Prophet Study Sheet Information for Family Fair

1.    Names of Major Prophets:

Moses, Aaron, Miriam, Joshua, Deborah, Samuel, Nathan, Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel

2.    Names of Minor Prophets

Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nachum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zachariah, Malachi

3.    Number of Minor Prophets:

            12

4.    Language used by the prophets

            Figurative, poetic, and metaphorical language

5.    The Hebrew word for Prophets

            Nevi’im

6.    What prophetic work is the longest?

            Isaiah (with 66 chapters)

7.    What was the prophets' mission?

Trying to get Jews to honor God, act according to the commandments, and live morally

8.    Who was the greatest prophet?

            Moses

9.    The prophet whose writings conclude the book of Prophets:

            Malachi

10. Name a prophet who spoke/wrote during the early Assyrian period.

            Jonah, Joel, Obadiah

11. Name a prophet who spoke during exile in Babylonia.

            Jeremiah, Ezekial

12. Which prophet survived the lion’s den?

            Daniel

13.      From where does the phrase, “I can seethe writing on the wall” originate?

Book of Jeremiah when Nebuchadnezzar sees text on a wall as his kingdom falls to the Persians

14.      What ruler is turned into a donkey?

            Nebuchadnezzar

15.      Name a prophet who encouraged the Jews to rebuild the Temple after they were allowed to return home from Babylonian captivity.

            Ezekiel, Malachi

16.      State and explain an example of figurative writing used by Isaiah

Human flesh is compared to grass; grass and flowers die unlike prayer to God

17.      What was Jonah's challenge?

            To prophesy to the Ninevites, non-Jews whom he feared

18.      Which prophet compared Israel to an unfaithful wife?

            Hosea

19.      Which prophet reverses the phrases “beat your swords into plowshares and your spears into pruning hooks”?

Joel; the phrase as we know it (“beat your swords into plowshares and your spears into pruning hooks”) was spoken by Isaiah

20.      Why did the prophets write?

The were called by God, they were obeying God, they were hoping to bring the Jewish people back to God

21.      There are three historical periods attributed to the prophets, name one.

            Kingdom of Israel, Assyrian Empire, Babylonian Exile