Faith Bible Institute - Old Testament (Semester 6)

Front 1

Place the 8 Old Testament Steps IN ORDER.

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1. Beginning

2. Hebrew Fathers

3. Exodus

4. Promised Land

5. Judges

6. Kingdom

7. Exile

8. Restoration

Front 2

Who are the 2 prophets of the Exile?

Back 2

Daniel & Ezekiel

Front 3

What was the length of the Exile?

Back 3

70 years

Front 4

Which prophet was captured in the 1st Invasion (605)?

Back 4

Daniel

Front 5

Which prophet was captured in the 2nd Invasion (597)?

Back 5

Ezekiel

Front 6

Which prophet was captured in the 3rd Invasion (586)?

Back 6

Jeremiah

Front 7

What was the first key event of the Exile?

Back 7

The Ministry of Ezekiel to the Captives and Daniel to the Crown

Front 8

What did the three Returns to Jerusalem from Babylon Begin with?

Back 8

Decrees of Cyrus to Rebuild the Temple and Jerusalem

Front 9

Who was the Northern Kingdom of Israel taken captive by?

Back 9

Assyria

Front 10

Who was the Southern Kingdom of Judah taken captive by?

Back 10

Babylon

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Subtitle of Ezekiel:

Back 11

“The Prophet of the Glory of God”

Front 12

Ezekiel was a prophet with a two-fold Message.

Before the fall of Jerusalem, Ezekiel ______ Judah of the coming Judgment.

Back 12

warned

Front 13

Ezekiel was a prophet with a two-fold Message.

After the fall of Jerusalem, Ezekiel _________ the Captives concerning their future Restoration.

Back 13

encouraged

Front 14

________ was the prophet to the people of the Exile as _________ was the prophet before the Exile.

Back 14

Ezekiel

Jeremiah

Front 15

Ezekiel’s message was to _______ the Captives of why they were in Babylon and then to _______ the ultimate judgment of the Gentile Nations and restoration of the Jewish Nation.

Back 15

remind

predict

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Theme of Ezekiel:

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The Departation and Restoration of Israel’s Glory

Front 17

Ezekiel was a _______, as were the prophets Jeremiah and Zechariah.

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Priest

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Ezekiel was carried to Babylon during the ____ Babylonian Invasion in ____BC, when he was ___ years old, along with King Jehoiachin.

Back 18

2nd

597

25

Front 19

Ezekiel was ___ at the time of the first invasion in ____ BC.

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18

605

Front 20

Ezekiel probably heard Jeremiah’s preaching before his capture and was greatly influenced by him. He has been called:

Back 20

“the prolongation of the voice of Jeremiah”

Front 21

Ezekiel received his call at age ___, which was __ years after his capture.

Back 21

30

5

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Ezekiel ministered among the captives, by the River Chebar, a canal off the Euphrates River near Babylon. He was the:

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Prophet to the common man

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Ezekiel has been called the "Father of ________", since it was primarily his ministry that brought the Jews back to God and away from idolatry during the Captivity.

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Judaism

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Ezekiel is one of the ______ Biblical books which describe the Fall of ______.

Back 24

three

Satan

Front 25

Know what chapters of Ezekiel contain:

Satan’s Fall:

The vision of Dry Bones:

The Russian/Iranian Invasion of Israel:

Back 25

Satan’s Fall (28)

The vision of Dry Bones (37)

The Russian/Iranian Invasion of Israel (38-39)

Front 26

The Identity of these Invaders

1) Gog

2) Magog

3) The “Chief Prince”

4) Meshech

5) Tubal

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1) Gog - End Time Ruler

2) Magog - Russia

3) The “Chief Prince” “Prince of Rosh” if understood as a proper name. b) Many scholars believe this to be the root of the modern name, “Russia”,

4) Meshech - Moscow

5) Tubal - Tobolsk

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The allies of the Invasion.

1) Persia:

2) Ethiopia:

3) Lydia:

4) Gomer:

5) Togarmah:

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Persia: Modern Iran

Ethiopia: Modern Ethiopia

Lydia: west of Egypt

Gomer: Unified Germany

Togarmah: Kazakstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Turkey and perhaps also Syria

Front 28

The Opponents of the Invasion:

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1) Israel – this prophecy could not have been fulfilled until the nation of Israel came into existence in 1948.

2) Sheba and Dedan – Saudi Arabia (and perhaps Oman, Yeman, or the United Arab Emirates).

3) Tarshish – representing one of two nations, England or Spain. This would bring about the involvement of the United European Union of the Antichrist!

4) The Young Lions of Tarshish – If the first view of Tarshish (as being England) is correct, then the young lions or cubs (colonies) of this nation include the United States.

5) Daniel 11 indicates that the Unified Europe (the 10 nation revised Roman Empire of the Antichrist) is also involved.

Front 29

Satan’s church officially began at the tower of Babel in Genesis __:__-__.

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11:1-9

Front 30

The first full-time minister of Satan was ________, Noah’s wicked and apostate great-grandson and head of the Babel project.

Back 30

Nimrod

Front 31

Nimrod's wife:

Back 31

Semerimus

Front 32

Semerimus instituted a religious system in which she made herself and her son the objects of divine worship. Thus began the mother-child fertility cult that later spread over the world when the people were scattered from Babel.

Back 32

Venus and Cupid – Rome, Venus and Jupiter in old Rome and with the Sumarians.

Baal and Ashtaroth – Phonecians

Diana – Ephesus

Many, many others could be included, perhaps the most important of which is Allah, who was originally worshipped as the Moon god in a false pantheon of Arabian gods.

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Daniel subtitle:

Back 33

“The Old Testament Book of Revelation”

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Daniel is the story of a young teenage captive who became ________ and Prime __________.

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Prophet

Minister

Front 35

Theme of Daniel:

Back 35

The Revelation of Israel’s Prophetic Future

Front 36

Key Chapter of Daniel:

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Daniel 9 – Daniel’s 70 weeks Prophecy

Front 37

Meaning of the name Daniel:

Back 37

“God is my Judge"

Front 38

As a teenager, Daniel was one of those of royal blood taken captive by __________________ during the 1st Babylonian siege of Jerusalem in ____ BC.

Back 38

Nebuchadnezzar

605

Front 39

Daniel served without compromise under the administrations of several kings, including:

Back 39

Nebuchadnezzar

Belshazzar &

Darius

Front 40

The book of Daniel spans the entire Babylonian Exile ( ____ - ____BC) with Daniel having been captured in the ______ of three invasions of Israel by Babylon in ____ BC.

Back 40

605-536

first

605

Front 41

Daniel is the ______ prophetic book of the Old Testament and is (along with ____________) the Old Testament parallel to the New Testament book of _____________.

Back 41

most

Zechariah

Revelation

Front 42

Daniel chapter ___ has over ____ specific historical prophecies which have already been literally fulfilled.

Back 42

11

100

Front 43

While the bulk of the Old Testament is written in the ________ language, Daniel __:__ – __:____ is written in the _________ language

Back 43

Hebrew

2:4 – 7:28

Aramaic

Front 44

Daniel was carried captive in Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar’s ____ invasion of Judah in ____ BC with Jerusalem and the Temple destroyed in the ____ invasion in ____ BC and that the Captivity lasted ___ years.

Back 44

1st

605

3rd

586

70

Front 45

“But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself”

Back 45

Daniel 1:8

Front 46

Nebuchadnezzar’s Image:

The Stone is:

Head of Gold is:

Breast & arms of Silver is:

Belly & Thighs of Brass is:

Legs & Feet of Iron & Clay is:

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The Stone (Jesus)

Head of Gold (Babylon)

Breast & arms – Silver (Persia)

Belly & Thighs – Brass (Greece)

Legs & Feet - Iron & Clay (Rome)

Front 47

Beasts of Daniel:

A. The Lion with Eagle’s Wings:

B. The Bear raised on one side with 3 ribs in its mouth:

C. The swift Leopard with 4 wings and 4 heads:

D. The Terrible Beast, dreadful and strong with great iron teeth and 10 horns:

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Babylon and Nebuchadnezzar [Golden head]

Persia and Cyrus [Silver breast and arms]

Greece and Alexander the Great [Brass belly and thighs]

Rome [the Iron & Clay legs, feet & toes]

Front 48

Also know who is pictured by the Smiting Stone of Daniel 2 (________).Know who is pictured by the 2 horned ram (_______ ___ ______)And the 1 horned goat of Daniel 8 (__________ ____ _______ ___ _______)

Back 48

Christ

Darius of Persia

Alexander the Great of Greece

Front 49

Daniel’s 70 weeks prophecy is found in Daniel chapter:

Back 49

9

Front 50

While Ezekiel was the prophet to the Common Jewish man among the captives, Daniel was the prophet to the _______ ______ reigning above the captive.

Back 50

Gentile Crown

Front 51

Daniel is written to the Jewish ________ and __________ as well as to the ________ of the ________ ________.

Back 51

Captives and Returnees

Gentiles of the Persian Empire

Front 52

The book of Daniel spans the entire Babylonian Exile (____-____ BC) with Daniel having been captured in the _____ of _____ invasions of Israel by Babylon in ____ BC.

Back 52

605-536

first of three

605

Front 53

Daniel ministers throughout the _____________ Empire and then even [past its fall to the _____________ Empire at the end the ___ years. ]

Back 53

Babylonian

Medo-Persian

7

Front 54

Daniel is one of the ____________ books of the Bible. The others are ________, ___________, and ____________, Apocalyptic books are those which contain visions of prophetic symbolism

Back 54

Apocalyptic

Ezekiel, Zechariah and Revelation

Front 55

Daniel was carried captive in Babylonian King ___________'__ ___ invasion of Judah in ____ BC with Jerusalem and the Temple destroyed in the ____ invasion in ____ BC and that the Captivity lasted ____ years.

Back 55

Nebuchadnezzar’s 1st

605

3rd

586

70

Front 56

“But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself”

Back 56

Daniel 1:8

Front 57

Who is pictured by the Smiting Stone of Daniel 2?

Who is pictured by the 2 horned ram?

Who is the 1 horned goat of Daniel 8?

Back 57

Christ

Darius of Persia

Alexander the Great of Greece

Front 58

What a “week” means in Daniel:

Back 58

7 years

Front 59

What occurred after the 69th week?

Back 59

Messiah cut off and Jerusalem & Temple destroyed

Front 60

1) Israel came into existence as a nation in _____.

2) Europe began an economic union in _____ and achieved political union on ________ __, ______.

3) Peace negotiations with Israel and her Arab neighbors (with European reps involved) began after the Gulf War and saw as initial treaty signed in _________ of _____.

Back 60

1948

1983

January 1, 1993

September of 1993

Front 61

The Captivity was ___ years to allow the land to rest for the ____ years that Israel had failed to keep the __ _ year Sabbaths.

Back 61

70

490

7th

Front 62

Daniel chapter ___ has over ____ fulfilled prophecies

Back 62

11

100

Front 63

The 6 books of the Restoration (Step ____) are:

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Step Eight

Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi

Front 64

Return #1 – Led by _________ - The _______ Rebuilt.

Return #2 – Led by ______ - The ________ Revived

Return #3 – Led by _________ - The _____ Rebuilt

Back 64

Zerubbabel - The Temple Rebuilt

Ezra - The People Revived

Nehemiah - The Walls Rebuilt

Front 65

_________ – First Two Returns from Captivity and Rebuilding the Temple

_________ – Third Return from Captivity and Rebuilding the Wall

_______ – Salvation of the Jews in Captivity

______ & _________ – This Dynamic Duo Stirred the People to Continue Rebuilding the Temple

_______ – Reviving the People

Back 65

Ezra

Nehemiah

Esther

Haggai & Zecharia

Malachi

Front 66

Ezra subtitles:

Back 66

“Israel’s Second Exodus”, “The Hostages Set Free”

Front 67

Ezra is a continuation of the history of __ & __ ____________

Back 67

1 & 2 Chronicles

Front 68

Theme of Ezra:

Back 68

The restoration of Israel’s Temple and people

Front 69

Ezra led the _______ return from captivity

Back 69

second

Front 70

Ezra led in a great revival of the people, so great in fact, that he is credited with having actually done what?

Back 70

Saved both Jewish nation and the Jewish religion from extinction

Front 71

Ezra organized the __________ form of worship to teach the people the Law.

Back 71

Synagogue

Front 72

Ezra authored I & II __________, ______, Psalm ___, and __________. He also arranged the book of ________

Back 72

I & II Chronicles, Ezra, Psalm 119, and Nehemiah

Psalms

Front 73

________ collected, selected and organized the books of the Old Testament. Thus, the canon was actually selected by an inspired author of Scripture.

He also founded the order of scribes who meticulously hand copied the Old Testament manuscripts with a precision unbelievable to us today.

Back 73

Ezra

Front 74

Recipients:

Ezra was written to the first __ waves of Returnees from the ___ year Babylonian Captivity to encourage them to _____ worship and covenantal _________because of God’s mercy.

Back 74

2

70

true

obedience

Front 75

During the _____ year of ______' reign, he issued the decree which permitted the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild their Temple.

Back 75

first

Cyrus

Front 76

Isaiah had actually called ________ by name some _____ years earlier and said that he would issue the decree to return and rebuild the Temple!

Back 76

Cyrus

170

Front 77

5 Kings of the Persian Empire that influenced Israel during their Restoration:

Back 77

Cyrus the Great - 539-530 BC

Darius the Great - 522-520 BC

Xerxes (Ahasuerus) - 486-465 BC

Artaxerxes

Front 78

The Hebrew Bible combines the books of Ezra and Nehemiah as one book. It is important to remember that Ezra includes the _____ and the _______ return from captivity. Nehemiah includes the _____ return. These two books provide the historical background and structure of the Return Stage just as Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles do for Psalms through Zephaniah.

Back 78

first and the second

third

Front 79

Back 79

Study

Front 80

Key People other than Ezra, the 2 most important people in the book are: a. ___________ : The political leader of the first return and grandson of King Jehoiachin. b. _______: The spiritual leader of the first return. As grandson of Israel’s last High Priest before the captivity, he became Israel’s first High Priest after the Return.

Back 80

Zerubbabel

Joshua (or Jeshua)

Front 81

Subtitle of Haggai:

Back 81

“God’s House Comes First"

Front 82

Haggai is a call to proper priorities. It is a call to put God's House First. It is a call to the people to get back in the service of God.

Back 82

It is a call to rebuild. Haggai calls the returned remnant back to the task of rebuilding the Temple.

Front 83

Theme of Haggai:

Back 83

The Construction of Israel’s Second Temple

Front 84

After the ___ year Babylonian Captivity and the first return under ____________, opposition extinguished the initial enthusiasm over rebuilding of the Temple and led to a ___ year halt in construction

Back 84

70

Zerubbabel

15

Front 85

________ and ___________ were the Dynamic Duo of the Old Testament. As contemporaries of ____________ (the political leader) and ________ (the High Priest) and part of the first return, they were the spiritual cheerleaders for the rebuilding of the Temple. They are mentioned in Ezra 5:1 and 6:14.

Back 85

Haggai

Zechariah

Zerubbabel

Joshua

Front 86

Subtitle of Zechariah:

Back 86

The Old Testament Book of Revelation II

Front 87

Theme of Zechariah:

Back 87

The Construction of Israel’s Second Temple

Front 88

Zechariah was written to encourage the people to continue with the rebuilding of their Temple. He uses ___ Visions (1-6), __ Messages (7-8), and __ Burdens (9-14) to show that God remembers His Covenant and will send His Messiah. Zechariah encourages them by reminding them of the future importance and blessings of the Temple

Back 88

10

4

2

Front 89

Theme of Zechariah:

Back 89

The preparation for Israel’s Second Temple

Front 90

Zechariah's name means:

Back 90

“Jehovah Remembers"

Front 91

Zechariah was also part of the great _________ that, along with ______ and __________, established the Old Testament canon.

Back 91

Synagogue

Ezra and Malachi

Front 92

After the return from the 70 year captivity, Israel began to rebuild the Temple, but then delayed ___ years without completing the work. God then called _______ and the younger __________ to stir the people back to the work and back to God.

Back 92

15

Haggai

Zechariah

Front 93

______ and _________ were the dynamic duo of the Old Testament, calling the people of God back to the work of the Temple of God. Haggai was the ___________ prophet and Zechariah was the __________.

Back 93

Haggai

Zechariah

practical

visionary

Front 94

Subtitle of Esther:

Back 94

A Jewish Cinderella stops a Persian Hitler

Front 95

Main Content of Ester:

Back 95

Ester is the story of God’s providential preservation of His peope

Front 96

_______ tells the story of what happened to the Jews who did not return with Zerubbabel.

It is the story of a _______ bride, a ______ monarch, a ______ queen, a ________ father figure, and a ________ prime pinister

Back 96

Esther

banished, mighty, quiet, faithful, prideful

Front 97

Theme of Esther:

Back 97

prideful

Front 98

Key Word of Esther:

Back 98

Providence

Front 99

The events in the book of Esther took place between the ___ and ___ of the three returns to Israel.

Back 99

1st

2nd

Front 100

________ I, also known as ___________ ( ____ - ____ BC) was on the throne of the ________ Empire.

Back 100

Xerxers

Ahasuerus

481-465

Persian

Front 101

Subtitle of Nehemiah:

Back 101

"The Call to the Wall"

Front 102

Main content of Nehemiah:

Back 102

Nehemiah records the 3rd return from Captivity and the rebuilding of the Walls of Jerusalem

Front 103

Theme of Nehemiah:

Back 103

The reconstruction of the Walls of Jerusalem

Front 104

___________ was the cup bearer to the Persian King ___________ (stepson of Esther) and was thus his most trusted advisor. He lead his people to rebuild Jerusalem’s walls, a task completed in only ___ days. The _________ of the people required years of his leadership. He was not a priest or prophet, but rather a _______ who had his priorities in the right order.

Back 104

Nehemiah

Artaxerxes

52

reviving

layman

Front 105

Nehemiah lived and ministered at the same time as the older ______.

Back 105

Ezra

Front 106

The books of _______ and _________ are so linked that, for centuries, the Jews combined them as one book, Nehemiah picked up the historical flow of Ezra.

Back 106

Ezra

Nehemiah

Front 107

Chronologically, __________ is the last in the line of the historical books of the Old Testament, with only one prophetic book occurring latter.

Back 107

Nehemiah

Front 108

Subtitle of Malachi:

Back 108

“The Final Old Testament Voice of Revival”

Front 109

Main content of Malachi:

Back 109

Malachi is a message of revival. The Prophet challenges a complacent population’s sin with the message that while they may be satisfied with their relationship with God, God is not!

Front 110

Theme of Malachi:

Back 110

The preparation of Israel for her Messiah. Israel must prepare herself spiritually through repentance and revival for the coming Messiah.

Front 111

Key Word of Malachi:

Back 111

Revival

Front 112

Meaning of the name Malachi:

Back 112

“My Messenger"

Front 113

_________ is the final voice of God for the Old Testament. After his message, there was silence from Heaven for ____ years.

Back 113

Malachi

400

Front 114

Babylonian king who saw the handwriting on the wall:

Back 114

Belshazzar

Front 115

Persian king who conquered Babylon & signed the first return decree (predicted by name 170 years in advance):

Back 115

Cyrus the Great

Front 116

King of Babylon who was tricked into signing the decree that resulted in Daniel being thrown into the lion’s den:

Back 116

Darius the Mede

Front 117

One of Alexander’s 4 generals, took Egypt, the Southern part of the kingdom:

Back 117

Ptolemy

Front 118

One of Alexander’s 4 generals, took Syria, the Eastern section:

Back 118

Seleucus

Front 119

Type of Antichrist, the historical little horn, defiled the Temple:

Back 119

Antiochus IV Epiphanes

Front 120

A Jewish priest of the house of Hasman who refused to worship Jupiter and who slew the king’s representative:

Back 120

Mattathias

Front 121

Led the Jewish revolt in refusing to worship Jupiter:

Back 121

Judas the Maccabee

Front 122

Celebrates the Jewish cleansing and rededication of the Temple and the miracle of the temple candelabra burning eight days on one day’s supply of oil:

Back 122

Hanukkah

Front 123

Israel’s guardian angel who will help deliver Israel through the Tribulation:

Back 123

Michael

Front 124

King who allowed the Temple work to continue:

Back 124

Darius the Great

Front 125

King also known as Ahasuerus, who made Ester his queen:

Back 125

Xerxes I

Front 126

King who allowed the Second & Third Returns and issued the decree to rebuild Jerusalem’s walls, stepson of Ester:

Back 126

Artaxerxes

Front 127

The Spiritual leader (& High Priest) of the First Return:

Back 127

Joshua/Jeshua

Front 128

Ester’s older cousin, who raised her as his own daughter:

Back 128

Mordecai

Front 129

Jew hating prime minister who plotted to exterminate the Jews:

Back 129

Haman

Front 130

Persian queen deposed for refusing to display herself and who was replaced by Ester:

Back 130

Vashti

Front 131

The 3 enemies of Nehemiah’s rebuilding project:

Back 131

Sanballet, Tobiah & Geshem

Front 132

A memorial to commemorate the salvation of the Jews from the evil plot to exterminate them:

Back 132

The feast of Purim

Front 133

Capital city of Phoenician empire destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar and Alexander the Great over a 250 year period exactly as prophesied by Ezekiel:

Back 133

Tyre

Front 134

Daniel’s friends who would not bow to Nebuchadnezzar’s Image and were delivered by God in the fiery furnace:

Back 134

Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego