theo - chap 5

the people of Israel were always faithful to God because he was always faithful to them. (T/F)

false

The books of Joshua and Judges present the history of the Israelite people from Moses’ death to the beginning of the monarchy. (T/F)

true

Moses led the Israelite’s into the Promised Land. (T/F)

false

Samuel - priest, prophet, and judge - warned the people of Israel that if they were to have a human king, they would be drafted into the army, taxed heavily, and treated like slaves. (T/F)

true

The “Sinai Covenant” led the Israelite’s to believe that the Messiah would come from the house of David and would save the Chosen people from their enemies. (T/F)

false

King Solomon’s greatest achievement was the building of the Temple in Jerusalem. (T/F)

true

Next to Moses, Elijah was the greatest of the Old Testament prophets. (T/F)

true

Amos and Hosea were non-writing prophets. (T/F)

false

The Book of Isaiah is the longest of all the prophetic books as it contains 66 chapters. (T/F)

true

It can be said that the life of the prophet Jeremiah resembled the life of the New Testament prophet, John the Baptist, as well as the life of Jesus. (T/F)

true

The King of the Persian Empire who conquered Babylon and allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem was…

Cyrus

The mixed population of the Israelites and Assyrians who continued to worship at the cities of Dan and Bethel were called…

Samaritans

This priest ad religious reformer helped to solidify Jewish identity by forbidding marriages between Jews and non-Jews

Ezra

The official Persian religion was called…

Zoroastrianism

the leader who ordered “the abomination of desolation,” the installing of a statue of Zeus on a sacred altar in the Temple, was…

Antiochus IV

Who was the remarkable leader who recaptured Jerusalem and rededicated the Temple in 164 BC?

Judas Maccabeus

The life and ministry of the prophet Hosea overlapped with the life and ministry of which other prophet?

Amos

The famous “dry bones” prophecy says that God would give new life to the people of Israel was made by which prophet?

Ezekiel

The Suffering Servant poems are attributed to…

Isaiah

Which prophet used his painful marital situation to describe God’s relationship with the people of Israel?

Hosea

The denial of God and the repudiation of faith

Apostasy

The diffusion of Greek culture after the conquest of Alexander the Great

Hellenism

the name of the Northern Kingdom after the split

Kingdom of Israel

A day of rest and prayer for the Jewish people on the seveneth day of the week

Sabbath

A Hebrew word for a Jewish master or teacher of the Torah

Rabbi

the “anointed one,” descendant of David and fulfilled in Jesus Christ

Messiah

Descendants of the Maccabees

Hasmonean Dynasty

The name of the Southern Kingdom after the split

Kingdom of Judah

Jewish Feast of Dedication which celebrates the purification of the Temple

Hanukkah

A meeting place for Jews to study

Synagogue