Someone who speaks on behalf of God, defends the truth, and works for justice

The knowledge and ability to recognizing and follow God's will in our lives

A poetic prayer designed to be sung or chanted to some kind of musical accompaniment

Kingdom or empire ruled by one person, either a king or a queen

Giving worship to a creature or thing instead of to God

God's call to serve him in a special way

The prophet who was the son of David and a powerful man who ruled a united Israel

The Shepherd-king who conquered the Philistines

The leader who brought God's people into the land God had promised them

The Judge who was blessed by God with great strength, but could not lose his hair, otherwise the strength would be taken away

The Judge who, with God's help, guided Barak to victory over the Canaanites

The first king of Israel

The King of Israel who prayed for an understanding heart and to whom God Granted wisdom

The prophet God sent to keep the people of Judah close to him. His message was one of hope and comfort to the people

On the succession of Solomon's son, Rehoboam, around 930 BCE, the biblical account reports that the country split into two kingdoms; the Kingdom of Israel (including the cities of Shechem and Samaria) in the north and the Kingdom of Judah (containing Jerusalem) in the south.

They were named Asher, Dan, Ephraim, Gad, Issachar, Manasseh, Naphtali, Reuben, Simeon, and Zebulun—all sons or grandsons of Jacob.

Reuben, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Ephraim, and Manasseh

Judah and Benjamin, set up the Kingdom of Judah

What is the importance of Psalms?

for praise and celebrate important things like kings and weddings

teach prayers

funerals; sorrow

collection of love poems

What part of the Psalms is used in today's liturgical life?- They are used in today's liturgical life when we sing the responsorial psalm and at funerals

Some uses of Psalms -They are used in Church to pray to God for help.

The prophet was like the king. The people needed a good king so that they would have a good settlement.- the importance of a prophet

a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or an object of worship. we can also go to penance as an act of forgiveness

can be the giving of time, money, or goods to those in need. "compassion"

To give up something for a period of time to show devotion to God

a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' progress from his condemnation by Pilate to his crucifixion and burial, before which devotions are performed in some churches