Final Questions 61-90

Question 1

He was told to go the potter’s house and watch him at work. The pot he was shaping from the clay was flawed in his hands; so, the potter formed it into another pot:

Answer 1

Jeremiah

Question 2

What are some of the major themes in the book of Jeremiah?

Answer 2

False prophets, The New Covenant, God’s policy with the Nations

Question 3

The message of Zephaniah was focused on:

Answer 3

Day of the Lord.

Question 4

The theology of rituals, sacrifices, and offerings in the Temple are all parables of the holiness and justice of God. They also express:

Answer 4

Creation in God’s image (could also include the answer “God communes with people despite the Fall)

Question 5

Jerusalem and the Temple were destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, and most Jews were exiled to Babylon in the year:

Answer 5

586 BC

Question 6

Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Habakkuk all prophesied during the height of this kingdom:

Answer 6

Babylon

Question 7

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

Answer 7

God sometimes punishes sin in this lifetime

Question 8

The definition of piety according to Dyrness is “Piety in the OT is the response of the heart to God’s:

Answer 8

Revelation

Question 9

The scroll (Megillah) of Lamentations or “Eyicha” in Hebrew, is ordered what number among the five scrolls?

Answer 9

The third

Question 10

This scroll is assigned to be read on the ninth day of Ab, the day of mourning for the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem:

Answer 10

Scroll of Lamentations

Question 11

The book of Lamentations is comprised of five poems lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple. Three of the poems are funeral dirges; the other two are:

Answer 11

An expression of grief over a catastrophe that is irreversible

Question 12

In Pathan religions, people lived in constant fear of the spirits they sought and attempted to appease. The Hebrew fear of God was unique, it was the initial response to:

Answer 12

Revelation of power

Question 13

This country, located in the highlands and sandstone cliffs on the southeastern edge of the Dead Sea, assisted Babylon in the sack of Jerusalem in 587, and also occupied Judean villages well into the Persian period:

Answer 13

Edom

Question 14

The message and purpose of the book of Obadiah is not only to address the godly remnant of Israel and assure them of the ultimate triumph of God, but also is about the divine retribution specifically against:

Answer 14

Edom for assisting in and gloating over Judah’s day of misfortune

Question 15

The definition of “ethics” according to Dyrness is:

Answer 15

Moral life of the community

Question 16

His prophecy makes up the shortest book in the Hebrew Bible

Answer 16

Obadiah

Question 17

Throughout the OT, only God was recognized as the proper object of trust. In the Hebrew Bible, Trust implies

Answer 17

Knowledge of God

Question 18

There are four major themes in the book of Obadiah

Answer 18

Pride; Lex Talionis; Universal Judgment; Restoration

Question 19

The book of Nahum is dealing in its entirety with the impending judgment of this country:

Answer 19

Nineveh, Assyrian Empire

Question 20

The major purpose of the book of Habakkuk is to:

Answer 20

The same basic issue as in the book of Job — the justice of God.

Question 21

The classic message described in the Hebrew Bible, which expresses the whole of human duty to God, and arising from the whole person is:

Answer 21

Love your God

Question 22

The answer he received from God was that in the midst of all the conflict, the righteous person has a responsibility to stand with integrity.

Answer 22

Habakkuk

Question 23

Which answer best describes God’s Policy for Handling Nations in the book of Habakkuk:

Answer 23

Good conduct carries more weight than evil conduct. Judgment can be postponed by a sudden repentance. And a balance between good and bad behavior.

Question 24

The prophet Zephaniah, possibly a member of a royal household, was a contemporary of which prophet:

Answer 24

Jeremiah

Question 25

Which of the following are characteristic expressions of Piety in the Hebrew Bible?

Answer 25

Glorifying God (one answer) AND Praises and Prayers (another answer)

Question 26

Zephaniah dates to the reign of Josiah. He came to prophesy after five decades reign of which wicked Judean king who worshipped and spread the religion of Baal and other Canaanite deities in Judah:

Answer 26

Manasseh

Question 27

Which of the following is a key idea in the book of Ezekiel?

Answer 27

Mysterious interplay of individual responsibility and divine judgment

Question 28

When summarizing the issue of worship and piety in the Hebrew Bible, one concept is clearly emphasized throughout the Hebrew understanding and experiencing the presence of God:

Answer 28

Community worship and praise

Question 29

The writing style of the book of Ezekiel by the prophet himself is:

Answer 29

Autobiographical

Question 30

The backdrop for Haggai’s prophecy was the reign of which Persian King:

Answer 30

Darius I