LUOA Survey of the Bible: Module 4: Major Prophets & the Intertestamental Period

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

Passover

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

Praised

When was the book of Nahum written by the prophet?

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

During the Intertestamental Period, there was no _______ _______ from God.

Prophetic word

What did Haggai encourage the Israelites to continue doing?

Rebuilding the temple

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

Repent

The _______ government continued in its prominence throughout the New Testament.

Roman

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 does the name "Zechariah" mean?

Yahweh remembers.

What is the name of the other prophet that Haggai prophesied alongside? See Ezra 5:1-2 and 6:14.

Zechariah

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 does the name "Haggai" mean?

festival

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

locusts

After the terrible plague of locusts 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

From where did Amos prophesy?

the southern kingdom of Judah

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

A spiritual revival broke out

"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

Where does God command Jonah to go preach repentance?

Nineveh

Identify three key themes from the book of Obadiah.

- God cannot allow sin to go unpunished. - God will restore His people. - God always keeps His promises.

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

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

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

- God is omnipotent. - God is sovereign.

According to Jeremiah 38, where was Jeremiah thrown?

A cistern

One of the overarching messages of Amos is that:

Actions speak louder than words

Who was responsible for the initial spread of the Greek language and culture during the Intertestamental Period?

Alexander the Great

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

All people

Malachi ministered to the Jews that had returned from _______________ exile around the same time as __________________ and _____________________.

Answer 1: Babylonian Answer 2: Ezra Answer 3: Nehemiah

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

Answer 1: disciplines Answer 2: mercy

During the Intertestamental Period, who eventually attacked Jerusalem, raided the temple, killed or captured many women and children, banned traditional Jewish practices and events, and set up altars to Greek gods where unclean animals were sacrificed?

Antiochus IV Epiphanes

How does the book of Haggai point to Jesus?

As the true temple (Immanuel - "God with us").

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

More than 15 times

What does the name "Malachi" mean?

My messenger

What is the book of Nahum about?

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

To whom did Amos prophesy?

Northern kingdom of Israel

Three key themes in the book of Haggai are:

- God is involved in the world and in the affairs of human beings. - God is always present with His people. - The house of the Lord (the temple).

Identify four themes that run throughout the book of Micah.

- God is loving. - God punishes disobedience. - God always keeps His promises. - God desires justice, mercy, and humility from His people.

Identify the two key questions that Habakkuk asks God.

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

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

- Jeremiah - Zephaniah

The book of Zechariah points to Jesus in a number of ways. Identify seven of these ways below.

- Jesus will sit on the throne in the millenial kingdom. - Jesus is the One who will dwell in the midst of His people. - Jesus is the Branch. - Jesus will be victorious at the Battle of Armageddon (End Times reference). - Jesus is the Righteous King that will ride on a donkey (Palm Sunday reference). - Jesus will be betrayed for thirty pieces of silver. - Jesus is the crucified Savior.

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

- Nahum - Jeremiah

Why was Daniel thrown into the lion's den in Daniel 6?

Because he refused to stop praying to 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

What does the word "intertestamental" mean?

Between the Testaments

What happens in Daniel 5?

Daniel interprets mysterious handwriting on the wall for King Belshazzar.

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

From what lineage do the people of Edom come?

Esau

Zechariah lived at the same time as the older prophet _______.

Haggai

What miracle did God perform in Ezekiel 37?

He caused a valley of dry bones to become a valley of living bones!

When Ezekiel experienced the glory of the Lord in Ezekiel 1, what was his response?

He fell on his face.

What is the book of Hosea about?

Hosea's marriage to his unfaithful wife, Gomer.

Throughout Israel's history, the temple was significant because...

It was God's dwelling place.

From what lineage do the people of Israel come?

Jacob

When Assyria invaded Judah in 2 Chronicles 32, what did king Hezekiah do? What happened to Judah after he did this?

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

During the Intertestamental Period, the traditional Jews revolted and sought independence from the tyrannical rule of Antiochus, which they eventually achieved under the _______ and the _______ dynasty.

Maccabees; Hasmonean

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

Pentecost

The legalistic understanding of religion that resulted from the difficult cultural conditions that the Jews faced during the Intertestamental Period led to the rise of at least three strict Jewish sects. What were these three sects?

Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes

What is Isaiah 25 about?

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

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 "Obadiah" mean?

Servant of Yahweh

Who was the book of Zephaniah written to?

Southern Kingdom of Judah

What does God promise towards the end of Jeremiah 31?

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

Who conquered the Judean region in 63 BC and set up a regional government?

The Romans

The Intertestamental Period is sometimes referred to as...

The Second Temple Period

The 400 years of silence (Intertestamental Period) were broken by what?

The announcement of the gospel of Jesus Christ

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 referencing?

The events surrounding the end times

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

echoed

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

8

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.

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 does Ezekiel 2-3 detail?

God's calling upon Ezekiel's life.

The book of Hosea is ultimately a picture of what?

God's faithfulness to His unfaithful wife, Israel.

What is Jeremiah 15 about?

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

The six prophetic speeches in Malachi each follow a specific structure that involves three steps. Identify the three steps (in the correct order) below.

- The Lord confronts His people: One - The Lord responds to His people: Three - The people question the Lord: Two

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

- The coming King - The Savior God - The Holy One

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

- To love mercy - To act justly - To walk humbly with God

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

- Walk humbly with God. - Love mercy. - Do justice.

The Intertestamental Period was the _______ year time period between the last events in the Old Testament and the first events in the New Testament.

400

Some people refer to the Intertestamental Period as the...

400 silent years

How many prophetic speeches are found in the book of Malachi?

6

What does Amos 5:14-15 say?

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

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

Faithfulness

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 the overarching message of Obadiah?

God will punish Edom for their cruelty to Israel.

What became the main language of education and trade during the Intertestamental Period?

Greek

The Hebrew Old Testament was translated into what other language first? What is this translation called?

Greek; Septuagint

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

In Isaiah 6, the prophet Isaiah had a vision of the Lord. In his vision, Isaiah saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, in His Temple. Isaiah then exclaimed that he was doomed for looking upon the Lord, as he is a sinful man. After an angle purified him and told him his sins were forgiven, Isaiah is given a message to bring to God's people.

What does Jeremiah say about Israel in Jeremiah 2?

Israel has forsaken the Lord.

Obadiah is the _______ book in the Old Testament.

Shortest

To whom was the book of Joel written?

Southern Kingdom of Judah

What begins happening in Ezra 3 after the Israelites have been released from captivity?

They begin rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem.

When Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah stood before King Nebuchadnezzar, what was the King's assessment of them? (Daniel 1)

They were ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters that were in all his kingdom.

How long was Jonah in the belly of the whale?

Three days and three nights

What does the Lord command the people of Israel to do in Haggai 1?

To rebuild the temple