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Old Testament Flashcards

1
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The Bible is a growing ____________ of God and His plan of salvation for humanity.

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revelation

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The New Testament can be considered in the _________ and the ___________that give an account and explanation of God’s work through Jesus Christ, the Church, and of bringing His creation to completion in eternity.

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historical books; epistles

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The Pentateuch is composed of the first five books of the Bible: _____, _____, _____, _____, and _____.

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Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy

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The Pentateuch was written essentially by _________.

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Moses

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Some of the significant Scriptures about creation are __________, Isaiah 40:26-28, ____________, and Hebrews 11:3.

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Genesis 1:1, John 1:3

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__________ is the act of God whereby he brought forth the visible and invisible universe (______________) without the use of preexisting materials and gave the world an existence distinct from Him but always dependent on Him.

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Creation, Colossians 1:16

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Adam and Eve were judged for their disobedience, but God gave them a _______________________.

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promise of redemption

Genesis 3:15

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Seth’s firstborn was ___________, and then, the people began to call upon God (Genesis 4:26).

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Enosh

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__________, one of the descendents of Enosh, walked so close with God that he was brought to be with Him (Genesis 5:24).

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Enoch

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Noah and his family were saved from the Flood because of Noah’s ___________________________ with God.

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right relationship

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The Abrahamic Covenant is found in Genesis 12:1-3 and was established as a _______________________________.

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blood covenant

Genesis 15:1-21

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The Abrahamic Covenant is the foundation for the _______________________________and the _________________________________.

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Palestinian Covenant
(Deuteronomy 30:1-10);
Davidic Covenant
(2 Samuel 7:12-16)

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At a burning bush, God chose Moses to deliver His people and revealed the revelation of His name: ___________.

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I AM

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_____—__________, which means the owner and ruler of all things, is the most frequently used name when addressing God.

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Adonai—the Lord

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15
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At the time of the tenth plague against Egypt, the __________ was instituted

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Passover

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The purposes of the Law are (1) ___________________ ____________, (2) to reveal the sinfulness of humanity, (3)_________________, and (4) to preserve the people.

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to reveal the holiness of God;
to reveal the need of salvation

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17
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The Ten Commandments are . . .

  1. You shall have no other gods before me.
  2. _______________________________
  3. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord.
  4. _______________________________
  5. Honor your father and mother.
  6. You shall not murder.
  7. _______________________________
  8. You shall not steal.
  9. _______________________________
  10. You shall not covet.
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2 - You shall not make any idols;
4 - Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy
7 - You shall not commit adultery
9 - You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor

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The Sabbath year occurred once every _____________ years and was a _______________________, especially for the land.

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seven; time of rest

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The _________________________ was a Jewish celebration that occurred every 50 years and was a time for everything to be restored back to its proper order.

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Year of Jubilee

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The ___________________ was the beginning of the Jewish religious year and is a symbol of Jesus Christ.

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Passover

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21
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The ____________________ was a celebration that came 50 days after the Passover and celebrated the gathering of the whole harvest.

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Festival of Pentecost

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The ________________________followed ten days after the Feast of Trumpets and was a day of fasting and atonement for the collective sins of the nation.

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Day of Atonement

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The ________________________was a celebration that reminded the Israelites of the time they wandered through the wilderness and had no permanent dwelling place.

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Festival of Tabernacles

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24
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The ___________________________was an act of worship as a fellowship offering with God.

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peace offering

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25
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Moses was not allowed to enter into ___________; he went up on Mt. Nebo where he died at the age of 120.

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Canaan

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The Exodus began 400 years after Joseph’s death and concludes with the Israelites at__________________.

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Mt. Sinai

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________________was written during the year that the Israelites camped at Mt. Sinai.

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Leviticus

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28
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The full revelation of the Law, the priesthood, the sacred calendar, and the sacrifices are recorded in ________________.

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Leviticus

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The first ten chapters of Numbers occur during the year at __________________, and the remaining chapters are a record of the _____________and_______________________.

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Mt. Sinai;
Kadesh-barnea rebellion;
wilderness wanderings

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30
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The Book of _________________is given that title because it records two censuses.

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Numbers

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31
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__________________means “second law,” which was four addresses that Moses gave to the Israelites at the end of their wanderings.

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Deuteronomy

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32
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The theme of the Book of Joshua is _____________ __________________.

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faith and compromise

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33
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The Book of ________intends to show that God did fulfill His promise to give the land of Canaan to Abraham’s descendants.

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Joshua

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34
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_______________________is the theme of the Book of Judges.

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Failure through compromise

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35
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____________records a time of lack in central leadership and general disorder in Israel.

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Judges

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36
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Four of the judges in the Book of Judges who had faith in God were _____________________.

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Deborah
Gideon
Jephthah
Ehud

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37
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______________delivered God’s people miraculously, and then at the end of his life, he made an idol.

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Gideon

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38
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Ruth, a ___________, is the central person in the Book of Ruth.

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Moabite

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39
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God’s grace through a __________________________is the theme in the Book of Ruth.

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kinsman-redeemer

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40
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The Israelite monarchy began in _______________.

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1050 B.C

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41
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The northern kingdom lasted until _________and the southern kingdom of Judah lasted until ________.

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722 B.C.;
586 B.C.

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42
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The Israelites demanded a __________.

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king

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43
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Israel had these reasons for wanting a king: (1) Samuel was old, (2)_______________________________, and (3) they wanted to prevent military losses.

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they wanted to be like other

nations

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44
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______________was able to rule all of Israel during his kingship.

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David

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45
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The ______________that Solomon built in seven years used the floor plan of the Tabernacle.

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temple

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46
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The Book of Psalms can be divided into two types of psalms—_______________.

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praise and lament

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47
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The Old Testament book that best illustrates lament is the Book of__________________.

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Lamentations

48
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The Book of Proverbs endeavors to teach youth about how to achieve a good life for (1)_____________, and (2)_______________________________.

A

decision making;
responsible

leadership

49
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The writer of ____________________has an underlying reverence for God that is deeper than his despair, and he has a faith in God’s control of the world.

A

Ecclesiastes

50
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___________is an example of a man whose life was above reproach to whom trouble came.

A

Job

51
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The prophetic tradition began with _______________

Deuteronomy 18:15-22

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Moses

52
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A common phrase, “____________________,” prefaces the messages of God.

A

Thus says the Lord

53
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God’s prophets spoke and wrote in _________form—in verse.

A

poetic

54
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The primary passion of the prophets was___________.

A

grief

55
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The Major Prophets were ________________________________________________________________.

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Isaiah
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
Daniel

56
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__________ sowed seeds of division by the way he governed.

A

Solomon

57
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Solomon taxed the people very heavily in order to __________________, ____________________, and other buildings in the kingdom.

A

build the Temple, his palace

58
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The people urged _______________to give them tax and forced-labor relief.

A

Rehoboam

59
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_________________, a well-respected administrator in Solomon’s court, became the king of the northern half of the kingdom.

A

Jeroboam

60
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The Northern Kingdom was destroyed because of (1)_____________________, (2)_____________, and (3) its departure from God’s covenant.

A

its unfaithfulness to God;

its sin

61
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The intermixing of foreigners with the people of the Northern Kingdom created the___________________.

A

Samaritans

62
Q

_____________name means “Yahweh is God,” which explains his mission—to confront the threat of Baal worship.

A

Elijah’s

63
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________name means “God saves,” which describes his mission to announce that God was the Northern Kingdom’s salvation.

A

Elijah’s

64
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Most of the books of the Minor Prophets feature their messages; however, the Book of ____________tells a story about the prophet, rather than his message.

A

Jonah

65
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The focus of the Book of Jonah is on God’s call for the prophet to go to______________.

A

Nineveh

66
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The entire Book of Jonah can be considered as a ____________________________of how God deals with His people.

A

symbolic representation

67
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________means “to carry,” which illustrates that God carried Amos from the Southern Kingdom to the Northern Kingdom

A

Amos

68
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Amos gave a crucial warning about God’s judgment, which was depicted as not just a slap on the wrist, but as a ________________________, devastating the entire kingdom.

A

roaring lion

69
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In the Book of Amos, Israel’s sins were ____________ _____________________________________.

A

social injustice, and religious compromise

70
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Hosea’s contemporaries were __________________.

A

Amos and Jonah

71
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____________was the prophet to the last generation of the Northern Kingdom—the last messenger of judgment before destruction came.

A

Hosea

72
Q

The Southern Kingdom was comprised of two tribes of Israel—______________________________.

A

Benjamin and Judah

73
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The six godly kings of Judah were (1) Asa (911-870 B.C.), (2) _______________(873-848 B.C.), (3) Joash (835-796 B.C.), (4) ____________(791-739 B.C.), (5) Hezekiah (728-686 B.C.), and (6) _____________(640-609 B.C.).

A

Jehoshaphat; Uzziah; Josiah

74
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Four wicked kings of Judah were (1) Ahaz (748-714 B.C.), (2) ________________(697-642 B.C.), Jehoiakim (609-597 B.C.), and ________________(597-586 B.C.)

A

Mannasseh; Zedekiah

75
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________________not only destroyed false worship, but he initiated constructive programs—such as sending Levites throughout the land to teach the Law of Moses—to help the people.

A

Jehoshaphat

76
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Jehoshaphat had one major failure in his reign—_____ ____________________, Jehoram, to Athalia, the daughter of Jezebel.

A

the marriage of his son

77
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When _____________was six years old, Jehoida brought him out of hiding and had him crowned king.

A

Joash

78
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Ahaz promoted ___________worship, even sacrificing one of his sons to Baal.

A

Baal

79
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_________________was the most wicked king in the history of Judah.

A

Mannasseh

80
Q

____________prophesied to show how God works from one generation to the next to preserve His covenant with the generations.

A

Isaiah

81
Q

In the first chapters of Isaiah, God speaks to His people by using_____________________________.

A

lawsuit imagery

82
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In the Book of Isaiah, the ________________________ is giving His life for the next generation.

A

Suffering Servant (Messiah)

83
Q

The theme of the Book of Micah is _______________.

A

Judgment

84
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________________prophesied the downfall of Ninevah, which had become a very wicked city that was cruel to God’s people.

A

Nahum

85
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Nahum began his message by giving a revelation of God’s nature—God is a __________and ___________God against the perpetrators of evil.

A

jealous, avenging

86
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The Book of _________________relates the struggle that goes on between Habakkuk and God, as God gives him a message.

A

Habakkuk

87
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Zephaniah’s message is related to ______________reforms.

A

Josiah’s

88
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The coming of the __________________________was the theme of Zephaniah’s message.

A

Day of the Lord

89
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The Book of Zephaniah emphasized ______________ ______________.

A

judgment and mercy

90
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________________ prophesied in the latter part of the 600s B.C.

A

Jeremiah

91
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The four verbs of judgment in the Book of Jeremiah were (1)________________, (2) to tear down, (3)_____ _______, and (4) to overthrow.

A

to pluck up; to destroy

92
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The two verbs of hope in the Book of Jeremiah were (1)____________, and (2)_______________.

A

to build; to plant

93
Q

In Chapters 11–20, the Book of Jeremiah records Jeremiah’s _______________to God.

A

prayers

94
Q

In Jeremiah 18:1-18, the prophet tells the story of the potter working with clay, which _____________God working in Israel.

A

symbolizes

95
Q

In Jeremiah 25:8-12, the Babylonian Exile was prophesied to be _____ years.

A

70

96
Q

The Babylonian Exile occurred because of _______ ___________________ and a __________________ ___________________ against Babylon.

A

spiritual idolatry, political alliance

97
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Ezekiel has been called “______________________” because of his frequent use of imagery and symbolism.

A

the strangest of the prophets

98
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________ has been called “the prophet of personal responsibility,” because he emphasized the personal nature of true faith (Ezekiel 18:4).

A

Ezekiel

99
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The Book of Ezekiel records four of Ezekiel’s great visions: (1) the sovereign God (1-3), (2)______________, (3) __________________(37:1-10), and (4) the new Temple and the glory of God returning (40-48).

A

God’s glory departing from the Temple (8-11), the valley of dry bones

100
Q

The Book of _______________is the shortest book of the prophetic literature.

A

Obadiah

101
Q

The ____________________is the theme in the Book of Daniel.

A

sovereignty of God

102
Q

The foundation for the rebuilding of the Temple was laid under the leadership of____________________.

A

Zerubbabel

103
Q

Twelve years after Ezra came to Jerusalem, Nehemiah arrived in the city with a mission to ______________________that were destroyed during the Babylonian invasion (Nehemiah 1:3).

A

rebuild the walls

104
Q

After rebuilding the walls in Jerusalem, Nehemiah returned to Persia, and then returned to Jerusalem and dealt with (1) tithing (13:10-14), (2) reinstituting the Sabbath as a day of rest (13:15-22), and (3) ____________________________.

A

strengthening the families (13:23-25).

105
Q

God’s providential care for His people is the theme of the Book of__________________.

A

Esther

106
Q

The _________________of a woman is a unique feature in the Book of Esther.

A

elevation

107
Q

The ___________________never appears in the Book of Esther.

A

name of God

108
Q

Haggai was called the “______________________.”

A

prophet of the Temple

109
Q

Zechariah, like ____________and________________, was both a prophet and a priest.

A

Jeremiah, Ezekiel

110
Q

The Book of __________________consists of eight visions which provide the material for his messages.

A

Zechariah

111
Q

In his prophecies, Zechariah set forth the two comings
of the Messiah—first as _________________________ (Chapters 9-11) and second as the ______________ ______________ (Chapters 12-14).

A

Suffering Servant; Conquering King

112
Q

__________ predicted the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost (Joel 2:28-32; Acts 2:16-21).

A

Joel

113
Q

The theme of the Book of Joel is the ______________.

A

Day of the Lord

114
Q

____________served as the last of the noted Old Testament prophets.

A

Malachi

115
Q

Malachi said humans can rob God in eight areas:
(1) By neglecting His love (1:2)
(2) By ____________His name (1:60
(3) By presenting blemished offerings (1:7, 8, 13, 14)
(4) By practicing idolatry (2:10-12)
(5) By ____________worship (2:13)
(6) By breaking the covenant of marriage (3:14-16)
(7) By ____________tithes and offerings (3:8-10)
(8) By serving God with carnal motives (3:14, 15).

A

Dishonoring
insincere
withholding

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