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What is Song of Songs an extended commentary on?
Genesis 1-2
3 multiple choice options
Fill in the blank: That the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom means that the human epistemological crisis in ethics and social behavior is now defined in ____________ categories rather than intellectual categories.
relational
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There are more of what kind of psalm than any other in the book of Psalms?
lament
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How is God's grace evident throughout 1-2 Kings?
Undeserved deliverances and repeated prophetic warnings
1 multiple choice option
What is the bleakest of the books of the Psalms?
III
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By what standard will God judge the nations, according to Obadiah?
By the way they treated Israel
What book contains in brief form the messages of many other prophetic works?
Zephaniah
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According to Joel, the recent locust plague is a picture of the coming Day of the Lord.
True
What did Jeremiah not tell the exiles who had been carried off to Babylon?
Give up hope of restoration
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Lamentations is comprised of:
five laments, four of which are acrostic
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Which one is not true of Ezekiel's prophecy?
Ezekiel predicted the birth of the Messiah
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When was Ezekiel carried off to Babylon?
About 10 years before Jerusalem was destroyed
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Who are the major characters at the end of Daniel 11's vision of history?
The little horn of the third kingdom (Antiochus Epiphanes) and the little horn of the fourth kingdom (Antichrist)
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Is this an accurate summary of Daniel 2-7? God will protect his faithful exiles until he humbles mankind's arrogant kings and establishes his kingdom on earth.
yes
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Which of the following pairs matching leader with objective is correct?
Zerubbabel, rebuild Jerusalem's temple
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Why did Ezra decide that divorce was necessary?
The purity of the Jewish families was crucial for religious faithfulness
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Why is it important that Esther invite the king to a second banquet?
To allow time for Haman to build the gallows and be forced to honor Mordecai
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What does Haggai prophesy about the temple?
God will fill the temple with great glory and grant peace
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Fill in the blank: The book of Malachi is framed around __________________________ in which the Lord accuses Israel of breaking faith with him.
6 disputations
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What does Haggai mean in his prophecy that God will place Zerubbabel on the throne?
The Lord will put a Davidic ruler on the throne
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The writing of Samuel-Kings was finished after the exile, but the writing of Chronicles was finished during the exile.
False
Why does the author of Chronicles ignore the history of the northern kingdom?
All of these answers
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How do the genealogies of Chronicles serve as a witness to God's faithfulness?
In preserving the Davidic line
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The genealogies of Chronicles emphasize the tribes of Judah and Ephraim.
false
What question is Chronicles most trying to answer?
Will God establish the promised kingdom?
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âAll Judah rejoiced about the oath because they had sworn it wholeheartedly. They sought God eagerly, and he was found by them. So Yahweh gave them rest on every side.â
1-2 Chronicles
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âThen the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD Almighty, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.â
Zechariah
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ââThe glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,â says the LORD Almighty. âAnd in this place I will grant peace,â declares the LORD Almighty.â
Haggai
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âMy dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people. Then the nations will know that I the Lord make Israel holy, when my sanctuary is among them forever.â
Ezekiel
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Prophetic work written by a Judean in exile
Ezekiel
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Prophetic work written in the time of King Hezekiah
Isaiah
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Prophetic work written by the weeping prophet
Jeremiah
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The book of Psalms emphasizes the king by placing royal psalms at the seams of the Psalter.
True
What does the author intend the garden imagery in the Song of Songs to remind the reader of?
The garden of eden
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The discourses in Proverbs are particularly directed toward:
A young person about to begin an independent adult life
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Why are proverbs not intended to be promises? Check all that are true:
Life is complex, and proverbs address only a single aspect of truth
Some proverbs apply in one situation but not in another
Proverbs are brief, but individual situations may be complicated
The better-than proverbs reveal that all may not be fair in the short-term
When does the narrative of Job likely date?
The time of Abraham
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Which one is incorrect?
Micah 4 predicts a king will be born in the little town of Bethlehem
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Which book specifically prophesies destruction for Nineveh?
Nahum
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Why did Jeremiah tell the people to go to the place in Shiloh?
All of these answers
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Which one is not true of Jeremiah's prophecy?
He gives the dimensions of the rebuilt temple
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Which one does Ezekiel 36 not prophesy?
None of these answers
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Which is the correct sequence of the kingdoms in Daniel 2 and 7?
Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, 4th kingdom
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According to Daniel 9:24, who are the seventy sevens decreed for?
Israel and Jerusalem
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What structural element supports the theory that Ezra and Nehemiah were originally a single work?
All of these answers
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What word well summarizes God's activity in the book of Esther?
Providence
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According to Zechariah 11, how much does Israel pay to get rid of the good shepherd?
30 pieces of silver
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What does it mean when Zechariah puts a crown on the high priest?
God will unite king and priest in one person, the son of David
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Which portion of David's life is entirely skipped in Chronicles?
His sin with Bathsheba and ensuing family discord
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Chronicles was written to the exiles who had returned, emphasizing the nation's future.
true
The genealogies of Chronicles provide identity for the remnant who had returned and were seeking to reestablish their institutions.
true
Why does the author of Chronicles ignore the history of the northern kingdom?
All of these answers
3 multiple choice options
The righteous branch
Jeremiah
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The suffering servant
Isaiah
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The King-priest
Zechariah
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One like son of man
Daniel
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To whom and when does Hosea prophesy?
The Northern Kingdom, shortly before their exile
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Psalms Book 1 is especially focused on the trials of the king and includes many ___________ psalms.
lament
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What is not true of the child prophesied in Isaiah 9?
He is a different child than the one prophesied in Isaiah 7
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According to the author of Ecclesiastes, everything in life is a vapor, therefore you should:
Fear God and enjoy your days
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How does Psalms Book III end?
With the somber note that Yahweh has rejected his anointed one and renounced his covenant
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In the book of Obadiah, Edom is a good paradigm of the enemies of Israel for all of these reasons except which one:
Edom frequently blessed Israel
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Zephaniah is an ideal introduction to prophetic literature because of its variety, scope, and brevity.
true
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Which prophet saw an almond branch as a sign that the Lord would be "watching" to see that his word was fulfilled?
Jeremiah
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What is the significance of the sign that Jeremiah saw of a boiling pot, tilting away from the north?
Invasion would come from the north
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Ezekiel saw a vision of:
The Lord departing from his temple
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What does Ezekiel's vision of the valley of dry bones mean?
God will put life into the dead nation of Israel
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In Daniel 2, what is the point of Nebuchadnezzar's dream?
Shows how God in heaven reveals the future
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What destroys the statue of man/Babylon in Daniel 2?
A rock not cut by human hands = God's kingdom coming to earth
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Which item was not part of the enemies' opposition in Ezra 1-6?
An assassination attempt on Zerubbabel
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What is the name of the Persian city where Esther takes place?
Susa
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Who is the Branch prophesied by Zechariah?
All of these answers
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Whose message is most similar to Zechariah's?
Haggai
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What do Zechariah's 8 visions reveal?
A glorious future for an obedient people
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What is the message of Chronicles to the people of Israel?
There is reason to hope in God.
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What happened in 586 BC?
Destruction of Jerusalem and the temple
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Why does Isaiah give oracles against the nations?
All of these answers
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What is a chief characteristic of Hebrew poetry?
Parallelism
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Fill in the blank: According to Jeremiah 31 and 33, just as the rainbow is a visible sign of God's promise not to destroy the earth, so ____________________ is a visible sign that God has not rejected his people.
the shining of the sun, moon and stars
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In Ezekiel 16, the people of Israel were compared with what?
An abandoned infant that the Lord raised as his own
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What chapter is Daniel 7 most similar to?
Daniel 2
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If Ezra and Nehemiah were to be divided into two separate works based on chronology, where would a more natural break be?
Ezra 6 and 7
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Which of the following prophecies were fulfilled in the return of Ezra and Nehemiah? (check all that are correct)
None
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What is the name of the holiday that the Jews celebrated after God's deliverance in Esther?
Purim
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According to Haggai, the promises of God should motivate all of the exiles to obedience and faith.
True
Which of the following does Malachi not say?
Build God's temple
2 multiple choice options
Israel is called to return to covenant faithfulness before the Lord comes to purify the land and establish his kingdom
Zechariah
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Israelâs unfaithfulness to the covenant required exile from the land, but the Lord will bring the people back and establish a new covenant with them.
Jeremiah
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The repentance and obedience of Israel should be motivated by Godâs plans for the purification of the nation, the removal of evil, the destruction of the nations, and the establishment of Godâs kingdom on earth.
Haggai
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Israelâs grave sin requires judgment through exile, but the sovereign Lord of the nations will give his people his Spirit and restore them to their land where he will live among them forever.
Ezekiel
2 multiple choice options
One like a Son of Man
Daniel
The King-priest
Zechariah
Where in the book of Joel is the strong call to repent and rend one's heart and not one's garments?
Middle
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What chapter is Daniel 6 most similar to?
Daniel 3
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Who is Haman descended from?
The Amalekite king, Agag
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