Answer: adulterer
On God's instruction, Hosea married Gomer, a prostitute. It's supposed to represent the sort of relationship that God had with the people of Israel at the time, who would run away from him in favor of false idols, but eventually come running back. The book of Hosea speaks mainly about the destruction and eventual restoration of Israel.
From Quiz: The Minor Leagues
Answer: Elijah
Elijah is the correct answer. According to 1 Kings 18, Elijah and the prophets of Baal had a showdown to see who could call upon a higher power to ignite a sacrificial offering on Mount Carmel. The 450 prophets called on Baal and Elijah called on the LORD with Elijah being the clear winner, according to Scripture.
Elijah is well known for many things, but perhaps the best known story involving him is his duel with the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel.
From Quiz: Who Did It: Was It Elijah or Was It Elisha?
Answer: the Lord will have comforted his people and will have had mercy on those in trouble
According to the scripture in Isaiah 49:13, and indeed for most of the chapter, Isaiah seems to be prophesying about Messiah, the Chosen One of Israel, with the last verse of the chapter stating in part,
"...all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Savior and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob."
Christians believe that this is a foreshadowing of Jesus the Christ, partly because of the reference made in verse 22 of the chapter to the Gentiles, as well as to the Jews in the other parts of the chapter.
From Quiz: Bouncing Through The Bible: 3rd Edition
Answer: 22
Christ quotes the first verse of this Psalm while hanging on the cross: "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Some believe He may have quoted the entire Psalm, and that He was in fact its subject. It seems to speak of His crucifixion: "But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him . . . My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death . . . they pierced my hands and my feet . . . They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture" (vs. 6-18).
From Quiz: Messianic Prophecies
Answer: The Lord saves
Hosea preached to Israel around 755 B.C.-712 B.C. His message was on God's redeeming love.
From Quiz: What Do Their Names Mean?
Answer: 12
Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.
From Quiz: The Minor Prophets
Answer: Amos
Joel is a very brief, nondescript book. It prophesizes about how the land will be destroyed, people will mourn, the Lord will have his day, and God will judge nations.
Amos is very similar in nature, but slightly more substantive. It specifically mentions Judah and Israel in its apocalyptic visions, and speaks briefly about Amos. Amos was a fig farmer who became a prophet. He made note of increasing disparities in wealth between social classes.
From Quiz: The Minor Leagues
Answer: John the Baptist
The correct answer is John the Baptist, as per Matthew 11: 10, Mark 1: 2 and Luke 1: 76. In other words, the New Testament teaches that John the Baptist was preparing the way for Jesus Christ. The first verse in Malachi goes on to state: "'Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,' says the LORD Almighty."
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From Quiz: The Miner Profits -- No, It's The Minor Prophets
Answer: Isaiah
Isaiah 7:14 is taken by Christians to refer to the virgin birth of Christ. Some modern translations choose "young maiden" instead of "virgin", which has given rise to controversy in theological circles. The early Greek translation of the scriptures, the Septuagint, uses the Greek word for virgin.
From Quiz: Messianic Prophecies
Answer: Isaiah
Isaiah
From Quiz: Tidbits on Prophets
Answer: The Lord is God
Joel's message was on the Day of the LORD. He preached to Judah. It's also interesting that no kings are mentioned in the book of Joel, as they are in most of the other minor prophet books.
From Quiz: What Do Their Names Mean?
Answer: finish rebuilding the Temple
Upon returning from captivity the people had gotten so caught up in their own affairs that they neglected finishing the Temple. The work had ceased for years when Haggai began his ministry.
From Quiz: The Minor Prophets
Answer: shortest Old Testament book
Obadian is the shortest book in the Old Testament, and only a few of the letters in the New Testament are shorter. As with most of the minor prophets, he speaks mainly about God passing judgment over people. His vision concerns the downfall of Edom, said to have been established by Esau south of Israel and Judah.
From Quiz: The Minor Leagues
Answer: Palm Sunday
Zechariah 9:9 (KJV) states "...behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass." The verse is just one of a number of statements in the Old Testament that many Christian theologians believe tell of the coming of Jesus.
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From Quiz: The Miner Profits -- No, It's The Minor Prophets
Answer: Peace
Isaiah 9:6. Isaiah also predicts that this ruler will sit upon David's throne and establish his kingdom forever.
From Quiz: Messianic Prophecies
Answer: Ezekiel
Ezekiel
From Quiz: Tidbits on Prophets
Answer: To bear a load
Amos preached to the Gentiles (people who aren't Jews) around the year 760 B.C. His was a message of judgment.
From Quiz: What Do Their Names Mean?
Answer: Amos
From Quiz: The Minor Prophets
Answer: can't tell their right hand from their left
Jonah contains the best-known story from the minor prophets. Jonah, because he did not listen to God, was swallowed by a large fish. He repented for not listening, and did as God wanted him to: travel to Nineveh and preach to them. His preaching was successful, but he became angry that God chose to spare the people. God suggested that he had pity on them because they could not tell their right hand from their left. The people of Nineveh were apparently very, very dull.
From Quiz: The Minor Leagues
Answer: Elisha
The story of the floating axhead appears in 2 Kings 6:1-7. In a nutshell, Elisha and a group of prophets were cutting trees along the Jordan River to build a new place to live when suddenly an axhead fell into the water. The prophet who lost the axhead was apparently filled with distress as it was borrowed. When Elisha asked the man where the axhead fell, the spot was pointed out to him. 2 Kings, 6-7, in the NIV Bible, states: "Elisha cut a stick and threw it there, and made the iron float. 'Lift it out,' he said. Then the man reached out his hand and took it."
Elisha was the son of Shaphat and he was the successor to Elijah.
From Quiz: Who Did It: Was It Elijah or Was It Elisha?
Answer: God will seek to destroy them
This entire chapter is devoted to explaining Jerusalem's special status in God's sight. Both Jews and Christians are in agreement on this, although both have slightly different interpretations of what this really means. The ninth verse very plainly states that God will seek to destroy Jerusalem's enemies.
From Quiz: Bouncing Through The Bible: 3rd Edition
Answer: Daniel
Daniel
From Quiz: Tidbits on Prophets
Answer: Servant of the Lord
Obadiah's message was also on judgment - but he was warning the country of Edom, descendents of Esau, Jacob's brother. He preached around the year of 835 B.C. His book also mentions no kings, and it is also the shortest book in the Old Testament.
From Quiz: What Do Their Names Mean?
Answer: Gomer
Hosea is a great story illustrating God's undying love.
From Quiz: The Minor Prophets
Answer: Bethlehem
Micah predicted the destruction of Samaria and Jerusalem for their sins, but also spoke of the coming of the a new leader for Israel. Micah 5:2 specifically mentions that this leader is to come from Bethlehem Ephrathah, even though it is small among the clans of Judah. Matthew 2:6 obliquely references this passage while talking about Jesus.
From Quiz: The Minor Leagues
Answer: Elijah
Elijah is the prophet who was fed by ravens, according to Scripture. 1 Kings 17:1-6, in the NIV Bible, states: "Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, 'As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.' Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah: 'Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there.' So he did what the LORD had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook."
From Quiz: Who Did It: Was It Elijah or Was It Elisha?
Answer: the mark of God
Both passages refer to God commanding a mark of protection over the people in question. In Genesis 4:15, it is even referred to as the mark that the Lord set upon Cain. In Ezekiel 9:4, God commands that a mark be set upon the foreheads of those who are offended by the abominations around them in Jerusalem.
From Quiz: Bouncing Through The Bible: 3rd Edition
Answer: The Gentiles
See Isaiah 11:10. Christians see this prophecy as being fulfilled in the Apostle Paul's mission to the Gentiles.
From Quiz: Messianic Prophecies
Answer: Dove
Jonah, as you may already know, preached to Nineveh around 780 B.C. His message was on judgment. He wanted God to judge Nineveh, even though they had repented!
From Quiz: What Do Their Names Mean?
Answer: Micah
'But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, one of you will come for me, one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.' Micah 5:2
From Quiz: The Minor Prophets
Answer: Nineveh
The people of Nineveh, who could not tell their right hand from their left, were eventually destroyed. The book of Nahum offers a particularly harsh rebuke of Nineveh and its people. It compares them to a lion, strong and unafraid, but the Lord then says he will destroy their young lions.
From Quiz: The Minor Leagues
Answer: Elisha
Scripture reports Elisha's prayers were answered and the Arameans were blinded, as per 2 Kings 6:8-23. Just prior to this, Elisha's servant had become terrified after seeing the enemy surrounding them. So Elisha prayed that his eyes would be opened and he would see a mountain full of horses and chariots of fire protecting them. In other words, you could say it's an open-and-shut case of eyes being opened and closed in Scripture.
From Quiz: Who Did It: Was It Elijah or Was It Elisha?
Answer: Obadiah
The one chapter in Obadiah is a vision Obadiah saw concerning Edom, the descendants of Esau. In 1 Kings 18, it states the prophet Obadiah was the one Elijah sent to King Ahab of Israel to challenge him to a test on Mount Carmel. The prophets of Baal set up an altar on Mount Carmel and prayed Baal would ignite their altar. The altar of Baal's prophets never caught fire so Elijah set up an altar and prayed God would ignite the altar he had set up. Scripture states when Elijah prayed, God sent fire from Heaven that not only burnt up the offering, but licked up 12 large jars' worth of water he had poured on his offering.
Scripture goes on to state that after this, the nation of Israel knew the God of Elijah was the one true God.
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From Quiz: The Miner Profits -- No, It's The Minor Prophets
Answer: Jude
The 14th and 15th verses in the little book of Jude, which is only one chapter long, (the next-to-last book of the Bible), reminds us that Enoch, a character in the book of Genesis, made this prophecy.
It is fairly certain that both Jude (Judah), and James, who wrote the New Testament book of James, were both half-brothers of Jesus. (see Matthew 13:55 and Mark 6:3.)
From Quiz: Bouncing Through The Bible: 3rd Edition
Answer: The Crucifixion
Isaiah 53:3-9 is the famous "man of sorrows" passage. It also speaks of the victim being silent before his executioners, which Christians take as prophetic of Christ's refusal to defend Himself before the Sanhedrin.
From Quiz: Messianic Prophecies
Answer: Who is like the Lord?
Micah's message was on judgment and restoration. He preached to Jerusalem and Samaria around 720 B.C.
From Quiz: What Do Their Names Mean?
Answer: Jonah refused to go to Nineveh as God commanded
From Quiz: The Minor Prophets
Answer: questions him directly
Habakkuk twice questions the Lord about not punishing the wicked. In both questions, the Lord responded that he is going to rise up agains the Chaldeans and do a work that cannot even be imagined. Habakkuk concludes with a prayer of praise.
The name "Habbakuk" is found nowhere else in the Bible, but is found in an addition to Daniel which was not part of the Bible; in it, Habbakuk brought food to Daniel while he was in the lion's den.
From Quiz: The Minor Leagues
Answer: Malachi
Malachi condemned the Jewish people for their sinful ways. So great was the hypocrisy he confronted, God became silent to his people, making him the last Old Testament prophet. Christian theologians believe God ended this silence when John the Baptist started screaming from the desert to prepare the way for Christ.
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From Quiz: The Miner Profits -- No, It's The Minor Prophets
Answer: Anna
According to the King James Version of Luke 2:36, Anna is identified with the ancient Hebrew tribe of Aser (Asher). She spoke of Jesus' redemptive works shortly after a man named Simeon had blessed God, while holding the infant Jesus in his arms, as well as blessing Mary and Joseph. (Luke 2:25-35.)
From Quiz: Bouncing Through The Bible: 3rd Edition
