OT 500 FINAL EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Time Period of 1 Kings 12 - 2 Kings 17; 2 Chronicles 10-28; Amos; Hosea; Jonah - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅931-722
What is the difference between the "former" prophets and the "latter" prophets? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Former prophets = 6 historical books (Joshua to 2 Kings minus Ruth) - God's
viewpoints of the history of his people - writers writing what God wanted written
Latter prophets = 16 prophetical books (760-460 BC) - don't start in terms of producing any writing until
760
The area of classical prophecy in the Old Testament spans roughly what period of time? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Latter Prophets - 760-460 - about 300 years
When we see evil kings having long or successful reigns, what is happening? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅
How might you use the above answer to encourage parishioners or to teach about the character of God?
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅
What specifically did Jeroboam do? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Heterodoxy - He established an
counter-cultass - Idolotry - did what Aaron did at Sinai - constructed golden young bulls. Symbol of the
combination of idol worship and yahweh . Probably not intentionally worshipping other gods beside
Yahweh but syncretism visual manifestations of Yahweh--distorted the truth AND
2. Did not want people going to Jerusalem (capital of Judah)
New temples at Bethel and Dan--convenient to the North
Some Northerners still kept worshipping in Jerusalem.
Why did the northern kings build new temples at Bethel and Dan? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅In heart
of north, at far extreme north - everything should be convenient.
,Choose a story from the Old Testament that you have studied so far and think about how you would
preach from it in order to apply it to modern listeners. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅You can preach it
redemptive-historically.
"Where does this passage fit into the great redemptive plan of God?"
This is a good ethical motivator. They will see themselves in the story, history.
You can preach it covenantally.
"In the old covenant people were under a relationship with God of a covenantal sort. What does it show
about God's relationship to his people?"
You can preach it proper-theologically.
"How do you learn about God from this?"
Theology proper = the doctrine of God
You can preach it doctrinally.
Where does this passage fit into the whole range of Christian beliefs?
What does it tell you about sin?
You can preach it comparatively.
How does it compare to New Testament teaching?
You can also preach it contrastively.
How does it contrast to New Testament teaching?
You can do a combination of the above.
What is one of the ways God punishes his chosen people for their progressive sin? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅o The rise of powerful nations
• One of the phenomena that God uses to punish his own chosen people for their progressive sin is the
aid he gives to superpowers (Assyria, Babylon, Persia).
,• Direct means by which God will bring about the conquest and exile of Israel
They conquered but now they will be conquered because of their sins
What king does the prophet Elijah confront? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Ahab - the worst of the kings
religiously - and love Baels. 1 kings 16,17,18
Who is Jezebel? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Phoenician Princess Married Ahab - he allowed her to be
in charge of the religion of the nation. By the way- the wife of the king is not called the queen(thats the
mother of the king). Jezebel supports building of Samaria new capitol, Ahab supports he loyalty to Bael
and ashtoreths. Pushs toward eliminating Yahweh worship. 1 kings 17,18 - 1 Prophet remains- Elijah. in
1 kings 18, he humiliates Ahabs worship is Bael. 1 kings 19 She wanted to get Elijah killed. Elijah is on the
run to Mt Sinai.
What are two things that Elijah does to embarrass the prophets of Baal? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Read welll***1. Bael should send fire from heaven, but then Yahweh sends the
lightning
2.Elijah publicly prayed the Yahweh would withhold the rain (which is what Bael controls.)
What is going on when Elisha asks Elijah for a double portion of his spirit? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Elisha wants to carry on Elijahs ministry. People say that the holy spirit comes in
percentages. That's a misunderstanding. However the older heir received the double portion. Twice as
much as the others. It's inheritance language. I want to be your heir, to carryon your ministry and have
the spirit of God through me. Elijah does a give a prophecy about Elisha seeing him
Which one of Dr. Stuart's ways of preaching the Old Testament would you use to preach and teach the
story of Elijah, and how would you do it? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅
Who is Tiglath Pileser III? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅745-727 - Attacks North(Assyrian Empire) Came
to power in 745 - Names means Tigris River has provided and heir. Took a relatively week Assyria and
turned it around, like Bill Parcels. No one was worried them around Mesopotamia area, BUT in a few
years - 745 he was building an Empire, it would be soon that empire would take the promised land area
of Syria Palestine. The basic way to make money and power is to steal a country's money by going into
war and invading countries. Capture the country, take the goods, then impost TAX, TOLL(roads), and
, TRIBUTE(national debt payment). Set up a system where they keep producing for you. Then eventually
set up more of an army.
How and when did the religion of the Samaritans originate? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The north
with repopulation due to Tiglath Pileser III. Practiced a kind of heterodoxy. Foreigners coming in to
Promised land mixing in different polytheistic, pantheistic practices to corrupt. They didn't worship the
Lord, so he send Lions to destroy some of the people. Samaritan religion was a Syncretistic, perverted,
inaccurate worship of the Lord was preserved came to be the religion of the Samaritans.
-o By NT times, Samaritan sect had adopted as scripture the Pentateuch and the book of Job.
What connection is there between Jezebel, Ahab's wife, and the Jezebel mentioned in Revelation 2? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅READ well - Jezebel in Rev 2 metaphorically refers to King Ahab's wife. Yes a
connection. John sees himself continuing many concepts from before. Connects Babylon to Rome for
example. Call rebellious people Jezebel.
In your ministry you have three kinds of weapons: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅truth, prayer and love.
Is the author of Chronicles writing before or after the exile? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A. The writer
of Chronicles was writing after the exile, probably around 530 BC
The author of Chronicles is concerned with _________________while the author of Kings is more
concerned with _____________________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The Restoration - concerned
with Judah, not of Samaria.
What does the term "covenant of salt" mean? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Speech of a lasting and
preserved covenant. - As salt was regarded as a necessary ingredient of the daily food, and so of all
sacrifices offered to Yahweh (Leviticus 2:13), it became an easy step to the very close connection
between salt and covenant-making. When men ate together they became friends. Compare the Arabic
expression, "There is salt between us"; "He has eaten of my salt," which means partaking of hospitality
which cemented friendship; compare "eat the salt of the palace" (Ezra 4:14). Covenants were generally
confirmed by sacrificial meals and salt was always present. Since, too, salt is a preservative, it would
easily become symbolic of an enduring covenant. So offerings to Yahweh were to be by a statute
forever, "a covenant of salt for ever before Yahweh" (Numbers 18:19). David received his kingdom
forever from Yahweh by a "covenant of salt" (2 Chronicles 13:5). In the light of these conceptions the
remark of our Lord becomes the more significant: "Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with
another" (Mark 9:50). (Source Topical Bible)
Time Period of 1 Kings 12 - 2 Kings 17; 2 Chronicles 10-28; Amos; Hosea; Jonah - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅931-722
What is the difference between the "former" prophets and the "latter" prophets? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Former prophets = 6 historical books (Joshua to 2 Kings minus Ruth) - God's
viewpoints of the history of his people - writers writing what God wanted written
Latter prophets = 16 prophetical books (760-460 BC) - don't start in terms of producing any writing until
760
The area of classical prophecy in the Old Testament spans roughly what period of time? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Latter Prophets - 760-460 - about 300 years
When we see evil kings having long or successful reigns, what is happening? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅
How might you use the above answer to encourage parishioners or to teach about the character of God?
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅
What specifically did Jeroboam do? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Heterodoxy - He established an
counter-cultass - Idolotry - did what Aaron did at Sinai - constructed golden young bulls. Symbol of the
combination of idol worship and yahweh . Probably not intentionally worshipping other gods beside
Yahweh but syncretism visual manifestations of Yahweh--distorted the truth AND
2. Did not want people going to Jerusalem (capital of Judah)
New temples at Bethel and Dan--convenient to the North
Some Northerners still kept worshipping in Jerusalem.
Why did the northern kings build new temples at Bethel and Dan? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅In heart
of north, at far extreme north - everything should be convenient.
,Choose a story from the Old Testament that you have studied so far and think about how you would
preach from it in order to apply it to modern listeners. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅You can preach it
redemptive-historically.
"Where does this passage fit into the great redemptive plan of God?"
This is a good ethical motivator. They will see themselves in the story, history.
You can preach it covenantally.
"In the old covenant people were under a relationship with God of a covenantal sort. What does it show
about God's relationship to his people?"
You can preach it proper-theologically.
"How do you learn about God from this?"
Theology proper = the doctrine of God
You can preach it doctrinally.
Where does this passage fit into the whole range of Christian beliefs?
What does it tell you about sin?
You can preach it comparatively.
How does it compare to New Testament teaching?
You can also preach it contrastively.
How does it contrast to New Testament teaching?
You can do a combination of the above.
What is one of the ways God punishes his chosen people for their progressive sin? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅o The rise of powerful nations
• One of the phenomena that God uses to punish his own chosen people for their progressive sin is the
aid he gives to superpowers (Assyria, Babylon, Persia).
,• Direct means by which God will bring about the conquest and exile of Israel
They conquered but now they will be conquered because of their sins
What king does the prophet Elijah confront? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Ahab - the worst of the kings
religiously - and love Baels. 1 kings 16,17,18
Who is Jezebel? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Phoenician Princess Married Ahab - he allowed her to be
in charge of the religion of the nation. By the way- the wife of the king is not called the queen(thats the
mother of the king). Jezebel supports building of Samaria new capitol, Ahab supports he loyalty to Bael
and ashtoreths. Pushs toward eliminating Yahweh worship. 1 kings 17,18 - 1 Prophet remains- Elijah. in
1 kings 18, he humiliates Ahabs worship is Bael. 1 kings 19 She wanted to get Elijah killed. Elijah is on the
run to Mt Sinai.
What are two things that Elijah does to embarrass the prophets of Baal? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Read welll***1. Bael should send fire from heaven, but then Yahweh sends the
lightning
2.Elijah publicly prayed the Yahweh would withhold the rain (which is what Bael controls.)
What is going on when Elisha asks Elijah for a double portion of his spirit? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Elisha wants to carry on Elijahs ministry. People say that the holy spirit comes in
percentages. That's a misunderstanding. However the older heir received the double portion. Twice as
much as the others. It's inheritance language. I want to be your heir, to carryon your ministry and have
the spirit of God through me. Elijah does a give a prophecy about Elisha seeing him
Which one of Dr. Stuart's ways of preaching the Old Testament would you use to preach and teach the
story of Elijah, and how would you do it? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅
Who is Tiglath Pileser III? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅745-727 - Attacks North(Assyrian Empire) Came
to power in 745 - Names means Tigris River has provided and heir. Took a relatively week Assyria and
turned it around, like Bill Parcels. No one was worried them around Mesopotamia area, BUT in a few
years - 745 he was building an Empire, it would be soon that empire would take the promised land area
of Syria Palestine. The basic way to make money and power is to steal a country's money by going into
war and invading countries. Capture the country, take the goods, then impost TAX, TOLL(roads), and
, TRIBUTE(national debt payment). Set up a system where they keep producing for you. Then eventually
set up more of an army.
How and when did the religion of the Samaritans originate? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The north
with repopulation due to Tiglath Pileser III. Practiced a kind of heterodoxy. Foreigners coming in to
Promised land mixing in different polytheistic, pantheistic practices to corrupt. They didn't worship the
Lord, so he send Lions to destroy some of the people. Samaritan religion was a Syncretistic, perverted,
inaccurate worship of the Lord was preserved came to be the religion of the Samaritans.
-o By NT times, Samaritan sect had adopted as scripture the Pentateuch and the book of Job.
What connection is there between Jezebel, Ahab's wife, and the Jezebel mentioned in Revelation 2? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅READ well - Jezebel in Rev 2 metaphorically refers to King Ahab's wife. Yes a
connection. John sees himself continuing many concepts from before. Connects Babylon to Rome for
example. Call rebellious people Jezebel.
In your ministry you have three kinds of weapons: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅truth, prayer and love.
Is the author of Chronicles writing before or after the exile? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A. The writer
of Chronicles was writing after the exile, probably around 530 BC
The author of Chronicles is concerned with _________________while the author of Kings is more
concerned with _____________________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The Restoration - concerned
with Judah, not of Samaria.
What does the term "covenant of salt" mean? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Speech of a lasting and
preserved covenant. - As salt was regarded as a necessary ingredient of the daily food, and so of all
sacrifices offered to Yahweh (Leviticus 2:13), it became an easy step to the very close connection
between salt and covenant-making. When men ate together they became friends. Compare the Arabic
expression, "There is salt between us"; "He has eaten of my salt," which means partaking of hospitality
which cemented friendship; compare "eat the salt of the palace" (Ezra 4:14). Covenants were generally
confirmed by sacrificial meals and salt was always present. Since, too, salt is a preservative, it would
easily become symbolic of an enduring covenant. So offerings to Yahweh were to be by a statute
forever, "a covenant of salt for ever before Yahweh" (Numbers 18:19). David received his kingdom
forever from Yahweh by a "covenant of salt" (2 Chronicles 13:5). In the light of these conceptions the
remark of our Lord becomes the more significant: "Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with
another" (Mark 9:50). (Source Topical Bible)
