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Outline of Old Testament History Flashcards

This deck is designed to assist you in understanding a brief outline of the events of the Old Testament.

1
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What does the Book of Genesis begin with?

A

God creating the world and man, then man committing the first sen and its effects to the future generation and to the world

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Because evil and good escalate in the Early World, what did God do?

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Send interventions to restore goodness

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What did God promise Abraham? Why?

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A land called Canaan, the Promised Land, and later on Israel and many descendants (the Israelites);
As a reward for his faithfulness to Him

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Who was Abraham’s son?

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Isaac

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God tested Abraham by telling him to sacrifice his son on a mountain. What did God do in return for Abraham’s show of great faith?

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He did not allow him to sacrifice his son and provided a ram instead

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6
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Who is the son of Isaac?

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Jacob

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7
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In what place/location did Jacob wrestle with an angel and prevail?

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Jabbok

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8
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Where was Jacob born?

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Canaan

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9
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What does Israel mean?

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It’s Hebrew for “wrestled with God.”

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How many sons did Jacob have, and what is their significance?

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12 sons (and one daughter);
The tribes of the nation Israel were later named after Jacob's sons
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Who is Joseph?

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One of the sons of Jacob

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How did Joseph wind up in Egpyt?

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His brothers sold him into slavery out of jealousy (they were forced to work the fields while Joseph was taught to read, write, and calculate)

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What does Joseph do in Egypt?

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Save Egypt from famine and become a trusted assistant of a pharaoh

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14
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Why did Jacob and his sons leave Canaan to go to Egypt?

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Because of famine

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What did the Egyptians do in response to feeling threatened by the growing population of the Hebrews?

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They enslaved them and killed their infants

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What was the purpose of the name “Hebrew”?

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To distinguish the Israelites from the Egyptians

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17
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Who did God call upon to the liberator of his people from slavery in Egypt? How did God do this?

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Moses;

God achieved this by talking to Moses through a burning bush in Mt. Sinai

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18
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How did Moses prove himself to be the liberator send by God to the Egyptians and Hebrews?

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Through the plagues

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How long did the Hebrews wander in the desert after the Pharaoh set them free?

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40 years

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Why did the Hebrews have to wander for 40 years in the desert?

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To be cleaned of those who did not truly believe in God

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What was an important event that occurred in the desert?

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God gave Moses the Ten Commandments at Mt. Sinai

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Who leads the Israelites into Canaan and begins conquering the land after Moses’ death?

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Joshua

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When Canaan/Israel is possessed again by the descendants of Abraham, who do the people initially think of as their king?

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God

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Who leads Canaan/Israel initially?

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By judges who settled disputes and saved Israel from pagan conquerers

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Why was God hesitant to give the people of Israel a human king, like that of the neighboring countries?

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The people would be opening themselves to the risk of being led by a corrupt king

26
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Who was anointed as the first king of the nation of Israel? Who anointed him?

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Saul;

Samuel

27
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How long did Saul’s reign last?

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40 years

28
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How was Saul as a ruler?

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He was disobedient and sought his own glory

29
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Who becomes king of Israel after Saul?

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David

30
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How is David as a ruler?

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He follows the commands of God

31
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Who was the son of David, and who was king after David?

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Solomon

32
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With who did Israelsy short-lived dynasty begin with?

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David

33
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Which king of Israel built the first Temple in Jerusalem in honor of God?

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Solomon

34
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How was Solomon as a ruler later on in his reign?

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He ended up worshipping other gods that his many wives brought along, ordered the building of pagan temples. To complete the building of temples, he charged huge taxes on his own people and forced them to labor.

35
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Who was Solomon’s son, and who became king after Solomon

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Rehoboam

36
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How was Rehoboam as a ruler?

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Corrupt

37
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How many tribes in the north rebelled against Rehoboam?

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10 tribes

38
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Who led the tribes in their rebellion against Rehoboam?

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Jeroboam

39
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The tribes that rebelled formed their own kingdom. What did they name it?

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Israel (the retained the name)

40
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How many tribes stayed loyal to Rehoboam?

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Two (Benjamin and Judah)

41
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The remaining tribes that did not rebel formed the southern kingdom. What was it called?

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Judah (after one of the tribes)

42
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What empire conquered Israel, the northern kingdom?

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The Assyrian Empire

43
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What did the Assyrians do upon conquering Israel, the northern kingdom?

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They tortured, killed, and forced many to move out of the land to bring in foreigners.

44
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What was the capital of the Assyrian Empire?

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Nineveh

45
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What empire conquered the Assyrians?

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The Babylonian Empire

46
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What prophet prophesied that the capital of the Assyrian Empire would be destroyed because of the Assyrians’ treatment of Israelites?

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Prophet Nahum

47
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What does Babylon conquer after conquering Israel, the northern kingdom?

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Judah, the southern kingdom

48
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What prophet explained that God is allowing Babylon to punish Judah because the people have been unfaithful to Him?

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Prophet Ezekiel

49
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What did the Babylonians do upon conquering Judah, the southern kingdom?

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They destroyed the temple and sent many Jews to exile in Babylon

50
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What does the term “Jews” mean?

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“From the kingdom of Judah”;

To distinguish them from the inhabitants of the northern kingdom

51
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Who conquered Babylon and allowed the Jews to go back to Judah?

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Persian Cyrus the Great

52
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What did some of the Jews who returned to Judah do?

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Begin to work to rebuild the Temple, which was finished 20 years later

53
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Who conquered the Persian Empire?

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The Greeks, under the leadership of Alexander the Great

54
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A Greek ruler asks the Jews to translate all or part of the Old Testament into the Greek language. What is this translation called?

A

Septuagint (LXX)

55
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In what years did Greek ruler Antiochus Epiphanes rule Judah?

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175 BC-164 BC

56
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What did Greek ruler Antiochus Epiphanes do in his reign?

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He tried to destroy the Jewish religion and defiled the Temple.

57
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Who were the Maccabees?

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A Jewish family

58
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What did the Maccabees do, and at what year did they do it?

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The Maccabees staged a revolt against the Greeks in 164 BC

59
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What did the Maccabees establish, and for how long did it last?

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The Hasmonean royal dynasty;

About 100 years

60
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What did the Maccabees do during their reign?

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They redidicated the Temple to God in a feast now known as the Feast of Hanukkah.

61
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Who defeated the Maccabeans, and in what year?

A

The Romans;

63 BC

62
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Who led the Romans at the time they conquered all of Israel (both the northern and southern kingdoms)?

A

General Pompey

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