General
The Bible is ___ story, in ___ testaments, that speaks of ___ persons of God, it has ___ main themes, and each testament is broken up into ___ main chunks.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
In early Genesis, what 4 major events happen during the "creation era" of Bible history?
Creation, Fall, Flood, Tower of Babel
In the books of Judges & Ruth, what are some of the major themes (or repeated happenings) during the "judges era"?
Judges Anointed: The Leaders of Israel Chosen
Rebellion: Jews Sin & Break of God’s Law
Cycles: Repetition of Israel’s misfortunes
What books of the Old Testament are considered "poetical" books?
Job = Suffering and God’s sovereignty
Psalms = Praise in public worship
Proverbs = Wisdom, skill for living
Ecclesiastes = Futility of temporal pursuits
Song of Solomon = God’s marriage manual
In the Old Testament, what served as primary boat travel routes, trade routes, and agriculture hubs for people and nations of the ancient world?
Bodies of Water
In the last half of the book of Genesis, who are considered the major patriarchs (fathers) of the Hebrews?
Abraham: Father of Hebrew People
Isaac: Second Father of Promise
Jacob: Father of Nation of Israel
Joseph: Leader in Egypt
Who were the first 3 kings to be annoited and rule over the Hebrew people during the "kingdom era"?
Saul, David, Solomon
What books of the Old Testament are considered "major prophetic" books?
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel
In the Old Testament, these served as primary dwelling places of the people of the ancient world. Also, many holy sites, warring & wandering locations for people to worship.
In the "exodus era", what major events happened to the Jewish people (try to name at least 2)?
Slavery & Deliverance: Freedom from slavery in Egypt
The Law: God’s commandments given on Mount Sinai
Kadesh Barnea: Place of rebellion against God
Forty Years of Wandering: Consequences of rebelling against God
What are the major movemets, or happenings, during the kingdom era AFTER the big 3 kings (Saul, David, Solomon)?
Divided Kingdom: Separated after heavy-handed Rehoboam
Northern Kingdom (Israel): Unrighteous Kingdom
Southern Kingdom (Judah): Some righteous kings, but mostly inconsistent Kingdom
How many "minor prophetic" books are there in the Old Testament (bonus if you can name them; in order)?
12; Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obediah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
What are the 5 main chunks (or types of writing/literature) in the Old Testament?
Law, History, Poetry, Major Prophets, Minor Prophets
Who succeeded Moses as leader of the Jews, and was anointed to lead the Hebrew people into the promised land?
Joshua
Because of sin, who conquered the northern kingdom of Israel, and who conquered the southern kingdom of Judah, and took them into exile during the "exile era"?
Assyria (Israel; North), Babylon (Judah; South)
What time periods of Biblical history where the prophetic books written?
Pre-Exile, Exile, Post-Exile
How many main ERAS of history exist in the Old Testament (bonus if you can name them all)?
9; Creation, patriarchs, exodus, conquest, judges, kingdom, exile, return, silence
In the book of Joshua, during the conquest era, what major events happened (try to name at least 2)?
Crossing the Jordan: A miraculous parting of water
Walls Fall at Jericho: a miraculous conquest of a city
Violent Conquest: The defeat of region of Canaan
Dominion: Finalizing dominion and victory
In the return era, who were the major figures (people) who helped lead the Jews back to their homeland?
Zerubbabel — led the first return and oversaw the rebuilding of the Temple.
Ezra — led a later return and focused on God's Law and spiritual reform.
Nehemiah — led a later return and rebuilt Jerusalem's walls.
What two tasks did prophetic books of the Bible attempt to accomplish?
Foretelling = Predicting the Future
Forthtelling = Proclaiming/reminding the people of the teachings of God