Oral Review Answers Oct 2010

Just to really wind up the Teaching Committee

No PDF as this is a preproduction copy

PLEASE GIVE TO SCHOOL OVERSEER

THEOCRATIC MINISTRY SCHOOL REVIEW ANSWER SHEET COVERING ASSIGNMENTS

FOR WEEKS OF SEPTEMBER 6 THROUGH OCTOBER 25, 2010.

SOURCE MATERIAL: New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures [bi12], The

Watchtower [w], Insight on the Scriptures, Volumes 1 and 2 [it-1, it-2].

INSTRUCTIONS: Each one should have the questions for the review as set out in

Our Kingdom Ministry. The review should focus attention on the value of the material

considered in the Theocratic Ministry School during the preceding two months. The school

overseer may ask auxiliary questions, as time permits, in order to clarify main points, to

highlight the reasons for the answers, or to elicit comments on how the material can be

applied. It is not always practical for the answer sheet to contain all possible answers; so

any answer that the audience gives that is appropriate and in harmony with our present

understanding is acceptable, even if the point is not found on the answer sheet. Until the

congregation has taken this review, the answer sheet is not to be made available to the

congregation to read, but it may be used by the school overseer as a guide to points that

he wants to emphasize for the congregation. It is not necessary for the school overseer

to read all the answers from the answer sheet if the points have already been covered.

The review should not exceed 20 minutes.

NOTE TO SCHOOL OVERSEERS: Please select an approved Watchtower Study reader

to read from the platform the scriptures cited in or after each question as the question

appears in Our Kingdom Ministry. Cited texts should usually be read before you ask the

printed question. In view of the limited time allotted for the review, you may use your

discretion in determining whether lengthy Scripture citations should be read or be briefly

summarized.

The date in brackets represents the week that the material was to be covered.

1. What lesson can we learn by examining the

life of King Azariah (Uzziah)? (2 Ki. 15:1-6)

[Sept. 6, w91 7/15 pp. 29-30] One lesson

is that we should stay humble. Because

of King Uzziah’s lack of humility, his

heart became so haughty that he attempted

to seize hold of priestly duties. When

he became enraged at the priests for correcting

him, he was stricken with leprosy.

(2 Chron. 26:16-21; Prov. 16:18) May we

never be like Uzziah and let pride prevent

us from accepting discipline from God

through His Word and organization.

2. Since Judean King Jotham is credited with

ruling for only 16 years, why does 2 Kings

15:30 refer to “the twentieth year” of his

reign? (2 Chron. 27:7, 8) [Sept. 6, it-2 p. 119

par. 5] The reference at 2 Kings 15:30

to “the twentieth year of Jotham” evidently

is to be understood to mean the

20th year after his becoming king, that is,

the fourth year of Ahaz. The writer of the

Kings accountmay have chosen not to introduce

Jotham’s successor Ahaz at this

point because of yet having to supply details

about Jotham’s reign.

3. Who were “the Samaritans” mentioned at

2 Kings 17:29? [Sept. 13, it-2 p. 847 par. 7]

This term as used in this scripture refers

to those who lived in the northern tentribe

kingdom of Samaria before it was

conquered by the Assyrians in 740 B.C.E.

In time, however, this expression came to

mean both the descendants of those Jews

and those brought in by the Assyrians to

replace the exiled tribes.

4. Why is Jehovah spoken of as ‘forming’ his

purpose? (2 Ki. 19:25) [Sept. 20, w99 8/15

p. 14 par. 3] Jehovah causes himself to be

the Fulfiller of all of his promises. (Isa.

46:11) The expression ‘forming’ is taken

from theHebrew word related to the word

meaning “potter.” (Jer. 18:4, ftn.) How

faith strengthening it is to know that just

as a skillful potter can shape a lump of

clay into a beautiful vase, Jehovah can

shape, or maneuver, things to accomplish

his will! (Eph. 1:11)

5. How does 2 Kings 25:8, 25, 26 accurately describe

the starting point of the fulfillment of

the seventy years Jerusalem would lie desolate?

[Sept. 27, it-1 p. 415 par. 6–p. 416

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pars. 1-2; p. 463 par. 4] It was in the seventh

month, Tishri, of the year 607 B.C.E.

that Jerusalem was destroyed and that

the land of Judah was left completely desolate

by the flight of the remaining Jews

who had not been deported by Nebuchadnezzar.

Ezra 3:1 officially corroborates

the exact fulfillment of this prophecy by

indicating that seventy years later—to

the month—in Tishri 537 B.C.E. the sons

of Israel were back in their cities.

6. Why does 1 Samuel 16:10, 11 record David as

the eighth son of Jesse, while Ezra records

him as the seventh? (1 Chron. 2:15) [Oct. 4,

w02 9/15 p. 31] In Ezra’s day, there was a

need to verify the tribal inheritances and

guarantee that only authorized people

would serve in the priesthood. Therefore,

Ezra prepared a clear and dependable

record of the lineage of Judah and David.

Evidently, one son of Jesse did not

live long enough to get married and

have children. If that is true, he would

thus have had no claim in the tribal

inheritance nor any bearing on the genealogical

records of Jesse’s lineage. Hence,

his name was omitted.

7. How can we imitate the example of the

ancient Gileadites? (1 Chron. 5:10, 18-22)

[Oct. 11, w05 10/1 p. 9 par. 7] During

Saul’s reign, the Israelites inhabiting

the land east of the Jordan defeated the

Hagrites even though the Israelites were

outnumbered more than 2 to 1. This was

because they looked to Jehovah for help.

We too can trust in Jehovah as they did,

equipped with “the large shield of faith”

and “the sword of the spirit, that is, God’s

word,” as we carry on our spiritual warfare

against great odds. (Eph. 6:10-17)

8. What lesson can be learned from the Levite

gatekeepers? (1 Chron. 9:26, 27) [Oct. 18,

w05 10/1 p. 9 par. 8] The Levite gatekeepers

occupied an office of great trust. They

had the key that controlled entrance to

the holy areas of the temple. They were

reliable, opening the gates dependably

each morning. We too have been given a

unique trust, a special key, as it were,

with which we can open up, morning by

morning, the opportunity for others to

worship Jehovah God. We should guard

that trust well and use that key dependably.

9. How important was singing in ancient Israel?

(1 Chron. 9:33) [Oct. 18, it-2 p. 452

par. 9] Great importance was attached

to the singing at the temple. This is evident

from the many Scriptural references

to the singers as well as from the fact

that they were “set free from duty” common

to other Levites in order to devote

themselves wholly to their service. “The

singers” even continued as a special

group of Levites after returning from

Babylon. (Ezra 2:40, 41) Singing is likewise

an important part of our worship.

10. What was wrong with David’s reaction described

at 1 Chronicles 13:11? [Oct. 25, w05

10/1 p. 11] David’s anger was not justified.

The problem was the result of his failure

to obey Jehovah’s specific instructions.

(Num. 7:7-9) Apparently David analyzed

the situation and corrected his mistake

and successfully brought the Ark to Jerusalem

using the proper method. Rather

than becoming angry and blaming Jehovah

when our efforts fail, we must

analyze the situation and try to see what

caused the failure.

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Evidently, whatever the bible says that contradicts what it says can be fixed with an evident liberal application of the use of the word evidently.

I'm not sure why you insist on running ahead of Jehovah's chariot.

But I'm glad you do.

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I'm not sure why you insist on running ahead of Jehovah's chariot.

He should use faster horses.

so any answer that the audience gives that is appropriate and in harmony with our present understanding

Buwahahaha!

Those answers are way ahead of time--what happens if some more new light comes along and something has to be adjusted between now and then?  Perhaps because the apostates are picking apart their answers before they are even finalized, causing them to go out of date before the active witlesses even know what is going on.

There are only 10 questions on the Written Reviews these days?