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What were the things that Soloman did in his last years that symbolized his rejection as king of Israel?
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He had a lot of wives (product of marriage diplomacy)
celebrated the gods of his wives he had a lot of horses he had a lot of wealth (used only gold) *This parallels Deuteronomy 17 where Moses talked of the qualities of a King of Israel |
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Who is King Hadad of Edom and what is his story?
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He was the king that revolted again Soloman and broke away from him.
*See Kings 11:14 for a background story on how he rose to power after David died. |
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Why did Jeroboam rebel against King Soloman?
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Jeroboam was an Ephraimite and he was put as head of labor when Soloman wanted to build a wall. The problem with this was that all the slaves were of the house of Joseph (Joseph's sons were Manassah and Ephraim), so Jeroboam didn't want to be the slavemaster over his people. Therefore, he rebelled against Soloman.
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Why was it so bad that Jeroboam rebelled against Soloman?
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Because by revolting and breaking off from him Jeroboam broke the kingdom of Soloman (he broke away from the Northern Kingdom)
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What is the story of the Ahijah the prophet and Jeroboam?
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Ahijah took his new cloak and he ripped it into 12 pieces. He gave 10 pieces to Jeroboam (symbolizes the 10 tribes that would follow Jeroboam)
1 tribe was given to Rehoboam |
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Who is Ahijah?
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Ahijah was a prophet in the time of Soloman and Jeroboam he was from Shiloh
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What happened to the 12th tribe in Ahijah's prophecy?
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It could be a Benjamin tribe that was left out because the North and South were fighting over it.
It could be the Levites because they didn't have a specific territory, instead they were scattered throughout other tribes territories. |
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What is the story behind Rehoboam coming to power? (and the kingdom dividing)
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After his dad (Soloman) comes into power, he takes over power in Jerusalem (South), but he has to go ask North if he can rule over them. The people of the North (Shecem) say to Rehoboam that they will let him rule if he lightens their load. Rehoboam decides that he'll only be harsher on them (listening to his younger advisors) and the northern tribes secede as a result. Rehoboam sends Adoram to try to gain control of them but he's stoned. He then tries to wage war against Northern Israel but Shemaiah tells him that the Lord says he should not go up against them. R obeys him.
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Who is Adoram (Adoniram) and what happened to him?
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He was the man in charge of labor and taxes under Rehoboam. When the Northern tribes were rebelling against him, he sent Adoram to try to get control of them, but he was stoned to death by the Northern tribes.
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What does Jeroboam do when he rises to power?
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He makes golden calves in Dan and Bethel so that the ppl wouldn't go south to worship their gods (and possibly go back to Rehoboam)
He also built high places and he made a festival to go to the altar he built and make an offering. |
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What is the story of the Man of God from Judah and Jeroboam?
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An anonymous prophet from Judah prophesied to Jeroboam that Josiah would take him down and that the altar of Bethel would fall. Jeroboam told his guards to seize him and he stretched out his arm, but it withered and he couldn't pull it back. After talking, the man of God prays for the Lord to heal Jeroboam's hand and He does.
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What is the story of the Man of God from Judah and the old prophet?
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After healing Jeroboam's hand, J asks the prophet from Judah to stay and he and drink, but the man says he cannot because the Lord commanded him not to drink or eat of anything, or return on the same path he came to Bethel. On his way home an old prophet approaches him and asks him to dine and drink with him. Initially, the man replies no, but he eventually goes to the old prophet's house to eat and drink after the old prophet says that lord told him to invite the man to dinner (he was lying). Because the man of Judah disobeyd God's command on his way home he was killed by a lion.
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Who is Abijah?
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A son of Jeroboam, the first king of Israel. On account of his severe illness when a youth, his father sent his wife in disguise to consult the prophet Ahijah regarding his recovery. The prophet, though blind with old age, knew the wife of Jeroboam as soon as she approached (because God told him she was coming), and under a divine impulse he announced to her that inasmuch as in Abijah alone of all the house of Jeroboam there was found "some good thing toward the Lord," he only would come to his grave in peace. As his mother crossed the threshold of the door on her return, the youth died, and "all Israel mourned for him"
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Who to Jeroboam's place at the thrown after he died?
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His son Nadab
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What is the role of the prophet?
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give knowledge
appoint kings criticize kings counsel about war reject kings |
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What is the difference in royal ideologies between israel and judah?
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Israel Judah
conditional kingship eternal dynasty with David more unstable more stable |
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Judah was...
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The south
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Israel was...
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the north
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What sings did Jeroboam commit?
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He mixed religions. He made "Asherah poles" which are Canaanite cult objects. He worshipped other idols
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What sins did Judah (the tribal area) commit?
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They made high places, pillars, Asherim (Canannite cult objects), male cult prostitutes.
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What oppressor was brought up against Rehoboam?
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Pharaoh Shishak of Egypt
He devastated Jerusalem and took all of their treasures and gold things. (King Rehoboam had to settle for bronze shields now.) |
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Who took over power when Rehoboam died?
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Abijah his son
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Who took over power after Abijah died?
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Asa his son
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What does Asa do that is favorable in God's eyes?
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He destroys the Asherim and he got rid of male prostitutes. He also got rid of all the idols his dad (abijah) had made.
He didn't get rid of the high places |
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Who took over reign of Judah when Asa died?
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Jehoshaphat
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How long did Nadab rule?
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Only 3 years because Baasha son of Ahijah (not the prophet) killed him and took over the thrown.
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Who took over the reign of Israel when Baasha died?
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His son, Elah
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How did Elah die?
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Zimri, one of his officials, killed him when he was getting drunk in the town Tizrah.
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What did Zimri do when he rose to the thrown?
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He killed all of the house of Baasha
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How did Zimri die and how long did he rule?
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He ruled for 7 days. After killing Baasha/his family and word got out, the people of Israel proclaimed Omri to be the king. When Zimri saw that the city was taken he when into the royal palace and set fire around him.
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What did Omri do when he first became king of Israel?
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He bought the hills of Samaria
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Who took over when Omri died?
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His son Ahab
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Who did Ahab marry?
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Jezebel the daughter of the King of Tyre
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What is the story of Elijah and Widow of Zarephath?
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After many days, the water dried up in Elijah's stream. And God told him to go find a widow in a place called Zarephath. Sure enough, when Elijah arrived, he found a woman gathering sticks. "Would you bring me a drink of water?" he called to her. She agreed. As she went for water, Elijah added, "And could you bring me a piece of bread also?" "As sure as God lives, I have none," she said. "I have only a drop of oil and a handful of flour. Right now, I'm taking these sticks home to make a fire. I will cook that last bit of bread for myself and my son. Then we will eat it and die." "Don't worry," said Elijah. "Go and make your bread. But then bring it to me. After that you can make more for you and your son. For God has told me that your flour will not be used up, and your oil will not run dry. Not until the day that God sends rain to this land." So the widow went home and did exactly as Elijah said. And he was right! The flour and the oil did not run out. She made bread every single day for many, many days. Her flour and oil lasted until God sent rain.
**Much later the son dies and then she brings him to Elijah and he brings him back to life. |
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Who is Obadiah?
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He is the head of King Ahab's house, but he was a devout man of God. When Jezebel was killing off the Lord's prophets, he went and hid a bunch in a cave to save them.
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What is the story of Elijah on Mt. Carmel?
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Elijah summons all the people to Mt. Carmel to have a show down between Baal and God to prove who is real. Sacrificial altars are created with wood and bull on each, whichever god lit the altar ablaze would be a test to who is real. Baal does not bring fire even though the people and priests try, but God brings down fire and consumes the entire altar. He had the prophets of Baal killed afterwards. After word gets to Jezebel, she demands to have him killed, but Elijah flees to Mt. Sinai.
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What is the story of the call of Elisha?
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He was in a field plowing with 12 oxen when Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak around him. After that, Elisha kisses his mom and dad goodbye and follows Elijah.
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What is the story of the King Ahab and Ben-Hadad?
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Benhadad, king of neighboring Syria, laid siege against Ahab in his capital, Samaria. He demanded payment in silver and gold, plus the best of Ahab's wives and children for himself, and on those terms Ahab agreed to surrender. Benhadad, however, pressed for further concessions that were unacceptable to Ahab, who retracted his surrender and prepared to defend his capital. A prophet approached Ahab and announced that the LORD would defeat Benhadad, if Ahab would himself lead the attack. Ahab obeyed and, coming upon Benhadad's army in a drunken state, inflicted heavy losses on them. Upon the victory, the prophet told Ahab to strengthen his position, because Benhadad would attack again in the spring. Spring came, and with it, the Syrian army. Military scouts reported that the Syrians filled the countryside, while by comparison the army of Israel looked like two small herds of goats. Benhadad was encouraging his troops by telling them they had lost the last battle only because they had fought it in the hill country, where Ahab's God was most powerful; but if they fought in the valleys, Ahab's God was powerless there. On hearing this, the prophet told Ahab that the LORD was determined to display the unlimited reach of his power by defeating Benhadad in the valley. They fought, and the Syrian army was routed. Benhadad himself, unable to escape, surrendered to Ahab and appealed for mercy. Without consulting the LORD, Ahab released Benhadad. A prophet then told Ahab that because he thereby misused the victory the LORD had given him, he would die. This prophecy was fulfilled 3 years later, when Ahab again fought Benhadad.
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What is the story of King Ahab and Naboth's Vineyard?
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Ahab kept a palace in Jezreel and wanting to improve his property, he tried to buy an adjacent parcel from his neighbor, Naboth. Though he made a generous offer, Naboth refused to sell. Jezebel ordered the local leaders to frame Naboth on capital charges (blashphemed God) and execute him by stoning. This they did, and in keeping with their customs, executed Naboth's sons as well.1 With owner and heirs dead, Ahab had no trouble acquiring the real estate. As Ahab was dressing his new vineyard, God sent the prophet Elijah to him with this announcement: because Ahab had murdered Naboth and seized his field, in this same field dogs would lick up Ahab's blood when he died in disgrace. Furthermore, Ahab's entire family would be exterminated, and Jezebel would be eaten by dogs. When Ahab heard these words, his dormant conscience sprang to life, and he repented in deep grief over his crime. When the LORD saw this, he honored Ahab's contrition by announcing that he would delay the prophesied extermination until the next generation; his sons were just as evil as Ahab, but never did repent.
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What is the story of Micaiah's prophecy and King Ahab's Death?
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Ahab invited Judah's King Jehoshaphat for treaty negotiations. Jehoshaphat agreed to join forces with Ahab, provided they first ask the LORD's approval. Ahab called his staff of 400 false prophets of idol gods, who unanimously predicted victory. Unsatisfied, Jehoshaphat pressed Ahab to find a true prophet of the LORD. Ahab reluctantly suggested Micaiah, who, he complained, always prophesied bad things about Ahab. Jehoshaphat insisted that Micaiah be summoned. At first, timid Micaiah was reluctant to oppose the formidable group and tell the truth. But under pressure, he revealed a vision he had had, in which Ahab's army was left leaderless. When Ahab told Jehoshaphat “I told you so,” Micaiah revealed a further vision: the LORD had arranged for Ahab's 400 prophets — habitual liars in their own right — to falsely predict victory, in order to secure Ahab's death in battle. Hearing this, Ahab would listen no more. He ordered Micaiah jailed until Ahab returned victorious. As he was being arrested, Micaiah announced, “If you return alive, I am a false prophet!” To avoid being killed, Ahab entered the battle incognito, putting Jehoshaphat in his place at the head of the army. Benhadad had ordered his men to concentrate their attack on King Ahab, ignoring every other battle objective. Mistaking King Jehoshaphat for Ahab, Benhadad's men charged him with their full force. Under extreme attack, Jehoshaphat shouted to the LORD for rescue. Benhadad's men realized that idol-addicted Ahab would never appeal to the LORD, so they abandoned the attack and searched elsewhere for Ahab. They never found him. However, Ahab was struck by a random arrow and mortally wounded, and he instructed his charioteer to take him home. He died outside the palace, in Naboth's field; and dogs licked up his blood, as Elijah had prophesied.
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Who took over power of Judah when Jehoshaphat died?
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His son, Jehoram.
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Who took over power when Ahab died?
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Ahaziah his son.
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What is the story of the Lord's Judgement on Ahaziah?
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After falling through a roof, Ahaziah was hurt and summoned for Baal-Zebub the god of Ekron to heal him. Elijah condemns him for doing so and says he will never leave his bed until he dies.
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Who took over power when Ahaziah died?
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Joram because he didn't have a son
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What is the story of Elijah being taken up to heaven?
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After journeying for a while, Elisha and Elijah reach the Jordan river. Elijah strikes the river with his cloak and it parts, letting Elisha and Elijah cross. Soon after, while they were walking, a chariot of fire and horses split them and Elijah went up into heaven.
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What is the story of Jehu being anointed King?
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Prophets in the company tell Elisha that the Lord says he needs to anoint Jehu. He goes to Ramoth Gilead to annoint him. Jehu, thinking that he is crazy runs out to his officers and tells them what happened and they proclaim him as king.
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What does Jehu do when he first becomes King of Israel?
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He kills Jehoram of Israel
Ahaziah of Judah Ahab's family Ministers of Baal |
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What is the story of the death of Jezebel?
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Jezebel looks out the window when Jehu approaches. Jehu calls out, "who is on my side?" and three men answer his call. They throw her out the window and she dies. Her flesh is eaten by dogs just as prophesied.
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What is the story of Jehu killing all the ministers of baal?
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Jehu says he wants to hold a huge ceremony to worship baal and has all the ministers summoned. Once they are gathered and go to prepare the offering, Jehu orders his men to not let a single minister leave alive.
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Who was king of Israel after Jehu died?
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Jehoahaz his son
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Who is Athaliah?
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The granddaughter of Omri, mother of Ahaziah. She ruled as queen of Judah after Jehu.
She orders to have the whole royal family executed. She was later killed. |
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Who is Joash/Jehoash?
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he son of King Ahaziah. While yet an infant, he was saved from the general massacre of the family by his aunt Jehosheba. His uncle, the high priest Jehoiada, brought him forth to public notice when he was eight years of age, and crowned and anointed him king of Judah with the usual ceremonies. Athaliah was taken by surprise when she heard the shout of the people, "Long live the king;" and when she appeared in the temple, Jehoiada commanded her to be led forth to death. He began his reign at 7 years old.
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Who is Jehoiada?
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The uncle of Jehoash/Joash that saves him from Athaliah
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Who is Jehosheba?
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The aunt of Joash/Jehoash that helps save him.
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How did Joash/Jehoash die?
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He was murdered by his officials at Beth Millo.
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Who were the officials that murdered Joash/Jehoash?
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Jozabad and Jehozabad
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Joash was king of...
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Judah
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Who took over as king of Judah when Joash died?
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Amaziah
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Who became kind of Israel after Jehu died?
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Jehoahaz his son
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Who became king of Israel after Jehoahaz died?
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Jehoash (different from in Judah)
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Who is Jehoash king of Israel?
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The son and successor of Jehoahaz, king of Israel. When he ascended the throne the kingdom was suffering from the invasion of the Syrians. Hazael "was cutting Israel short." He tolerated the worship of the golden calves, yet seems to have manifested a character of sincere devotion to the God of his fathers. He held the prophet Elisha in honor, and wept by his bedside when he was dying, addressing him in the words Elisha himself had used when Elijah was carried up into heaven: "O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel and the horsemen thereof." He was afterwards involved in war with Amaziah, the king of Judah, whom he utterly defeated at Beth-shemesh, on the borders of Dan and Philistia, and advancing on Jerusalem, broke down a portion of the wall, and carried away the treasures of the temple and the palace.
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Who is Hazael?
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He was an officer of Ben-hedad king of Syria, but he eventually came to the thrown.
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Who became king of Israel after Jehoash died?
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Jeroboam II
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Who became king of Aram (Syria) after Hazael died?
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Ben-hadad III
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Who was Amaziah?
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He was a King of Judah (son of Jehoahaz). He began his reign by punishing the murderers of his father. He was the first to employ a mercenary army of 100,000 Israelite soldiers, which he did in his attempt to bring the Edomites again under the yoke of Judah. He was commanded by a prophet of the Lord to send back the mercenaries, which he did, much to their annoyance. His obedience to this command was followed by a decisive victory over the Edomites. Amaziah began to worship some of the idols he took from the Edomites, and this was his ruin, for he was vanquished by Joash, king of Israel, whom he challenged to battle. The disaster he thus brought upon Judah by his infatuation for proclaiming war against Israel probably the cause of the conspiracy by which he lost his life.
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Who took over the thrown of Judah when Amaziah died?
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Uzziah (Azariah)
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Who became king after Jeroboam II died in Israel?
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Zechariah
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Who became king of Judah after Azariah (Uzziah) died?
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Jotham
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How did Zechariah die? What was significant about his death?
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He was murdered. His death was significant because the Lord's promise to Jehu that his descendants would sit on the throne for 4 generations was fulfilled.
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Who took over reign of Israel after Zechariah died?
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Shallum (the man who murdered Zechariah)
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What is the order of Kings of Israel that follow Shallum?
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Menahem
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Who took over reign of Judah after Jotham died?
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Ahaz
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Who was the last king of Israel?
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Hoshea
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Who is Ahaz?
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The son and successor of Jotham, king of Judah. He lived a life of wickedness and idolatry. Notwithstanding the remonstrances and warnings of Isaiah, Hosea, and Micah, he appealed for help against Rezin, king of Damascus, and Pekah, king of Israel, who threatened Jerusalem, to Tiglath-pileser, the king of Assyria, doing great harm to his kingdom and resulting in his own humilating subjection to the Assyrians. He also introduced his people to many heathen and idolatrous customs.
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Who became king of Judah after Ahaz died?
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Hezekiah
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Who is Hoshea?
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he last king of Israel. He conspired against and slew his predecessor, Pekah, but did not ascend the throne till after an interregnum of warfare of eight years. Soon after this he submitted to Shalmaneser, the Assyrian king, who a second time invaded the land to punish Hoshea, because of his withholding tribute which he had promised to pay. A second revolt brought back the Assyrian king Sargon, who besieged Samaria, and carried the ten tribes away beyond the Euphrates. No more is heard of Hoshea. He disappeared like "foam upon the water"
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What is the order of Kings of Israel?
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Jeroboam I
Nadab Bassha Elah Zimri Omri Ahab Ahaziah Jehoram Jehu Jehoahaz Jehoash Jeroboam II Zechariah Shallum Menahem Pekahiah Pekah Hoshea |
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What is the order of Kings of Judah?
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Rehoboam
Abijah Asa Jehoshaphat Jehoram Ahaziah Athaliah Joash Amaziah Uzziah(Azariah) Jotham Ahaz Hezekiah ...etc |
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What prophet was associated with King Ahab?
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Elijah
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What prophet was associated with King Jehoram?
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Elisha (goes through to Jehoash)
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Who was Amos?
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his was the name one of the twelve minor prophets. Amos was a native of Tekota, the modern Tekua, a town about 12 miles southeast of Bethlehem. He was a man of humble birth, neither a "prophet nor a prophet's son," but a herdsman and dresser of sycamore trees. He prophesied in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah, and was contemporary with Isaiah and Hosea, who survived him a few years. Under Jeroboam II, the kingdom of Israel rose to the zenith of its prosperity; but that was followed by the prevalence of luxury and vice and idolatry. During this period, Amos was called from his obscurity to remind the people of the law of God's retributive justice, and to call them to repentance.
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What does the book of Amos consist of?
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1. The surrounding nations are summoned to judgment because of their sins (1:1-2:3). He quotes Joel 3:16.
2. The spiritual condition of Judah, and especially of Israel, is described (2:4-6:14). 3. In 7:1-9:10 are recorded five prophetic visions |
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What do Amos's first two visions refer to?
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The first two refer to judgments against the guilty people.
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What do Amos's 3rd and 4th visions refer to?
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The next two point out the ripeness of the people for the threatened judgments. consists of a conversation between the prophet and the priest of Bethel.
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What does Amos's 5th vision refer to?
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The fifth describes the overthrow and ruin of Israel; to which is added the promise of the restoration of the kingdom and its final glory in the Messiah's kingdom.
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Who is Hosea?
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a minor prophet that belonged to the kingdom of Israel.
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What does the book of Hosea consist of?
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This book stands first in order among the "Minor Prophets." "The probable cause of the location of Hosea may be the thoroughly national character of his oracles, their length, their earnest tone, and vivid representations." This was the longest of the prophetic books written before the Captivity. Hosea prophesied in a dark and melancholy period of Israel's history, the period of Israel's decline and fall. Their sins had brought upon them great national disasters. "Their homicides and fornication, their perjury and theft, their idolatry and impiety, are censured and satirized with a faithful severity." He was a contemporary of Isaiah. The book may be divided into two parts, the first containing chapters 1-3, and symbolically representing the idolatry of Israel under imagery borrowed from the matrimonial relation. The figures of marriage and adultery are common in the Old Testament writings to represent the spiritual relations between Jehovah and the people of Israel. Here we see the apostasy of Israel and their punishment, with their future repentance, forgiveness, and restoration.
The second part, containing 4-14, is a summary of Hosea's discourses, filled with denunciations, threatenings, exhortations, promises, and revelations of mercy. |
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Which minor prophet prophesied of the coming of Jesus?
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Isaiah to King Ahaz of Judah (see Ch 7:14)
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Who is Isaiah?
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He was one of the major prophets. He was a man of humble rank and was the son of Amoz.
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Isaiah was a prophet during the reign of which kings?
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Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah
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What is the story of the reign of kings and the battles that took place against Israel during the time of Isaiah the prophet?
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In early youth Isaiah must have been moved by the invasion of Israel by the Assyrian monarch Pul, and again, twenty years later, when he had already entered on his office, by the invasion of Tiglath-pileser and his career of conquest. Ahaz, king of Judah, at this crisis refused to co-operate with the kings of Israel and Syria in opposition to the Assyrians, and was on that account attacked and defeated by Rezin of Damascus and Pekah of Samaria. Ahaz, thus humbled, sided with Assyria, and sought the aid of Tiglath-pileser against Israel and Syria. The consequence was that Rezin and Pekah were conquered and many of the people carried captive to Assyria. Soon after this Shalmaneser determined wholly to subdue the kingdom of Israel. Samaria was taken and destroyed. So long as Ahaz reigned, the kingdom of Judah was unmolested by the Assyrian power; but on his accession to the throne, Hezekiah, who "rebelled against the king of Assyria," in which he was encouraged by Isaiah, who exhorted the people to place all their dependence on Jehovah, entered into an Alliance with the king of Egypt. This led the king of Assyria to threaten the king of Judah, and at length to invade the land. Sennacherib led a powerful army into Palestine. Hezekiah was reduced to despair, and submitted to the Assyrians. But after a brief interval war broke out again, and again Sennacherib led an army into Palestine, one detachment of which threatened Jerusalem. Isaiah on that occasion encouraged Hezekiah to resist the Assyrians, whereupon Sennacherib sent a threatening letter to Hezekiah, which he "spread before the Lord.” The judgement of God now fell on the Assyrian host.
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What was Isaiah's sons names and what was symbolic about them?
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Shear-jashub, 'Remnant will return' or '[Only] a remnant will return' and Maher-shalal-hash-baz, 'To speed the spoil he hasteneth thy prey.’
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What three section is the book of Isaiah broken up into?
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he book, as a whole, has been divided into three main parts: (1.) The first thirty-five chapters, almost wholly prophetic, Israel's enemy Assyria, present the Messiah as a mighty Ruler and King. (2.) Four chapters are historical, relating to the times of Hezekiah. (3.) Prophetical, Israel's enemy Babylon, describing the Messiah as a suffering victim, meek and lowly.
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Micah is short for
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Micaiah
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What is the theme and message of Micah?>
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Micah's message alternated between oracles of doom and oracles of hope. The theme is judgment and deliverance by God. Micah also stresses that God hates idolatry, injustice, rebellion, and empty ritualism, but he delights in pardoning the penitent.
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Who is Micah (Micaiah)?
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"The Morasthite," so called to distinguish him from Micaiah, the son of Imlah. He was a prophet of Judah, a contemporary of Isaiah, a native of Moresheth of Gath. Very little is known of the circumstances of his life.
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What three section is Micah broken up into?
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The book consists of three sections, each commencing with a rebuke, "Hear ye," etc., and closing with a promise, (1) ch. 1; 2; (2) ch. 3-5, especially addressed to the princes and heads of the people; (3) ch. 6-7, in which Jehovah is represented as holding a controversy with his people: the whole concluding with a song of triumph at the great deliverance which the Lord will achieve for his people. The closing verse is quoted in the song of Zacharias. The prediction regarding the place "where Christ should be born," one of the most remarkable Messianic prophecies (Micah 5:2), is quoted in Matt. 2:6.
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What is the theme and message of Isaiah?
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Isaiah unveils the full dimensions of God's judgment and salvation. The awful judgment to be unleashed on Israel and all who defy God is called "the day of the Lord." The Lord's kingdom on earth, with its righteous Ruler and his righteous subjects, is the goal toward which the book of Isaiah steadily moves. The restored earth and the restored people will then conform to the divine ideal, and all will result in the praise and glory of the Holy One of Israel.
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What is the theme and message of Amos
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The dominant theme is clearly stated in 5:24, which calls for social justice as the indispensable expression of true piety. Amos was a vigorous spokesman for God's justice and righteousness. He condemns all who make themselves powerful or rich at the expense of others.
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What is the theme and message of Hosea
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In the first half of the book, Hosea's family life is made symbolic action to convey the message of Hosea had from the Lord for his people. The Lord loved his covenant people and would take them back, however often they would wander. The second half of the book gives the details of Israel's involvement in the Canaanite religion. Like other prophetic books, Hosea carried a call to repentance. The alternative to destruction if to forsake idols and return to the Lord.
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Who is Hezekiah? and What is the story of him and Sennacherib?
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King of Judah. He is spoken of as a great and good king. In public life he followed the example of his great-grandfather Uzziah. He set himself to abolish idolatry from his kingdom, and among other things which he did for this end, he destroyed the "brazen serpent," which had been removed to Jerusalem, and had become an object of idolatrous worship. On the death of Sargon and the accession of his son Sennacherib to the throne of Assyria, Hezekiah refused to pay the tribute which his father had paid, and "rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not," but entered into a league with Egypt. This led to the invasion of Judah by Sennacherib, who took forty cities, and besieged Jerusalem with mounds. Hezekiah yielded to the demands of the Assyrian king, and agreed to pay him three hundred talents of silver and thirty of gold. But Sennacherib dealt treacherously with Hezekiah, and a second time within two years invaded his kingdom. This invasion issued in the destruction of Sennacherib's army. Hezekiah prayed to God, and "that night the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians 185,000 men."
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Who is Sennacherib?
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Sin (the god) sends many brothers, son of Sargon, whom he succeeded on the throne of Assyria (B.C. 705), in the 23rd year of Hezekiah. He first set himself to break up the powerful combination of princes who were in league against him. Among these was Hezekiah, who had entered into an Alliance with Egypt against Assyria. He accordingly led a very powerful army of at least 200,000 men into Judea, and devastated the land on every side, taking and destroying many cities. Hezekiah was not disposed to become an Assyrian feudatory. He accordingly at once sought help from Egypt. Sennacherib, hearing of this, marched a second time into Palestine. Sennacherib sent envoys to try to persuade Hezekiah to surrender, but in vain. (See TIRHAKAH.) He next sent a threatening letter, which Hezekiah carried into the temple and spread before the Lord. Isaiah again brought an encouraging message to the pious king. "In that night" the angel of the Lord went forth and smote the camp of the Assyrians. In the morning, "behold, they were all dead corpses." The Assyrian army was annihilated. Though Sennacherib survived this disaster some twenty years, he never again renewed his attempt against Jerusalem. He was murdered by two of his own sons (Adrammelech and Sharezer), and was succeeded by another son, Esarhaddon (B.C. 681), after a reign of twenty-four years.
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What is the story of Hezekiah's illness?
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Hezekiah became really sick, almost to the point of death (Isiaiah had told him he was going to die.). Hezekiah called out to the Lord and wept and the Lord heard him. The Lord spoke to Isaiah and told him to tell Hez that he was going to be healed and that 15 years were going to be added to his life. There was a condition though, he had to go and visit the Lord on the 3rd day of feeling better. Hezekiah asked Isaiah what the sign was going to be for the Lord's healing. Isaiah told him his shadow was going to go back ten steps.
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Who was Sennacherib murdered by?
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his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer
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What did Hezekiah do after he heard the Assyrians rebuke the Lord and talk of attack agian?
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He put on sackcloth and went into the temple of the Lord.
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Who is Tirhakah?
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the last king of Egypt of the Ethiopian (the fifteenth) dynasty. He was the brother-in-law of So (q.v.). He probably ascended the throne about B.C. 692, having been previously king of Ethiopia, which with Egypt now formed one nation. He was a great warrior, and but little is known of him. The Assyrian armies under Esarhaddon, and again under Assur-bani-pal, invaded Egypt and defeated Tirhakah, who afterwards retired into Ethiopia, where he died, after reigning twenty-six years.
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When Hezekiah died, who took over reign of Judah?
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Manasseh, his son
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Who is Manasseh?
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The only son and successor of Hezekiah on the throne of Judah. He was twelve years old when he began to reign. He early fell under the influence of the heathen court circle, and his reign was characterized by a sad relapse into idolatry with all its vices, showing that the reformation under his father had been to a large extent only superficial. A systematic and persistent attempt was made, and all too successfully, to banish the worship of Jehovah out of the land. Amid this wide-spread idolatry there were not wanting, however, faithful prophets (Isaiah, Micah) who lifted up their voice in reproof and in warning. But their fidelity only aroused bitter hatred, and a period of cruel persecution against all the friends of the old religion began. There is an old Jewish tradition that Isaiah was put to death at this time, having been sawn asunder in the trunk of a tree. Manasseh has been called the "Nero of Palestine." Esarhaddon, Sennacherib's successor on the Assyrian throne, who had his residence in Babylon for thirteen years, took Manasseh prisoner (B.C. 681) to Babylon. Such captive kings were usually treated with great cruelty. They were brought before the conqueror with a hook or ring passed through their lips or their jaws, having a cord attached to it, by which they were led. The severity of Manasseh's imprisonment brought him to repentance. God heard his cry, and he was restored to his kingdom. He abandoned his idolatrous ways, and enjoined the people to worship Jehovah; but there was no thorough reformation. After a lengthened reign extending through fifty-five years, the longest in the history of Judah, he died, and was buried in the garden of Uzza, the "garden of his own house,” and not in the city of David, among his ancestors. He was succeeded by his son Amon.
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Who is Amon?
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Son of Manasseh that took over the reign of Judah. He did bad things like his dad, and was assasinated. His son, Josiah took over reign of Judah.
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Who is Josiah? and what is his story of finding the book of the Law?
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He was a good king like David. He ascended the throne at the early age of eight years. At age 16 he devoted his life to God. He distinguished himself by beginning a war of extermination against the prevailing idolatry, which had practically been the state religion for some seventy years. In the eighteenth year of his reign he proceeded to repair and beautify the temple, which by time and violence had become sorely dilapidated. While this work was being carried on, Hilkiah, the high priest, discovered a roll, which was probably the original copy of the law, the entire Pentateuch, written by Moses. When this book was read to him, the king was alarmed by the things it contained, and sent for Huldah, the "prophetess," for her counsel. She spoke to him words of encouragement, telling him that he would be gathered to his fathers in peace before the threatened days of judgment came. Josiah immediately gathered the people together, and engaged them in a renewal of their ancient national covenant with God. The Passover was then celebrated, as in the days of his great predecessor, Hezekiah, with unusual magnificence. Nevertheless, "the Lord turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah". During the progress of this great religious revolution Jeremiah helped it on by his earnest exhortations.
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Who is Huldah?
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This was the name of a prophetess -- the wife of Shallum. She was consulted regarding the "book of the law" discovered by the high priest Hilkiah (2 Kings 22:14-20; 2 Chr. 34:22-28). She resided in that part of Jerusalem called the Mishneh (A.V., "the college;" Revised Version., "the second quarter"), supposed by some to be the suburb between the inner and the outer wall, the second or lower city, Akra.
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Who is Hilkiah?
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The high priest in the reign of Josiah (1 Chr. 6:13; Ezra 7:1). To him and his deputy (2 Kings 23:5), along with the ordinary priests and the Levites who had charge of the gates, was entrusted the purification of the temple in Jerusalem. While this was in progress, he discovered in some hidden corner of the building a book called the "book of the law" (2 Kings 22:8) and the "book of the covenant" (23:2). Some have supposed that this "book" was nothing else than the original autograph copy of the Pentateuch written by Moses (Deut. 31:9-26). This remarkable discovery occurred in the eighteenth year of Josiah's reign (B.C. 624), a discovery which permanently affected the whole subsequent history of Israel.
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What is the story of Josiah's death?
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Soon after this, Pharaoh-Necho II. (q.v.), king of Egypt, in an expedition against the king of Assyria, with the view of gaining possession of Carchemish, sought a passage through the territory of Judah for his army. This Josiah refused to permit. He had probably entered into some new Alliance with the king of Assyria, and faithful to his word he sought to oppose the progress of Necho. The army of Judah went out and encountered that of Egypt at Megiddo, on the verge of the plain of Esdraelon. Josiah went into the field in disguise, and was fatally wounded by a random arrow. His attendants conveyed him toward Jerusalem, but had only reached Hadadrimmon, a few miles south of Megiddo, when he died, after a reign of thirty-one years. He was buried with the greatest honors in fulfilment of Huldah's prophecy. Jeremiah composed a funeral elegy on this the best of the kings of Israel. The outburst of national grief on account of his death became proverbial.
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Who became king of Judah after Josiah died?
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Jehoahaz his son
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What is the story of Jehoahaz's reign?
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usually called Shallum (1 Chr. 3:15). He succeeded his father on the throne, and reigned over Judah for three months (2 Kings 23:31, 34). He fell into the idolatrous ways of his predecessors (23:32), was deposed by Pharaoh-Necho from the throne, and carried away prisoner into Egypt, where he died in captivity (23:33, 34; Jer. 22:10-12; 2 Chr. 36:1-4).
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What is the story of the reign of Jehoiakim?
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Upon the death of his father his younger brother Jehoahaz, setting Eliakim on the throne in his stead, and changing his name to Jehoiakim. After this the king of Egypt took no part in Jewish politics, having been defeated by the Chaldeans at Carchemish. Palestine was now invaded and conquered by Nebuchadnezzar. Jehoiakim was taken prisoner and carried captive to Babylon. It was at this time that Daniel also and his three companions were taken captive to Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar reinstated Jehoiakim on his throne, but treated him as a vassal king. In the year after this, Jeremiah caused his prophecies to be read by Baruch in the court of the temple. Jehoiakim, hearing of this, had them also read in the royal palace before himself. The words displeased him, and taking the roll from the hands of Baruch he cut it in pieces and threw it into the fire. During his disastrous reign there was a return to the old idolatry and corruption of the days of Manasseh. After three years of subjection to Babylon, Jehoiakim withheld his tribute and threw off the yoke, hoping to make himself independent. Nebuchadnezzar sent bands of Chaldeans, Syrians, and Ammonites to chastise his rebellious vassal. They cruelly harassed the whole country. The king came to a violent death, and his body having been thrown over the wall of Jerusalem, to convince the beseieging army that he was dead, after having been dragged away, was buried beyond the gates of Jerusalem "with the burial of an ass.” Nebuchadnezzar placed his son Jehoiachin on the throne, wishing still to retain the kingdom of Judah as tributary to him.
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Who is Jehoiachin?
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He was the last direct heir to the Jewish crown. He was carried captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar, along with the flower of the nobility, all the leading men in Jerusalem, and a great body of the general population, some thirteen thousand in all (2 Kings 24:12-16; Jer. 52:28).
After an imprisonment of thirty-seven years (Jer. 52:31,33), he was liberated by Evil-merodach, and permitted to occupy a place in the king's household and sit at his table, receiving "every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life" (52:32-34). |
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Who is Zedekiah?
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The last king of Judah. His original name was Mattaniah; but when Nebuchadnezzar placed him on the throne as the successor to Jehoiachin he changed his name to Zedekiah. The prophet Jeremiah was his counselor, yet "he did evil in the sight of the Lord." The kingdom was at that time a tributary to Nebuchadnezzar; but, despite the strong remonstrances of God's prophet Jeremiah and others, as well as the example of Jehoiachin, he rebelled against Babylon, and entered into an alliance with Hophra, king of Egypt. This brought up Nebuchadnezzar, "with all his host", against Jerusalem. The city was plundered and laid in ruins. Zedekiah and his followers, attempting to escape, were made captive and taken to Riblah. There, after seeing his own children put to death, his own eyes were put out, and, being loaded with chains, he was carried captive, where he remained a prisoner, how long is unknown, to the day of his death. Zedekiah had rebelled against God and the world's most powerful kingdom. He lived in very violent and brutal times. Despite this, in the end he was allowed to live, just as God promised. Jeremiah had prophecied, "Thou shalt not die by the sword: But thou shalt die in peace…". The king of Babylon did not kill him. Since the Lord said he would not die by the sword, we certain that he did not, and that his death was peaceful.
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Who is Jeremiah?
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Jeremiah was a major prophet. He was called to the prophetical office when still young, in the thirteenth year of Josiah. He left his native place, and went to reside in Jerusalem, where he greatly assisted Josiah in his work of reformation. The death of this pious king was bewailed by the prophet as a national calamity. In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the enmity of the people against him broke out in bitter persecution, and he was placed apparently under restraint. In the fourth year of Jehoiakim he was commanded to write the predictions given to him, and to read them to the people on the fast-day. This was done by Baruch his servant in his stead, and produced much public excitement. The roll was read to the king. In his recklessness, the King seized the roll, and cut it to pieces, and cast it into the fire, and ordered both Baruch and Jeremiah to be apprehended. Jeremiah procured another roll, and wrote in it the words of the roll the king had destroyed, and "many like words" besides. He remained in Jerusalem, uttering from time to time his words of warning, but without effect. He was there when Nebuchadnezzar besieged the city. The prophet, in answer to his prayer, received a message from God announcing that the Chaldeans would come again and take the city, and burn it with fire. The princes, in their anger at such a message by Jeremiah, cast him into prison. He was still in confinement when the city was taken. The Chaldeans released him, and showed him great kindness, allowing him to choose the place of his residence. He accordingly went to Mizpah with Gedaliah, who had been made governor of Judea. Johanan succeeded Gedaliah, and refusing to listen to Jeremiah's counsels, went down into Egypt, taking Jeremiah and Baruch with him. There probably the prophet spent the remainder of his life, in vain seeking still to turn the people to the Lord, from whom they had so long revolted.
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Who is Baruch?
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The secretary of the prophet Jeremiah. To him, Jeremiah dictated his prophecies regarding the invasion of the Babylonians and the Captivity. These he read to the people from a window in the temple in the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim, king of Judah. He afterwards read them before the counsellors of the king at a private interview; and then to the king himself, who, after hearing a part of the roll, cut it with a penknife, and threw it into the fire of his winter parlour, where he was sitting. During the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, he was the keeper of the deed of purchase Jeremiah had made of the territory of Hanameel . Being accused by his enemies of favouring the Chaldeans, he was cast, with Jeremiah, into prison, where he remained till the capture of Jerusalem.
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Who are the major prophets?
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Isaiah
Jeremiah Lamentations, also known as the Lamentations of Jeremiah Baruch (deuterocanonical; may be placed before Lamentations.) This work is not incorporated into the Jewish Bible nor the Protestant Bible. Ezekiel Daniel |
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who are the minor prophets?
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* Hosea
* Joel * Amos * Obadiah * Jonah * Micah * Nahum * Habakkuk * Zephaniah * Haggai * Zechariah * Malachi |
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What is the theme and message of Jeremiah?
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Jeremiah was always conscious of his call from the Lord to be a prophet, and as such proclaimed words that were spoken first by God himself and were therefore certain of fulfillment. Judgment is on of the all-pervasive themes in his writings, though he was careful to point out that repentance, if sincere, would postpone the inevitable. For Jeremiah, God was ultimate. His theology conceived of the Lord as the Creator of all that exists, as all-powerful and as everywhere present. At the same time, God is very much concerned about individual people and their accountability to him.
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In Jeremiah, what does the almond tree signify?
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The Lord waiting for his word to be fulfilled
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In Jeremiah, what does the boiling pot tilting away from the north signify?
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Disaster coming from the North that will be "poured out on all who live in the land."
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Who is Hananiah?
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a false prophet contemporary with Jeremiah
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Who is Gedaliah?
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The son of Ahikam, and grandson of Shaphan, secretary of king Josiah. After the destruction of Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar left him to govern the country as tributary to him. Ishmael, however, at the head of a party of the royal family, "Jewish irreconcilables", rose against him, and slew him and "all the Jews that were with him" at Mizpah about three months after the destruction of Jerusalem. He and his band also plundered the town of Mizpah, and carried off many captives. He was, however, overtaken by Johanan and routed. He fled with such of his followers as escaped to the Ammonites. The little remnant of the Jews now fled to Egypt.
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What year was Jerusalem destroyed?
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587 BC
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Who destroyed Jerusalem?
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Babylon lead by King Nebuchadnezzar
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Who plotted against Jeremiah?
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The men of Anathoth
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What is the story of Jeremiah and the linen belt?
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The Lord told Jeremiah to buy a new linen belt and go hide it in the rocks at Perath. Many days later the Lord asks him to dig up the belt and it is ruined. This signifies the Lord destroying the pride of Judah and Israel.
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What is the story of Jeremiah and Pashhur?
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The son of Immer, the head of one of the priestly courses. Enraged at the plainness with which Jeremiah uttered his solemn warnings of coming judgments, because of the abounding iniquity of the times, Pashur ordered the temple police to seize him, and after inflicting on him corporal punishment, to put him in the stocks in the high gate of Benjamin, where he remained all night. On being set free in the morning, Jeremiah went to Pashur, and announced to him that God had changed his name to Magormissabib, i.e., "terror on every side." The punishment that fell upon him was probably remorse, when he saw the ruin he had brought upon his country by advising a close alliance with Egypt in opposition to the counsels of Jeremiah. He was carried captive to Babylon, and died there.
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In Jeremiah, what do the two baskets of figs signify?
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The good figs symbolize the good exiles that were sent away from Judah that the Lord is going to watch over them and keep them safe. The bad figs symbolize Zedekiah and his officials and the survivors from Jerusalem. The Lord says that he will destroy them (predicting the fall of Jerusalem)
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How and when does God say that he will punish Babylon?
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He says that in 70 years after the fall of Jerusalem he will destroy Babylon and its king.
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According to Jeremiah, what is the definition of a "true prophet"?
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The prophet who prophecies peace and it actually comes true will be the one sent by the Lord
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What did Hananiah prophesy?
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He said that God was going to "break the yoke" of Babylon and that Israel was going to rise. (opposite of what Jeremiah said)
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What did Jeremiah prophesy at the same time as Hananiah?
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He said that King Zedekiah needed to fall under the power of Babylon (as the Lord says) or else he will be destroyed.
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What happened to Hananiah?
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Jeremiah prophesied that he would die because he spoke against the Lord, and in the "seventh month of that same year" he died.
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When did the fall of the Northern Kingdom happen?
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722
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Who destroyed the Northern Kingdom?
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Assyria under the reign on Sargon II
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When did the Syrio-Ephraimite War start?
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735
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Who fought who in the Syrio-Ephrimite war?
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King Ahaz of Judah and King vs. Syria King Rezin and Israel King Pekah. (The Syria and Israel king temporarily stopped fighting each other to take on Judah)
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What is the story of Isaiah and King Ahaz during the Syrio-Ephrimite?
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Isaiah says: trust in the Lord for the both enemies will fall
Ahaz doesn’t do this, but appeals to Assyria to get Israel & Aram to get rid of them He didn’t trust in the Lord, so the Euphrates River destroys Judah o Fulfillment: (1) 732 Damascus destroyed (2) 732 Pekah assassinated 722/1 Samaria destroyed (3) 701 Assyria ravages Judah |
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Where is Jeremiah from?
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Anthoth the place where Abiathar is exiled
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Jeremiah mainly talks about...
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he calls out against priests, rulers, prophets
pagan religion oppression of poor |
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What is the definition of a true prophet in Jeremiah/lecture notes?
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Someone who has witnessed the divine council
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Jeremiah prophesied during the time of which kings?
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Josiah (he really liked)
Jehoiakim Jehoiachin Zedekiah |
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What is the Zion theology?
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The idea that Zion is secure, Zion will not fall, trust in the temple of Yahweh
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Who are the Sons of Josiah?
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Johanan, the second was Jehoiakim, the third was Zedekiah, and the fourth was Shallum
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Zedekiah was put in place by who?
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His real name was Mattaniah, but after the 1st Deportation (israelites exiled) by Babylon he was put on the throne and his name was changed. When the kingdom ends he had his eyes gouged out after watching his sons be killed.
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What is the story of Jehoiakim and Jerimiah’s predictions?
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In the fourth year of Jehoiakim he was commanded to write the predictions given to him, and to read them to the people on the fast-day. This was done by Baruch his servant in his stead, and produced much public excitement. The roll was read to the king. In his recklessness, the King seized the roll, and cut it to pieces, and cast it into the fire, and ordered both Baruch and Jeremiah to be apprehended. Jeremiah procured another roll, and wrote in it the words of the roll the king had destroyed, and "many like words" besides.
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