Question 1

The Immanuel prophecy depicts one whose reigns forever.

Question 2

According to Nahum, God’s justice demanded the Assyrians experience the suffering and degradation they inflicted on others.

Question 3

Rather than rejoicing in his successful preaching mission and the salvation of the Ninevites, Jonah was angered that the Lord spared the city.

Question 4

Ezekiel portrayed the siege of Jerusalem through a series of four __________ in order to show the exiles that the fall of Jerusalem was near,

Question 5

Ezekiel was transported into exile as part of the first Babylonian deportation.

Question 6

The possibility that the Lord might show mercy to the Assyrians was why Jonah refused to go to the city in the first place.

Question 7

In Isaiah, Christ is pictured as the true vine.

Question 8

Micah was a prophet in Judah and a contemporary of the prophet ________.

Question 9

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.

Question 10

Ezekiel also delivered a series of oracles against Egypt.

  

Question 11

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)

Question 12

Ezekiel delivered an extensive message of judgment against Tyre, the capital of Phoenicia.

Question 13

Amos opened his book of prophecies with the startling image of God as a ___________. Rather than protecting them, Yahweh would roar out in judgment against them.

Question 14

Ezekiel came from a priestly family, which helps explain his emphasis on sin as uncleanness and defilement and his interest in the rebuilding of the future temple.

Question 15

The Immanuel prophecy in Isaiah makes clear that this is not a typical human child because he is described as a “Might Savior.”

Question 16

Obadiah announced that God would judge ____________ because of their participation with the southern kingdom of Judah’s enemies in the plundering of Jerusalem.

Question 17

In Isaiah, Christ is pictured as a banner of love.

Question 18

The book of Ezekiel ends with a vision of an eschatological temple where God dwells with his people and a life-giving river flows out from this temple.

Question 19

Daniel was a contemporary of ___________ and _____________.

Question 20

The book of Isaiah opens with seven sermons that serve as a thematic introduction to the book.

  

Question 21

Jonah is scandalized that the Lord would show the same grace he has shown to Israel to the people of Nineveh.

Question 22

Amos concluded his prophecies of unrelenting judgment with a message of hope concerning Israel’s future restoration. God promised:

Question 23

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.

Question 24

In Isaiah, Christ is pictured as the bread of life.

Question 25

In Malachi, God denounces His people by raising the question of

Question 26

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.

Question 27

The Immanuel prophecy depicts one whose government is marked by grace and truth.

Question 28

Altogether the book of Malachi raises twenty-three questions.

Question 29

In the final section of the book of Micah, God’s relationship to His people is presented as

Question 30

In Isaiah, Christ is pictured as the coming conqueror.

Question 31

Amos concluded his prophecies of unrelenting judgment with a message of hope concerning Israel’s future restoration. God promised:

Question 32

In Malachi, God denounces His people by raising the question of

Question 33

One lament in Lamentations features a beleaguered individual who probably is the personification of the city of Jerusalem.

Question 34

Habakkuk was a contemporary of

Question 35

According to the textbook, Zephaniah’s ministry reminds us of the importance of preaching which confronts evil, calls for repentance, and leads to revival.

Question 36

Zephaniah began his ministry at approximately the same time as Ezekiel.

Question 37

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.

Question 38

The Immanuel prophecy in Isaiah makes clear that this is not a typical human child because he is described as a “Prince of Heaven.”

Question 39

Amos concluded his prophecies of unrelenting judgment with a message of hope concerning Israel’s future restoration. God promised:

Question 40

Zechariah called the people to repent and return to the Lord. Without true spiritual renewal on the people’s part, rebuilding the temple was useless.

  

Question 41

Haggai in tandem with ______________ challenged the postexilic community to resume the work of rebuilding the temple.

Question 42

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.

Question 43

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.

Question 44

Lamentations 1–4 are acrostic poems.

Question 45

Hosea compared Israel’s unfaithfulness to spoiled grapes, a wild vine, a trained heifer, and a rebellious daughter.

Question 46

In Malachi, God denounces His people by raising the question of

Question 47

Amos concluded his prophecies of unrelenting judgment with a message of hope concerning Israel’s future restoration. God promised:

Question 48

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.

Question 49

In Malachi, the Lord promised that He would send the prophet _________ prior to the future Day of the Lord to restore His people.

Question 50

Zechariah was a postexilic prophet who foretold the coming of Israel’s true and final King.