Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church

Lay Academy

God and Society -- Joel, Obadiah, Nahum, Habakkuk

Peter Combes – March 4, 2001

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

 

1.        On the day of Pentecost, Peter and the disciples were accused of being drunk.  Peter replied by quoting from:
  1. Isaiah
  2. II Kings
  3. Joel
  4. Obadiah
2.      Joel uses the image of:
  1. a whirlwind
  2. a firestorm
  3. locusts
  4. horses
3.        Joel predicts that the temple: 
  1. will be destroyed
  2. will be forbidden to foreigners
  3. will be open to foreigners
  4. will be taken up into heaven
4.         Obadiah prophesied against: 
  1. Babylon
  2. Nineveh
  3. Chaldea
  4. Edom
5.        Obadiah accused his readers of:
  1. betraying refugees
  2. worshipping strange gods
  3. looting Jerusalem
  4. poisoning wells
6.        Nahum prophesied the destruction of:
  1. Babylon
  2. Nineveh
  3. Rome
  4. Jerusalem
7.        Which quotation is from Nahum:
  1. "On the mountains the feet of one who brings good tidings"
  2. "Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity?"
  3. "I called the Lord out of my distress, and he answered me."
  4. "Comfort ye, comfort ye, my people"
8.         Nahum said the city guards were like:
  1. lions
  2. jackals
  3. wolves
  4. grasshoppers
9.         Habakkuk prophesies attack by:
  1. Babylonians
  2. Assyrians
  3. Chaldeans
  4. Greeks
10.      Which of the following is from Habakkuk:
  1. "Awake, O sword against my shepherd"
  2. "Lo, I will send you the prophet Elijah"
  3. "Let justice roll down like waters"
  4. "The Earth will be filled with the glory of God, as the waters cover the sea."