Quiz

The author of Hebrews wrote to exhort his audience to reject ____________ and to remain faithful to Jesus.

What is the theological term for the study of the last days?

Hebrews 1:1-2 says, In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but _____________ he has spoken to us by his Son.

The lesson says, Jesus is the fulfillment of everything that came before him. He is the coming of the Lord, the coming of the Day of the Lord, the entrance of the kingdom, _______________in human history that God wants to say; that’s found in Jesus.

Due to their rebellion, God sent the ________ army to drive the majority of the Northern Israelites into exile, then later He sent the ________ armies to do the same to Judah.

Due to their rebellion, Israel suffered for five centuries under the tyranny of which of the following nations? Mark each correct answer.

Which of the following phrases best summarizes what the Jewish communities were expecting during the time between the Old and New Testaments?

What phrase was used by the Jewish people to describe the age of sin that resulted in Israel’s failure and exile?

What phrase was used by the Jewish people to describe the age when God would pour out his final judgments on his enemies and his final blessings on his faithful people?

The Jewish people divided history into ______ stages, but the author of Hebrews pointed out that Jesus is the Messiah and that He is bringing the last days in _____ stages.

The author of Hebrews avoided referring to the Old Testament, so that his readers would not be confused.

The author of Hebrews referred to theological concepts established in the Old Testament that were still true in his own day, such as the fact that angels are serving spirits.

The author of Hebrews clarified that the moral obligations of the Old Testament were no longer standards for God’s people in New Testament times.

The author of Hebrews used several Old Testament eschatological predictions to show that God’s final judgments and blessings are fulfilled in ________.

According to the lesson, the author of Hebrews expected his audience to apply his book in three areas. What are they?

How does the lesson respond to the concern that some passages in Hebrews sound like believers can lose their salvation? Mark each correct answer.

The New Testament teaches that those who have saving faith in Christ will endure to the end.

1 John 2:19 says, If they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed ____________________.

Match the five major divisions of the book of Hebrews with the contents.

How does the author of Hebrews deal with the problem of excessive honor given to angels as glorious creatures that bring divine revelation?

How does the author of Hebrews deal with the problem of the Jewish tendency to obey only what God had revealed through Moses?

How does the author of Hebrews deal with the Jewish teaching that Melchizedek was a heavenly figure who would appear in the last days to offer final atoning sacrifices and usher in the kingdom of God?

Levitical sacrifices could never bring full atonement.

As the fulfillment of Melchizedek’s royal priesthood, Christ made atonement once and for all.

In what sense is Jesus’ priesthood of the new covenant superior to the Levitical priesthood of the covenant with Moses? Mark each correct answer.

In what sense is the new covenant founded on better promises (Hebrews 8:6) than the covenant with Moses?

How does the lesson describe Hebrews 11?

Why did the Old Testament figures mentioned in Hebrews 11 not receive what had been promised?

In Hebrews 12:1-3, what is the analogy of the Christian life?

According to Hebrews 12:4-13, why should we endure hardship?

According to Hebrews 12:22-24, we have come to Mount Zion, to the ________ Jerusalem, the city of the living God.