The Prophets Quiz

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

1. Elijah
2. Elisha
3. Ezekiel
4. Isaiah

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

1. Belshazzar
2. Cyrus the Persian
3. Darius the Mede
4. Nebuchadnezzar

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

1. Daniel
2. Ezekiel
3. Isaiah
4. Jeremiah

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

1. A virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel
2. The coming of a great king from Bethlehem
3. The return from exile in Babylon
4. The suffering servant who bears the sins of many

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

1. Amos
2. Hosea
3. Jonah
4. Micah

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

1. Ahijah
2. Gad
3. Nathan
4. Samuel

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

1. God would restore the kingdom of Israel immediately
2. Israel would defeat Babylon in battle
3. Judah must repent or face destruction and exile in Babylon
4. The Messiah would come within a generation

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

1. Daniel
2. Ezekiel
3. Isaiah
4. Jeremiah

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

1. Amos
2. Joel
3. Nahum
4. Obadiah

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?

1. It continued to flow out of the house
2. It stopped flowing — the oil ceased when there were no more vessels to fill
3. It turned into wine
4. It was poured out as an offering to God

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

1. Amos
2. Hosea
3. Micah
4. Nahum

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

1. A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse
2. He was wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace
3. He will rule on David's throne forever with justice
4. Out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem

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

1. Elijah
2. Elisha
3. Ezekiel
4. Samuel

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

1. A priest in Jerusalem
2. A scribe and royal adviser
3. A shepherd and a dresser of sycamore trees
4. A soldier in Israel's army

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

1. Belshazzar
2. Cyrus
3. Darius
4. Nebuchadnezzar

16. Which prophet is quoted most frequently in the New Testament?

1. Daniel
2. Ezekiel
3. Isaiah
4. Jeremiah

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

1. Bethlehem
2. Hebron
3. Jerusalem
4. Nazareth

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

1. Daniel
2. Ezekiel
3. Isaiah
4. Jeremiah

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?

1. King David's return from battle
2. King Solomon's coronation procession
3. The return of the exiles from Babylon
4. The triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem

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:

1. Haggai
2. Malachi
3. Zechariah
4. Zephaniah