Bible test introduction to the prophets
test
n the Old Testament, what is prophecy? - answersA message from God, a proclamation
of God's perspective and plan
A prophet is best understood as what? - answersa spokesperson for deity - a
mouthpiece for God
In both the Old and New Testaments, the messages of the prophets are understood to
be mediated by what? - answersthe spirit of the Lord
"classical prophets" are from which time? - answersthe eighth the fifth centuries BC
Who are the two most prominent pre-classical prophets, or those who worked before
the classical prophets? - answersElijah and Elisha
Which two prophets were the earliest of the classical prophets? - answersAmos and
Hosea
What did these two prophets attempt to warn the Israelite about? - answersthe
rottenness that was pervading their society and of the judgement that was on the
horizon
because the Israelite Kings and people were unresponsive to the word of the Lord, what
happened to them? - answersthe crisis overtook them quickly
what happened when King Hezekiah when he followed Isaiah's advice? -
answersexperienced remarkable deliverance from the Assyrian armies
Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Nahum, and Jeremiah proclaimed what two things? -
answersthe down fall of Assyria and the rising threat of Babylon
along with interpreting Nebuchadnezzar's dreams and condemning his pride, what does
Daniel announce? - answersthe fall of Babylonian empire to Belshazzar on the eve of
his destruction by interpreting the handwriting on the wall
test
n the Old Testament, what is prophecy? - answersA message from God, a proclamation
of God's perspective and plan
A prophet is best understood as what? - answersa spokesperson for deity - a
mouthpiece for God
In both the Old and New Testaments, the messages of the prophets are understood to
be mediated by what? - answersthe spirit of the Lord
"classical prophets" are from which time? - answersthe eighth the fifth centuries BC
Who are the two most prominent pre-classical prophets, or those who worked before
the classical prophets? - answersElijah and Elisha
Which two prophets were the earliest of the classical prophets? - answersAmos and
Hosea
What did these two prophets attempt to warn the Israelite about? - answersthe
rottenness that was pervading their society and of the judgement that was on the
horizon
because the Israelite Kings and people were unresponsive to the word of the Lord, what
happened to them? - answersthe crisis overtook them quickly
what happened when King Hezekiah when he followed Isaiah's advice? -
answersexperienced remarkable deliverance from the Assyrian armies
Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Nahum, and Jeremiah proclaimed what two things? -
answersthe down fall of Assyria and the rising threat of Babylon
along with interpreting Nebuchadnezzar's dreams and condemning his pride, what does
Daniel announce? - answersthe fall of Babylonian empire to Belshazzar on the eve of
his destruction by interpreting the handwriting on the wall
