BIBLE 104 QUIZ 4 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
1. What prophet was a contemporary of Jeremiah? HW - 670 - ....ANSWER ...-
Zephaniah
2. The austere reforms of what king failed to change the heart of the people, and only
served as a precursor to Babylonian captivity? - ....ANSWER ...-Josiah
3. How many "days of the Lord" are there, according to the book of Zephaniah? HW -
672-673 - ....ANSWER ...-Numerous
4. In what book (like Job) are the prophet's questions finally answered by a theophany of
God? - ....ANSWER ...-Habakkuk
5. Which book of the OT occupies more space in the Bible than any other book? -
....ANSWER ...-Jeremiah
6. What year did Jerusalem fall to the Babylonian king Nebuchadrezzar? -
....ANSWER ...-587
7. What is the nature of the "new covenant" prophesied in Jeremiah 31? HW - 539-540 -
....ANSWER ...-document clause: not to be thought of as totally separate, but an
extension of the with new features and dimensions added. i.e. Jesus Christ
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, 8. Who was a priest and one of the 10,000 Hebrews taken captive by King
Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon in 597 B.C.? HW - 554 - ....ANSWER ...-Ezekiel
9. What is the repeated use (ninety times) of the phrase "son of man" in Ezekiel meant
to emphasize? HW - 561 - ....ANSWER ...-The humanity of the messenger in
contrast to the divine origin and authority of the message. Also, revealed the symbolic
nature of Ezekiel's life and ministry for both Hebrew captives in Babylon and those who
remained in Jerusalem.
10. What was the meaning of Ezekiel's "chariot vision"? (be specific) - 562 -
....ANSWER ...-The God of Ezekiel and the Hebrews lives and reigns in the
heavens, majestic in his transcendent "otherness". He exercises full control over all his
creation, even those Israelites held captive in Babylon.
11. What was the meaning of Ezekiel's discourse on individual responsibility in chapter
18? - ....ANSWER ...-To refute the "sour grapes" proverb that was popular among
the Israelites as a fatalistic expression of the hopelessness of their plight in view of
impending judgement and God's seemingly unjust decree of wrath.
12. What is the occasion for the writing of the book of Lamentation? HW - 545 -
....ANSWER ...-The destruction of Jerusalem
13. What is the particular poetic format in which the book of Lamentations is written? -
....ANSWER ...-Comprised of five poems: three of the poems are funeral dirges
four of the poems are alphabetical acrostics
14. What is the nature of human suffering according to R.B.Y. Scott? - 548 -
....ANSWER ...-Suggest 8 solutions to the problem of human suffering, based on
his analysis of OT wisdom literature.
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AND ANSWERS
1. What prophet was a contemporary of Jeremiah? HW - 670 - ....ANSWER ...-
Zephaniah
2. The austere reforms of what king failed to change the heart of the people, and only
served as a precursor to Babylonian captivity? - ....ANSWER ...-Josiah
3. How many "days of the Lord" are there, according to the book of Zephaniah? HW -
672-673 - ....ANSWER ...-Numerous
4. In what book (like Job) are the prophet's questions finally answered by a theophany of
God? - ....ANSWER ...-Habakkuk
5. Which book of the OT occupies more space in the Bible than any other book? -
....ANSWER ...-Jeremiah
6. What year did Jerusalem fall to the Babylonian king Nebuchadrezzar? -
....ANSWER ...-587
7. What is the nature of the "new covenant" prophesied in Jeremiah 31? HW - 539-540 -
....ANSWER ...-document clause: not to be thought of as totally separate, but an
extension of the with new features and dimensions added. i.e. Jesus Christ
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, 8. Who was a priest and one of the 10,000 Hebrews taken captive by King
Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon in 597 B.C.? HW - 554 - ....ANSWER ...-Ezekiel
9. What is the repeated use (ninety times) of the phrase "son of man" in Ezekiel meant
to emphasize? HW - 561 - ....ANSWER ...-The humanity of the messenger in
contrast to the divine origin and authority of the message. Also, revealed the symbolic
nature of Ezekiel's life and ministry for both Hebrew captives in Babylon and those who
remained in Jerusalem.
10. What was the meaning of Ezekiel's "chariot vision"? (be specific) - 562 -
....ANSWER ...-The God of Ezekiel and the Hebrews lives and reigns in the
heavens, majestic in his transcendent "otherness". He exercises full control over all his
creation, even those Israelites held captive in Babylon.
11. What was the meaning of Ezekiel's discourse on individual responsibility in chapter
18? - ....ANSWER ...-To refute the "sour grapes" proverb that was popular among
the Israelites as a fatalistic expression of the hopelessness of their plight in view of
impending judgement and God's seemingly unjust decree of wrath.
12. What is the occasion for the writing of the book of Lamentation? HW - 545 -
....ANSWER ...-The destruction of Jerusalem
13. What is the particular poetic format in which the book of Lamentations is written? -
....ANSWER ...-Comprised of five poems: three of the poems are funeral dirges
four of the poems are alphabetical acrostics
14. What is the nature of human suffering according to R.B.Y. Scott? - 548 -
....ANSWER ...-Suggest 8 solutions to the problem of human suffering, based on
his analysis of OT wisdom literature.
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