Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church Lay Academy

Raise the Siege Ramps 

Jeremiah: Chapters 5-8

Peter Combes – December 16, 2001

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

1.        How many righteous men did God need to find in Jerusalem in order to pardon it?: 
 
  1. 7,000
  2. 700
  3. 7
  4. 1
2.      What "appalling and horrible" thing had happened in the land?
 
  1. incest
  2. false prophecy
  3. bestiality
  4. necromancy
3.        Jerusalem was to be attacked by:
 
  1. chariots
  2. eagles
  3. locusts
  4. shepherds
4.        What was imported from Sheba?:
 
  1. gold
  2. frankincense
  3. myrrh
  4. camels

5.        Jeremiah told the people not to trust in:

  1. kings
  2. prophets
  3. fortifications
  4. the temple
6.       In order to stay where they were, the people should:
 
  1. not oppress foreigners
  2. not oppress orphans
  3. not shed innocent blood
  4. not worship other gods
7.       Jeremiah 7:11 was quoted by:
 
  1. Peter
  2. Paul
  3. James
  4. Jesus
8.     After preaching a sermon similar to chapter 7, Jeremiah was:
 
  1. made a priest
  2. invited to court
  3. cheered through the streets
  4. arrested

(Hint:  see Jeremiah chapter 26)

9.     Jeremiah accuses the authorities of:
 
  1. taxing widows
  2. making foreign alliances
  3. worshipping foreign gods
  4. falsifying scripture

10.     One verse of Jeremiah inspired a famous hymn:

  1. 5:10
  2. 6:9
  3. 7:29
  4. 8:22