Hewbrew Literature

2. - a male ruler
KING

3. - study of past events
HISTORY

4. - to feel or show that
you are sorry
REPENT

5. - a renunciation of a
religious faith
APOSTASY

6. - natural ability to
understand things
WISDOM

8. The
Hebrews

9. Hebrew Literature

10. Hebrew Literature

11. Hebrew Literature

12. Bible

14. - designedto show
God’s faithfulness to
His promises

15. - recordsthe history
of sevencyclesof
decline,oppression,
supplication,and
deliverance

16. - storyof loyalty, purity, and
lovein a day when anarchy,
selfishness, anddepravity
were generallythe rule

17. - tracesthe transition
of leadershipin the
nationfrom judgesto
kings, from a
theocracyto a
monarchy

18. - “how sin
turns triumphs
into troubles”

19. - bookshowed
how disobedience
ledto the
disruption ofthe
kingdom

20. - twokingdoms
collapsedbecauseof
the failureof the kings
to rulerighteously and
give heedto God’struth

21. - taught us that the
pastwas fullof
lessons for the
present

22. - God’s
commentaryon the
spiritual
characteristicsof
David’sdynasty

23. - spiritual,moral,and social
restorationof the Remnant
who returned under the
leadershipof Zerubbabel
andEzra

24. - byobedientfaith they
were ableto overcome
what appearedto be
insurmountable
opposition

25. - Godshows
providentialcareof
His peoplein their
trialsand
persecutions

27. - Isaiahwrote
propheticallyabout the
future comingof the
Messiah -- the One who
would saveGod's people
from their sins

28. - wereurgent callsfor
the Israelitesto repentof
their sins and avoidthe
coming judgment

29. - containsa strong thread of
hope-- specifically,the
prophet's trust inGod's
promisesof future goodness
and mercydespitepresent
troubles

30. 1) the coming destructionof Jerusalem,
2) future judgment for the people of
Judah because of their continued
rebellionagainstGod, and
3) the future restorationof Jerusalem
after the Jews' time of captivitycame to
an end.

31. - reveala Godwho is
totally in controlof
history, including
people,nations, and
eventime

33. - indictmentof the Jews in
the northernkingdom for
turning away from God
during a periodof relative
safety andprosperity

34. - calledthe peopleto
repentof theiridolatry
and return in
faithfulness toGod

35. - Israeliteshad
abandonedthe
conceptof justice
becauseof their
materialgreed

36. - Obadiah
communicatedthat God
would notforget His
peopleevenin their
captivity

37. - Jonahhad a whale
of a timetrying to run
from God,but
eventuallyobeyed

38. - judgmentwas
coming for both
Jerusalemand
Samariabecauseof
the unfaithfulness of
the people

39. - callfor
repentance
among thepeople
of Assyria

40. - containsa lot of
Habakkuk'squestions
and frustrations
directedtowardGod

41. - urgently calledfor
the peopleto
repent andturn
backto God

42. - openingthe doorfor
spiritual revivaland a
renewedworship of
God

43. - pushedthe peopleof
Jerusalemto rebuildthe
templeand begin their
long journeyback to
spiritual faithfulness with
God

44. - peoplehad onceagain
becomeapathetic
about God,and
Malachiurged them to
repent

46. - consists of longpoems dealingwith moral
conduct

47. - literarypresentationof the problem ofthe
suffering ofthe innocentand god-fearing Job

48. - containspersonalcries ofagony aswellas of
praiseand thanksgiving

49. - examinesthe hard questionsof life

50. - acollectionof poemsthat givemeaning to
human anddivinelove

51. - acollectionof ethicalteachings

52. - affirming human immortalityin terms of a
continuing relationshipwith God