1 & 2 Kings
Identify the author of 1 and 2 Kings.
Unknown.
As recorded in the books of the Kings and the Chronicles, what key thing did King Solomon ask God for?
Wisdom.
What countries carried the two kingdoms into captivity?
Assyria and Babylon respectively.
Identify the author of Ezra:
Possibly Ezra.
As recorded in the Genesis account, for how long did the flood rain fall?
"40 days and 40 nights." Gen. 7:12.
Identify the date of 1 and 2 Kings:
560 - 538 BC.
As recorded in the books of the Kings and the Chronicles, how did King Solomon drift away from the Lord?
King Solomon married foreign wives and began worshipping their gods.
Identify the name of three (3) of the godly kings during the time of 1 & 2 Kings (and 1 & 2 Chronicles):
Josiah, Hezekiah, Jehoshaphat, Joash, Amaziah, Uzziah, Jotham, Asa, Amaziah...
Identify the peak/valley of Ezra:
Return.
What was the first of the ten plagues in Egypt?
Water turned into blood (Exod 7:20)
Identify the message of 1 and 2 Kings:
God's rule in Israel is hampered by a divided heart and a divided kingdom.
After King Solomon’s fall, the nation was divided into two kingdoms (nations). Identify the name of the Northern kingdom.
Israel.
What type of person or persons was trying to point the people back to God?
The Prophets.
What is “Exile?”
A situation in which you are forced to leave your country or home and go to live in a foreign country
In the New Testament, we learn that the Apostle Paul’s occupation was what?
Tentmaking. Acts 18:3.
What is the Peak/Valley of 1 and 2 Kings?
Kingdom, Division, Judah, Exile.
After King Solomon’s fall, the nation was divided into two kingdoms (nations). Identify the name of the Southern kingdom.
Judah.
Identify the date of Ezra:
Around 440 BC.
In the Ezra – Nehemiah account, by God’s provision, the leader of Persia allowed Israel to do what exactly?
To go back to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple, the walls, and their spiritual livelihood (purpose).
What king did God smite with leprosy?
Uzziah (2 Chron 26:19)
As recorded in the books of 1 and 2 Kings, did the kings mostly follow the Lord, or did they not follow the Lord? Why or why not?
Most of the kings of Israel and Judah did not follow the Lord God due to wickedness, especially in the area of idolatry and disobedience. As a result, the people had essentially broken God's covenant with them, though God was always working in various ways to restore His relationship with His people.
In what way is 1 & 2 Chronicles like 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 & 2 Kings, and in what way are they different?
1 & 2 Chronicles are like the books of the Samuels and the books of the Kings in that they basically cover the same time period and have the same content. The Chronicles are different in that they have a more priestly (religious, worship, temple) focus.
Identify the message of Ezra:
Rebuilding of the temple and revival of the people.
In the Ezra – Nehemiah account, why were the mixed marriages such a threat to the returnees?
For a nation that was trying to reestablish itself in its land and in proper worship, the mixed marriages threatened the pure worship of the people. When Israelites married pagan spouses, the spouses brought their idol worship into the nation, thereby undermining the proper worship of the Lord at the temple.
Quote the first and last words of our Savior while on earth?
“Why were you searching for me? Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”; and...
“It is finished” (Luke 2:49; John 19:30).