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121 Cards in this Set
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what do the O.T. and the N.T. represent?
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a covenant between God and us that cannot EVER be broken
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How many books are in the O.T. and how long did it take to write it?
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46 books and 1000 years during the exile
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How many books are in the N.T. and how long did it take to write it?
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27 books and 50 years
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where does the Bible originate from?
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the Jews and the Deutoronimists
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the writers of the Bible were (blank) by God
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inspired
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What defines the Israelites to God?
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the 10 Commandments
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What is the difference between the Judges and the Prophets
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1. military
2. conscience of Israel, call people back to God |
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How were the Nations divided?
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Israel in the North
Judah in the South |
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that which has been passed down by word of mouth
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oral tradition
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has to do with actual past events for which evidence survives
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historical truth
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based on faith and belief in what cannot be seen
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religious truth
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What truth is the Bible based off of?
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oral tradition and religious truth
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The Bible is a collaboration of (blank and blank)
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God and humans
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What did the covenant with Abe entail?
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-land of Caanan
-reveal one God -descendants as numerous as stars and sand |
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What does Christianity stem from?
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the Old Testament and Judaism
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Why do we need the O.T.?
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-can's understand N.T. without it
-recounts lives of Jews |
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Why is the O.T. more commonly called the Hebrew Scriptures?
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-implies outdated
-based on our ancestors |
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What is Abraham a symbol of?
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the fulfillment of our Salvation History
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What was Abe's profession?
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nomad, wandering herdsman
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What is the Bible a story of?
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God's love because he created us
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What are the Patriarch's and the Matriarch's?
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founders of our faith
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Who is an example of how sin spreads?
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Cain and Abel
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Who is an example of obeying God?
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Noah
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Who is an example of trying to be equal to God?
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Babylon and their temple
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Who leads the Israelites into Caanan?
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Joshua
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Who are the first 3 Kings of Israel?
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-Saul
-David -Solomon |
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What was God's promise to David?
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his royal line would endure forever if he kept the Covenant with God
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What are the books of the Pentateuch?
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-Genesis
-Exodus -Deutoronomy -Leviticus -Numbers |
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Who was Jacob's favorite Son?
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Joseph
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What was God's biggest test on Abe?
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to sacrifice his only son as an offering to God, when God sees that he would do anything for God, sends an angel to tell him to keep his son
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Why does David believe he was sold to slavery?
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to help with his family and the famine
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Why won't Pharoh let the people go?
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he thinks he is a god
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what are the 3 signs God uses to show Moses and Pharoh that he is all powerful
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-staff to snake
-leporous hand -water to blood -10 plagues |
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How is God portrayed in Moses and Miriam's Canticle?
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as a liberator
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Why does Aaron build the gold calf?
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people think Moses abandoned them on the Mountain
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What is the high point of Exodus?
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the sealing of the covenant
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What does the Mosaic Law show?
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-how to worship
-holiness code -Kosher -act -polygamy, ban, slavery |
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What is the difference between the coveting and action commandments?
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-sins of mind
-these are what happens after thought about coveting |
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What is Leviticus?
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shows how to worship, avoid sin, how to make up for sins, sacrifices, and debts
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What is the Day of Atonement known as?
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Yom Kippur
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What is the Jubilee?
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all deaths are canceled
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Who goes into Caanan first with faith?
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Caleb and Joshua
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When does Moses doubt God?
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when he hits the rock twice to get water instead of once
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Why couldn't Moses see God's face?
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so miraculous, would die
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Who is Moses' successor?
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Joshua
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Who are the Philistines and what do they want?
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-sea dwellers
-take over Caanan |
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What were the Philistines good at?
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fighting and dominating
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Who was Samson?
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a nazarite with uncontrolable strength and lust
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What is a Nazarite?
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man consecrated to God from birth never to touch a strong drink, cut his hair or beard
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What are 3 amazing things Samson did?
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-killed lion with bare hands
-killed 1000 Philistines with donkey's jawbone |
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Who was Deliah and what bad things did she do?
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-hired by Philistines to find out how Samson was so strong, Samson's lover
-cut hair |
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What do the Philistines do to Samson?
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-gouge out eyes
-use as slave |
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What is Samson's greatest last feat?
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pushes pillars apart when hair grows back
-kills a ton of Philistines and himself |
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What is the symbolism between Joshua and Samson?
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-how God uses people for good
-be like Joshua |
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Who is Ruth and what is important about her?
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-compassion, love
-stays with mother in law after death of son and husband |
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What does Ruth symbolize?
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God creates good ending from bad and suffering
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What is the geneology of Naomi and Ruth?
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Naomi (mother-in-law)>Ruth (Gentile)>Obed (father)>Jesse (father)>David (king)
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Why do Ruth and Naomi journey to Moab?
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famine and to be with family and to go to Israel
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What does Ruth pledge when she decides to stay with Naomi?
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worship same God
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What is Ruth's job and how does she meet her husband?
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gleams harcest, farmer is Boaz
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Why does Boaz respect Ruth?
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take care of mother in law
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How does Ruth offer herself to Boaz?
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sits at foot of his bed while sleeping, he puts cloak around her as ownership
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What does Boaz have to go to the husband's closest kin for?
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so that he can pass off Ruth
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What is the one theme throughout all of Ruth?
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trust and complete fidelity to God?
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What is going on in the 1st book of Kings and Samuel
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transition to nationhood
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Who appointed Saul?
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the prophet Samuel
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Why did the Israelites want to be under a human king?
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-all the other nations
-God be put 2nd -like other nations |
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Who does God call while he is with the priest Eliah?
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Samuel, the nazarite
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What happens when the Philistines steal the Ark of the Covenant?
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bad things happen to the Tribes
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What does Saul do right about when he is to be appointed King?
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-tries to hide
-defeats the Ammonites |
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What is the key to success?
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GOD
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How did Sual disobey God?
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-offer prebattle sacrifice
-doesn't carry out the ban |
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What does Samuel do secretly?
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appoint David as king becasue Saul would kill if found out
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How did Saul meet David?
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-harp player
-Goliath |
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Why is Saul jealous of David?
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-married daughter
-more popular |
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How does Saul try to kill David?
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-spear him
-front line of battle |
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How does David get the sword of Goliath?
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-flee to Nob
-tell Ahimilech |
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How does David show that he gave Saul mercy?
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-in same cave
-takes some of his cloak |
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Why was polygamy important?
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carry on descendants by sons only
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Why does David live with Philistines?
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to attack from the back and ransack Caananite tribes
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What happens when Saul conjures Samuel's ghost?
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-die next day
-Saul kills himself |
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What are Samuel 1 and 2 based on?
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-reign of Saul
-rise of King David |
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Why does Abner appoint Ishbaal in North?
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manipulate
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Why does Abner trade sides?
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david is too powerful
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How old is David when he becomes King and why does he pick Jerusalem as the capital?
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-30
-no other tribe had conquered that land yet -central position |
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What were David's 2 great feats?
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-philistine threat ended
-unified all Israelite tribes |
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When David conquered Jerusalem, what did he do?
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-bring the Ark of Covenant there
-marry Micha for political reasons |
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What is the Davidic covenant?
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-Nathan help understand what God wants from him
-son build temple -Loyal enduring line forever by God |
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Who is the main reason of David's downfall and what happens?
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-Bathsheba, beautiful woman
-has child -Uriah, her husband is killed to cover up mistakes (front line) -child dies |
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What are the other kids David has, and what are their problems?
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Second Wife:
-Amnon (rapes half-sister, Tamar) Third Wife: -Tamar and Absalom(kills Amnon to protect Tamar, full blood brother) -David angry of Amnon's death Absalom runs away, pretend to repent, killed in revolt |
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Who takes over after David?
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Solomon-second son of Bathsheba
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Who is supposed to be King when Soloman takes his place?
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Adonijah
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Why is Soloman a bad king?
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-alliance with Egypt and intermarries
-forced labor, taxes -too much power and wisdom |
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Why is Soloman a partially good king?
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-build first temple
-VERY wise |
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When does the Golden Age end?
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with Solomans death
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Who are the non-writing prophets?
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Samuel(appoint kings)
Nathan(helped David) Elijah and Elisha (Ahab's prophets, lived in the North) |
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Who are the writing prophets?
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Amos
Hosea Isaiah Micah |
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Who demands that Baal be worshipped as the primary god in Israel?
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Jezebel
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What is the story about Zarephath?
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makes Elijah meal with last of food, never runs out again, converted to Christianity
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What challange does Baal lose?
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to bring rain afer a drought
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What is the message with Elijah?
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people are half hearted
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What happens to Elijah on Mt. Sinai?
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GOd comes in gentle breeze, not strong wind, earth quake, or fire
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What is the story of Naboth?
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-Ahab wants vineyard
-Jezebel accuses of crime and he's stoned |
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What happens when Naboth's death is reported to Elijah?
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prohesy that dogs will lick blood, devour wife, like Naboth, and line of ancestors disappear
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How does Elijah disappear and what does Elisha get in return?
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-fiery chariot
-cloak |
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What kind of prophet is Amos and what does he do?
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-angry
-born in south -condemns rich who exploited the poor -sends sign of Emmanuel (God with us) |
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What did Amos prophesy?
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Israel will be destroyed when Assyrians take over
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What is the relationship with Hosea?
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-betrayed husband
-relationship with God -Gomer -life is prohpetic or he wouldn't be able to understand -Israelites cheating on God by worshipping other gods |
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Why were the Samaritans hated?
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-didn't flee, stayed in Israel
-married Assyrian foreigners |
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After Ahaz dies, who takes over and what does he do?
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Hezekiah
-destroys Assyrian shrines -try to take over Assyria -Isaiah warns they would be stripped of everything |
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Why does Isaiah walk around in a loincloth?
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symbolize that Israel would be stripped of everything
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What was Micah converned with?
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the treatment of the poor
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What were the prohpets?
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the conscious of Israel
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What is plowshares scripture?
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they shall beat their swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks
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Who is Manasseh?
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a wicked ruler
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What did Zephaniah preach?
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poor and oppressed will be remnant of the new covenant with God
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What did Nahum preach?
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Ninevah will fall and that God would use Babylon to take over Assyria and later Israel
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Who showed that it was ok to question God?
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Habakkuk
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Who was the prophet who suffered much persecution, was very young and very shy and tender hearted?
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Jeremiah
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What couldn't Jeremiah find?
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any good people
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Who lead the reform?
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Josiah
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