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| What is the judges cycle? |
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1. sin - israel turns from YHWH
2. punishment - an enemy oppresses Israel
3. repentance - Israel cries out for help
4. deliverance - YHWH sends a Judge to deliver Israel
5. peace |
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| How is the beginning of Samuel connected to the end of Judges? What issue arises? |
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| Samuel is Israel's last judge. The moral condition of the nation had deteriorated, and the people needed a faithful king who would lead the people back to their God. |
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| Are there any queens during this time or female Judges? |
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| Deborah is the only female judge. Athaliah is the daughter of King Ahab of Israel. |
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| Which Judge has his hair cut? |
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| Samson. Delilah cuts Samson's hair after he tells her the secret of his strength, which she wants to know so she can tell the Philistines. |
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Gideon was anything but a mighty warrior, slow to recognize and respond to God's call, insecure, tears down Asheran pole at night because he's scared that people will see him. He proposed the test of the wet sheepskin, which God did both ways.
He refused kingship and upheld theocracy. |
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| What are some of the features of Samson? |
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| shadow of what a judge should be; brash, bold, powerful but naïve and vulnerable at same time; supposed to be in a state or condition called the Nazirite vow (devoted exclusively to YHWH from birth), but did not honor that; drawn to Philistine women, Delilah in particular who cuts his hair; more successful in death than life |
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| Israel’s desire for a King? Why do they want a King? |
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| After the chaos of the judges era, when everyone did what they felt was right, Israel craved and needed strong direction, political circumstances demanded more than previously mandated divine rule. |
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| Saul’s Rise and Fall: What does Saul do that causes his fall? |
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| Saul falls prey to temptations of power. He begins to listen to the people rather than God. Misplaced religiosity, unlawful sacrifice, rash oath: tells military not to eat, and breaks the ban by taking credit in battle. He is rejected by God and goes mad and an evil spirit tortures him. Samuel removes his divine endorsement. |
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| David’s Rise to Power: What does David do to solidify his kingdom? |
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• Anger about soldier finishing off Saul—mourns Saul’s and Jonathan’s deaths (political saavy)
• Did nothing that might serve to alienate the loyal followers of Saul (virtually entire entity of northern Israel). He also Fights with God (goliath) and slays goliath. He is a military genius, in the background of Saul’s reign. |
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| Davidic Covenant: What is it? What kind of theology emerges because of the Davidic covenant? |
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The covenant: a covenant God made with david, pledging that the family of David would provide kinds to rule over Israel in perpetuity.
Royal theology: always going to have a king on the throne. |
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| David and Bathsheba: Who are the major characters in the story of David and Bathsheba? |
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| David, Bathsheba, Uriah and the Prophet Nathan: exposes David's guilt and delivers judgement that David's own sins would be duplicated within his own family, but even worse. Baby of Bathsheba dies. Also Amnon and Absalom, who are David's sons. |
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| What are Soloman's wisdom and downfall? |
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| Soloman prooves his wisdom with the story of the two prostitutes and the dead baby. He signals to everyone that he should be kind when he builds a temple at Jerusalem. His downfall is signaled by his too many wives. |
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| What are some of the inclusive dimensions in Solomon’s story? |
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| Soloman prays for his people and he prays for foreigners. He asks for God's wisdom throughout his reign. |
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| A woman who is told to lie next to David to keep him warm in his old age; his concubine. |
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| The Divided Kingdom: Rehaboam and Jeraboam. Why were people dissatisfied? |
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| People became dissatisfied with Soloman's rule, because of cession of land in the north, high state taxation, and use of Israelite's forces labor. |
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Soloman's son, who became the first king of Judah in the South.
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| An administrator in Soloman's court who rebelled and became the 1st king of the Northern kingdom of Israel. He organized resistance against Soloman. |
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| What does it mean to walk in the way of Jeroboam? |
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| To sin and have others follow that sin - to be evil. |
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| What are 3 major powers that came up against Israel and Judah? |
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| Assyrians, Babylonians and Persia (Cyrus). |
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| Which nation is known for its warfare? |
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| Which kingdom is in the north/south? |
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| Israel is in the North, Judah in the South. |
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| Which king came up against Hezekiah? What happened in the battle? |
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| Senacherib, an Assyrian king. He attacked Jersusalem in Judah, where the Assyrian army departed after a disaster attributed to the work of the angel of YHWH, which decimated the army. |
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| Which nation is known for warfare (its military prowess and its God of war) ? |
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| Which nation took Israel into Exile? |
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| Who is the first King to initiate idolatrous worship after Solomon’s death? |
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| Name of an otherwise identifiable person in Isaiah’s prophesies. People think he’s Hezekiah. |
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| Which nation is connected to Nebuchadnezzar? |
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| Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar took the Israelites captive when he was the king of Babylon. |
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| Which nation is connected to Cyrus? |
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| What are the dates for the exile? |
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| Who delivers the nation from exile? |
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| What is the date that Israel in the North and Judah in South were exiled? |
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| Israel falls to Assyrians in 721 BC. Judah falls to Babylonians in 587 BC. |
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| Here you want to remember things like who is Elijah’s successor? |
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| Elijah’s successor is Elisha, his disciple. Elisha duplicates Elijah’s Jordan crossing. |
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| Who is Elihaj's major nemesis? Who is King during this time? |
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| Elijah’s nemesis is Jezebel, who advocated the worship of Baal and Ashira. The king at the time is Ahab, who is married to Jezebel. |
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| What is the background that gives insight into Elijah’s story? What is the name of the religion which forms the background for Elijah’s story? |
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| Elijah challenges the prophets of Baal to see which God will bring fire down on Mt. Carmel. The outcome: there are hundreds of priests for Baal that are dancing, trying to get the Gods to come down and Elijah mocks them the whole time. “Maybe your gods sleeping or in the bathroom.” When its Elijah’s turn, he has them cover the altar with water, then god comes down and consumes the altar. Huge victory. He then kills all the Baal priests. Right after that, Jezebel says she’s going to kill him so he freaks out and hides in the wilderness. |
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| Hezekiah: What happened while he was King? |
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| Hezekiah was a pious man who completed the reforms. However, he was constantly pressured by the Assyrians to act immorally or follow false gods. |
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| What else is in the background of Elijah's story? |
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• Elijah recognizes that Israel’s primary allegiance must be to King YHWH
• Elijah forces Israelites to choose YHWH or Baal by proving: which deity grows our food? Takes away the drought? YHWH. |
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| What does Isaiah emphasize? |
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| the majesty/transcendence of God |
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| Who is Cyrus? How is he described? |
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• Cyrus was ruler of Persia who conquered Babylon and incorporated its territory into his empire; Persian monarch who opposed the Babylonian empire
• Viewed by Judeans as “their great deliverer”—even referred to as messiah (anointed one) |
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| What King is Isaiah telling to remain faithful? |
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| In Isaiah’s call, how is God portrayed? Is there any emphasis on the immanence of God? |
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| • In Isaiah’s call, God is envisioned as a great king attended by his Divine Council (here called seraphs with six wings) There is emphasis on the immanence of God- God’s presence and activity in the world. |
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| Who are the minor prophets? |
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| Hosea, Amos, Nahum, Jonah, Joel, and Habakkuk. |
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| Who are the major prophets? |
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| Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel |
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| Spokesperson of god, concerned with justice, loyalty and faith. Primary role is not to tell the future. |
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| What is the difference between a minor and major prophet? |
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| The length of the stories or size of the books, but not the importance of the prophets. |
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| Who first person to call the Book of the Twelve the Minor Prophets? |
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| Which minor prophet deals with theodicy? |
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| Which minor prophet uses his family life as an example? |
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| Which prophet spoke out against Assyrian Power? |
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| Which prophet spoke a message of repentance to Ninevah? |
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| A theme of the Deuteronomist whereby proper worship could only be performed in the city God designated, Jerusalem. |
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| Hebrew word for peace, completeness, wholeness. peace and happiness were synonymous in the ancient world, regardless of warfare that was going on all the time. |
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| A constitution in which God is regarded as the ruler |
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| second main section of the hebrew bible. Nevi'im. N in TANAK. |
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| the actual chest that stored the tablets of the covenant. it is a sacred box that doubles as God's throne and marks the location of his presence |
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| the act of delivering a prophetic message of God to the people, EX: moses and mt. sinai |
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| the series of initiatives and military actions of the time of Joshua that were intended to secure Israel's control of Palestine. |
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| 6 cities designed in Mosaic Law for those who accidentally killed someone, to stop the clan feuds |
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| a formal treaty drawn up to specify the terms of the relationship between a conquered and dominating state |
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| every 50 years, special arrangements are made to aid the poor and dispossessed. |
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| god's righteousness and justice |
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| God's righteouness and love |
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| Which prophet said “let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever flowing stream….” To what modern leader is this prophet related? |
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| Which prophet runs from God? |
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| Jonah tries to run away from God’s calling him to Ninevah by getting on a boat going in the opposite direction |
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| What stance are these writers in Writings taking with regard to the past? |
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• They wrestle with their theological past
• The Writings sometimes allude to or quote passages that can be found in earlier books
• Recalling earlier traditions/prophecies affirmed the faithfulness of God/calling ppl back to faithfulness |
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| How are these books related to reflection? |
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• Community is in a mode of reflection—wrestles with meaning and application of Torah and Prophets
• New traditions must be applied in relevant ways |
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| minor prophets - 12 short prophetic books in the latter prophets |
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