For what two purposes did David use Jerusalem?
As the capital of Israel and its religious center.
Note the interchangeable names for this city:
Jerusalem, Mt. Zion, and the City of David.
What did David desire to build for the Lord?
house, temple.
What did the Lord offer to build for David?
A "house" (family/dynasty)
What was God's unconditional promise to David?
David's throne would continue forever through his heirs.
What were the 4 steps of David's adultery?
Saw, inquired, took, lay.
What are 3 moves David makes to cover up his adultery and Bathsheba's pregnancy?
He sent her husband
home, got him drunk, and had him killed.
Uriah
husband of Bathsheba, killed on David's orders.
Bathsheba
wife of Uriah and later David, committed adultery with David, her son Solomon became king.
Nathan
the prophet who corrected King David after his affair with Bathsheba.
Solomon
David and Bathsheba's son, became king of Israel.
Absalom
David's son, tried to usurp the throne.
Shimei
a Benjaminite who cursed David as he fled from Absalom.
Uzzah
died because he touched the Ark of the Covenant.
Abner
commander of Saul's army, killed by Joab because he killed Joab's brother.
Joab
commander of David's army, loyal to David but not above killing people for his own purposes.
How was Absalom caught and killed?
His hair got caught in a tree, then Joab came and killed him with 3 javelins and 10 swords.
In 2 Samuel, who incited David to take a census of Israel?
Yahweh
What were his 3 options of judgment and why did he pick pestilence?
3 yrs famine, 3 mths enemies, 3 days
pestilence. He would rather fall into the hands of God than into the hands of humans (God is more merciful).
Why would David not accept the field for free from Araunah the Jebusite?
He believed that God would show
the people mercy that way.
What did this site become in the days of Solomon?
The temple.
How many years did David rule?
40 years.
When the Lord offered Solomon whatever he wanted, what did Solomon request?
A discerning mind.
What else did Solomon get in addition to a discerning mind?
Wealth, Honor, Long life.
How is Solomon's wisdom evident in the case of the Prostitutes' complaint?
He knew that the true mother
would rather her son belong to another woman than be killed.
The name "Solomon
indicated a reign of peace (Shalom).
What are 2 evidences that Solomon was wiser than any king of the east or Egypt?
Proverbs/songs, Sheba.
What 2 spaces inspired the floorplan of the temple?
Tabernacle & Eden.
What are the names of the 3 divisions of the temple?
Outer court, holy place, most holy place.
What were the 3 primary uses for which the temple was created?
Sacrifices, prayer, God's name.
Could a foreigner/sinner pray toward the temple and be heard by God?
Yes.
Who turned Solomon's heart away from the Lord?
his many foreign wives and concubines.
Jeroboam
-Solomon's taskmaster.
- became king of Israel.
Rehoboam
-Solomon's son.
- became ruler of Judah.
Elijah
-prophet of God.
- defeated the prophets of Baal and Asherah at Mount Carmel.
- prophesied before Ahab, Jezebel, and Ahaziah.
- didn't die but ascended to heaven in a chariot of fire.
- forerunner of John the Baptist.
Elisha
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How many tribes were under Jeroboam and Rehoboam and what were their kingdoms called?
Jeroboam - 10, Israel
Rehoboam - 1, Judah
What decision did Rehoboam make that divided the kingdom of Israel?
He decided to increase the Israelites'
workload.
What three pagan practices did Jeroboam bring into Israel and where were the cult sites located?
Golden calves, non-levite priests, feasts.
Who was the ancestor of all the kings of Judah?
David.
How many good kings ruled over the northern kingdom?
Zero.
Where did Omri establish the capitol of the northern kingdom?
Samaria.
What was the worse sin Ahab committed?
Married Jezebel.
Who was Elijah targeting by prophesying a drought in Israel?
Baal the rain god.
What was significant of choosing Mount Carmel for the showdown with Baal?
It was Baal's mountain.
In the showdown at Mt. Carmel, what action of the deity would reveal the true God?
Offerings were set up and whichever deity answered with fire was the true God.
What did Jezebel do to take Naboth's vineyard and why was she more willing than Ahab to do this?
- had Naboth killed as a blasphemer.
- she used the Torah's anti-blasphemy laws to break the Torah's laws about lying and murder.
- she was a non-Israelite.
What animal was prophesied to be involved in the death of both Ahab and Jezebel?
Dog.
From whom did Ahaziah inquire when he fell and who was this being (name & possible meanings)?
prince.
What river does Elijah cross before his ascension?
Jordan River.
Who are "the sons of the prophets"?
studied under Father prophet. Prophets in training.
Of what sin were the Bethlehemite young men guilty?
blasphemy.
What did Elisha do for the wealthy Shunemite woman's son when he died?
He rose from the dead.
How many people and with how many loaves of bread did Elisha feed the multitude?
100 people, 20 loaves.
What disease did Naaman have & who received this disease of his later in the story?
Leprosy, Gehazi, Eisha's
servant.
What did Elisha do for the man by raising his lost axe head from the water?
he saved the man from having to
pay the owner for it or being enslaved to pay for it.
What did Elisha say to comfort his servant when they were surrounded by the Syrian army?
those with us are more than those with them
What was the primary mission of Jehu?
To destroy Ahab's house.
How many times did Jehoash strike the ground with the arrows of Elisha & what did it symbolize?
3 times, victories over Syria.
Who prophesied during the reign of Jeroboam II?
Jonah.
What nation "shuffled the deck" to decrease the chances of revolt?
Assyria.
According to 2 Kings, what factors contributed to the Jews not considering "the Samaritans" their equal?
The Samaritans were of mixed ethnicity.
Who was the only queen to rule Israel?
Athaliah.
What was the Syria-Ephraim war about, its main players, and its outcome?
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What does Sennacherib's prism claim he did to Hezekiah by besieging the city?
shut up like a bird in a cage".
What did Hezekiah build to outlast the siege?
A tunnel from the pool of Siloam to Gihon Spring.
What did God do for Hezekiah when he prayed during his illness?
He extended Hezekiah's life by 15 years.
How many years did Manasseh reign?
55 years.
What did Josiah discover while repairing the temple?
The book if the law (Deuteronomy).
How did Josiah die and what is unusual about God's word in this battle?
In battle, God's word comes from
Pharaoh Necho.
When was "the exile" of Judah?
586 BC.
During the destruction of Jerusalem, what happened to the temple, wall, elite, and poor?
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What is unique about Gedaliah's role over Jerusalem?
He was governor of Judah.