Old Testament Exam Four

The book of Obadiah espouses the idea of Lex Talionis which means what?

"An eye for an eye"

What is the most likely date for the prophecy of Zephaniah?

627/626 BC

When did Josiah come to the throne of Judah?

640 BC

Haggai shows literary skill in which of the following ways? - Use of varied phraseology - Use of chiasmus - Wordplay - All of the above

All of the above

Which convent did Malachi cite specifically? - Covenant of Levi - Covenant of the Fathers - Covenant of Marriage - All of the above

All of the above

Zephaniah and which other Old Testament book are the only Minor Prophets to include oracles against the nations?

Amos

When Jonah sees that God has relented from destroying Nineveh because of their repentance he is what?

Angry

Nahum deals with which ancient Near East empire?

Assyria

The book of Jonah concerns the judgment of the city of Nineveh, the capital of what?

Assyria

Which nation is the archvillain of the Old Testament?

Assyria

Micah ministered during the ______ crisis?

Assyrian

Which nation would eventually exile Judah?

Babylon

Who was the pagan nation threatening Judah during the time of Zephaniah's ministry?

Babylon

One of Zechariah's two explicitly stated duties as God's spokesman was to ______ the people of Judah?

Comfort

At the end of the book of Jonah, God is ______ toward the Ninevites?

Compassionate

Zephaniah indicted Judah for its corrupt officials and what else?

Continued rebellion

The backdrop for Haggai's prophecy was the reign of which Persian king?

Darius I

The reign of which Persian king is the background for Zechariah's prophecies?

Darius I

The book of Obadiah pronounces judgment on which nation?

Edom

True or False: Habakkuk identifies himself as a priest in the line of Zadok

False

True or False: Habakkuk, like Job, receives no answers to his questions about God's justice

False

True or False: Haggai was possibly a member of the royal family

False

True or False: Jonah claims to be the author of the book of Jonah

False

True or False: Malachi identifies himself as a part of the priestly family of Iddo

False

True or False: Malachi is the last book of the Old Testament both in terms of position in the canon and chronology

False

True or False: Micah 6:8 is a comprehensive statement of human responsibility before God

False

True or False: Micah's ministry was set against the backdrop of the impending Babylonian invasion

False

True or False: Nahum proclaimed peace for the nation of Assyria

False

True or False: Obadiah is concerned with social justice and the spiritual sickness which is at the root of people's mistreatment of the poor

False

True or False: Obadiah is one of the most detailed books in the Old Testament in terms of background, giving the time, setting, and information about the prophet at the beginning of the book

False

True or False: Obadiah's name means "the Lord will triumph"

False

True or False: Zechariah has very little to say about the messiah

False

True or False: Zephaniah was specific that judgment for Judah would include destruction of the temple

False

True or False: Zephaniah's oracles of judgment were focused solely on Judah

False

True or False: according to the book of Habakkuk, God is unjust in His dealings with the nations

False

True or False: because of internal evidence, namely the known date of the destruction of the city of Nineveh, it is logical to date the book of Nahum prior to 712 BC

False

True or False: critical scholarship divides Zechariah into five parts on the basis of perceived differences in style, vocabulary, theme, and genre

False

True or False: in the book of Jonah, Jonah represents Israel as a whole

False

True or False: in the book of Malachi, the oracles are interspersed with twenty rhetorical questions designed to leave the opponent devoid of further argumentation

False

True or False: one of Haggai's concerns was the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem

False

True or False: one of Micah's primary concerns centers around maintaining the Davidic line of kings

False

True or False: sections 1 and 2 of Zechariah are arranged in an acrostic structure

False

True or False: the king of Nineveh in the book of Jonah has been identified as Tiglath Pileser II

False

True or False: the major event which looms in the background of Habakkuk is the recent destruction of Jerusalem

False

True or False: the mention of the fall of the Egyptian city of Memphis is another factor which helps to date the book of Nahum

False

True or False: the message of the book of Jonah is directed toward Israel, encouraging her to move beyond her borders to evangelize other nations and forgive her enemies

False

True or False: the purpose of the book of Nahum was to pronounce the possibility of Nineveh avoiding destruction through repentance

False

True or False: though Haggai gives the name of the king reigning in Judah during the time of his prophecies, we cannot pinpoint the exact time of his prophetic activity

False

True or False: within its context, Micah 6:8 should be understood as a comprehensive statement of God's demands on humanity

False

47 of the 55 verses of the book of Malachi address Israel in the ________ pattern?

First

How many judgment oracles did Micah give?

Five

How many "messages" comprise the book of Haggai?

Four

The book of Jonah is primarily concerned with what?

God

Zechariah and who else both encouraged the building of the temple?

Haggai

Which books comprise the corpus of Old Testament Prophetic literature dating the the Persian period of Hebrew history?

Haggai, Zechariah, Daniel, Joel, and Malachi

The main question of the book of Habakkuk is what?

How can those who are wicked go unpunished?

Where is the message of the book of Habakkuk found?

In God's response

The book of Habakkuk is organized around several _____ by the prophet?

Inquiries

Micah was a contemporary of which prophet?

Isaiah

The book of Nahum contains many parallels, including vocabulary, phrasing, theme, and motif, to which book?

Isaiah

Which of the following is not another name for Edom in the book of Obadiah? - Esau - Jacob - Seir - Hor

Jacob

Habakkuk was a contemporary of which prophet?

Jeremiah

The prophet Micah is specifically referred to in which prophetic book?

Jeremiah

The prophet Zephaniah was a contemporary of which prophet?

Jeremiah

Which other prophets ministry, besides Nahum, involves the city of Nineveh?

Jonah

According to the superscription of the book in the first verse, the prophecies of Zephaniah are dated to the reign of whom?

Josiah

Which of the following kings of Judah ruled during the ministry of Nahum? - Hezekiah - Josiah - Asa - David

Josiah

The second section of the book of Nahum contains alternating addresses to Nineveh and what else?

Judah

Jonah's theodicy is concerned with what?

Leniency with the wickedness

Each of Micah's major divisions opens with a call to do what?

Listen

Which of the following books does not contain an anti-Edomite oracle? - Malachi - Isaiah - Amos - Ezekiel

Malachi

The apostasy of which king for the five decades prior to the ministry of Zephaniah exacted a heavy spiritual toll on Judah?

Manasseh

One of the major themes identified in Malachi is what?

Marriage and divorce

Habakkuk deals with God's justice on which level?

National

Malachi's message is reminiscent of which prophets?

Pre-exilic

Along with being a prophet, Zechariah was also a what?

Priest

Zechariah is often classified as what type of literature?

Proto-apocalyptic

The book of Nahum opens with an introductory what?

Psalm

Jonah is angry because the people of Nineveh do what?

Repent

The people in Malachi ask how they have done what to God?

Robbed

The returned exiles had difficulties with which group of people?

Samaritans

Which of the following is an Assyrian king who was a threat during Micah's ministry? - Sargon I - Tiglath-Pileser III - Sargon II - Shalmaneser III

Sargon II

Which king made Nineveh his capital?

Sennacherib

The first section of Zechariah contains how many night visions?

Seven

How long did it take to build the first temple?

Seven years

Obadiah is the _______ book in the Old Testament. - Oldest - Last - Shortest - Longest

Shortest

Malachi is comprised of a series of how many oracles?

Six

In the book of Habakkuk, the main instrument of God's judgment will be what?

The Babylonians

The most likely background for the book of Obadiah is what?

The fall of Jerusalem

How many major divisions does Micah have?

Three

True or False: Habakkuk was concerned with the justice of God at a time when a wicked nation was prospering

True

True or False: Haggai prophesied that God would overthrow the nations and restore Israel's fortunes

True

True or False: Malachi speaks out against idolatry, social injustice, and easy divorce

True

True or False: Micah explicitly states his purpose

True

True or False: Micah's message was that the people were guilty of injustice

True

True or False: Micah's prophecy ends with an oracle of hope

True

True or False: Obadiah touches on the theme of the day of the Lord for the nations

True

True or False: Zechariah summoned the community to repentance and spiritual renewal

True

True or False: Zechariah's message was laced with concern for social justice in the present

True

True or False: Zephaniah was possibly a member of the royal household

True

True or False: Zephaniah's message of judgment for Judah also included a message of eventual restoration

True

True or False: in interpreting the book of Jonah, Jonah should be equated with the city of Nineveh

True

True or False: it is likely that Manasseh or Josiah was in power when Nahum delivered his oracle

True

True or False: one of Haggai's concerns was the reinstitution of the liturgical calendar

True

True or False: one of the major reasons for which Obadiah proclaims judgment on this pagan nation is because of its pride

True

True or False: parts of Zechariah are written in a chiastic pattern

True

True or False: the Assyrians had a reputation in the Old Testament for incredible cruelty

True

True or False: the Cyrus Cylinder decreed the return of conquered peoples to their homelands

True

True or False: the anti-Edomite theme is popular in the Old Testament

True

True or False: the book of Habakkuk appears to have been written during a period of time when Assyrian power was on the decline

True

True or False: the book of Jonah is unique among the Prophets in that it relates episodes from the life of Jonah instead of being a collection of oracles

True

True or False: the final section of Nahum contains a dirge suggesting the reasons for God's action against Nineveh

True

True or False: the fourth address by Haggai promised to establish Zerubbabel as a "signet ring" in Zion, thus rekindling the messianic expectation among the Israelites

True

True or False: the message of Malachi reflects conditions associated with pre-Exra decline

True

True or False: the name Malachi means either "my messenger" or "my angel"

True

True or False: the predominant theme of Malachi is Israel's covenant relationship with God and its ramifications

True

True or False: the purpose of the prophecies by Zephaniah was to initiate change in Judah by pronouncing God's judgement on wickedness

True

True or False: there are possibly numerous "days of the Lord"

True

True or False: there is a "wisdom" tone to the prophecy of Habakkuk

True

True or False: Obadiah's message has three parts

TrueTh

The book of Jonah is structured with how many roughly even sections?

Two

Obadiah's oracle is a what?

Vision

Zechariah means what?

Yahweh has remembered

Haggai was a contemporary of which other post-exilic prophet?

Zechariah

Which of the following led a return of Judean exiles? - Zadok - Zechariah - Zerubbabel - Zephaniah

Zerubbabel