Story 19: The Prophets

Comprehension Questions and Answers

1. Where did the prophets get the messages that they spoke to the people? *They heard the messages from God. [19-01]
2. What prophecy did Elijah speak to King Ahab? *“There will be no rain or dew in the kingdom of Israel until I say so.” [19-02]
3. How did God provide for Elijah in the wilderness where he was hiding? *God sent birds every morning and evening with bread and meat. [19-03]
4. How did God provide for Elijah when he lived with the widow and her son? *God caused their flour jar and bottle of oil to never become empty. [19-04]
5. What great evil did Elijah say that Ahab had committed? *Ahab had abandoned Yahweh, the true God, and had worshiped Baal. [19-05]
6. What choice did Elijah tell the people they must make? *If Yahweh is God, serve him, but if Baal is God, serve him. [19-06]
7. How did God demonstrate he was the real God? *God sent fire from the sky and burned up the meat, the wood, the rocks, the dirt, and the water around the altar. [19-11]
8. How did the people respond when they saw this demonstration of power? *They fell on the ground and said, “Yahweh is God! Yahweh is God!” [19-11]
9. What happened to the prophets of Baal? *They were taken away and killed. [19-12]
10. What did Elisha tell Naaman to do to in order to heal his skin disease? *Dip himself seven times in the Jordan River. [19-14]
11. What did Naaman do after he heard Elisha’s instructions? *At first he was angry and would not do it because it seemed foolish, but later he changed his mind and did it, and was completely healed. [19-15]
12. What was the common message of the prophets to the people? *Stop worshiping idols and show justice and mercy to others; otherwise, God will punish you. [19-16]
13. In general, how did the people treat the prophets? *The people mistreated the prophets and sometimes even killed them. [19-17]
14. How did the people mistreat the prophet Jeremiah? *The people put Jeremiah in a dry well and left him there to die. [19-17]
15. Did Jeremiah die in the well? *No. The king had mercy on him and had his servants pull Jeremiah out. [19-17]
16. The prophets reminded the people that God would send a special person. Who was that person? *The person that God would send was the Messiah. [19-18]

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