What you will learn
Explore major and minor prophets, prophetic call narratives, messages, signs and historical settings. The collection combines direct questions with explanations and references to reinforce understanding rather than memory alone.
- Prophets in Israel’s historical books
- Major prophetic books
- The Twelve Minor Prophets
Sample questions and answers
Which prophet foretold the sign of Immanuel?
Reference: Isaiah 7:14
Isaiah announced that a virgin would bear a son called Immanuel.
Which prophet named Bethlehem as the place from which a ruler would come?
Reference: Micah 5:2
Micah foretold a ruler coming from Bethlehem.
Which prophet described himself as a shepherd and dresser of sycamore figs?
Reference: Amos 7:14
Amos said he was a herdsman and tended sycamore figs.
Which prophet was sent to preach to Nineveh?
Reference: Jonah 1:1–2
God sent Jonah to call Nineveh to repentance.
Which prophet saw a valley of dry bones?
Reference: Ezekiel 37:1–14
Ezekiel saw dry bones come together as a sign of restoration.
Which prophet is traditionally known as the “weeping prophet”?
Reference: Jeremiah 9:1; 13:17; Lamentations 1:16
“The weeping prophet” is a later traditional nickname associated with Jeremiah’s grief and laments; it is not a title used in the biblical text.
Which prophet saw the LORD high and exalted while seraphim cried “Holy, holy, holy”?
Reference: Isaiah 6:1–8
Isaiah received his temple vision in the year King Uzziah died.
Which prophet was called before he was born and initially said he was too young to speak?
Reference: Jeremiah 1:4–10
Jeremiah objected that he was too young, but God appointed him as a prophet.
Which prophet saw a valley of dry bones come to life?
Reference: Ezekiel 37:1–14
Ezekiel prophesied to the bones, which came together and received breath.
Which prophet tried to flee to Tarshish?
Reference: Jonah 1:1–3
Jonah boarded a ship for Tarshish instead of going to Nineveh.
Which prophet summarised God’s requirement as doing justice, loving mercy and walking humbly?
Reference: Micah 6:8
Micah 6:8 summarises faithful covenant living.
Which prophet urged the returned exiles to rebuild the temple?
Reference: Haggai 1:1–15
Haggai challenged the people to prioritise rebuilding God’s house.
Which prophet foretold a child called Immanuel?
Reference: Isaiah 7:14
Isaiah gave the sign of Immanuel.
Which prophet saw a vision of wheels within wheels?
Reference: Ezekiel 1:15–21
Ezekiel’s opening vision included intersecting wheels associated with living creatures.
What was Ezekiel instructed to eat in a vision?
Reference: Ezekiel 2:8–3:3
Ezekiel ate a scroll that tasted sweet as honey.
Which prophet married Gomer as a sign concerning Israel’s unfaithfulness?
Reference: Hosea 1:2–9
Hosea’s marriage served as a prophetic sign.
Which prophet described a devastating locust plague and promised an outpouring of the Spirit?
Reference: Joel 1:1–2:32
Joel used the locust disaster to call for repentance and later spoke of God’s Spirit being poured out.
Which prophet was a shepherd and dresser of sycamore-fig trees?
Reference: Amos 7:14–15
Amos said he was a shepherd and tended sycamore-fig trees.
Which prophet declared, “Let justice roll on like a river”?
Reference: Amos 5:24
Amos called for justice and righteousness rather than empty worship.
Which prophet said the ruler would come from Bethlehem?
Reference: Micah 5:2
Micah foretold a ruler coming from Bethlehem Ephrathah.
Which prophet announced the fall of Nineveh?
Reference: Nahum 1–3
Nahum’s prophecy celebrates the downfall of oppressive Nineveh.
Which prophet foretold a king coming to Jerusalem humble and riding on a donkey?
Reference: Zechariah 9:9
Zechariah described Zion’s king arriving humble and riding on a donkey.
Which prophet challenged the people for bringing defective sacrifices?
Reference: Malachi 1:6–14
Malachi rebuked priests and worshippers for offering blemished animals.
Which prophet said, “Though the fig tree does not bud,” he would still rejoice in the LORD?
Reference: Habakkuk 3:17–18
Habakkuk concluded with trust and rejoicing despite loss.
What touched Isaiah’s lips in his temple vision?
Reference: Isaiah 6:6–7
A seraph touched Isaiah’s lips with a live coal as a sign of cleansing.
Which prophet spoke of a new covenant written on the heart?
Reference: Jeremiah 31:31–34
Jeremiah promised a new covenant in which God’s law would be written on the heart.
Which prophet asked why God tolerated wrongdoing and received the answer that the righteous would live by faithfulness?
Reference: Habakkuk 1:2–2:4
Habakkuk questioned God and was told that the righteous person would live by faithfulness.
Which prophet repeatedly emphasised the coming “day of the LORD” and called people to seek humility?
Reference: Zephaniah 1:14–18; 2:3
Zephaniah warned of the day of the LORD and called the humble to seek God.
Which prophet saw a lampstand and two olive trees?
Reference: Zechariah 4:1–14
Zechariah’s vision included a gold lampstand and two olive trees.
Which prophet walked barefoot and stripped of his outer garment as a sign concerning Egypt and Cush?
Reference: Isaiah 20:1–6
Isaiah enacted a sign for three years concerning Egypt and Cush.
Which prophet lay on his side for many days as a symbolic act?
Reference: Ezekiel 4:4–8
Ezekiel lay on his sides as a sign concerning Israel and Judah.
Which prophet named one of his sons “Lo-Ammi,” meaning “not my people”?
Reference: Hosea 1:8–9
Hosea’s children received symbolic names connected with his message.
Which prophet saw a basket of ripe fruit as a sign that Israel’s end had come?
Reference: Amos 8:1–2
Amos saw a basket of summer fruit symbolising that the end had come for Israel.
Which prophet measured Jerusalem in a vision with a measuring line?
Reference: Zechariah 2:1–5
Zechariah saw a man with a measuring line going to measure Jerusalem.
How to use this topic
Answer first without consulting a prompt. Then open the explanation, verify the reference and note any names, places or sequences you did not remember. Repeat the topic later and compare your accuracy and response time.
Editorial approach
Questions are written to describe biblical content and avoid presenting a disputed denominational interpretation as a universal fact.
Build a reliable topic study
Use Prophets of the Bible Quiz as a route through several biblical books, not as a substitute for reading them. First list every person, place and event named in the questions. Read each cited paragraph with the material immediately before and after it, recording the speaker, audience, narrative sequence and any repeated image. Build a timeline when the topic crosses different periods and a location map when journeys, empires or kingdoms affect the answer.
After the first attempt, classify every item as direct recall, sequence, comparison or interpretation. Verify recall in the cited verse, but test interpretive claims against the complete literary unit. Compare two translations where wording differs, and mark questions that depend on a textual, chronological or historical debate. Explain one connection between this topic and a neighbouring book guide. For every missed answer, write a two-sentence evidence note and revisit it after two days and one week. This process turns a score into a durable study record, exposes confident guessing and makes progress measurable.
For group use, assign one reader to locate the passage, another to summarise its context and a third to challenge whether the proposed answer says more than the text. Record unresolved questions rather than forcing agreement. A facilitator can then separate factual recall from denominational interpretation and direct learners back to the cited evidence.