Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church Lay Academy

Can a Leopard Change Its Spots? 

Jeremiah: Chapters 9-13

Peter Combes – January 13, 2002

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(The answers to the following may be multiple, or "none of the above")

1.        Jeremiah advised the reader to: 
 
  1. love your neighbor
  2. beware of your neighbor
  3. protect your neighbor
  4. steal from your neighbor
2.      God compares the tongue to:
 
  1. a ship's rudder
  2. a weathervane
  3. an arrow
  4. a serpent
3.        Jeremiah's denunciation of idol manufacture is similar to that of Isaiah in Isaiah 44.  The extra ingredient in Jeremiah is:
 
  1. pearls
  2. gold
  3. silver
  4. blood
4.        Jeremiah compares idols to:
 
  1. kingly statues
  2. pyramids
  3. sphinxes
  4. scarecrows

5.        God describes Egypt as::

  1. a land of milk and honey
  2. the land of the two rivers
  3. the land of the setting sun
  4. an iron furnace
6.       Jeremiah describes himself as:
 
  1. a beacon to the nations
  2. a voice crying in the wilderness
  3. a lamb led to the slaughter
  4. a still, small voice
7.       Jeremiah doubts the efficacy of:
 
  1. vows
  2. sacrifices
  3. prayer
  4. pilgrimage
8.     Who has destroyed the vineyard?
 
  1. soldiers
  2. leopards
  3. jackals
  4. shepherds
9.     Jeremiah uses the symbol of :
 
  1. fiery wine
  2. burning olive trees
  3. flying leopards
  4. dirty underclothes

10.     The River Euphrates is:

  1. a tributary of the Jordan
  2. the main river of Damascus
  3. a mythical river
  4. 400 miles from Judah