Test 1 Flashcards
Who was Solomon’s father?
King David
Who was king over Israel when all was very rich in the land?
Solomon
Who got a message from abijah?
Jeroboam
What was his message
That god wanted to give jeroboam 10 tribes and let him be king of Israel and let Solomon have 1 tribe
Jeroboam and the people went to king rehoboam to ask his what
To reduce burdens his father laid on them; to give them a break and they’ll willingly serve him
What was the kings first response?
Give me 3 days and then come back
Who did the king go talk to for advise
Counsel but listened to his friends
What did he tell the people
He’s going to make it harder for them and beat them with chains
What kingdom was in the north
Israel
What was the northern capital? How many tribes?
Samaria, 10
What was the southern kingdom called?
Judah
What was the southern capital? How many tribes?
Jerusalem , 2
Who was the northern king?
Jeroboam
Who was the southern king?
Rehoboam
What happened to king jeroboam and his son?
His son abijah was sick so he sent his wife to abijah, the prophet to ask for help. When she got there abijah told her that her son would die wen she returned because of jeroboams sin
List 5 characteristics of bible times
Married early A lot of people farmed People travelled by foot Men were powerful Tried to worship lots of different idols
How many kings did the northern kingdom have?
20- all evil
How many kings did the southern kingdom have?
20- some evil some not
What happened to both kingdoms eventually?
Conquered
The bible is divided into how many sections? Wat r they called
2; new and Old Testament
How many books total? How many old and new?
66 total…..39 old……27 new
List the 5 sections of the ot
Law ,history, minor prophets, major prophets,poetry
How many authors contributed to the bible?
40
Minor prophets (12)
Amos, Habakkuk ,Haggai , Hosea , Joel,Jonah,Malachi ,Micah ,Nahum ,Obadiah ,Zechariah ,Zephaniah
