Lamentations & Sorrow
A lamentation is a sadness that is expressed in what type of literary form?
A poem
What were the two roles that Ezekiel served God?
Prophet and priest
In Ezekiel's vision, where was the first place that God move away from?
The Holy of Holies. (The innermost & most sacred room in the Temple.)
During their banishment in Babylon, what did the Israelites begin calling themselves as?
Jews or Jewish
What is a proverb?
A brief saying that gives advice and is easily remembered.
What event led to the writing of the Book of Lamentations?
The destruction of Jerusalem & the Temple
While Ezekiel had already been a priest, when (year) did God call him to be messenger as well?
593BC
Who was the king who allowed the Israelites to return to their homeland? In what year?
King Cyrus (Persia), in 538BC
In Babylon, the people realized being part of the Covenant meant having a personal commitment to do what?
Follow the will of God.
DAILY DOUBLE
Other than giving power to objects, why are superstitions bad for our relationship with God?
They take away from the honor we owe God and cause us to doubt Him.
What biblical writer most likely responsible for the Book of Lamentations?
Jeremiah
Ezekiel and Jeremiah shared similar messages with the people. Explain the one difference?
Ezekiel's message claimed that the people had been unfaithful to God from the very beginning.
Ezra led a religious reform by reintroducing this, which contains the first five books of the Old Testament.
The Torah
Although "kidnapped", the Israelites were treated quite well and allowed to serve on this decision-making body?
The Royal Court
Although Job was a man of faith, he suddenly lost what three specific things?
His wealth (possessions), his health (became very sick), and his family.
DAILY DOUBLE
What year did the Babylonians conquer Jerusalem?
586 BC
Ezekiel told the exiles that God would eventually replace their "unclean" hearts with these two things.
A new heart & a new spirit.
Ezekiel shared his vision to the people to explain that God was leaving because they had done what to Him?
Rejected him.
Isaiah told the exiles that God was about to save them in a great way than He did with their ancestors did what?
Crossed the Red Sea (Exodus)
When Job cried out in his suffering, God did not explain why the bad things happened. Instead, what did God remind Job about the limitations of human beings?
Human beings cannot understand God's purposes.
While the Book of Lamentations describes ruined streets and empty homes, what did the biblical writer say was the only thing capable of providing comfort to the people during such great pain?
Firm faith in God's love.
What was the ultimate "goal" of God banishing the people to Babylon?
To purify and wash away their history of wrongdoing.
What did prophets Haggai & Zechariah tell the people to stop doing AND to start doing?
Focusing on their own interests. Complete the rebuilding of the Temple.
Isaiah of Babylon prophesied that salvation would come through a sinless servant who would bear the people's guilt through his what?
Suffering
Jesus fulfilled the prophecy of the servant by coming not to be served, but to serve and give his life as a what?
A ransom for many