Bible Test 3
According to the Bible project, what is the new Jerusalem is Isaiah 56-66?
A new creation where all nations with join God's covenant family
"In that day I will raise up the booth of ________ that is fallen and repair its breaches, and raise up its ruins and rebuild it as in the days of old" (Amos).
David
According to the Bible project, which is not a component of Hosea's history lesson for Israel?
David's sin with Bathsheba
Which of the following was NOT a common focus of Israel's prophets?
Divination
Which of the following was NOT an element of the Prophetic Eschatological Vision?
Eternal Life
Which of the following is a central theme, repeated 20 times in the book of Proverbs?
Fear of the LORD
According to Fee & Stuart, the entire book of Habakkuk is predicated on what?
God's Character
According tot he Bible Project to what does Amos 3:2 (I chose you Israel from among the nations) refer?
God's promise to Abraham is genesis 12
According to the Bible Project, how is Habakkuk different from other prophets?
He does not accuse Israel
According to the Bible Project, in what language was the book of Daniel originally written?
Hebrew and Aramaic
According to Fee and Stuart, Micah's prophecy likely influenced the reforms of which king of Judah?
Hezekiah (Jeremiah 26)
According to the Bible Project, what mistakes precipitates Hezekiah's fall?
Hezekiah attempts to make an alliance with Babylon.
"Then he said to me, "Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and ________, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words." (Daniel)
Humbled yourself before your God
Which of the following is NOT something Job says in his defense?
I have never succumbed to drunkenness.
"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. "The Lord is my portion," says my soul, "therefore ________." (Lamentations)
I will hope in him
Who was a sign to King Ahaz that God would deliver Jerusalem from danger during the Syro-Eph War?
Immanuel
According to the Bible Project, in Ezekiel's vision of the LORD leaving the temple in Jerusalem, where does the LORD go?
Into exile
According to the Bible Project, Lamentations draws on themes from all of the following EXCEPT
Jonah
According to the Bible Project, who of the following DOES NOT repent in the book of Jonah?
Jonah
According to the Bible Project, which of the following does NOT describe a powerful appearance of God that recalls Exodus 19-20?
Jonah 1
Which book of the Hebrew bible not portray God as having a heavenly council?
Judges (Council)
let ________ roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever flowing stream.
Justice (stream)
Which of the following is NOT a cause of evil found int he Bible?
Karma
Which of the following was NOT an element of the Prophetic Eschatological Vision?
Mana from heaven
According to Fee & Stuart, which of the following is NOT a source of false security against which Amos preached?
Political Alliances
What was Amos's occupation, prior to becoming a prophet?
Poor Shepard
Give me neither ____ nor ____, feed me with food that is needful for me.
Poverty nor riches
According to the Bible Project, which of the following best described the nature of the proverbs found in Proverbs 10-29?
Probabilities (10-29)
They wrong the barren, childless woman, and do no good to the widow. yet God _____ of the mighty by his power.
Prolongs the life (of the mighty)
For I know that my Redeemer lives and at the last he will ______?
Stand upon the earth
According to the Bible Project, which of the following is NOT the correct verdict of God's trial in Isaiah 41-47?
The exile proves God's neglect of Israel. (41-47)
What event is celebrated in the book of Nahum?
The fall of Assyria
According to Professor Meyer, the primary purpose of Wisdom Literature is to teach moral values, not moral laws.
True
According to the Bible Project God tells Job that the world is complex and not designed to prevent suffering.
True
According to the Bible Project, Ezekiel 47-48 symbolizes the restoration of creation by describing a stream of water that flows from the temple to the Dead Sea and transforms it into a living sea.
True
According to the Bible Project, Lamentations ends with a paradox: God is King forever, but his people feel as if he has forsaken them.
True
According to the Bible Project, how does Song of Songs portray a relationship untainted by selfishness and sin?
Use of garden imagery that echoes genesis 1-2
For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is ____ : but God is the one you must fear.
Vanity (increase)
"But you, O Lord, reign forever; your throne endures to all generations. ________, why do you forsake us for so many days? Restore us to yourself, O Lord, that we may be restored! Renew our days as of old— unless you have utterly rejected us, and you remain exceedingly angry with us." (Lamentations)
Why do you forget us forever
____ is a mocker, ____ a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise
Wine/Strong Drink
Which modern expression best summarizes the teaching of Qoheleth?
YOLO!
Like _______ is a beautiful woman without discretion.
a gold ring in a pig's snout
"O LORD, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are ________..." (Jonah)
a gracious God and merciful
"Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth ________." (Isaiah)
for my own sake
The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food, but it is swept away through ___.
injustice (swept)
According to the Bible Project, what led to King Josiah of Judah's death?
pride
"I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will __________, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God." (Ezekiel)
put my Spirit within you
What is a merismus?
the use of extremes to express the whole
"Behold, I have put my words in your mouth. See, I have set you this day over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down, to destroy and to overthrow, ________." (Jeremiah)
to build and to plant
"He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but________, and________, and ________with your God?"
to give generously
Why might Psalms have been organized into five books?
to mirror the five books of the Torah
The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the ____ belongs to the LORD
victory
According to Fee & Stuart, when did Nahum prophesy?
while Assyria was at the height of its power
Psalm 2 is a poetic reflection on what key Old Testament text?
2 Samuel 7
What year did babylon conquer Jerusalem?
586 (babylon)
What year did Assyria conquer Samaria?
722 (Samaria)
Which of the following is NOT a metaphor used for God in Psalms 1-24?
A LION (1-24)
According to Professor Meyer, which of the following best describes Hosea's wife, Gomer?
A desperate woman who entered into a sexual relationship in order to have her needs met.
Which of the following is NOT a metaphor common in Psalms?
A fiery Furnace is eternal punishment
According to the Bible Project, what does the vision in Ezekiel 37 of dry bones coming back to life symbolize?
A new act of creation to remake humankind
Which of the following is not a symbolic image of the Day of the Lord is Amos?
A set of scales
Which of the following metaphors in chapter five of Isaiah refers to the people of Israel?
A vineyeard producing sour grapes
According to the Bible Project, what literary form in Lamentations chapters 1-2 contrasts with the pain and grief that the author explored?
Acrostic (Explored)
According to Hosea, what elements of hope are relfected in the drawing back of Israel after divorce?
All of the elements are present
According to the Bible Project, how does God respond to the violent oppression?
All of these answers are correct
Which of the following is called "hevel" in Ecclesiastes?
All of these are hevel (wealth, wisdom, pleasure social)
According to the Bible Project, why should we be suspicious of Jonah's character?
Amos reversed a prophecy of Jonah to Jeroboam 2nd
Which of the following is NOT a metaphor for Babylon in Jeremiah?
An unfaithful bride
Which of the following is NOT a description of the Woman is Song of Songs?
Ankles like cherry blossoms
According to the Bible Project, which word best describes the book of Jeremiah?
Anthology
According to the Bible project, the Hebrew word for wisdom is closer in meaning to what concept?
Applied knowledge or skill
According to the Bible Project, who is Gog in Ezekiel 38-39?
Archetype of rebellious human kingdoms
According to Fee & Stuart, what question does Lamentations wrestle with that Habakkuk and Obadiah also raised?
Are not Israel's enemies also deserving of God's anger?
According to the Bible Project, what do the beasts described in Daniel symbolize?
Arrogant kings who rebel against god
Which of the following was not the cause for a Psalm of lament?
Asking God for a military victory
Which of these answers best describe the principle of retribution>
Bad things happen to bad people
According to the Bible Project, why does Jonah ask God to kill him?
Because God is merciful to Jonah's enemies
Micah says the messianic king with be born where?
Bethlehem
Which of the books of Psalms focuses on the question, "How long will the LORD reject us?"
Book 3 (rejection)
Which of the books of Psalms emphasizes the LORD's kinship over Israel and all the nations?
Book 4
Which of the books of Psalms looks forward to the renewal of the Davidic kingship?
Book 5
According to the bible project, what is the focus of Isaiah's prophecy?
Both judgement and hope for Jerusalem.
Remember that my life is a ___; my eye will never again see good.
Breath
According to the Bible Project, which horrific act exemplifies the degree to which the Israelites were following pagan gods during the time of Jeremiah?
Child sacrifice
According to Fee & Stuart, which of the following is NOT a theme of the prologue in Proverbs?
Contrast between pride and humility.
According to the Bible project, what are the Leviathan and the Behemoth?
Creatures that symbolize disorder and danger
"Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as ________, jealousy is fierce as the grave."
Death (grave)
According to Fee and Stuart, the heart of Micah's theology mirrors that of what key passage from the Torah?
Deuteronomy 28-30
According to the Bible Project,, what discovery led to anew understanding of Songs of Songs?
Discovery of ancient love poetry in Egypt and Babylon
What ever your hands find to do, _______ for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.
Do it with your might
According to the Bible Project, which is NOT a cause of Israel's unfaithfulness in the book of Hosea?
Drunken debauchery
Which Ancient Near Eastern Culture had a wisdom text similar to Proverbs?
Egypt
Which ancient society also reflected on the meaning of life, as evidence by secular songs found in graves?
Egypt
Which empire enjoyed nearly 2000 years of uncontested rule in the Ancient Near East?
Egypt
According to Fee & Stuart, which two nations tried to manipulate Judah for political gain during Jeremiah's lifetime?
Egypt and Babylon
Which of Job's four friends suggests that God may use suffering to help the righteous build character?
Elihu
"And he said, "Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name ________." (Isaiah)
Emmanuel
According to Fee & Stuart, Amos taught that prosperity is a sign of God's blessing.
FALSE
According to Fee & Stuart, the only hope that Qohelet finds in life is the future resurrection of the dead.
FALSE
According to the Bible project Psalms is a hymnbook. (T/F)
FALSE
The collected Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament give the formal to follow to guarantee that one has a good life.
FALSE
According to the Bible Project, what instrument does God use to purify both Isaiah and Israel?
FIRE
According to Fee & Stuart, Zephaniah gives ample explanation for the downfall of the nations whereas he gives little reason for the fall of Jerusalem.
False
According to Fee & Stuart, all of the narrative sections in Jeremiah is arranged chronologically.
False
According to Sandra Richter, the minor prophets were less important to the Hebrew people than the major prophets.
False
According to the Bible Project, all the biblical interpreters agree that the vision of the temple in Ezekiel 40-46 is the literal set of blueprints for the temple, much like 1 Chronicles 28.
False
According to the Bible Project, the book of Jeremiah ends on a bitter note, giving little hope for Israel.
False
According to the Bible Project, the fear of the Lord refers to our natural fear of divine judgment for our wrong doing.
False
Amos begins his prophecy by declaring that Israel's neighbors would be spared judgement because they had not oppressed the poor
False
In the book of Lamentations, the LORD speaks words of comfort to the people of Zion.
False
The end of the matter; all that has been heard. _______ for this is the whole duty of man.
Fear God and keep His commandments.
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman ____ is to be praised.
Fears the LORD
Psalms is divided into how many books, each ending with May the LORD God of Israel be blessed forever, amen and amen.
Five
According to Fee & Stuart, the arrangement of the 5 books of Psalm mirror the story of Israel
From David until after the exile
According to Fee & Stuart, who is the primary character of the book of Jonah?
God
According to the Bible Project, what is the common theme of chapters 1, 3, and 6 of Daniel?
God exalts those who are faithful
According to the Bible Project, what must God do before Israel can be a blessing to the nations?
God must confront and judge evil among his people
In Isaiah's prophetic vision, what will take place on the "Day of the Lord?"
God will judge all the nations of the earth
According to the Bible Project, what hope does Hosea offer Israel?
God will restore them through a messianic king
Which of the following is NOT a metaphor that Hosea uses to describe the LORD?
Heated Oven
According to Fee & Stuart, what serves as a frame for Isaiah's proclamation of judgement?
Isaiah's confrontations of Ahaz and Hezekiah
"Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth ________." (Isaiah)
JUSTICE to the nations
Zion hymns according to Fee & Stuart, share the theme of
Jerusalem and its temple as the place of God's presence and reign.
How did Job respond to God's defense of His sovereignty?
Job repented in dust and ashes.
According to the Bible Project, which of the following is not one of the conclusions of Song of Songs?
Love is forbidden and sinful
Which of the following is not one of the "stages of folly" that lead to becoming a fool?
Missteps and clumsy blunders
According to the Bible Project, which is NOT an accusation made by Isaiah against Jerusalem's Leaders?
Misuse of temple funds
Who of the following is NOT mentioned in connection to the LORD's promise in Psalms 107-150?
Noah (107-150)
"For in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, I did not speak to your fathers or command them concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices. But this command I gave them: '________, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people. And walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you." (Jeremiah)
Obey my voice
Which of the following is NOT said by Qohelet?
Of many books there is no end, and must study is a weariness of the flesh.
"Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his just commands; seek righteousness; seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden ___________." (Zephaniah)
On the day of the anger of the Lord
Proverbs teaches "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean ___.
On your own understanding
According to Fee & Stuart, the majority of the political intrigue in Samaria and Jerusalem revolved around what factor?
Paying tribute to Assyria
"But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us ________, and with his wounds we are healed." (Isaiah)
Peace, by His wounds we are healed.
What theme appears in the middle of both the first book and last book of Psalms?
Praising God for the Torah
According to the Bible Project, Habakkuk's prophecy is a poem of lament similar to what?
Psalms of lament
According to the Bible Project, what must God do in order to create a world where everyone can flourish in safety and peace?
Put an end to evil and violence through his justice
"The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will _________; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing." (Zephaniah)
Rejoice over you with gladness
"But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. _________ belongs to the LORD!"
SALVATION
According to the Bible Project, which of the following is NOT a subject of one of Habakkuk's five woes?
Sacrifice of blemished livestock
According to the Bible Project, what is the genre of Jonah?
Satire
"For the Lord will have compassion on Jacob and will again choose Israel, and will ________, and sojourners will join them and will attach themselves to the house of Jacob." (Isaiah)
Set them in their own land (attach themselves)
Which of the following does NOT describe the LORD's Word/Law in Psalm 119?
Sharper than a sword (Psalm 119)
According to the Bible Project, which of the following is NOT a parable or allegory used by Ezekiel to describe Israel?
Shepards preparing for war
Good sense makes one ____ and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
Slow to anger/patient
According to the Bible Project, what is the best translation for hevel?
Smoke
Which of these is NOT something Ecclesiastes teaches us to enjoy as God's gift?
Social Status
According to the Bible Project, what is the message of Hosea's history lesson for Israel?
Somethings in this family will never change
Which of the following was NOT an early interpretation of Song of Songs?
Song of Songs is an allegory for mankind's love for sin
How does Song of Songs differ from other Ancient Near Eastern love poetry?
Song of Songs portrays love in the context of a covenant relationship
According to the Bible Project, what is Song of Song's relationship to Solomon?
Song of Songs reflects the wisdom tradition of Solomon
According to the Bible project, which is NOT a unique characteristic of the book of Job?
Speeches in Hebrew poetry (unique characteristic)
You clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews. You have granted me life and ____, and your care has preserved my spirit.
Steadfast Love
Nor Stands in the way of sinners Nore sits in the seats of scoffers" Is an example of?
Synonymous parallelism
Which nations allied themselves against King Ahaz of Judah in 735 BCE?
Syria and Israel
According to Fee & Stuart, proverbs employs overstatement that speaks the truth, but not the whole truth. (T/F)
TRUE
Behold, God is exalted in his power; who is a _____ like him? Who has prescribed for him his way or who can say, You have done wrong?
Teacher (like him?)
According to Fee and Stuart, which of the following is NOT a theological passion of Isaiah?
The Holy altar of the Temple
"And the name of the city from that time on shall be, ___________." (Ezekiel)
The LORD is there
Which of the following metaphors in Isaiah refers to the king of babylon whom the lord will judge?
The Morning Star
"But as for me, I am filled with power, with ________, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin." (Micah)
The Spirit of the LORD
According to the Bible Project, the poetic description of God's appearance in Micah 1 recalls what experience from Israel's history?
The appearance of God at Mt Sinai
According to the Bible Project, what is the setting for Isaiah 40-66?
The period of the return to Jerusalem after Persia conquered Babylon.
According to Psalm 1, what kind of person is blessed?
The person who mediates on God's law
On behalf of whom does the Psalmist cry out in Psalms 9-10?
The poor helpless, and oppressed.
According to Sandra Richter, In Israel's theocracy, who represented the people to God?
The priests (people 2 God)
According to Sandra Richter, who had more authority than any other member of Israel's theocracy?
The prophets
According to Sandra Richter, In Israel's theocracy, who represented God to the people?
The prophets ( God 2 People)
According to the Bible project who is the Satan in job?
The prosecutor in a heavenly court scene
And _______ shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of the sheep.
The remnant of Jacob (Micah)
According to the Bible Project, what practice of the wealthy Israelites does Micah condemn because it was forbidden int he Torah?
The sale of the land belonging to poor families
According to the Bible Project, which of the following is NOT included in the role of God's servant in Isaiah 49-55?
The servant will judge the wicked
Who is Qohelet?
The teacher in Ecclesiastes
According to the Bible Project, what accusation does Amos make against Israel?
The wealthy make unwise investments
Who of the following are NOT mentioned as people blessed by the LORD is Psalms 107-150?
The wealthy person with piles of Gold and Silver (107-150)
According to Fee and Stuart, who plays the leading role in Song of Songs?
The woman
Why was Elihu angry with Job's three friends?
They had not answered Job's question.
According to the Bible Project, why doesn't Zephaniah name Babylon as the army that would conquer Jerusalem?
To emphasize God's role in Jerusalem's destruction
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to _________: he has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to ______. and the opening of the prison to those who are bound: to proclaim the year of the lord's favor and _____: ______." Isaiah Which one of these does not fill in any of the blanks
To prove that God created the earth
According to the Bible Project, what was the purpose of the fire of God's wrath in Zephaniah?
To purify Jerusalem and the nations
According to Fee & Stuart, Zephaniah frequently uses hyperbole to describe God's judgment of Judah.
True
According to Fee & Stuart, individual Psalms were written independently and collected into the Book of Psalms after the Jews return from exile. (T/F)
True
According to Fee & Stuart, the order of Proverbs suggests it was meant to be memorized by the young.
True
According to Fee and Stuart, Hosea likely wrote during a time when Assyria demanded that Israel pay tribute.
True
According to Fee and Stuart, Song of Songs celebrates sexual love as God intended it, within the fidelity and intimacy of marriage.
True
According to Fee and Stuart, there is no immediately apparent order to the structure of Ecclesiastes.
True
According to John Mark hicks, we cannot offer a "solution" to the problem of evil that definitively dismisses the problem.
True
According to Professor Meyer, Amos prophesied during a period of time in which the wealthy class of Israel continued to grow richer, while the poor became poorer.
True
According to the Bible Project, nothing in the book of Job ever answers the question, why does God allow good people to suffer?
True
According to the Bible project, Psalms is a book of prayers for people who strive to be faithful to the Torah as they await the messianic kingdom.
True
According tot he Bible project, biblical wisdom literature is not God's own speech (Like Law or Prophecy) Rather wisdom literature is insight from God's people about how to live in a way that honors God. (T/F?)
True
God created sex to play a vital role in His creation, as part of a covenant relationship between a man and a woman.
True
The new testament cites Psalms more than any other book in the Old Testament
True
According to Fee and Stuart, Micah is a collection of oracles that were written over a period of at least 20 years.
True (20 years)
According to Fee & Stuart, Amos prophesied during a period in which Israel experienced great growth and affluence.
True (growth)
All four of Jobs friends insist that Job Must have sinned.
True (sinned)
According tot he Bible project, why does Amos declare that God hates the worship of the Israelites?
True worship leads to justice and righteousness.
Proverbs personifies Wisdom and Folly as
Two women
According to the Bible Project, Ezekiel names two powerful nations whom God will bring down through the Babylonians, because of their pride. Which nations are they?
Tyre and Egypt
God Understands the way to IT and he knows its place. For he looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens. To what does it refer?
Wisdom
According to Fee & Stuart, the vast majority of the Psalms are addressed to God. Which Psalm are addressed to God's people and function primary as instruction?
Wisdom Psalms
According to Professor Meyer, Hosea chastised Israel for practicing syncretism. What is syncretism?
Worshiping the Lord while also worshiping other gods
A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than ____ a fool.
a hundred blows to
According to fee & Stuart, what was the national symbol of Assyria?
a lion
Psalms 3,7, and 18 all describe the Lord as
a shield
According to the Bible Project, to what do the visions of Daniel 8-12 refer?
all of these are correct in a sense
What is described as "sharp as a two-edged sword" in proverbs 1-9?
an adulterous woman
"And it shall come to pass in that day, declares the Lord of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off your neck, and I will burst your bonds, and foreigners shall no more make a servant of him. But they shall serve the Lord their God________, whom I will raise up for them." (Jeremiah)
and Davidic their King
"Thus the Lord, the God of Israel, said to me: "Take from my hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink it. They shall drink and stagger and be crazed ________ that I am sending among them." (Jeremiah)
becasue of the sword
"And I will _________ forever. I will __________ in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. I will __________ in faithfulness. And you shall know the Lord." (Hosea)
betroth you to me
It was I who _____ and led you forty years in the wilderness to posses the land of the Amorite
brought you out of the land of Egypt
"For at that time I will change the speech of the peoples to a pure speech, that all of them may _____________. From beyond the rivers of Cush my worshipers, the daughter of my dispersed ones, shall bring my offering." (Zephaniah)
call upon the name of the Lord and serve him with one accord
"There is no easing your hurt; your wound is grievous. All who hear the news about you ________ over you. For upon whom has not come your unceasing evil? (Nahum)
clap their hands
According to the Bible Project, what does the Hebrew word "kavod" which is usually translated as "glory" really mean?
heavy or significant
According to the Bible Project, what does the final word of Jonah's message to Nineveh ("overturned") mean?
it can mean either transformed or destroyed
According to the Bible Project, in Lamentations what is the seedbed for hope for the future?
judgement
Doing wrong is ___ to a fool, but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding
like a joke/sport (to a fool)
For this said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel. In returning and rest you shall be saved; in_____ shall be your strength.
quietness and trust
"Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will ________; I will take joy in the God of my salvation." (Habakkuk)
rejoice in the lord
"Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous________." (Habakkuk)
shall live by faith
"O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter has done? declares the Lord. Behold, like the clay in the potter's hand, ________, O house of Israel." (Jeremiah)
so are you in my hand
He who increases knowledge, increases ____?
sorrow (knowledge)
According to Fee & Stuart, Lamentations is written from the perspective of who?
the Israelites who were left behind in Jerusalem
According to the Bible Project, in Nahum chapter 1, the fate of the nations is in contrast with
the fate of God's faithful remnant
He who loves purity of heart, and whose speech is gracious will have ___ as his friend.
the king
I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, ____ rather than burnt offerings
the knowledge of God
"For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will________. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people." (Jeremiah)
write it on their hearts