OT Final

Question 1

Hebrew Title of Ezekiel

Answer 1

God Strengthens

Question 2

When was Ezekiel deported?

Answer 2

It was likely that he was one of those deported during the second deportation (597 B.C.) He would begin his prophetic ministry five years later while in Exile (Ezk 1:2; 8:1)

Question 3

What did Ezekiel predict in Babylon (where he was ministering)?

Answer 3

The third and final attack and destruction of Jerusalem

Question 4

The fall of the city prompted…

Answer 4

A change in Ezekiel’s prophetic message. Before Jerusalem fell, Ezekiel’s message focused on Judah’s soon destruction because of her sin. After Jerusalem’s fall, Ezekiel’s message centered on Judah’s future restoration

Question 5

Ezekiel is

Answer 5

Chronological (Unlike Jeremiah)

Question 6

Purpose of Ezekiel

Answer 6

• To speak for God locally to the exiles who continued to listen to false prophets and practice idolatry. The book shows that little has changed in the attitudes and actions of the Jewish exiles in Babylon
• To outline blessings that will follow their judgment
• To emphasize God’s sovereignty which will bring about judgment and restoration
• To warn Israel of imminent judgment
• To stress the need for individual responsibility and national accountability before God

Question 7

More than any other prophet, Ezekiel was called to

Answer 7

Act out his prophecies in highly symbolic dramatic form

Question 8

Theology of Ezekiel

Answer 8

• God is sovereign over all nations
• God’s sovereignty is based on His holiness
• This holy and sovereign God resolved that He would be known and acknowledged

Question 9

Once the news of the destruction of Jerusalem arrived to the exiles

Answer 9

The message of Ezekiel changed to the Lord’s consoling words of hope for His people. They would experience spiritual revival, restoration to the holy land, and a glorious future.

Question 10

Temple Vision

Answer 10

Biblical scholars acknowledge that the temple vision, which occupies the last 9 chapters of Ezekiel, presents special challenges in its interpretation. Some have even described it as the most difficult passage in the OT

Question 11

Which kings did Daniel hold high positions under?

Answer 11

Kings Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, Darius, and Cyrus

Question 12

Daniel

Answer 12

Is the only spotless character in the Bible outside of Christ. There is not a flaw to be found in his character

Question 13

Daniel was like who?

Answer 13

Joseph, God’s candle, shining in the heathen darkness

Question 14

When was Daniel taken to Babylon?

Answer 14

He was carried to Babylon during the first deportation of the captives

Question 15

Unlike the other prophets

Answer 15

Daniel deals more fully with the Gentile nations than with his own Jewish nation

Question 16

Hebrew meaning of Daniel

Answer 16

God is my Judge

Question 17

Much of Daniel’s writing

Answer 17

Does not bear the character or prophecy, but rather of history

Question 18

How does Ezekiel, a contemporary of Daniel, view Daniel?

Answer 18

He has a high opinion of him and twice mentions him by name as deserving to be ranked with Noah and Job or as having great wisdom

Question 19

Our Lord Himself

Answer 19

Endorsed both the genuineness of his message and the validity of Daniel as prophet

Question 20

Authority of Daniel comes from

Answer 20

The fact that Revelation quotes from Daniel more than any other OT Book

Question 21

The Early Date

Answer 21

Daniel’s Lifetime, 6th century B.C.

Question 22

External Evidence

Answer 22

• Jesus identifies Daniel as the prophet who spoke of “the abomination of desolation” in the Olivet Discourse of Matthew
• Chapter 9 includes prophecy up to the crucifixion of Christ and the destruction of Jerusalem

Question 23

Chapter 4 of Daniel

Answer 23

Was written by King Nebuchadnezzar

Question 24

Author of Daniel

Answer 24

• Jewish and Christian tradition has named Daniel as the author
• It is also likely that some now-unknown person was inspired by the Holy Spirit to collect, edit, and organize this book

Question 25

Themes of Daniel

Answer 25

• Sovereignty and Superiority of God
• Protection of God
• God’s prevenient grace
• Hope
• Prayer

Question 26

Two ways Daniel can be outlined

Answer 26

1) 1-6: Narration (Stories)
7-12: Revelation (Visions)

2) 1-2:4a: Hebrew (Prophecy concerning Jews)
2:4b-7: Aramaic (Prophecy concerning Gentiles)
8-12: Hebrew (Prophecy concerning Jews)

Question 27

How is Joseph similar to Daniel?

Answer 27

As he proved faithful and pure in his conduct God rewarded him with wisdom from Heaven (Genesis 40:8)

Question 28

4th Person in Fiery Furnace

Answer 28

Many believe that the 4th person was a visible appearance of Christ in human form. If true, this would then be another OT Theophany (a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ)

Question 29

Chapter 4

Answer 29

Was an official “state documents” from ancient times. It was a proclamation of King Nebuchadnezzar to the whole world. The ONLY chapter in the Bible written by a ‘pagan’ king

Question 30

Daniel 9

Answer 30

The theology behind this precision in Daniel 9 is the idea that God is Sovereign. Human history does not take God by surprise

Question 31

Chapter 11

Answer 31

Is unique in Scripture. It’s prophecy that is so literal in nature that many scholars, on the basis of this chapter alone, discount the entire book

Question 32

Josephus Alexander’s Visit

Answer 32

According to this visit, it was finished by a viewing of the book of Daniel which foretold the rise and conquests of Alexander. He was so pleased with this that he spared the city

Question 33

The Minor Prophets

Answer 33

These books are not minor because they are of any lesser value, but because they are shorter than the major prophets. A minor prophet is equal in importance to the major prophets.

Question 34

Obadiah

Answer 34

Addressed to Edom although Judah was intended as the primary readers of the book

Question 35

Joel

Answer 35

Calls for repentance. He does not mention specific sins to repent from, but calls for the “rending of hearts” as a contrast to external show of torn garments

Question 36

Jonah

Answer 36

Message of the book is that God is concerned for all the heathen nations, even the worst, and that Jehovah is the universal God over all the earth

Question 37

Jonah is the only OT Prophet

Answer 37

That Jesus directly compared Himself to (Matt 12:38-41)

Question 38

Amos

Answer 38

Message of the book is that justice is far more important to God than our worship

Question 39

Amos 8:11-12

Answer 39

This passage is a prophecy of the 400 years of prophetic silence between the final prophetic voice (Malachi) until John the Baptist

Question 40

Hosea

Answer 40

Israel had been unfaithful to her covenant. As God commands Hosea to marry a prostitute who will give him children not his own, so God sees that Israel is an adulterous wife desecrating her marriage vow

Question 41

Micah

Answer 41

His prophecies sympathized entirely with the poorer classes and regarded God as the spiritual Vindicator of Judah’s voiceless sufferers

Question 42

Zepheniah

Answer 42

Directed his blows against religious syncretism - a mixture of pagan worship and the worship of God - and exhorted his people to seek meekness and righteousness promising that, if they did, all would be well

Question 43

Nahum

Answer 43

Nahum single-mindedly proclaims the destruction and doom of Nineveh, the Assyrian capital. About 100 years before, at Jonah’s preaching, the Ninevites repented, and were spared, yet, soon after, they became worse than ever

Question 44

Habakkuk

Answer 44

Informed by God that the Babylonians would be His chastening rod on the nation

Question 45

Haggai

Answer 45

From this book we can learn of the contagious nature of the sin of procrastination

Question 46

Zechariah

Answer 46

Is an apocalyptic look to the final consummation of God’s eternal purpose in the glory of the Messiah’s rule

Question 47

Malachi

Answer 47

We can learn of the work of John the Baptist