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old testament (exam 4) final

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Jeroboam's strategy in placing the golden calves where he put them
Bethel was on the north-south route to Jerusalem and Dan would attract the northern tribes and had been a religious shrine for a long time
religious significance of the location of the first chapel of the northern kingdom
Shechem had a long standing significance since it as the first named location which Abraham had come and it was the city near where the covenant was renewed
where Elijah was after his contest with the prophets of Baal and Asherah
he ran first to Jezreel and then to Horeb where god spoke to him
importance of the Annals of Hazael, found at Tel Dan
they mention the house of David
syncretism
the mixing together of religious beliefs and practices
The Siloam Inscription
archeological find that describes the completion of the water tunnel during the time of Hezekiah
political situation described in the Lachish Letters
the desperate circumstances of a few cities left in Judah just prior to the fall of the Southern kingdom
Shishak
the pharaoh who rescued Joash as a young boy and hid him for six years
Nebuchadnezzar
responsible for the destruction of the Temple that had been built by Solomon
Egypt
the location a number of people of Judah fled to, taking Jeremiah with them after the destruction of the temple
Hebrew concept of salvation (according to Dr. Wilson)
deliverance and liberation in this life by the power of God
what Baal worshipers thought he was particularly involved with
rain, storm, and agricultural produce
John the Baptists' connection with Elijah
the angel of the Lord told John's father that John would come "in the spirit and power of Elijah"
Mesha
the moabite king who rebelled against Ahab, son of Omri
Adonijah
David's son who attempted to take the kingdom for himself because he really was next in line
Rehoboam
Solomon's son who chose to increase tax burdens and to conscript laborers from among his people - lost 10 northern tribes
Obadiah
a faithful steward in King Ahab's court, saving the lives of many of the Lord's prophets during the three and one-half year famine
Elijah
the prophet that was responsible for the execution of 950 prophets of Baal and Asherah
Jezebel
the wife of Ahab who was from Phoenicia and was, together with Ahab, instrumental in establishing Baal worship as the "state religion" of the northern kingdom
Jeroboam II
king of the north that persuaded Jehospaphat to make and alliance with him
Hazael
assisted Ben-Hadad of Syria in accordance with the word of the Lord spoken through Elisha
Athaliah
the wicked queen of the south
Jehu (the general)
army general who, while fighting at Ramoth-Gilead, was anointed by an un-named prophet
Uzziah
the good king of the south who was successful in political terms, but when hr entered the Temple to burn incense, he was afflicted with leprosy
Elisha
the prophet who received a diuble portion of the spirit at Elijah's death, and when he healed the Syrian general, Naaman, of leprosy he announced the his own servant would suffer from leprosy
Sennacherib
the assyrian king who attacked Lachish and threatened Jerusalem, claiming that he has Hezekiah trapped "like a bird in a cage"
Manasseh
the wicked son of Hezekiah who shed much innocent blood as he tried to do away with the worship of the Lord
Hezekiah
the king who was significant both militarily, in that he strengthened and enlarged defensive walls of Jerusalem and constructed the internal water system, and religiously
Jeroboam son of Nebat
appointed governor after the Babylonians destroyed the temple and took Zedekiah captive to Babylon
Huldah
woman who interpreted the Book of the Law after it has been discovered in the Temple of Hilkiah
Josiah
the king who was responsible for the fulfillment of a prophetic statement made by an unnamed prophet
Isaiah
prophet who was a significant figure in the court of Hezekiah
Zedekiah
final king of Judah who had to watch as his sons were executed and then had his own eyes put out
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