Ot Exam 2

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Nahum

Back 1

name means "full of comfort"

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Zephaniah

Back 2

Descendant of Hezekiah (not sure if this was King Hezekiah or not)

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Habakkuk

Back 3

Perhaps a Levite

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Jeremiah

Back 4

a young man

probably not a priest

never married

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Ezekiel

Back 5

-a prophet of priestly lineage

-was married, but his wife predeceased him and he was not allowed to mourn her

-he was taken into exile, and God made him mute for part of his ministry

-name means "God has strengthened"

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Isaiah 40-55

Back 6

mysterious servant

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Obadiah

Back 7

name means servant of YHWH

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the 11 time periods on the Bible timeline

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1. Prehistory

2. Patriarchs

3. Slavery

4. To Canaan

5. Judges

6. United Monarchy

7. Divided Monarchy

8. Exile

9. Post Exile

10. Jesus

11. Church

Front 9

how long did Assyria reign over Judah?

Back 9

for 75 years

Front 10

What happened after Assyria reigned over Judah?

Back 10

Babylon captured Ninevah and began to assert herself.

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What happened after Babylon captured Ninevah?

Back 11

Josiah gathered Israel's elders, read the Law, and renewed the covenant.

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What happened after Josiah renewed the covenant?

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-Egypt allied with Assyria against Babylon

-Josiah was on Babylon's side and died.

-Judah became an Egyptian vassal.

-Jehoiakim replaced Jehoahaz, who was the people's choice

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What happened after Josiah died and Jehoiakim replaced Jehoahaz?

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Nebuchadnezzar II defeated Egypt.

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What happened after Nebuchadnezzar II defeated Egypt?

Back 14

King Nabopolassar died and his son Nebuchadnezzar assumed the throne

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What happened after Nebuchadnezzar assumed the throne?

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Jehoiakim withheld tribute, which invited Babylonian retaliation.

-Nebuchadnezzar installed Zedekiah as puppet king.

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What happened after Zedekiah was installed as puppet king?

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-Ammon and Judah revolted and Nebuchadnezzar squashed them.

-Nebuchadnezzar began a brutal 30-month siege on Jerusalem, and took Jerusalem.

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What happened after Nebuchadnezzar took Jerusalem?

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Nebuchadnezzar appointed Gedaliah in Judah as governor to replace Zedekiah, but certain Jews assassinated him and fled to Egypt for refuge.

-The city was pillaged and the Temple was destroyed.

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What happened while Jerusalem was being pillaged and the Temple was being destroyed?

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In Babylon, Jews were being put to the service of Babylonian kings and Jeremiah encouraged them to settle in until God would send them back, which doesn't happen until Persia conquered Babylon and assumed its territories.

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1000-961

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David's reign--Israel's kingdom is firmly established, Jerusalem becomes capital

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922/921

Back 20

The monarchy divides into the northern and southern kingdoms.

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721

Back 21

Samaria (northern kingdom) falls to Assyria, Judah remains as a vassal.

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701

Back 22

Sennacherib invades Jerusalem but does not take it.

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609

Back 23

Egypt (Pharaoh Neco) goes north toward Phoenicia to help Assyrian renegades thwart Babylon--Josiah goes up to help (Babylon?) and is killed by Neco with the result that Judah becomes an Egyptian vassal.

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587/586

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Babylon (Nebuchadnezzar) finishes off Jerusalem and thus Judah--Third Exile--this is the date most associated with Judah's fall.

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539

Back 25

Persia captures Babylon, Israel, Egypt, and all Asia Minor and Cyrus issues a decree allowing exiles to return home.

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516/515

Back 26

Second Temple is built

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333

Back 27

Philip and Alexandar from Macedonia/Greece rise to power and begin to replace Persia

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175

Back 28

The Maccabees fight for independence and win limited freedom for Judah

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63

Back 29

Rome comes to power and ends Israelite independence

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Northern Kingdom

Back 30

-Israel

-Jacob

-Joseph

-Samaria

-Ephraim

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Southern Kingdom

Back 31

-Judah

-Benjamin

-David

-Jerusalem

-Zion

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Phoenicia

Back 32

-Tyre

-Sidon

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Coastal Cities

Back 33

-Philistia

-Gaza

-Ashkelon

-Gath

-Ekron

-Ashdod

-Eglon

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Transjordania

Back 34

-Edom/Esau

-Moab

-Ammon

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Syria

Back 35

-Damascus

-Aram

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Assyria

Back 36

-Ninevah

-Asshur

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Babylon

Back 37

-Chaldea

-Ur

-Nippur

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Media

Back 38

-Persia

-Susa

-Elam

-Parthia

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Rome

Back 39

Kittim

Front 40

Nahum message in a nutshell

Back 40

God is sovereign so no nation has the right to cruelly exploit another.

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Zephaniah

Back 41

The imminent Day of the Lord means judgment and restoration for Israel and the nations

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Habakkuk

Back 42

God demonstrates his justice and in so doing moves Habakkuk from complaint to faithfulness.

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Jeremiah

Back 43

Judah's unfaithfulness has led to divine judgment. Israel must therefore repent of her sin and submit to Babylon. YHWH's prophet must bear this unpopular message against all odds. Yet YHWH's wrath is not his final word. Israel will be restored and her oppressors will be punished.

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Ezekiel

Back 44

Since Jerusalem has ceased to be faithful, YHWH's glory and people have departed her. After an appointed time, however, YHWH will return to Jerusalem his faithful people and glorious presence.

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Isaiah 40-55

Back 45

Since God's power is incomparable, he alone can and will deliver Israel from Babylon.

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Obadiah

Back 46

God brings down Edom for betraying his brother by allying with other nations against him. These nations will in turn betray Edom and God will raise Israel above all.