Chapter 15
Who preached a message about the people of Israel being unfaithful to God?
Hosea
Who began a reform of religious practices in Judah, banning all false prophets?
Josiah
What is a gift from God that enables us to trust in God’s promise to be with us always called?
Hope
What does the Jewish feast of Purim celebrate?
that through God’s help Esther saved God’s people
Who told Mary that her relative Elizabeth was with child?
An angel
Who preached a message to address the social and religious problems that existed in the northern kingdom?
Amos
What was Jeremiah’s vocation?
a call to be God’s prophet
What is a brief saying that gives us advice called?
Proverb
What does the Jewish feast of Hanukkah celebrate?
the deeds of the people of God who refused to give up their faith
Who prepared the people for the Messiah?
John
Who was the first prophet God sent to the northern kingdom to call the people to have faith in the one true God?
Elijah
What is a thought, word, or act that refers to God without respect or reverence called?
Blasphemy
What is a false belief that living creatures or things possess powers that in fact they do not have?
Superstition
What is God’s providence?
God’s constant care for and protection of his people
Why did Zechariah lose his ability to speak?
Because he was unbelieving
Who was anointed and had a cloak thrown over him to show that he was called by God to the mission of prophet?
Elisha
Which prophet did God send to keep the people of Judah close to him? This prophet’s message was one of hope and comfort to the people.
Isiah
What is a sorrow expressed in the form of a poem?
Lamination
What book describes how on one occasion God rescued the Jews from their enemies through one person’s courage?
The Book of Judith
Who was the descendent of King David?
Joseph
What was the kingdom of the two southern tribes where Rehoboam was King called?
Judah
What did Micah say about goodness?
Goodness lies in the practice of social justice and in faithfulness to the one true God.
What was the outcome of the third stage in God’s plan for the return of exiled people to Judah?
The people submitted to God's law
How did Judea lose its independence to Roman rule?
A civil war broke out between two sons of Alexander Jannaeus over the rule of Judea and Rome decide to get involved, OR Judah was invaded and brought under Roman rule
Why was Jesus born in Bethlehem?
to fulfill the words of the prophet Micah