Prophets of the Old Testament — Advanced Quiz Flashcards

#1

Which prophet was commissioned by God while sitting in the Temple and saw the Lord seated on a high and exalted throne?

📖 Isaiah 6:1-8

#2

What specific sign did God command the prophet Hosea to perform that symbolized Israel's unfaithfulness?

📖 Hosea 1:2-3

#3

In what year of King Nebuchadnezzar's reign did Nebuchadnezzar besiege Jerusalem, according to Jeremiah's account?

📖 Jeremiah 52:4

#4

Which prophet received a vision of four horns and four craftsmen, interpreting them as the empires that scattered Israel and Judah?

📖 Zechariah 1:18-21

#5

How many days did Ezekiel lie on his left side as a sign of the siege against Jerusalem, according to the command of the Lord?

📖 Ezekiel 4:4-6

#6

In Daniel's vision of the four beasts, which beast had ten horns and a little horn that uprooted three of the first horns?

📖 Daniel 7:7-8

#7

When God commanded Jonah to go preach to Nineveh, to what city did Jonah attempt to flee instead?

📖 Jonah 1:3

#8

What object did God use to shade Jonah from the sun while he waited to see what would happen to Nineveh?

📖 Jonah 4:6

#2

Marry a woman of unfaithfulness and have children of unfaithfulness

God commanded Hosea to marry Gomer, a woman of unfaithfulness, and have children of unfaithfulness to symbolize Israel's unfaithfulness to God.

Hosea 1:2-3

#1

Isaiah

Isaiah received his prophetic commission in a vision in the Temple during the year King Uzziah died, where he saw the Lord's glory and the seraphim praising Him.

Isaiah 6:1-8

#4

Zechariah

Zechariah saw a vision of four horns (representing the powers that scattered Israel and Judah) and four craftsmen sent to throw them down.

Zechariah 1:18-21

#3

10th year

Jeremiah records that the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar began in the tenth year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, the ninth year of King Zedekiah's reign.

Jeremiah 52:4

#6

The terrifying and frightening beast

The fourth terrifying and frightening beast had ten horns, and a little horn emerged from among them, uprooting three of the first horns.

Daniel 7:7-8

#5

390 days

The Lord commanded Ezekiel to lie on his left side for 390 days, with each day representing a year of punishment for Israel's sin.

Ezekiel 4:4-6

#8

A gourd vine

God provided a gourd vine to grow up over Jonah to give him shade from the sun while he sat east of Nineveh.

Jonah 4:6

#7

Tarshish

Jonah 1:3 states that Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port, while Tarsus is an unrelated city in the New Testament associated with the Apostle Paul.

Jonah 1:3

#9

Which two prophets were contemporaries during the reign of King Josiah and both prophesied about Judah's coming destruction?

📖 Zephaniah 1:1; Jeremiah 1:2

#10

What was the primary focus of Nahum's prophecy?

📖 Nahum 1:1; 3:1-19

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#10

The fall and destruction of Nineveh

Nahum's entire prophecy focuses on God's judgment against Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, detailing its coming destruction for its cruelty and sins.

Nahum 1:1; 3:1-19

#9

Jeremiah and Zephaniah

Jeremiah and Zephaniah were both active during King Josiah's reign and both prophesied judgment against Judah for her sins.

Zephaniah 1:1; Jeremiah 1:2

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