Theology Exam
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- Ecclesiastes
- time for everything, adresses vanity
- Queen of Sheba
- visited Kg solomon to test his wisdom
- Philistines
- Israel's enemies, captured the ark, later defeated by King David
- Israel
- northern kingdom, ten tribes, destroyed by Assyrians in 721
- Jeremiah
- personal challenges, new covenant written on our hearts, gentle and sensitive yet called to deliver a harsh message, called while still in his mothers womb
- Amos
- sheperd, tree doctor, social justice message: "Let justice flow like a river..."
- Golden calves
- Bethel and Dan, idols of worship at two cities, set up by Jeroboam
- Hosea
- personal experiences in his message of fidelity: unfaithful wife Gomer
- Elijah
- transficguration, Mt. Carmel contest, God's providence in his life, experience of God in a gentle breeae, miraculous departure
- Jonah
- two calls from God, preach repentance to the enemy
- Uriah
- mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in the NT, faithful soldier set up for defeat/death
- Elisha
- miracles, example of Naaman the leper
- Saul
- first king, gifted soldier, became unfaithful, jealous, anger, pursued David, died in defeat
- Song of Hannah
- similar to Mary's Magnificat in Luke 1
- Judah
- southern kingdom, kept Jerusalem and Temple for worship, fell to Babylonians in 587
- Psalm 1
- wisdom, tree planted by the water or chaff in the wind
- Absalom
- rebellious son of David
- Ahab and Jezebel
- idolatry/baal worship, opponents of Elijah, actions against Nabboth
- Book of Lamentations
- songs of sadness over the destruction of Jerusalem
- Micah
- 6:8- key passage with messianic reference to Bethlehem
- Hannah
- thought to have been barren, blessed by God with Samuel, gave priase and thanks to God
- Bathsheba
- Nathn confronted David about his affair with her, wife of Uriah, mother of Solomon
- Jerusalem
- city/center of the Israelites, established by David, center of worship
- Nineveh
- capital of Assyria where Jonah preached
- Psalm 150
- last in the book of psalms--joyful celebration
- Isaiah
- call story, four suffering servant songs (#4 read on Good Friday), messianic passages--Emmanuel and swords into plowshares, well educated, advised kings (Hezekiah), most quotes prophet in the New Testament
- Nathan
- David's prophet, gave him a prophesy about the Temple and his sins
- Major prophets
- Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel
- Abigail
- extended hospitality to David and his soldiers as they traveled in the wilderness, later married Daivd
- Minor prophets
- 12: Amos, Hosea, Micah- first three 8th century prophets
- Solomon
- wisdom, wealth, Temple, Bood of Proverbs
- Jeroboam
- led a rebellion against Rehoboam, set up golden calves for the northern kingdom
- Psalm 22
- Jesus prayed this psalm on the cross
- Eli
- priest at Shiloh, helped Samuel in his faith development, do not confront the injustices of his sons
- Song of Songs
- a favorite of Francis de Sales, he wrote a commentary on it
- David
- patron of the psalms, soldier, musician/poet, charismatic leader, united Israelites
- Psalm 23
- most famous-- The Lord is my shepherd
- Rehoboam
- son of Solomon, ruler of Judah, Jeroboam rebelled with 10 tribes
- Ezekiel
- symbolic acts, dry bones vision--forshadows belief in the resurrection
- Divisions of the OT
- Pentateuch, Historical Bks, Wisdom Bks, Prophetic Bks
- Samuel
- called by God, nazarite, judge-prophet, anointed Saul and David