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Bible Trivia – Jeremiah BIBLE TRIVIA – JEREMIAH Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 1. Jeremiah was a priest of Anathoth, located among which tribe of Israel? a) Gad b) Benjamin c) Dan Jeremiah 1:1 2. In which year of the reign of Josiah did the word of the Lord first come to Jeremiah? a) 5th b) 13th c) 21st Jeremiah 1:1-2 3. Which of the following was not a king of Judah during the time Jeremiah prophesied? a) Ahaz b) Jehoiakim c) Zedekiah Jeremiah 1:2-3 4. In which country was located the Shihor River? a) Edom b) Assyria c) Egypt Jeremiah 2:18 5. "Although you wash yourself with and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before me," declares the Sovereign LORD. Jeremiah 2:22 6. God challenged Jeremiah to search Jerusalem for people who deal honestly. How many would Jeremiah have to find in order to save Jerusalem? Jeremiah 5:1 7. "A horrible and shocking thing has happened in the land: The prophets prophesy lies, the priests rule by their own authority, and my people ." Jeremiah 5:30-31 8. From which direction did Jeremiah repeatedly prohpesy that Jerusalem's destruction would come from? Jeremiah 6:1 9. Where did God instruct Jeremiah to stand while he was to say "Reform your ways and your actions, and I will let you live in this place."? Jeremiah 7:1-3 10. What, did God proclaim through Jeremiah, would be scattered like refuse on the ground and exposed to the sun, moon, and stars? Jeremiah 8:1-2 BIBLE TRIVIA – JEREMIAH Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 11. "Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons, and the dove, the swift and the thrush observe the time of their migration. But my people do not know the of the LORD." Jeremiah 8:7 12. ...but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD, who exercises , justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight," declares the LORD. Jeremiah 9:24 13. What was it of which Jeremiah told the Israelites, "Do not fear them; they can do no harm nor can they do any good." Jeremiah 10:3-5 14. "But the LORD is the true God; he is the living God, the King. When he is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure his wrath." Jeremiah 10:10 15. "But God made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his and stretched out the heavens by his understanding." Jeremiah 10:12 16. [God Speaks] From the time I brought your forefathers up from Egypt until today, I warned them again and again, saying, " ." Jeremiah 11:7 17. "You have as many gods as you have , O Judah; and the altars you have set up to burn incense to that shameful god Baal are as many as the streets of Jerusalem." Jeremiah 11:13 18. Of the men of which city, who sought Jeremiah's life, did God say "Their young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters by famine." a) Babylon b) Anathoth c) Damascus Jeremiah 11:21-22 19. God instructed Jeremiah to buy and wear a linen belt. What was the belt not to touch? Jeremiah 13:1 20. What did God instruct Jeremiah to hide in a crevice in the rocks at Perath? Jeremiah 13:3-4 21. God told Jeremiah that even if two prominent Bible characters stood before him, he would not spare the Israelites. Who were the two characters? Jeremiah 15:1 22. Which of the following were not among the four destroyers God promised to send against Israel? a) Dogs b) Sword c) Plague Jeremiah 15:3 BIBLE TRIVIA – JEREMIAH Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 23. This is what the LORD says: "Cursed is the one who trusts in , who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the LORD." Jeremiah 17:5 24. "I the LORD search the heart and examine the , to reward a man according to his conduct, according to what his deeds deserve." Jeremiah 17:10 25. God sent Jeremiah to a man's house, to give him his message. When Jeremiah arrived there, what was the man doing? Jeremiah 18:1-4 26. God instructed Jeremiah to take some of the priests and elders to the valley of Ben Hinnom. What did God instruct him to buy and take with him? Jeremiah 19:1-2 27. Which priest, himself the son of Immer, had Jeremiah beaten for his prophesies? a) Maaseiah b) Pashhur c) Kenaanah Jeremiah 20:1-2 28. After Pashhur had Jeremiah beaten, Jeremiah called Pashhur by a new name. What was it? a) Magor-Missabib b) Hacaliah c) Ben-Esarhadden Jeremiah 20:3 29. "Sing to the LORD! Give praise to the LORD! He rescues the life of the from the hands of the wicked." Jeremiah 20:13 30. Which King sent Pashhur and Zephaniah to Jeremiah to inquire of the Lord concerning Nebuchadnezzar? a) Zedekiah b) Joash c) Josiah Jeremiah 21:1-2 31. Of which son of Josiah did God proclaim "He will have the burial of a donkey." a) Jehoiachin b) Jehoiakim c) Shallum Jeremiah 22:18-19 32. Of whom did God proclaim "Record this man as if childless..." a) Jehoiachin b) Jehoiakim BIBLE TRIVIA – JEREMIAH Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 c) Shallum Jeremiah 22:28-30 33. "Is not my like fire," declares the LORD, "and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?" Jeremiah 23:29 34. What was in the two baskets that God showed to Jeremiah following the exile? Jeremiah 24:1-2 35. Which group of people were represented by the good figs: the exiles, or those who escaped Nebuchadnezzar? Jeremiah 24:5 36. As of the first year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, how long had Jeremiah prophesied against Judah? a) 10 years b) 16 years c) 23 years Jeremiah 25:1-3 37. According to Jeremiah's prophecy, how long would the Israelites serve the king of Babylon? a) 70 years b) 150 years c) 400 years Jeremiah 25:11 38. When the elders of Judah came forward to defend Jeremiah, what other prophet did they compare him to? a) Malachi b) Micah c) Isaiah Jeremiah 26:17-19 39. Which prophet fled to Egypt to escape King Jehoiakim, who sought to have him killed? a) Zephaniah b) Jeremiah c) Uriah Jeremiah 26:20-21 40. Who did King Jehoiakim send to Egypt in pursuit of Uriah the prophet? a) Acbor b) Elnathan c) Jonathan Jeremiah 26:22-23 BIBLE TRIVIA – JEREMIAH Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 41. Which son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah when the people wanted to put him to death? a) Ahikam b) Meshullam c) Bacaliah Jeremiah 26:24 42. During which king's reign did God instruct Jeremiah to wear a yoke of straps and crossbars? a) Josiah b) Jehoiakim c) Zedekiah Jeremiah 27:1-2 43. Which prophet contradicted Jeremiah's prophesy by predicting that God would break Nebuchadnezzar's reign? a) Zechariah b) Mattaniah c) Hananiah Jeremiah 28:1-2 44. How long did Hananiah say it would take for God to break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar? a) 2 years b) 12 years c) 30 years Jeremiah 28:3-4 45. According to Jeremiah, how could the people tell if a prophet was indeed sent by God? Jeremiah 28:9 46. Who ultimately broke the yoke that Jeremiah had been wearing on his neck? a) Zedekiah b) Hananiah c) God Jeremiah 28:10-11 47. What did Jeremiah give to Elasah and Gemariah to take with them to the exiles in Babylon? Jeremiah 29:1-3 48. "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 49. Who sent a letter to Zephaniah, telling him that Jeremiah should be treated as a madman? a) Shemaiah b) Zedekiah c) Hilkiah BIBLE TRIVIA – JEREMIAH Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 50. Jeremiah 29:24-27 51. "This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time," declares the LORD. "I will put my law in their and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people." Jeremiah 31:33 52. What did Hanamel, Jeremiah's cousin, sell to Jeremiah? Jeremiah 32:8 53. How many shekels of silver did Jeremiah pay Hanamel for the field at Anathoth? a) 10 b) 17 c) 30 Jeremiah 32:8-9 54. Who did Jeremiah give the deed of purchase for the field at Anathoth to? a) Hanamel b) Shallum c) Baruch Jeremiah 32:11-12 55. What did Jeremiah instruct Baruch to do with the deed of purchase for the field at Anathoth? a) Burn it b) Eat it c) Store in a clay jar Jeremiah 32:13-14 56.
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