The Prophets Quiz

Question 1

Which prophet was famously carried to heaven in a whirlwind with a chariot of fire?

Accepted Answer

Elijah

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Elisha

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Isaiah

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Ezekiel

Question 2

The prophet Daniel was thrown into the lions' den by order of which king?

Accepted Answer

Darius the Mede

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Nebuchadnezzar

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Belshazzar

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Cyrus the Persian

Question 3

Which prophet's book begins with a vision of four living creatures and a wheel within a wheel?

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Ezekiel

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Isaiah

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Jeremiah

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Daniel

Question 4

Isaiah 7:14 contains a famous prophecy quoted in the New Testament. What does it foretell?

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A virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel

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The suffering servant who bears the sins of many

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The coming of a great king from Bethlehem

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The return from exile in Babylon

Question 5

Which prophet was swallowed by a great fish and spent three days inside it?

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Jonah

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Amos

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Hosea

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Micah

Question 6

Which prophet confronted King David about his sin with Bathsheba, using a parable about a stolen lamb?

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Nathan

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Samuel

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Gad

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Ahijah

Question 7

The prophet Jeremiah is sometimes called 'the weeping prophet.' What was his main message?

Accepted Answer

Judah must repent or face destruction and exile in Babylon

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Israel would defeat Babylon in battle

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The Messiah would come within a generation

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God would restore the kingdom of Israel immediately

Question 8

Which prophet had a vision of a valley of dry bones that came back to life?

Accepted Answer

Ezekiel

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Isaiah

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Jeremiah

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Daniel

Question 9

Which minor prophet wrote about a locust plague as a call to national repentance?

Accepted Answer

Joel

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Amos

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Obadiah

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Nahum

Question 10

Elisha performed a miracle involving a widow's oil that multiplied to fill many vessels. What happened to the oil after all the vessels were full?

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It stopped flowing — the oil ceased when there were no more vessels to fill

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It continued to flow out of the house

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It turned into wine

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It was poured out as an offering to God

Question 11

Which prophet was told to marry an unfaithful wife as a symbol of Israel's unfaithfulness to God?

Accepted Answer

Hosea

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Amos

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Micah

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Nahum

Question 12

Isaiah 53, known as the 'Suffering Servant' passage, contains which famous description?

Accepted Answer

He was wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace

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He will rule on David's throne forever with justice

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Out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem

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A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse

Question 13

Which prophet challenged 450 prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel, calling down fire from heaven?

Accepted Answer

Elijah

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Elisha

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Samuel

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Ezekiel

Question 14

The prophet Amos was what occupation before being called to prophesy?

Accepted Answer

A shepherd and a dresser of sycamore trees

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A priest in Jerusalem

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A scribe and royal adviser

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A soldier in Israel's army

Question 15

Daniel interpreted the writing on the wall (mene, mene, tekel, parsin) for which king?

Accepted Answer

Belshazzar

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Nebuchadnezzar

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Darius

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Cyrus

Question 16

Which prophet is quoted most frequently in the New Testament?

Accepted Answer

Isaiah

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Jeremiah

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Ezekiel

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Daniel

Question 17

The prophet Micah foretold that the Messiah would be born in which town?

Accepted Answer

Bethlehem

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Jerusalem

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Nazareth

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Hebron

Question 18

Which prophet saw a vision of God sitting on a throne, with seraphim crying 'Holy, holy, holy'?

Accepted Answer

Isaiah

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Ezekiel

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Daniel

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Jeremiah

Question 19

Zechariah prophesied that the king would come to Jerusalem 'riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.' Which event does this describe?

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The triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem

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King David's return from battle

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King Solomon's coronation procession

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The return of the exiles from Babylon

Question 20

The last prophet of the Old Testament, whose book ends with a promise to 'send the prophet Elijah' before the great day of the Lord, is:

Accepted Answer

Malachi

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Zechariah

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Haggai

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Zephaniah