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What's the definition of messiah?

Who was the Messiah?

savior/liberator/anointed one; a person God would send to save people (Jesus)

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Who was Nebuchadnezzar?

King of Babylon who conquered Jerusalem and burned the Temple

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Who were prophets?

“mouthpieces”/messengers for God; called the Israelites away from sin; predicted Jesus’ coming and other events; leaders of the Israelites after the judges and kings

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What were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?

huge, layered, beautiful gardens built on a ziggurat by Nebuchadnezzar for his wife; one of the Seven Wonders of the World

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What was The Temple /Solomon’s Temple / the First Temple?

magnificent building of worship in Jerusalem containing the Ark of the Covenant—it was the glory of Jerusalem, but it cost the people heavy taxes

it included the Ark of the Covenant in a special veiled area. (Ark of the Covenant: gold-covered chest that contained the Ten Commandment tablets, a jar of manna, and Moses’/ rod)

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Who was Jeremiah?

  • prophet who predicted Jerusalem’s doom, was often punished, saw the Temple destroyed, nicknamed “the Suffering Prophet”
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Who was Saul and what happened to him?

the first king of Israel; was overcome with jealousy and committed suicide after losing a battle and his son

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Who was Daniel (simply)?

a prophet during the Babylonian Exile known for his goodness and accurate dream interpretation

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Who was Samuel?

Israel’s last judge and first prophet

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Who was Solomon (simply)?

2nd son of David and Bathsheba, 3rd King of Israel

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What was a bad thing Solomon did and what was the consequence?

punished by God for worshipping the false gods of his many wives (punishment=Israel would divide)

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Who was Cyrus?

King of Persia who allowed the Israelites to return home; even called “messiah” in the Bible

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What was Babylon and what was it most known for in this chapter?

Mesopotamian civilization that conquered Assyria and Jerusalem, burned the Temple, and exiled them to Babylon

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What was Assyria and what was it best known for in this chapter?

bloodthirsty Mesopotamian civilization that conquered northern Israel and exiled them

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What were a few good things Solomon did?

  • built Jerusalem into a large, grand, beautiful city
  • finished building and dedicated the Temple
  • asked God for wisdom instead of glory or riches (remember the story of the women claiming a baby)
  • wrote Book of Proverbs in Bible
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Who was Hammurabi?

king of the Old Babylonian Empire who lived 1,000 years before Nebuchadnezzar; his most significant contribution to history was Hammurabi’s Code—a list of 282 laws all people had to obey:

  • one result was strong and rich Babylonians were fair toward common people
  • another result was crime was discouraged because of consequences and clear rules
  • some rules were extremely harsh: the death penalty was a consequence for many crimes (like bearing false witness in court); if one person damaged another’s eye/hand/tooth etc., there’s would be cut off!
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What was Israel after Solomon, Rehoboam, and Jeroboam?

after all of Israel split in two, the northern kingdom of 10 Tribes that worshiped idols kept the name Israel

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What was Judah?

the name of the southern kingdom after Israel split

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What was Persia?

  • superpower civilization that conquered Babylon and the whole civilized world west of China
  • ruled the largest empire up to that time
  • allowed the Jews to return home
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Who were the Phoenicians?

Who was Samson?

The Phoenicians were inventors of the 22-letter alphabet; the school subject phonics is named after them

Samson was:the most famous judge who was blessed with superhuman strength from God as long as he didn’t cut his hair; took great vengeance on the Philistines when they took his 1st wife; was betrayed by his 2nd wife Delilah who got his hair cut; lost his eyes; got his strength back from God and knocked down two giant pillars to kill many Philistines in his last act

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What are a few of the reasons why the ancient Jews/Hebrews/Israelites are pretty incredible?

  • they were God’s chosen nation to spread His message
  • they spread the faith that became the Christian Church
  • they spread the Ten Commandments, which changed the world spiritually and lawfully
  • they survived over 2,000 years in a violent, polytheistic ancient world
  • arguably the nation that’s had the greatest impact on the world
  • Jewish + Greek + Roman + Christian values = foundation of Western Civilization / free societies
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What are a few things we can learn from David?

  • misused his power by making Uriah’s wife Bathsheba his own wife (major sin: committing adultery)
  • tried to cover it up by ordering Uriah to the front lines of battle, where he was killed (major sin: murder)
  • he thought he could hide from God; God punished David with major consequences: the death of his baby with Bathsheba, his son from his other marriage rebelling and fighting him, not getting to be alive to see the great Temple finished and dedicated
  • David was sincerely sorry for his sins, repented, and God forgave him
  • if God could forgive David’s sins of adultery and murder, then God can forgive anything
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What were a few good things King David did?

  • Israel’s greatest king & ruled for 40 years
  • killed Goliath with his sling
  • as a military master he extended Israel to its largest size as an empire
  • was a “man after God’s own heart”
  • conquered Jerusalem, made it the capital, and it was nicknamed the City of David
  • God made a covenant to establish David’s throne forever (he was a relative of Jesus)
  • wrote the Books of Psalms: beautiful musical poetry in the Bible
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What are a few of the epic stories from Daniel's life?

  • Nebuchadnezzar built a solid gold statue like the one from his dream. Daniel’s 3 friends refused to bow to it and were thrown in a white-hot furnace. They didn’t burn, sang and danced for God, and were seen with someone else in there with them. Nebuchadnezzar made the 3 leaders and gave honor to God.
  • King Belshazzar (Neb’s son) had a feast and a hand wrote 3 words on a wall. Only Daniel interpreted the 3 words to mean God would end Babylon’s kingdom and it would be divided. The next day Babylon was invaded by the Medes & Persians.
  • Daniel is thrown into a lion’s den by jealous assistants of a Mede/Persian king. The king (probably Cyrus) rushes to save him. Daniel was unharmed by the calm lions. Cyrus then lets Daniel & the Jews return home.
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What are a few of the important predictions Daniel had?

  • Daniel had a vision that God would give authority to a person “like a son of man” (Jesus = Son of Man)
  • Nebuchadnezzar had a dream about a statue made of 4 metals and clay feet; the statue was destroyed—only Daniel correctly interpreted the dream to mean God will reign over all great civilizations in history
  • Belshazzar (Neb's son) had a feast and a hand appeared and wrote 3 words on a wall. Daniel interpreted them to finally mean the Babylonian kingdom would fall. Belshazzar was killed that night, and the Medes/Persians invaded the next day