COG Ordained Minister Study Guide
(2025) All Questions
The prophetic tradition began with ____ (Deuteronomy 18:15-22) - answer Moses
A common phrase, "____," prefaces the messages of God. - answer Thus says the Lord
God's prophets spoke and wrote in ____ form--in verse. - answer poetic
The primary passion of the prophets was ____. - answer grief
The Major Prophets were: ____, ____, ____, and ____. - answer Isaiah, Jeremiah,
Ezekiel, and Daniel
____ sowed seeds of division by the way he governed. - answer Solomon
Solomon taxed the people very heavily in order to ____, ____, and other buildings in the
kingdom. - answerbuild the Temple; his palace
The people urged ____ to give them tax and forced-labor relief. - answerRehoboam
____, a well-respected administrator in Solomon's court, became the king of the
northern half of the kingdom. - answerJeroboam
The Northern Kingdom was destroyed for what three reasons? - answer1. its
unfaithfulness to God
2. its sin
3. its departure from God's covenant
The intermixing of foreigners with the people of the Northern Kingdom created the ____.
- answerSamaritans
____ name means " Yahweh is God," which explains his mission -- to confront the
threat of Baal worship. - answerElijah's
____ name means "God saves," which describes his mission to announce that God was
the Northern Kingdom's salvation. - answerElisha's
Most of the books of the Minor Prophets feature their messages; however, the Book of
____ tells a story about the prophet, rather than his message. - answerJonah
,The focus of the Book of Jonah is on God's call for the prophet to go to ____. -
answerNineveh
The entire Book of Jonah can be considered as a ____ of how God deals with His
people. - answersymbolic representation
____ means "to carry," which illustrates that God carried Amos from the Southern
Kingdom to the Northern Kingdom. - answerAmos
Amos gave a crucial warning about God's judgment, which was depicted an not just a
slap on the wrist, but as a ____, devastating the entire kingdom. - answerroaring lion
In the Book of Amos, Israel's sins were ____ and ____. - answersocial injustice;
religious compromise
Hosea's contemporaries were ____ and ____. - answerAmos; Jonah
____ was the prophet to the last generation of the Northern Kingdom--the last
messenger of judgment before destruction came. - answerHosea
The Southern Kingdom was comprised of what two tribes of Israel? - answerBenjamin
and Judah
The six godly kings of Judah were: - answer1. Asa (911-870 BC)
2. Jehoshaphat (873-848 BC)
3. Joash (835-796 BC)
4. Uzziah (791-739 BC)
5. Hezekiah (728-686 BC)
6. Josiah (640-609 BC)
Four wicked kings of Judah were: - answer1. Ahaz (748-714 BC)
2. Mannasseh (697-642 BC)
3. Jehoiakim (609-597 BC)
4. Zedekiah (597-586 BC)
____ not only destroyed false worship, but he initiated constructive programs--such as
sending Levites throughout the land to teach the Law of Moses--to help the people. -
answerJehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat had one major failure in his reign--____, Jehoram, to Athalia, the daughter
of Jezebel. - answerthe marriage of his son
When ____ was six years old, Jehoida brought him out of hiding and had him crowned
king. - answerJoash
Ahaz promoted ____ worship, even sacrificing one of his sons to Baal. - answerBaal
,____ was the most wicked king in the history of Judah. - answerMannasseh
____ prophesied to show how God works from one generation to the next to preserve
His covenant with the generations. - answerIsaiah
In the first chapters of Isaiah, God speaks to His people by using ____. - answerlawsuit
imagery
In the Book of Isaiah, the ____is giving His life for the next generation. -
answerSuffering Servant (Messiah)
The theme of the Book of Micah is ____. - answerJudgment
____ prophesied the downfall of Nineveh, which had become a very wicked city that
was cruel to God's people. - answerNahum
Nahum began his message by giving a revelation of God's nature--God is a ____ and
____ God against the perpetrators of evil. - answerjealous; avenging
The Book of ____ relates the struggle that goes on between Habakkuk and God, as
God gives him a message. - answerHabakkuk
Zephaniah's message is related to ____ reforms. - answerJosiah's
The coming of the ____ was the theme of Zephaniah's message. - answerDay of the
Lord
The Book of Zephaniah emphasized ____ and ____. - answerjudgment; mercy
____ prophesied in the latter part of the 600s BC. - answerJeremiah
The four verbs of judgement in the Book of Jeremiah were: - answer1. to pluck up
2. to tear down
3. to destroy
4. to overthrow
The two verbs of hope in the Book of Jeremiah were: - answer1. to build
2. to plant
In Chapters 11-20, the Book of Jeremiah record's Jeremiah's ____ to God. -
answerprayers
In Jeremiah 18:1-18, the prophet tells the story of the potter working with clay, which
____ God working in Israel. - answersymbolizes
, In Jeremiah 25:8-12, the Babylonian Exile was prophesied to be ____ years. -
answer70
The Babylonian Exile because of ____ and a ____ against Babylon. - answerspiritual
idolatry; political alliance
Ezekiel has been called "____" because of his frequent use of imagery and symbolism.
- answerthe strangest of the prophets
____ has been called "the prophet of personal responsibility," because he stressed the
personal nature of true faith (Ezekiel 18:4) - answerEzekiel
The Book of Ezekiel records these four of Ezekiel's great visions: - answer1. the
sovereign God (1-3)
2. God's glory departing from the Temple (8-11)
3. the valley of dry bones (37:1-10)
4. the new Temple and the glory of God returning (40-48)
The Book of ____ is the shortest book of the prophetic literature. - answerObadiah
The ____ is the theme in the Book of Daniel. - answersovereignty of God
The foundation for the rebuilding of the Temple was laid under the leadership of ____. -
answerZerubbabel
Twelve years after Ezra came to Jerusalem, Nehemiah arrived int he city with a mission
to ____ that were destroyed during the Babylonian invasion (Nehemiah 1:3). -
answerrebuild the walls
After rebuilding the walls in Jerusalem, Nehemiah returned to Persia, and then returned
to Jerusalem and dealt with what three issues? - answer1. tithing (13:10-14)
2. re-instituting the Sabbath as a day of rest (13:15-22)
3. strengthening the families (13:23-25)
God's providential care for His people is the theme of the Book of ____. - answerEsther
The ____ of a woman is a unique feature in the Book of Esther. - answerelevation
The ____ never appears in the book of Esther. - answername of God
Haggai was called the "____." - answerprophet of the Temple
Zechariah, like ____ and ____, was both a prophet and a priest. - answerJeremiah;
Ezekiel
(2025) All Questions
The prophetic tradition began with ____ (Deuteronomy 18:15-22) - answer Moses
A common phrase, "____," prefaces the messages of God. - answer Thus says the Lord
God's prophets spoke and wrote in ____ form--in verse. - answer poetic
The primary passion of the prophets was ____. - answer grief
The Major Prophets were: ____, ____, ____, and ____. - answer Isaiah, Jeremiah,
Ezekiel, and Daniel
____ sowed seeds of division by the way he governed. - answer Solomon
Solomon taxed the people very heavily in order to ____, ____, and other buildings in the
kingdom. - answerbuild the Temple; his palace
The people urged ____ to give them tax and forced-labor relief. - answerRehoboam
____, a well-respected administrator in Solomon's court, became the king of the
northern half of the kingdom. - answerJeroboam
The Northern Kingdom was destroyed for what three reasons? - answer1. its
unfaithfulness to God
2. its sin
3. its departure from God's covenant
The intermixing of foreigners with the people of the Northern Kingdom created the ____.
- answerSamaritans
____ name means " Yahweh is God," which explains his mission -- to confront the
threat of Baal worship. - answerElijah's
____ name means "God saves," which describes his mission to announce that God was
the Northern Kingdom's salvation. - answerElisha's
Most of the books of the Minor Prophets feature their messages; however, the Book of
____ tells a story about the prophet, rather than his message. - answerJonah
,The focus of the Book of Jonah is on God's call for the prophet to go to ____. -
answerNineveh
The entire Book of Jonah can be considered as a ____ of how God deals with His
people. - answersymbolic representation
____ means "to carry," which illustrates that God carried Amos from the Southern
Kingdom to the Northern Kingdom. - answerAmos
Amos gave a crucial warning about God's judgment, which was depicted an not just a
slap on the wrist, but as a ____, devastating the entire kingdom. - answerroaring lion
In the Book of Amos, Israel's sins were ____ and ____. - answersocial injustice;
religious compromise
Hosea's contemporaries were ____ and ____. - answerAmos; Jonah
____ was the prophet to the last generation of the Northern Kingdom--the last
messenger of judgment before destruction came. - answerHosea
The Southern Kingdom was comprised of what two tribes of Israel? - answerBenjamin
and Judah
The six godly kings of Judah were: - answer1. Asa (911-870 BC)
2. Jehoshaphat (873-848 BC)
3. Joash (835-796 BC)
4. Uzziah (791-739 BC)
5. Hezekiah (728-686 BC)
6. Josiah (640-609 BC)
Four wicked kings of Judah were: - answer1. Ahaz (748-714 BC)
2. Mannasseh (697-642 BC)
3. Jehoiakim (609-597 BC)
4. Zedekiah (597-586 BC)
____ not only destroyed false worship, but he initiated constructive programs--such as
sending Levites throughout the land to teach the Law of Moses--to help the people. -
answerJehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat had one major failure in his reign--____, Jehoram, to Athalia, the daughter
of Jezebel. - answerthe marriage of his son
When ____ was six years old, Jehoida brought him out of hiding and had him crowned
king. - answerJoash
Ahaz promoted ____ worship, even sacrificing one of his sons to Baal. - answerBaal
,____ was the most wicked king in the history of Judah. - answerMannasseh
____ prophesied to show how God works from one generation to the next to preserve
His covenant with the generations. - answerIsaiah
In the first chapters of Isaiah, God speaks to His people by using ____. - answerlawsuit
imagery
In the Book of Isaiah, the ____is giving His life for the next generation. -
answerSuffering Servant (Messiah)
The theme of the Book of Micah is ____. - answerJudgment
____ prophesied the downfall of Nineveh, which had become a very wicked city that
was cruel to God's people. - answerNahum
Nahum began his message by giving a revelation of God's nature--God is a ____ and
____ God against the perpetrators of evil. - answerjealous; avenging
The Book of ____ relates the struggle that goes on between Habakkuk and God, as
God gives him a message. - answerHabakkuk
Zephaniah's message is related to ____ reforms. - answerJosiah's
The coming of the ____ was the theme of Zephaniah's message. - answerDay of the
Lord
The Book of Zephaniah emphasized ____ and ____. - answerjudgment; mercy
____ prophesied in the latter part of the 600s BC. - answerJeremiah
The four verbs of judgement in the Book of Jeremiah were: - answer1. to pluck up
2. to tear down
3. to destroy
4. to overthrow
The two verbs of hope in the Book of Jeremiah were: - answer1. to build
2. to plant
In Chapters 11-20, the Book of Jeremiah record's Jeremiah's ____ to God. -
answerprayers
In Jeremiah 18:1-18, the prophet tells the story of the potter working with clay, which
____ God working in Israel. - answersymbolizes
, In Jeremiah 25:8-12, the Babylonian Exile was prophesied to be ____ years. -
answer70
The Babylonian Exile because of ____ and a ____ against Babylon. - answerspiritual
idolatry; political alliance
Ezekiel has been called "____" because of his frequent use of imagery and symbolism.
- answerthe strangest of the prophets
____ has been called "the prophet of personal responsibility," because he stressed the
personal nature of true faith (Ezekiel 18:4) - answerEzekiel
The Book of Ezekiel records these four of Ezekiel's great visions: - answer1. the
sovereign God (1-3)
2. God's glory departing from the Temple (8-11)
3. the valley of dry bones (37:1-10)
4. the new Temple and the glory of God returning (40-48)
The Book of ____ is the shortest book of the prophetic literature. - answerObadiah
The ____ is the theme in the Book of Daniel. - answersovereignty of God
The foundation for the rebuilding of the Temple was laid under the leadership of ____. -
answerZerubbabel
Twelve years after Ezra came to Jerusalem, Nehemiah arrived int he city with a mission
to ____ that were destroyed during the Babylonian invasion (Nehemiah 1:3). -
answerrebuild the walls
After rebuilding the walls in Jerusalem, Nehemiah returned to Persia, and then returned
to Jerusalem and dealt with what three issues? - answer1. tithing (13:10-14)
2. re-instituting the Sabbath as a day of rest (13:15-22)
3. strengthening the families (13:23-25)
God's providential care for His people is the theme of the Book of ____. - answerEsther
The ____ of a woman is a unique feature in the Book of Esther. - answerelevation
The ____ never appears in the book of Esther. - answername of God
Haggai was called the "____." - answerprophet of the Temple
Zechariah, like ____ and ____, was both a prophet and a priest. - answerJeremiah;
Ezekiel
