Chapter 7
At the time of the __________, Israel was a nation ruled by God alone.
Judges
The wisdom tradition in the Bible is contained primarily in the ____________ books.
Wisdom
When the Israelites were taken to Babylon, they were living in ___________.
Exile
“Blessed are the ____________ in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
poor
After the death of Moses, _________led the people of Israel into the Promised Land of Canaan.
Joshua
Christians believed that ____________ fulfilled the promises made to David.
Jesus
___________ is useless without a reverent trust in God and respect for his law.
Human wisdom
The ____________ communicated God’s truth and call people to follow his law.
Prophets
God promised David that someone from his house would sit on the throne ____________.
forever
The last judge of Israel was ____________. He anointed both Saul and David as kings of Israel.
Samuel
The birthplace of both David and Jesus was ____________.
Bethlehem
The Book of ____________ is an example of wisdom literature.
Proverbs
Many of the biblical prophets told of the coming of a ____________ the one anointed, or chosen, by God.
Messiah
After Samuel anointed David, the ____________ of the Lord was with David.
Spirit
One of the greatest examples of a wise person in the Old Testament is ____________.
Solomon
Many sung prayers in the Bible are called ____________.
Psalms
Jesus showed us God’s wisdom through his life, Death, and ____________.
Resurrection
The Assyrians conquered ___________ in 721 B.C.
Israel
A wisdom book
Book of Ecclesiates
A very good man who suffered
Job
The word Christ means ____________.
”anointed one”
Also called Book of Solomon
Book of Wisdom
_________ prophesied punishment for the Northern Kingdom.
Isaiah
Restored Job’s prosperity
God
King Ahab called ____________ the “disturber of Israel.”
Elijah