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Joshua, Judges & Ruth Flashcards

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Joshua, Judges and Ruth are known as books of history and “the __________ books.”

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Settlement

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The _______ Period is dated between 1407 and 1367 B.C.

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Conquest

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The _______ Period can be dated between 1367 and 1043 B.C.

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Judges

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The _______ Books take up the account of God’s dealing with Israel where the Pentateuch leaves off.

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Historical

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Greek texts regarded Genesis to Ruth as _________.

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Oktateuchos

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Latin lists regarded Genesis to Judges as _________.

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Heptateuchos

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“Joshua” means “Yahweh is _____________.”

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Salvation

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In the Greek language, the name “Joshua” is “________.”

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Jesus

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________, spared in the conquest, was still alive when Joshua was written (5:1, 6).

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Rahab

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Most scholars believe ___________ provided the information regarding Joshua’s death.

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Samuel

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The crossing of the Jordan by Israel can be dated about _________.

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1407 B.C.

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The last event in the book is the assembly at ________ in which Joshua delivered his “Farewell Address.”

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Shechem

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The book of Joshua covers a period of roughly _______ years.

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27

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The theme of Joshua is the Victory of ________.

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Faith

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The key thought in Joshua is God’s _________.

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Faithfulness

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___________: led Israel to possess the Promised Land.

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Joshua

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___________: prostitute from Jericho; ancestor of David.

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Rahab

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___________: disobeyed God by stealing from the plunder of Jericho.

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Achan

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___________: priest and son of Eleazar.

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Phineas

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___________: son of Aaron; succeeded him as high priest.

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Eleazar

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Joshua’s name early had been _________.

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Hoshea

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Rahab was the great-great grandmother of ________.

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David

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The first military obstacle in the conquest was the city of _________.

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Jericho

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As they entered the Promised Land, they would no longer follow the pillar of cloud; rather, they would follow the ________________.

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Ark of the Covenant

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The Jordan River stopped flowing when the priests' ________ touched the water.
Feet
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A monument of _______ stones was placed by the river so they would remember.
Memorial
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The 12 stones were placed in their new camp at ______.
Gilgal
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The act of __________ was renewed in Gilgal.
Circumcision
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The observance of the _______ and the Feast of ________ is also recorded here.
Passover / Unleavened Bread
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Some believe the "Commander of the Army of the Lord" was either ___________ or ____________.
Michael / the angel of the Lord
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The trumpets used in the defeat of Jericho were _________ trumpets used in connection with the announcing the presence of God.
Jubilee
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________ was the second city of conquest.
Ai
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God revealed that the defeat at Ai was the result of ________ in the camp.
Sin
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After the victory at Ai, an altar was built at Mt. _______, about 30 miles north of Ai.
Ebal
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The __________ deceived Israel, pretending to have traveled a great distance.
Gibeonites
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___________, king of Jerusalem, sought an alliance with four other kings.
Adoni-zedek
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Jerusalem would not be fully taken until the time of ________.
David
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A list of ___ cities west of the Jordan is provided in the summary of the Conquest.
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The tribe of ________ received no inheritance in a single area.
Levi
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The _________ did receive 48 cities, but ______ was their inheritance.
Levites / God
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The seventh book of the OT takes its name from a series of 12 individuals who arose in Israel as ________ leaders in emergency situations.
Military
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Eli and _______ are said to have judged Israel.
Samuel
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No regular _______ of judges is evident. God raised them up as needed.
Succession
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Gradually, conquest (theme of Joshua) gave way to _________.
Tolerance
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The book was probably written before the seventh year of David's reign (1004 B.C.) since the _________ were still holding Jerusalem.
Jebusites
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A date of about _______, during the reign of Saul, is generally accepted.
1035 B.C.
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Jewish tradition attributes authorship to _________.
Samuel
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The immediate purpose of the author was to record the major events from the death of __________ to the founding of the ____________.
Joshua / Monarchy
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In the Hebrew Bible, Judges is placed in the division known as the __________.
Prophets
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In the Hebrew Bible, this is followed by the _________.
Writings
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One of the most difficult problems facing the student of the OT is the _________ of the book of Judeges.
Chronology
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As Joshua is a book proclaiming victory, Judges is characterized by _________.
Defeat
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The genre of Judges is primarily _________ narrative.
Historical
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The key word in the book is ___________ and forms of it occurred 49 times.
Deliver
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The key phrase in the book is __________.
Did evil
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In Judges, ever-increasing sin is followed by severe _________.
Oppressions
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This book illustrates the principle that, where sin abounds, ____________ abounds even more.
Grace
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__________ was the Phoenician and Canaanite god of rain, storm and fertility.
Baal
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________ was one of the Canaanite goddesses of love, sex and war.
Ashtoreth
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_______ was a major part of the worship of the Canaanite goddesses.
Prostitution
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Other names for these Canaanite goddesses were _________, _________ and __________
Anath / Astarte / Asherah
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Apparently, the ________ were left in the land to test the faith of the Israelites.
Canaanites
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In contrast with Moses, Joshua died without a ________.
Successor
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________ was the first judge.
Othniel
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________ was known as "the Left-handed Judge."
Ehud
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The only thing we know of ________ is that he struck down 600 Philistines with an ox goad.
Shamgar
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_______ name was translated as "honeybee." She was both a ______ and a judge.
Deborah's / prophetess
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_______ was a reluctant "leader," but only conditionally if Deborah went with him.
Barak
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_______ was killed by Jael, who drove a text stake through his temple.
Sisera
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The judgeship of ______ receives more coverage than any other in this book.
Gideon
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_______ sought for a sign involving a fleece.
Gideon
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Gideon's son ________, was made king, but apparently limited in jurisdiction to Shechem and the surrounding area.
Abimelech
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_______ was a deliverer in the hill country of Ephraim, but was from the tribe of Issachar.
Tola
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______ served for 22 years in Gilead.
Jair
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______ took a vow that involved his daughter.
jephthah
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______ apparently served from his home in Bethlehem. He had a large family of 30 sons and 30 daughters.
Ibzan
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______ led Israel for the first half of the 40 years of Philistine oppression.
Samson
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In route to the wedding, Samson killed a young lion, empowered by the _________.
Holy Spirit
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Samson's downfall came through ________, a woman of the Valley of Sorek.
Delilah
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Samson finally revealed the secret of his strength - the ______ of his hair.
Length
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Ruth was a _______ girl who came to live with the Jews.
Moabite
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Ruth married a wealthy Israelite farmer and became part of the royal line of _______.
David
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The setting of the book of Ruth is in the time of _______.
The Judges
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The atmosphere of simple _______ permeates the story.
Devotion
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Originally, the book was the concluding portion of the book of _________.
Judges
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Ruth was removed from this book about the time of ___.
Josephus
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The newly created book was placed among four other short OT books in a collection call the _____ or the ____.
Megilloth / Scrolls
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______ is generally considered the author of Ruth.
Samuel
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Scholars generally date the book of Ruth about _______.
1055 B.C.
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There is no personal _______ prophesy, found in Judges or Ruth.
Messianic
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One of the major figures of the book of Ruth is that of the ______ redeemer.
Kinsman
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The Book of Ruth was traditionally read at the Feast of Weeks or _______.
Pentecost
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Ruth was the __________ of David.
Great-grandmother
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The main characters in the first part of the book are ______, _________ and their sons.
Elimilech / Naomi
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Naomi returned home when she heard the ______ had ended.
Famine
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______ decided to follow Naomi's advice and returned home.
Orphah
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______ was introduced as a "near relative" to Elimilech.
Boaz
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Boaz used the term "daughter" in referring to Ruth because of ________ difference.
Age
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The passing of a ________ finalized a legal transaction.
Sandal
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Boaz and Ruth had a son named _____.
Obed

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