Quiz 10 - Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel

Jeremiah was called as a young man. Throughout his ministry he was …

All of the above: betrayed by his own family; persecuted by the people.

Jeremiah came from a family of priests. He responded to his call …

with reluctance.

Jeremiah is often called "The Weeping Prophet". Perhaps this is because of …

the tone of his "confessions".

Jeremiah's ministry began during the prosperous years of King Josiah. His initial messages declared that …

judgment was coming.

Jeremiah announced his declarations through symbolic actions. Which illustration was NOT used by Jeremiah?

Dug a well and lowered himself into it.

After the assassination of Gedaliah; the new governor; Jeremiah was …

forcibly taken to Egypt.

The arrangement of Jeremiah is difficult to follow. From chapter 36 we learn that Baruch wrote down Jeremiah's sermons. Perhaps this explains why…

All of the above: Jeremiah seems like an anthology; Jeremiah is arranged thematically; not chronologically.

In chapter 25 Jeremiah uses the picture of a _______ to demonstrate God's wrath on Jerusalem.

cup of wine.

Chapter 25 is where Jeremiah announces that Babylon is coming; Jerusalem will fall; and …

the Israelites will remain in exile for 70 years.

Jeremiah announces hope in chapters 30–33. There will be a new version of the covenant. This new covenant will be based on …

a personal; individual relationship with God.

The final story in Jeremiah concerns the exiled king Jehoiachin. It seems misplaced; but perhaps it is meant to give the Israelites …

hope that the messianic line will continue.

The authorship of Lamentations is uncertain. The translators of the _________ ascribe the book to Jeremiah.

Septuagint.

In contrast to the chaotic content of Lamentations; chapters 1–4 are organized by the Hebrew …

alphabet acrostic.

While Jeremiah was ministering in Jerusalem; Ezekiel was ministering in …

Babylon.

Born in Jerusalem; Ezekiel was taken captive ________ in 597 BC.

during the second deportation.

Some distinguishing characteristics of the book of Ezekiel are the many …

All of the above: graphic; detailed visions; hopeful words about the future.

Like Jeremiah; Ezekiel was required to act out scenes to illustrate God's message. Which of the following is NOT one of these actions?

Marry a prostitute.

Ezekiel chapter 37 describes this vision.

A valley of dry bones.

Ezekiel 38–39 contains figurative imagery about the future. It is classified as _______ literature.

apocalyptic.

Ezekiel emphasizes the sovereignty of God. This phrase appears a dozen times in the book.

"Then they will know that I am the Lord."