The king of the united kingdom of Israel from 1009 to 969 B.C. Jesus was a descendant of this king.
What is David?
100
The portable shrine built to hold the Ten Commandments; a sign of God's presence to the Israelites.
What is the Ark of the Covenant?
100
To be like other nations, to lead them in warfare, to fight their battles.
What is the reasons the Israelites gave for wanting a king?
100
Conquering the Trans-Jordanian states to control trade routes and thus taxes and passage fees through Palestine, the defeat of Goliath, and military conquests and successful raids against the Philistines.
What is positive accomplishments of King David during his reign?
100
The meaning of the preface "neo."
What is "new"?
200
The first king of Israel, anointed by Samuel.
What is Saul?
200
The twelve loaves of bread presented on the altar every Sabbath as an offering to Yahweh.
What is showbread?
200
Long after the fall of the monarchy.
What is when biblical scholars believe 1 Samuel was written?
200
His reign began well but ended poorly, his people complained that he burdened them with his building projects, he had many wives, he was renowned for his wisdom.
What is King Solomon?
200
The year the Assyrians conquered the northern kingdom.
What is 722 B.C.?
300
David's and Bathsheba's son, the last king of the united monarchy. he was renowned for his wisdom.
What is Solomon?
300
The name of the southen kingdom after the splitting of the monarchy.
What is Judah?
300
Human sacrifice, worship of Baal and Asherah, astrological practices, sexual rites such as cult prostitutes.
What is pagan practices that made their way in Israelite communities during the period of the monarchy?
300
The Gospels of Matthew and Luke trace Jesus' genealogies to this person.
What is David?
300
How Hezekiah enabled water to get to the people during the fight with Sargon.
What is digging a tunnel to the Gihon Spring?
400
The last independant king of Judah, and one of only two kings to receive unmitigated praise in the Old Testament.
What is Josiah?
400
A religion that tends to support the power of the ruling class over the common people.
What is Establishment religion?
400
These kings were the only two out of 42 kings that received unmitigated praise.
What is Josiah and Hezekiah?
400
What the northen kingdom was called?
What is Israel?
400
This king was initially loyal to the Babylonians but eventually sided with the Egyptians and tried to revolt against Babylon.
What is King Zedekiah?
500
A Canaanite princess, married to Ahab, who orchestrated the murder of Naboth to gain property for her husband.
What is Jezebel?
500
An ancient city of the Canaanites which was discovered in 1928 which enabled scholars to learn a great deal about the Canaanite religion.
What is Ugarit?
500
The true worship of Yahweh and the importance of the priests to God's people.
What is the two religious themes stressed in 1 and 2 Cronicles?
500
A new empire in the Mesopotamian region that eventually conquered the northern kingdom, sending its ruling class into exite in 722 B.C.