the Noahic covenant and what was the sign of it?
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Eating blood is forbidden, Humans are to populate the earth (vv1,7)
Humans are to rule the earth (v2), Animals are given for food (v3) God will not wipe out the earth with flood again and the rainbow |
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Compare the Genesis flood story with the Mesopotamian one. Note parallels and contrasts.
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one God vs. several gods
sin vs. noise sin 40 days and nights vs. 7 oblong shape of ark vs cubic shape window door pitch same for both 1 pair unclean animals and 7 clean vs. animals family vs. family and craftsman mat ararat vs. mt nisir raven dove dove dove dove vs. dove swallow raven sweet smell of sacrifice for both rainbow vs. necklace |
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Melchizedek
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king of Salem, worshipper and priest of Yahweh
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Lot
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Noah’s nephew, he and his family (except for his wife who turns to salt) is spared from the destruction of Sodom and Gommorah
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Esau
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Son of Issac, ruddy/red, hunter, brother to Jacob, sells his birthright to Jacob
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Laban
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Father in law to Jacob, father of Rachel and Leah, Jacob’s uncle
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Name the three main patriarchs and the four main matriarchs.
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Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Matriarchs: um…doesn’t really say but I assume Sarah, Rebekah,Leah, Rachel (the wives of the patriarchs…last two belong to Jacob)
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Noah (covenant)
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• Law—don’t eat blood/don’t murder
• Grace—no destruction of the world by flood/blessing/animals given for food •Sign—rainbow |
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Abraham (covenant)
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• Law—circumcision Gen. 17:10, 14
• Grace—promise: land, offspring, blessing • Sign: circumcision a sign between God and Abe. |
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Moses (Covenant
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• Law—tablets of stone
• Grace—exodus/conquest • Sign: Sabbath |
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Know the differences between the 3 canons: Jewish, Roman Catholic, Protestant.
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Jewish=Torah, Writings, and Prophets, Protestant=all the same books just differently grouped, Roman Catholic=include a lot more of the apocraphya in their bible.
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Caustic
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case law, if then
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Apdictic
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absolute, you shall not
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Lex talionis
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law of retaliation like eye for eye
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Yahwistic
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motive clause, do it because God would
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Biblical concept of holiness and tabernacle procedures
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Goat of Azaezel, sacrifice
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burnt offering
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forgiveness (general)
all consumed |
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sin offering
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forgiveness (specific)
for purification |
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guilt offering
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forgiveness (specific)
for reparation between you and God can eat the meat |
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cereal offering
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offering of grain
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peace offering
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thanks, vows, freewill
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libations
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offering of oil/wine
sin with a high hand...not forgiven |
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How is Deuteronomy like a suzerain/vassal treaty
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compares to Deuteronomy and Tribal,
preamble historical prologue general stipulations deposit and public readings blessing and curses |
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theological themes in Numbers
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presence, providence of yahweh, patience from God
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What was the point of contention between Moses, Miriam, and Aaron?
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Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite and not an Israelite.
Jealous about Moses’ and God’s closeness Miriam is punished and gets Leprise from God |
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Who was Balaam?
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Mesopotamian prophet renowned for his power to pronounce effective curses, sent to curse Israel but God intervenes and has him bless Israel.
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Pentateuch
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J yahwist text
E elohist text P priestly D deuteronomist |
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J source
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oldest, 950 BC, uses Yahweh for God
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E source
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850 BC, uses Elohim for God
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R source
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redactor of J & E, 700 BC,
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D source
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deuteronomist, 700 BC, mainly Deuteronomy
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P source
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procedures and lists, Priestly redaction after 587 BC, uses Elohim
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Why do some scholars speak of “Tetrateuch and Deuteronomistic History” instead of “Pentateuch”?
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Deuteronomy stands apart from the first four books of the Pentateuch,
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What archeological evidence is there for the conquest?
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Hazor, site in Isreal (burned)
Site consisted of city, burned layer, and old city Matches biblical texts Jericho and Ai do not have archeological evidence but several cities do |
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What does herem have to do with the holy war?
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Moses gave the Israelites specific instructions on how they were to wage Yahweh's wars:
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Know the cyclical pattern of the book of Judges (Judges 3:7-15).
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o Judges-Cyclical Pattern (Jud 3:7-15)
• 1. People do evil • 2. Yahweh sends an oppressor • 3. People cry to Yahweh • 4. He raises a deliverer • 5. Oppressor defeated • 6. The people have Rest o Takes place six times |
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Describe the office of the judge.
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o Settle disputes
o Savior and deliverer o Helps Israelites to find God again o Chosen by God o Unclear if one judge or several judges |
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What were some key events that led to David’s rise and Saul’s demise?
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Saul's kingdom is simple, Saul's sins, Battle of Gilboa
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Types of Psalms
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Hymn, Complaint, Thanksgiving, Royal, Wisdom
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Psalm 1
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Integrative, wisdom
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Psalm 2
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coronation, royal
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Psalm 22
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Complaint of the individual
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Psalm 24
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processional hymn
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Psalm 28
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Complaint of the Individual
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Psalm 30
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Thanksgiving of the Individual
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Psalm 45
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Wedding, Royal Psalm
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Psalm 47
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Enthromnent hymns
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Psalm 74
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Complaint of the people
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Psalm 79
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Complaint of the people
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Psalm 97
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Enthromment hymns
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Psalm 104
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complaint of the individual
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Psalm 105
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Hymns
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Psalm 116
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Thanksgiving of the Individual
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Who was Amenemope?
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Egyptian sage who wrote down wisdom sayings similar to the proverbs, thought to be original ___?, warns to guard thyself against robbing the oppressed
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What factors divided the kingdoms of Israel and Judah?
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FIND OUT!!!
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Rehoboam
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comes to power in Jersualem, Goes to Shechem, plans of War
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Jeroboam
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first Israelite King, sets up rival cult, Ahlijah rejects him
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Ahlijah
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garment splits in 12 pieces (1 Kings 11:29-39)
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Shemaiah
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tells Rehoboam to not fight against North
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Adoram
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• Adornam is the head of this oppression under the king and he is stoned/assassinated by the Israelites for trying to administer the strict ruling of Rehoboam
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Corvée
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, is an administrative practice primarily found in feudal societies: it is a type of annual tax that is payable as labor by the serf or villein for the monarch, vassal, overlord or lord of the manor. It was used to complete royal projects, to maintain roads and other public facilities, and to provide labor to maintain the feudal estate.
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Omri
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buys hills of Samaria, king of North
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Athaliah
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Omri's granddaughter who marries Jehoram of Judah
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Ahab
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marries Jezebel, follows Baal and goes to war, WORST KING OF NORTH
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Elijah
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brings drought, prophet, contest on mt. carmel,judged aham
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Naboth
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vineyard, killed by Ahab and Jezebel
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Micaiah
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only prophet who told Ahab he would die in the battle
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Shishak
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pharoah, devastates judah
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Battle of Qarqar
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Ahab Political Troubles, Ahab (North...Israel) fought against Asyria
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What is the Hebrew name for the book of Ecclesiastes
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Qoheleth means "convener" or "teacher"
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What does Qohelet observe about the rewards and punishments in this life?
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all is vanity, in the end we all die
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What is his view of the afterlife?
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no hope for it
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How does he counsel us to live?
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He tells us to fear the Lord and keep His commandments.
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Structure of Job
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Prose, Poetry, Prose
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Does this suggest anything about the unity of the book?
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inspired although written at different times
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What are some elements of Ezekiel's message of hope
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Glory of God will always be with you even when you suffer
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God’s glory is first shown to Ezekiel in the call vision in the form of ...
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a whirlwind was coming out of the north
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What is the meaning of the dry bones in Ezekiel?
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bones come back to life, so its saying God will revive and strengthen
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What does Ezekiel say about David?
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And I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David a prince among them; I , the LORD, have spoken.
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Themes in Isaiah
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comfort, creation, The Exodus
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Comfort
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God is with us when we suffer
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Creation
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focus on God's sovereignty
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Exodus
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returning to the promise land
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In what sense can Cyrus be considered a “messiah”
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brought them back into land and let them rebuild the temple, deliverer
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Why did the concept of a suffering messiah seem incongruous to the Jews of Jesus’ day?
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looked for conqueror and king...didn't think about Jesus suffering vicariously
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Haggai
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book that talked about not focusing on own poverty when temple needed to be rebuilt
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Zechariah
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messiah=branch
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When did Ezra return?
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458 BC
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what was the purpose of returning?
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making sure the temple was rebuilt correctly (priestly)
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Nehemiah
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built wall, political reason
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Why is Daniel apocalyptic?
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universal message, cosmic, focuses on supernatural elements such as visions
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Who destroyed Shiloah
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Philistines
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Who killed Abner
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Joab
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What did Solomon do to gain power and keep it?
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exiled and killed those who could oppose him
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Who killed Jericoh?
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Achon
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Who gains power by judging people at the Gate?
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Absalom, son of David, hair gets caught and he is killed
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Balem?
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prophet hired to curse Israel, donkey was smarter than him? in Numbers
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Rival sons of David?
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Solomon and Adonijah
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Plagues
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Blood, Frogs, locusts
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What town was likely destroyed by the Israelites in the conquest?
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Hazor, because it was burned
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What does holiness mean?
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set apart
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Ichebod means
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no glory
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Massah and Meriabah?
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proof and contention: moses and the rock
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Who rebelled against Moses in the desert?
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Dathan and Abiram
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What did David do when he became leader of north and south?
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cnetralized government
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why did Nathan rebuke david?
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for sleeping with Bathsheba
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5 important judges
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Deborah: woman
Samson: tore down pillars Ehud: assassinated King Eglon Gideon: tore down caananite Gods Jepath: sacrificed his daughter |
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Whose head was throw over a wall?
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Sheba, for revolting against David
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Who had causitic law in their document?
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Hammurabi’s code
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Why was Saul a good king?
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built the temple, made trade, and wisdom
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Why was the conquest slow?
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land was desolate, holy war, disobedience to God
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How was Saul chosen as king?
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head taller than everyone else, cast lots
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Who made it to Promise Land?
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Joshu and Caleb
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Who criticizes Moses for marrying Cushite?
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Miriam and Aaron
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Miriam
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gets leprocy for judging
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Soloman=bad king?
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didnt keep religion, oppressor, many vices
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Leader of Second return?
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Zerubbabel, in 515 when he finished the temple
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