Unit 5 - Old Testament

Twenty-two verses of three lines each, with each verse beginning with the next letter of the Hebrew alphabet, are found in Lamentations chapter(s) a. 1-2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5

a. 1-2

"In that day I will restore David's fallen tent" comes from the book of a. Amos b. Hosea c. Isaiah d. Joel

a. Amos

"Let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-falling stream" comes from the book of a. Amos b. Hosea c. Isaiah d. Joel

a. Amos

the foreign emperor whom, according to Isaiah, Yahweh called his "shepherd" and his "anointed", and to whom Yahweh granted strength and success to achieve Yahweh's purpose was a. Cyrus, the Persian b. one of the Egyptian Pharaohs c. Sennacherib, the Assyrian d. Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonian

a. Cyrus, the Persian

the first half of Ezekiel's chapter on individual responsibility teaches that a. God punishes each sinner for his own sin b. God desires the wicked to repent and live c. righteousness is mixed with unrighteousness d. fathers need to worship God

a. God punishes each sinner for his own sin

"I am raising up the Babylonians, that ruthless and impetuous people, who sweep across the whole earth to seize dwelling places not their own" comes from the book of a. Habakkuk b. Jeremiah c. Nahum d. Lamentations

a. Habakkuk

"The righteous will live by his faith" comes from the book of a. Habakkuk b. Jeremiah c. Nahum d. Lamentations

a. Habakkuk

"For I know the plans I have for you,' declares Yahweh, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future'" comes from the book of a. Jeremiah b. Habakkuk c. Nahum d. Lamentations

a. Jeremiah

"If at any time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down and destroyed, and if that nation repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had planned" comes from the book of a. Jeremiah b. Habakkuk c. Nahum d. Lamentations

a. Jeremiah

That Nebuchandenezzar, specifically, would conquer Judah and destroy Jerusalem, and that the people would languish in captivity for 70 years, are some of the detail of prophecies spoken and written by a. Jeremiah b. Nahum c. Zephaniah d. Habakkuk

a. Jeremiah

The prophet who speaks directly about the "New Covenant" of forgiveness of sins is a. Jeremiah b. Nahum c. Zephaniah d. Habakkuk

a. Jeremiah

The prophet who was captured by the Babylonians but then released from his chains because of his former prophecies is a. Jeremiah b. Nahum c. Zephaniah d. Habakkuk

a. Jeremiah

"And what does Yahweh require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God" comes from the book of a. Micah b. Isaiah c. Joel d. Obadiah

a. Micah

"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, ... out of you will come from me one who will be ruler over Israel.." comes from the book of a. Micah b. Isaiah c.Joel d. Obadiah

a. Micah

"They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation..." comes from the books of Isaiah and a. Micah b. Joel c. Obadiah d. Hosea

a. Micah

"You should not look down on your brother in the day of his misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction..." comes from the book of a. Obadiah b. Isaiah c. Joel d. Micah

a. Obadiah

The prophet who uses "purify the lips of the peoples" as a way of saying that the Gentiles will be included in God-pleasing worship is a. Zephaniah b. Jeremiah c. Nahum d. Habakkuk

a. Zephaniah

Ezekiel spoke of himself as a. a watchman for the house of Israel b. the one whose eye sees clearly c. the weeping prophet d. the voice of one calling in the wilderness

a. a watchman for the house of Israel

Applying the rules of interpretation to the book of Jonah leads to the conclusion that it should be understood as a. an historical narrative b. a parable c. an allegory d. a mystery

a. an historical narrative

When Isaiah was called he did NOT a. ask God to send someone else b. see the Lord in his temple c. see seraphim with six wings d. have his mouth burned with coals

a. ask God to send someone else

Scripture interprets Hosea's prophecy about God calling his "Son" out of Egypt as referring to the time when God a. called Jesus out of Egypt b. brought the Israelities out of Egypt in the Exodus c. rescues his children from oppression d. brought Pharaoh Neco to Josiah

a. called Jesus out of Egypt

Joel says that God will bring salvation on the "Day of Yahweh" to a. everyone who calls on the name of Yahweh b. all Israelites c. those who have obeyed him d. those who have died for him

a. everyone who calls on the name of Yahweh

God illustrated how unfaithful Israel is and how faithful he is by commanding Hosea to a. marry Gomer and then reaffirm her as his wife b. forgive his son Lo-Ammi for his disobedience c. sell his daughter Lo-Ruhamah into slavery d. pray fervently and publicly for forgiveness

a. marry Gomer and then reaffirm her as his wife

The most significant role of God's prophets, as a group was to a. proclaim God's Law and Gospel to the Israelites b. predict the future, relying on visions and dreams c. give political advice to kings d. travel to foreign countries to spread God's word

a. proclaim God's Law and Gospel to the Israelites

Jeremiah explains that when God blesses or curses nations through his prophets, a. the blessings or cursing are potential, that is, they are able to be changed through future rebellion or repentance b. the blessings or cursings are unconditional, that is, they are certain to be fulfilled regardless of future actions c. the blessings are directed only toward the believers, and the cursing toward the unbelievers d. the blessings are certain to occur, based only on God's grace, while the cursing are potential, depending on how the nations react

a. the blessings or cursing are potential, that is, they are able to be changed through future rebellion or repentance

"For three sings of... even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because [he or she did this or that] I will send fire... that will consume her fortress." This structured form including numeric parallelism is repeated seven times in statements of impending judgement upon seven of Israel's neighbors at the beginning of the book of a. Joel b. Amos c. Obadiah d. Micah

b. Amos

the vision of the restoration of the people in the imagery of a valley of dry bones is recorded in a. Haggai b. Ezekiel c. Jeremiah d. Daniel

b. Ezekiel

the second half of Ezekiel's chapter on individual responsibility teaches that a. God punishes each sinner for their own sin b. God desires the wicked to repent and live c. righteousness is mixed with unrighteousness d. fathers need to worship God

b. God desires the wicked to repent and live

"I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings" comes from the book of a. Amos b. Hosea c. Isaiah d. Joel

b. Hosea

"When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son" comes from the book of a. Amos b. Hosea c. Isaiah d. Joel

b. Hosea

"Where, O death, are your plagues? Where, O grave, is your destruction?" comes from the book of a. Amos b. Hosea c. Isaiah d. Joel

b. Hosea

One of God's two answers to Habakkuk was a. You must repent and make sacrifice b. I will raise up the Babylonians against the wicked c. The captivity will last 70 years d. Only Levites may serve at the Temple

b. I will raise up the Babylonians against the wicked

the "Suffering Servant Songs" are a feature of the latter chapters of the book of a. Hosea b. Isaiah c. Jonah d. Micah

b. Isaiah

"'Yes,' declares Yahweh, 'I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and yet declare, "Yahweh declares"" comes from the book of a. Habakkuk b. Jeremiah c. Nahum d. Lamentations

b. Jeremiah

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations" comes from the book of a. Habakkuk b. Jeremiah c. Nahum d. Lamentations

b. Jeremiah

"Has this house, which bears my Name, become a den of robbers to you?" comes from the book of a. Habakkuk b. Jeremiah c. Nahum d. Lamentations

b. Jeremiah

"The days are coming' declares Yahweh, 'when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch... This is the name by which he will be called: Yahweh Our Righteousness'" comes from the book of a. Habakkuk b. Jeremiah c. Nahum d. Lamentations

b. Jeremiah

When Ezekiel was in Babylon prophesying about Jerusalem, the prophet active in Jerusalem was a. Isaiah b. Jeremiah c. Daniel d. Amos

b. Jeremiah

"And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy..." comes from the book of a. Hosea b. Joel c. Isaiah d. Micah

b. Joel

"But Yahweh provided a great fish to swallow Jonah and Jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights" comes from the book of a. Hosea b. Jonah c. Joel d. Micah

b. Jonah

One of Habakkuk's two complaints to God was a. Why do you not accept our sacrifices? b. The wicked swallow ones more righteous than they. c. How long will you be angry with us? d. Whenever I speak, I cry out "destruction!"

b. The wicked swallow ones more righteous than they

A "parable" is a. an extended metaphor b. an extended simile that is true to life c. a highly symbolic writing designed to comfort suffering believers with teachings about the end times d. a letter

b. an extended simile that is true to life

Joel says that God would judge his people for their sin on the "Day of Yahweh" by a. cutting off the spring rains b. sending a locust plague c. raising up the Babylonians against them d. causing birth defects in farm animals

b. sending a locust plague

The theme of the first and second halves of Zephaniah are that the "Day of Yahweh" will come bringing a. the destruction of Zion and triumph of nations b. the destruction of nations and salvation of Zion c. the punishment and then forgiveness of Israel d. the promise of better days, the again worse

b. the destruction of nations and salvation of Zion

When Jeremiah speaks of the "Righteous Branch," he meant a. the high priest b. the messianic son of David c. the sacred fig trees in the Temple d. the Menorah in the Temple

b. the messianic son of David

A theme of Habakkuk's prayer at the end of his book was a. Lamenting the wickedness of the people b. Lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem c. Declaring God's awesome deeds of the past d. Praising God for saving Israel from Babylonians

c. Declaring God's awesome deeds of the past

"So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet- a vast army" comes from the book of a. Daniel b. Haggai c. Ezekiel d. Zephaniah

c. Ezekiel

"Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me" comes from the book of a. Daniel b. Haggai c. Ezekiel d. Zephaniah

c. Ezekiel

One of the characteristics words found in laments is a. Weep! b. Why? c. How! d. Repent!

c. How!

"A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit" comes from the book of a. Amos b. Hosea c. Isaiah d. Joel

c. Isaiah

"The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel" comes from the book of a. Amos b. Hosea c. Isaiah d. Joel

c. Isaiah

"The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat... They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain..." comes from the book of a. Amos b. Hosea c. Isaiah d. Joel

c. Isaiah

"Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow, though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool" comes from the book of a. Amos b. Hosea c. Isaiah d. Joel

c. Isaiah

A voice of one calling: "In the desert prepare the way for Yahweh: make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God" comes from the book of a. Amos b. Hosea c. Isaiah d. Joel

c. Isaiah

"Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to Yahweh your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love..." comes from the book of a. Hosea b. Jonah c. Joel d. Micah

c. Joel

"For men are not cast off by the Lord forever.... For he does not willingly bring affliction on grief to the children of men" comes from the book of a. Jeremiah b. Nahum c. Lamentations d. Zephaniah

c. Lamentations

"Look, there on the mountains, the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace!" comes from the book of a. Habakkuk b. Jeremiah c. Nahum d. Lamentations

c. Nahum

"The crack of whips, the clatter of wheels, galloping horses and jolting chariots! Charging cavalry, flashing swords and glittering spears!" comes from the book of a. Habakkuk d. Jeremiah c. Nahum d. Lamentations

c. Nahum

The prophetic writing addressed more directly to the descendants of Esau (Edomites) than to the descendants of Jacob (Israelites) is a. Joel b. Amos c. Obadiah d. Micah

c. Obadiah

An "apocalypse" is a. an extended metaphor b. an extended simile that is true to life c. a highly symbolic writing designed to comfort suffering believers about the end times d. a letter

c. a highly symbolic writing designed to comfort suffering believers about the end times

When the Ninevites repented and God forgave them, Jonah a. praising him for his mercy b. moved on to his next mission c. became angry and sulked d. used them as an example to sinful Israelites

c. became angry and sulked

The proverb about fathers eating sour grapes and the children's teeth being set on edge (Ezk. 18) was intended to teach that a. fathers should be careful what they eat b. children need to be careful what their fathers eat c. children are punished for their fathers sins d. God punishes each sinner for his own sin

c. children are punished for their father's sins

When God says, "The days are coming,' declares Lord Yahweh, 'when I will send a famine through the land-not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine...," he was talking about a famine of a. brotherly love b. the ability to trust one's neighbor c. hearing the words of Yahweh d. courage and stamina

c. hearing the words of Yahweh

examining the book of Isaiah by the historical-critical method often leads to the conclusion that the book of Isaiah a. provides the historical bridge between a religion of temple sacrifices and one of forgiveness by faith b. marks origin of authentic messianic faith among the Jews c. includes evidence of multiple authorship from hundreds of years after the prophet Isaiah d. was the most popular book of the Old Testament, as shown by the number of quotations from the book in documents written during the time of Jesus

c. includes evidence of multiple authorship from hundreds of years after the prophet Isaiah

When God says through Amos, "I hate, I despise religious feasts," he says that instead of their religious festivals, the people should a. celebrate the festivals God had commanded b.be careful to sacrifice unblemished animals c. let justice roll on like a river d. pray unceasingly

c. let justice roll on like a river

the prophecy that a virgin would conceive and bear a son is best understood, according to the rules of interpretation, as predicting a. the birth of a son Ahaz b. the birth of a son of Isaiah c. the birth of Jesus d. in a general way that God would be with his people

c. the birth of Jesus

The prophet Micah foretold a. the anointing of the Holy Spirit upon the Messiah b. the death of the Messiah c. the birthplace of the Messiah d. the healing miracles of the Messiah

c. the birthplace of the Messiah

The book of Nahum is primarily about a. the destruction of Israel b. God forgiving his people c. the destruction of Nineveh d. Judah's approaching captivity

c. the destruction of Nineveh

Ezekiel teaches that a proper way of understanding why God might punish children of sinful parents is that children can "inherit" a. both sinful behavior and penalties for sins b. the penalty of their parents' sins c. their parents' sinful behavior d. none of the above

c. their parents' sinful behavior

Obadiah teaches about God's salvation of his people by saying a. they would weep no more b. the desert would bloom with flowers c. they would possess the land of their enemies d. the rough places would be made straight

c. they would possess the land of their enemies

Ezekiel at the time of his call and throughout the period of his prophecy a. lived and worked in the outskirts of Jerusalem b. was in service to the king of Assyria c. was among the earlier exiles in Babylonia d. lived in the desert for his own safety

c. was among the earlier exiles in Babylonia

"I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David.... I Yahweh will be their God, and my servant David will be prince among them" comes from the book of a. Daniel b. Haggai c. Zephaniah d. Ezekiel

d. Ezekiel

"I will remove from you your heart of atone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws" comes from the book of a. Daniel b. Haggai c. Zephaniah d. Ezekiel

d. Ezekiel

"The soul who sins is the one who will die...I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares Lord Yahweh. Repent and live!" comes from the book of a. Daniel b. Haggai c. Zephaniah d. Ezekiel

d. Ezekiel

In his message to Israel, Hosea especially taught that a. the wall of Jerusalem should be rebuilt b. the temple of Jerusalem should be rebuilt c. the nation would fall to the Babylonians d. God loved Israel like Hosea loved his wife

d. God loved Israel like Hosea loved his wife

"Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,... that her hard service service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for..." comes from the book of a. Micah b. amos c. Jonah d. Isaiah

d. Isaiah

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,' declares Yahweh. 'As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts" comes from the book of a. Hosea b. Micah c. Joel d. Isaiah

d. Isaiah

"He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth..." comes from the book of a. Hosea b. Micah c. Joel d. Isaiah

d. Isaiah

"He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth" comes from the book of a. Hosea b. Micah c. Joel d. Isaiah

d. Isaiah

"Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed" comes from the book of a. Hosea b. Micah c. Joel d. Isaiah

d. Isaiah

"We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and Yahweh has laid on him the iniquity of us all" comes from the book of a. Hosea b. Micah c. Joel d. Isaiah

d. Isaiah

'As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it' comes from the book of a. Hosea b. Micah c. Joel d. Isaiah

d. Isaiah

Micah was a contemporary of the Judean prophet a. Jeremiah b. Haggai c. Elijah d. Isaiah

d. Isaiah

the prophet who responded to Yahweh's request,"whom shall I send." by saying "here I am, send me", was a. Hosea b. Jonah c. Micah d. Isaiah

d. Isaiah

"'The time is coming,' declares Yahweh, 'when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah'" comes from the book of a. Habakkuk b. Lamentations c. Nahum d. Jeremiah

d. Jeremiah

The prophet who characterized himself as "weeping" because of his negative message was a. Habakkuk b. Nahum c. Zephaniah d. Jeremiah

d. Jeremiah

The prophet who reports that a number of those not taken into captivity by the Babylonians went to Egypt to escape hostility, although in direct violation of Yahweh's command, was a. Habakkuk b. Nahum c. Zephaniah d. Jeremiah

d. Jeremiah

The prophet who, in spite of the assurance that Yahweh had set him apart and appointed him to be a prophet from before his birth, still protested, "I do not know how to speak; I am only a child," was a. Habakkuk b. Nahum c. Zephaniah d. Jeremiah

d. Jeremiah

""Because of Yahweh's great love we are not consumed, for his compassion never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness" comes from the book of a. Habakkuk b. Jeremiah c. Nahum d. Lamentations

d. Lamentations

"It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of Yahweh" comes from the book of a. Habakkuk b. Jeremiah c. Nahum d. Lamentations

d. Lamentations

The Old Testament book which, in its original language, in the first four chapters, employs the poetic form of having 22 successive verses or groups of verses begin with the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet in sequence (alphabetic acrostic) is a. Jeremiah b. Habakkuk c. Zephaniah d. Lamentations

d. Lamentations

"The remnant of Israel will do no wrong . . . They will eat and lie down and no one will make them afraid" comes from the book of a. Jeremiah b. Nahum c. Lamentations d. Zephaniah

d. Zephaniah

Amos says that the "Day of Yahweh" will a. bring darkness, not light b. show God's justice and righteousness c. be universal d. all of the above

d. all of the above

In Ezekiel's description of the Good Shepherd, he speaks of a. sheep without a shepherd being scattered b. Yahweh himself as the good shepherd c. destroying the sleek and the strong d. all of the above

d. all of the above

the teaching that the single prophet Isaiah wrote the entire book that bears his name is supported by a. the claim of the book itself b. references made to Isaiah in the book of Sirach c. quotations in the New Testament d. all of the above

d. all of the above

The form of literature called "apocalypse" includes a. the Messiah destroyed his enemies b. visions of end times c. figurative language d. all of the above

d. all the above

The book of Joel may have been composed at the time a. Jehoram suffered invasion of Philistines & Abrabs b. the destroyed temple had been rebuilt c. Edom was ravaged by the Nabataeans d. either A or B

d. either A or B

According to Jonah, he fled to Tarshish because he a. knew the Israelites would punish him for treason b. was busy with other projects c. was afraid he would be killed d. knew God would be merciful to Ninevah

d. knew God would be merciful to Ninevah