BIBL 104-Quiz: The Old Testament Books of Prophecy
Habakkuk's second question was:
"How can God use the Babylonians to punish Judah?"
The book of Lamentations is a series of five separate laments over the fall of Jerusalem to the __________.
Babylonians
Daniel and his three friends were not able to keep their kosher diet while serving the king.
False
Daniel is not mentioned in the account of the statue and the fiery furnace because he willingly bowed to Nebuchadnezzar's golden statue.
False
In Isaiah, Christ is pictured as the true vine.
False
Jeremiah told Judah that they would be able to resist the Babylonians. However, submission to Babylon was the only way Jerusalem would be spared from destruction.
False
Jonah's prayer in Jonah 2:1-10 closely follows the form of a songs of confession in the Psalms - where the worshipper confesses a sin to God and asks for a specific act of deliverance.
False
Lamentations reveals that, as the Divine Warrior, the Lord poured out His anger on the city of Jerusalem. However, He would not abandon the Temple for it was His own sanctuary.
False
Micah prophecies that God would raise up another "ruler over Israel" who would come from the Galilean town of Nazareth. This prophecy is fulfilled in Matthew 2:3-6.
False
The book of Isaiah opens with seven sermons that serve as a thematic introduction to the book.
False
The enormity of the temple rebuilding process, economic hardships, and opposition from the surrounding peoples stalled the project for sixteen months.
False
Zephaniah began his ministry at approximately the same time as Ezekiel.
False
Daniel was a contemporary of ___________ and _____________.
Jeremiah/Ezekiel
Amos concluded his prophecies of unrelenting judgment with a message of hope concerning Israel's future restoration. God promised:
NOT: Israel's enemies would become her slaves.
The book of Nahum is a message against _____________.
Nineveh
______________ is the central theme of the book of Zephaniah.
The day of the Lord
According to the textbook, the key verse to the book of Lamentations is "Because of the Lord's faithful love we do not perish, for His mercies never end. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness" (Lam. 3:22-23).
True
Critical scholarship has argued for multiple authorship of the book and has viewed chapters 40-66 as coming after the time of Isaiah.
True
During an extravagant banquet Belshazzar saw a divine handwritten message that appeared on the plaster wall of the palace. This message indicated that his kingdom had been numbered, weighted, and divided.
True
Habakkuk's message is a personal one in which the prophet laments and dialogues with the Lord over the justice of His ways in using the Babylonians to punish Judah's sins.
True
Haggai encouraged some of the older people who still remembered the glorious first temple and felt like giving up when they considered the inferiority of the new temple.
True
Hosea charged Israel with three separate indictments. One of these indictments indicated that "They have broken the covenant; they were unfaithful to me there." (Hos. 6:7)
True
In Haggai's final message the Lord promised to bless Zerubbabel who was the weak governor of Judah and a member of the house of David.
True
In his second vision, Zechariah saw four horns crushed.
True
Jeremiah prophesied during the reign of Judah's last five kings.
True
Jeremiah prophesied until Judah's last days as a nation and warned of the coming Babylonian exile as the Lord's punishment for Judah's sins.
True
Matthew 8:17 quotes from Isa 53:4 ("He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases") as evidence that Jesus is Isaiah's suffering servant.
True
Micah likened the greed and the disregard of Israel's leaders for the poor to cannibals that chopped the people up and made them into stew.
True
One poem in Lamentations portrays Jerusalem as a grieving widow mourning her destruction.
True
Peter cites and quotes from Isa 53:4-5, 9, 11-12 ("He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth," and "by his wounds you have been healed") in 1 Peter 2:21-25 as evidence that Jesus is Isaiah's suffering servant.
True
The Immanuel prophecy depicts one whose government is from the throne of David.
True
The Immanuel prophecy depicts one whose government is noted for peace without end.
True
The Immanuel prophecy in Isaiah makes clear that this is not a typical human child because he is described as a "Wonderful Counselor"
True
The King of Babylon has a dream about four empires that is only successfully interpreted by Daniel.
True
The king and people of Nineveh took Jonah's warning of destruction seriously and expressed their repentance by fasting from food and drink, wearing sackcloth, crying out to God, and turning from their violent behavior.
True
The story of Jonah is a reminder that the Lord's plan of salvation extends beyond Israel to include all the nations, even those who were Israel's greatest enemies.
True
The use of the title "Holy One of Israel" appears equally in both "halves" of the book of Isaiah. This unifying element argues for Isaiah's authorship of the whole book.
True
Zephaniah highlights the judgment of God by detailing how God will reverse his work of creation and destroy all living things.
True
Habakkuk was a contemporary of
all of the above
Haggai's threefold encouragement was for the people included
all of the above
The poems in the book of Lamentations most closely resemble the communal laments in the _____________.
book of Psalms
In Isaiah, Christ is pictured as a stumbling block for the Jews.
false
In Malachi, God denounces His people by raising the question of
rewards
Daniel and his three friends were given Babylonian names in order to acclimate them to Babylonian life and culture.
true
Edom was lifted up because of excessive pride. They trusted in their political and military advisors for their security.
true
God's promise in Jeremiah 29:11 ("For I know the plans I have for you . . . to give you a future and a hope) addresses the impending exile and the future restoration of Judah because God loved His people with an eternal love.
true
Jeremiah's two visits to the potter were prophetic sign acts that visualized how the covenantal relationship between the Lord and His people had reached a breaking point.
true
Lamentations 1-4 are acrostic poems.
true
The Immanuel prophecy in Isaiah makes clear that this is not a typical human child because he is described as a "Prince of Heaven."
true
The extended message of salvation at the center of the book of Micah, as well as the emphasis on salvation at the end of each section, reflects Micah's focus on the hope of Israel's future salvation.
true