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| The 5 Civilizations of Mesopotamia |
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| Sumerians, Akkadians, Amorites (Early Babylonians), (The Hurrians and the Habiru) |
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| Early Egyptian civilizations: Describe the Old, Middle, and Late Kingdoms |
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Early: The Pyramids and a more personal God
Middle: Democratic religion, The Hyskos invasion and occupation Joseph probably rose to power underneath hyksos rule
Late: Aton, early monotheism and Exodus takes place, Seti l enslaves the people and his son Ramses 2 is the victim of the plagues, etc. |
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| Looks at the bible in a secular way and examines the historical context and possible ulterior motives of the writers alongside the actual text |
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| Also called textual criticism and looks at the bible based on transcriptions and is searching for the combination of the most reliable set of texts |
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| An area of land in the middle east that stretches up the tigris and euphrates river and into Egypt. The soil is rich and will easily grow crops |
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Themes: Life, humanity, and creation
Key Stories: Creation story, Noah, Tower of Babel, Abraham, Jacob and Esau, Jacob and Laban's daughters |
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Themes: Presence of God, God choses his leaders and prophets they are not self appointed
Key Stories: Burning bush, plauges, passover, 10 commandments |
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Themes: Care for the poor, God's grace, loyalty to God
Key Stories: 40 years in the wilderness, holy war rules established, Moses dies on Nebo |
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Themes: Leadership and Success
Key Stories: Land split into 12 tribes, the story of Rapid conquest |
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Themes: Disobedience, compromise, and justice vs. mercy
Key Stories: Deborah defeats the caananites, Sampson cuts his hair, and Gideon shrinks his army and is successful |
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Themes: The complications of traditional marriage and "Hesed", or "loving kindness"
Key Stories: Naomi, Orpah, and Boaz |
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Themes: The Davidic Covenant, the sovereignty of God, the effects of Sin, and Kingship
Key Stories: This person born to Hannah, his call story, Sauls two sins and rejection by God, David's anointing, David spares Saul's ;ice multiple times |
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Themes: David's kingship
Key Stories: Isboseth and Abner vs. David and Joab, Bathsheeba, Absalom and the fleeing of David |
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Themes: Idoatry and Greed
Key Stories: Solomon is appointed king, solomon builds the Temple, Rehoboam becomes king and ensuing revolt, Jeroboam is chosen as 2nd king and sets up idols, Mt. Carmel and the Baal prophets |
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Themes: Reason for exile and the selfishness of people
Key Stories: Jehu revolts, Tigleth-Pilaser of assyria conquers israel in 632 BCE, Judah falls to the babylonians |
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| Themes: Day of the Lord, fairness in wealth distribution, righteousness, Amaziah prophesies against him, this persons 5 visions |
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Themes: Unfaithfulness of Israel and unconditional or steadfast love
Key Stories: Gomer, marriage metaphors, and there kids |
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Themes: Social criticism, the holiness of God, and the prince of peace
Key Stories: The call of this person, interfering with the Syro-Ephraimite War, Rabshakeh (Assyrian representative) talks with Hezekiah on the city walls, angel of the Lord kills most of the Assyrian army |
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Themes: Comfort for the Exiled people, monotheism, the suffering servant, and eschatology
Key Stories: 4 servant songs, the Cyrus Oracle, and the announcement of the end of babylon |
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| Themes: Oracles of a restored people, comfort and rebuke, the Lord's salvation, and the glorious future of Jerusalem |
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| Themes: Anti-sacrifice and ritual, focus on kindness and love, counterpoint to Isaiah, return to commitment to the Lord, Judgement deliverance and hope for Zion |
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Themes: Judgement on Judah for their idolatry and immorality
Key Stories: Temple sermon, Jehoikim burns the scroll, telling the people to settle here |
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Themes: Presence of YHWH, purification of the temple, retaining the promise with God, individual responsibility, and why God "abandoned" his people
Key Stories: This persons call story w/ 4 wheels, cutting and burning of his/her hair as a symbol, harlot bride metaphor, temple restoration, dry bones |
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Themes: The jewish uprising (Does not mention God)
Key Stories: Mordecai refuses to bow to Haman, jews are ordered to be executed, jews are allowed to fight back and win |
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Themes: (Wisdom Literature) Tradition created by Solomon, personal public and domestic rules and regulations, public virtue
(2 sections, pre and post exile language is used creating an almost 200 year gap in the book) |
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Themes: Repetition of life, frailty of life, and presence of evil everywhere
(Author: Preacher of Teacher) |
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Themes: The unfairness of life, satan as an adversary, relief to those who are steadfast
(Prose/Intraspection/Prose) |
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Themes: Opposition from neighbors
Key Stories: Zerubabbel leads people back into Jerusalem, rebuilding the altars ad temple foundation, temple is built in 20 years |
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Themes: follow God's commandments, repentance, mercy
Key Stories: Ninevah repents and is saved |
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Themes: God will take care of you, the history of Israel, consolation of the returning exiles
Key Stories: this persons 8 visions, the 10 sayings about Jerusalem |
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| Themes: The providential coming of the Messiah, the glories that await in the latter day, eschatological predictions |
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| Themes: Concern for and about rituals, inner righteous (like Amos), repentance is the way to fertility, women's rights |
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| Themes: Punishment of Edom, an element of hope behind the revenge plot |
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| Themes: Loyalty to God, corrections of lax social and religious behaviors, repent from the three main sins (cynicism towards worship, cynicism towards future hope, and neglecting religious and moral behaviors) |
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Themes: Eschatology using symbolism and imagery
Key Stories: Nebuchadnezzar dream of four lions, fiery furnace, the 4 visions (beasts from the sea, ram and the he-goat, interpretation of Jeremiah's prophecy of the seventy weeks, the angels revelation kings of the north and the south) |
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| Themes: Restoring old Israel, the imminence of the ideal age, rebuilding the temple |
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| The attribution of human characteristics to God or another religious diety |
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| Means humanity (3 R's Responsibility, relationship, and righteousness) |
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| What year did David become king |
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| Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy |
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| Uses God specific language and focuses on God's relationship with man |
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| Uses generic language for God (El or Elohim-which translates to God). Attributed with the stories of Moses and Joseph |
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| Priestly writers who wrote during the exile. They focused on the rule of law, religious ceremonies, genealogy, and dates. Attributed with Numbers and Leviticus |
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| The Deuteronomic writer who said worship should only take place in Jerusalem, under pressure no doubt from King Josiah of Israel. Attributed with he book of Deuteronomy, and the books of Joshua, Judges, I and II Samuel and I and II Kings |
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| Portion of the bible removed in the 1500's by the protestant church. Catholics kept it in. |
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| The desire of humans to be more like God |
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| The 4 parts of Gods Covenant with Abraham |
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1) Make him a great Nation
2) Bless him and make his name great
3) Bless the ones who bless you and curse the ones who curse you
4) Land for his offspring (w/ his altar) |
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Abram to Abraham
Sarai to Sarah |
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| Why did Abram lie about Sarai being his wife |
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| Because he was afraid that the King would see her and kill Abram so he could have her for himself. He calls her his cousin and he doesn't have to die if she is taken |
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| Where was Isaac almost sacrificed |
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| The 3 sermons that divide Deuteronomy |
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1) A continuing response to God's mighty acts
2) The Shema-Hear O Israel the Lord is our God alone and love him w/ all your heart, mind, soul, and strength and The Cherem-Annihilate the enemy 100% (Holy War)
3) Comfort to the people that repentance will recover what is lost because of sin for sin will be the reason you lose everything |
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| Only women judge, famous for Deborah's song |
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| Judge who was called at a wine press, sign from God was wet ground and dry fleece one day and vice-versa the next. Conquers the Midianites. Refuses kingship shen offered |
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| The judge who is the son of Gideon who kills 70 of his 71 brothers in order to become king and is successful but is killed by a stone that was thrown over the city wall |
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| The judge who defeats the Ammonites and promises to sacrifice the next thing through the door out of joy and praise. The next person happens to be his daughter and so he kills her |
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| The judge who liked philistine women and is a nazerite who is strong as a result of his long hair. Delilah cuts it off and he loses his powers |
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| Saul's task for ______ in order to marry his daughter named ___________ is _________. |
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| David, Michal, collect 100 foreskins and is a trap intended to get David killed, which fails |
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| Falls on his own sword after being critically wounded by an arrow |
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Match the political pairs:
David, Abner, Isboseth, and Joab |
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David and Joab
Isboseth and Abner |
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| What does Esau sell his birthright for |
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| The babylonian creation story that closely resembles our creation story. Believed to have originated with the Akkadian people |
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| Laban had a daughter named Rachel and another named Leah. Jacob agreed to work for Laban for 7 years for the right to marry Rachel. On the honeymoon Laban switched the daughters and Jacob was forced to work for another 7 years to marry Rachel as well |
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| Passover (origins and meaning) |
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| During the plague of the murder of the first-borns if the people of Israel had properly adorned their door with lambs blood, the Lord would passover their house. |
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| List the plagues in order |
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| 1.Blood 2.Frogs 3.Lice or Gnats 4.Flies or wild animals 5.Pestilince 6.Boils 7.Hail 8.Locusts 9.Darkness 10.First-born son |
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| The 10 Commandments in order |
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1.No other God before me
2. No idols
3. Do not use the Lord's name in vain
4. Remember the sabbath
5. Honor your father and mother
6. Shall not murder
7. Shall to commit adultery
8. Shall not steal
9. Shall not bear false witness
10. Shall not covet |
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| Who succeeds Moses in leading the people after his death |
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| The 12 tribes are represented by |
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| The 12 sons or grandsons of Jacob |
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| Given to the people at Shechem and states that the people will throw away all foreign gods |
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| Difference between the conquest of the holy land in Joshua vs in Judges |
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| Joshua talks of the conquest as if it was swift and virtually painless however Judges tells of a slow and painful conquest |
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| The establishment of David's house, the kingdom of Israel, and the throne of the Davidic line forever |
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| Hannah offers her son up as a Nazerite, who was this? |
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| In the middle of the night the Lord called to Samuel over and over again and he thought that it was his mentor Eli calling him. Eventually Eli realizes it is the Lord and Samuel receives his call. |
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| How does Saul become king |
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| The people cry out for a king even though Samuel attempts to dissuade them from the idea. Samuel begins to look for a king and the Lord sends Saul from his homeland to meet Samuel and become king |
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| What were Saul's two sins |
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1) He offered sacrifices before the battle with the Philistines
2) Taking spoils of war after defeating the Amalekites and not killing everyone and destroying everything |
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| Why does David spare Saul's life on multiple occasions |
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| Because he does not want to take power via bloodshed as that could cause problems down the road for his campaign |
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| David sees Bathsheeba bathing from his window, finds out that she is married to one of his best soldiers. He accidentally impregnates her and in an attempt to cover his ass, he calls the husband back to the city and tries to make him have sex with his wife. He doesn't and David sends him back with instructions that he be killed. |
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| Who moves the ark to Jerusalem? |
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| Absalom (son of David and Maacah's) is furious with his half-brother Amnon (son of David and Ahinoam ) for "offending" his sister, so he kills him one night and vanishes for 3 years. |
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| Absalom returns to the city after 3 years the genealogical heir to the throne however David is grooming his other son Solomon (son of David and Bathsheeba) to be king. Absalom begins to spread rumors and propaganda about his father and sway public opinion towards himself. He eventually exiles David from the city and takes power. |
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| On his deathbed, David is informed that in his absence, another one of his sons, Adonijah had seized the throne. David publicly states that Solomon will be the heir and Adonijah reluctantly and frightfully gives up his position |
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| Who convinces Solomon to worship other gods |
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| As Solomon had an affinity for foreign women, their presence and different religions caused Solomon to sway in his dedication to the Lord |
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| Rehoboam is the son of Solomon and therefore the rightful heir to the throne. However he proves immature and attempts to rule via tyranny and force. 10 of the 12 tribes revolt and make Jeroboam their king instead, while the other 2 remain under Rehoboam's control and are renamed Judah |
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| He establishes idols at the two ends of his kingdom in Dan and Bethel in an attempt to stop worshiping across enemy lines in Judah occupied Jerusalem |
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| Elijah and the prophets of Baal |
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| After a long drought the people become desperate and begin worshiping Baal again. In order to display his power God sets up a test where the prophets of Baal cannot ignite a pile of dry wood but the Lord ignites a wet pile in seconds. |
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| What does Naboth's vineyard represent |
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| The kingdom of Israel as it too is ancestrally owned, taken by force and bloodshed, and the captor is cursed and eventually eliminated by the Lord |
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| The previous king Jehoram was wounded by an arrow in the Battle of Ramoth-Gilead and while being tended to, Jehu is anointed in secret by Elisha by decree of the Lord and the line of Ahab is exterminated. |
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| Tigleth Pileser conquerer and extortionist |
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| In exchange for not being wiped out by the Assyrians, the King of Israel Menahem paid a fee to Tigleth Pileser in exchange for peace. King Pekah succeeds menahem and he sides with the Armenians against Judah and King Ahaz. Ahaz appeals to Assyria for help and they respond by assassinating Rezin and sending the armenians into exile. He also conquered Northern Israel |
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| Who conquered Judah in 2 Kings |
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| The babylonians and their king Nebuchadnezzar |
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| The day when Israel will receive its vindication against its enemies and Israel will see its final judgement |
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| Who accuses Amos of being a false prophet |
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| What are the names of Hosea and Gomer's kids |
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| Jezereel, Lo animi, Lo ruhamah |
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| What city does Hosea prophecy about |
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| Describe the call of Isaiah |
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| He saw the Lord sitting on a throne, his robe filled the entire hall and seraphs were flying around with 6 wings each. Isaiah cries out about his uncleanliness and a seraph flies to him and touches his lips with a live coal. |
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| How does Isaiah advise the king with regard to alliances with Assyria and Egypt |
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| He tells him to remain neutral as Egypt will not attack and Assyria cannot hurt Israel because the Lord will protect them |
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| Describe the time between Assyria marching on Jerusalem and the retreat of the assyrian army |
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| The two armies met at the city walls and king Hezekiah converses with an assyrian ambassador in aramaic. He tries to convince the people that Hezekiah is misleading them and they should surrender now. The people wait overnight and Hezekiah and Isaiah pray for deliverance and in the night an angel of the Lord kills 90% of the assyrian army |
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| Seen as either a foresight of Jesus Christ or a metaphor for the suffering state of Israel |
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| Separate Isaiah into 3 distinct parts |
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1) (1-39) Proto-Isaiah written by Isaiah himself
2) (40-55) Deutero-Isaiah written by an anonymous author during the second exile
3) (56-66) Trito-Isaiah composed post-exile |
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| Micah is critical of the religious practices of ______ and ______ and thinks christians should focus on being _________ and ___________ |
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| Ritual and sacrifice, kind and just |
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| Temple Sermon (Who, what when, where, and why) |
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| Jeremiah preached from the temple steps the same day as his son, Jehoiakim was placed on the throne. He spoke of the impending doom of Israel if they did not repent. They believed that because the Temple was there, the city could not be destroyed and they could act however they wanted without a reaction from the Lord. |
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| Why does Jeremiah bury the waist cloth on the banks of the Euphrates river? |
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| It is a symbol of Jehoakims relationship with Babylon as he had submitted to their will. When he digs the waist cloth up it is soiled as will be Judah |
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| How does Ezekiel plan on purifying the temple |
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| By removing any trace of idolatry |
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| Describe Ezekiel's call story |
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| A cloud comes from the north and in it are 4 beasts who look vaguely human but have 4 faces and 4 wings each. Each had a head of a human, a face of a lion, a head of an ox, and a head of an eagle. There are 4 wheels around the earth and animals and the Lord appears as a fire in the sky and makes Ezekiel eat a scroll, symbolic of him putting his word in his mouth. |
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| Who demands the execution of the Jews in the book of Esther |
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| What king's traditions are described in the book of Proverbs |
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| What is the commonly used title for the author of of Ecclesiastes |
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| Separate the book of Job into three distinct parts |
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1) (1-2) Prose and setup of Job's test
2) (3-42:6) Job struggles internally and with his peers, with his faith and loyalty to God
3) (42:7-42:12) The Lord restores Job's life and possessions to a level above where it was before |
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| Who is the antagonist introduced in the book of Job |
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| What king allows the people of Israel back into Jerusalem and what king leads the people through the rebuilding process |
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| The king of Cyrus, his spirit stirred by the Lord, allows the people back into the city to rebuild. King Zerubabbel is in charge of the rebuilding efforts. |
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| What is the fate of Ninevah after Jonah arrives and preaches to the people and what is Jonah's response to that decision |
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| The Lord decides to spare the people of Ninevah as they appeared to repent and Jonah does not like this. He feels like his whole journey was a waste |
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| What was so progressive about Joel's teachings |
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| He included women as equals which was unheard of up to this point. |
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| What issue were the people of Joel's time dealing with and what was his suggested solution to their problem |
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| There is a swarm of locusts and an arid heat which does not allow the crops to grow. He suggests repentance and fasting as an acceptable solution in the Lord's eyes |
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| Who prophesied that while the temple was in ruins, the people will be cursed |
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| Who criticizes the priests for their sacrifice of the blind or lame animals as opposed to the standard of healthy animals for sacrifice |
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| What does Nebuchadnezzar's 1st dream consist of and how does Daniel interpret it |
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| Nebuchadnezzar dreams about a statue that is split into 4 building materials and suddenly the feet are knocked out and the rest of the statue collapses. David sees the types of material as symbols for the 4 societies in the middle east |
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| Who is thrown into the fiery furnace and why |
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| Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are throw in because they refuse to worship the idols king Nebuchadnezzar creates and forces the people to worship. |
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| What city did Obadiah preach about the destruction of and why does this bring hope to the Israelites |
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| Edom because the Lord has promised the land to the people once the Edomites are sent into exile |
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