BIBL 104 Module 5 Study Guide
How did Rehoboam manage to lose most of his kingdom? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ He refused to cut
taxes and threaten to raise them. The real reason the kingdom split was because of the spiritual failure
of his leadership. (pgs. 284, 625)
Why is Asa viewed as a good king but given a mixed review? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Asa started his
reign spritually strong. He removed idols and repaired the altar at the temple to start revival. However,
God sent a prophet to condemn him for his lack of faith when he trusted Ben-Hadad to attack the N.
Kingdom. He lost spiritual sensitivity, throwing the prophet in jail. pg. 286-287
How did Jehoshaphat show piety on the one hand but political naivete on the other? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ In piety, he went thru the country removing pagan shrines and sent teachers in the
land teaching the law. In naivete he arranged a poor marriage for his son with the daughter of Jezebel.
He also agreed to go into battle with Ahab although the prophets warned them not to. The prophet Jehu
told him he would be judged for helping the wicked because of this act. (pg. 287)
What is most memorable about Athaliah? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Daughter of Ahab and Jezebel,
she was like her mother in almost every way. After the murder of her son, she ordered the murders of
every remaining male in the royal family. pg.287,289
How did Joash bring hope to the Southern Kingdom? What did he do that caused him to be
assassinated? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Trained by the priests while in captivity, he began his reign by
eliminating the elements of pagan worship, eradicating the worship of Baal, and repairing the temple so
that the sacrificial system could be restored. Corrupt advisors lead the king's heart away from God.
Joash ordered the stoning of Zechariah but two men plotted and killed Joash as a result. pg. 290
In what way did Uzziah demonstrate spiritual foolishness? What were the consequences? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ He went into the temple to burn insense which was forbidden by anyone other than
the priests. God struck him with leprosy so that he could not enter the temple or perform his royal
duties. pg. 292
What is most memorable about Ahaz? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Ahaz is viewed as an evil king and
one of the worst. He turned from YHWH, when he closed Solomon's temple and built a temple to
worship the gods of Damascus.
Compare and contrast Hezekiah with his father Ahaz, and with David. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔
Hezekiah was as good as Ahaz, his father, was evil. (295) He ushered in spiritual revival in the land.
Unlike David, he was not a warrior. Overall, he is described as trusting the Lord, holding fast to him. This
is similar to David who made mistakes but had a heart for God. (298)
What was the key role of Isaiah in the Southern Kingdom? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ He was both
prophet and historian. He saw the best and worst that the Southern Kingdom had to offer. His writing
highlights the national failure & spiritual apostasy by pointing out poor political leadership and points to
God's future work in the Messiah. He was killed by Hezekiah's son, Manasseh.
What key prophecies did the prophets of this period give regarding the Messiah? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔ Isaiah prophecies about the virgin birth and his death, bearing the sins of the people, and his
How did Rehoboam manage to lose most of his kingdom? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ He refused to cut
taxes and threaten to raise them. The real reason the kingdom split was because of the spiritual failure
of his leadership. (pgs. 284, 625)
Why is Asa viewed as a good king but given a mixed review? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Asa started his
reign spritually strong. He removed idols and repaired the altar at the temple to start revival. However,
God sent a prophet to condemn him for his lack of faith when he trusted Ben-Hadad to attack the N.
Kingdom. He lost spiritual sensitivity, throwing the prophet in jail. pg. 286-287
How did Jehoshaphat show piety on the one hand but political naivete on the other? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ In piety, he went thru the country removing pagan shrines and sent teachers in the
land teaching the law. In naivete he arranged a poor marriage for his son with the daughter of Jezebel.
He also agreed to go into battle with Ahab although the prophets warned them not to. The prophet Jehu
told him he would be judged for helping the wicked because of this act. (pg. 287)
What is most memorable about Athaliah? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Daughter of Ahab and Jezebel,
she was like her mother in almost every way. After the murder of her son, she ordered the murders of
every remaining male in the royal family. pg.287,289
How did Joash bring hope to the Southern Kingdom? What did he do that caused him to be
assassinated? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Trained by the priests while in captivity, he began his reign by
eliminating the elements of pagan worship, eradicating the worship of Baal, and repairing the temple so
that the sacrificial system could be restored. Corrupt advisors lead the king's heart away from God.
Joash ordered the stoning of Zechariah but two men plotted and killed Joash as a result. pg. 290
In what way did Uzziah demonstrate spiritual foolishness? What were the consequences? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔ He went into the temple to burn insense which was forbidden by anyone other than
the priests. God struck him with leprosy so that he could not enter the temple or perform his royal
duties. pg. 292
What is most memorable about Ahaz? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Ahaz is viewed as an evil king and
one of the worst. He turned from YHWH, when he closed Solomon's temple and built a temple to
worship the gods of Damascus.
Compare and contrast Hezekiah with his father Ahaz, and with David. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔
Hezekiah was as good as Ahaz, his father, was evil. (295) He ushered in spiritual revival in the land.
Unlike David, he was not a warrior. Overall, he is described as trusting the Lord, holding fast to him. This
is similar to David who made mistakes but had a heart for God. (298)
What was the key role of Isaiah in the Southern Kingdom? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ He was both
prophet and historian. He saw the best and worst that the Southern Kingdom had to offer. His writing
highlights the national failure & spiritual apostasy by pointing out poor political leadership and points to
God's future work in the Messiah. He was killed by Hezekiah's son, Manasseh.
What key prophecies did the prophets of this period give regarding the Messiah? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔ Isaiah prophecies about the virgin birth and his death, bearing the sins of the people, and his
