Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church Lay Academy

The Lion has Left its Lair 

Jeremiah: Chapters 1-4

Peter Combes –December 9, 2001

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

1.        The prophesies of Jeremiah were given during the reigns of kings: 
 
  1. David and Solomon
  2. Josiah, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah
  3. Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah
  4. Herod the Great, Antipas, and Agrippa
2.        Jeremiah is given the title of:
 
  1. prophet to the nations
  2. redeemer
  3. Word of the Lord
  4. Servant of the Lord
3.        Jeremiah said he could not speak because he:
 
  1. stammered
  2. was shy
  3. spoke with an accent
  4. was too young
4.        God showed Jeremiah a boiling pot, which signified:
 
  1. evil coming from the North
  2. turmoil in Jerusalem
  3. food for the nations
  4. a whirlwind

5.        God said his people were unique because they:

  1. kept the Sabbath
  2. celebrated Passover
  3. sacrificed their first-born
  4. changed gods
6.       The people of Israel have been attacked by the men of:
 
  1. Samaria and Damascus
  2. Memphis and Tahpanhes
  3. Thebes and Carcemish
  4. Nineveh and Babylon
7.       After the Return, the Ark of The Covenant will be:
 
  1. kept in the Holy of Holies
  2. displayed on the altar
  3. carried through Jerusalem
  4. forgotten
8.      God compares Israel to:
 
  1. a faithless wife
  2. a harlot
  3. a lost sheep
  4. a camel
9.     "The lion has left its lair."  This symbolizes:
 
  1. the army of Assyria
  2. the army of Babylon
  3. the army of Greece
  4. the army of Egypt

10.     Whom does Jeremiah accuse of deceiving Israel?:

  1. King Josiah
  2. King Zedekiah
  3. the priests of Baal
  4. God