Monday, April 30, 2012

Prophecy--Prediction

1. Multiple choice: If Judah did not mend her ways and worship God by obeying rather then by ritual, Jeremiah prophesied that God would cast them out of His sight, "As I have cast them  out all your brethren- the whole posterity of ----"(a) "Simeon"; (b) "Reuben" ; or (c) "Ephraim."

2. True or false? When God's punishments came upon Judah, Jeremiah said, the people would choose life over death.

3. Fill in the blanks: Because the men of Anathoth sought to kill Jeremiah for his prophesying, God said He would punish them. "The young men shall die by the --------- ,their sons and their daughters shall die by ------- ; and there shall be no ------ of them."


1. (c) "Ephraim" (Jer. 7: 15 ). Ephraim had been the dominant tribe of the northern kingdom of Israel and the territory of the capital of Samaria. Therefore, Jeremiah characterized the whole nation by using Ephraim's name.

2. False. They would choose death over life (Jer. 8:3 ).

3. "Sword---famine---remnant" (Jer.11:21-23 )..



Saturday, April 28, 2012

Prophecy -- Prediction

1. True or false: Jeremiah said that if one just and truthful man could be found, God would pardon Jerusalem.

2. Multiple choice: Jeremiah told Judah that because they had forsaken God and served foreign gods in their land , God would punish them by: (a) Forsaking them ; (b) making them serve strangers in a land that was not theirs; or (c) destroying homes in which He found strange gods.

3. The people of Jerusalem thought their city was safe because the temple was there. However, Jeremiah reminded them of what other city that had been destroyed where the sanctuary had once been? (a) Jericho; (b) Bethlehem; or (c) Shiloh.

1. True (Jer. 5:1 ).

2. (b) Making them serve strangers in a land that was not theirs (Jer. 5:19 ). If  Judah wanted foreign gods, the Lord would put them in a foreign land as well.

3. (c) Shiloh (Jer. 7:12).



Friday, April 27, 2012

Prophecy --Prediction

Question: From which direction did God tell Jeremiah to warn Jerusalem and Judah that destruction would come?

2. True or false? Because of Judah's sins, God told Jeremiah to prophesy to them concerning their coming destruction, "Nevertheless in those days--- I will make a complete end of you."

3. Fill in the blank: To indicate to Jeremiah that He was ready to perform His word, God showed Jeremiah a branch of an ------- tree, the first to blossom in the spring.



1. The north (Jer. 4:6 )

2. False. "I will not make a complete end of you" (Jer. 5:18 )

3. Almond (Jer. 1:11). This was reminiscent of Aaron's rod which budded with almonds to confirm his priesthood over any challenger from another tribe (Num. 17:1-8 ).

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Prophecy -- Prediction


1. Multiple choice: Isaiah described the final judgment in terms of wine making. What showed how terrible the judgment will be? (a) The amount of wine made; (b) the quality of the wine; or (c) the stains on the wine maker's clothing.

2. In Isaiah, what did God Promise to create new so that "the former shall not be remembered or come to mine"?
(a) His temple; (b) the throne of David; or (c) heavens and earth.

3. Fill in the blanks: If God's children would return to Him and confess their unfaithfulness, Jeremiah said, "In those days the house of --------- shall walk with  the house of -------- , and they shell come together--- to the land that I have given as an inheritance to your fathers."




1. (c) The stains on the wine maker's clothing (Is. 63:2,3 )

2. (c) Heavens and earth (Is. 65:17 )

3. "Judah--- Israel" (Jer. 3: 18 ) The Lord promised to restore a remnant of the whole nation with Jerusalem as their capital (vv. 14, 17 ).

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Prophecy--Prediction

1. Multiple choice: By what did Isaiah say the Suffering Servant would heal sinners? (a) By laying on of hands; (b) by His stripes; or (c) by rising from the dead.

2. When the Lord swore in Isaiah that in the last days He will never be angry with Israel again, to what historical promise did He compare His oath? (a) His covenant with Abraham; (b) His promise to Noah never to flood the world again; or (c) His promise to David of an eternal kingdom.

3. True or false: The Lord said in Isaiah that the fast He chooses is not a fast from food but a fast from oppression.
1. (b) By His stripes (Is. 53:5 ). His punishment was to deal with transgressions and iniquities and to provide peace.

2. (b)  His promise to Noah never to flood the world again (Is. 54:9 ).

3. True (Is. 58:5,6 ). God gains no pleasure from the affliction of one's body, but He is pleased and honored by cessation from wickedness for His Name's sake.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Prophecy - Prediction

1.True or false : In adjacent paragraphs, Isaiah uses the term Servant to refer to both Israel and the  Messiah, Israel's Savior.


2. Multiple choice: What did Isaiah say would be "beautiful upon the mountains" ? (a) Winter snow; (b) the blossoming produced by the Messiah;or (c) the feet of him who brings good news.


3. What animal is used by Isaiah as the symbol for both waywardness of sinners and meekness of the Savior? (a) Donkey; (b) dove; or (c) sheep.




1. True (Is. 49:3,5 ) Both Israel and Messiah were to portray the same character and witness to the righteousness and justice of the Father, who desires and deserves the worship of all men everywhere.

2.( c) The feet of him who brings good news (Is. 52:7 ).


3. (c) Sheep (Is. 53:6,7 ).

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Prophecy-Prediction

1. Multiple choice: Who in Isaiah 40 will say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!"?
(a) The Messiah; (b) Isaiah; or (c) Jerusalem.

2. Fill in the blanks: Isaiah  said of God, "It is He who sits above the --------- of the earth, And its inhabitants are
like -------- ."

3. Multiple choice: Babylon was called "The Lady of Kingdoms, " according to Isaiah. What two things did
this lady never expect to happen to her? (a) Divorce and remarriage; (b) old age and death; or (c) widowhood and loss of children.


1. (c) Jerusalem ( Is. 40: 9 ) Jerusalem was situated high in the hills where her character would be a beacon to all the other communities.

2. "Circle--- grasshoppers " (Is. 40: 22 )

3. (c) Widowhood and loss of children (Is. 47: 5,8 )