Final Questions 31-60

Question 1

The most frequent title to describe a prophet in the Hebrew Bible is:

Answer 1

Nabi

Question 2

The earliest prophets (with the exception of Moses) did not do much writing themselves but were similar to other ancient Near Eastern prophets who were basically advisers to the king. Their ministry could be placed in the category of:

Answer 2

Pre-Classical Prophecy

Question 3

The heart and the core of OT worship is:

Answer 3

Atonement and redemption

Question 4

Prophecy in Israel, one can observe several stages in the development of the prophetic institution in Israel. Which is the correct answer?

Answer 4

Pre-Classical; Classical; Apocalyptic Literature

Question 5

The message of the prophets can be best understood by analyzing the types of oracles that were used. There were four major kinds:

Answer 5

Aftermath of Hope oracles; Instruction oracles; Judgment oracles; Indictment oracles

Question 6

The general message of the entire book of Isaiah is:

Answer 6

Indictment, Judgment, Forgiveness and Deliverance

Question 7

Material in his book is arranged to highlight the trustworthiness of the God of Israel:

Answer 7

Isaiah

Question 8

Which of the following is a major theme in the book of Isaiah?

Answer 8

Eschatology, the future of the Kingdom of Israel

Question 9

Hosea Son of Beeri was a prophet during the kingdom of Israel’s “Golden Age” under what king:

Answer 9

Jeroboam II

Question 10

In the teaching of the Prophets, Hebrew ethics becomes, as they are through the NT, a part of God’s ________ activity.

Answer 10

Redemptive

Question 11

God has asked the prophets Hosea to do something very unusual to make a point. It was:

Answer 11

Marry a prostitute by the name of Gomer

Question 12

He uses a locust invasion to speak about the Day of the Lord that will come upon Israel.

Answer 12

Joel

Question 13

Certain seasons of the year were distinguished as times of feasting, but all Israel’s neighbors also had seasons with religious feasts. For the Hebrews, the seasons constituted a manifestation of

Answer 13

God’s goodness

Question 14

The message of the book of Joel was:

Answer 14

Day of the Lord — Locust Plague

Question 15

His children — Jezreel, Lo-Ruhamah, and Lo-Ammi — all had names that signified aspects of the relationship of God to His people Israel.

Answer 15

Hosea.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a key idea in the book of Amos?

Answer 16

Israel will escape of the judgment of the day of the Lord if they repent

Question 17

In his prophecy, he speaks of five visions — locusts, fire, plumb line, summer fruit, and God standing beside the altar:

Answer 17

Amos.

Question 18

The purpose of the book of Amos is to

Answer 18

Denounce sin and forecast national disaster

Question 19

He was commissioned by God to bring a message of doom to a famous Assyrian city, but he did not want to do it.

Answer 19

Jonah.

Question 20

Hebrew Bible ethics, which are based on mankind’s creation in the image of God, are an expression of the character of:

Answer 20

God

Question 21

Generally speaking, the book of Jonah concerns God’s sovereign right to bestow gracious acts of compassion on:

Answer 21

Nineveh

Question 22

Major themes in the book of Jonah are:

Answer 22

God’s compassion

Question 23

Micah is one of the few prophets who explicitly stated his purpose to the nation:

Answer 23

Upper class were guilty of injustice — destruction and exile to come

Question 24

Three major feasts marked the Hebrew calendar

Answer 24

Feast of Unleavened Bread, Feast of Weeks, Feast of Booths

Question 25

The best-known verse in the book of Micah is:

Answer 25

To act justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

Question 26

Prophesied that the deliverer would be born in Bethlehem

Answer 26

Micah

Question 27

A poem in which the verses begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew Alphabet:

Answer 27

Acrostics

Question 28

In Jewish tradition, as described in Dyrness textbook, prophets were persons possessed by the Spirit of God first, and only later by the word that entered them to impel them to speak and act. But they were not:

Answer 28

Spiritualists who lost their minds

Question 29

Content of this book covers extremes of human emotions from imprecatory cries to heavenly praise. Contains declarations of relationship between the people and their Lord:

Answer 29

Psalms

Question 30

The purpose of the message in the book of Jeremiah can be summarized in one sentence:

Answer 30

“To uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.”