The History of the Northern Kingdom
Questions for Study
____ #. (8.1.2) Establishing precise
dates for the reigns of each king in Israel is a simple matter of reading
the dating system used in the Hebrew Bible.
| a) True | b) False |
____ #. (8.1.2) Why are the
dates of the Battle of Qarqar (853 B.C.E.) and the Battle of Carchemish
(605 B.C.E.) important?
a) They were pivotal dates in the fortunes of the respective kings in the northern kingdom.
b) They help establish precise time frames that are important to dating the kings in Israel.
c) They establish the influence or lack thereof of the influence of foreign kings over Israel.
____ #. (8.2.1) Rehoboam, Solomon’s
son, caused the division of the nation by
a) continuing Solomon’s policies toward all the tribes.
b) by following the advice of his young advisors to increase the burdens on the people.
c) not crushing the rebellious tribes to the north.
#. (8.2.1)
Using the chronological chart in Tulloch, pp. 386-387, identify the date
of the division of the nation into two kingdoms as______ B.C.E.
____ #. (8.2.2) The _____ kingdom
had the advantage of more people, a stronger economy, and the more productive
land.
| a) northern | b) southern |
____ #. (8.2.3) The modern reader
needs to be aware that the description of the northern kingdom by the Deuteronomic
historian in the books of Kings reflects the attitude of the southern kingdom
toward the people in the north.
| a) True | b) False |
#. (8.2.4)
Using
the chronological chart in Tulloch, pp. 386-387, identify the northern
king described in 1 Kings.15:29 who began his reign in 900 B.C.E.: _______
“As soon as he was king, he killed all the house of Jeroboam; he left to the house of Jeroboam not one that breathed, until he had destroyed it, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite—”
#. (8.3.1)
The Assyrian king who made the following statement pushed his empire all
the way to the Mediterranean in 884-860 B.C.E. Who was he?
“I flayed as many nobles as had rebelled against me [and] draped their skins over the pile [of corpses]; ... some I erected on stakes on the pile.... I flayed many right through my land [and] draped their skins over the walls.”
____ #. (8.3.2) The first dynasty
of kings in the northern kingdom was established by
| a) Jeroboam I | b) Omri | c) Jehu |
____ #. (8.3.2) Omri and his
successors established the capital of the northern kingdom at
| a) Samaria | b) Omri | c) Jerusalem |
____ #. (8.3.3.1) The fertility
base of Baalism greatly appealed to the Israelites, especially the men.
| a) True | b) False |
#. (8.3.3.2)
The prophet who vigorously opposed the Baalism being promoted by Jezebel
was:
____ #. (8.3.3.2) As Moses became
the symbol of the ideal law-giver, the prophet ____ became the symbol of
the ideal prophet.
| a) Nathan | b) Elijah | c) Elisha |
#. (8.3.3.2)Match
the correct description to the Hebrew word referring to prophet:
| ___ (1) Seer | a) one who speaks for another |
| ___ (2) Navi | b) they read the signs in nature—the pattern of the clouds or of the intestines of a bird or animal—in short, the equivalent of reading palms or tea leaves today. |
| ___ (3) Ecstatic | c) a term used earlier to describe the prophets but became a derogatory term by the time of the eighth-century prophets. |
| ___ (4) Diviner | d) prophets whose prophecy came as part of a psychological experience, such as a trance or highly emotional state. |
____ #. (8.3.3.3) All of the
eight-century prophets were fiercely independent and critical of the established
order, and thus lived a solitary life.
| a) True | b) False |
____ #. (8.3.3.3) The Deuteronomic
historian ‘punishes’ the false prophets in Israel by leaving them nameless,
but ‘rewards’ the true prophets by always naming them and providing descriptive
detail about their life.
| a) True | b) False |
____ #. (8.3.3.4) The heart
of the contest on Mt. Carmel between Elijah and the prophets of Baal was
to demonstrate that Yahweh possessed power over Baal, the god who supposedly
controlled the weather.
| a) True | b) False |
____ #. (8.3.3.4) The significance
of the location of the contest between Elijah and the Baal prophets on
Mt. Carmel was that it was a major shrine for Baal worshipers near the
Mediterranean.
| a) True | b) False |
#. (8.3.3.4)
Contrast the differences between Ahab and Jezebel in their actions toward
Elijah.
____ #. (8.3.3.7) The story of Naboth in 1 Kings 21:1-9 illustrates the social change that
a) greed overcomes respect.
b) the rich and powerful increasingly dispossessed the peasant farmers.
c) the growing disregard for divine law.
____ #. (8.3.4) The prophet
_____ was taken up to Heaven by God in a whirlwind.
| a) Nathan | b) Elijah | c) Elisha |
____ #. (8.3.4) The prophet
____ told the Syrian army commander to wash in the River Jordan in order
to be healed of his leprosy.
| a) Nathan | b) Elijah | c) Elisha |
____ #. (8.3.4) The first Syrian
ruler that Elisha dealt with in 2 Kings 8:7-15 was ____ (Use the chronological
chart in Tulloch, pp. 386-387)
| a) Benhadad I | b) Hazael | c) Rezin |
____ #. (8.5.0.1) Hebrew poetry
is similar to English poetry in that both are very concerned with rhyme.
| a) True | b) False |
#. (8.5.0.1)
Match the correct form of Hebrew poetry with its description.
| ___ (1) Synonymous Parallelism | a) the second part of the line adds to the idea in the first part of the line. |
| ___ (2) Antithetical Parallelism | b) the idea in the first party of the line is duplicated more or less in the second part of the line, using different language. |
| ___ (3) Synthetic Parallelism | c) the idea in the second part of the line is the opposite of the idea in the first part. |
____ #. (8.5.0.1.1) Which form of parallelism is represented in the example below?
“A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
and favor is better than silver or gold.”
| a) Synonymous | b) Antithetical | c) Synthetic |
____ #. (8.5.0.1.2) Which
form of parallelism is represented in the example below?
“A wise child loves discipline
but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.”
| a) Synonymous | b) Antithetical | c) Synthetic |
____ #. (8.5.0.1.3) Which form
of parallelism is represented in the example below?
“Come and hear, all of you who fear God,
and I will tell you what he has done for me.”
| a) Synonymous | b) Antithetical | c) Synthetic |
____ #. (8.5.0.2) The qinah
3:2 meter was used in Hebrew poetry to express
| a) excitement | b) quickness | c) sadness |
_____ #. (8.5.1.1) The ministry
of the prophet Amos took place during a time of great material prosperity
in the northern kingdom.
| a) True | b) False |
____ #. (8.5.1.2) The prophet
Amos was a solitary figure whereas Hosea was a sociable person.
| a) True | b) False |
#. (8.5.1.3.5)
State the principle in Amos 5:24 which is the central theme of the book.
“let justice roll down like waters,
and let righteousness as an ever-flowing stream.”
_______________________________________________________________________
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____ #. (8.5.2.1.1) The ten year
period where three of four northern kingdom kings were murdered by rivals
was (Use the chart below)
| a) 900-876 BCE | b) 801-786 | c) 746-737 |
____ #. (8.5.1.4) The first
of the so-called writing prophets was
| a) Elijah | b) Amos | c) Hosea |
____ #. (8.5.2.3.1) The LORD actually
commanded Hosea to marry a prostitute as Hosea 1:2 says.
Hosea 1:2. “Go, take for yourself a wife of whoredom and have
children of whoredom, for the land commits great whoredom by forsaking
the Lord.”
| a) True | b) False |
____ #. (8.5.2.3.1) Hosea’s
children not only had to bear the burden of their mother’s disgraceful
conduct, but their names became a part of their father’s sermon illustrations.
| a) True | b) False |
____ #. (8.5.2.4) Like Amos,
Hosea was a prophet of judgment; but he emphasized that the LORD still
loved Israel.
| a) True | b) False |
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