REL 1004 Chapter : 1004 Second Irvin
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Second test answers (1) e (2) a (3) 560 bce; the exile (4) c and d (5) c (6) c (7) b (8) israelites sin by worshiping other gods; Jahweh punishes them by giving them into the hand of enemies; Jahweh raises up a judge who saves the people; They withdrew to the hill country and there organized themselves as the tribes of israel. Jahweh gets all the credit for the victory. Jahweh wins the battle by sending a numinous panic on the enemy. The spoil/booty of the battle is devoted (sacrificed) to jahweh. (22) on the rise; on the decline. A sin by the king marks the turning point. The political success of the king depends on his religious/moral goodness. (23) saul is a victim of the precarious situation of his kingship from the very beginning. Yahweh initially resents the monarchy, and so he imposes hard demands on saul and places him in difficult circumstances.
