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Ebed-melech Rescues Jeremiah Quiz

Test how well you remember how Ebed-melech rescued Jeremiah, from Jeremiah 38:1-13 and Jeremiah 39:15-18. Each question is answered directly from the passage, and the King James verse is shown with every answer. Complete the quiz to unlock a free 7-day prayer guide!

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  1. What did the princes ask the king to do to Jeremiah?
    • Make him a royal adviser
    • Send him to Babylon
    • Banish him to Egypt
    • Put him to death
  2. What did King Zedekiah say to the princes?
    • Let the priests decide
    • Behold, he is in your hand
    • Leave the prophet alone
    • Bring him to me first
  3. How was Jeremiah put into the dungeon?
    • He was lowered in a basket
    • They pushed him down stairs
    • They threw him through a window
    • They let him down with cords
  4. What was at the bottom of the dungeon?
    • Sharp rocks
    • Lions
    • Deep water
    • No water, but mire
  5. Where was Ebed-melech from?
    • Ethiopia
    • Babylon
    • Moab
    • Egypt
  6. Where was the king sitting when Ebed-melech came to him?
    • In the gate of Benjamin
    • On the city wall
    • In the temple court
    • In his winter house
  7. Why did Ebed-melech say Jeremiah was likely to die?
    • The guards planned to kill him
    • He was badly injured
    • There was no more bread in the city
    • The water was rising
  8. How many men did the king tell Ebed-melech to take?
    • Thirty
    • Twelve
    • A hundred
    • Three
  9. What did Jeremiah put under his armholes?
    • Wool blankets
    • Leather straps
    • Wooden boards
    • Old cast clouts and rotten rags
  10. Why did God promise to deliver Ebed-melech?
    • Because he was rich
    • Because he was a priest
    • Because he put his trust in the LORD
    • Because the king asked God to

Ebed-melech Rescues Jeremiah Quiz Answers & Bible References

Every answer below, with the King James Bible verse it comes from — so you can look up each one for yourself.

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  1. What did the princes ask the king to do to Jeremiah?

    Put him to death

    Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

    jeremiah 38:4 (KJV)

  2. What did King Zedekiah say to the princes?

    Behold, he is in your hand

    Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.

    jeremiah 38:5 (KJV)

  3. How was Jeremiah put into the dungeon?

    They let him down with cords

    Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.

    jeremiah 38:6 (KJV)

  4. What was at the bottom of the dungeon?

    No water, but mire

    Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.

    jeremiah 38:6 (KJV)

  5. Where was Ebed-melech from?

    Ethiopia

    Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;

    jeremiah 38:7 (KJV)

  6. Where was the king sitting when Ebed-melech came to him?

    In the gate of Benjamin

    Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;

    jeremiah 38:7 (KJV)

  7. Why did Ebed-melech say Jeremiah was likely to die?

    There was no more bread in the city

    My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.

    jeremiah 38:9 (KJV)

  8. How many men did the king tell Ebed-melech to take?

    Thirty

    Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.

    jeremiah 38:10 (KJV)

  9. What did Jeremiah put under his armholes?

    Old cast clouts and rotten rags

    And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

    jeremiah 38:12 (KJV)

  10. Why did God promise to deliver Ebed-melech?

    Because he put his trust in the LORD

    For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.

    jeremiah 39:18 (KJV)