Study Guide
STUDY GUIDE: MODULE 5
As you read this week’s textbook reading assignments, take notes in response to these questions and statements. This study guide will help you to prepare for your quiz.
Harbin: Chapter 14
1. How did Rehoboam manage to lose most of his kingdom?
2. Why is Asa viewed as a good king but given a mixed review?
3. How did Jehoshaphat show piety on the one hand but political naivete on the other?
4. What is most memorable about Athaliah?
5. How did Joash bring hope to the Southern Kingdom? What did he do that caused him to be assassinated?
6. In what way did Uzziah demonstrate spiritual foolishness? What were the consequences?
7. What is most memorable about Ahaz?
8. Compare and contrast Hezekiah with his father, Ahaz, and with David.
9. What was the role of Isaiah in the Southern Kingdom?
10. What key prophecies did the prophets of this period give regarding the Messiah?
11. What is most memorable about Manasseh?
12. In what ways was Josiah the last hope for the Southern Kingdom?
13. Trace the decline and fall of the Southern Kingdom.
14. Describe the different ways by which Jeremiah tried to convey his message to the people.
15. Why was Lamentations written?
Chapter 15
1. What are some reasons that the Exile was not as severe as it might have been?
2. Summarize both the incidents and the visions recorded in the book of Daniel.
3. What is apocalyptic literature, and how is it different from prophetic literature?
4. What makes the book of Ezekiel distinctive?
5. What is the significance of Esther?
Before reading chs. 16–17 in Harbin, read Hindson, ch. 12 and take detailed notes.
Harbin: Chapter 16
1. What was the function of Haggai?
2. How was Zechariah’s ministry different from that of Haggai, his contemporary?
3. What was Ezra’s role in the return?
4. How did Nehemiah help the struggling community in Jerusalem?
5. What is the significance of Malachi?
As you read this week’s textbook reading assignments, take notes in response to these questions and statements. This study guide will help you to prepare for your quiz.
Harbin: Chapter 14
1. How did Rehoboam manage to lose most of his kingdom?
2. Why is Asa viewed as a good king but given a mixed review?
3. How did Jehoshaphat show piety on the one hand but political naivete on the other?
4. What is most memorable about Athaliah?
5. How did Joash bring hope to the Southern Kingdom? What did he do that caused him to be assassinated?
6. In what way did Uzziah demonstrate spiritual foolishness? What were the consequences?
7. What is most memorable about Ahaz?
8. Compare and contrast Hezekiah with his father, Ahaz, and with David.
9. What was the role of Isaiah in the Southern Kingdom?
10. What key prophecies did the prophets of this period give regarding the Messiah?
11. What is most memorable about Manasseh?
12. In what ways was Josiah the last hope for the Southern Kingdom?
13. Trace the decline and fall of the Southern Kingdom.
14. Describe the different ways by which Jeremiah tried to convey his message to the people.
15. Why was Lamentations written?
Chapter 15
1. What are some reasons that the Exile was not as severe as it might have been?
2. Summarize both the incidents and the visions recorded in the book of Daniel.
3. What is apocalyptic literature, and how is it different from prophetic literature?
4. What makes the book of Ezekiel distinctive?
5. What is the significance of Esther?
Before reading chs. 16–17 in Harbin, read Hindson, ch. 12 and take detailed notes.
Harbin: Chapter 16
1. What was the function of Haggai?
2. How was Zechariah’s ministry different from that of Haggai, his contemporary?
3. What was Ezra’s role in the return?
4. How did Nehemiah help the struggling community in Jerusalem?
5. What is the significance of Malachi?