Prophets
Which prophet wrote, "Men may cry peace, peace, but there is no peace?"
Jeremiah (p. 160)
"Ye put a lass on the throne and it spells the end 'o civilization as we know it."
Who was Al talking about?
Queen Cleopatra, p. 246
The Hebrew word "shevah" means "to be filled or satisfied." It leads us to what word and what does it mean?
Shavath- Sabbath-Day of Rest (p.123)
What was Daniel's prophecy to Nebuchadnazzer concerning his tree dream?
Who was renamed "Shuraano"?
Al (p. 145)
Which prophet foretold King Hezekiah that the Babylonians would take or destroy everything of value in Jerusalem?
Isaiah (p. 169)
Which King received the "Handwriting on the Wall?"
Belshazzar (p. 198)
What is the number of man?
The prophet Isaiah wrote this prophecy:
Here come a man in a chariot with a pair of horses! Then the watchman said, Babylon is fallen!
What does this prophecy mean?
This prophecy foretold the banquet held by King Belshazzar when the Medo-Persians took Babylon in one night. (pgs. 197-203)
Who was renamed Belteshazzar?
Daniel (p. 139)
Which prophet foretold that since the people would not listen, Israel would serve the king of Babylon for seventy years?
Jeremiah (p. 126)
Who was the king of the Medo-Persians who conquered Babylon the night of the banquet?
King Darius the Mede (p. 202)
What were the Babylonian basics for time and mathematics? What was it based on?
The number 60. Based on 10 fingers and 6 parts of the body. Ten fingers times six divisions of the body equaled 60. (p. 147)
Who gave Daniel the prophecy concerning Daniel's visions of "Seventy sets of sevens?"
The angel Gabriel (p. 230)
What is the name of the North Star?
Polaris or Pole Star (p. 183)
Which prophet foretold the name of the king who would let the captives return to Jerusalem at the end of the Babylonian empire? What was the King's name?
Isaiah- Cyrus of Persia (p. 192)
Which king was left on the throne of Jerusalem when the captives were taken into Babylon? This king was evil, but the Babylonian king made sure Jeremiah was treated well.
King Zedekiah (p. 163)
How tall was the statue built by King Nebuchadnazzer? What was the symbolism of the numbers?
Sixty cubits and 6 cubits- 90 feet high and 9 feet wide. (He marked his kingdom with 2 sixes). (p. 174)
Isaiah wrote:
When I say of _______ "He is my Shepherd"; he will certainly do as I say.
Who is the name in the blank?
Cyrus, p. 204
What is the Greek name for Messiah? What Greek letter does it begin with?
"Christos, or Christ" "X" (p. 245)
Which prophet received the prophecy that heaven would be quiet 400 years?
Malachi (p. 236)
Who conquered the known world and established the Greek empire?
Alexander the Great (p. 241)
How many interpreters translated the Scriptures over a forty-year period?
Seventy Interpreters (p. 242)
Isaiah wrote:
"He was oppressed and treated harshly, yet he never said a word. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter...unjustly condemned, he was led away."
Who was this meant to be?
Messiah, (p. 216)
What is the Greek name for the Scriptures in the OT called?
Septuagint (p. 242)