Which is not true?
The northern kingdom is characterized at the beginning by as series of bloody coups.
The northern king Rehoboam was concerned that the northern tribes would turn away from him and so he set up golden calves at Dan and Bethel.
From 1 kings 11 through the rest of 1-2 kings there is a recurring prophecy-fulfillment motif.
Ahijah announced to the man who was over the forced labor of northern tribes that God would make him king of the ten northern tribes.
None of the answer provided here is not true.
Which of the following kings was Jezebel married to?
Omri
Jehu
Jeroboam
Ahaz
None of the answers provided is correct (except this one)
The three characteristics of the presentation of Elijah is that he was a miracle worker, a prophet and a New Moses
Pick the best answer
Elisha only ministered during the reign of one king, Ahaz
All of the answers provided are correct.
Elisha gives a double-portion of his spirit to Elijah at the River Jordan
Elisha worked more miracles than Elijah.
Elijah heals a man from leprosy
After David and Solomon, the two greatest kings of Judah are Hezekiah and Josiah who both are presented as reformers in the biblical narrative, leading Israel in keeping of the Passover.
The Chronicler shows no absolutely awareness of the affair of David with Bathsheba
Attempted to destroy Jerusalem but was defeated miraculously
Assyria
Josiah
Babylon
Elisha
Feeds and entire army with a limited amount of food.
Hezekiah
Elijah
Offered sacrifice at Carmel as part of a duel with the prophets of Ba'al, who were unable to call fire down from heaven from their god.
Destroyed the Jerusalem Temple and led Judah into exile in the 6th century.
Showed the Babylonians the treasures of the temple--an err that eventually led to the downfall of Jerusalem
This king led Judah in battle against the Pharaoh and was killed on the plains of Meggido
Which of the following is NOT true?
Eve is presented as a sort of Queen Mother
The Queen Mother embodies dynastic succession, i.e., the continuity of the royal line
The Hebrew term for the Queen mother is giberah
In the biblical narrative, the queen mother plays a prominent role throughout the histories of both the northern and southern kingdoms
Which of the following is true about 1-2 Chronicles?
The author is likely a priestly figure
1-2 Chronicles is most likely written before the return from exile
The final event mentioned in 1 Chronicles is the decree of Cyrus returning Judah from exile
The author of 1-2 Chronicles begins his work with a genealogy that stretches all the way back to Adam, thus identifying the Davidic Kingdom as a kind of fulfillment of God's plan at creation.
According to the Chronicler, the kingdom of God
is in the hands of the sons of David because of the Davidic covenant is inextricably linked to the temple.
is only a future reality, something which Solomon only longed would one day be manifested and which only come when the long awaited messiah arrives and restores Israel after the exile
will only come when the Davidic line comes to an end.
is present though proper worship, whether that is celebrated in Jerusalem or somewhere else.
Which story doe the Chronicler link to the story of Abraham offering Isaac?
None of the answers provided is correct
The Passover of Hezekiah
The census
David's willingness to sacrifice Solomon
The elevation of Solomon
According to 1-2 Kings and 1-2 Chronicles, the site of the temple of Solomon is "Moriah", the very place where Abraham offered Isaac.
Construction of Solomon's temple links the sanctuary with creation via "garden" imagery and the motif of the number "seven"
Which is not one of the reasons scholars have seen for God's disqualification of David as temple builder?
His warfare, i.e., the spilling of blood is understood as pollution
this affair with Bathsheba
David's murder of Joab
Which of the following is NOT true about David's role in the building of the temple in Chronicles?
He give Solomon a "pattern" for the temple, evoking the way God gave Moses a "pattern" for the Tabernacle
He purchases the land for the future site of the temple, namely, the place where he offered sacrifice to turn back the plague that was triggered by the census
He constructed the instruments that would be used in the Temple
He re-assigned the Levites, given them knew duties in the Temple
None of the answers provided is correct (besides this one) is correct as all of the other options are true
In Chronicles, Solomon is said to have sat on the throne of the Lord