Old Testament PROPHETS EXAM

According to an article by J. Barton Payne's article in the Encyclopedia of Biblical Prophecy, approximately what percent of biblical prophecy was predictive when it was originally written?

27%

when was the persian crisis

550-400

when was th babylonian crisis

650-550

when was the assyrian crisis

750-650

The distinction between "Major Prophets" and "Minor Prophets" refers to

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When Ezekiel 37 talks about bones being brought back to life, what did that mean?

God would restore people from exile

...primary concern is Israel's unfaithfulness to God and to the covenant. ______'s marriage to an unfaithful wife serves as a metaphor of God's covenant with unfaithful Israel."

Hosea

Which OT Prophet was told to marry a woman "of prostitution"?

Hosea

The purpose of the book of _______ is to determine the trustworthiness of the Lord."

Isaiah

who were the prophets during the persian crisis

Joel, obadiah, Haggai, zacheriah, Malachi

"The occasion for _______'s prophecy was a locust plague, a relatively common occurrence in the ancient world...He calls the people to repentance, and they respond (an unusual situation for the prophets)." joel

Joels

who were the prophets during the assyrian crisis

Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Isaiah,

Which elements are NOT real differences between OT prophecy and Mari prophecies?

Justice and ethics

Who allowed the Israelites to return to Jerusalem c. 539 BC

Persians

True or False? Babylonian "omen texts" were compilations of observable actions that indicated what the god or gods were about to accomplish on earth.

True

The various "servant" texts in Isaiah DO NOT refer to which of the following

a foreign king

The Book of Lamentations contains a series of

acroustics

The term shaliach is translated as:

agent

"The book of ________ fiercely condemns the injustices of Israel's society, citing the people's moral and social collapse, political corruption, and religious apostasy."

amos

The two languages that are used in the original composition of Daniel were Hebrew and ...

aremeic

Which two nations conquered Israel c. 722 BC, and Judah in 586 BC?

assyria + Babylon

What is the theme of Daniel 1-6?

bearing witness in a hostlie world

Moses' meeting with God at the burning bush is an example of which element of the "Prophetic Call Narrative?"

devine confrontation

What type of prophecy symbolically acts out the message of the prophet?

enactment

Which OT Prophet was originally told to cook his bread over fire made from human excrement?

ezekial

True or False: Amos was a member of a prophetic guild/a son of a prophet (7:14)?

false

Does the following definition describe foretelling or forthtelling: "Prophets who told forth God's truth to their own generation; the prophets pointed out the evils of their day and called people to repent."

fore telling

In the Jewish canon, Joshua, Judges, 1-2 Samuel, and 1-2 Kings are called:

former prophets

Does the following definition describe "foretelling prophets" or "forthtelling prophets"? "Prophets to whom God revealed the future - sometimes the near future and sometimes the distant future - and who then declared it to their own generation."

fourth telling

Which empire was thrown out of Jerusalem by the Hasmoneans/Maccabees and is celebrated annually at Hanukkah

greeks

Which prophet proclaimed a message that contained the theme of "God calls us to live by faith"

habukukkuk

Jonah ran from God because he

he didnt ant o help them

Jeremiah said that the new covenant would be written on

hearts

"The reconstruction of the temple is a key focus in both books..._______ and ______ urged the people to realign their priorities and reignite their fervor for the house of the Lord." Elisha & Deborah

hggi and zacheria

In which prophetic book does one find passages that feature what is traditionally referred to as a "Suffering Servant"?

isaiah

Amos' prophecies were directed mostly to

isreal the nrthern kingdom

The idea of "New Covenant" is most closely associated with chapter 31, verses 31-34, of which prophet? *

jeremiah

Which book ends with the line, "Restore us to yourself...unless you have utterly rejected us and are angry with us beyond measure

lamentations

In the Jewish canon, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Twelve Prophets (Hosea-Malachi) are called:

latter prophets

The army referred to in Joel is later revealed to be:

locust

Among the Prophets, what are Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel are called?

major prophets

Which of the following is NOT one of the two tests for false prophecy, as established in Deuteronomy 13:1-5 and 18:21-22?

making the audiaence feel bad about thier behavior.

is one of the few prophets who explicitly stated his purpose: 'But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the LORD, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, to Israel his sin' (3:8)."

micha

Among the Prophets, what are "The Twelve" prophets called (i.e., Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi)?

minor prophets

When God in Isaiah 45:1 calls Cyrus "my anointed," what Hebrew word is translated "anointed"?

mishiach

_______'s prophecy [oracle of judgment on the Assyrian capital of Nineveh] saw its fulfillment a generation later, in 612 BC."

nahum

who were the prophets during the babyloian crisis

nahum, habbakuk, zephaniah, jereimiah, ezekiel, daniel

In the Jewish division of the Scriptures, which of the following refers to "Prophets"?

nevim

focuses on judgment of Israel's enemies."

obadiah

Jeremiah's reply to God, "O Lord GOD, I really do not know how to speak well enough for that, for I am too young," is an example of which element of the "Prophetic Call Narrative?"

obection

Who were used as instruments of God to speak to apostate kings about covenant faithfulness?

prophets

According to 1 Samuel 9:9, "...he who is not called a prophet was formerly called a ______."

seer

Moses' staff turning into a snake at Mt. Sinai is an example of which element of the "Prophetic Call Narrative?"

sign

When one talks about "prophetic telescoping," it refers to the prophetic tendency to:

speak about future events without reference to the length of time in between those events.

True or False: Nathan, Elijah, & Elisha are also counted as prophets, even though there are no prophetic books named after any of them.

true

True or False: Samuel, Elijah, and Elisha were each head of a prophetic guild.

true