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33 Cards in this Set
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Hebrew title for Lamentations and meaning
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eka; mournful expletive
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Date of Lamentations (also around the time of the fall of Jerusalem)
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587/6
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2 benefits of the acrostic (alphabet down) form of Lamentations
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1. mnemonic-helps for memory
2. fullness-helps to express fullness of suffering |
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The author of Lamentations is anonymous, but can be attributed to------?
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Jeremiah
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The meter of Lamentations
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3:2; long short
qina or qinah |
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The 4 forms of Lamentations
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1. Acrostic
2. Meter 3. Dramatic contrast 4. Lament (individual and communal) |
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The 4 theological lessons from Lamentations
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1. Prayer-It's good to express our complaints to God in prayer
2. God's sovereignty reaffirmed-He caused the destruction, and he's in control of history 3. Sin brings judgment-stimulates call for repentance and return 4. Hope- ask God for deliverance; Trust in the Lord and pray for restoration |
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Hebrew name for Ecclesiastes
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Qoheleth-one who gathers people together
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Ecclesiastes is traditionally attributed to who?
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Solomon; but it is an anonymous book
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What is the current wisdom of Ecclesiastes?
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The righteous will prosper.
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What is unique about the form of Ecclesiastes?
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The conclusion is at the beginning.
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What is the major theme of Ecclesiastes?
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Vanity
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What type of writing frames Job? And what type is in the middle?
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Prose (prologue and epilogue) frames the poetry (the dialogues-wisdom poem, Elihu's speeches, Job's responses) .
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Name 2 things that the book of Job affirms.
Does the question of why the righteous suffer ever get answered? |
1. The righteous suffer.
2. God is present with us in our suffering. NO. |
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Who was an exiled priest that was called to be a prophet while in Exile in 593?
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Ezekiel
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What was the message of Ezekiel?
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Jerusalem will fall. There were a lot of prophecies and sign acts.
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What was the sign act involving the Siege of Jerusalem in Ezekiel?
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1. Brick painting-siege of Jerusalem
2. Lying down on left side for 390 days = Israel, on right side for 40 days= Judah |
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In Ezekiel, what are 3 prophecies/sign acts that illustrate that Jerusalem will fall?
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1. Brick-painting: Siege of Jerusalem
2. Lying down on each side-390 days for Israel; 40 days for Judah 3. Shaved head-3 sections of hair representing what would happen to Judah in 587. 3 sections represented: fire (famine/disease), sword, scattering |
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what did the 3 sections of hair in one of the prophecies in Ezekiel represent?
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1. fire-famine/disease
2. sword 3. scattering |
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In Ezekiel, what did digging through a wall symbolize?
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baggage for exile.
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What was the reason for Jerusalem's fall according to Ezekiel?
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Harlotry.
Oholah “she who has a tent” = Samaria i.e. representing the northern tribes of Israel Oholibah “my tent is in her” = Jerusalem Notice Ezekiel’s bias towards the south – he hints that God’s tent is in Jerusalem |
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Kabod
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(no) glory of God
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Ezekiel's wife will die. What does she represent?
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Jerusalem
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What is restored in Ezekiel after people return to the land?
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THe covenant-you will be my people again.
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Re-unification of Israel and Judah is represented by what?
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dry bones; 2 sticks becoming 1 again.
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new role of individual regarding sin
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each person is responsible for their own sin
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dyarchy rule
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a. Dyarchy
i. Davidic king 37:24-28 ii. Zadokite priests 44 b. Eternal covenant 37:24-28 c. Temple 40-48 i. Glory reenters 43 ii. Healing river 47 |
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What frames the book of Ezekiel?
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THe glory of God. The Glory of God leaves Jerusalem. The Glory of God comes back and fills the temple.
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Who is the book of Isaiah traditionally credited to? And what country is the big threat?
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Isaiah of Jerusalem. Babylon
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Who is Isaiah writing for?
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People in the exiles.
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A covenant God made with David?
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Eternal dynasty.
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David's father
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Jesse
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theophoric
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name contains divine elements
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