History

1. Multiple choice:  With whom did Malachi warn the Israelites not to deal treacherously? (a) His neighbor; (b) his God; or (c) his wife.

2. In what way had Israel robbed God, according to Malachi?  (a) Loyalty; (b) tithes and offerings; or (c) sacrifices.

3. What did Malachi caution the Israelites to remember at the end of his prophecy? (a) Gods protection; (b) God's deliverance; or (c) the Law of Moses.

1. (c) His wife  (Mal. 2:14,15). God viewed divorce as the violation of a covenant He had witnessed.

 

 

2. (b) Tithes and offerings (Mal. 3:8).

 

 

3. (c) The Law of Moses (Mal. 4:4)

History

1.Multiple choice: What did Zechariah place in the rebuilt temple as a memorial of the coming Messiah? (a) A branch; (b) a young donkey; or (c) a crown.


2. Zechariah had harsh words for leaders who had caused Judah to stray. What did he call them? (a) Paltry princes; (b) lazy vinedresser; or (c) worthless shepherds.


3. Whom did Malachi  charge with corrupting the covenant of Levi? (a) The priests; (b) the Gentiles; or (c) the idolatrous people.

1. (c) A crown (Zech. 6:14).

 

 

2. (c) Worthless shepherds (Zech. 11:4-17).

 

 

3. (a) The priests (Mal.2:7,8).

History

1. Multiple choice:  Who does the context suggest were the two olive trees that fed oil to the lampstand in Zechariah's vision? (a) Haggai and Zechariah; (b) Joshua and Zerubbabel; or (c) Gabriel and Michael.

2. As son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo, what would have been Zechariah's career? (a) Prince; (b) priest; or (c) temple musician.

3. When Zechariah prophesied, what position did Joshua hold? (a) King (b) governor; or (c) high priest.

1.  (b) Joshua and Zerubbabel (Zech. 3:6-10; 4:6-10).

 

2. (b) priest  (Zech. 1:1; Neh. 12:1,4, 16). According to Nehemiah, Iddo was an Aaronic priest and not an ordinary Levite.

 

 

3. (c) High priest (Zech. 3:8).

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).