Bible Test Module 4

What did Hezekiah lead the Israelites to celebrate in 2 Chronicles 30?

Passover

One of the most significant prophecies that Joel makes is in reference to the Day of _______.

Pentecost

What is Isaiah 25 about?

Praising God for who He is and what He has done.

When was the book of Nahum written by the prophet?

Prior to the destruction of Nineveh in 612 B.C.

What is the book of Amos about?

Prophecies about the divine judgment that Israel and surrounding nations would face due to their sins.

What does Habakkuk ask God multiple times in Habakkuk 1?

Why do you continue to idly look upon wrongdoing?

What does "Joel" mean?

Yahweh is God

What is the book of Zephaniah about?

Zephaniah warns the people of Judah about God's impending judgment upon them and the nations that surround them.

What was Jeremiah thrown into in Jeremiah 38?

a cistern

One of the overarching messages of Amos is that:

actions speak louder than words.

Jonah shows us that God's plan of salvation is for _______ _______.

all people

In the New Testament, Jesus _______ the teachings of Amos.

echoed

In Lamentations 3, Jeremiah exclaims (in reference to God): "Great is Your __________!"

faithfulness

The book of Joel records a terrible _______ plague that God sent to punish His people for their sins.

locust

"The Lord your God is in your __________, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with __________; he will quiet you by his __________; he will exult over you with loud singing." (Zephaniah 3:17, ESV)

midst; gladness; love

Who did Amos prophesy to?

northern kingdom of Israel

Habakkuk shows Christians that God should be _______ through the difficult seasons in life.

praised

The book of Zephaniah shows humans that God calls people everywhere to _______ and turn to Him.

repent

After the terrible locust plague was sent, God called His people to...

repent of their sins

What does "Hosea" mean?

salvation

Jesus came to the world to _______ it, and one day He will return to _______ it.

save; judge

What does "Obadiah" mean?

servant of Yahweh

Obadiah is the _______ book in the Old Testament.

shortest

Where did Amos prophesy from?

southern kingdom of Judah

Who was the book of Joel written to?

southern kingdom of Judah

Who was the book of Zephaniah written to?

southern kingdom of Judah

What happened in Nineveh when Jonah finally preached repentance to them?

A spiritual revival broke out.

Which foreign nation captured the nation of Israel (northern kingdom) in 2 Kings 17?

Assyria

Why were Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego thrown into the fiery furnace?

Because they refused to worship King Nebuchadnezzar's image of gold (false god).

Micah 5:2 - "But you, _______ Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times."

Bethlehem

How many times is the "day of the Lord" mentioned throughout the first two chapters of Zephaniah?

More than 15 times

What is the book of Nahum about?

Nahum warns the Assyrian capital of Nineveh of God's judgment for their cruelty, idolatry, and wickedness.

Where does God command Jonah to go preach repentance?

Nineveh

How can Jesus be compared to Jonah?

Like Jonah spent three days/nights in the belly of a whale, Christ spent three days in the grave after His death.

What does the name "Ezekiel" mean?

God will strengthen

What is the book of Hosea ultimately a picture of?

God's faithfulness to His unfaithful wife, Israel.

What is Jeremiah 15 about?

God's judgment upon Israel for the nation's disobedience.

Praising God for who He is and what He has done.

King Hezekiah cried out to God for help; God delivered Judah from the Assyrians.

What is 2 Chronicles 20 about?

King Jehoshaphat exhorts everyone in Judah to fast; everyone in Judah seeks help from the Lord; the Lord delivers Judah.

How old was Josiah when he began to reign as king of Judah? (2 Kings 22)

8

What does Amos 5:14-15 say?

"Seek good, not evil, that you may live."

Identify the two main sections of the book of Daniel.

1. Daniel's visions and dreams about future events (7-12) 2. Daniel and his friends (1-6)

According to Micah 6:8, what does the Lord require of believers? (Choose three answers)

1. Do justice. 2. Love mercy. 3. Walk humbly with God.

Identify four themes that run throughout the book of Micah.

1. God desires justice, mercy, and humility from His people. 2. God always keeps His promises. 3. God is loving 4. God punishes disobedience.

Identify two key themes that run throughout the book of Habakkuk.

1. God is omnipotent. 2. God is sovereign.

Identify three key themes from the book of Daniel.

1. God is the righteous Judge and Savior of His people. 2. God is involved in the lives of His people. 3. God is the sovereign Ruler.

Identify five key themes from the book of Ezekiel.

1. God will bless those who are faithful to Him. 2. God will never allow His people to be utterly destroyed. 3. God doesn't punish a person for another person's sin. 4. God finds great pleasure when people repent and turn to Him. 5. God is the sovereign Judge.

Identify four key themes that run throughout the book of Nahum.

1. God will not leave the guilty unpunished. 2. God is good (He cares for His people). 3. God is merciful and just. 4. God is slow to anger and great in power.

Identify three key themes from the book of Obadiah.

1. God will restore His people. 2. God always keeps His promises. 3. God cannot allow sin to go unpunished.

Zephaniah lived at the same time as what other two prophets?

1. Jeremiah 2. Nahum

Who were two of Nahum's contemporaries from the prophets? In other words, what two prophets also lived at the same time as Nahum?

1. Jeremiah 2. Zephaniah

Identify the two key questions that Habakkuk asks God.

1. Why does evil go unpunished? 2. How can a loving God allow the wicked Babylonians to punish Judah, a less wicked people?

The book of Nahum shows that God _________ us when we sin against Him, and He shows us ________ when we call upon His name.

1. disciplines 2. mercy

Identify who Jesus is in the book of Daniel. (Hint: Choose four answers)

1. everlasting King 2. Messiah and Prince 3. Son of God 4. Son of Man

In Ezekiel, Jesus is... (Hint: Choose four answers)

1. the God of the new covenant. 2. the Shepherd King. 3. the true temple. 4. the source of living water.

Who is Jesus in the book of Habakkuk? (Hint: Choose three answers)

1. the Holy One 2. the Savior God 3. the coming King

According to Micah 6:8, what are the three things that God requires from His people?

1. walk humbly with God 2. act justly 3. love mercy

Ezekiel was an associate of what other prophet?

Daniel

What is the bad news that Micah predicts?

Destruction of the northern kingdom by the Assyrians and the southern kingdom by the Babylonians.

The book of Obadiah contains prophecies about God's punishment of which nation?

Edom

In Hosea, Jesus is God's Son who has been called out of _______.

Egypt

What lineage do the people of Edom come from?

Esau

Daniel was an associate with what other prophet?

Ezekiel

Which two Old Testament books were written from Babylon?

Ezekiel and Daniel

Hosea shows Christians that they must ultimately place their trust in who/what?

God

The book of Habakkuk details a conversation between Habakkuk and _______.

God

What is Ezekiel 37:26-27 about?

God making a covenant of peace with His people.

What is the overarching message of Obadiah?

God will punish Edom for their cruelty to Israel.

Perhaps the central truth in the book of Habakkuk is this:

God will punish human sinfulness.

What is Nahum 1 about?

God's wrath against Nineveh.

What did Ezekiel's ministry consist of?

He was a prophet and religious leader to the exiled Jews in Babylon as well as to the few Jews that remained in Jerusalem.

What is the book of Hosea about?

Hosea's marriage to his unfaithful wife, Gomer.

Explain in 50-100 words how Hosea's love for his adulterous wife (she is always cheating on him) is a picture of God's love for us. (Hosea 1-3; Hosea 11)

Hosea's wife is us and Hosea is God. We are sinners and we keep on disobeying God's instructions. We continue to sin, we put other things in place of God and they become our idol. But God is always there with open arms ready to forgive us. When we do ask for forgiveness, he will embrace us and forgive us knowing we will sin again.

Summarize Isaiah's vision of the Lord found in Isaiah 6. (50-100 words)

Isaiah saw the Lord in his vision and cried out saying, "I am a sinner. I should not be here in the presence of the Lord." But a mysterious flying creature with wings came down to him with a hot coal and using the coal, touched Isaiah on the lips. The creature told him that his sins were forgiven. God asks who will go and Isaiah volunteers to go.

What does Jeremiah say about Israel in Jeremiah 2?

Israel has forsaken the Lord.

What does Amos say about Israel in Amos 4?

Israel has not returned to the Lord.

What lineage do the people of Israel come from?

Jacob

What does God promise towards the end of Jeremiah 31?

That He will one day make a new covenant with His people.

What is the good news that Micah predicts?

The birth of the Messiah, the King of the Jews.

What is the "day of the Lord" typically a reference to?

The events surrounding the end times.

How long was Jonah in the belly of the whale?

three days and three nights