Quiz on Malachi, Priests, and Messianic Prophecy

What is the last book in the Old Testament?

• Genesis

• Malachi

• Psalms

• Isaiah

Is the book of Malachi a book of history or part of the minor prophets?

• Book of history

• Major prophets

• Minor prophets

• Poetry

How were the priests polluting God’s altar and despising his name?

• By not praying

• By sacrificing imperfect animals

• By not reading scriptures

• By not fasting

Through Malachi, God said that a father deserves which of the following: honor, love, or peace?

• Love

• Peace

• Honor

• Wealth

Malachi wrote about a messenger who would come before the Messiah. What would this messenger do?

• Build a temple

• Prepare the way

• Write a book

• Become king

Malachi also mentioned another messenger. Whom was the messenger of the covenant referring to?

• Moses

• Elijah

• Jesus, the Messiah

• David

Who came with a special message for the priest Zechariah?

• A prophet

• An angel

• A king

• A priest

What did the angel say Zechariah and his wife, Elizabeth, would have in answer to their prayers?

• A daughter

• A son

• A house

• A blessing

How do we know that John the Baptist was the one who fulfilled Malachi’s prophecy?

• He was a king

• The angel told Zechariah and the Gospels show John did these things

• He wrote a book

• He built a temple

About how many years passed between Malachi’s book at the end of the Old Testament and the Gospel accounts in the New Testament?

• 100

• 200

• 400

• 50