Bible Exit Exam: Periods of Old Testament History
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Before the Flood | Genesis 1-8 ~ Adam, Eve, the fall from the Garden, Cain, Abel, Seth |
| After the Flood | Genesis 9-11 ~ Noah, the flood, Ham, Shem, Jepheth, the rainbow, the tower of Babel |
| Patriarchs | Genesis 12-50 ~ Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Esau, Jacob's 12 Sons, Joseph, The Nation/Land/Seed Promise to Abraham in Genesis 12: 1-3; Seed is Christ, Gal. 3:16 Job ~ God allows Satan to test Job; his 3 friends; James 5:11 the example of patience |
| 400 Years of Slavery in Egypt | Exodus 1-12 ~ 400 years Egyptian slavery, Moses, Pharaoh, 10 Plagues, Red Sea crossing |
| 40 Years of wandering in the Wilderness | Exodus 13-40 ~ Mt. Sinai, 10 Commandments, Law of Moses, Tabernacle Leviticus ~ Priests, Animal Sacrifices, 3 feasts: Passover, Pentecost, Booths Numbers ~ 40 years wandering in wilderness, Numbering of the Israelite men twice Deuteronomy ~ 2nd Law to new generation, Moses' farewell sermons, Joshua replaces Moses, Nation promise fulfilled |
| Conquest of the Land | Joshua ~ Joshua and Israel conquer Canaan; Rahab, Jericho walls, Land divided 12 tribes, Land promise fulfilled |
| Judges | Judges ~ 400 years of judges who delivered Israel from Cannanites, Deborah, Gideon, Samson Ruth ~ Godly Moabite woman in the seed line of Jesus (Obed, Jesse, David) 1 Samuel 1-7 ~ The last judge Samuel, the people ask for a king to be like the other nations |
| United Kingdom | 1 Samuel 8-31 ~ The first king Saul, rejected because of foolish sacrifice and not killing Amalekites 2 Samuel ~ The second king David, the man after God's own heart; Sin with Bathsheeba Psalms ~ Many written during 10 years David fled from envious Saul 1 Kings 1-11 ~ The third king Solomon, great wisdom, but the temple fell because of idolatry Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon |
| Divided Kingdom | 1 Kings 12-22, 2 Kings ~ 2 kingdoms: Judah (2 tribes, southern kingdom, 20 kings) and Israel (10 tribes, northern kingdom, 19 kings, Assyrian captivity 722 BC) Isaiah ~ Prophesied to both kingdoms, the Messianic Prophet, Isaiah 53, Dead Sea Scrolls Jeremiah, Lamentations ~ Prophesied to Judah, Weeping Prophet, fall of Jerusalem 586 BC Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah ~ The 1st nine Minor Prophets, prophesied to Israel and/or Judah; Jonah to Ninevah (Assyria) 1 and 2 Chronicles ~ Convers OT history from Adam to Babylonian captivity of Judah |
| 70 Years of Captivity | Daniel ~ Babylon carries Judah captive in 606/586 BC for 70 years, destroys Jerusalem/temple, Daniel predicts 4 empires (Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome) and 5th church kingdom, Daniel predicts the abomination of desolation (destruction of the temple in 70 AD; Mat 24) Ezekiel ~ Prophesied from Babylon before/after the fall of Jerusalem (586 BC); valley dry bones |
| 3 Returns from Babylonian Captivity | Ezra 1-6 ~ First return from Babylonian in 536 BC under Zerubbabel/Joshua to rebuild temple Haggai, Zechariah ~ Minor prophets who persuaded Jews to continue rebuilding temple Esther ~ Esther chosen as queen of Persia, she and Mordecai save the Jews from Haman's plot Ezra 7-10 ~ Second return under Ezra the scribe to reform keeping of the Law, mixed marriages Nehemiah ~ Third return under Nehemiah to rebuild the walls Malachi ~ Last OT prophet, 440 BC, predicts coming of Elijah (John the Baptist) |
| The 400 Silent Years | Succession of prophets ceased for 400 years according to 1 Maccabees. Jews in Canaan ruled by Ptolemies of Egypt (321-198 BC) and Seleucids of Syria (198-166 BC). Jewish independence 166 BC led by Maccabean family till Rome came 67 BC; 1,2 Maccabees worship in synagogues as a result of captivity and scattering of the Jews; Dispersions of Jews LXX, Septuagint, translation of OT 39 books from Hebrew to Greek in 250 BC in Alexandria Sects of the Jews Begin: Pharisees (strictest), Saducees, Essenes (Dead Sea Scrolls), Zealots, Sanhedrin; The Supreme Council of the Jews; 71 members and a president Herodian family; Herod the Great made king of Judea (47-4 BC) by Romans Apocrypha (300-30 BC); "doubtful"; 14 books not accepted by Jews |
| The New Testament | Matthew, Mark, Luke, John ~ Birth of Jesus about 4-5 BC, his baptism, 3 year ministry of teaching and miracles, his death, burial, and resurrection (30 AD), and ascension Acts ~ 30-70 AD, Acts 1:8 His apostles preach the gospel and witness to Judea (Acts 1-8), Samaria (Acts 8-12; Peter), and the uttermost parts of Roman Empire (Acts 13-28; Paul and his 3 missionary journeys) and establish churches; the coming of the Holy Spirit Romans-Jude ~ Letters written to churches or individuals by apostles or prophets Revelation ~ Written by John during reign of Nero, 6th Emperor of Rome (54-68 AD) Rev 17:10 Imminent destruction (70 AD by the Romans) of the great city, the harlot, Babylon to avenge the blood of the apostles, prophets and saints to fulfill the mystery as preached to the prophets; the new Jerusalem, heavens/earth |
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