MP Context: Proverbs - Ezekiel Flashcards
What main idea after Proverbs 8:1-21?
The Lord possessing wisdom at the beginning and forming the world
What is the main idea before Proverbs 8:1-21?
The crafty harlot
Who is writing Proverbs 8:1-21?
Solomon
Who is speaking in Proverbs 10:1-15?
Solomon
What leads to life and what leads to sin after Proverbs 10:1-15?
The labor of righteousness, wages of the wicked
Whose way is described before Proverbs 10:1-15?
The way of folly, her guests go to hell
Who is speaking in Proverbs 16:1-9?
Solomon
What do we learn about a king after Proverbs 16:1-9?
Divination is on his lips and his mouth must not transgress in judgment
What is the fear of the Lord according to before Proverbs 16:1-9?
The instruction of wisdom
What is before honor, before Proverbs 16:1-9?
Humility
Who is writing Proverbs 17:15-28?
Solomon
What is strife compared to before Proverbs 17:15-28, and what are we to do about it?
The releasing of water, stop contention before a quarrel starts
What does a man who isolates himself seek after Proverbs 17:15-28?
His own desire, he rages against all wise judgment
Who wrote Proverbs 20?
Solomon
Who is judgment and beating prepared for before Proverbs 20:1-30?
Scoffers and fools
What is a king’s heart in the hand of the Lord compared to after Proverbs 20:1-30?
The rivers of water, the Lord turns it wherever He wishes
Just as fish are caught in a net and birds in a snare so what comes upon all men before Ecclesiastes 9:13-18?
Death, no man knows when it will come upon him
What is the main idea after Ecclesiastes 9:13-18?
Wisdom is superior to folly
What dead things putrefy the perfumer’s ointment and gives a foul odor (so does a little folly to one respected for wisdom and honor), after Ecclesiastes 9:13-18?
Flies
What is the main idea after Ecclesiastes 11:2-6?
Seeking God in your early life
What is the main idea before Ecclesiastes 11:2-6?
Wisdom is superior to folly
What can you cast into the water and find after several days before Ecclesiastes 11:2-6?
Bread
What is very pleasant and sweet after Ecclesiastes 11:2-6?
Light and the sun
Who is speaking in Isaiah 9:1-7?
God
Who’s punishment does the Lord speak of after Isaiah 9:1-7?
Samaria’s
Who is mentioned after Isaiah 9:1-7?
Jacob, Israel, Ephraim, and Samaria
Who do the people say you should seek instead of God before Isaiah 9:1-7?
Mediums and wizards
What is the main idea before Isaiah 9:1-7?
Fear God and heed His word
Who is speaking in Isaiah 11:1-5?
God
What is described after Isaiah 11:1-5?
How the wolf will dwell with the lamb and the leopard with the goat, the calf, lion and fatling together. A little child will lead them
Who will seek the root of Jesse after Isaiah 11:1-5?
The Gentiles
What is prophesied of before Isaiah 11:1-5?
The future remnant of Israel
Who will cut down Lebanon before Isaiah 11:1-5?
The Mighty One
Who is speaking in Isaiah 44:1-11?
God
What is the main idea before Isaiah 44:1-11?
Pleading with unfaithful Israel
What will God give Jacob and Israel to before Isaiah 44:1-11?
The curse and reproaches
What is the main idea after Isaiah 44:1-11?
How a blacksmith will use the same wood to burn in the fire to cook food and also make into a god and worships it
Who is God talking about in Isaiah 45:4-8?
Cyrus
Who does God speak a woe against after Isaiah 45:4-8?
Him who strives with his Maker
What does God say Cyrus will do for His people after Isaiah 45:4-8?
Let His people go free
Who’s merchandise will come to Israel after Isaiah 45:4-8?
Egypt, Cush, and the Sabeans
Who is speaking in Jeremiah 7:14-23?
God
Where is Jeremiah in Jeremiah 7:14-23?
The gate of the temple
What does God call the people to do before Jeremiah 7:14-23?
To amend their ways
Where does God say His place used to be, before Jeremiah 7:14-23?
Shiloh
Since when has Israel not obeyed God after Jeremiah 7:14-23?
Since they came out of Egypt
What is the main idea after Jeremiah 7:14-23?
Judgment on obscene religion
Who is speaking in Jeremiah 29:4-7?
Jeremiah is writing a letter to the remainder of the elders, priests, prophets, and all people who were carried away captive to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar
Where is Jeremiah writing his letter before Jeremiah 29:4-7?
Jerusalem
When is Jeremiah writing his letter before Jeremiah 29:4-7?
After Jeconiah/Jehoiakim the king, the queen mother, the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the smiths had departed from Jerusalem
Who carried Jeremiah’s letter before Jeremiah 29:4-7?
Elasah, the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah, the son of Hilkiah
Who sent Elasah and Gemariah to Babylon before Jeremiah 29:4-7?
Zedekiah
Who are the people not to listen to or be deceived by after Jeremiah 29:4-7?
The prophets and diviners in their midst
How long does God say their exile in Babylon will be after Jeremiah 29:4-7?
70 years
What did God tell Ezekiel to do before Ezekiel 12:8-16?
To act out Israel’s captivity before them
What does God tell Ezekiel to continue to warn Israel about after Ezekiel 12:8-16?
That judgment is no longer postponed
What do the people believe about Ezekiel’s prophecies after Ezekiel 12:8-16?
That he prophecies of times far off
What does Ezekiel prophecy about before Ezekiel 18:21-29?
Israel’s proverb, “the fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge”
Who will not bear the guilt of the father if he has done right before Ezekiel 18:21-29?
The son
How will God judge the people after Ezekiel 18:21-29?
According to each one’s way
Who does the Lord tell Ezekiel to take up a lamentation for after Ezekiel 18:21-29?
The princes of Israel
