Prophets Associated with the Assyrian Crisis

Which of the following is not true of the prophet Amos? [Which of the following statements is false?]
1. He was the earliest biblical prophet to have his words recorded in book form.
2. He was a contemporary of Hosea.
3. He claimed not to be a professional prophet.
4. He lived to see the destruction of the northern kingdom by the Assyrians.
Amos attacks Israel's wealthy ruling class because
1. the wealthy fail to offer appropriate sacrifices to Yahweh
2. despite having great wealth, the powerful exploit the poor
3. the rulers fail to defend Israel against its powerful neighbors
According to Amos,
1. ethical conduct is more important than correct rituals
2. no matter how righteous one's conduct may be, it doesn't matter unless she does the right rituals
3. what one does is of little importance compared to what one believes
The Day of Yahweh (Day of the LORD), according to Amos, will be
1. a time of rejoicing when Yahweh will vanquish all of Israelís enemies
2. a day of judgment, a time of darkness and grief for sinful Israel
3. a time when Yahweh will erase the distinctions between the nations
According to Amos,
1. ethical conduct is more important than correct rituals
2. ethical conduct does not matter unless you also observe the right rituals
3. ritual is never significant; all that matters is one's ethical conduct.
Which of the following is not one of the visions of Godís judgment reported in the book of Amos?
1. a plague of locusts
2. a fire
3. a wall and a plumb line
4. a rider on a white horse
5. a basket of Summer fruit
Which of the following is not true about Hosea? [Which statement is false?]
1. He is the only native prophet of Israel (the northern nation) whose oracles have been preserved in book form.
2. He used the metaphor of an unhappy marriage to illustrate Yahweh's relationship with Israel.
3. He complained that the sacrifices Israel offered to Yahweh were not as pure as those demanded by the Mosaic covenant.
The first three chapters of Hosea use the image of Hosea's domestic life to address the problem of
1. Israel's exploitation of the poor
2. royal abuse of power
3. Israelites worshiping Baal
The book of Hosea contains one of the Bible's most moving expressions of divine love. In this passage Hosea sees God's hesed as stronger than divine anger over Israel's infidelity. Where is this passage found?
1. Hosea 1-3
2. Hosea 6:1-6
3. Hosea 11
The central section of Hosea (chapters 4-14) treats a wide variety of themes. Which of the following is not one of them?
1. Idolatry
2. Exploitation of the poor
3. Empty rituals and sacrifices without love and justice
4. The coming scattering of the people to Egypt and Assyria
5. Godís pleasure in response to Israelís faithfulness
What major threat serves as the focus of much of the first thirty nine chapters of the book of Isaiah?
1. The Assyrian Empire threatens to engulf Judah.
2. The Babylonians threaten to devastate Jerusalem.
3. The armies of Alexander the Great have laid siege to Jerusalem.
Which set of dates best reflects the time of Isaiah of Jerusalemís prophetic activity?
1. 922ó887 BCE
2. 742ó701 BCE
3. 587ó538 BCE
4. 348ó307 BCE
Which of the following is not one of the kings to whom Isaiah of Jerusalem served as a prophet and counselor?
1. Uzziah
2. Jotham
3. Ahaz
4. Hezekiah
Which of the following is not one of the crises addressed by Isaiah of Jerusalem?
1. The Syro-Ephraimite War (735-734 BCE)
2. Hezekiahís temptation to ally Juday with Egypt (c. 711 BCE)
3. The Assyrian invasion of Judah (701 BCE)
4. The first Babylonian invasion of Judah (c. 597 BCE)
What does Isaiah of Jerusalem present as the most important assurance of Judahís hope for the future?
1. The Mosaic Torah
2. Yahwehís promise to the Davidic dynasty
3. Judahís ability to make the right alliances with its neighbors
Who besieged Jerusalem in the Syro-Ephraimite War of the 730s BCE?
1. The armies of Damascus and Samaria
2. The armies of Tyre and Sidon
3. The armies of Edom and Ammon
What was the outcome of Sennacherib's siege of Jerusalem in 701 BCE?
1. Jerusalem fell and many of its inhabitants were deported to Assyria.
2. Jerusalem survived the siege, but only after paying large sums of money to Assyria.
3. Jerusalem was completely destroyed, with the Assyrian forces massacring the population.
Which best describes the outlook of the prophet Micah?
1. He supports the Davidic dynasty and places great hope in Yahwehís promise to David.
2. He strongly supports the temple cult in Jerusalem and denounces local shrines.
3. He espouses the cause of the village peasant and is sharply critical of the Davidic dynasty and the Temple cult.
While most of the prophets speak of the word of the LORD "coming" to them, which prophet speaks of "seeing" the word of the LORD.
1. Isaiah
2. Hosea
3. Amos
4. Micah
Which prophet was a resident of the Southern Kingdom (Judah) who went north to pronounce judgment on the Northern Kingdom (Israel)?
1. Isaiah
2. Hosea
3. Amos
4. Micah

Prophets Associated with the Assyrian Crisis

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