Psalms
How many psalms are there in the Bible
What is a prophet?
Who is one who speaks for God.
______________ is the prophet of the Holy Mass.
Micah
Which prophet foretells that the Deliverer will arise from Bethlehem?
Micah
King __________ of Babylon captured Jerusalem.
Nebuchadnezzar
What is the name of the prayer that is composed mostly of psalms that is prayed by the priests?
What is the Divine Office (Liturgy of the Hours)
How many major and minor prophets are there?
major 4; minor 12
____________ has been called the prophet of the Lord's loving kindness.
Hosea
The book of ___________ contains the prophecy of the Virgin Birth of Jesus.
Isaiah
King _________ of ___________ allowed the Israelites to return to Israel.
What are the 4 types of religious poetry and their chief purpose?
1. hymns - praise
2. prayer - petition or thanksgiving
3. religious - adoration
4. didactic (doctrinal) - praise the law
Lamentation; Jeremiah
_____________ is known as the most Christ-like of the Prophets.
Jeremiah
Daniel
________ is a name given to the Northern Kingdom of Israel, and _________ is a name given to the southern Kingdom.
Ephraim, Judah
List the 5 types of psalms according to their content and discribe them.
1. historical - describe historical events
2. "problem" psalms - address issue of suffering
3. festal - sung on festival days
4. maledictory - curse enemies
5. Messianic - predict the coming of the Messiah
Which prophet was a favorite on the lips of Christ?
Zechariah
Daniel is the prophet of _______________
Divine Majesty.
Which prophet has a vision that contains the vision of dry bones which foretells of the Resurrection?
Ezekiel
How does the imagery in the book of Hosea portray God's faithfulness?
Israel is portrayed as a harlot (unfaithful wife), while her faithful husband (Hosea) portrays God. Despite her unfaithfulness, he (God) is faithful. He sends her away to be cleansed from her sins and attachment to sin, but when she is cleansed He takes her back with great tenderness, mercy, and perfect love.
Name three times in the NT that Christ quoted one of the psalms.
"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
"And they cast lots to divide his garments"
"Into your hands Lord I commend my spirit."
"The stone which the builders rejected...
Jeremiah predicts that the New Covenant will be written where? What does this mean?
He prophecies that the New Covenant will be written on our hearts, meaning that it will be a part of us,; a covenant that we will keep out of love rather than out of obligation of the law.
Name 3 ways that Jeremiah was a type of Christ?
He was a prophet, put into prison when he was innocent, killed by the jews...
In the fourth Songs of the Servant Yahweh, the Messiah is referred to as a ___________
Man of Sorrows
How is the Song of Songs and Allegory?
The love of the couple depicts the love of God for the soul; the love of God for the CHosen people; the Love of Christ for His Church; the love of Christ for his Mother.