CHST 111 LINK FINAL TEST QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
•Hosea's wife's harlotry/idolatry to depict Israel's harlotry/idolatry
•He ties these concepts to the names of Hosea's children: the names depict the
dilemma for Israel's people-the coming judgment
-Son: Jezreel *"God Sows"*
-Daughter: Lo-Ruhamah *"No Compassion"*
-Son: Lo-Ammi *"Not My People"*
***MEANING*: in response to Israel's sin God is sowing judgment whereby he will
remove his compassion on those who had received his compassion so that those who
were His people would not be His people.
•Explanation of this judgment: the only way for God to love Israel is to help her see that
she has abandoned God so that she might return to God
*GOD SOWS THIS JUDGEMENT SO THAT HE CAN LATER SOW SALVATION*
***Cycle central to entire book of the 12: when Israel realizes that she is like the rest of
the nations and not God's people, only then will she repent and receive God's
compassion so that she can then become God's people* - Answer-What roles did
Hosea's marriage and children's names play in the twelve minor prophets?
•*Joel*: Use same words used from Deut. to describe the day of assembly to show it
was a preview of the Day the of the lord
-God's spirit will be poured out on people so they will all be priests: *become people of
God in the end of the days*
-God will shake the land but will he become a
*refugee*
•*Zeph.*: Will go back and look at creation to describe day of the lord--As God created
by his word, he will judge, destroy (and recreate)by his word
- emphasize "Decreation" on the the Day of the Lord
-Judgement of whole creation - Answer-Be able to explain how joel and zephaniah
understand the day of the Lord?
God's coming to Earth to judge all the nations for their sins in the end of the ends -
Answer-What is the day of Lord?
Because when God comes to Earth the first time and becomes man and dwells among
man he will die (*death of creator*) signaling the beginning of the end of the days.
Therefore, the end of the latter days will come with God's second coming to earth which
will be the *death of creation* and the ultimate return of *man to God's presence* -
Answer-How does the day of the Lord relate to the end of the days?
The day of the Assembly was a preview of the day of the Lord and the end of the days -
Answer-How do the day of the Lord and the end of the days relate to the day of the
assembly?
,•Malachi 4 discusses how the Messiah will turn hearts (*shuv shuvot*) just like Hosea
discusses the later *sowing of salvation*
- The turning of hearts back to God - Answer-How does Hosea 1 and Malachi 4
connect?
•Isaiah 1 also talks about the Messiah as a hope calling the people to repent like in
Malachi 4 shuv shuvot?
- whole creation will be under the ban in Malachi 4 like Canaan and Jericho were ? -
Answer-How does Malachi 4 and Isaiah 1 connect?
They both call you to focus on the Torah - Answer-How does Malachi and Joshua 1
connect?
The prophet like Moses and Elijah; the *Messiah* - Answer-Who are we waiting for at
the end of Malachi?
Remember and hang on to the Torah - Answer-What should we do while we wait at the
end of the Malachi?
•Psalm 1 offers God's word as a promise Psalm 2 presents the gap between what God
promises and what our eyes see
- Psalm 2 moves from the dilemma to its answer: worship God's anointed
**The promised one, the Blessed Man is coming. Wait for him* - Answer-How does the
beginning of the writings (pss1-2) relate to the writings as a whole?
•The last word of the writings is a gentile king (Cyrus) saying, "Let him go up!" This is a
proclamation by a gentile king that the time is almost here for the Messiah and the end
of the days
- This relate to Pss. 1-2 because Psalm 1 ends with a promise that God will judge the
wicked and psalm 2 begins saying the wicked are the gentiles and their kings
-Also because it is saying it is almost time for the Messiah which Pss. 1-2 are telling you
to wait on - Answer-How does the beginning of the (Pss 1-2) relate to the ending of the
writings (2 Chr. 36)?
It meditates on the Torah and tells you to meditate on the Torah - Answer-How does the
beginning of the writings (Pss 1-2) relate to the beginning of the prophets (Jos. 1)?
It tells you to wait for Messiah and Meditate on the Torah just like Malachi 4 - Answer-
How does the beginning of the writings (Pss 1-2) relate to the ending of the prophets
(Mal. 4)?
•It is telling you to wait for the one who will be greater than Moses and will fulfill the
teaching of the Torah
-will overcome death - Answer-How does the beginning of the writings (Pss 1-2) relate
to the ending of the Torah (Deut. 34)?
, •Characters
1. *Blessed Man*: •meditates on Torah (Ps. 1:2) •God's Anointed (Messiah) (Ps. 2:2)
•God's King (Ps. 2:6) •God's son (ps. 2:7, 11)
2. *The wicked ones*: •Will be destroyed (pss. 1:6; 2:12) •are the nations and their kings
(Ps. 2:1, 2) •oppose God & his anointed (ps. 2:2)
3. *The righteous ones*: •Seek refugee in the Blessed man(ps. 2:12) •are known by
God(ps. 1:6) •will be blessed as the Blessed Man is blessed (ps. 2:12)
•Conflicts:
1. Ps 1 ends with a promise that God will judge the wicked, but Ps 2 begins with the
wicked, now cast as the gentiles and their kings, rebelling against god
2.*This is the main dilemma*: God has promised deliverance for His Anointed and His
people but has not provided it yet. What should we do?
3.*This is the main answer* Worship God and His Messiah as Moses and the Prophets
call us to do.
•Themes:
1. God will triumph in the end through His Messiah
2. God's people will suffe - Answer-Be able to explain the characters, conflicts, and the
themes of the psalter from Psalms 1-2?
Psalm 1 promises judgement of sin and Psalm 2 depicts the present absence of that
Judgement
-Psalm 2 tells you the wicked mentioned in Psalm 1 are the nations and their kings and
that they are not being judged as Psalm 1 promised. instead they are prospering as
they fight against God and His anointed
-Psalm 2 tells you to worship promised blessed man from Psalm 1 - Answer-How does
Psalm 2 help you interpret Psalm 1?
Every conflict and concern comes back to this central dilemma that the wicked are
prospering and facing judgement as promised - Answer-How does the rest of the book
of the Psalms connect to Psalms 1-2?
There are *five* books
Book 1: Pss. 1-41
Book 2: 42-72
Book 3: 73-89
Book 4: 90-106
Book 5: 107-150
-Division frames how we should read it
-Indicate changes in emphasis
-we can find significant patterns
-See certain tendencies (important issues)
-break in superscription patterns points you to see something important is happening -
Answer-Be able to explain how many sections (books) there are of the Psalter (book of
Psalms)?
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
•Hosea's wife's harlotry/idolatry to depict Israel's harlotry/idolatry
•He ties these concepts to the names of Hosea's children: the names depict the
dilemma for Israel's people-the coming judgment
-Son: Jezreel *"God Sows"*
-Daughter: Lo-Ruhamah *"No Compassion"*
-Son: Lo-Ammi *"Not My People"*
***MEANING*: in response to Israel's sin God is sowing judgment whereby he will
remove his compassion on those who had received his compassion so that those who
were His people would not be His people.
•Explanation of this judgment: the only way for God to love Israel is to help her see that
she has abandoned God so that she might return to God
*GOD SOWS THIS JUDGEMENT SO THAT HE CAN LATER SOW SALVATION*
***Cycle central to entire book of the 12: when Israel realizes that she is like the rest of
the nations and not God's people, only then will she repent and receive God's
compassion so that she can then become God's people* - Answer-What roles did
Hosea's marriage and children's names play in the twelve minor prophets?
•*Joel*: Use same words used from Deut. to describe the day of assembly to show it
was a preview of the Day the of the lord
-God's spirit will be poured out on people so they will all be priests: *become people of
God in the end of the days*
-God will shake the land but will he become a
*refugee*
•*Zeph.*: Will go back and look at creation to describe day of the lord--As God created
by his word, he will judge, destroy (and recreate)by his word
- emphasize "Decreation" on the the Day of the Lord
-Judgement of whole creation - Answer-Be able to explain how joel and zephaniah
understand the day of the Lord?
God's coming to Earth to judge all the nations for their sins in the end of the ends -
Answer-What is the day of Lord?
Because when God comes to Earth the first time and becomes man and dwells among
man he will die (*death of creator*) signaling the beginning of the end of the days.
Therefore, the end of the latter days will come with God's second coming to earth which
will be the *death of creation* and the ultimate return of *man to God's presence* -
Answer-How does the day of the Lord relate to the end of the days?
The day of the Assembly was a preview of the day of the Lord and the end of the days -
Answer-How do the day of the Lord and the end of the days relate to the day of the
assembly?
,•Malachi 4 discusses how the Messiah will turn hearts (*shuv shuvot*) just like Hosea
discusses the later *sowing of salvation*
- The turning of hearts back to God - Answer-How does Hosea 1 and Malachi 4
connect?
•Isaiah 1 also talks about the Messiah as a hope calling the people to repent like in
Malachi 4 shuv shuvot?
- whole creation will be under the ban in Malachi 4 like Canaan and Jericho were ? -
Answer-How does Malachi 4 and Isaiah 1 connect?
They both call you to focus on the Torah - Answer-How does Malachi and Joshua 1
connect?
The prophet like Moses and Elijah; the *Messiah* - Answer-Who are we waiting for at
the end of Malachi?
Remember and hang on to the Torah - Answer-What should we do while we wait at the
end of the Malachi?
•Psalm 1 offers God's word as a promise Psalm 2 presents the gap between what God
promises and what our eyes see
- Psalm 2 moves from the dilemma to its answer: worship God's anointed
**The promised one, the Blessed Man is coming. Wait for him* - Answer-How does the
beginning of the writings (pss1-2) relate to the writings as a whole?
•The last word of the writings is a gentile king (Cyrus) saying, "Let him go up!" This is a
proclamation by a gentile king that the time is almost here for the Messiah and the end
of the days
- This relate to Pss. 1-2 because Psalm 1 ends with a promise that God will judge the
wicked and psalm 2 begins saying the wicked are the gentiles and their kings
-Also because it is saying it is almost time for the Messiah which Pss. 1-2 are telling you
to wait on - Answer-How does the beginning of the (Pss 1-2) relate to the ending of the
writings (2 Chr. 36)?
It meditates on the Torah and tells you to meditate on the Torah - Answer-How does the
beginning of the writings (Pss 1-2) relate to the beginning of the prophets (Jos. 1)?
It tells you to wait for Messiah and Meditate on the Torah just like Malachi 4 - Answer-
How does the beginning of the writings (Pss 1-2) relate to the ending of the prophets
(Mal. 4)?
•It is telling you to wait for the one who will be greater than Moses and will fulfill the
teaching of the Torah
-will overcome death - Answer-How does the beginning of the writings (Pss 1-2) relate
to the ending of the Torah (Deut. 34)?
, •Characters
1. *Blessed Man*: •meditates on Torah (Ps. 1:2) •God's Anointed (Messiah) (Ps. 2:2)
•God's King (Ps. 2:6) •God's son (ps. 2:7, 11)
2. *The wicked ones*: •Will be destroyed (pss. 1:6; 2:12) •are the nations and their kings
(Ps. 2:1, 2) •oppose God & his anointed (ps. 2:2)
3. *The righteous ones*: •Seek refugee in the Blessed man(ps. 2:12) •are known by
God(ps. 1:6) •will be blessed as the Blessed Man is blessed (ps. 2:12)
•Conflicts:
1. Ps 1 ends with a promise that God will judge the wicked, but Ps 2 begins with the
wicked, now cast as the gentiles and their kings, rebelling against god
2.*This is the main dilemma*: God has promised deliverance for His Anointed and His
people but has not provided it yet. What should we do?
3.*This is the main answer* Worship God and His Messiah as Moses and the Prophets
call us to do.
•Themes:
1. God will triumph in the end through His Messiah
2. God's people will suffe - Answer-Be able to explain the characters, conflicts, and the
themes of the psalter from Psalms 1-2?
Psalm 1 promises judgement of sin and Psalm 2 depicts the present absence of that
Judgement
-Psalm 2 tells you the wicked mentioned in Psalm 1 are the nations and their kings and
that they are not being judged as Psalm 1 promised. instead they are prospering as
they fight against God and His anointed
-Psalm 2 tells you to worship promised blessed man from Psalm 1 - Answer-How does
Psalm 2 help you interpret Psalm 1?
Every conflict and concern comes back to this central dilemma that the wicked are
prospering and facing judgement as promised - Answer-How does the rest of the book
of the Psalms connect to Psalms 1-2?
There are *five* books
Book 1: Pss. 1-41
Book 2: 42-72
Book 3: 73-89
Book 4: 90-106
Book 5: 107-150
-Division frames how we should read it
-Indicate changes in emphasis
-we can find significant patterns
-See certain tendencies (important issues)
-break in superscription patterns points you to see something important is happening -
Answer-Be able to explain how many sections (books) there are of the Psalter (book of
Psalms)?
