History

1. True or false?  Zephaniah focuses on Jerusalem and refers to it as though he were a resident.

2. According to Haggai, Judah was experiencing drought and a lack of prosperity because they had forsaken God's command to rebuild the temple.

3.Multiple choice: What happened to Zechariah on the night of February 15, 519 B.C. (Zech.. 1:7)?
(a) He got married; (b) he had a series of eight visions; or (c) he first prophesied of Messiah.

1. True (Zeph. 1:4, 9, 10; 3:1-7). The most vivid local color is the reference  to "sound of a mournful cry from the Fish Gate, a wailing from the Second Quarter" (1:10 ).

 

 

2. True (Hag. 1:6-11 ).

 

 

3. (b) He had a series of eight visions (Zech. 1:7-6:8 ). The date can be determined  because of Zechariah's precision and because the dates of Darius I of Persia are known from extra biblical sources.

History

1.True or false? Zephaniah may be the only prophet in the Bible who was a descend from a king.

2 Multiple choice:  During which king's reign did Zephaniah prophesy in Judah? (a) Uzziah's (b) Josiah's; or (c) Manasseh's.

3. True or false?  Zephaniah prophesied after Josiah had made his famous reforms.

1. True. (Zeph. 1:1 ).

 

 

2. (b) Josiah's (Zeph. 1:1)

 

3. False.  The condition of Judah was idolatrous (Zeph. 1:4-9 ).

History

1. Multiple Choice: What was Habakkuk's profession? (a) Herdsman; (b) priest; or (c) prophet.

2. Which prophet challenged God's fairness and positioned himself on a watchtower to hear God's reply? (a) Jeremiah; (b) Jonah; or (c) Habakkuk.

3. Which prophet said, "The just shall live by his faith"? (a) Habakkuk; (b) Isaiah; or (c) Zephaniah.

1. (c) Prophet (Hab.1:1).

 

 

 

2. (c) Habakkuk (Hab. 2:1).

 

 

3. (a) Habakkuk  ( Hab. 2:4 ).

History

1. Multiple Choice: About which empire's doom did Nahum prophesy? (a) Egypt's (b) Assyria's ; or (c) Persia's

2. What Egyptian city situated on a river did Nahum say had fallen like Nineveh would? (a) No Amon; (b) Cairo; or (c) Alexandria.

3. What did Nahum say would happen to Nineveh when "the gates of the river are opened"? (a) The king would drown; (b) the fire would go out forever; or (c) the palace would dissolve.

1. (b) Assyria's (Nah. 3:18, 19).

 

2. (a) No Amon. No Amon is better known in western history as Thebes (Nah. 2:8; 3:8,10).

 

3. (c) The palace would dissolve (Nah. 2:6).

History

1. Multiple Choice: Which two kings of Israel did Micah refer to to represent the evil of the nation? (a) Jehu and Jeroboam; (b) Omri and Ahab; or (c) Ishmael and Ahab.

2.Fill in the blanks:  Micah ended his prophecy with a word of hope which mentioned two patriarchs. "You will give truth to --------  And mercy to -------  ."

3. True or false? Nahum contains vivid descriptions of ancient warfare.

1. (b) Omri and Ahab (Mic. 6:16).

2. "Jacob---Abraham" (Mic. 7:20). The patriarchs represent their offspring, the nation of Israel, in Micah's prediction.

3. True (Nah. 2:1-7; 3:1-4). He described weaponry and uniforms, sounds of battle, terror of noncombatants, and the gore of corpses.

History

1. Multiple Choice: What did Micah tell, the daughter of Zion to do with her iron horn and bronze hoofs? (a) Gore the nations; (b) thresh the nations; or (c) teach the nations.

2. Who did Micah describe as those "Who chant 'Peace' While they chew with their teeth, But who prepare war against him Who puts nothing into their mouths"? (a) Judges; (b) priests; or (c) prophets.

3. Who was the major foreign enemy in Micah's prophecies? (a) Assyria; (b) Babylon; or (c) Persia.

1. (b) Thresh the nations (Mic. 4:13). As a symbol, threshing suggests separating the worthless from the good.

2. (c) Prophets (Mic. 3:5). The prophets were false. They were for whoever fed them, rather then for the Lord.

3.(Assyria  (Mic. 5:5; 7:12).



History

1.Multiple Choice:  Who commanded, "But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily to God; yes, let every one turn from his evil way"? (a) God: (b) the king of Nineveh; or (c) Nebuchadnezzar.

2. According to Jonah the population of Nineveh was more then: (a) 200,000; (b) 2,000 or (c) 120,000.

3. Micah, who predicted the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, appeared as a character in one of the major prophets. Which major  prophet quoted  him? (a) Isaiah; (b) Jeremiah or (c) Ezekiel.

1. (b) The king of Nineveh (Jon. 3:6-8 ).

2. (c) 120,000 (Jon. 4:11). These 120,000 were innocent of the insight necessary to respond to God; therefore, He pitied them when they repented.

3. (b) Jeremiah (Jer. 26:18).