1. List the kings of Judah who reigned during the time of Jeremiah: (5 points) a. Josiah b. Jehoiakim c. Zedekiah d. Jehoahaz e. Jehoiachin 2. List five places where Jeremiah preached: (5 points) a. Temple Area b. City gates c. Prison d. The king s house e. Hinnom: City dump 3. Jeremiah s name means: (2 points) Exalted of Jehovah Page 1
4. Summarize and explain the meaning of these symbolic acts: (10 points each) a. The Linen Girdle: When Jeremiah worn the girdle, it represented the people having fellowship with God. When the girdle became marred it represented God s people being marred. Having been marred the people were like the girdle, unprofitable. b. The Earthen Vessel: Jeremiah broke the potter s vessel in front of the people which signified how God would break the people with the judgment of their sins. Like the pot, the people could not be made whole again and would be buried. c. The Wooden Yoke: Babylon would conquer the nations of Edom, Moab, ammon, Tire, and Zidon. The yoke symbolizes these nations serving Babylon. 5. List five things stated about false prophets in chapter 23: (5 points) a. Wicked people b. Engaged in paganism c. Utter vain (empty) prophecies d. No attention to God s word e. Not inspired Page 2
6. List five things stated about true prophets in chapter 23: (5 points) a. Grief-stricken about sinfulness of the masses b. Denounce wicked leaders c. Pay attention to God s word d. Preach the word honestly and faithfully e. Recognize the power of God s word 7. True / False - put T or F in the space provided: (1 point each) 25 questions? These will be taken from bro. Taylor s commentary. 8. How does Jeremiah 26.2 apply to teaching the Gospel today? (23 points) 2 Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD S house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD S house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word: To preach all the counsel of God (Acts 20.27) All the words of God (II Timothy 4.2) Do not diminish from the word of God (Deuteronomy 4.2; Proverbs 30.5-6) Page 3
True / False From Studies in Jeremiah and Lamentations: Volume One By Robert R. Taylor Jr. Chapter 1 p. 8 F 1. The Holy Spirit originated ever message He gave in Holy Writ. F 2. Hananiah was the most loyal friend Jeremiah had. T 3. Manasseh lived and died a very evil man never making any changes for the better. F 4. Assyria was still the dominant power when Jeremiah died. T 5. Nebuchadnezzar was a Babylonian king who offered preferred treatment to God s great prophet - Jeremiah - if he would come to Babylon. Chapter 2 (Jeremiah 1, 2) p. 25 T 1. Jeremiah s prophetic career lasted in excess of forty years. F 2. Jeremiah is an old man when first called as prophet. F 3. The almond tree and seething pot visions both promised long, happy periods of peace for wicked Judah. T 4. On an enormous scale Judah paid back God s goodness with cold, calloused ingratitude. T 5. Idolatry and its accompanying corruptions and vices were Judah s besetting sins in Jeremiah s era. Chapter 3 (Jeremiah 3, 4) p. 42 T 1. Both the Northern Kingdom and the Southern Kingdom are spoken of in this chapter. F 2. Jeremiah s books is totally void of any Messianic predictions. F 3. Nebuchadnezzar would be a forceful and destructive conqueror of Judah and Jerusalem. T 4. Jehovah wants us to be wise toward good and simple relative to evil. T 5. Jeremiah finds accurate imagery for Judah s coming devastation in the early part of Genesis 1. Chapter 4 (Jeremiah 5, 6, 7) pp. 68-69 T 1. Even the sea beating upon the sand and being stopped thereby is a potent argument in behalf of Jehovah s power and might. F 2. The Chaldeans viewed their invasion of Judah and Jerusalem with apathy or lukewarmness. F 3. People in Jeremiah s era were fully receptive to his plea that they walk in the old paths. T 4. Though the tabernacle was once situated in Shiloh, God nevertheless destroyed this highly favored Ephraimite city. T 5. Idolatry and apostasy were twin sins of which Judah was deeply guilty in Jeremiah s era. Page 4
Chapter 5 (Jeremiah 8, 9, 10, 11) p. 95 T 1. The Chaldean captors of Jerusalem and Judah would be cold, cruel and calloused in the deepest sense of these words. T 2. Migratory birds and beasts of the field often show more knowledge than the professedly ignorant among God s people. F 3. Very seldom did Jeremiah ever remind his hearers that the message was the Lord s and not his. F 4. Jeremiah enjoyed city-wide support from all the townspeople in Anathoth. F 5. Jeremiah became more popular with Judah and Jerusalem with every sermon he proclaimed to them. Chapter 6 (Jeremiah 12, 13, 14) p. 115 F 1. The Bible is totally silent relative to God s wrath. T 2. Obedience blesses; disobedience curses. F 3. Idolatry is a trivial sin as far as God views sin. T 4. Those who accept the errors of false teachers are free of any guilt for so doing. F 5. Jeremiah was frequently moved to tears when he beheld the grave, grievous sins of apostate Judah. Chapter 7 (Jeremiah 15, 16, 17) p. 138 F 1. Jehovah never reprimanded any of His servants, the prophets, when they displayed improper attitudes and actions. F 2. Jeremiah was encouraged by Jehovah to marry and rear both sons and daughters in Jerusalem. F 3. Till this good day (our age) Jehovah has failed to honor His promise to restore His people to Palestine. F 4. Idolatry was ONE sin of which Judah was NEVER guilty. F 5. Thus saith the Lord is NEVER found in the book of Jeremiah which shows the prophet took credit for the full origin of his prophetic message. Chapter 8 (Jeremiah 18, 19) pp. 152-153 F 1. Repentance on God s part is just like repentance on man s part - no more, no less. F 2. The Come, as expressed by Jeremiah s enemies, implied a greatly needed change on their part toward him, God s law and God himself. T 3. The expression, The Lord of hosts, refers to the power and might of Jehovah. T 4. Child sacrifice as burnt offerings was a calloused and criminal activity of some Jews in Jeremiah s era. F 5. Jehovah was totally indifferent to all sins committed by Judah and Jerusalem. Page 5
Chapter 9 (Jeremiah 20, 21) p. 169 F 1. Pashur, son of Immer, was a great defender and protector of persecuted Jeremiah. F 2. Jeremiah would have been totally justified in abandoning permanently his prophetic role for Jehovah God. T 3. Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboim were Jordan Valley cities all destroyed by an aroused Jehovah in Lot s era. T 4. In the coming battle, Jehovah would fight on the side of the invaders - not the invaded. F 5. Jerusalem would be an impregnable citadel when Babylon struck with vehemence. Chapter 10 (Jeremiah 22, 23) p. 190 F 1. Some of David s seed actually occupied the throne of Israel in Samaria. T 2. Sheol is the Old Testament name for what is called Abraham s bosom in the New Testament. F 3. Jeremiah is surely one of the great premillennial prophets of the Old Testament. F 4. False prophets posed no danger for God s people in Jeremiah s era. T 5. Josiah was the final of righteous kings who occupied David s throne in Jerusalem. Chapter 11 (Jeremiah 24, 25) p. 206 F 1. Fig trees never grew in Palestine. F 2. Babylonian captivity was set at a sum total of two years. F 3. Babylon would never be punished for any of her sins. F 4. Jehovah took no notice whatsoever of any sins committed by nearby nations to Judah. T 5. Punishment was so certain to leaders of Judah and Jerusalem that there would no where to flee, no way of escape. Chapter 12 (Jeremiah 26, 27, 28) p. 226 F 1. Jeremiah never prophesied to anyone or about anyone except those of Abrahamic descent. T 2. The term, The Lord of hosts, refers to the power or might possessed by Jehovah. T 3. The true test of a prophet is whether his predictions come true. F 4. At Jeremiah s strong rebuke Hananiah withdrew his false prophecy, repented and became a true follower of God s will the remnant of his life. T 5. Modern date-setters for Christ s return are in the same category as was Hananiah in Jeremiah s era. Chapter 13 (Jeremiah 29) p. 239 1. Jeremiah had NO idea just how many years the captivity would last. 2. Jehovah forgot Israel and all His promises to them while they were in the Babylonians Exile. 3. Jehovah s prophets, His servants, were very faithful and persistent in doing God s will. 4. Shemaiah was Jehovah s true prophet to those already in captivity. 5. Those who tell us religious lies are really our greatest benefactors. Page 6
1. Jeremiah preached different places a. Temple Area (7.2, 26.2) b. City gates (17.19) c. Prison (32.2) d. The king s house (22.1, 37.17) e. City dump (19.1) f. In the streets (11.6) Jermiah - Midterm - Questions and Answers 2. Jeremiah used dramatic symbolic acts and visual aids in his prophecies a. The linen girdle (13.1-11) b. The earthen vessel (19.1-3) c. The cup of wine (25.15-28) d. Wooden yoke worn in public (27.2) 3. False prophets - know 5 of the following: a. Wicked people (23.11) b. Engaged in paganism (23.13) c. Strengthen (uphold) hands of evildoers (23.14) d. Utter vain (empty) prophecies (23.16) e. See no danger or consequences of their evil (23.17) f. No attention to God s word (23.18) g. Engage in unauthorized actions (23.21) h. No rebuke of sin and no appeal for repentance (23.22) i. Not inspired (23.21) j. Preach a subjective message (23.16, 25-26) k. Wanted people to forget God s name (23.27) 4. True Prophets - know 5 of the following: a. Upset when they learn of the judgments on God s people (23.9) b. Grief-stricken about sinfulness of the masses (23.10) c. Distressed at the desolation of the land (23.10) d. Denounce wicked leaders (23.1, 11) e. Pay attention to God s word (23.18) f. Preach the word honestly and faithfully (23.18) g. Recognize the power of God s word (23.29) Page 7