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16 Cards in this Set
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why Saul is a rustic king
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1) no harem
2) no palace 3) no standing army 4) no judiciary *only has the spirit of the Lord and his physical size* |
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how Saul mirrors the Hebrew people
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1) those who posess the spirit of God will always prevail
2)from Benjamin (smallest tribe)= God picks the underdog |
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ways David comes into Saul's service
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1) David= lyre player
*hired to calm Saul down *made into armour bearer 2) David takes food to his brothers *Goliath wants to fight someone *David wants to fight Goliath *Saul gives David his armour *David kills Goliath with his own sword after laying him down with a slingshot |
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2 stories of Saul's death
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1) saul asks his armour bearer to kill him to ensure a Phillistine won't kill him
*armour bearer refuses *Saul kills himself 2) mercy killing by messenger |
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David's process of setting up a state
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1) capture Jerusalem
*never been held by the Hebrews *troops march through underground aqueduct *no one claim the city for themselves (THINK: Washington, D.C.) 2) ark brought to Jerusalem *places God in the center *becomes city of God *places God in a box (BAD!) 3) attaches priests to his court *merges secular and sacred *doesn't want division /b/ secular and sacred 4) gerrymandering (switching and changing borders) *breaks down tribal unity *becomes STATE unity 5) defeated Phillistines *allowed them to stay if they'd behave 6) encorporated ALL Palestine into Israel *included Moab and land east of the Jordan River |
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4th covenant
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*Lord will make you a house (lineage)
*your children will build a temple *David's kingdom will be established forever (Messiah?! Jesus!) |
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differences between Solomon and David
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DAVID:
-common touch -warrior -inherited the throne the hard way -intimate relationship w/ God SOLOMON: -no common touch -diplomat (child of palace) -"born to purple" (premogeniture) -large ego IE: daily provisions, materials used for palace |
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Reaboam
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-Solomon's son
-king of South (Judah) |
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Jeraboam
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-overseer of slaves
-king of North (Israel) |
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differences between the North and the South
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NORTH:
-more people -more $ -able to control $ SOUTH: -less people -less $ -unable to control tariffs |
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Hosea
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-prophet of God's love
-LIVING prophet -symbolizes God's faithfulness to the people |
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Amos
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-speaking prophet
-minor prophet -LEAST LIKELY to be chosen by God -prophet of God's righteousness |
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things the Hebrews are doing that are NOT GOOD
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-religion/blood line contaminated in North (melting pot)
-trading the poor for $ (low value of life) -temples= frat houses |
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theme of Amos
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justice and righteousness are the same
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theme of Hosea
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give God steadfast love and KNOW God (sexually)
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prophets
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-astute students of history
-acute observers of the present -able to "predict the future" with their knowledge of past and present |
