A key advantage the authors mention that poetry has over prose is it is easier to memorize. - Answers
True
The terms 'minor' and 'major' prophets really just clarifies that some books were more important than
others. - Answers False
According to Hindson and the biblical record Saul did not have a heart for God, his kingship was a failure,
and his kingdom was about to collapse. - Answers True
The reason the prophetic books are so difficult to interpret and read is a misunderstanding of their
function and form. - Answers True
The northern Kingdom ended when - Answers Samaria was conquered by Assyria in 722
According to Harbin Ahab was weak in character, tended to blame other for his shortcomings, and was
dominated by his wife. - Answers True
According to Fee and Stuart after 587BC the prophets were moved more often to speak "blessings"
instead of "curses" - Answers True
According to Harbin the Israelites wanted a king like other nations to cut down on corruption and the
oppression by foreign nations - Answers True
David was not allowed to build the temple because of - Answers he was a warrior
According to Harbin Saul's death was a tragic end in that he - Answers took his own life
The various types of Psalms mentioned by name in Harbin include praise, royal, and lament psalms. -
Answers True
The kingdom split after the death of Solomon when the northern tribes left Israel in favor of
independent rule under Jeroboam. - Answers True
A key term in the message of the prophet Amos is "the day of the Lord", a time where God intervenes in
history to advance His overall program. - Answers True
Saul's weakness as a king centered on his lacking... - Answers spiritual discernment
Fee and Stuart point out that the prophets' primary function was to - Answers speak for God
According to Fee and Stuart most of the "predictions" of the Old Testament prophets deal directly with
events in the modern era (21st Century). - Answers False
The issue of historical distance is not really a problem in understanding the prophets. - Answers False
"The Forms of Prophetic Utterances" include - Answers All of the above