The Life of Jeremiah — The Weeping Prophet Quiz Flashcards

#1

In what year of King Josiah's reign did Jeremiah receive his prophetic calling?

📖 Jeremiah 1:2

#2

What was the name of Jeremiah's secretary who wrote down his prophecies on a scroll?

📖 Jeremiah 36:4

#3

Which priest and chief officer of the temple had Jeremiah beaten and put in the stocks for prophesying?

📖 Jeremiah 20:1-2

#4

What did Jeremiah purchase as a sign of God's promise that the land would be restored after Babylon's conquest?

📖 Jeremiah 32:7-9

#5

During which king's reign did Jeremiah prophesy that Nebuchadnezzar would destroy Jerusalem and the temple?

📖 Jeremiah 21:4-7

#6

What action did King Jehoiakim take when Baruch read Jeremiah's scroll of prophecies before him?

📖 Jeremiah 36:23-25

#7

Into what did officials throw Jeremiah when they imprisoned him for his prophecies against the city?

📖 Jeremiah 38:6

#8

What was Jeremiah's hometown, where he owned a field and had family connections?

📖 Jeremiah 1:1

#2

Baruch

Baruch son of Neriah was Jeremiah's faithful scribe who recorded the prophet's words on a scroll, which was later read before King Jehoiakim.

Jeremiah 36:4

#1

The 13th year

Jeremiah was called in the 13th year of Josiah's reign, around 627 BCE, when he was likely in his late teens or early twenties.

Jeremiah 1:2

#4

A field in Anathoth

During the Babylonian siege, Jeremiah purchased a field in Anathoth from his cousin Hanamel as a symbolic act demonstrating faith that Israel would be restored and property would again have value.

Jeremiah 32:7-9

#3

Pashhur

Pashhur, the priest and chief officer of the temple, had Jeremiah beaten and put in the stocks after hearing his prophecy.

Jeremiah 20:1-2

#6

He burned the scroll column by column

King Jehoiakim angrily cut the scroll with a knife and burned it in the fireplace, piece by piece, showing his contempt for Jeremiah's message of judgment.

Jeremiah 36:23-25

#5

Zedekiah

During Zedekiah's reign, Jeremiah repeatedly warned that Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon would siege and destroy Jerusalem and demolish the temple, which occurred in 586 BCE.

Jeremiah 21:4-7

#8

Anathoth

Anathoth, located in Benjamin's territory near Jerusalem, was Jeremiah's hometown and priestly heritage, and the place where he maintained property throughout his ministry.

Jeremiah 1:1

#7

A muddy cistern

Jeremiah was thrown into a cistern filled with mud where he sank because there was no water, and he remained there until Ebed-Melek, an Ethiopian official, rescued him with ropes.

Jeremiah 38:6

#9

Which false prophet did Jeremiah confront in the temple for prophesying peace when God had sent him to prophesy war?

📖 Jeremiah 28:1-17

#10

What prophetic symbol did Jeremiah act out by wearing a wooden yoke around his neck?

📖 Jeremiah 27:1-11

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#10

The submission of Judah to Babylon

Jeremiah wore a wooden yoke as a symbolic demonstration that Judah must submit to Nebuchadnezzar's rule, and this submission would be the will of God for the nation's survival.

Jeremiah 27:1-11

#9

Hananiah

Hananiah falsely prophesied that Babylon's yoke would be broken within two years, directly contradicting Jeremiah's message; God revealed that Hananiah would die within the year, which came to pass.

Jeremiah 28:1-17

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