Quiz 11

1. 1This was Jeremiah's hometown.

   1. AJerusalem
   2. BHebron
   3. CAnathoth
   4. DBethlehem
2. 2Some scholars suggest that Jeremiah was a descendent from this defrocked priestly line.

   1. AAbiathat, from the line of Eli
   2. BZadok from the line of Eleazar
   3. CAmminadab from the line of Nadab
   4. DCohen from the linb of Ithmar
3. 3This scribe worked closely with Jeremiah and may have played a significant role in collecting Jeremiah's prophecies into what we now know as the book of Jeremiah.

   1. APashhur the priest
   2. BZedekiah the king
   3. CBaruch son of Neriah
   4. DHananiah the prophet
4. 4Which of the following is a symbolic act that the Lord performed when calling Jeremiah to be a prophet?

   1. ATouching Jeremiah's mouth
   2. BShowing Jeremiah the branch of an almond tree
   3. CShowing Jeremiah a boiling pot
   4. DAll of the above
5. 5Jeremiah metaphorically likened Israel and Judah to this when desceribing the depths of their unfaithfulness to God.

   1. ATwo unfaithful sisters
   2. BTwo stubborn mules
   3. CTwo rebellious sons
   4. DTwo foolish potters
6. 6Jeremiah publicly charged the people with trusting in empty words to save them when they went about expressing their confidence in the security that this place provided them.

   1. AThe royal palace in Jerusalem
   2. BThe heights of Mount Sinai
   3. CThe headwaters of the Jordan River
   4. DThe temple of the Lord in Jerusalem
7. 7Jeremiah presented this as part of symbolic at designed to illustrate how close the Lord had been to the people but how they had nevertheless become worthless.

   1. AA ruined waistband
   2. BA broken clay pot
   3. CA jug of wine
   4. DA tattered scroll
8. 8The Lord forbade Jeremiah from doing this during his prophetic ministry.

   1. AGetting married
   2. BRaising a family
   3. CMourning for the dead
   4. DAll of the above
9. 9The Lord instructed Jeremiah on how He deals with nations in response to their repentance. When teaching Jeremiah about this, the Lord likened His way to this.

   1. AThe way a sheepherd herds sheep
   2. BThe way a potter fashions clay
   3. CThe way a farmer threshes grain
   4. DThe way a fisherman catches fish
10. 10This person reacted angrily to Jeremiah's words against Judah and Jerusalem. He had Jeremiah beaten and locked in the public stocks.

    1. AJosiah the king
    2. BBaruch son of Neriah
    3. CPashhur the priest
    4. DHananiah the prophet

11. 11In the book of Jeremiah, the Lord declares that this person is his chosen instrument to punish not only Judah but also the nations of the ancient Near East.

    1. ANebuchadnezzar
    2. BMerodach Baladan
    3. CBelshazzar
    4. DCyrus the Great
12. 12In the book of Jeremiah, this king of Judah is noted for having opposed the prophet Jeremiah by burning his scroll and ordering his arrest. Jeremiah declared that this king would die a disgraceful death and receive a donkey's burial.

    1. AJosiah
    2. BJohoiakim
    3. CJehoiachin
    4. DZedekiah
13. 13In the book of Jeremiah, this king was taken into exile by the Babylonians during the siege of Jerusalem in 597 BC. He spent 37 years in prison in Babylon.

    1. AJosiah
    2. BJehoiakim
    3. CJehoiachin
    4. DZedekiah
14. 14The prophet Jeremiah contrasted the Judeans who were deported to Babylon in 597 BC with those Judeans who remained in Jerusalem under Zedekiah. He used this symbol to describe those Judeans exiled in Babylon whom God would protect, bless, and one day restore

    1. AGood Figs
    2. BBad Figs
    3. CBroken Jug
    4. DThe Branch
15. 15Jeremiah is noted for declaring that the Babylonian exile would last this long.

    1. A50 years
    2. B60 years
    3. C70 years
    4. D80 years
16. 16Many Judeans became angry at Jeremiah and called for his death because he prophesied the destruction of the temple. Those who cautioned against killing Jeremiah for this prophesied this same thing but was not executed for it.

    1. AHosea
    2. BAmos
    3. CIsaiah
    4. DMicah
17. 17This leader of the false prophets in Jerusalem during Jeremiah's day declared that the Lord would soon free all the nations from Babylon's yoke and return the exiles within two years. He dramatized this prediction by seizing Jeremiah's yoke and breaking it.

    1. AHananiah
    2. BZedekiah
    3. CGedaliah
    4. DPasshur
18. 18Biblical scholars often use this title to refer to chapters 30-33 in the book of Jeremiah.

    1. AThe Book of Woes
    2. BThe Book of the Covenant
    3. CThe Book of Comfort/Consolation
    4. DThe Book of Lamentations
19. 19In Jeremiah 31, he uses this as a metaphor (or symbol) to describe a future work of spiritual renewal that the Lord will do with God's people which would cause them to know the Lord personally and enjoy direct access to HIm. The New Testament declares that jesus is the one who brings this about.

    1. AA New Covenant
    2. BA New Spirit
    3. CA New Heart
    4. DA New Jerusalem
20. 20Jeremiah performed this symbolic act at God's direction in order to illustrate that the exile would return to the land of Judah.

    1. ASinking a scroll
    2. BPurchase of land
    3. CRefilling a jug
    4. DBuilding an alter
21. 21This king of Judah privately sought Jeremiah's advice but would not follow it. He also had Jeremiah put in prison. This king lacked courage and was the last king in the throne of Judah when Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians in 586 BC.

    1. AJehoiakim
    2. BJehoiachin
    3. CZedekiah
    4. DGedaliah
22. 22In the book of Jeremiah, this group of people were known for faithfully following the tradition of their ancestral father by abstaining from wine as part of their commitment to living a nomadic lifestyle. Jeremiah urged the Judeans to learn from their example and obey the Lord as their heavenly father.

    1. AThe Rechabites
    2. BThe Amalekites
    3. CThe Benjaminites
    4. DThe Hittites
23. 23After Jerusalem fell in 586 BC, the Babylonians appointed this Judean official as governor of Judea. He urged the Judean to be submissive to the Babylonians. But within a couple years this governor was assassinated by a rebel named Ishmael.

    1. AJehoiakim
    2. BJehoiachin
    3. CZedekiah
    4. DGedaliah
24. 24Jeremiah commissioned Seriah to sink a scroll of prophecies in the Euphrates River in order to symbolize this message.

    1. AThe fall of Babylon
    2. BThe return of Christ
    3. CThe new exodus
    4. DThe beginning of the exile
25. 25All but one of the poems in the book of Lamentations are composed in this form.

    1. ARing pattern
    2. BChiasm
    3. CAlphabetic acrostics
    4. DIambic pentameter
26. 26This prophet went into Babylonian exile in 597 along with the rest of the Judean elite.

    1. AIsaiah
    2. BJeremiah
    3. CEzekiel
    4. DDaniel
27. 27The prophet Ezekiel experienced his first vision of Yahweh's glory beside this water way in Babylonia.

    1. AEuphrates river
    2. BTigris River
    3. CDiyala River
    4. DChebar River
28. 28As part of Ezekiel's visionary call to the prophetic ministry, Yahweh commanded him to eat this.

    1. AA scroll with writing on both sides
    2. BThe rusty dregs form a stew pot
    3. CA brick with the name 'Jerusalem' written on it
    4. DA jar of honey
29. 29Ezekiel lived as a part of this exilic community in Babylonia whose name means "heap of ruins."

    1. ALarsa
    2. BNippur
    3. CTel Abib
    4. DPumbedita
30. 30This prophetic sign act in Ezekiel was designed to illustrate that Yahweh through Nebuchadnezzar's armies was going to lay siege to Jerusalem one last time.

    1. AEzekiel taking a brick and writing the name Jerusalem on it
    2. BEzekiel lying on his side for 390 days
    3. CEzekiel cooking his bread over a dung fire
    4. DEzekiel dividing his hair into three parts
31. 31This prophetic sign act in Ezekiel was designed to illustrate the different fates that the people would suffer when Yahweh punished Jerusalem.

    1. AEzekiel taking a brick and writing the name Jerusalem on it
    2. BEzekiel lying on his side for 390 days
    3. CEzekiel cooking his bread over a dung fire
    4. DEzekiel dividing his hair into three parts
32. 32When Ezekiel takes his first visionary trip to the Jerusalem of his own day, he sees this taking place in the Temple complex.

    1. AAn idol in the court area and elders in a secret chamber practicing idolatry
    2. BWomen weeping for Tammuz
    3. CPeople worshipping the sun
    4. DAll of the above
33. 33When Ezekiel takes his first visionary trip to the Jerusalem of his own day, he sees the glory of Yahweh do this.

    1. ADepart the from the Temple and Jerusalem
    2. BReturn to the Temple
    3. CPollute the waters of the Jordan
    4. DCreate a spring of water in the Temple court
34. 34When Eekiel takes his first visionary trip to the Jerusalem of his own day, he sees a great slaughter of people carried out by these individuals.

    1. AThe elders and priests of Jerusalem
    2. BSix divinely commissioned executioners and a scribe
    3. CThe Abomination of Desolation and the Beast
    4. DThe remnant of believing Jews in Jerusalem
35. 35Ezekiel used this analogy to explain that the people's trust in Jerusalem to support them was misplaced.

    1. AThe charred vine analogy
    2. BThe unfaithful wife analogy
    3. CThe two eagles and the two vines analogy
    4. DThe lioness and two cubs analogy
36. 36Ezekiel used this analogy to explain how the people had rejected Yahweh's gracious care for them in favor of pagan customs and worship practices.

    1. AThe charred vine analogy
    2. BThe unfaithful wife analogy
    3. CThe two eagles and the two vines analogy
    4. DThe lioness and the two cub analogy
37. 37Ezekiel used this analogy to explain how the people sought help from Egypt despite Babylon's demonstration of superior power.

    1. AThe charred vine analogy
    2. BThe unfaithful wife analogy
    3. CThe two eagles and the two vines analogy
    4. DThe lioness and two cubs analogy
38. 38Ezekiel describes Yahweh's relationship with Samaria and Jerusalem in terms of these two sister who were both married to Yahweh.

    1. ALeah and Rachel
    2. BOholah and Oholibah
    3. CHannah and Hannaniah
    4. DTammuz and Ishtar
39. 39Yahweh forbade Ezekiel from making any external display of mourning or lamentation when this person died.

    1. AKing Zedekiah of Jerusalem
    2. BJeremiah the prophet
    3. CEzekiel's own wife
    4. DThe wife of Yahweh
40. 40Ezekiel's oracles against his nation have often been interpreted as referring to Satan, although the New Testament does not support this.

    1. ATyre
    2. BEgypt
    3. CAmmon
    4. DEdom
41. 41Ezekiel 36 uses this as a metaphor for the spiritual rejuvenation that Yahweh will do with Israel as a part of her restoration.

    1. ANew Covenant
    2. BNew Heart
    3. CNew Exodus
    4. DNew Heavens and New Earth
42. 42When Ezekiel takes his second visionary trip to the future land of Israel, he sees the glory of Yahweh do this.

    1. ADepart the from the Temple and Jerusalem
    2. BReturn to the Temple
    3. CPollute the waters of the Jordan
    4. DCreate a spring of water in the Temple court
43. 43Ezekiel sees this coming out of the future Temple

    1. AA swarm of locusts
    2. BA cloud of incense
    3. CA stream of water that becomes a river
    4. DA white horse

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