CHST 111 – FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Be able to explain which gentile nation exiled the Northern Kingdom. - Answer-Assyria
Be able to explain which gentile nation exiled the Southern Kingdom. - Answer-Babylon
Be able to explain the first king of the Northern Kingdom: Jeroboam. - Answer-He did
not show godly leadership, he worshipped idols and led the kingdom to false gods
Be able to explain how Jeroboam's sin reflects Aaron's sin with the golden calf. -
Answer-Jeroboam made two golden calves for the people just as Aaron built a golden
calf for the people to worship in Exodus.
Be able to explain the first king of the Southern Kingdom: Rehoboam. - Answer-The
kingdom was divided because of his foolish decisions.
Be able to explain why David doesn't build the temple. - Answer-Because he was a
warrior and had shed blood.
Be able to explain what Josiah could not do that the Messiah will be able to do. -
Answer-Josiah could not turn away the wrath of God.
Be able to explain who did more miracles, Elijah or Elisha, and why this is important. -
Answer-Elisha did double the miracles because he asked the Lord for a double portion.
Be able to explain who Elijah looked like when he ran from Jezebel. - Answer-He looked
like Moses. Pressure from Jezebel and the lack of response of the Israelites leads him
to believe that he is the only one left who trusts the Lord.
Be able to explain why 2 Kings ends with its final paragraph about Jehoiachin in exile. -
Answer-The promise of David is not abandoned. The Sons of David are realizing that
even in exile God is with them and good to them. Idols are only idols.
Be able to explain how the Latter Prophets relate to the Former Prophets. - Answer-
They explain how to read the Former Prophets.
Be able to explain how the Latter Prophets relate to the Torah. - Answer-They explain
how to read the Torah.
What problem does the Latter Prophets answer from the ending of the Former
Prophets? - Answer-It answers the dilemma of Israel's exile at the end of 2 Kings.
,What is the dilemma of the book of Isaiah? - Answer-God's children have rebelled and
turned their back on God. Isaiah answers the dilemma of Israel's exile at the end of 2
Kings. It explains and interprets the nature of Israel's exilic judgment and its
eschatological hope (the enduring hope into the end of the days).
What parts of Deuteronomy is Isaiah explaining? - Answer-The end of Deuteronomy,
Chapters 32-33. Deuteronomy 29:4-Israel's hearts are hard, and yet God calls Isaiah to
go to them.
What does God call Israel to do in Isa 1 in response to this sin? - Answer-Recognize
who God is because God can and will overcome sin.
What does Isa 2 depict for the end of the days? - Answer-A perfect shelter and rest for
man with God.
Where do the ideas for Isa 2 come from according to the lectures? - Answer-Micah 4
What happens in Isa 6? - Answer-Isaiah encounters God in the heavens.
What is Isaiah's call in Isa 6? - Answer-To proclaim God's Word, especially the ending
of Deuteronomy to Israel
How will Israel respond to God's mission for Isaiah in Isa 6? - Answer-They will harden
their hearts
How long will it last? - Answer-Until they find themselves in exile.
What was the sign of Isaiah 7? - Answer-A virgin will conceive and give birth to a son.
And she will call His name, 'Immanuel.'
Which King does Isaiah address in Isa 7? - Answer-Isaiah addresses Ahaz about Jesus.
How does this king respond in Isaiah 7? - Answer-He asks for a sign as deep as Sheol
or as high as heaven.
How does the author explain the sign of Isa 7 in Isa 9 and 11? - Answer-Ch. 9-will be
God himself, his kingdom will never end, from David's line.
Ch. 11-the shoot from the stem of Jesse, Israel rejects the seed but will restore to Him
and return to the land in the future.
What happens to Isaiah's ministry in 8:16? - Answer-Israel's rejection of his ministry
leads Isaiah to seal up his word until a later time.
How does Isa 13-23 relate to the sign and promise of Isa 7? - Answer-It examines his
word to the nations: God will form an Israel in the end of the days from those who return
to God through the promised son
, How does Isa 24-35 relate to the sign and promise of Isa 7? - Answer-A prophetic vision
of the end of the days:
General look at humanities fate, apocalyptic vision of the end of the days. Will end with
a grand picture of a highway and a return to Jerusalem (highway of holiness to God's
Mountain).
How does Isa 36-39 relate to the rest of the book? - Answer-Shows the validity of
Isaiah's statements/prophecies and prepares us to understand the prophecies that
dominate the last part of the book (addition from 2 Kings Hezekiah's recovery: power
and goodness of God to show mercy and overcome death).
How does Isa 40-66 relate to the sign and promise of Isa 7? - Answer-It turns the reader
to consider the activity of this Messiah (defines how He will do the things promised in
the first section of this book).
What is the Hebrew Order of the Torah? - Answer-Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,
Numbers, & Deuteronomy
What is the Hebrew Order of the Prophets? - Answer-Former Prophets: Joshua,
Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, 1& 2 Kings
Latter Prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obediah, Jonah, Micah,
Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Zechariah, Malachi
What is the Hebrew Order of the Writings? - Answer-Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ruth,
Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Lamentations, Daniel, Esther, Ezra, Chronicles.
Who are some of the main characters in the Torah? - Answer-Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel,
Noah, Moses, Aaron, God, Joshua, Caleb
What are some of the main characters in the Former Prophets? - Answer-Joshua,
Rahab, Deborah, Barak, Jephthah, Samuel, Saul, Jonathan, David, Absalom,
Rehoboam, Elijah, Elisha, Hezekiah
What are the major events in Genesis? - Answer-The creation of the world, the origin of
sin, the great flood, God's promises to Noah, and the building of the Tower of Babel.
What are major events in Exodus-Leviticus? - Answer-Israel's enslavement in Egypt,
Moses' call, Israel's deliverance, God's giving of the covenant, Israel's rebellion against
God, and the Lord's explanation of correct worship.
What are major events in Numbers-Deuteronomy? - Answer-The 1st Passover, Israel's
preparation to leave Sinai and enter Canaan, people's refusal to enter the land and
exile, death of the first generation, Moses' instruction to the new generation, and Moses'
death.
