WorksheetsNorthern Prophets
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which of these is not 1 of the 10 characteristics of a prophet as noted in our textbook?
Some prophets initially resist God's call
Prophets are just regular people
Prophets deliver joy to the people
Prophets sometimes die b/c of their messages
which 2 prophets does your book refer to as hard-core prophets?
Elisha and Elijah
Hosea and Amos
Jeremiah and Jonah
Moses and Aaron
Which event was not part of the story when Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal?
Queen Jezebel had killed most of the prophets of Israel's God
Elijah built an altar of 12 stones representing the 12 Tribes
Prophets of Baal brought down fire and burned their sacrificial offering
Elijah threw water on top of his animal sacrifice and wood
In which of these ways is the prophet Elisha like Jesus?
Elisha was whipped on his back by King Jereboam's servants. Jesus was whipped on his back by the Roman soldiers of Pontus Pilate.
Elisha feeds hundreds with 20 loaves of bread and has leftovers. Jesus feeds thousands with 5 loaves of bread and has left overs.
Jesus spent 40 days fasting in order to prepare for his public ministry. Elisha fasted many days to get himself ready for his prophetic call.
Jesus miraculously pulled coins from a fish's mouth. Elisha pulled money from the dung of a goat to pay a temple tax
What is the name of the Prophet Hosea's wife?
Gretta
Haggar
Gomer
Margret
What was the Prophet Hosea and his marriage called to represent?
The call to generously care for the poor and less fortunate
The Lord's faithfulness to Israel despite their unfaithfulness
God's justice and inevitable punishment for sins
Yahweh's blessings of children to righteous women
Amos was a prophet to the northern kingdoms and was from
the Southern kingdom of Judah
the capital city of Samaria
Bethlehem, where Jesus was born
the rival kingdom of Assyria
Amos was called to remind Israel about what part of the Mosaic Law?
to stay away from eating pork and unclean animals
to care for those who are most vulnerable in society
to wash 7 times in the temple bath before entering to worship
to grant mercy and compassion to all of Israel's enemies
Why did Amos tell Israel that God hated their worship?
Because they never cleaned the house of worship after the animal sacrifices
Because they were not giving enough money toward the temple tax needed to care for temple priest
Because they put little to no effort into hymns and songs that should have glorified God
Because their praise in the Temple did not carry over to good works in their daily lives
Jonah is comedic for which reason?
He had fish dinners while in the belly of the giant fish
God told him to go by land east and he got in a boat to head west by sea
He worshipped the false god of the sea
He told Ninevah that they that they were sinful and needed repentance even though he needed repentance
Jonah the prophet is similar to Jesus because
Jonah's mother was named Mary and Jesus's mother was also named Mary
Jonah miraculously multiplied bread and Jesus miraculously multiplied bread
Jonah was unjustly killed by sinful Ninivites and Jesus was unjustly killed by Romans
He was in the belly of a giant fish for 3 days and Jesus was in the "belly of the earth for 3 days
Book of Jonah was a compellation from the
8th century BC
10th century BC
12th century BC
14th century BC
The Book of Jonah proved
God is interested in conversion of all people, even Israel's enemies
God will destroy all enemies of Israel and give their Kingdoms to Israel
God is not interested in repentance. He wants expects perfect behavior.
God is ok if you do not align with his will. You should choose your own path
Which statement is true about prophets?
God stopped sending prophets after the Biblical era
Prophets always honor God and are free from sin
We are called to be prophets currently in our world
Prophets predict the future with superhuman powers
Which prophet was taken to heaven in a chariot of fire?
Elijah
Elisha
Hosea
Amos
