ALLIANCE OF PERU BIBLE SEMINAR

TEACHER: PS. GABRIEL HUANAMBAL

COURSE: HISTORICAL BOOKS

TOPIC RESPONSES TO QUESTIONNAIRES “Historical Books” by Pablo Hoof, Page.

23-58, 59-88 and 202-237

STUDENT: JUAN BARRIENTOS ASTO

2018

Questions Introduction to the book of Joshua Page. 29

1. Answer by putting "true" or "false":
__F _ a) The first of the historical books is called "Joshua" because Joshua wrote it.
__V _ b) Joshua had great talents in addition to his military ability.
__F_ c) The Tel-el-Amama letters indicate that the Israelites were in Palestine in the 15th century
_V_ d) Pious scholars see the entry into Canaan as a symbol of the entry into the
darling.

2. a) In your opinion, what characteristics of Joshua made him the ideal man to be the general of
Israel in the invasion?
Joshua was a man of great faith, he was brave, strong in character and a man invested with the Holy
Spirit.

b) What trait is most important in a spiritual leader today?

The most important trait is that it is spiritual first, because it will have to exercise spiritual leadership
with authority.

3. Give some evidence that the book of Joshua was written shortly after Joshua's time.
Although the author is not named, the most likely candidate is Joshua, who was the key eyewitness to
the recorded events (18:9; 24:26). An assistant whom Joshua trained may have finished the book by
including comments such as those regarding Joshua's death (24:29-33).

4. Name three providential factors that weakened the Canaanites in the period
immediately prior to the Israelite invasion .
a- The Palestinian people were not organized into strong nations, and they fought among themselves.
b- Pharaoh Amenesis III lost interest in his tributaries in Asia and in most of the governors
of Palestine and Syria.
c- They stopped paying tribute, which is why Canaan's influence on Egypt had diminished.

5. According to the discoveries of archaeology, it seems that _Amenosis III was the pharaoh of the
exodus and
The invasion of Canaan occurred in the 13th century BC .

6. Why did God command that the Canaanites be exterminated?

a) To protect the chosen people from the contamination of a depraved religion.
b) In your opinion, is it justifiable to carry out military actions today to eradicate heresies? (see
Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43).

7. According to the allegory that some scholars see in the book of Joshua, it is similar to the epistle
to
the __Ephesians_ and Canaan to _the heavenly places.__

Questions
Preparations Joshua 1-5 Page. 36
TO. Answer using only your Bible:
1. a) What were the conditions for Joshua to triumph?
He had to work hard and be brave.

b) What lessons do you see for your own life in God's instructions to Joshua in 1:1-9?
Make an effort, let myself be guided by the word, trust in God, be brave, certain that Christ is guiding
our steps.

2. a) What condition did his troops give to Joshua to collaborate?

They told him that “only that Jehovah your God be with you as he was with Moses” and that he be
strong and courageous.

b) What practical lesson do you see for the pastor, considering such a condition?
That leadership entails many responsibilities, and the more the congregation grows, the more effort
and courage will be required to exercise the ministry.

3. How had God worked to soften the Canaanites' resistance to the

Israelites? (Examine Rahab's words.)

4. What effect did the spies' report have on Joshua?

He showed Joshua that the inhabitants were terrified and that Jehovah was already delivering them
into his hand.

5. a) Do you see any parallels between the crossing of the Jordan and a spiritual experience in your
life?
Yes, it is when I have seen God in new stages of my life.

b) What spiritual principle do you see in the fact that the ark remained on the riverbed until
What would the last Israelite have crossed?
The priests then advanced to the middle of the river and stopped there while all Israel crossed to the
other side. Then they passed by too. What a perfect picture of Christ! He goes before us to open the
way; He stays with us until we have crossed; and then follows us to protect us! God fulfilled his Word
as his people trusted him and obeyed him.

6. a) Why did the Israelites raise the two piles of stones? For that to be a sign
among the people, and when their children asked they would answer: that the waters of the Jordan
were
divided before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; When she passed into the Jordan, the waters of the
Jordan
They were divided and those stones will serve as a memorial to the children of Israel to
always.

b) What are the rites in Christian worship that have a somewhat similar meaning?
Well, we can see the Holy Supper, which is to remember the sacrifice of Christ and we can also
see the baptism.

7. Why was it no longer necessary for God to sustain Israel with daily manna?
Because they began to eat what they themselves grew.
b. Answer using the book:
1. The Israelites were to consider Canaan as _a gift_ from God, but they had to __fight_
to occupy it.
2. What was Joshua's strategy regarding the conquest of Canaan?
The unity of the army and voluntary submission to the leadership of Joshua.

3. a) Why does the New Testament praise Rahab? For his faith and not his lie, because, although he
lived
In the dense darkness of an idolatrous and immoral people, he had a ray of light and understood that
Jehovah was the true God.
b) What does the fact that Rahab was incorporated into the messianic line mean?
That in the New Testament appears as a woman who acted by faith, since we see that thanks to
her faith her.

4. a) What was the essential preparation to cross the Jordan? Sanctify yourself first, this
It was a symbol of inner purification and is the best preparation to work miracles.

b) Give two reasons why God worked a miracle.( You must mention reasons other than
the need for Israel to pass through the swollen river.)
* To exalt Joshua in the eyes of the Israelites, in order to confirm their confidence and
loyalty to the new leader.
* To develop the faith of the Hebrews and show them that God would drive the Canaanites from the
land
Fiancee.

c) What is the significance of the ark being carried to the head of the hosts of Israel in the
Jordan crossing? It symbolized that God himself passed before them as the great leader of Israel.

5. What significance did the rites of Gilgal have?

It meant that believers prepared themselves for the spiritual struggle by putting off the works of the
body and having communion with God.

6. a) Why did the warrior appear to Joshua before Jericho?

To reveal to him the plans to take Jericho
 Questions The Campaigns (Joshua 6 - 8) PAGE. 42

1. Why did God miraculously destroy the walls of Jericho?

- To avoid a prolonged siege in which the Israelites could become discouraged and the other city states
of Canaan could regain their spirits, unite and attack Israel.
- To teach Israel that the land of Canaan was a gift from God received by faith, rather than by the
victory of their weapons.
- To increase the faith of the Israelites so that they would win future battles.

2. a) Give the order that the Israelites followed in their march around Jericho.
* The obedience of faith.
* The weapons of faith.
* The victory of faith

b) What does the fact that the ark took the place of honor mean?
The ark occupied the place of honor and symbolized that God himself surrounded the city.

c) Why was it necessary for all of Israel to surround the city? How can this be applied to the Church
today?
- Because it was a divine command.
- As a church we must have a firm conviction to follow God's direction to the letter as he speaks to our
hearts through his word, the big problem is that after having heard his word we almost always doubt
and do not obey for fear that he will not turns out the way we want.

d) What were the two general requirements that the Israelites had to meet in order to obtain
victory?
That faith and obedience would give them victory.

3. a) What does the word "anathema" mean?

What is removed from all human use and cursed or dedicated to destruction.

b) Why was only Jericho declared anathema?

Because it had to be consecrated dedicated to God.

4. Give two characteristics of holy war.

A war decreed and directed by God.

5. a) Why did Joshua pronounce a curse on anyone who would rebuild Jericho?
Because the curse invoked the wrath of God

b) How was Joshua's curse fulfilled? (1 Kings 16:34).

Joshua's prophecy was fulfilled at the cost of the lives of his firstborn son from Hiel of Bethel and his
youngest son when he rebuilt Jericho.

6. a) The mounds composed of cities built one on the ruins of the other are called __ “teles”__ .

b) What remains of the city destroyed by Joshua?

The strong erosion of the brick and adobe ruins has left few traces of the existence of that city.
7. a) What great lesson does Israel's defeat by the defenders of Ai teach?
- God demands that his soldiers be pure; If not, they will lose the battles. Holiness is an essential
condition for success.
-There is nothing so insignificant that it cannot defeat the people of God when they do not have their
help. Hai was a very small place.
- The sin of the individual can bring sad consequences to everyone. "None of us lives for himself"
(Romans 14:7). Thirty-six men died and the entire community was stained and defeated by the sin of
one family.
- Prayer does not cancel the punishment when there is sin in the camp. Nothing makes prayer more
ineffective than hidden sin.
- The disappearance of sin opens the door for renewal and divine blessing. The site of Achan's death
was called the "valley of Achor" (turbation). Centuries later God promised: "I will give it. . . the valley of
Achor as a door of hope" (Hosea 2:15). The place where sin was judged and destroyed became a door
of hope for God's people. Likewise, if we “examined ourselves, we would not be judged” (1 Corinthians
11:31).

b) The story of Ananias and Sapphira in the New Testament points out the same lesson as that of
Achan and his family (see Acts 5:1-11).

c) In your opinion, why was it necessary for the leaders in both cases to act so severely? (What
parallels do you see in terms of the timing of punishment in the two cases?)
- To set a precedent that no one could mock God.
- The parallel I see is that God himself is the one who brings sin to light, and the other parallel is the
judgment of death that God applied in both cases.

8. a) Why was it necessary to hear the Law when the conquest began?
Because it was an order that Moses had given, that they repeat their vow of consecration and hear
again the reading of the conditions set by Him to inherit the land of Canaan and continue receiving the
divine blessing (Deuteronomy 11:29, 30; 27:1 -26)

b) What spiritual parallel do you see in the life of the believer?

The word of God must be the norm of life and condition for all blessing and prosperity that God does
not want to deliver.
 Questions Campaigns (continued) (Joshua 9 - 12) Page. 47

1. a) Why were the Israelites deceived by the trick of the Gibeonites?

Because they did not consult Jehovah, they had turned their eyes away from God and paid attention to
outward appearances.

b) How did the princes deal with the situation when they realized that they had been deceived? (See
9:16-21; 10:5-7.)
Because they had sworn in the name of Jehovah, they had to let them live, so as not to break the oath
and wrath would not come upon them, and they became hewers of wood and water carriers for the
entire congregation.

c) What moral principle do you extract from the leaders' reaction?

The principle of keeping your word and promise despite your mistakes.

d) What blessing resulted for the Gibeonites from the fact that they were destined to be slaves? (See
Joshua 10:2; 11:19; 2 Samuel 21:1-9; 2 Chronicles 1:1-13; Ezra 2:43; 8:20.)
They were condemned to serve perpetually as slaves in the house of God. They were also able to
experience the joy of being in the house of the Lord as expressed by the psalmist in Psalm 84:4, When
the Priests and the Levites were unfaithful God replaced them with the Gibeonites.

2. a) What were three ways in which Jehovah fought for the Hebrews in their campaign against the
southern kings?
The panic that it caused to the entire population, the hail and the extension of the day so that they
could complete the victory.

b) Which verse in chapter 10 seems to indicate that the stopping of the sun was a great miracle and
not merely a natural phenomenon? What spiritual lesson do you see in this event?
Joshua's faith to trust in the promise that God had given him previously.

c) What great advantage did Joshua gain by facing all the armies in a single battle, instead of taking
the cities one after another?
He was able to thwart the Amorites' escape to their fortified cities and it was easier for them to take
the cities because the bulk of their armies no longer existed.

3. a) What brilliant strategy did Joshua employ to defeat the northern league?
The Canaanite kings of the north had a large army and fearsome chariots, so Joshua, after consulting
God, attacked them in the valley of Merom where the army's chariots could not maneuver well and
then he left their horses and burned their chariots.

b) What does the fact that there were so many kings in that place teach us about the weakness of
Canaan? (In chapter 12, 31 defeated kings are mentioned.)
That they felt insecurity because they put their faith in what they had, like a large army, and there was
no very well-established order or hierarchy, so there must have been many problems in making
decisions.

c) How does archeology confirm the veracity of the account of the conquest that appears in the book
of Joshua?
According to archaeological studies, the site of Hazor was identified as Telelquedah where excavations
were carried out between the years 1926-1928 and 1955-1958 where conclusive evidence was found
that the city had been destroyed in the 13th century BC.
 Questions Division of Canaan (Joshua 13-21) Page. 53

1. a) What had Joshua's campaigns achieved?

He had managed to conquer a large part of Canaan, although not all of it.
Because he was already quite advanced in age.

b) What task did the Israelites have before them?

conquering the missing land, not the sense of carrying out major campaigns but rather gradually
subduing the rest of the Canaanites in the territory that corresponded to them.

2. a) What method did Joshua use to distribute Canaan to the tribes?

He distributed it luckily.
b) How do believers determine God's will from the day of Pentecost? (See the book of Acts.)
Praying and guided by the Holy Spirit. Although on some occasions they used the Urim Thummim (Acts
1:24-26)

3. a) Why did Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh ask for the territory east of the Jordan?
Because these tribes had large herds and the extensive plateau of this fertile region was convenient for
them, as it had abundant grass.

b) Mention the two disadvantages that the Transjordan tribes found in their heritage.
- They were continually exposed to raids by the Bedouin tribes of the desert. For this reason they
developed a warrior and fierce character.
- They also tended towards religious dissolution, since to a certain extent they were separated from
the other tribes by the Jordan River and the Dead Sea

c) What practical lesson do you draw from the experience of these tribes?
When we stop deciding in God's direction, all we are left with is deciding in the wrong direction.

4. a) Contrast the spirit of Caleb's request with that of the tribes who settled in Transjordan.
b) What light does his way of responding to Achsa's request shed on Caleb's personality? (15:19). He
was generous and kind.

5. a) What were the two strongest tribes of Israel? b) Why was there rivalry between them?
They were Judah and Ephraim. There was conflict between them because each one believed that she
had received the birthright (Gen. 48:19-20, 49:8-10)

6. What was the importance of Shiloh in the post-conquest era?

Because it was the religious capital of Israel, and since there was no political unity, the unity of the
tribes was of great importance.

7. a) Why didn't Levi receive his own territory to occupy?

Because it had been set apart to minister in religious things, and was supported by the tithes and
offerings of the other tribes.

b) What lesson for evangelical pastors do you see in such a disposition and in the provision for the
support of the Levites? That they must also be supported by the tithes and offerings of the
congregation they shepherd, since they minister the affairs and work of God.

8. What evil was avoided through the cities of refuge?

These cities of asylum were safeguards against unjust revenge and the resulting bloody strife, for those
who had caused accidental deaths could flee to them.
Questions End of Joshua's leadership (Joshua 22 - 24) Page. 57

1. a) What act on the part of the Transjordan tribes nearly caused a civil war in Israel?
The act of raising an altar.
b What intention motivated the act?
They wanted to express their solidarity with the rest of Israel

c) What practical lesson do you draw from the way the problem was fixed?
The lesson we can draw is that before making a judgment we must listen to the reasons why the
events occurred and the intentions that led to them being carried out.

2. a) Why did Joshua call the leaders to his house?

I called them in order to advise them since the end of their days was approaching.

b) What was the topic of his speech?

The power and faithfulness of Jehovah.

c) Why was it necessary to exhort leaders to be faithful to Jehovah? (What factor in Canaan
endangered the purity of its religion?)
The idolatry of its neighboring towns. That is why he gives you 4 serious warnings: 1. Obey the law of
Moses. 2. Do not worship idols 3. Do not mix with the Canaanites 4. And love Jehovah.

3. a) What form of government did Israel have in the time after Joshua?
It was a Theocratic government

b) What was the factor that unified the nation?

Their common faith in God

c) Make a parallel regarding the Church.

That unity must be in every aspect, both to be in communion with each other and to fulfill our mission
and purpose as a church.

d) Ideally, who ruled in Israel?

For them it was God who ruled.

4. a) What was the purpose of calling all Israel to Shechem?

Joshua acted motivated by the deep desire for his people to prosper in the future, for them to be
faithful to God. Remind them of their history and lead them to the solemn renewal of the covenant.

b) Why did Joshua insist in his speech on the greatness and faithfulness of God?
Because Joshua was a faithful witness of all the wonders that God had done since he was with Moses.

c) Why did you emphasize how difficult it is to follow Jehovah?

Because he realized that it was necessary to serve him with all his heart.

d) How did Joshua serve as an example to Israel?

In Joshua 24:15 it says: “But I and my house will serve the Lord.”

Questions Introduction and. first judges (Judges 1:1 - 3:31) Page. 66

1. a) Why is the book called "Judges"?

The book gets its title from the outstanding characters called "judges" (Hebrew safetim), who were
raised up by God in difficult times to free his people from their oppressors.

b) In what sense is the title inappropriate? (What was the role of the judges?)
They did not administer justice between individuals and therefore were more liberators and governors
than civil judges (3:9

2. How do we know that Judges was written after the establishment of the monarchy and before
David's reign over all of Israel?
It was written after Saul's coronation, as the expression "in those days there was no king in Israel" is
found four times (17:6; 18:1; 19:1; 21:25); It dates back to before David's taking of Jerusalem (2
Samuel 5:6), because the Jebusites were still in that city (1:21; 19:10-13). It appears to have been
written in the reign of Saul or in the early days of David. It is likely that the author used both written
and oral sources.

3. Why did the Israelites apostatize when they settled in Canaan?

They did not evict the ancient inhabitants of Canaan nor did they unite against the invasions,
therefore, they could not resist them, now apostasy led them to weakness and submission to their
adversaries.

4. Why was there political anarchy in Israel?

In many places the Israelites did not enjoy a life of peace and security, as they were often forced to
share the land with the ancient inhabitants of Canaan.

5. How can it be explained that the sum of the years of judges and oppressions is much more than
the history of Israel allows?
The repetition of the figure 40 (duration of a generation), or its multiple 80, or its submultiples 20, 10,
etc. Since nature does not proceed with this regularity, it is likely that the author did not have access
to exact figures and only gave approximate figures.

6. Give the three purposes of the book .

- Relate the history of the chosen people in the period between the death of Joshua and the
inauguration of the monarchy.
- Demonstrate the personality of Jehovah
- Demonstrate the personality of Jehovah

7. What does the theme of the book teach about the character of the Hebrews?
That while the liberator lived they were faithful to God, but when he died he returned to apostasy.

8. a) Give two reasons why the Israelites did not evict the Canaanites in the period before the angel
of Jehovah appeared.
- The tribes took over the mountainous regions without being able to conquer the cities of the fertile
plain. In this region the Canaanites were probably more numerous and the Israelites were at a
disadvantage against their iron chariots.
- They blocked the entrance to the plain.

b) How did God punish the Israelites for failing in their covenant?
He would withdraw his power, which made the arms of the Israelite conquerors strong, and as a
consequence the ancient inhabitants would remain in the land.

c) Give two additional reasons why God withdrew his help from the Hebrews.
- Punish Israel's apostasy
- Prove your fidelity to God

d) Make a spiritual application regarding the two reasons you have mentioned (see 2 Corinthians
12:7-10; Hebrews 5:8; Revelation 2:7, 17, 26).
God can remove his protection from us when he sees that we give up and condescend to sin. He does
so not only to discipline us but so that we do not continue sinking deeper into sin.

9. Notice what Jehovah did against Israel (3:8 and 12), and what he did for Israel (3:9 and 15).
a) What led you to do the first thing?
His anger, for having served the Baalim and the Asherah images.

b) What motivated you to do the second?

The cry for salvation to Him.

10. a) Compare Othniel's methods with those of Ehud.

Othniel was known by the Hebrews for the exploits that he may have had some time ago and also that
the Spirit of Jehovah came upon him, but nevertheless on the other hand Ehud was a tenacious and at
the same time cruel man, but, although it is not mentioned that the Spirit of God was upon him, he
was convinced that he served God.

b) What qualities did both men possess that allowed God to use them? (see 2 Chronicles 16:9).
They had a perfect heart towards God

Questions From Barack to Abimelech (Judges 4:1 - 10:5) Page. 72

1. If Hazor was destroyed by Joshua, what was it the center of Canaanite power in the time of
Deborah?
The tribes of Issachar, Zebulun and Naphtali were isolated from their southern brothers by strong
enemy garrisons led by Sisera.

2. a) Name two ways in which Deborah was different from the other judges.
- She was the only one who served as arbitrator and judge before freeing the people.
-He also had the talent of composing poetry.

b) What lesson about women and the work of the Lord do you draw from the story of Deborah?
That God makes no difference or respect to any person, neither to bless, form character or use
powerfully in any ministry.

3 a) What was Barak's fundamental error? (see 4:8, 9).

He put his security in a woman in whom God.

b) What was the penalty imposed on him for his weakness?

The honor of a triumph would be for a woman

4. How did God give Israel victory over the Canaanites and their fearsome chariots?
God sent a violent downpour that flooded the Kishon, and the chariots became stuck so that even
Sisera himself was forced to abandon his own chariot and flee on foot.

5. a) What Bedouin law did Jael violate?

The law of hospitality.

b) How can his action against Sisera be justified?

God uses even those who lack moral standards to carry out his plans.

6 What does the song of Deborah teach us about the attitude of various tribes to help each other in
times of war?
That his patriotic fervor was only superficial and emotional.

7. How is Midianite oppression different from the other oppressions presented in the book of
Judges?
They did not come to settle in Canaan but to take food from the crops.

8. Why was it necessary to destroy the altar to Baal before Gideon called the Israelites to war?
Because the battle is first won on a spiritual level, and Baal represented the idolatrous spirituality of
his enemies.

9. a) Give two reasons God had for reducing Gideon's army from 10,000 Israelites to 300.
- So that no one could attribute victory to human strength instead of giving it to God.
- I wanted to use those who were most fit for battle

b) What lesson do you find in the fact that Gideon's army used such strange weapons to obtain
victory? (see 1 Corinthians 1:26-31),
That they were not the ones who would achieve victory on their own if it were not God who gave it to
them.

10. a) What temptation did Gideon overcome?

He refused to be king

b) What two mistakes did Gideon make after the battle?

- He was unwise like every human being
- He built an ephod with the gold collected, which was not established to be done this way.
c) Why did Gideon fail as a leader in times of peace, when he had been a great leader in times of
crisis? Make a spiritual application.
Because he ignored the law of Moses. So we can also make many mistakes if we ignore key principles
of God's Word.

11. What spiritual principle do you find studying the sin of the men of Shechem and Abimelech?
(Compare 9:2-6 with 9:42-49 and 9:5 with 9:52-57.)
That pride makes man blind and desire more power as he becomes stronger, it is at that moment
where God himself is left in the background.
As for Abimelech, he was totally different from his father and the pride and perhaps the wounds in his
life caused him to commit horrendous acts in his own family; This teaches us that those of us who are
parents take care of the example we set for our children, so that they do not make mistakes worse
than ours.

12. Contrast Gideon and Abimelech.

- Gideon did not desire power, he took it by force
- Gideon made unintentional mistakes, he did it voluntarily
- Gideon feared God and died naturally, Abimelech committed suicide.

Questions From Jephthah to the civil war (Judges 10:6 - 21:25) Page. 80
1. a) Why did God refuse, at first, to deliver Israel from Ammonite oppression?
Because they had not yet repented

b) What subsequent event caused God's change of attitude?

When they destroyed their idols

2. a) Mention the signs of nobility and faith that are observed in the life of Jephthah?
- He feared God and taught his daughter the fear of Jehovah
- I try to settle the dispute with Amón without resorting to weapons.

b) Why did he make a vow to sacrifice a human being, despite what the Law says?
Because he was someone who ignored the law of Moses.

c) What practical lesson do you see in Jephthah's vow?

That despite his ignorance of the Law of Moses, Jephthah had great faith.

d) Give three biblical evidences that prove that Jephthah really offered his daughter as a sacrifice.
- Judges 11:36
- Judges 11:37
- Judges 11:40

e) Why does the New Testament praise Jephthah? (Hebrews 11:32)

For your great faith

3. a) How was Samson's call different from the call of the other judges? (see Jeremiah 1:5; Luke 1:13-
17; Galatians 1:15).
Predestined by God to fight for the liberation of his people

b) How was Manoah's wife's faith seen to be superior to his?

Because I ask for the name of the angel.

c) Why did Samson have to be a Nazarite all his life?

I was in a state of legal consecration

d) How did Samson violate his vow? e) Where did Samson's extraordinary power really lie?
When cutting your hair

4. a) How was Philistine oppression different from that of the Ammonites and the Midianites?
When the Holy Spirit descended on him.

b) What was the attitude of the Israelites regarding the Philistine occupation of their country?
They were not willing to fight against their oppressors.

c) What lesson do you draw from the fact that God used Samson's weakness with women to
provoke conflict with the Philistines?
That God uses any situation to give us great lessons.

d) What evidence do you see that God did not approve of Samson's immoral adventures? e) Why did
God use such an unworthy man?
That he had failed and violated his pact on several occasions

5. Say what practical lessons arise from the following:

a) The rejoicing of the Philistines when Samson falls . The mockery generated by the dishonor of God
through disobedience
b) God heard Samson's prayer in the temple of Dagon . Repentance is the gateway to consecration
again.

6. a) Why did the sacred historian include the two appendices in his book?
To show the lowest morality and most complete chaos of Hebrew history in the Bible.

b) Mention the Levite's faults.

- He sinned when he did not stay in the city where he was to serve
- Illegally acting as a priest

7. What does chapter 19 teach about the obligation of hospitality at that time?

That they had to do it since they were brothers (even if they were from different tribes) and they had
to provide shelter and food to whoever needed it so that they would not spend the night outside,
since the people were very bad and perverse.

8. a) To what does the sacred author attribute the chaotic and immoral situation that existed in
Israel?
When everyone does well what seems to them in their own eyes, they usually do it wrong.

b) Make an application for your own life.

When a town is not directed, everyone falls into chaos. A man is not the solution, it is God through a
man who has to lead the church, a family and even the nation.
 Questions about the book of Ruth Pag. 88

1. How do we know that the book of Ruth is not fiction, but true history?
Because even though the author is unknown, the end shows a genealogy regarding David.

2. a) In your opinion, what purpose of the sacred author stands out most in the book?
Demonstrate that there was goodness and faithfulness to God.

b) What purpose has had the most lasting results?

Demonstrate how David, the ancestor of the Messiah, descended from a Gentile woman whose faith
and not her race was what saved her.

3. What interesting doctrine is drawn from an ancient custom of Israel?

Solidarity and commitment to mutual well-being within the family bond.

4. Compare Boaz to Job before and after his misfortunes.

5. In your opinion, who was more noble, Ruth or Naomi? Point out the elements of nobility in both.
Ruth's heart was nobler since, without anything in return, she decided to follow Naomi wherever she
went, just as Naomi did by receiving her as a daughter and through her offspring getting Boaz to take
her as his wife.

6. Point out the steps of providence that brought about the incorporation of Ruth into David's
genealogy.
The book ends with David's genealogy, in which Ruth appears as his great-grandmother. It reveals how
Jehovah rewarded Ruth's trust in Him, and made her the object of His mercy even though she was a
foreigner.
 Questions Jehoshaphat, Jehu and Jehoahaz (1 Kings 22:41-50; 2 Kings 9; 10; 13:1-9 ) Page.
207

1) Give the reasons why God blessed Jehoshaphat and indicate the verses that affirm them (2
Chronicles 17).
"had straightened his heart to the God of his fathers" (2 Chronicles 20:33).

2a) What method did Jehoshaphat use to teach the people of Judah?
He then organized teams led by high officials, accompanied by Levites and priests. These dedicated
themselves to visiting all the places in the kingdom, where they taught the people the law of Jehovah.

b) What was the result of the training program in Judah?

His reforms took effect and the fear of Jehovah fell on the surrounding nations. The wars against Judah
ceased.

c) Do you see anything in that "method that can be used today?

The fact of appointing people who can help us fulfill God's purpose of teaching his word

3a) What was Jehoshaphat's new policy toward Israel?

Also, Jehoshaphat established a system to administer justice. In each city he appointed a judge or
judges, apparently secular, to judge cases of all kinds. Established an appeals court in Jerusalem

b) Mention some consequences of this policy.

The good king ended the long feud between Judah and Israel, making an alliance with Ahab and
arranging the marriage
between Joram, his son, and Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel.
c) How did God express his displeasure with Jehoshaphat's policy toward Israel?
Destroying the ships

4a) What was the first thing Jehoshaphat did when Judah was invaded by a formidable coalition of
nations?
Consult Jehovah
b) What impresses you the most in this story?
God's control. At the moment he tells his people “there will be nothing for you to fight”

5a) What were God's two purposes in giving Jehu the throne of Israel?
Jehu was the man appointed by Jehovah to destroy the house of Ahab and uproot Phoenician Baalism
from Israel.
b) Mention the two aspects in which Jehu failed.
I do not remove the worship of calves, I was not afraid of the law of God
c) In your opinion, what was Jehu's main motive in exterminating the royal family of Israel? Justify
your answer with the acts of Jehu.
For the crimes of the Amorites

6) List the lessons found in the story of Jehoahaz:

Punishment for worshiping calves and partially repenting.
 QUESTIONS: SOME KINGS OF JUDAH (2 KINGS 8 -16; 2 CHRO 21- 28) Pages. 213

1a) Do you see a relationship between the evils of the reigns of Jehoram and Ahaziah and the biblical
claim that God visits the wickedness of the parents on the children to the third and fourth
generation (Exodus 20:5)? Which is it?
This is definitely true, but if people do what is right before Jehovah, it will not necessarily come to
them.
they the punishment of God

b) Why did God destroy the dynasties of wicked kings in the northern kingdom, but endure those of
Judah?
God did not allow the house of David to become extinct and his promise that there would always be a
descendant of his on the throne to fail.

c) Give an example of this special treatment found in 2 Kings 11.

That God preserves the son Ocaya to ascend to his father's throne

d) What great lesson do you see in this treatment of God towards the house of David?
The grace of God in keeping his promises even in disobedience

2a) A parallel is seen between the action of Josabet and that of a Hebrew couple in Egypt during the
stay of the Hebrews in the land of the Nile. Who were these people?
Jose and Maria

b) What attribute of God is revealed in the abduction of Joash?

Omniscience

c) Make a contrast between Athaliah and Josabet.

His reign was devastating and bloody, however Jehoshaphat's was one of divine preservation and care.
3) Observe Joiada's procedure, his patience and then the preparation for the coup d'état. What can
we learn from him, regarding the work of God?
That the work of God is handled with great diligence

4a) What indication do you observe in 2 Chronicles 24, which shows that idolatry had penetrated so
far?
deeply in Judah, that the reforms of Jehoiada and Joash could not eradicate it?
Going back again when Jehoiada died.

b) Mention the stewardship lesson found in the story about Joash.

Not having a strong character, as Phoenician Baalism was expressed.

5a) Point out what Joash's great virtue was. Next, point out what your biggest weakness was.
Joash reigned for forty years (835-796 BC). Since he was a child when he was crowned.

6) Why did Amasias fail after starting well?

Amaziah decisively defeated Edom and sacked it. Then he brought the gods of the Edomites to
Jerusalem to worship them, which was absurd, since they had not been able to protect their own
devotees. The vain king paid no attention to the prophet's rebuke.

7a) How did the same weakness that his father had manifest in Uzziah?
Prosperity fueled pride, corruption, luxury, cruelty and a fatal forgetfulness of God. Although the
religion of Jehovah prevailed in the time of Uzziah and then in that of his son Jotham, the cult had
degenerated into very elaborate ceremonies, but lacking in sincerity and piety.
b) How did Uzziah strengthen Judah economically?
The copper and iron mining that had flourished under Solomon was renewed in the Sinai Peninsula.

c) Describe the religious situation during the reigns of Uzziah and Jotham.
However, the long and brilliant reign of Uzziah, which brought Judah to the height of its power and
prosperity, did not yield good spiritual results.

8a) What was Ahaz's main sin?

The apostasy.

QUESTIONS: THE LAST KINGS OF ISRAEL AND THE FALL OF SAMARIA (2 KINGS 13 - 17)
 P. 220-221

1a) Give the reasons, natural and divine, why Joash and Jeroboam II were able to free Israel from
Syrian pressure.
However, political security and prosperity in the northern kingdom were accompanied by great social
evils. Society began to fall apart, and the government became unstable and chaotic.

b) How can you harmonize the two elements that made the liberation of the northern kingdom
possible?
At the beginning of Joash's reign (798-782 BC), Israel was still feeling Syrian pressure. But Hazael died
around
year 796 BC, and his successor, Ben-hadad II, was not as powerful as his father

c) What lesson do you see in the fact that Joash appreciated Elisha, but did not want to walk in the
path laid out by the prophet?
A superficiality in the things of the Lord, since he did not want to fulfill the divine statutes

2a) Why did God give relief and prosperity to Israel during Jeroboam's reign?
Thus God gave Samaria (Israel) a great deliverer, but at the same time gave the nation the last
opportunity to repent (14:27, 28). It could be that prosperity accomplished what affliction could not.

b) How did the people react to the prosperity and peace?

The writings of the contemporary prophets, Amos and Hosea, show that it produced only corruption.
Religious life was plagued by hypocrisy and people continued to worship calves.

3a) What was the difference between the ministry of the earlier prophets and that of those who
were raised up in the 8th century BC in the centuries that followed?
They addressed, as a general rule, kings and other characters, rebuking them for their sins. However,
in the reign of Jeroboam II, a new stage of prophecy began. The first "writing prophets" appeared, the
authors of prophetic literature.

b) Who were the prophet writers of the last era of Israel?

Samuel, Nathan, Gad, Elijah and Elisha,
4a) Why did Syria and Ephraim wage war against Judah?
God used the Assyrian empire as an instrument to punish Israel.
b) What was Israel's great loss in Pekah's reign?
The devastation of Syria and Israel

5a) What happened to the population of Israel as a result of the Assyrian invasions?
They were deported and those who remained were probably absorbed by the pagans, since they were
already a people
idolatrous
b) Why did the people of the northern kingdom mix so easily with other people of the Assyrian
empire? (Note that the Jews maintained their separation during the Babylonian captivity.)
The capital of Israel resisted the Assyrian siege for three years, but was taken by General Sargon in the
early autumn of the year 722. In accordance with Assyrian policy, the majority of the Israelites (27,280
captives according to Assyrian annals) were removed to the eastern provinces of the empire.

c) Why did God allow the Assyrians to destroy the northern kingdom?
It was because God wanted to punish them for their disobedience.
QUESTIONS: FROM EZEKIAH TO AMON Pages. 225-226

1a) Describe in a few words the political situation in Judah during the period following the fall of
Samaria.
Judah, the southern kingdom, survived as a nation for nearly a century and a half after the fall of
Samaria. However, he had a very precarious existence, as he had to endure crisis after crisis, first as a
vassal of Assyria and then of Babylon. He was always in favor of trying to regain his independence,
placing his faith in Egypt's help and resorting to diplomatic maneuvers.

b) Why were there conflicts between Judah and the Assyrians and then the Babylonians in this
period?
Why did they always want to become independent?

c) Why didn't Judah survive? (Give the spiritual reason.)

Why did they not repent of their idolatry?

2a) What were the five aspects of Hezekiah's attitude and behavior that made him an instrument in
the hands of God? (See 2 Kings 18:3, 5, 6; 2 Chron 29:10.)
to. He cleaned and reopened the temple
b. Easter celebration resumed
c. Eliminated idolatry in Judah
d. He organized the shifts of the priests and Levites to serve in the temple.
and. He reformed the collection of tithes and offerings.

b) How was he rewarded for his pious attitude and his reforming action? (Cf. 2 Kings 18:7, 8.)
God suddenly destroyed Assyria's 185,000-man army. Some Bible scholars believe that God used a
bubonic plague to wipe them out.

c) How did Hezekiah interpret his nation's setbacks?

Reducing the walls that defended

d) According to the writer of Kings, what was the outstanding aspect of Hezekiah's reform?
The instruction of religion to Jehovah

e) What aspect of the reform does the chronicler place emphasis on? Because? (You must remember
the difference between the views of the books of Kings and those of Chronicles.)
In the priestly aspect, because the monarchy no longer existed

3) Make a brief outline of the steps that lead to revival, using Hezekiah's account of the Reformation
as a basis and applying each step to the current situation of the Church.
- Fixed all bugs
- The need for courage
- Everyone can participate
- you can remove sins

4a) What mistake did Hezekiah make that almost led his nation to ruin?
Allied with Egypt

b) What did the prophet Isaiah mean in the liberation of Jerusalem?

What guided you to this situation of freedom?

c) What practical lesson do you see in Hezekiah's reaction to the Assyrian threats? Analyze the
arguments Hezekiah used in his prayer.
Who trusted in the power of Jehovah

5a) Evaluate Hezekiah's reaction to the warning that he was going to die. What attitude should the
believer have in the face of such news?
Praying to Jehovah and always trusting that his will for our lives will always be the best, even though
we are often unable to understand it.

b) What weakness in Hezekiah's character was brought to light when he was healed?
Pride

6a) In your opinion, why was Manasseh so contrary to his father's faith?
Why was he not raised under God's principles?

b) Draw two spiritual lessons from the story of Manasseh.

That a child of God should not do such a thing teach children the values and principles of God

QUESTIONS: FROM JOSIAH TO THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY (2 KINGS 22:1 - 25:30)

P. 236-237
1a) Mention the influences that motivated Josiah to carry out the great reform.
- Perhaps he has been encouraged in his work by religious people such as Ilcías, the high priest;
Shaphan, the scribe; flight, the prophetess and possibly by Zephaniah, the prophet, a descendant of
Hezekiah, Josiah's cousin.

b) What was the book discovered in the temple?

The book of the law given through Moses was discovered when the temple was repaired 621 BC

c) How do we know that it was not written by the priests during the reign of Josiah?
The book would have been anachronistic if it had been written at the time of the monarchy.

d) Indicate the role that reading the book played.

He realized how far his nation had strayed from the Word of God, and the dire consequences
prophesied by Moses. Alarmed, Josiah tore his clothes

e) In your opinion, what was the most important achievement of that reform?
Josiah commanded the people to celebrate the Passover, a festival that had not been observed for a
long time. It was celebrated with such joy and solemnity that it is remembered as the most notable in
the history of Judah.

2a) Josiah would have been around 40 years old when he died. Why did God allow him to die when
he was
relatively young? (see 2 Kings 23:25-27).
"Your eyes will not see all the evil that I bring upon this place." With the death of Josiah, God wanted
to save him from the next calamities that would befall the people.

b) What great lesson do you see in the fall of Assyria? (see Habakkuk 2:6-8).
That God is in control of all things

c) What lesson do you draw regarding the believer's interest in politics, considering the end of
Josiah?
Politics is not for believers

d) What effect would Josiah's death have on the Hebrews?

That his children did not follow the reforms that their father had started in his reign, until he died in
war

3a) Why did the Hebrews return to idolatry so quickly after Josiah's death?
Why the repentance they had was not sincere and deep in their hearts

b) Portray the personality of King Jehoiakim using only four words.

Rebellious, disobedient, irreverent, dishonest

c) What ministry did the prophet Jeremiah perform during the last 24 years of the existence of the
southern kingdom?
Counselor and preacher
d) Draw three practical lessons from the life of Jeremiah and his ministry.
- Preach regardless of the circumstances
- Be ready to advise
- Never give up

e) Why did Zedekiah revolt against Chaldean rule?

Jeremiah tried to persuade the king and his people that it would be fatal to go against God's will by
rising up against the Babylonians, but all in vain. Zedekiah gave the princes permission to kill the
prophet on one occasion, and on another, he secretly listened to their advice. However, he made a
conspiracy to ally himself with Egypt.

4) List the dates and magnitude of the three times Nebuchadnezzar took Jewish captives.
605, 598, 586 a. c

5) Mention the changes brought about by the Babylonian captivity that prepared the way for the
Gospel.
They developed a stronger and clearer faith. There is no doubt that at first the captives of the exile
were in danger, since by being in contact with the pagans they could have lost their religious
peculiarity. Some also thought that Jehovah was not capable of delivering them from the hands of the
Babylonians. But the activity of the prophets, especially Jeremiah and Ezekiel, saved the people in this
tragic situation.