Test 8 Psalms & wisdom
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QUESTION 1
1.
Although Ecclesiastes is pretty depressing, it gives us a glimpse of hope and of our true purpose
at the end of the book when it encourages us to "remember your Creator when you are young"
and "Fear God." There is also a hint about our purpose in chapter 3, verse 11, when it says that
God has "put a sense of _________ in people's minds." This is so we might seek Him and and
know, according to the Christian point of view, that He has sought and found us in Christ.
A
.
Dissatisfaction
B
.
Eterntiy
C
.
Passion
D
.
Anxiety
1.5 points
QUESTION 2
1.
The Book of Psalms is divided into ___________ separate "books."
A
.
10
B
.
12
C
.
5
D
.
7
1.5 points
QUESTION 3
1.
Psalm 8 is an example of a Praise Psalm. It praises God that He has given ____________ such
a high or exalted role over the rest of God's creation.
A
.
Archangels
B
.
Israelite kings
C
.
Angels
D
.
Humans
1.5 points
QUESTION 4
1.
Psalm 27 is another beautiful example of a Praise Psalm. It starts off, "The Lord is my
__________________ and my salvation. Who is there to fear?"
A
.
Peace
B
.
Anchor
C
.
Strength
D
.
Light
1.5 points
QUESTION 5
1.
Some of the Psalms are _____________ poems, which means that the successive sections
begin with the different letters of the Hebrew alphabet, in alphabetic order; the most obvious
example of these is Psalm 119 (pg. 950 in FSB).
A
.
Synthetic
B
.
Acrostic
C
.
Metrical
D
.
Metaphoric
1.5 points
QUESTION 6
1.
Psalm 27 ends with an expression of trust or faith in God with a common synonym in the Psalms
for trust. The Psalmist says that he will: _______________________."
A
.
Bring an offering to the LORD
B
.
Wait with hope for the LORD
C
.
Bow down to the LORD
D
.
Pray to the LORD
1.5 points
QUESTION 7
1.
Proverbs 10 teaches us that "Hate starts quarrels, but love _________________" (vs. 9, 12).
A
.
Accepts everything
B
.
Stops quarrels
C
Covers every wrong
.
D
.
Is blind to faults
1.5 points
QUESTION 8
1.
In Hebrew poetry, in what type of parallelism does the second line extend or build upon the idea
of the first line?
A
.
Developmental or Synthetic
B
.
Number
C
.
Anithetic
D
.
Synonymous
1.5 points
QUESTION 9
1.
David ends Psalm 28 with a statement of praise and trust, praying, "Save your people, and bless
those who belong to you. Be their _______________, and carry them forever."
A
.
Shepherd
B
.
King
C
.
Warrior
D
.
Redeemer
1.5 points
QUESTION 10
1.
Once again David ends his lament, this time in Psalm 109, with a word of praise and trust in
God. He says that he will praise God, because God "stands beside ________________."
A
.
The archangels
B
.
Those who mourn
C
.
The Ark of the Covenant
D
.
Needy people
1.5 points
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