Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church Lay Academy

Shame on the Shepherds 

Jeremiah: Chapters 19-23

Peter Combes – January 27, 2002

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(The answers to the following may be multiple, or "none of the above")

1.        God condemns the princes of Judah for: 
 
  1. human sacrifice
  2. breaking dietary laws
  3. idolatry
  4. incest
2.      God will introduce:
 
  1. glossalia
  2. cannibalism
  3. syncretism
  4. animalism
3.        When the chief officer of the temple heard Jeremiah prophesy, he had him:
 
  1. flogged
  2. brought to the king
  3. imprisoned
  4. put in the stocks
4.        Jeremiah calls God:
 
  1. a good shepherd
  2. a dread warrior
  3. a mighty king
  4. a gardener

5.        King Zedekiah asked Jeremiah for a prophecy of deliverance.  Jeremiah foretold:

  1. withdrawal of the enemy
  2. a new heaven and a new earth
  3. rescue by Egypt
  4. plague
6.       Jeremiah recommended:
 
  1. a fight to the death
  2. a negotiated settlement
  3. escape to Egypt
  4. surrender
7.       Jeremiah told the king to:
 
  1. make sacrifice
  2. raise a new army
  3. fortify the walls
  4. execute justice
8.     Jeremiah foretells a king called:
 
  1. Prince of Peace
  2. Everlasting Father
  3. The Lord is Our Righteousness
  4. Solomon II
9.     The land is full of:
 
  1. warriors
  2. prophets
  3. adulterers
  4. lions

10.     Jeremiah denounces prophets who say:

  1. they can do miracles
  2. they can tell the future
  3. they have seen God
  4. they have dreamed dreams