Old Testament Survey Prophets Test
Social justice
A major theme in the book of Amos is _____.
Babylon
After his illness, Hezekiah entertains people from which nation?
Hesed
All of the following are major themes in the book of Isaiah except
Determine what current event the prophecy is tied to
All of the following are tips for reading prophetic literature except
Grief oracles
All of the following are types of oracles present within prophetic literature except
Uzziah and Jeroboam II
Amos dated his prophecy by reference to which two kings?
Tekoa
Amos is from which city?
Bethel
Amos's prophecies were delivered to Israel at _____, a site of worship.
Theodicy
Another major theme of the book is ________, or justifying the ways of God, which, in the story of Jonah, takes the form of being justified to act as he pleases whether that is in mercy or judgment.
Compassionate
At the end of the book of Jonah, God is ________ toward the Ninevites.
Earthquake
By what type of natural disaster does Amos date his ministry?
Listen
Each of Micah's major divisions opens with a call to _____.
Promiscuous woman
God commanded Hosea to marry a _______ named Gomer.
Jeroboam II
Hosea the prophet may have begun his ministry during the northern kingdom's "golden age" under King ______.
Israel
Hosea was a prophet to which kingdom?
3
How many major divisions does Micah have?
Leader, adviser, and social/spiritual commentator
In general, the progression of the role of the prophet within Israel was
701 BC
In what year did Assyria (Sennacherib) attack Judah?
Eighth
Isaiah lived in the ______ century BC.
Repent
Jonah is angry because the people of Ninevah _____.
Leniency toward wickedness
Jonah's theodicy is concerned with _______.
Assyrian
Micah ministered during the _____ crisis.
Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah
Micah prophesied during the reign of which king?
Isaiah
Micah was a contemporary of the prophet _____.
Unity/Authorship
One of the biggest controversies surrounding the book of Isaiah is in relation to its
Shepherd
Prior to becoming a prophet Amos was a _____.
False (Sennacharib)
T/F A major historical event which Isaiah discusses involves the invasion of Israel by the Babylonian ruler Nebuchadnezzar during the time of Hezekiah.
True
T/F A prophet is someone who speaks on behalf of someone else.
False
T/F According to Isaiah, the "New Jerusalem" will only be for the Jews.
True
T/F According to some theories, the book of Isaiah has at least three authors.
True
T/F Amos is probably the first of the writing prophets.
False
T/F Amos is unconcerned with the welfare of others.
False
T/F Amos opens his prophecy with ten oracles against the nation.
True
T/F Amos preached during a prosperous period in Israel's history.
False
T/F Amos was the only writing prophet who lived and ministered in the northern kingdom.
False (Israel)
T/F Assyria destroyed Jerusalem in 722 BC.
True
T/F Classical prophecy had its basis in the covenant.
False
T/F Hosea ministered before Amos.
True
T/F Hosea uses the term Ephraim to refer to Israel.
False
T/F Hosea's prophecy is solely focused on the northern kingdom, there is no mention of Judah in his book.
True
T/F In interpreting the book, Jonah can be equated with the city of Ninevah.
False
T/F Isaiah 1-39 contains no promises of future restoration.
False
T/F Isaiah 1-39 primarily addresses those in exile.
True
T/F Isaiah and Micah were the earliest active classical prophets in Judah.
False
T/F Isaiah contains no messianic prophecies.
True
T/F Isaiah focuses on judgment.
True
T/F Isaiah prophesied to the kingdom of Judah.
False
T/F It is most helpful to understand prophecy as a prediction.
False
T/F Jonah claims to be the author of the book of Jonah.
False
T/F Jonah is mentioned nowhere else in scripture (just in the book that bears his name)
True
T/F Jonah ministered during the reign of Jeroboam II.
True
T/F Legal terminology abounds in Hosea as God brings a "lawsuit" against Israel.
True
T/F One of the purposes of the book of Hosea was to highlight the spiritual harlotry of Israel.
True
T/F Some consider Isaiah 40-55, 40-66 the work of an author or authors called Deutero-Isaiah.
False (Holy One of Israel)
T/F The "Lord Most High" is Isaiah's favorite name for God.
True
T/F The Hebrew term NABI appears to indicate "one who is called."
True
T/F The NT writers attribute parts of the second half of the book of Isaiah to the prophet Isaiah.
True
T/F The book of Isaiah stresses that Yahweh knows the future.
True
T/F The book of Jonah is unique among th Prophets in that it relates episodes from the life of Jonah instead of being a collection of oracles.
False
T/F The king of Ninevah in the book of Jonah has been identified as Tiglath Pilesar.
False
T/F The only nation which does not receive an oracle of condemnation from Amos is Judah.
False
T/F The primary job of a prophet is to highlight what the people are doing correctly.
True
T/F The prophet's job was to communicate a message from God.
True
T/F The title "Redeemer" is used for God more than a dozen times in Isaiah.
False
T/F There was a clear counterpart in the ancient Near East to classical prophets.
False
T/F Though Hosea delivered his message to the northern kingdom, he was actually from Judah.
Fertility
The Canaanite god Baal was a god of _____.
Moses
The best example of a pre-monarchial prophet who held the reins of leadership was
Assyria
The book of Jonah concerns the judgment of the city of Ninevah, the capital of
2
The book of Jonah is structured with _______ roughly parallel structures.
Amos and Hosea
The earliest of the classical prophets who were active within Israel (the northern kingdom) were
God
The main character in the book of Jonah is _____.
Mercy
The message of the book concerns God's sovereign right to bestow ________ on whomever he wills, even to the point of relenting from threatened destruction.
Times of Crisis
The ministry of biblical prophets tended to be clustered around
Jeremiah
The prophet Micah is specifically referred to in the prophetic book of ______.
Four
There are ____ Servant Songs in Isaiah.
He will be born in Bethlehem
What does Micah 5:2 prophesy about the coming Messiah?
"Who is like Yahweh?"
What does Micah's name mean?
Angry
When Jonah sees that God has relented from destroying Ninevah because of their repentance he is
James
Which NT book, like Amos, deals with social justice?
Three literal marriages
Which of the following is NOT an interpretive option for Hosea's marriage to Gomer?
Josiah
Which of the following kings did NOT reign during Isaiah's ministry?
Babylon
Which of the following nations was NOT exerting pressure on Israel during Hosea's ministry?
Cyrus
Which person named in the book of Isaiah lived 150-200 years after it was written?
Ahaz and Hezekiah
Which two kings feature prominently in the book of Isaiah?
Daniel and Zechariah
________ can be characterized as apocalyptic literature.