Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church Lay Academy

A New Covenant 

Jeremiah: Chapters 30-33

Peter Combes – February 10, 2002, 8:30 a.m.

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

1.        Jeremiah predicts that, after the Return, Israel will be governed by: 
 
  1. tetrarchs from Edom
  2. Persian satraps
  3. Greek governors
  4. indigenous royalty
2.      God's anger is likened to:
 
  1. locusts
  2. a whirlwind
  3. an invading army
  4. plague
3.        In the Gospel of Matthew, the prophecy about Ramah is applied to:
 
  1. the Roman invasion
  2. the Massacre of the Innocents
  3. the fall of the Tower of Siloam
  4. the crucifixion
4.        The saying about sour grapes is also quoted in:
 
  1. Isaiah
  2. Ezekiel
  3. Amos
  4. Malachi

5.        The development of accurate astronomy is be followed by:

  1. the rejection of the Moon Goddess
  2. the rejection of Israel
  3. the establishment of the New Jerusalem
  4. the Second Coming
6.       Jeremiah prophesied that property rights would:
 
  1. survive the Exile
  2. be nullified by the Exile
  3. be reallocated by God
  4. be assigned by auction
7.       God's new covenant would:
 
  1. last for ever
  2. last for seventy years
  3. last until pagan gods returned to the temple
  4. depend on the people's good behavior
8.     The new king will be descended from:
 
  1. Solomon
  2. Melchizedek
  3. Josiah
  4. David
RESEARCH:

   Read the following

 
  1. Genesis 6:18
  2. Genesis 9: 9-17
  3. Genesis 15: 1-24
  4. Genesis 17: 1-21
  5. Exodus 19: 1-6
  6. 2 Samuel 7: 4-17
  7. Galatians 4:4
  8. Hebrews 12: 18-24

 

How many covenants can you identify?

What would you call them?

What were their terms?

Which are still in effect?