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WorksheetsThe Promised Land, The Rise & Fall of Israel's Kingdom
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 9mins
Who leads Israel to settle in the promised land?
Joshua
Moses
Aaron
Ruth
The Israelites' battle with the Canaanites in the city of Jericho shows us...
When they fought by their strength, Israel is defeated.
When they follow God's direction, they find victory.
The Israelites' battle with the Canaanites in the city of Ai shows us...
When they fought by their strength, Israel is defeated.
When they follow God's direction, they find victory.
In the book of Joshua, which group of people did God tell the Israelites to "destroy" because they murdered children for sacrifice offerings and were morally corrupt?
Canaanites
Israelites
Jebusites
Amalekites
Joshua commands obedience to the covenant, sends spies into the land, and brings the people of Israel through the waters of the Jordan River. There Joshua runs into a heavenly commander. Joshua asks him, "Are you for us or for our enemies?" How does the Angel of the Lord respond?
I'm here to fight for you.
I'm here to fight for your enemies.
Neither. The battles are not about Israel versus other nations, but about God fulfilling his promise to the family of Abraham.
When God told the Israelites to "destroy" the Canaanites, we know that it wasn't meant to have literal meaning; it meant that God was bringing justice on human evil. The descriptions "totally destroy", "no survivors" and "all that breathed" use which literary device?
Hyperbole
Verbs
Adjectives
Genocide
The book of Judges begins by telling us that Israel hasn't completely driven the (a) out from the land. Instead, Israel follows their corruption and child sacrifice, becoming just as bad or worse.
The book of Judges shows the corruption of Israel's judges and corruption of the people of Israel. The only thread of hope left is in the line, "In those days Israel had no king..." The only hope for Israel is a (a) who could unite the people and bring them out of their cycle of corruption.
In the book of Ruth, Naomi and her family go to ______ during a time of famine. Her sons marry Moabite women, but they and their father die in ______. Naomi counsels her daughters-in-law to leave, but Ruth shows loyalty to Naomi.
(a)
In need of food, Ruth gleans barley from the field of a man named (a) , who turns out to be Naomi's kinsman redeemer.
What does "kinsman redeemer" mean?
This was a cultural practice where a man would marry a widow in order to preserve the family line.
This was a cultural practice where a man would steal from the widow.
The first and last chapters of the book of Ruth reflect how (a) turned this story of tragedy and death into a story of joy and birth.
The book of Ruth is set during a time when when we look for God to be active through a judge or king. Instead, God works out his will through the everyday faithfulness of his people. This faithfulness not only benefits Naomi and her family but goes on to bless the world through the family line of ________, the line from which Jesus Christ would eventually come.
Moses
Paul
Saul
David
A poem near the start of the book of 1 Samuel reveals the books four key themes:
Faithfulness in spite of evil
The promise of a messianic king
Overthrowing the government
Exultation of the humble
God's opposition to the proud
After the people demand a king, God allows which person to become king over them?
Saul
Paul
Abraham
Daniel
God takes the kingdom from Saul while he is still king and promises to give it to another who is...
humble
strong
wealthy
handsome
David's humility is seen as he mourns over the death of ___________. Over time, he becomes king of Judah and then over all of ___________. He captures Jerusalem and declares it his capital.
Saul; Israel
Ezra; Israel
Saul; Egypt
Goliath; Egypt
In his new capital of Jerusalem, David desires to build God a house. Instead, God promises to build David an eternal house through….
a king from his lineage.
magical bricks.
an army.
David takes (a) in sin and kills her husband Uriah in his selfish pride. When confronted, David repents, but not without facing the consequences.
David’s sin also leads to his children sinning in a cycle of rebellion. They commit rape, murder, and rebellion, and David is forced to flee the kingdom because of his sins.
True
False
(a) , Bathsheba’s son, becomes a king in David’s old age. God grants him the wisdom he prayed for. His reign is prosperous, powerful, and peaceful.
Solomon’s faith is sadly compromised with (a) . He remembers God in his old age, but Israel’s kingdom splits, beginning a tragic spiral of sinful kings.
God sends (a) to warn the kings of Israel and Judah of their injustices. Elijah and Elisha perform miraculous signs. Most people, however, do not listen.
