7 Advent Quiz Review

 Advent is the four week season that precedes Christmas where we wait for the coming of the ____.

• Winter

• Prophet

• Messiah

• New Testament

The Jews believed that the Messiah would be ____.

• a great king who would save his people

• a savior who would rescue them from the oppression of the Roman Empire

• Someone to establish God's kingdom forever

• All of the above

 During Advent, we wait and prepare for the coming of the Messiah as did the _____ of the Old Testament times.

• kings

• Jewish People

• Christians

• Gentiles

 Isaiah's prophecies said the Messiah would be called  ____.

• A. Wonder-Counselor

• B. Prince of Peace

• C. Both A and B

• D. None of the above

 Isaiah's prophecies gave the Jewish people great hope because he would _____.

• A. be a descendant of King David

• B. Have the Spirit of the Lord with him

• C. bring justice to the poor and strike down those who were evil and cruel

• D. All of the above

 Isaiah described the Messiah as one who ____.

• A. would suffer greatly

• B. be rejected, ridiculed, scored, and disrespected

• C. carry the burden of everyone's guilt

• D. All of the above

 Jesus was an unexpected Messiah because he appeared as an ____.

• A. ordinary baby

• B. God-Hero

• C. Prince of Peace

• D. All of the above

The writings of the prophet _____ gave the Jewish people ideas of what to expect about the Messiah.

• John the Baptist

• Matthew

• Luke

• Isaiah

 Jesus took on the ____ of the world and suffered so that his followers might live.

• enemies

• sins

• natural disasters

• all of the above

 Advent is a time to mend quarrels, to forgive those who have hurt us, and to _____.

• A. light candles

• B. assign blame and responsibility

• C. reject Jewish ideas

• D. pray for peace