Destruction and Reform

According to the Deuteronomic Historian, which person is the most responsible for the destruction and exile of the Northern Kingdom?

• King David

• King Shlomo

• King Yarav'am

• King Menashe

What did King Yarav'am do that the Deuteronomic Historian disapproved of?

• Built idols and shrines

• Re-instituted Pesach

• Made up non-Torah holidays

• Appointed non-Levitical priests

What did the Ish Elohim prophecy to Yarav'am?

• That a king from Judah named Yoshiyahu would come

• That this king would destroy the altars Yarav'am built

• That this king would rule over the Northern Kingdom

• That this king would get rid of the priests that serve these idols

What did Achiya prophecy to Yarav'am after he built the shrines and altars?

• That he and his sons would rule for a long time

• That the Egyptians would come and kill him

• That Yoshiyahu would come in the future to right his wrongs

• That God would punish the Northern Kingdom with destruction and exile

Which of the great empires of the time made the Northern Kingdom a vassal?

• Assyria

• Egypt

• Babylonia

• Moav

Who is king of the Northern Kingdom when it is destroyed and exiled?

• Hoshea

• Menashe

• Hezekiah

• Yoshiyahu

Why does the Assyrian king destroy the Northern Kingdom?

• Because Hoshea tried to make an alliance with Babylonia

• Because Yoshiyahu was threatening to rebel

• Because Hoshea tried to make an alliance with Egypt

• Because Hoshea refused to worship his gods

Which does the Deuteronomic Historian spend more time on?

• How the Northern Kingdom lost militarily

• How the Northern Kingdom lost because of idolatry

• How the Northern Kingdom won because of faithfulness

• How the Northern Kingdom was saved because they repented

Why does the Deuteronomic Historian spend all this time explaining the exile of the Northern Kingdom?

• Because they are Northerners

• Because they think people don't know about it

• Because it is an interesting story

• Because they think it will help people to understand their own exile

Which of the following kings is the best according to the Deuteronomic Historian?

• Yoshiyahu

• Shlomo

• Shaul

• Yirmiyahu