Jeremiah
Who was the scribe that helped Jeremiah write the book of Jeremiah?
Baruch
Who wrote Lamentations?
Jeremiah
Babylonia during the Babylonian Exile.
What does Daniel mean?
"God is my Judge"
The Book of Daniel is primarily set in...
Babylon
Around what age was Jeremiah during his first calling from God?
17-20 years old
What is the writing style in Lamentations?
Poems
How old was Ezekiel when he wrote the book?
30
Who were the 3 that did not bow down to Nebuchadnezzar's idol?
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
Jeremiah and Ezekiel both speak of what type of transformation?
Inward, heart transformation
Describing his personality.. Jeremiah was the most ___ prophet?
Courageous
Why was Jeremiah lamenting in this book?
Destruction of Jerusalem and the suffering of its people at the hands of the Babylonians
Ezekiel has a vision of a "throne room", Can you name another book where there is a similar vision?
Isaiah or Revelation
What did king Nebuchadnezzar do as a result of the 3 not burning in the fire?
He blessed their God. He then issued a decree that anyone who spoke against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego would be torn limb from limb, and the three men were promoted to even higher positions.
Name a reason for the Jewish dispersion.
Babylonian exile after conquest, Roman destruction
In the first 42 years of Jeremiah’s ministry how many people listened and repented because of Jeremiah?
None
What is special about the first letter of each verse in lamentations?
Lamentations is part of an acrostic following the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. (First letter of each follows the alphabet)
How many times is the phrase "Son of Man" used in Ezekiel?
93
Who took over Babylon?
The Persians.
Who was Michael the archangel fighting before he came to answer Daniel?
The prince of Persia.
What was a huge problem with the prophets in the book of Jeremiah?
False prophets who contradicted Jeremiah's message of impending doom, instead giving people false hope and reassuring them that all was well.
How many “sabbaths” did the people of Judah owe God?
70
Name one of the symbolic acts that God had Ezekiel do.
God commanded Ezekiel to perform symbolic acts like building a model of Jerusalem and enacting a siege, lying on his side for many days, eating defiled bread, packing his belongings and leaving his home, and shaving his head and beard to represent the destruction and exile of Jerusalem.
Why did Daniel get thrown in the lions den?
For praying to God when the king had been tricked into issuing a decree that no one could pray to anyone else for 30 days.
A prophecy is being fulfilled at the beginning of Daniel, who gave that prophecy? Someone told King Hezekiah that all of his house's treasures and his descendants will be taken to Babylon.
Isaiah