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Table of Contents

Leaders and Rulers

Old Testament Israel

The Prophets

Who and What

Women in the Bible

Numbers in the Bible

The Book of Psalms

End Time Prophecy

Leaders and Rulers

Abraham

Moses

Nehemiah

The Kings

Gideon

Joshua

Pontius Pilate

Isaac

Jacob

King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

Abraham

1.) Where was Abraham born?

a.) Canaan

b.) Egypt

c.) Ur

d.) Uz

2.) What was the name of Abraham's father?

a.) Terah

b.) Nahor

c.) Serug

d.) Laban

3.) What was Abraham's first wife's name?

a.) Dinah

b.) Rebecca

c.) Sarah

d.) Beulah

4.) How old was Abraham when Isaac was born?

a.) 40 years

b.) 70 years

c.) 100 years

d.) 120 years

5.) What relation was Lot to Abraham?

a.) Son

b.) Nephew

c.) Uncle

d.) Brother

6.) What mountain did Abraham go to, to sacrifice Isaac?

a.) Mount Moriah

b.) Mount Sinai

c.) Mount Gilead

d.) Mount Hermon

7.) Who was the third wife of Abraham?

a.) Esther

b.) Keturah

c.) Hagar

d.) Lydia

8.) What promise did God make Abraham regarding Ishmael, his son to Hagar?

a.) He would beget 12 kings

b.) He would bear a multitude

c.) He would be blessed

d.) All of the above

9.) Three angels appeared to Abraham as men. Where did this happen?

a.) Bethel

b.) Beersheba

c.) Mamre

d.) Chaldea

10.) For which city did Abraham intercede with God to try to avoid it's destruction?

a.) Babylon

b.) Beth Shemesh

c.) Sodom

d.) Jerusalem

11.) Where did Abraham bury Sarah?

a.) Beersheba

b.) Field near Bethlehem

c.) Cave of Machpelah

d.) The Desert of Haran

12.) Where was Abraham buried?

a.) In the cave of Machpelah

b.) The Desert of Haran

c.) Field near Bethlehem

d.) Gerar

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Moses

1.) Moses was hidden among the bulrushes in what river:

a.) Euphrates

b.) Jordan

c.) Nile

d.) Tigres

2.) Who found Moses and adopted him?

a.) The Pharaoh's wife

b.) The Pharaoh's daughter

c.) The Pharaoh's sister

d.) The Pharaoh's maid-servant

3.) The sister of Moses was named:

a.) Rachel

b.) Miriam

c.) Leah

d.) Rebeccah

4.) The brother of Moses was named:

a.) Aaron

b.) Levi

c.) Joshua

d.) Abraham

5.) Moses' brother and sister were upset with Moses because he married a woman who was an:

a.) Egyptian

b.) Ethiopian

c.) Israelite

d.) Hittite

6.) Who was Moses' wife?

a.) Naomi

b.) Orpah

c.) Oholibah

d.) Zipporah

7.) Where did Moses first encounter the Lord?

a.) In a dream

b.) In a vision

c.) At a burning bush

d.) At a well

8.) What happened to Miriam when she questioned Moses' authority?

a.) She became blinded

b.) She became leprous

c.) She was struck dead

d.) She went deaf

9.) As God parted the Red Sea for the Israelites, what did Moses hold out over the water?

a.) His cloak

b.) His hand

c.) His staff

d.) His sword

10.) Where did Moses send men to spy out the land?

a.) Canaan

b.) Egypt

c.) Midian

d.) Syria

11.) What did the spies which Moses sent not return with?

a.) Grapes

b.) Honey

c.) Pomegranates

d.) Figs

12.) How old was Moses when he died?

a.) 100

b.) 120

c.) 177

d.) 620

13.) Who was chosen to lead Israel after Moses had died?

a.) Lot

b.) David

c.) Joshua

d.) Saul

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Nehemiah

1.) Who visited Nehemiah and told him the news about Jerusalem?

a.) Some of those who had escaped captivity.

b.) The prophetess Noadiah.

c.) Sanballat and Tobias.

d.) One of his brothers and some men from Judah.

2.) What was Nehemiah's position at the time?

a.) He was interpreter of the king's dreams

b.) He was an engineer.

c.) He was cupbearer to the king.

d.) He was a scribe.

3.) How did Nehemiah respond to the news that was told him?

a.) Wept and mourned

b.) Fasted

c.) Prayed

d.) All of the above

4.) Who was the king whom Nehemiah served?

a.) Ahab

b.) Amraphel

c.) Artaxerxes

d.) Arioch

5.) Nehemiah asked the king for letters to the governors of the province Beyond the River, and a letter to?

a.) Asaph, the keeper of the king's forest.

b.) Sanballat the Horonite.

c.) Tobiah the Ammorite official.

d.) Gesham the Arab.

6.) What did Sanballat, Tobia and Gesham accuse Nehemiah of?

a.) Stealing from the king's forest.

b.) Prophesying falsely in the name of the Lord.

c.) Rebelling against the king.

d.) Stealing timber that was owned by them.

7.) What was the name of the high priest who set to work with his fellow priests and rebuilt the Sheep Gate?

a.) Eliashib

b.) Elisha

c.) Eleazer

d.) Eli

8.) When Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabs and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and the gaps were beginning to be closed, they were very angry:

a.) But they did nothing more at that time.

b.) All plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it.

c.) All plotted together to kill Nehemiah.

d.) But God sent a fire through their camp and they were burned to death.

9.) While half of the men worked on constructing the wall, what did the other half do?

a.) They rested and refreshed themselves.

b.) They fought against Sanballat and Tobias.

c.) They helped Nehemiah design the gate entrances.

d.) They held the spears, shields, bows, and body-armor.

10.) How did Nehemiah respond when Sanballat and Geshem sent letters to Nehemiah asking him to meet them?

a.) I will cease work immediately and meet you at a time and place appointed by you.

b.) I will cease work tomorrow, and meet you at a time and place of my choosing.

c.) I am doing a great work and I cannot come down.

d.) I will send my brother down to meet with you.

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The Kings

1.) Who was the first king of Israel?

a.) David

b.) Saul

c.) Solomon

d.) Herod

2.) Who built the temple in Israel?

a.) Nehemiah

b.) Solomon

c.) David

d.) Nebuchadnezzar

3.) Which King was made to eat grass like oxen?

a.) Absalom

b.) Saul

c.) Nebuchadnezzar

d.) Jehoiakim

4.) What King prayed to God for deliverance, with the result that the angel of the Lord slew 185,000 Assyrians?

a.) Samuel

b.) Saul

c.) David

d.) Hezekiah

5.) What King was tricked into throwing Daniel into the lions' den?

a.) Saul

b.) Nebuchadnezzar

c.) Darius

d.) Absalom

6.) What King sent for Sarah to take her as his wife, believing she was Abraham's sister?

a.) Hezekiah

b.) David

c.) Absalom

d.) Abimelech

7.) What King died after seeing the handwriting on the wall?

a.) Belshazzar

b.) Nebuchadnezzar

c.) Saul

d.) Darius

8.) King Ahasuerus took Mordecai's cousin as his wife. What was her name?

a.) Esther

b.) Vashti

c.) Abigail

d.) Naomi

9.) Who was Saul's wife?

a.) Ahinoam

b.) Jochebed

c.) Ahijah

d.) Jezebel

10.) Who was the King that said of God, "He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions?"

a.) Nebuchadnezzar

b.) Belshazzar

c.) Cyrus

d.) Darius

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Gideon

1.) Who was Gideon's father?

a.) Jeraboham the Amalekite

b.) Jeremiah the Ammonite

c.) Josiah the Midianite

d.) Joash the Abiezrite

2.) Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress to:

a.) Stop the wind from blowing it away.

b.) Hide it from the Midianites.

c.) Save carrying it a long way to the threshing floor.

d.) Stop his servants from stealing it.

3.) The angel of the Lord appeared unto Gideon, and said:

a.) The lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

b.) The Lord is with thee, even although thou art young.

c.) The Lord is with thee, but thou art the smallest house in Manasseh.

d.) The Lord would be with thee, but thou art poor.

4.) What excuses did Gideon come up with when the Lord told him he would save Israel?

a.) I am a man of unclean lips and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips.

b.) I am but a youth.

c.) My family is poor, and I am the least in my father's house.

d.) I need to go and say farewell to my family,and then I will go.

5.) How much dew was on the fleece the first time Gideon put it out?

a.) A bowl full of water.

b.) A cup full of water.

c.) Enough to wet his hands.

d.) None. It was dry.

6.) How much dew was on the fleece the second time Gideon put it out?

a.) A bowl full of water.

b.) A cup full of water.

c.) Enough to wet his hands.

d.) None. It was dry.

7.) Why did God say that Gideon had too many men with him to go and fight with the Midianites?

a.) It was too many men to take on such a long trek with no food.

b.) Because Israel might claim their own hand had saved them.

c.) God wanted to save Israel from unnecessary slaughter.

d.) God knew that the Midianite army was in chaos and despair.

8.) With how many men did Gideon defeat the Midianites?

a.) 100

b.) 300

c.) 2000

d.) 10000

9.) What happened when Gideon's army blew the trumpets?

a.) The Lord set every man's sword against his fellow, throughout all the army of Midian.

b.) Fear gripped the hearts of the Israelites and they cried out and fled.

c.) Fear gripped the hearts of the Midianites and they cried out and fled.

d.) The walls of Jericho fell down.

10.) Which city refused to give food to Gideon's army?

a.) Succoth

b.) Gaza

c.) Bethel

d.) Nobah

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Joshua

1.) Who was Joshua's father?

a.) Zaccur

b.) Jephunneh

c.) Nun

d.) Raphu

2.) Who did Joshua succeed as the leader of the Israelites?

a.) Aaron

b.) Caleb

c.) Moses

d.) Zimri

3.) Spies sent into Jericho by Joshua were discovered, but escaped when they were hidden by...

a.) Rahab

b.) Rebekah

c.) Naomi

d.) Rachel

4.) How many times did Israel march around Jericho?

a.) 13

b.) 7

c.) 70

d.) 12

5.) What unusual request did Joshua ask of God?

a.) to remove the moon from the sky.

b.) to reverse the turning of the earth.

c.) to make the sun stand still.

d.) to name a star after him.

6.) What did the high priest Joshua receive in Zechariah's vision?

a.) a scroll

b.) a bowl

c.) a chariot

d.) clean garments

7.) How did Joshua and Caleb describe the Land of Canaan when they came back from spying out the land?

a.) An exceedingly good land.

b.) A land in which our wives and little ones will become prey.

c.) A land in which we saw ourselves as grasshoppers.

d.) Having seen this land, we wish to God that we had died in the desert.

8.) After the land of Canaan was occupied, which city was given to Joshua?

a.) Beersheba

b.) Timnath-serah

c.) Ziddim

d.) Hebron

9.) What city did Joshua assign to Caleb?

a.) Kadesh Barnea

b.) Gilgal

c.) Ekron

d.) Hebron

10.) Where did Joshua build a monument with stones that were taken from the Jordan?

a.) Ai

b.) Gilgal

c.) Heshbon

d.) Bethel

11.) Where did the Israelites renew the covenant with God before Joshua's death?

a.) Shechem

b.) Timnath-serah

c.) Gilgal

d.) Jerusalem

12.) Where was Joshua buried?

a.) Hebron

b.) Gilgal

c.) Timnath-serah

d.) Shechem

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Pontius Pilate

1.) What position did Pontius Pilate hold?

a.) Chief Priest

b.) King

c.) Govenor

d.) Chief Magistrate

2.) The prisoner that the governor customarily released was...

a.) a prisoner of the peoples' choosing.

b.) a prisoner of Pilate's choosing.

c.) a prisoner of the Pharisees' and Sadducees' choosing.

d.) a prisoner of the Roman guards' choosing.

3.) What was Jesus' answer to Pilate when He was asked, "Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?"

a.) He told him that it was all lies and falsehoods.

b.) He told him that these people were just envious of His knowledge.

c.) He laid out His complaints about them and the abuses they had subjected Him to.

d.) He did not answer him.

4.) Who was the prisoner, other than Jesus, that Pilate suggested that should be considered for release?

a.) Bartimaeus

b.) Barnabas

c.) Barjonah

d.) Barabbas

5.) Who sent Pilate a message saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him?

a.) His chief steward.

b.) His wife.

c.) The chief priest.

d.) Caesar

6.) When the people were calling for Jesus to be crucified, what was Pilate's response?

a.) No, I cannot allow you to slay this just man.

b.) Why, what evil has he done?

c.) He consulted the urim and thummim.

d.) Send a message to Rome and get permission from Caesar.

7.) What did Pilate do to signify his disapproval of the situation?

a.) He took two goats, sacrificed one, and sent the other into the wilderness.

b.) He took water, and washed his hands before the multitude.

c.) He insisted that the matter be heard before Caesar.

d.) He refused to have anything to do with it.

8.) Who was the man that went to Pilate and begged for the body of Jesus?

a.) Alexander the Coppersmith

b.) Joseph of Arimathaea

c.) Joseph of Nazareth

d.) Simon the sorcerer

9.) Who went to Pilate and suggested that the tomb be secured until the third day?

a.) The chief priests and Pharisees.

b.) The Pharisees and the Sadducees.

c.) Peter and John.

d.) Mary Magdalene and Salome.

10.) Who did Pilate consult with before releasing the body of Jesus to those who were going to bury Him?

a.) Caesar

b.) The Priests and elders.

c.) Mary, the mother of Jesus.

d.) A centurion.

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Isaac

1.) How old was Isaac when he married Rebekah?

a.) twenty

b.) forty

c.) sixty

d.) eighty

2.) How did Abraham divide up his possessions before he died?

a.) Ishmael inherited everything because he was the firstborn.

b.) He divided everything equally between Isaac and Ishmael.

c.) He divided everything equally between all of his sons.

d.) He gave all that he had to Isaac, but he gave gifts to the sons of the concubines, and sent them away.

3.) When Abraham died, Isaac and one of his other sons buried him. Who was it?

a.) Ishmael

b.) Zimran

c.) Midian

d.) Shuah

4.) How old was Isaac when Jacob and Esau were born?

a.) twenty

b.) forty

c.) sixty

d.) eighty

5.) Why did Isaac tell king Abimelech that Rebekah was his sister?

a.) He wanted the king to marry Rebekah and take her away.

b.) It was part of a plot to rob the king.

c.) He was afraid that the king would kill him if he knew that Rebekah was his wife.

d.) He was seeking aid for drought and he had nothing else of value to offer the king.

6.) When Isaac sowed in Gerar what return did he receive that year?

a.) a hundredfold

b.) sixtyfold

c.) thirtyfold

d.) He did not get any return that year.

7.) Isaac dug the wells again that were dug in the days of Abraham his father. Who had filled the wells up after the death of Abraham?

a.) Minianites

b.) Philistines

c.) Edomites

d.) Hivites

8.) What affliction did Isaac suffer from in his old age?

a.) leprosy

b.) lameness

c.) blindness

d.) deafness

9.) To which of his sons did Isaac give his blessing?

a.) He was childless.

b.) He blessed them both equally.

c.) Jacob

d.) Esau

10.) How old was Isaac when he died?

a.) One hundred years old.

b.) One hundred and twenty years old.

c.) One hundred and thirty-five years old.

d.) One hundred and eighty years old.

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Jacob

1.) What did Jacob do concerning his uncle's sheep, the first time he saw Rachel?

a.) Sent his servant to Laban to inquire if he could help with the shearing.

b.) Chased the sheep away so that he could speak to Rachel without interruption.

c.) Rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock.

d.) Helped her sort the sheep according to their color.

2.) Why did seven years seem like just a few days to Jacob when he served his uncle Laban?

a.) He had such a great love for Rachel.

b.) He had such a great plan about what he would do when the time was finished.

c.) He was having such a great time stealing his uncle's sheep.

d.) He suffered from amnesia.

3.) Why did Jacob tell his uncle Laban, "With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live."

a.) He knew that Rachel had stolen the gods but was sure that Laban would not find them.

b.) He did not know that Rachel had stolen the gods.

c.) He had grown tired of Rachel as a wife and preferred Leah.

d.) He knew that Rachel's father would never kill her so did not think that she was in any danger.

4.) What was Jacob's name changed to?

a.) Israel

b.) Judah

c.) Eliadab

d.) Eleazar

5.) Who changed his name?

a.) Rachel

b.) His uncle Laban

c.) An angel

d.) God

6.) Jacob had a daughter. What was her name?

a.) Milcah

b.) Dinah

c.) Rebekah

d.) Bashemath

7.) Pharaoh asked Jacob a question. What was it?

a.) How many sons do you have that are older than Joseph?

b.) What work do you do?

c.) If you could have my gold or my wheat which would you choose?

d.) How old are you?

8.) Psalm 78 tells us, "For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should..."

a.) make them known to their children.

b.) walk in them before the Lord.

c.) delight in them with their whole heart.

d.) remember the creator in the days of their youth.

9.) The book of Hebrews tells us of something Jacob did by faith before he died. What was it?

a.) Looked forward to the city that has foundations, whose builder and architect is God.

b.) Was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, and went out, not knowing where he went.

c.) Looked for the Messiah.

d.) Blessed both of the sons of Joseph.

10.) How old was Jacob when he died?

a.) One hundred years.

b.) One hundred and nineteen years.

c.) One hundred and forty-seven years.

d.) One hundred and fifty-three years.

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King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

1.) What did the queen of Sheba do when she heard of the fame of Solomon?

a.) She bribed his cupbearer to poison him.

b.) She sent spies to spy out the land of Israel.

c.) She came to test him with hard questions.

d.) She sent her army into battle with Israel.

2.) What did she take with her to Jerusalem?

a.) Camels.

b.) A large company of people.

c.) Gold, precious stones and spices.

d.) All of the above.

3.) What did the queen of Sheba observe that impressed her?

a.) All the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built.

b.) The food of his table, and his officials, servants and valets.

c.) His burnt offerings.

d.) All of the above.

4.) How did the queen of Sheba describe Solomon's servants?

a.) Wretched

b.) Happy

c.) Handsome

d.) Blessed

5.) The queen of Sheba said to the king, "The report was true that I heard in my own land of your..."

a.) accomplishments and of your wisdom.

b.) army which numbers two million men.

c.) reforestation of the desert wilderness.

d.) wealth and great power.

6.) How much of what she saw of Solomon, did she say had been told about?

a.) Nothing.

b.) All.

c.) Most.

d.) Less than half.

7.) What did the queen of Sheba say concerning the Lord God of Israel?

a.) She blessed Him.

b.) She cursed Him.

c.) She reminded Solomon that the Lord sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

d.) She challenged Solomon to a showdown between his god and hers.

8.) What did the queen of Sheba give to Solomon?

a.) The cup that we now call the Holy Grail.

b.) A large quantity of gold and spices and precious stones.

c.) It is not recorded that she gave him anything.

d.) A child to continue the royal name.

9.) A man by the name of Hiram also brought almug tree timber to Solomon. What did Solomon do with it?

a.) He made pillars for the temple.

b.) He made pillars for his own house.

c.) He made musical instruments.

d.) All of the above.

10.) What did Solomon give to the queen of Sheba?

a.) 5,000 Ethiopian Eunuchs to be her personal slaves.

b.) 900 chariots of iron, and 900 horses.

c.) Everything that she desired and his customary gifts also.

d.) Nothing.

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Old Testament Israel

The Prophets

The Judges

The Priests

Solomon's Temple

Feasts of Israel

Aaron the Priest

The Walls of Jerusalem

Eli the Priest

In the Wilderness

Old Testament Law

The 12 Tribes of Israel

The Prophets

1.) Which prophet married a prostitute because God told him to?

a.) Hosea

b.) Haggai

c.) Habakkuk

d.) Hasigomi

2.) He woke up under a tree and found an angel had cooked food for him?

a.) Elijah

b.) Hosea

c.) Haggai

d.) Jeremiah

3.) What prophet executed the prophets of Baal after God consumed his offering with fire?

a.) Elijah

b.) Elisha

c.) Ezekiel

d.) Isaiah

4.) What lost item did the prophet Elisha cause to float to the surface of the Jordan?

a.) Wedding ring

b.) Ax head

c.) Perfume vial

d.) Valuable coin

5.) Elisha purified a pot of stew that had been poisoned with what?

a.) Wild mushrooms

b.) Wild gourds

c.) Arsenic

d.) Bad cheese

6.) Who was taken to heaven in a whirlwind?

a.) Elisha

b.) Elijah

c.) Samuel

d.) Enoch

7.) Which prophet served during the reigns of - Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah?

a.) Micah

b.) Joel

c.) Amos

d.) Hosea

8.) Amoz had a son who was a prophet to the kingdom of Judah. Who was he?

a.) Micah

b.) Hosea

c.) Isaiah

d.) Amos

9.) Which prophet declared himself to be "a man of unclean lips"?

a.) Micah

b.) Hosea

c.) Isaiah

d.) Amos

10.) Which king's hand shrivelled when he pointed to a prophet he wanted killed?

a.) Jeroboam's

b.) Rehoboam's

c.) Shemaiah's

d.) Josiah's

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The Judges

1.) Who was the only woman among the judges who ruled over Israel?

a.) Ruth

b.) Deborah

c.) Sara

d.) Rebekkah

2.) What sacrifice did Jephthah offer to God for giving the Ammonites into his hand?

a.) A one year old lamb

b.) His oldest son

c.) His only daughter

d.) A ram

3.) Who was the left handed Judge?

a.) Gideon

b.) Tola

c.) Ehud

d.) Jephthah

4.) Which Judge would not go into battle without a woman going with him?

a.) Gideon

b.) Samson

c.) Barak

d.) Othniel

5.) What Judge defeated a huge army with 300 men?

a.) Ehud

b.) Gideon

c.) Barak

d.) Samson

6.) What Judge had 30 sons and 30 daughters?

a.) Ibzan

b.) Othniel

c.) Samson

d.) Abdon

7.) Which Judge was the son of a prostitute?

a.) Gideon

b.) Jephthah

c.) Barak

d.) Abdon

8.) Which Judge over Israel destroyed the Temple of Dagon?

a.) Ehud

b.) Othniel

c.) Barak

d.) Samson

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The Priests

1.) Which of the twelve tribes of Israel served as priests?

a.) Juda

b.) Levi

c.) Reuben

d.) Gad

2.) How many stones were on the priest's breastplate?

a.) Two

b.) Three

c.) Ten

d.) Twelve

3.) What is the name of the first priest mentioned in the Bible?

a.) Aaron

b.) Levi

c.) Melchizedek

d.) Noah

4.) Name the priest at Nob who gave hallowed shewbread and the sword of Goliath to the fugitive David.

a.) Ahimelech

b.) Aholibah

c.) Ahaziah

d.) Ahithophel

5.) Who was the priest under whom Samuel served?

a.) Hophni

b.) Phinehas

c.) Eli

d.) Abimelech

6.) How often could the high priest enter the Most Holy Place?

a.) Once a week

b.) Once a month

c.) Once a year

d.) At any time

7.) What did the Old Testament priests use to make decisions?

a.) Urim and Thummim

b.) Phylacteries

c.) An ephod

d.) The stone tablets

8.) Who was the first to be described as the "priest of the most high God"?

a.) Abraham

b.) Moses

c.) Levi

d.) Melchizedec

9.) Who was the faithful priest during the time of Queen Athaliah of Judah?

a.) Jehoiada

b.) Hilkiah

c.) Micah

d.) Eleazar

10.) What was the name of the high priest to first officiate in Solomon's temple?

a.) Abiathar

b.) Zadok

c.) Jehoiada

d.) Mahath

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Solomon's Temple

1.) Who gave Solomon the plan for the temple?

a.) Hiram Abi

b.) King David, his father

c.) Zadok, the priest

d.) Nathan, the prophet

2.) What two things did David give to Solomon from his own treasures for the temple?

a.) gold and silver

b.) bronze and iron

c.) wood and onyx

d.) precious stones and marble

3.) What were the doors to the priest's court and the great court overlaid with?

a.) iron

b.) copper

c.) brass

d.) gold

4.) How many candlesticks of gold did Solomon have set in the temple?

a.) 2

b.) 3

c.) 7

d.) 10

5.) The two pillars in the porch of the temple were named...

a.) Jachin and Boaz

b.) Jemuel and Jamin

c.) Kohath and Merari

d.) Hezron and Hamul

6.) What produce from Lebanon was used in the building of Solomon's temple?

a.) Gold

b.) Silver

c.) Rams' skins

d.) Cedar wood

7.) For how many days did King Solomon and the people of Israel feast at the dedication of the temple?

a.) 2 days

b.) 7 days

c.) 8 days

d.) 14 days

8.) At the dedication of the temple, when Solomon had ended his prayer to the Lord, what happened?

a.) Solomon poured water on the offering and the sacrifices but fire came down from heaven and consumed the priests and the elders.

b.) Fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.

c.) The glory of the Lord departed from the temple and from Israel.

d.) The kings of other nations stood and also made prayers to their gods.

9.) What did Hezekiah do with the gold that he had previously had overlaid on the doors and the pillars of the temple?

a.) melted it and turned it into idols.

b.) took it to his palace.

c.) gave it to the king of Assyria.

d.) engraved it lavishly and put gemstones in it.

10.) What did Nebuchadnezzar do to the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord?

a.) cut them in pieces.

b.) melted them and turned them into idols.

c.) took them to his palace in Babylon.

d.) gave them back to Hezekiah.

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Feasts of Israel

1.) What was the Old Testament feast that celebrated God's saving the firstborn children while Israel was in Egypt?

a.) Tithing

b.) Passover

c.) Harvest

d.) First Born

2.) What event is celebrated by Purim?

a.) The Lord's bounty in the land.

b.) The journey from Egypt to Canaan.

c.) Israel's deliverance in the time of Esther.

d.) Israel's deliverance from Egypt.

3.) What fast was kept five days before the feast of Tabernacles?

a.) Day of Atonement

b.) Feast of firstfruits

c.) Passover

d.) New Moon Harvest

4.) On what festival day did the priests release the scapegoat?

a.) Passover

b.) Day of Atonement

c.) Feast of firstfruits

d.) Pentecost

5.) During what feast were all that are Israelites commanded to dwell in booths?

a.) Day of Atonement

b.) Harvest

c.) Feast of Tabernacles

d.) Feast of Booths

6.) What feast was celebrated in grateful recognition of the completed harvest?

a.) Feast of Weeks

b.) Feast of Tabernacles

c.) Passover

d.) Purim

7.) How often was the Year of Jubliee celebrated?

a.) every year

b.) every 12 years

c.) every 40 years

d.) every 50 years

8.) What event was celebrated during the feast of unleavened bread?

a.) Deliverance from Egypt.

b.) The yearly harvest.

c.) Israel's deliverance in the time of Esther.

d.) The building of the first temple.

9.) What feast was celebrated every seventh year?

a.) Feast of the New Moon

b.) Feast of Sabbatical Year

c.) Feast of Dedication

d.) Feast of Weeks

10.) During what feast were all of the Hebrew slaves to be freed?

a.) Day of Atonement

b.) Feast of firstfruits

c.) Feast of Jubilee

d.) Passover

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Aaron the Priest

1.) Who was the mother of Aaron?

a.) Jochebed

b.) Judith

c.) Jael

d.) She isn't named

2.) Who was the sister of Moses and Aaron?

a.) Keturah

b.) Miriam

c.) Rachel

d.) Zillah

3.) What animal did Aaron carve from gold for the people of Israel to worship?

a.) Horse

b.) Bull

c.) Calf

d.) Lion

4.) Why did Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu die?

a.) The worshipped an idol.

b.) They offered incense.

c.) They touched the ark.

d.) They entered a holy place.

5.) Aaron was told to take two young goats and sacrificed one as a sin offering. What was done with the other one?

a.) It was sacrificed on the next Sabbath.

b.) It was sent into the wilderness.

c.) It was to be eaten by the priests.

d.) It was killed and the meat given to the poor.

6.) What ran down Aaron's beard to the skirts of his garments?

a.) Precious ointment.

b.) His tears.

c.) The early morning dew.

d.) Water that flowed from the rock.

7.) Who was the grandson of Aaron who rescued Israel from God's anger?

a.) Eleazar

b.) Hophni

c.) Gershon

d.) Phinehas

8.) Where did Aaron die?

a.) Mount Sinai

b.) Mount Hor

c.) the Jordan

d.) the cave of Machpelah

9.) How many days did the house of Israel mourn after Aaron's death?

a.) 10

b.) 20

c.) 30

d.) 40

10.) Who succeeded Aaron as priest?

a.) Eleazar

b.) Moses

c.) Phinehas

d.) Korah

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The Walls of Jerusalem

1.) Whom did Solomon marry until he had finished building the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem?

a.) Pharaoh's daughter

b.) The queen of Sheba

c.) A princess from Tyre

d.) Ashtoreth of the Zidonians

2.) What did Solomon do to help build "his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem?"

a.) He raised a levy.

b.) He bought slaves of the Egyptians.

c.) He planted trees to be used for the walls.

d.) He melted down the brass idols.

3.) What king invaded Jerusalem and tore down it's walls?

a.) Nebuchadnezzar

b.) Jehoiachin

c.) Gedaliah

d.) Pharaoh

4.) What king of Israel brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits?

a.) Jehu

b.) Amaziah

c.) Jehoash

d.) Ahab

5.) Who took charge of rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem after the exile?

a.) Ezra

b.) Nehemiah

c.) Shallum

d.) Zerubbabel

6.) While half of the men worked on constructing the wall, what did the other half do?

a.) They rested and refreshed themselves.

b.) They fought against Sanballat and Tobias.

c.) They helped Nehemiah design the gate entrances.

d.) They held the spears, shields, bows, and body-armor.

7.) Which of these did not oppose the rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem?

a.) Sanballat

b.) Geshem

c.) Zerubbabel

d.) Tobiah

8.) In what famous Psalm does David pray, that in spite of his wickedness, that God would "build thou the walls of Jerusalem?"

a.) Psalm 1

b.) Psalm 51

c.) Psalm 101

d.) Psalm 150

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Eli the Priest

1.) What was Eli's occupation?

a.) scribe

b.) priest and judge

c.) priest and scribe

d.) judge

2.) Where was Eli seated when Hannah came to the temple to pray for a child?

a.) On the mercy seat.

b.) On the throne.

c.) On a pew in the temple.

d.) On a seat by a post of the temple.

3.) What were the names of the sons of Eli?

a.) Alexander and Hercules

b.) Hophni and Phineas

c.) Jacob and Esau

d.) Simeon and Levi

4.) What types of people were the sons of Eli?

a.) Immoral, scoundrels who had no regard for the Lord.

b.) They were false prophets.

c.) They were students in the school of the prophets.

d.) They were priests too, beyond reproach, and offered their whole lives to the Lord.

5.) From what tribe was the man who brought the news to Eli of the death of his sons, and the taking of the ark of God?

a.) Judah

b.) Levi

c.) Benjamin

d.) Reuben

6.) Who was the prophet that told Eli that both of his sons would die on the same day?

a.) Samuel

b.) Abiathar

c.) Nathan

d.) We are not told.

7.) The Lord told Samuel that He had already spoken to Eli, and would judge his house forever because:

a.) his servant would take meat off the sacrifice while it was still raw.

b.) Samuel had been chosen to minister to the Lord.

c.) Hophni and Phinehas had touched the ark of the covenant.

d.) his sons made themselves vile, Eli knew about it and he failed to restrain them.

8.) What physical affliction did Eli suffer from in his old age?

a.) His eyes were dim and he could not see.

b.) He was deaf.

c.) He had gout.

d.) He was carried on a bed because he could not walk.

9.) How did Eli die?

a.) He was riding a horse and his hair got caught in a tree.

b.) He died in his sleep.

c.) His sons killed him.

d.) He fell backwards off his chair and broke his neck.

10.) How old was Eli when he died?

a.) 70

b.) 86

c.) 98

d.) 103

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In the Wilderness

1.) Where did the Israelites first find water and make camp after leaving Egypt?

a.) Shur

b.) Marah

c.) Elim

d.) Massah

2.) How did God lead the Israelites by day?

a.) A bright star

b.) A cloud

c.) A mist

d.) A pillar of fire

3.) How many elders did Moses appoint to help him in the wilderness?

a.) Twelve

b.) Twenty

c.) Fifty-five

d.) Seventy

4.) On the wilderness journey, God gave the people what birds to eat?

a.) quails

b.) pigeons

c.) doves

d.) ravens

5.) When the people thirsted for water; and they murmured against Moses, from where did God supply water?

a.) From a rock.

b.) From an oasis in the desert.

c.) From a miraculous spring.

d.) It fell as dew from heaven.

6.) Why did God send poisonous snakes among the Israelites?

a.) They worshipped idols.

b.) They didn't enter Canaan.

c.) They broke the Sabbath.

d.) They complained about food.

7.) How were the Israelites saved from venomous snakes?

a.) Looking at a bronze snake.

b.) Offering a sacrifice.

c.) Finding a scapegoat.

d.) Building an ark.

8.) Where did God tell Moses he could not enter Canaan?

a.) Mount Hor

b.) Massah

c.) Horeb

d.) Mount Sanai

9.) Why did the Israelites spend forty years in the wilderness?

a.) They sacrificed to a golden calf.

b.) They grumbled against God.

c.) They committed adultery.

d.) They broke the Sabbath.

10.) Who was appointed to succeed Moses as the leader of Israel in the wilderness?

a.) Miriam

b.) Korah

c.) Caleb

d.) Joshua

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Old Testament Law

1.) Jewish boys were circumcised when they were how old?

a.) One day.

b.) Eight days.

c.) Twelve days.

d.) Forty days.

2.) Swine were considered unclean animals because...

a.) though it chews the cud, it does not have a split hoof.

b.) it does not chew the cud and it does not have a split hoof.

c.) it does not chew the cud though it has a split hoof.

d.) it chews the cud and it has a split hoof.

3.) Which tribe of Israel was set aside to do the service of the tabernacle.

a.) Reuben

b.) Levi

c.) Simeon

d.) Judah

4.) How much of their increase were the Israelites commanded to tithe to God.

a.) 7%

b.) 10%

c.) 12%

d.) 15%

5.) To remember when Jehovah brought them out of Egypt, they were to remember the Passover. What month was this?

a.) Veadar

b.) Abib

c.) Nisan

d.) Adar

6.) What oil was to be used to anoint the Priests?

a.) Oil of spices.

b.) Olive oil.

c.) Vegetable oil.

d.) Oil of myrrh.

7.) Anyone who touched a dead body slain by a sword was considered unclean for how long?

a.) Until evening.

b.) Seven days.

c.) Forty days.

d.) Seven years.

8.) Under Mosaic law, what was to happen to any flesh that was torn of beasts in the field?

a.) It was sacrificed.

b.) It was to be eaten immediately.

c.) The skin was to be kept but the flesh burned.

d.) It was to be cast to the dogs.

9.) According to Old Testament law, which of the following creatures was edible?

a.) Scorpions

b.) Locusts

c.) Caterpillers

d.) Spiders

10.) The Old Testament Law is described in the Bible as what?

a.) The law of liberty.

b.) The law of commandments.

c.) The law of life.

d.) The law of Moses.

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The 12 Tribes of Israel

1.) Which of the leaders of Israel gathered the tribes of Israel to Shechem shortly before he died, and reminded them of God's great goodness to them?

a.) Moses

b.) Joshua

c.) Abraham

d.) Jacob

2.) Which of the twelve tribes of Israel served as priests?

a.) Judah

b.) Levi

c.) Reuben

d.) Gad

3.) The apostle James, writing to the twelve tribes that were scattered abroad, said, "The prayer of faith will..."

a.) make known abroad the mystery of the gospel.

b.) save the sick.

c.) move mountains.

d.) meet the needs of the poor.

4.) Which tribes settled on the east of the Jordan River?

a.) Judah and Benjamin

b.) Reuben and Gad

c.) Zebulun and Issachar

d.) Gad and Asher

5.) Whose sin caused God to make the ten tribes of Israel split off from Judah?

a.) Solomon's

b.) David's

c.) Rehoboam's

d.) Ahab's

6.) Who was the first king of Judah after the 10 tribes split from Judah?

a.) Rehoboam

b.) Adonijah

c.) Jeroboam

d.) Hadad

7.) Which king of Assyria deported the ten northern tribes of Israel?

a.) Tiglath-Pileser

b.) Sennacherib

c.) Shishak

d.) Shalman

8.) Which son of Jacob's was given two portions of inheritance, his sons being two of the twelve tribes?

a.) Simeon

b.) Benjamin

c.) Joseph

d.) Judah

9.) In the book of Revelation, how many were sealed from the tribes of Israel?

a.) 100,000

b.) 132,000

c.) 144,000

d.) 192,000

10.) The names of the twelve tribes of Israel were written on the gates of...

a.) The Tabernacle

b.) New Jerusalem

c.) The City of David

d.) Solomon's Porch

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The Prophets

Elijah

Jeremiah

Malachi

Elisha

Ezekiel

Isaiah

Hosea

Nathan

Samuel

Bad News in OT Prophecy

Good News in OT Prophecy

Prophets Quoted in the NT

Elijah

1.) Who was King of Israel when Elijah was a Prophet?

a.) Asa

b.) Ahab

c.) David

d.) Solomon

2.) What did the widow make for the prophet Elijah?

a.) Wine

b.) Cake of bread

c.) Stew

d.) Mutton

3.) Elijah and Elisha walked across the Jordan river on dry ground after Elijah struck the water with what?

a.) His sword

b.) His mantle

c.) His hand

d.) His staff

4.) How many prophets of Baal did Elijah put to death?

a.) 250

b.) 450

c.) 650

d.) 950

5.) Why did Elijah flee to Mount Horeb?

a.) He was afraid of Jezabel

b.) He was running from God

c.) He was afraid of a fire

d.) He was afraid of a flood

6.) Who was the prophet that took over for Elijah?

a.) Moses

b.) Elisha

c.) Daniel

d.) Jeremiah

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Jeremiah

1.) Jeremiah was born only a few miles north of Jerusalem. Where?

a.) Gibeah

b.) Anathoth

c.) Beeroth

d.) Geba

2.) In Jeremiah's day, the influence of a Canaanite god was still strong. Which god?

a.) Dagon

b.) Ashtaroth

c.) Baal

d.) Chemosh

3.) Who was the "queen of heaven" for whom the children of Judah made cakes?

a.) Ashtoreth

b.) Astarte

c.) Ishtar

d.) All the above

4.) Who attempted to kill Jeremiah for preaching God's message of destruction?

a.) The Jews

b.) The false prophets

c.) The men of Anathoth

d.) The king

5.) The Lord said to Jeremiah that he would break Jerusalem as what is broken?

a.) A spoiled potter's vessel

b.) A bruised reed

c.) An egg shell

d.) A weak spirit

6.) Pashur, the priest, did not like Jeremiah's message. He beat him and did what?

a.) Put him in prison

b.) Put him in the stocks

c.) Left him for dead

d.) Tied him to the Temple rail

7.) The Lord showed Jeremiah two baskets full of what fruit?

a.) Good and bad apples

b.) Bitter and sweet lemons

c.) Good and bad figs

d.) Pears

8.) Who was Jeremiah's secretary or scribe?

a.) Baruch

b.) Hanameel

c.) Zedekiah

d.) Jehoahaz

9.) Which king burned the scroll of Jeremiah's prophecy against Judah?

a.) Pashur

b.) Jehoiakim

c.) Zedekiah

d.) Josiah

10.) The Babylonians took captives from Jerusalem, and put this man on the throne:

a.) Pashur

b.) Jehoiakim

c.) Zedekiah

d.) Jehoahaz

11.) God's message came to Jeremiah in Egypt, in which city?

a.) Rameses

b.) Tahpanhes

c.) Memphis

d.) Athribis

12.) Which of the Babylon gods does Jeremiah see falling to pieces?

a.) Bel and Merodach

b.) Baal

c.) Chemosh

d.) Dagon

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Malachi

1.) What was the first complaint that God had about the people of Israel?

a.) Lack of honour and respect for his name

b.) Lack of love

c.) Lack of faithfulness to their wives

d.) Lack of giving to the church

2.) What cheat did God curse?

a.) One who vowed to make a sweet savour, but actually made dung.

b.) One who vowed faithfulness to his wife, but was faithless.

c.) One who vowed to offer a male beast, but offered instead a blemished one.

d.) One who was not purified with the sons of the priests.

3.) Of whom was it said: "True instruction was in his mouth, and no wrong was found on his lips."

a.) Malchesidec

b.) Abraham

c.) Moses

d.) Levi

4.) Which tribe was mentioned as faithless (treacherous)?

a.) Levi

b.) Judah

c.) Benjamin

d.) Reuben

5.) What did God say he hates?

a.) lust and impurity

b.) divorce and violence

c.) laziness and indifference

d.) rebellion and witchcraft

6.) Who is like a 'refiner's fire and like fullers' soap?'

a.) Malachi

b.) Jeremiah

c.) Jesus

d.) John the Baptist

7.) In what way did God say the people were robbing Him?

a.) Not tithing

b.) Adding sand to the offerings of spices

c.) Not spending enough time making their offerings

d.) They were not sacrificing their first-born lambs.

8.) In what area are we invited to put God to the test?

a.) We are never invited to put God to the test in any area.

b.) Wound ourselves so that we can experience healing.

c.) Fast until only God can save us from death.

d.) Tithe and see God's amazing provision.

9.) What relationship does God use to describe His relationship with those whose names are in the book of remembrance?

a.) Parent and child

b.) Employer and servant

c.) King and subjects

d.) Priest and parishioner

10.) Which prophet will the Lord send 'before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.'?

a.) Nathan

b.) Elijah

c.) Malachi

d.) Jeremiah

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Elisha

1.) What was Elisha doing when Elijah threw his mantle over him?

a.) Plowing with a yoke of oxen.

b.) Talking with the company of prophets.

c.) Praying for guidance.

d.) Sleeping.

2.) What did Elisha do in response to Elijah throwing the mantle on him?

a.) Prophesied against Elijah.

b.) Killed the oxen to cook a feast.

c.) Asked the prophets to pray for Elijah.

d.) Fell down on his knees.

3.) At which two towns did the company of prophets tell Elisha that the Lord would take Elijah away from him that day?

a.) Gilgal and Bethel

b.) Jericho and Gilgal

c.) Bethel and Jericho

d.) Jordan and Gilgal

4.) For which city did Elisha cleanse its waters by throwing a bowl of salt into the spring?

a.) Gilgal

b.) Bethel

c.) Shunem

d.) Jericho

5.) What taunt did the small boys at Bethel say to him?

a.) "You're so ugly! You're so ugly!"

b.) "Go away, baldhead! Go away, baldhead!"

c.) "You're old and wrinkled, just like a raisin!"

d.) "Go away Fat man, Go away!"

6.) Elisha said, "As the LORD of hosts lives, whom I serve, were it not that ____ I would give you neither a look nor a glance."Elisha said, "As the LORD of hosts lives, whom I serve, were it not that ____ I would give you neither a look nor a glance."

a.) I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah.

b.) I delight to please the King of Israel.

c.) I despise the King of Edom.

d.) I have regard for the Moabites.

7.) What did the Shunammite woman ask her husband to do for Elisha?

a.) Make a small room on the roof, so that he could stay with them whenever he went there.

b.) Prepare a stew with poisonous gourds for him to eat.

c.) She sent him to ask for prayer when her son had head pain.

d.) She asked him to speak to the king concerning the return of Elisha's property when they returned from Philistine.

8.) What was going to happen to the two children of the widow of a member of the company of prophets?

a.) They were going to become Kings of Edom and of Moab.

b.) They were going to be burnt on the alter as a sacrifice.

c.) They were going to be taken away as slaves.

d.) They were going to become servants to Elisha.

9.) How many times was Naaman to wash in the Jordan to be made clean?

a.) Once

b.) Three times

c.) Seven times

d.) Twelve times

10.) What did Elisha pray concerning the men who came to him while he was in Dothan?

a.) "Send fire down from heaven and consume these people!"

b.) "Strike these people with blindness."

c.) "Strike these people with leprosy, and their families forever!"

d.) "Send bears from the woods to maul these people!"

11.) What happened to the King's officer who mocked Elisha when he prophesied concerning Samaria?

a.) Bears mauled him.

b.) His ax head floated away down the river.

c.) He got leprosy immediately.

d.) The people trampled him to death.

12.) What happened when some men threw a corpse into Elisha's tomb?

a.) The corpse came back to life.

b.) Elisha and the corpse both came back to life.

c.) The tomb filled with water, although no rain fell.

d.) The King had the men beheaded.

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Ezekiel

1.) What was written on the scroll that God told Ezekiel to eat?

a.) Words of celebration and jubilation.

b.) Words of comfort and reassurance.

c.) Words of lament, mourning and woe.

d.) Words of advice and counsel.

2.) What did the scroll taste like?

a.) Sweet as honey.

b.) Hot and spicy.

c.) Vile as manure.

d.) Sour as lemons.

3.) What did Ezekiel's 390 days lying on his left side symbolise?

a.) The house of Israel would be in captivity for 390 years.

b.) The house of Judah would be in captivity for 390 years.

c.) The houses of Ruben, Simeon and Gad would be in captivity for 390 years.

d.) The houses of Ephraim, Manasseh and Benjamin would be in captivity for 390 years.

4.) What did Ezekiel's 40 days lying on his right side symbolise?

a.) The house of Israel would be in captivity for 40 years.

b.) The house of Judah would be in captivity for 40 years.

c.) The houses of Ruben, Simeon and Gad would be in captivity for 40 years.

d.) The houses of Ephraim, Manasseh and Benjamin would be in captivity for 40 years.

5.) When God told Ezekiel to shave his head, what did He tell him to do with the hair?

a.) Bury it.

b.) Plait it.

c.) Colour it with henna.

d.) Divide it into three parts.

6.) What did Ezekiel's chopping a hole in his house wall and squeezing his way through it signify?

a.) That Israel would be taken into captivity at an hour when they least expected it.

b.) That when their enemies attacked, God would always provide a way of escape.

c.) That the fact that he had a bag of provisions on his shoulder meant that Israel would never go hungry.

d.) That Ezekiel would escape, but that the rest of the nation would perish.

7.) Ezekiel in his prophecy likens Israel to what sort of "tree"?

a.) Fig

b.) Mulberry

c.) Olive

d.) Vine

8.) Ezekiel said the throne over Israel would be given to one yet to come. Who?

a.) Nebuchadnezzar

b.) Caesar

c.) Jesus Christ

d.) Alexander

9.) What happened on the day that God told Ezekiel that He was going to take away the desire of his eyes?

a.) His wife died.

b.) His house collapsed.

c.) His children died.

d.) He lost all of his money.

10.) God tells Ezekiel that he is wiser than another prophet. Which prophet?

a.) Jeremiah

b.) Micah

c.) Daniel

d.) Nahum

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Isaiah

1.) Who was Isaiah's father?

a.) Ahaz

b.) Ahaziah

c.) Amoz

d.) Amos

2.) What did Isaiah prophesy concerning in the opening chapters of the book of Isaiah?

a.) Sidon and Samaria

b.) Judah and Jerusalem

c.) The temple of God

d.) The King of Judah

3.) How many kings of Judah reigned during the time over which Isaiah prophesied?

a.) 1

b.) 2

c.) 3

d.) 4

4.) What did Isaiah say that God likened sin to?

a.) Hay and stubble

b.) Scarlet and crimson

c.) Filthy rags

d.) A millstone round the neck

5.) According to Isaiah, the nations shall "beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they..."

a.) learn war any more.

b.) forget the fatherless and the widow.

c.) neglect to bring the full tithe into the storehouse.

d.) bear false witness against a neighbour.

6.) In the year that King Uzziah died, in a vision, who did Isaiah see seated upon a throne?

a.) The King of Assyria

b.) King Hezekiah

c.) The Lord

d.) The man who was to be the next King

7.) What was Isaiah's comforting word to the sick King Hezekiah?

a.) You will live for another fifteen years and God will deliver you and the city from the King of Assyria.

b.) There will not be a drought in the land until after you have died, and you will go to the grave in peace.

c.) You will not die in battle.

d.) Because you have obeyed the Lord, your children will inherit the land.

8.) What did Isaiah tell Hezekiah was to be the sign that the Lord had heard his cry?

a.) The Assyrian army fled back to their own country.

b.) The leprosy that covered his skin disappeared when he bathed in the Jordan river.

c.) The sun would go back ten degrees.

d.) The enemy's altar would be consumed by a fireball from heaven.

9.) What did Isaiah tell Hezekiah would happen because he had showed the King of Babylon all of his treasures?

a.) The King of Babylon will make a treaty with you.

b.) The King of Babylon will allow his daughter to marry your son.

c.) The King of Babylon will bring you a great gift each year.

d.) Everything shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left.

10.) What did Isaiah liken us to when he said we "have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way..."

a.) Goats

b.) Sheep

c.) Wilful children

d.) Fools

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Hosea

1.) Who was Hosea's father?

a.) Benjamin

b.) Baalam

c.) Beeri

d.) Barak

2.) How many Kings of Judah were there during the time of Hosea's revelations from the Lord?

a.) 1

b.) 2

c.) 3

d.) 4

3.) What amazing thing did the Lord ask Hosea to do when He first spoke to him?

a.) Take 300 men and capture the cities of Judah.

b.) Go up to Bethel and tear down the altar of Baal.

c.) Marry a prostitute and have children with her.

d.) Set up a table in the temple to ensure that the money changers were not robbing the people.

4.) What was the name of Hosea's wife?

a.) Gomer

b.) Abigail

c.) Deborah

d.) Zilpah

5.) Why did the Lord ask Hosea to call his third child Loammi? Loammi means...

a.) For you are not my people and I am not your God.

b.) For I will be with you, whithersoever thou goest.

c.) For although I was angry with you, I have comforted you.

d.) For the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

6.) For how much did Hosea buy his wife?

a.) All the spotted sheep in his flock.

b.) Fifteen shekels of silver, a homer of barley, and a measure of wine.

c.) Thirty pieces of silver.

d.) Two hundred loaves, two skins of wine, five dressed sheep, five measures of parched grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs.

7.) What was the indictment that the Lord had against the inhabitants of the land?

a.) Fathers were sacrificing their children to Baal.

b.) There was no truth, mercy, and no knowledge of God in the land.

c.) Money changers in the temple were robbing the people.

d.) The daughters of Israel were marrying the Philistines.

8.) What animal did the Lord liken Israel's stubbornness to?

a.) a mule

b.) a goat

c.) a camel

d.) a heifer

9.) The prophet said, 'For they sow the wind, and they shall reap...'

a.) abundant grain.

b.) the gentle breeze from heaven.

c.) what they sow.

d.) the whirlwind.

10.) The prophet said, 'the ways of the Lord are right, and the upright walk in them, but...'

a.) His mercy is new every morning toward transgressors.

b.) transgressors have said in their hearts that there is no God, and so they are judged.

c.) transgressors shall fall therein.

d.) even the upright need the mercy of the Lord.

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Nathan

1.) What King did the prophet Nathan advise?

a.) Hezekiah

b.) David

c.) Solomon

d.) Ahab

2.) What was the first word from God that the Prophet Nathan gave to the king?

a.) To challenge him about sin in his life.

b.) To instruct him about going into battle.

c.) To tell him that his offspring would build a house for the Name of the Lord.

d.) To warn him that someone near to him would take his wives.

3.) When the prophet Nathan spoke to the king about his adultery, he used an illustration concerning a poor man who had only one...

a.) Calf

b.) Ewe

c.) Pig

d.) Goat

4.) Because the king had had a man killed and committed adultery, the prophet Nathan told him that...

a.) the sword would never depart from his house.

b.) every battle he fought from then on would be lost.

c.) every child he had from that time on would be stillborn.

d.) he would die.

5.) What did Nathan do when he became aware that king David's son, Adonijah, was preparing to have himself enthroned as the next king of Israel?

a.) He spoke to Bathsheba, who then went and spoke to the king.

b.) He spoke directly to king David.

c.) He went to the banquet with a dagger under his cloak and killed Adonijah.

d.) He called all of Solomon's supporters together to fight Adonijah.

6.) David told Nathan that he wanted Solomon crowned as king - when did he say that would happen?

a.) As soon as David died.

b.) As soon as the harvest was completed.

c.) Within two years.

d.) That very same day.

7.) Nathan sent word to the king when his second child was born to call his name...

a.) Solomon

b.) Zerubabel

c.) Adonijah

d.) Jedidiah

8.) What was the last instruction the prophet Nathan received from the king whom he served?

a.) Get out of my house before I have you beheaded!

b.) Seek God for a word concerning whether he should go to battle.

c.) To take Zadok the priest with him and anoint Solomon as king.

d.) To seek God about which of his own sons he should have slaughtered.

9.) What were the names of the two sons of Nathan who advised King Solomon?

a.) Azariah and Zabud

b.) Elihoreph and Zadok

c.) Ahijah and Shisha

d.) Benaiah and Adonijah

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Samuel

1.) What was the name of Samuel's mother?

a.) Hagar

b.) Dinah

c.) Hannah

d.) Elisabeth

2.) When God spoke to Samuel for the first time, what did He tell him?

a.) That Eli's wife would die.

b.) That Samuel's mother would die.

c.) That Eli would die.

d.) That Eli's sons would die.

3.) How did all of Israel know that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the Lord?

a.) His mother traveled through the land telling people that her son was a prophet.

b.) Eli the priest announced it to the people.

c.) He prophesied all the way from Dan to Beersheba.

d.) The Lord let none of his words fall to the ground.

4.) In the days of Samuel the prophet, what nation captured the ark of the covenant?

a.) Jebusites

b.) Moabites

c.) Philistines

d.) Ammonites

5.) What did Samuel offer to the Lord for a burnt offering while he prayed for God to save Israel from the Philistines?

a.) A yoke of oxen.

b.) His only son.

c.) A sucking calf.

d.) A sucking lamb.

6.) What did Samuel do when the people had asked him to give them a king?

a.) He prayed to the Lord.

b.) He spoke to the priest.

c.) He traveled to Gilgal looking for a suitable king.

d.) He consulted the urim and thummim.

7.) When Samuel had poured the oil on Saul's head to anoint him, what else did he do?

a.) Prayed for him.

b.) Shook his hand.

c.) Kissed him.

d.) Tugged his beard.

8.) How long did Samuel judge Israel?

a.) All the days of his life.

b.) Forty years.

c.) Thirty years.

d.) Twenty years.

9.) When Samuel died, where was he buried?

a.) In the palace of the king in Jerusalem.

b.) In his house at Ramah.

c.) In the desert near Bethel, under an oak tree.

d.) In the cave of Machpelah.

10.) After Samuel died, how did Saul contact him?

a.) Prayed to him.

b.) Went into a trance.

c.) Went to a witch.

d.) Raised him from the dead.

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Bad News in OT Prophecy

1.) What was the curse that God prophesied to the serpent when He was in the Garden of Eden?

a.) Thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field.

b.) Upon thy belly shalt thou go.

c.) Dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life.

d.) All of the above.

2.) Micaiah told the king that his prophets were lying to him and Zedekiah struck him on the cheek and said, "Which way went the spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?" What did Micaiah do?

a.) Micaiah told him that he would know when he was running to find somewhere to hide from the king.

b.) He struck Zedekiah back twice as hard and killed him.

c.) He threw a javelin at him and struck him through the heart.

d.) He cursed him and his family with leprosy forever.

3.) King Saul was so distressed that he got a witch to call up the spirit of Samuel to speak to him about what he should do. What did Samuel tell Saul?

a.) He said, "Why speak to me, since God is your enemy?"

b.) The Lord will deliver Israel into the hands of the Philistines.

c.) You and your sons will die and be with me tomorrow.

d.) All of the above.

4.) Gehazi (servant of Elisha) lied to his master about what he had just done. What disease did Elisha speak into his life for this?

a.) Lunacy

b.) Lethargy

c.) Leprosy

d.) Lymphoma

5.) A man of God spoke a prophecy against the altar on which Jeroboam was burning incense. When Jeroboam heard this, he put his hand forth and told his men to apprehend the prophet. What happened then?

a.) The king's hand shriveled.

b.) The king dropped dead.

c.) The prophet dropped dead.

d.) One of the kings men threw a javelin and pinned the prophet to the wall.

6.) Elijah found King Ahab and prophesied against him because he had "sold himself to work evil in the sight of the Lord." What did he say concerning Ahab's wife?

a.) She would be taken away as a captive to Babylon.

b.) She would die by the sword of the man whose land she stole.

c.) The dogs would eat her by the wall of Jezreel.

d.) She had provoked the anger of God by causing Israel to sin.

7.) Just prior to the flood, God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth. Who was the man that found grace in the eyes of the Lord?

a.) Nehemiah

b.) Naaman

c.) Nimrod

d.) Noah

8.) Which of the following did Jeremiah the prophet speak against Jehoiakim the son of Joash?

a.) They shall not lament for him.

b.) He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

c.) I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand of them whose face thou fearest, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.

d.) All of the above AND that he would be childless.

9.) God told Ezekiel that his wife would die and he was not to mourn for her. What was the peoples' response to this?

a.) They sought to take his life.

b.) They went to the high priest and asked for Ezekiel to be brought to trial.

c.) They asked him to tell them why he did these things and what relevance it had to them.

d.) They didn't respond. It was a very stoic society.

10.) A baker who was in prison with Joseph had a dream in which birds were eating bread from three baskets on his head. Joseph interpreted the dream for him. What did it mean?

a.) He would have three children of his own but would feed many other people as well.

b.) Within three days Pharaoh would lift his head off and hang him on a tree for the birds of the air to eat.

c.) He would hire three underlings who would steal his profits.

d.) He would be restored to his former position but have to work three times harder than he had previously.

11.) God asked Hosea to do a most unusual thing as a symbol of His relationship with Israel. What was it?

a.) Marry a whore.

b.) Kill his children.

c.) Carry a millstone around his neck.

d.) Walk around naked and without washing.

12.) 1 Kings 14:1-18 tells the story of how Ahijah the prophet told Jeroboam's wife that their son would die (and he did.) What was unusual about the consultation that the prophet had with the woman?

a.) There was no one else present at the meeting.

b.) The woman was pretending to be someone else, but the prophet recognized her even although he could not see.

c.) The prophet had been called to the palace and they had a huge feast in his honour.

d.) She offered him half of the kingdom if he would heal the boy.

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Good News in OT Prophecy

1.) To which man did the Lord say, "Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will show thee: and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed."

a.) Adam

b.) Abram

c.) Adonijah

d.) Abimelech

2.) To whom did God say, "What aileth thee? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation." And then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.

a.) Abigail

b.) Hagar

c.) Rachael

d.) Sarah

3.) Elisha had gone with the sons of the prophets to make a dwelling place in Jordan, and a borrowed ax head fell into the water. What did Elisha do?

a.) He said, "Neither a lender nor a borrower be."

b.) Went for a swim in the area to see if he could see it.

c.) Suggested that the men dredge the river to look for it.

d.) Threw a stick in after it, and it floated so it could be retrieved.

4.) What happened when Moses struck the rock at Massah and Meribah?

a.) It turned to bread so that the people could eat.

b.) All the snakes came out of the crevices in the rock.

c.) Water came out of the rock so that the people could drink.

d.) Nothing - God was so angry with the people that he let half of them die.

5.) The prophet Isaiah said of the Lord, "He shall feed his flock like a shepherd:..." What did the prophecy say that He would do with the lambs?

a.) Fleece them.

b.) Dock their tails.

c.) Lead them to the slaughter.

d.) Gather them with His arms and carry them.

6.) King Hezekiah was on his death bed, and Isaiah the prophet told him, "Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live." Hezekiah wept and prayed earnestly, and God sent Isaiah back to him to tell him that his life had been extended. How much longer did God add to his life?

a.) Five years

b.) Fifteen years

c.) Twenty years

d.) Thirty years

7.) The prophet Elijah asked a woman who was starving if she would make a cake for him, and the woman did so. What was the result of her generosity?

a.) She and her son died, but the prophet lived.

b.) The oil and the flour lasted for another two months.

c.) The oil and the flour did not run out until the Lord had sent rain on the earth.

d.) The woman had enough oil and flour to feed the entire township in which she lived ever after.

8.) As Barak pursued Sisera (to kill him), Jael came out to meet him, and said to him, "Come, and I will show you the man you are looking for ." When he went into her tent, Sisera lay dead, with a tent peg through his temples. What was unusual about the situation?

a.) The prophetess had stated earlier that day that the victory would be at the hand of a woman.

b.) Jael's husband had actually killed Sisera with a sword and the tent peg through the temple was just Jael's symbolic contribution to the victory.

c.) Jael's family was at war with Sisera for other reasons.

d.) The death of Sisera had been an accident.

9.) Of what place did the prophet say, "...though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting."

a.) Egypt

b.) Capernaum

c.) Jerusalem

d.) Bethlehem

10.) What did Gideon ask the Lord to do to confirm that He would use him to save Israel?

a.) Gideon asked God to cause the enemy to fight against each other and kill each other.

b.) Gideon set fire to some foxes tails and sent them to totally destroy the enemy's crops.

c.) Gideon asked God to wet a fleece that he put out overnight, and leave the ground around it dry.

d.) Gideon asked that the people would be gathered outside his house the next day without him having to call them to war.

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Prophets Quoted in the NT

1.) Jesus said, "An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas." What was the sign?

a.) Just as Jonah was three days in the whale, so was Jesus three days in the heart of the earth.

b.) As Jonah preached repentance, so did Jesus.

c.) As Jonah was a man who went through a storm and survived, so did Jesus.

d.) As Jonah lived on the shore of Galilee, so did Jesus.

2.) Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a particular animal, which fulfilled a prophecy concerning him. What animal did he ride?

a.) A stallion from the king's stable.

b.) A camel.

c.) A mule.

d.) An ass's colt.

3.) When the chief priests told Herod where Jesus had been born, which prophet were they quoting?

a.) Joel

b.) Obadiah

c.) Micah

d.) Nahum

4.) Who was: "The voice of one crying in the wilderness," that the prophet Isaiah spoke of?

a.) John the Baptist

b.) Hosea

c.) Jeremiah

d.) David

5.) Which prophet prophesied the day of Pentecost?

a.) Daniel

b.) Joel

c.) Amos

d.) Obadiah

6.) From which prophet was Jesus reading from in the temple when he said "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor..."

a.) Ezekiel

b.) Daniel

c.) Isaiah

d.) Jeremiah

7.) Jesus referred to "the abomination of desolation" spoken of by which prophet?

a.) Ezekiel

b.) Daniel

c.) Isaiah

d.) Jeremiah

8.) Which prophet prophesied that the thirty pieces of silver used to betray Jesus would end up buying a potter's field?

a.) Isaiah

b.) Zechariah

c.) Hosea

d.) Ezekiel

9.) Though Jesus did many miracles and signs, many did not believe. Which prophet foretold this?

a.) Isaiah

b.) Jeremiah

c.) Hosea

d.) Ezekiel

10.) Philip heard the Ethiopian eunuch reading from the prophet Isaiah. What scripture was he reading?

a.) He was led as a sheep to the slaughter.

b.) Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save.

c.) The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the sight of all the nations.

d.) Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased.

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Who and What

Who Did It

Who Said It

Dreamers

Occupations

Who Was Known As...

Builders

First of All

Prophecies

Sexual Sinners

Who Asked God

Who Rembered What

The Hand of God

Fathers in the Bible

Famous Prayers - NT

What Demons Believe

Famous Prayers - OT

The Angel of the Lord

Liars in the Bible

What the Bible Says About Itself

Who Did It

1.) Who married his half-sister?

a.) Lot

b.) Nahor

c.) Terah

d.) Abraham

2.) Who dreamed that the sun and the moon and 11 stars bowed down to him?

a.) Abraham

b.) Isaac

c.) Jacob

d.) Joseph

3.) To whom did God give the covenant of circumcision?

a.) Adam

b.) Noah

c.) Moses

d.) Abraham

4.) Who led the Israelites into Canaan?

a.) Moses

b.) Caleb

c.) Jephunneh

d.) Joshua

5.) Who wrongly thought that Abraham's and Isaac's wives were their sisters?

a.) Abimelech

b.) Ishmael

c.) Ben-Ammi

d.) Mamre

6.) Who sold his birthright for a bowl of stew?

a.) Jacob

b.) Esau

c.) Judah

d.) Ishmael

7.) Who tricked Jacob into marrying his daughter?

a.) Lot

b.) Nahor

c.) Terah

d.) Laban

8.) Who stole the household gods of her father?

a.) Rachel

b.) Leah

c.) Zilpah

d.) Bilhah

9.) Who violated Jacob's daughter, the sister of Simeon and Levi?

a.) Lamech

b.) Hamor

c.) Esau

d.) Shechem

10.) Who violated Absalom's sister Tamar?

a.) Amnon

b.) Nathan

c.) Nepheg

d.) Ibhar

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Who Said It

1.) Who Said: "Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?"

a.) Judas

b.) Simon

c.) Jesus

d.) Mary

2.) Who Said: "Let me die with the Philistines."

a.) Moses

b.) Elijah

c.) Samson

d.) Goliath

3.) Who Said: "What is truth?"

a.) Annas

b.) Pilate

c.) Jesus

d.) Peter

4.) Who Said: "Why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God."

a.) Paul

b.) Peter

c.) Jesus

d.) Luke

5.) Who Said: "Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men."

a.) Peter

b.) Pilate

c.) Paul

d.) TImothy

6.) Who Said: "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."

a.) Paul

b.) John the Baptist

c.) Barnabas

d.) Stephen

7.) Who said, 'Am I my brother`s keeper'?

a.) Jacob

b.) Joseph

c.) Cain

d.) Seth

8.) Who said, "Speak; for thy servant heareth"?

a.) David

b.) Samuel

c.) Elijah

d.) Enoch

9.) Who said, "I know that my Redeemer liveth"?

a.) Job

b.) David

c.) Isaiah

d.) Daniel

10.) Who washed his hands before the multitude and said "I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it."

a.) Caiaphas

b.) Herod

c.) Pontius Pilate

d.) Judas

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Dreamers

1.) Why did God say to Abimelech in a dream that he was about to die?

a.) Because he had raped his sister Tamar.

b.) Because he had chosen Sarah to be his wife and she was married to Abraham?

c.) Because his wife and his female slaves were barren.

d.) Because he had taken possession of a well that belonged to Abraham.

2.) In the first dream that Joseph had, what did he see?

a.) The stars and the moon.

b.) A plague of locusts.

c.) Sheaths of wheat.

d.) Angels ascending and descending a stairway.

3.) What did the three branches represent in the dream that Joseph interpreted for the Pharoah's cupbearer?

a.) days

b.) vineyards

c.) nations

d.) birthdays

4.) What did King Solomon ask God for when God appeared to him in a dream and told him to ask what he would?

a.) mercy

b.) understanding

c.) righteousness

d.) wealth

5.) Who say "I had a dream, I had a dream."

a.) Sluggards

b.) Dreamers

c.) Prophets of God who prophesy in His name.

d.) Prophets who tell lies in the name of the Lord.

6.) What did Gideon do when he heard the interpretation of the dream?

a.) He dressed himself in sackcloth and ashes.

b.) He hid in the winepress.

c.) He went to speak to the king of the Midianites.

d.) He worshiped and returned to the camp of Israel.

7.) Who, did Job say "will fly away like a dream, and not be found..."

a.) his friends

b.) the wicked

c.) the righteous

d.) his wife

8.) When God would not answer King Saul either by dreams, urim or prophets, where did he go to consult a medium?

a.) Hebron

b.) Gilgal

c.) Endor

d.) Aphek

9.) Daniel also had insight into all visions and dreams, and what where the other skills that he and his three friends had?

a.) Knowledge and skill in every aspect of literature and wisdom.

b.) Prophecy and telling of the future.

c.) Pastoring and priesthood.

d.) They could run through troops and leap over walls.

10.) What was the name of the king for whom Daniel interpreted a dream where the king had seen a great image?

a.) Artexerxes

b.) Beltashazzar

c.) Hezekiah

d.) Nebuchadnezzar

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Occupations

1.) Who was "a mighty hunter before the Lord"?

a.) Nimrod

b.) Gideon

c.) Goliath

d.) David

2.) Who was "an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron"?

a.) Jesus

b.) Tubal-Cain

c.) Abraham

d.) Jacob

3.) What was Luke's profession?

a.) Physician

b.) Lawyer

c.) Tax Collector

d.) Tentmaker

4.) What was Paul's profession?

a.) Blacksmith

b.) Tentmaker

c.) Physician

d.) Lawyer

5.) What was the occupation of Joseph, the earthly father who adopted Jesus.

a.) Farmer

b.) Blacksmith

c.) Carpenter

d.) Fisherman

6.) What was Nehemiah's occupation?

a.) Cupbearer

b.) Priest

c.) Soldier

d.) Smith

7.) What was the occupation of Alexander who did much evil to Paul?

a.) Tentmaker

b.) Coppersmith

c.) Lawyer

d.) Mason

8.) What was the occupation of David, under Saul?

a.) Cupbearer

b.) Armourbearer

c.) Musician

d.) Carpenter

9.) Philip was sent to speak to an Ethiopian eunuch who held what position in the court of Candace, queen of Ethiopia?

a.) cup bearer

b.) scribe

c.) astrologer

d.) treasurer

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Who Was Known As...

1.) Who was known as "The Bright and Morning Star?"

a.) Mary

b.) Jesus

c.) Lucifer

d.) John the Baptist

2.) Who was known as "The voice of one crying in the wilderness?"

a.) Elijah

b.) Cain

c.) John the Baptist

d.) Isaiah

3.) Who was known as "a mighty hunter before the Lord?"

a.) Cush

b.) Japheth

c.) Nimrod

d.) Lamech

4.) Who was known as "a rod out of the stem of Jesse?"

a.) King Hezekiah

b.) Jesse himself

c.) Jesus Christ

d.) King Uzziah

5.) Whom did Jesus call the "generation of vipers"?

a.) The Jews

b.) The Pharisees

c.) The Scribes

d.) The Saduccees

6.) Whom does Paul describe as "My own son in the faith"?

a.) Onesimus

b.) Titus

c.) Timothy

d.) Eutychus

7.) Whom did Jesus call "the salt of the earth?"

a.) His family

b.) His disciples

c.) The multitudes

d.) The Sadducees

8.) Who was called, "son of the morning?"

a.) Jesus Christ

b.) Adam

c.) David

d.) Lucifer

9.) Who was known as "The last Adam?"

a.) Cain

b.) Moses

c.) Jesus

d.) Elijah

10.) Who is described as "perfect and upright, and one that feared God"?

a.) Solomon

b.) Jesus

c.) Job

d.) Jonah

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Builders

1.) Who built ancient Babylon (Babel)?

a.) Asshur

b.) Enoch

c.) Nimrod

d.) Merodach

2.) In the days of which king was the temple first built?

a.) David

b.) Solomon

c.) Josiah

d.) Zedekiah

3.) Where did Joshua build an altar with stones that were taken from the Jordan?

a.) Ai

b.) Gilgal

c.) Heshbon

d.) Bethel

4.) Men began to speak different languages when a tower was being built where?

a.) Ur

b.) Haran

c.) Babel

d.) Jerusalem

5.) How tall was the golden idol erected by Nebuchadnezzar?

a.) Nine feet

b.) Ninety feet

c.) Six feet

d.) Sixty feet

6.) Which of these cities did the Israelites build while slaves in Egypt?

a.) Rameses

b.) Uz

c.) Heliopolis

d.) Babylon

7.) How many stones did the Israelites take out of the Jordan to build an altar?

a.) 6

b.) 7

c.) 10

d.) 12

8.) Who took charge of rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem after the exile?

a.) Ezra

b.) Nehemiah

c.) Shallum

d.) Isaiah

9.) Which prophet encouraged the exiles to rebuild the temple?

a.) Zechariah

b.) Haggai

c.) Micah

d.) Nahum

10.) Who followed their ancestor's command not to drink wine or build homes?

a.) The Kenites

b.) The Nehelamites

c.) The Rechabites

d.) The Gibeonites

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First of All

1.) Who was the first king of Israel?

a.) Saul

b.) David

c.) Ahab

d.) Jeroboam

2.) Where was Jesus first Miracle?

a.) Jerusalem

b.) Nazareth

c.) Emmaus

d.) Cana

3.) Who built the first temple in Israel?

a.) Solomon

b.) David

c.) Nehemiah

d.) Ahab

4.) Who was the first martyr?

a.) Paul

b.) Stephen

c.) Peter

d.) John

5.) Who was the first person to see the risen Lord?

a.) Mary Magdalene

b.) Peter

c.) Thomas

d.) Matthew

6.) Who was Paul's first partner in ministry?

a.) Simeon

b.) Barnabas

c.) John

d.) Luke

7.) Who was the most humble man on earth?

a.) David

b.) Paul

c.) Moses

d.) Elijah

8.) What did God make on the first day of creation?

a.) light

b.) sun

c.) sky

d.) land

9.) Who was the first judge of Israel?

a.) Ehud

b.) Caleb

c.) Othniel

d.) Samson

10.) Who was David's first wife?

a.) Merab

b.) Michal

c.) Abigail

d.) Bathsheba

11.) In which city were people first called Christians?

a.) Antioch

b.) Damascus

c.) Jerusalem

d.) Joppa

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Prophecies

1.) Who prophecied that, "A virgin shall conceive and bear a son?"

a.) Ezekiel

b.) Isaiah

c.) Amos

d.) Joel

2.) Who told king Herod about the prophecy concerning where Jesus would be born?

a.) a little servant girl

b.) his wife

c.) the chief priests and scribes

d.) the pharisees

3.) Which king burned the scroll of Jeremiah's prophecy against Judah?

a.) Jehoiachin

b.) Jehoiakim

c.) Zedekiah

d.) Josiah

4.) Who had 4 unmarried daughters with the gift of prophecy?

a.) Procorus

b.) Timon

c.) Philip

d.) Parmenas

5.) The Apostle Paul said that if he understood all prophecy and did not have this, he was still nothing:

a.) faith

b.) hope

c.) charity

d.) patience

6.) Who prophesied to Ahab that Jezebel would not be buried, but would be eaten by dogs at Jezreel?

a.) Obadiah

b.) Elijah

c.) Elisha

d.) Jeremiah

7.) Where was Ekekiel when God told him to prophesy to the dry bones?

a.) on a mountain

b.) in a valley

c.) in the desert

d.) hiding in the wine press

8.) What strange thing did God tell the prophet Hosea to do to emphasise his prophecy?

a.) eat grass

b.) marry an adultress

c.) fast for forty days

d.) clothe himself in sackcloth and ashes

9.) Which of the prophets do we know as "the weeping prophet?"

a.) Josaiah

b.) Isaiah

c.) Ezekiel

d.) Jeremiah

10.) What prophet did Jesus read from on the day he went to the synagogue at Nazareth at the beginning of his ministry?

a.) Ekeziel

b.) Jeremiah

c.) Isaiah

d.) Amos

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Sexual Sinners

1.) This daughter of Leah was raped by Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite.

a.) Dinah

b.) Rachel

c.) Bilhah

d.) Deborah

2.) He was David's first son who later in life raped his half-sister Tamar. For this deed he was murdered by her brother.

a.) Adonijah

b.) Absalom

c.) Amnon

d.) Jezreel

3.) In what city was the wife of a Levite raped and abused until dead?

a.) Gibeah

b.) Gilead

c.) Gilgal

d.) Gerar

4.) Who had two daughters who got him drunk and comitted incest with him?

a.) Abimelech

b.) Ahab

c.) Lot

d.) Abraham

5.) What king did John the Baptist call an adulterer?

a.) Herod

b.) Caesar Augustus

c.) Pontius Pilate

d.) Antiochus Epiphanies

6.) In what New Testament church was fornication among them, that one had his father's wife.

a.) Thessalonica

b.) Rome

c.) Corinth

d.) Colossia

7.) What daughter-in-law of Judah enticed him to have sexual relations with her?

a.) Tamar

b.) Shuah

c.) Rachel

d.) Jezebel

8.) What woman comitted adultery with David?

a.) Ammiel

b.) Abigail

c.) Bathsheba

d.) Ahijah

9.) What son of Jacob's had sexual relations with his father's concubine?

a.) Reuben

b.) Simeon

c.) Levi

d.) Judah

10.) Which prophet was told by God to marry an adulteress?

a.) Jeremiah

b.) Hosea

c.) Joel

d.) Amos

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Who Asked God

1.) Who asked God to bless him and enlarge his territory?

a.) Job

b.) Jabez

c.) Solomon

d.) David

2.) Who asked God not to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah if righteous men could be found there?

a.) Moses

b.) Lot

c.) Abraham

d.) Isaac

3.) Who asked God to make the sun stand still?

a.) Joshua

b.) Moses

c.) Caleb

d.) Samson

4.) Who asked God to: "Speak; for thy servant heareth"?

a.) David

b.) Samuel

c.) Elijah

d.) Enoch

5.) Who asked God, "Am I my brother's keeper?"

a.) Adam

b.) Eve

c.) Cain

d.) Abel

6.) Who asked God, "Shall I go and smite these Philistines?"

a.) Saul

b.) David

c.) Samson

d.) Caleb

7.) Who ask God to take his life, and said, "It is better for me to die than to live?"

a.) Job

b.) Jonah

c.) Judas

d.) Jeremiah

8.) Who asked God, "why is it that thou hast sent me?"

a.) Joshua

b.) Aaron

c.) Moses

d.) Elijah

9.) Who asked God, "hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?"

a.) Elijah

b.) Elisha

c.) Joel

d.) David

10.) Who asked God, "Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh?"

a.) Joseph

b.) Moses

c.) Isaac

d.) Abraham

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Who Rembered What

1.) God remembered Noah and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and...

a.) the waters subsided.

b.) the ark was guided to the mountains of Ararat.

c.) the waters of the sea opened.

d.) the waters of the sea compassed the ark about and the billows and waves passed over it.

2.) When God destroyed the cities of the plain, God remembered Abraham, and...

a.) spared the life of Rahab and her family.

b.) provided a ram in the thicket for Abraham to sacrifice.

c.) sent Lot out of the city in which he dwelt.

d.) turned Lot's wife into a pillar of salt to punish her for her disobedience.

3.) God remembered Rachel, and opened her womb. What did she call the baby when he was born?

a.) Jacob

b.) Joseph

c.) Jubal

d.) Judah

4.) When Hannah was remembered of the Lord and had a son, what did she name the child?

a.) Saul

b.) Solomon

c.) Samuel

d.) Simeon

5.) When the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, and he remembered Vashti, (what she had done, and what was decreed against her) what did the king's servants suggest?

a.) Let Vashti be put to the sword.

b.) Restore Vashi to her former position, so that her later glory would be greater than her former glory.

c.) Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king.

d.) Let Vashti appear before the King to plead her case.

6.) The psalmist says that [God] remembered that they were but flesh: ...

a.) and their days were as nothing before him.

b.) a puff of smoke, that vanishes.

c.) a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

d.) as the morning mist when the sun shineth on it.

7.) The psalmist said, "I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and..."

a.) horror hath taken hold upon me.

b.) I kept thy precepts.

c.) I have said that I would keep thy words.

d.) I have comforted myself.

8.) Again, the psalmist said, "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered..."

a.) Zion.

b.) Jerusalem.

c.) thy judgments of old.

d.) thy mercy.

9.) Jonah said, "When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD and..."

a.) horror took hold upon me.

b.) my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.

c.) I caught a ship bound for Tarshish.

d.) I repented for the people of Ninevah and God heard my prayer.

10.) When Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, 'Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice...'

a.) he went out, and wept bitterly.

b.) he went to the people he had lied to and apologized.

c.) he went out and hanged himself in the potter's field.

d.) he went out and looked for the other disciples.

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The Hand of God

1.) Who said, "What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?"

a.) Saul

b.) Isaiah

c.) Job

d.) Solomon

2.) Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may...

a.) exalt you in due time.

b.) bring you into the land he promised your fathers.

c.) deliver all your enemies.

d.) see no evil in you.

3.) Who "looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God?"

a.) Paul

b.) Stephen

c.) Peter

d.) John

4.) Where did the apostles preach to the Jews only and "the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed?"

a.) Jerusalem

b.) Phillipi

c.) Antioch

d.) Corinth

5.) Who had the hand of the Lord upon him, and he was struck blind for awhile?

a.) Peter

b.) Ezekiel

c.) Paul

d.) Philip

6.) As the elders of Judah sat before him, who did the hand of the Lord God fall on?

a.) Ezekiel

b.) Daniel

c.) Hosea

d.) Joel

7.) What child was spoken of saying, "What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him?"

a.) Jesus

b.) John the Baptist

c.) Moses

d.) David

8.) Who said to God, "My times are in thy hand?"

a.) David

b.) Adam

c.) Job

d.) King Saul

9.) Isaiah said that we all are the work of God's hand. What did he compare us and God to?

a.) Dust and the breath of God.

b.) Sheep and a shepherd.

c.) Clay and a potter.

d.) Soap and water.

10.) In the book of Revelation, in the right hand of him that sat on the throne, was a book with how many seals?

a.) 2

b.) 4

c.) 7

d.) 12

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Fathers in the Bible

1.) Who was the father of Ishmael and Isaac?

a.) Tebah

b.) Gaham

c.) Abraham

d.) Joseph

2.) Who was the father of Esau and Jacob?

a.) Joseph

b.) Ishmael

c.) Jeconiah

d.) Isaac

3.) Who was the father of Cain, Abel and Seth?

a.) Tubalcain

b.) Adam

c.) Maachah

d.) Nahor

4.) Who was the father of Joseph and his brothers?

a.) Jeconiah

b.) Jacob

c.) Isaac

d.) Jeremiah

5.) Who was the father of Manasseh and Ephraim?

a.) Reuben

b.) Simeon

c.) Levi

d.) Joseph

6.) Who was the father Aaron and Moses?

a.) Rameses

b.) Amram

c.) Zarathustra

d.) Ithamar

7.) Who was the father of King David?

a.) Jesse

b.) Saul

c.) Shimei

d.) Nathan

8.) Who was the father of Ham, Shem and Japheth?

a.) Noah

b.) Gomer

c.) Magog

d.) Madai

9.) Who was the father of the prophet Samuel?

a.) Manoah

b.) Elkanah

c.) Zohar

d.) Haran

10.) Who was the father of King Solomon?

a.) Amnon

b.) Rehaboam

c.) David

d.) Absalom

11.) Who was the father of Joshua?

a.) Chileab

b.) Absalom

c.) Amnon

d.) Nun

12.) Who was the father of Jonathan?

a.) Saul

b.) Rehaboam

c.) Amnon

d.) Amnon

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Famous Prayers - NT

1.) When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray they mentioned another great Bible character who had taught his disciples to pray. Who was that?

a.) John the Baptist

b.) Elijah

c.) Daniel

d.) Aaron

2.) When Jesus prayed in the garden of Gethsemane he said, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless...

a.) let my will be done.

b.) thy will and mine be done.

c.) not my will, but thine, be done.

d.) let the will of the Spirit be done.

3.) These words Jesus spoke, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that...

a.) the enemy may not triumph over me.

b.) the whole earth may be filled with thy glory.

c.) hath laid down his life for his sheep.

d.) thy Son also may glorify thee.

4.) The disciples prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, show us which of these two thou hast chosen (to replace Judas). Who was chosen?

a.) Cleopas

b.) Ananias

c.) Barabbas

d.) Matthias

5.) As Stephen was stoned, he called upon God and asked Jesus to receive his spirit. Who was the young man at whose feet the witnesses laid down their cloaks?

a.) Saul

b.) Simon Peter

c.) John Mark

d.) Herod

6.) What happened in Joppa in response to Peter's prayer that made many believe?

a.) A madman received complete healing.

b.) A blind man was able to see.

c.) A man and his wife who lied to Peter both dropped dead.

d.) A woman who had died was brought back to life.

7.) This man was described as: A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.

a.) Cleopas

b.) Claudius

c.) Cornelius

d.) Caiaphas

8.) Which New Testament book tells us: "Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth."

a.) 2 John

b.) 3 John

c.) James

d.) Jude

9.) After Pentecost the Christians began to be persecuted, being warned by the Sanhedrin. The disciples gathered together and prayed. What happened?

a.) The place where they met was shaken.

b.) They were all filled with the Holy Ghost.

c.) They spoke the word of God with boldness.

d.) All of the above.

10.) How many men were chosen to wait on tables so that the disciples could give their time to prayer and ministry of the word?

a.) three

b.) seven

c.) ten

d.) twelve

11.) To whom did Peter say, "Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such a thought in your heart, for I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin."

a.) Alexander of Antioch

b.) Cleopas of Caesarea

c.) Simon of Samaria

d.) Barabbas of Bethlehem

12.) Paul prayed for his friends from Ephesus before he departed from them, and they wept. Why?

a.) They knew that they would not see him again.

b.) The Roman soldiers were present to take Paul to Caesar.

c.) He had told them that they were full of iniquity.

d.) They were touched at his thoughtfulness for having visited them.

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What Demons Believe

1.) James said. "...faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Thou believest that _____, thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble."

a.) there is one God.

b.) there is life after death.

c.) Jesus is the Son of God.

d.) There abideth faith, hope and charity.

2.) There was in the synagogue at Capernaum, a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out to Jesus making two statements concerning Him. What were they?

a.) That Jesus was born of a virgin and He would die for our sins.

b.) That Jesus would save the souls of men and would rise from the dead.

c.) That Jesus would not marry and that He would feed many people.

d.) That Jesus would destroy them and that He was the Holy One of God.

3.) When Satan took Jesus to the pinnacle of the temple to tempt him, what scripture did he quote to Jesus?

a.) Ask and you shall receive that your joy may be full.

b.) He shall give His angels charge over thee.

c.) The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty.

d.) God said, "let the land burst forth with every type of seed bearing plant."

4.) A legion of demons begged Jesus to answer their prayer and do something, and Jesus did it. What was that?

a.) They asked Jesus to send them to heaven.

b.) They asked Jesus to send them to the bottomless pit.

c.) They asked Jesus to send them into a herd of swine nearby.

d.) They asked Jesus to give them power over the people there.

5.) Mark and Luke both tell this story of the demon-possessed man at Gerasenes who lived among the tombs, and who recognized Jesus as the Son of the Most High God. Each of them adds a different extra piece of information. Which of these is correct? ()

a.) The man had no parents, and no one ever visited him.

b.) The man cared for the tombstones and he lived with the gardener.

c.) The man stole food from the local people and ravens brought him food.

d.) The man wore no clothes, and he hit himself with stones.

6.) There was a man in the synagogue, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice saying, "Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God." And Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Hold thy peace, and come out of him." What did the demon do?

a.) Threw the man down, and came out of him.

b.) Entered a dove and flew out the window.

c.) Leapt out of that person's body into another.

d.) Caused the man to have a seizure.

7.) Before he had chosen the twelve disciples, people possessed by evil spirits would fall down in front of Jesus and cry out, "You are the Son of God!" What was Jesus' response?

a.) He denied that He was.

b.) He told them to go and tell the priest.

c.) He strictly warned them not to say who he was.

d.) He tried to arrange for many people to hear their confession of faith.

8.) At Philippi, a demon-possessed woman followed the apostle Paul, and cried out:

a.) These men are not the servants of the most high God, which show not unto us the way of salvation.

b.) These men are not the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation.

c.) These men are the servants of the most high God, which show not unto us the way of salvation.

d.) These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation.

9.) "Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth..."

a.) there is only one God and He alone is Holy.

b.) no one else can forgive sin but God alone.

c.) that he hath but a short time.

d.) that he will not ascend into heaven and sit on the throne.

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Famous Prayers - OT

1.) This man said to God, "Ah, Sovereign LORD, why did you ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us?" And the Lord said to him, "Stand up! What are you doing down on your face?"

a.) Abraham

b.) Moses

c.) Joshua

d.) Caleb

2.) Who said, "Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?"

a.) Abram

b.) Isaac

c.) Jacob

d.) Joseph

3.) This man saw an angel of the Lord and thought he was going to die. That night the Lord told him to throw down his father's altar of Baal and cut down his father's grove.

a.) Gad

b.) Gideon

c.) Gesham

d.) Goliath

4.) This man prayed, "I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes."

a.) Sennacherib

b.) Samuel

c.) Sanballat

d.) Samson

5.) David said unto the LORD, "I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly." What had he just done?

a.) Slept with Uriah's wife.

b.) Had Joab kill his son Absalom.

c.) Killed Nabal's household.

d.) Numbered the people.

6.) This man prayed for wisdom and knowledge, and God replied, "...wisdom and knowledge will be given you. And I will also give you wealth, riches and honor, such as no king who was before you ever had and none after you will have."

a.) Sennacherib

b.) Solomon

c.) Sanballat

d.) Samuel

7.) This man "set his face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes," after he had read from the prophet Jeremiah, and realized that the Babylonian captivity was nearly finished: Who was he?

a.) Daniel

b.) Belshazzar

c.) Nebuchadnezzar

d.) Abednego

8.) This man prayed and then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. Who was he?

a.) Moses

b.) Elisha

c.) Elijah

d.) Joshua

9.) King Hezekiah prayed before the LORD concerning Sennacherib, king of Assyria, and a prophet sent a message to him to respond to his prayer. Who was the prophet?

a.) Obadiah

b.) Isaiah

c.) Jeremiah

d.) Ezekiel

10.) This man prayed so earnestly that it changed his countenance. The king for whom he was the cupbearer noticed and enquired about why he was so sad. Who was this man?

a.) Nimrod

b.) Nabal

c.) Nadab

d.) Nehemiah

11.) Who prayed: "But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand..."

a.) Isaiah

b.) Jeremiah

c.) King David

d.) King Saul

12.) Who prayed: "Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts; and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting."

a.) Isaiah

b.) Jeremiah

c.) King David

d.) King Saul

13.) Who prayed: "O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing."

a.) Isaiah

b.) Jeremiah

c.) King David

d.) King Saul

14.) Which prophet wrote: "Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?"

a.) Amos

b.) Joel

c.) Malachi

d.) Habakkuk

15.) This man was cast into the sea after the people that he was traveling with had prayed that they would not perish for taking his life.

a.) Jonah

b.) Jeremiah

c.) Jonathan

d.) Jehu

16.) In which book did the prophet pray: "O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!"

a.) Amos

b.) Joel

c.) Malachi

d.) Habakkuk

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The Angel of the Lord

1.) The angel of the Lord said to Hagar, "Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands." Who was the mistress of whom he spoke?

a.) Esther

b.) Rebekah

c.) Sarai

d.) Job's wife

2.) The angel of the LORD called to Abraham out of heaven, and said told him to take his son Isaac to Mount Moriah and sacrifice him there, but at the moment when Abraham was about to kill Isaac, what did the angel of the Lord say?

a.) "Do not hurt the boy in any way, for now I know that you truly fear God."

b.) "If you don't kill the boy, I will strike your name from the book of Life."

c.) "Next, I want you to sacrifice your son Ishmael."

d.) "If you can find a ram, I will receive that as a sacrifice instead."

3.) The angel of the LORD appeared to Moses in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. What was the unusual thing about it that caught Moses's attention?

a.) The bush burned with fire, but the other bushes nearby did not.

b.) The bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

c.) The bush burned and then the other bushes nearby caught fire.

d.) Moses could see four people moving around in the flames.

4.) Who was the man to whom the angel of the Lord appeared and said, "The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valor."

a.) Gerah

b.) Abashai

c.) Benaiah

d.) Gideon

5.) The angel of the Lord appeared to the wife of a man named Manoah, and told her that she would give birth to a son. What was the name of the baby boy?

a.) Abraham

b.) Jacob

c.) Samson

d.) Saul

6.) In Psalms it tells us of something that the angel of the Lord does for those that fear him. What is it?

a.) Delivers them.

b.) Prays for them.

c.) Fights for them.

d.) Listens to their prayer.

7.) The angel of the Lord smote a large number of Assyrians on behalf of the Israelites. How many was it?

a.) One hundred and eighty-five thousand

b.) One hundred and fifty-three thousand

c.) Eighty-five thousand

d.) Fifty-three thousand

8.) The angel of the Lord appeared to this man and said, "Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him."

a.) Jacob

b.) Josiah

c.) Jesse

d.) Joseph

9.) When the angel of the Lord appeared to the shepherds in the fields at Bethlehem, what was their response?

a.) They rejoiced with the angels.

b.) They did not believe the angel.

c.) They were very afraid.

d.) It is not recorded what their response was.

10.) Who was the king that the angel of the Lord struck because he did not give God glory, but received the worship of the people, and who was eaten by worms?

a.) Hezekiah

b.) Herod

c.) Saul

d.) Haddam

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Liars in the Bible

1.) What creature in the garden of Eden spoke to Eve and told her, "Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil."

a.) Serpent

b.) Jackal

c.) Cockroach

d.) Badger

2.) What did Cain say when God asked him, "Where is Abel, your brother?"

a.) He has gone to gather more wood for his sacrifice.

b.) He ran out and committed suicide.

c.) I don't know: am I my brother's keeper?

d.) He was made from the dust of the earth and to dust he has returned.

3.) For what reason did Abraham tell his wife to tell the Egyptians that she was his sister?

a.) She was his sister.

b.) She was his cousin and he was ashamed of the fact.

c.) He wanted her to go into the household of the Pharaoh as a spy.

d.) He was afraid that they would kill him, and take his wife for themselves.

4.) Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, thought that it was not fair that Naaman, a Syrian, should receive his healing without having to pay for it and went after him to get some payment. What lie did he tell Naaman?

a.) "My master has sent me to you."

b.) "Two prophets have arrived at the house and my master needs something for them."

c.) He asked for two changes of clothing and a talent of silver.

d.) All of the above.

5.) Rachel had stolen her father's household gods, and her father came looking for them. Rachel put the images into the camel's furniture, and sat on them. What reason did she give her father for not standing when he was searching her tent?

a.) I have a sprained ankle.

b.) I have a headache.

c.) I have my period.

d.) I feel faint.

6.) What lie did Rahab the harlot tell the people who were looking for the spies?

a.) I don't know where they have gone.

b.) They went out of the city at the time of the shutting of the gate.

c.) Go after them quickly, and you will catch them.

d.) All of the above.

7.) Jacob served Laban for seven years for the hand of his daughter Rachel, and Laban made a feast for him. However, the daughter that he gave Jacob was not Rachel. Who was it?

a.) Leah

b.) Miriam

c.) Jezebel

d.) Loruhamah

8.) Three times Samson told Delilah falsehoods about the source of his strength, but finally he gave in and told her. Why?

a.) The Philistines wanted to kill him, and he was feeling suicidal.

b.) She nagged him incessantly until he couldn't stand it any more.

c.) His sister owed Delilah a favor, and he felt obligated.

d.) He decided that he had teased her for long enough.

9.) Micaiah gave the king of Israel a favorable report and the king of Israel accused Micaiah of lying to him, and told Micaiah to speak only the truth. Micaiah then told the king that the Lord had spoken evil against the king and that...

a.) The treasures of the kingdom would be plundered in the battle.

b.) The king would be taken into captivity in Babylon.

c.) The king would die that day.

d.) The king would be childless.

10.) Saul sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to kill him. David escaped and Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth. Saul asked Michal why she had allowed David to escape, and she said that...

a.) David had to go to Jerusalem for his father's funeral.

b.) David had threatened to kill her if she didn't.

c.) she was unaware that it was not David in the bed.

d.) she was glad that she had helped him escape.

11.) When Jesus was in the garden of Gethsemane, Judas Iscariot approached him and greeted him with a kiss. What was the significance of this?

a.) Judas was returning from annual leave.

b.) Judas wanted to show Jesus that he supported him.

c.) By prior arrangement, he would kiss the man that they should arrest.

d.) It was the disciples' custom to always greet each other with a kiss.

12.) A man named Ananias and his wife sold a possession, and deceived the people to think that they were giving all of the money from the sale of it to the church. Peter challenged Ananias about it and he fell down dead. Later, his wife arrived at the place and continued the deceit. What happened to her?

a.) She died also.

b.) She turned leprous.

c.) God made her womb unfruitful.

d.) The Spirit of the Lord departed from her and she did not know it .

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What the Bible Says About Itself

1.) Moses told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, "All the words which the LORD hath said will we do." And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and (how many?) pillars, according to the tribes of Israel.

a.) Twenty

b.) Twelve

c.) Ten

d.) Four

2.) Who wrote these words? "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes. With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth."

a.) David

b.) Solomon

c.) Isaiah

d.) Joshua

3.) The psalmist wrote: "The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them is thy servant _____: and in keeping of them there is great reward."

a.) comforted

b.) instructed

c.) warned

d.) led

4.) Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." And Nathanael said to him, "_____"

a.) Is that why the Nazareth area is famous for good things?

b.) Nothing good has ever come out of Nazareth.

c.) Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?

d.) I grew up in the township of Nazareth!

5.) During His temptation in the wilderness, Jesus responded to the Devil with the phrase, "It is written, _____"

a.) Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.

b.) Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

c.) Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

d.) All of the above.

6.) The Pharisees and scribes asked Jesus, "Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?" He answered them and mentioned a prophet who had prophesied of them saying, "This people honoreth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me." What was the name of the prophet he quoted?

a.) Isaiah

b.) Jeremiah

c.) Amos

d.) Joel

7.) When a lawyer asked Jesus which was the greatest commandment in the law, Jesus said, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, _____. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."

a.) Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

b.) Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

c.) Thou shalt not commit adultery.

d.) Thou shalt not steal.

8.) Jesus said to His disciples, "These are the words which I spoke unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written _____ concerning me."

a.) in the Law of Moses

b.) in the prophets

c.) in the psalms

d.) All of the above.

9.) A man said to Jesus, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, _____

a.) sell all that you own and follow me.

b.) honor thy mother and thy father.

c.) keep the commandments.

d.) take the full tithe to the storehouse.

10.) Some Sadducees asked Jesus about whose wife should a woman be in the resurrection, who had had seven husbands while on earth. Jesus told them that they erred, because they did not know the scriptures, and neither did they know _____

a.) the woman would have a right to choose.

b.) the law concerning marriage.

c.) the Spirit of the Law.

d.) the power of God.

11.) The gospel of John tells us: "For the law was given by Moses, but _____ came by Jesus Christ."

a.) grace and truth

b.) salvation

c.) vengeance

d.) retribution

12.) To whom did Paul write, "...from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works."

a.) The Thessalonians

b.) Titus

c.) Tychicus

d.) Timothy

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Women in the Bible

Esther

Jezebel

Ruth

Mary Mother of Jesus

Mothers of the Bible

Queens

Rachel

Tamar

Delilah

Hannah

Poor Widows

Who Was That Woman

Who's Wife Was... NT

Who's Wife Was... OT

Rahab

Elisabeth

Mary Magdalene

Mothers of the Kings

Miriam

Michal

Concubines

Hagar

The Daughters of Zelophehad

Sisters in the Bible

Daughters in the Bible

Abishag

Esther

1.) Who was Esther's father?

a.) Abihail

b.) Mordecai

c.) Eliezer

d.) Hammedatha

2.) What was Esther's Hebrew name?

a.) Shaashgaz

b.) Hagar

c.) Menistah

d.) Hadassah

3.) Who was Ahasuerus' queen at the beginning of the book of Esther?

a.) Amestris

b.) Esther

c.) Vashti

d.) Adah

4.) The king was angry at the queen during a party because:

a.) They ran out of wine

b.) She disobeyed him

c.) He was insane

d.) She wouldn't dance

5.) How long did Esther spend preparing herself to meet the king?

a.) 3 months

b.) 6 months

c.) 12 months

d.) 18 months

6.) Who tried to have King Ahasuerus kill all the Jews?

a.) Mordecai

b.) Haman

c.) Jezebel

d.) Absolom

7.) How much was offered to the king to be allowed to exterminate the Jews?

a.) 30 pieces of silver

b.) 100 talents of silver

c.) 10,000 talents of silver

d.) 500 choice bulls

8.) Esther invites the king to a banquet, and also invites who?

a.) Haman

b.) Mordecai

c.) Hathach

d.) Memucan

9.) Who discovered the guard's plot to kill the king?

a.) Esther

b.) Mordecai

c.) Haman

d.) Hathach

10.) Who was hanged on the gallows he had built for Mordecai?

a.) Hathach

b.) Haman

c.) Shethar

d.) Memucan

11.) What gift did the king give Mordecai?

a.) His sceptre

b.) His ring

c.) His signet

d.) 10,000 talents of silver

12.) Which feast do Jews celebrate because of their delivery at Esther's time?

a.) Pentecost

b.) Feast of Weeks

c.) Purim

d.) Feast of Booths

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Jezebel

1.) Who was Jezebel's husband?

a.) Ahab

b.) Abimelech

c.) Aaron

d.) Ahaziah

2.) Which other queen in Jezebel's direct family had her own grandchildren slaughtered?

a.) Abigail

b.) Zibiah

c.) Athaliah

d.) Zilpah

3.) Jezebel's name today is used to denote:

a.) Philanthropic endeavour

b.) Great courage

c.) Deceit

d.) Witchcraft

4.) What did Jezebel do to Naboth of Jezreel?

a.) Had him honoured for his loyalty with a feast.

b.) Had him slaughtered, so that her husband could take possession of his vineyard.

c.) Took him two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, and five dressed sheep.

d.) Kissed him three times as a sign of betrayal to the judges.

5.) Why did Elijah go to Beer-sheba?

a.) To seek God for a word for Jezebel and her husband Ahab.

b.) To see if there was still water in the streams that Jezebel had cursed.

c.) He went fishing with Jezebel.

d.) He was afraid of Jezebel.

6.) How did Jezebel die?

a.) She was thrown out of a palace window and trampled to death by horses.

b.) She died of old age at fourscore and seven years.

c.) She got leprosy, and died very slowly and painfully.

d.) She starved to death when the city was under siege.

7.) Who was present when she died?

a.) A prophet who is not named

b.) Elisha and King Ahab

c.) Elijah and a small company of prophets

d.) Jehu and two or three eunuchs

8.) What did the prophet prophesy concerning Jezebel's death?

a.) On the plot of ground at Jezreel dogs will devour Jezebel's flesh.

b.) She would be buried with honor, because she was a king's daughter.

c.) A monument would be erected in her honour for all the people to worship.

d.) She would have a State funeral and be remembered each year with a holiday.

9.) What two things did Jehu ascribe to Jezebel just before he killed Joram?

a.) Poverty and national debt

b.) Anger and rage

c.) Greatness and benevolence

d.) Idolatry and witchcraft

10.) What did Jehu say should happen to Jezebel's body after she died?

a.) She should be cremated.

b.) She should be buried.

c.) She should be fed to the dogs.

d.) Her body should be hung from a tree.

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Ruth

1.) The nationality of Ruth was:

a.) Nazarene

b.) Egyptian

c.) Philistine

d.) Moabite

2.) What was the relationship of Naomi to Ruth?

a.) mother-in-law

b.) aunt

c.) mother

d.) cousin

3.) Who was Ruth's first husband?

a.) Boaz

b.) Kilion

c.) Elimelech

d.) Mahlon

4.) What city did Naomi take Ruth to?

a.) Nazareth

b.) Galilee

c.) Mizpah

d.) Bethlehem

5.) What hospitality did Boaz show to Ruth when she gleaned in his fields?

a.) He gave her water to drink

b.) He told his servants to leave some wheat in the field for Ruth to glean.

c.) He invited her to eat at his table

d.) All of the above

6.) What instruction did Naomi give Ruth concerning Boaz?

a.) Kill him with a tent peg through the temple.

b.) Send him a letter with his cupbearer.

c.) Take food to him at his tent.

d.) Wait for him on the threshing floor.

7.) What was the possible hindrance to the marriage of Ruth to Boaz?

a.) She was not a virgin.

b.) Boaz did not want to inherit her children as heirs.

c.) There was another kinsman with a closer claim to her.

d.) She was infertile.

8.) How did Boaz finalise the transaction of the acquisition of Ruth and her goods and chattels?

a.) He applied to the Scribes to have it recorded.

b.) The next-of-kin took off his sandal in the presence of witnesses.

c.) He worked for her father for seven years.

d.) He married her sister as well.

9.) What was the name of the son of Ruth and Boaz?

a.) Obed

b.) Obadiah

c.) Orbel

d.) Orpah

10.) What was Ruth's relationship to King David?

a.) Grand daughter

b.) Aunt

c.) Grandmother

d.) Great grandmother

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Mary Mother of Jesus

1.) What was the occupation of Mary's husband Joseph?

a.) carpenter

b.) fisherman

c.) tent maker

d.) tailor

2.) Which tribe of Israel did Joseph belong to?

a.) Levi

b.) Ephraim

c.) Judah

d.) Reuben

3.) What was the name of the angel who appeared to Mary?

a.) Michael

b.) Hosea

c.) Malachi

d.) Gabriel

4.) And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour, for:

a.) surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed.

b.) He hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden.

c.) He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy.

d.) He has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty.

5.) What did Mary do right after the angel appeared to her?

a.) visited Elisabeth.

b.) married Joseph.

c.) went to Bethlehem.

d.) went to Jerusalem.

6.) What happened when Elisabeth heard Mary's greeting?

a.) The child she was carrying leapt in her womb.

b.) Elisabeth sang a song of greeting.

c.) The child she was carrying died.

d.) Elisabeth was very distressed and left the house.

7.) How long did Mary stay with Elisabeth?

a.) 1 week

b.) 3 months

c.) 6 months

d.) 9 months

8.) Why did Mary and Joseph go to Bethlehem?

a.) To pick up supplies for the winter.

b.) To visit the temple to annoint Jesus.

c.) To escape from King Herod.

d.) To be registered in the census and be taxed.

9.) What was the feast that Mary and Joseph went to Jerusalem for each year?

a.) Passover

b.) Purim

c.) Feast of Tabernacles

d.) Festival of Booths

10.) What did Mary tell the servants to do when Jesus turned the water into wine?

a.) Whatever the headwaiter told them to.

b.) Whatever Jesus told them to.

c.) Get only new jars.

d.) Get the jars and fill them with water.

11.) Joseph married Mary, but he did not have a sexual relationship with her...

a.) ever.

b.) until after Jesus was born.

c.) until after Jesus was dedicated at the temple.

d.) until after Jesus was twelve years old.

12.) When the angel spoke to Mary, he said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee and...

a.) blessed art thou among women.

b.) whomever you shall bless shall be blessed.

c.) your cousin Elisabeth is even now with child.

d.) from henceforth all generations shall worship you.

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Mothers of the Bible

1.) Who was the mother of Ishmael and handmaiden of Sarah, Abram's wife?

a.) Hagar

b.) Merriam

c.) Moishmael

d.) Hannah

2.) Who was the mother of John the Baptist?

a.) Sarah

b.) Elisabeth

c.) Mary Magdalene

d.) Rebeccah

3.) Whose mother said to Mary, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb"?

a.) Peter

b.) John the Baptist

c.) Andrew

d.) Philip

4.) What mother brought her son a coat every year?

a.) Hannah

b.) Ruth

c.) Mary

d.) Sarah

5.) Which king was taught sayings by his mother as related in Proverbs?

a.) Agar

b.) Hezekiah

c.) Lemuel

d.) David

6.) Whose mother asked Jesus to grant her sons places at his right and left?

a.) Peter and Andrew

b.) Philip and Bartholomew

c.) Nathanael and Nicodemus

d.) James and John

7.) Solomon judged a dispute between two mothers about whose baby boy had died. What did one mother say had caused the death of the child?

a.) He had suffocated.

b.) His mother had lain on him.

c.) He fell from a window.

d.) His brother had slain him.

8.) Whose mother was paid to be his nurse?

a.) Jesus

b.) Moses

c.) John the Baptist

d.) Samuel

9.) Who spoke of his desire to gather Jerusalem's children as a mother hen gathers her chicks under her wings?

a.) God

b.) Jesus

c.) Moses

d.) Elijah

10.) The mother of Gad and Asher was:

a.) Rachel

b.) Leah

c.) Dinah

d.) Zilpah

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Queens

1.) Who was the Hebrew woman who became Queen of Persia?

a.) Amestris

b.) Esther

c.) Sheba

d.) Adah

2.) Whom did the Queen of the South travel to see?

a.) Jesus

b.) Solomon

c.) David

d.) Elijah

3.) Who was the faithful priest during the time of Queen Athaliah of Judah?

a.) Jehoiada

b.) Hilkiah

c.) Micah

d.) Eleazar

4.) Which king did the Queen of Sheba visit because she had heard of his fame?

a.) David

b.) Rehoboam

c.) Solomon

d.) Hezekiah

5.) Queen Vashti refused to do what the king commanded. How was she punished?

a.) Banishment from the palace

b.) Exile

c.) Execution

d.) Put in prison

6.) What woman killed her grandchildren so she could rule Israel?

a.) Jezebel

b.) Athaliah

c.) Merab

d.) Zibiah

7.) Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because...

a.) She killed the king's firstborn.

b.) She had made an idol in a grove.

c.) She refused to wash for a period of 40 days.

d.) She despised her husband.

8.) Who was the king who was greatly troubled by the writing on the wall, when the queen suggested that Daniel be brought to interpret?

a.) Hezekiah

b.) Solomon

c.) Belshazzar

d.) Saul

9.) Who was queen of the Ethiopians at the time that Philip met the Ethiopians eunuch?

a.) Lydia

b.) Candace

c.) Vashti

d.) Roaboam

10.) In Revelation, what city will be destroyed for "she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow."

a.) Jerusalem

b.) Sodom

c.) Babylon

d.) Nineveh

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Rachel

1.) What was Rachel's occupation?

a.) Tentmaker

b.) Shepherdess

c.) Priestess

d.) Prophetess

2.) What did Rachel do when Jacob told her that he was a kinsman?

a.) Told her father

b.) Kissed him

c.) Blessed him

d.) Prophesied over him

3.) Rachel was...

a.) homely

b.) short of stature

c.) tender-eyed

d.) beautiful and favored

4.) What was the name of the maid that Laban gave to his daughter Rachel?

a.) Milcah

b.) Zilpah

c.) Bilhah

d.) Hagar

5.) What did Rachel name the first child that her maid bore to Jacob?

a.) Asher

b.) Benjamin

c.) Reuben

d.) Dan

6.) What did Rachel name her first son?

a.) Naphtali

b.) Laban

c.) Joseph

d.) Reuben

7.) What did Rachel steal from her father Laban?

a.) Silver and gold

b.) Household items

c.) Household gods

d.) Some carpets

8.) Where did she put what she stole?

a.) She buried them in the sand.

b.) She put them in the camel's saddle and sat on them.

c.) She removed some stones and hid them in a well.

d.) She stitched them into the lining of the tent.

9.) Where was Rachel in the procession that went to meet Esau and the 400 men that were with him?

a.) Last of all.

b.) In front of all.

c.) Behind her maid.

d.) In front of Leah.

10.) What was the name of Rachel's second son?

a.) Issachar

b.) Simeon

c.) Benjamin

d.) Levi

11.) How did Rachel die?

a.) She fell backwards and broke her neck.

b.) She spoke against Jacob and God smote her with leprosy.

c.) She was trampled to death by horses.

d.) She died in childbirth.

12.) Where was Rachel buried?

a.) In the cave of Macephelah.

b.) On the way to Ephrath (Bethlehem).

c.) In Egypt.

d.) In Palestine.

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Tamar

1.) What relation was Judah to Tamar?

a.) Brother

b.) Husband

c.) Father-in-law

d.) Father

2.) What was the name of Tamar's second husband?

a.) Er

b.) Onan

c.) Shelah

d.) Judah

3.) How did her second husband die?

a.) He displeased the Lord, and the Lord slew him.

b.) He died in battle.

c.) He lived to a ripe old and died peacefully.

d.) God took him to heaven in a chariot.

4.) What did Judah tell Tamar to do until his third son was grown?

a.) Go to the desert and dwell there.

b.) Go to the temple and give herself to the service of the Lord.

c.) Go and live in her father's house.

d.) To come and live with him and his family.

5.) What clothing did Tamar wear when she went to meet Judah?

a.) Widow's garments

b.) Harlot's garments

c.) Prophet's garments

d.) Royal garments

6.) When Judah saw her, why did he think her to be a harlot?

a.) Because she sat with a group of harlots.

b.) Because she was wearing cheap jewellery.

c.) Because it was night time and he could not see well.

d.) Because she had covered her face.

7.) What did Tamar ask Judah to give her as a pledge for the kid he was going to give her?

a.) His signet

b.) His bracelets

c.) His staff

d.) All of the above

8.) What did Judah's friend the Adullamite do with the kid when he could not find Tamar?

a.) Burnt it as a sacrifice to the Lord.

b.) Returned to Judah with the kid.

c.) Sent the kid out into the wilderness as a scapegoat.

d.) Took the kid to his house and reared it himself.

9.) What did Judah say when he was told that Tamar was having a baby?

a.) Nothing - he was struck dumb.

b.) Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

c.) He told Tamar that the child would inherit half of his kingdom.

d.) He praised God that the family name would be preserved.

10.) Which one of Tamar's twins is mentioned in the ancestry of Joseph, the adopted father of Jesus?

a.) Perez

b.) Zerah

c.) Uzziah

d.) Josiah

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Delilah

1.) Which judge of Israel fell in love with Delilah?

a.) Ehud

b.) Othniel

c.) Samson

d.) Samuel

2.) Where did Delilah come from?

a.) Gaza

b.) the Valley of Sorek

c.) the Valley of Jezreel

d.) Gilgal

3.) How much money did each of the rulers of the Philistines offer Delilah if she could discover the secret that would help them subdue the judge?

a.) twenty pieces of silver

b.) thirty pieces of silver

c.) one hundred shekels of silver

d.) eleven hundred shekels of silver

4.) What did Delilah use to tie up the man that the Philistines wanted to subdue?

a.) seven fresh thongs that had not been dried

b.) old rope from the fishing boats

c.) his own hair

d.) a torn garment

5.) What order did the judge tell Delilah that he was?

a.) a Levite

b.) a Benjaminite

c.) an Assyrian

d.) a Nazarite

6.) What happened to the pinned loom into which Delilah wove the seven braids of hair?

a.) it was smashed in pieces.

b.) nothing happened to it - it could not be moved.

c.) the hair and the fabric broke free but the loom stayed in place.

d.) it was pulled up easily, as was the fabric.

7.) How was Delilah able to discover the secret?

a.) she watched the man day and night.

b.) she just kept nagging until the man was sick to death of it.

c.) she befriended the man's sister and she told her.

d.) she read about it in his scrolls.

8.) When Delilah contacted the Philistines for the fourth time, did they pay her?

a.) yes, they paid her all that they promised.

b.) no, they refused to pay.

c.) yes, but only a proportion of what they owed.

d.) we are not told.

9.) How did Delilah get the judge to go to sleep?

a.) she put a sedative in his wine.

b.) she gave him warm milk with honey in it.

c.) she put him to sleep on her lap.

d.) she struck him on the head with a mallet.

10.) Who cut the judge's hair while he slept?

a.) Delilah

b.) the leader of the Philistines.

c.) Delilah's maid

d.) a man - we are not told who.

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Hannah

1.) Who was Hannah's husband, and Samuel's father?

a.) Elkanah

b.) Eliaphaz

c.) Esau

d.) Eli

2.) Why was Hannah grieved?

a.) Because her husband took another wife.

b.) Because her offering to the Lord was small.

c.) Because her firstborn had died.

d.) Because she had no children.

3.) What did Hannah promise to do if God would give her a male child?

a.) To fast once a week.

b.) To never cut his hair.

c.) To sacrifice her second born.

d.) To not circumcize him.

4.) What else did she promise God?

a.) That she would teach him to be a priest.

b.) That she would give him to the Lord.

c.) That she would give him to the priest to adopt.

d.) That she would never ask another petition of God.

5.) As Hannah prayed in the temple for a son, what did the priest think?

a.) He thought she was a gypsy.

b.) He thought she was dumb.

c.) He thought she had a familiar spirit.

d.) He thought she was drunk.

6.) As she prayed, what did the priest tell Hannah?

a.) That she would have many children.

b.) That her prayer would be answered.

c.) That she should go home and sleep.

d.) That she should bring three bullocks unto the house of the LORD.

7.) Why did Hannah name her son 'Samuel'?

a.) Because she asked him of the Lord.

b.) Because that was her father's name.

c.) Because he was a goodly child.

d.) Because he was to be a Nazarite.

8.) How many daughters did Hannah have?

a.) 1

b.) 2

c.) 3

d.) 4

9.) What was the name of the priest that who served in the temple when Hannah brought Samuel to the temple?

a.) Aaron

b.) Jethro

c.) Eli

d.) Melchisedec

10.) What did Hannah bring to Samuel every year?

a.) A coat

b.) A young lamb

c.) A clean robe

d.) A dove

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Poor Widows

1.) What did the poor widow make for the prophet Elijah?

a.) Wine

b.) Bread

c.) Stew

d.) Mutton

2.) As Jesus watched, how much money did the poor widow throw into the treasury?

a.) Five farthings

b.) Seven mites

c.) Two mites

d.) Two pence

3.) This man raised the son of a widow from the dead:

a.) Nathan

b.) Jeremiah

c.) Elijah

d.) Elisha

4.) In what city did Jesus raised a boy from the dead and present him to his widowed mother?

a.) Nazareth

b.) Jerusalem

c.) Salem

d.) Nain

5.) Paul instructed that widows should not be taken care of by the church until what age?

a.) They were at least 50.

b.) They were at least 55.

c.) They were at least 60.

d.) They were at least 65.

6.) Who was the widow who met the baby Jesus at the temple?

a.) Anna

b.) Mary Magdalene

c.) Lydia

d.) Priscilla

7.) Who, according to Jesus, "devoured widows' houses"?

a.) The Scribes

b.) The Pharisees

c.) The Sadducees

d.) The Priests

8.) How many men were chosen to distribute food to widows in the early church?

a.) 4

b.) 5

c.) 6

d.) 7

9.) In the parable of the widow and the unjust judge, Jesus said, that men ought always to pray, and not to...

a.) worry.

b.) faint.

c.) fear.

d.) sleep.

10.) In Revelation, what city will be destroyed for "she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow."

a.) Jerusalem

b.) Sodom

c.) Babylon

d.) Nineveh

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Who Was That Woman

1.) Who was the woman that posed as a prostitute so that she could meet with her father in law?

a.) Tabatha

b.) Shua

c.) Tamar

d.) She isn't named.

2.) Who was the woman that offered to water Eliezer's camels at the well?

a.) Rachael

b.) Rebekha

c.) Rahab

d.) She isn't named.

3.) Who was the woman that was successful in getting Samson to divulge the source of his strength?

a.) Dinah

b.) Delia

c.) Delilah

d.) Delores

4.) Who was the mother of Moses, Aaron and Miriam?

a.) Jochebed

b.) Judith

c.) Jael

d.) She isn't named.

5.) Who was the woman that prophesied to Barak that he would win the battle, but the victory would be at the hands of a woman?

a.) Delores

b.) Deborah

c.) Delilah

d.) Dorcas

6.) Who was the woman that drove a tent peg through the skull of Sisera?

a.) Jochebed

b.) Judith

c.) Jael

d.) She isn't named.

7.) Who was the woman that hid two spies under some piles of flax on her roof?

a.) Rahab

b.) Rachael

c.) Rebekah

d.) She isn't named.

8.) Who was the woman that led the women of Israel out in a dance when they crossed the Red Sea?

a.) Miriam

b.) Michal

c.) Milcah

d.) She isn't named.

9.) Who was the woman that made her son a coat each year and took it to him?

a.) Hamutal

b.) Herodias

c.) Hannah

d.) She isn't named.

10.) Who was the woman that had a little room built onto the house so that the prophet Elisha could stay with them?

a.) Miriam

b.) Michal

c.) Milcah

d.) She isn't named.

11.) Who was the woman that the Lord made childless because she mocked the way the king worshipped the Lord?

a.) Michal

b.) Milcah

c.) Mahalath

d.) She isn't named.

12.) Who was the woman that threw an upper millstone onto Abimelech's head and crushed his skull?

a.) Dinah

b.) Delilah

c.) Delores

d.) She isn't named.

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Who's Wife Was... NT

1.) Who's wife was Sapphira?

a.) Clophas

b.) Andrew

c.) Judas

d.) Ananias

2.) Who's wife was Elisabeth?

a.) Zerah

b.) Zerubbabel

c.) Zadok

d.) Zechariah

3.) Who's wife was Herodias?

a.) Pontius Pilate

b.) Philip, the brother of Herod

c.) Philemon

d.) We are not told.

4.) Who's wife was Priscilla?

a.) Aquila

b.) Paul

c.) Barnabus

d.) We are not told.

5.) Who's wife was Drusilla?

a.) Aquila

b.) Agabus

c.) Felix

d.) Festus

6.) Who's wife was Mary, the mother of Jesus?

a.) Paul

b.) Silas

c.) Joseph

d.) John

7.) Who's wife was the woman at the well in Samaria?

a.) Aquila

b.) Paul

c.) Barnabus

d.) We are not told.

8.) Who was King Agrippa's wife?

a.) Priscilla

b.) Fang

c.) Bernice

d.) Drusilla

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Who's Wife Was... OT

1.) Who's wife was Eve?

a.) Adam

b.) Barak

c.) Caleb

d.) We are not told.

2.) Who's wife was Dinah?

a.) Zephon

b.) Haggi

c.) Areli

d.) We are not told.

3.) Who's wife was Rachel?

a.) Isaac

b.) Jacob

c.) Abraham

d.) We are not told.

4.) Who's wife was Rebekah?

a.) Isaac

b.) Jacob

c.) Abraham

d.) We are not told.

5.) Who's wife was Sarah?

a.) Isaac

b.) Jacob

c.) Abraham

d.) We are not told.

6.) Who's wife was Esther?

a.) Ahasuerus

b.) Abimelech

c.) Ahab

d.) Amraphel

7.) Who's wife was Jezebel?

a.) Amraphel

b.) Arioch

c.) Ahab

d.) Ahasuerus

8.) Who's wife was Jochebed (the mother of Moses, Aaron and Miriam?)

a.) Abihu

b.) Aaron

c.) Abram

d.) Amram

9.) Who's wife was Gomer?

a.) Isaiah

b.) Hosea

c.) Amos

d.) Nathan

10.) Who's wife was Jael?

a.) Hosea

b.) Hezekiah

c.) Ham

d.) Heber

11.) Who's wife was Delilah?

a.) Shammah

b.) Samson

c.) Solomon

d.) We are not told.

12.) Which one of these was not a wife of Esau?

a.) Oholibah

b.) Basemath

c.) Adah

d.) Timna

13.) Who's wife was Hannah, the mother of Samuel?

a.) Elkanah

b.) Eliaphaz

c.) Esau

d.) Eli

14.) Who's wife was Abigail?

a.) Nathan

b.) Nabal

c.) Nebuchadnezzar

d.) Nehemiah

15.) Which king's wife disguised herself before going to Ahijah, the prophet?

a.) Jeroboam

b.) Rehoboam

c.) Abijah

d.) Nadab

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Rahab

1.) What were the names of the two spies that went to spy out the land and the city of Jericho?

a.) Joshua and Caleb

b.) Shammua and Shaphat

c.) Gaddiel and Ammiel

d.) We are not told.

2.) What was Rahab's profession?

a.) Seamstress

b.) Harlot

c.) Tentmaker

d.) Shepherdess

3.) How did Rahab hide the spies?

a.) She took them out of the city to a cave in the hills.

b.) She put them down a well and put a lid on it.

c.) She hid them under the stalks of flax on the roof.

d.) She put them under a pile of camel's saddles.

4.) Where in Jericho was Rahab's house?

a.) Her house was in the centre of the city.

b.) Her house was in the borders of the palace of the king of Jericho.

c.) She lived outside the City near the barley fields.

d.) Her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

5.) For how long did Rahab advise the spies to hide in the mountains?

a.) one day

b.) two days

c.) three days

d.) one week

6.) For what reason did Joshua spare the lives of Rahab and her family?

a.) Because she hid the messengers.

b.) Because her father and mother pleaded with him.

c.) Because he liked her.

d.) Because one of the spies had fallen in love with her.

7.) With what did Rahab mark her house to be spared by the Israelites?

a.) blood

b.) whitewash

c.) branches

d.) scarlet thread

8.) Who brought out Rahab and her family before the City was ransacked?

a.) The young men that were spies.

b.) Joshua and Caleb.

c.) Twelve men, one from each tribe.

d.) We are not told.

9.) Where did Rahab live after she had been brought out from Jericho?

a.) Palestine

b.) Israel

c.) Syria

d.) We are not told.

10.) What virtue did the apostle Paul use the story of Rahab to illustrate in his letter to the Hebrews?

a.) faith

b.) hope

c.) charity

d.) honesty

11.) In his letter to the twelve tribes, the apostle James uses the story of Rahab to illustrate the relationship between...

a.) faith and love.

b.) faith and works.

c.) prayer and hope.

d.) prayer and works.

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Elisabeth

1.) Who was the ancestral patriarch of Elisabeth?

a.) Aaron

b.) Abijah

c.) Abraham

d.) Adbeel

2.) How is Elisabeth described in the scripture?

a.) A harlot.

b.) A temple prostitute.

c.) She walked blamelessly before the Lord.

d.) Nothing is mentioned about her morality.

3.) Elisabeth's age is described as:

a.) She was a young virgin.

b.) She was a mature woman.

c.) She was middle-aged.

d.) She was old.

4.) Elisabeth had no children because:

a.) Herod had slaughtered her children.

b.) She and her husband had decided not to have children.

c.) Elisabeth was barren.

d.) Zacharias was infertile.

5.) Who told Zacharias that his wife would have a son?

a.) A neighbour.

b.) An angel.

c.) A prophet.

d.) The high priest.

6.) Elisabeth's husband was told to call the baby...

a.) Jeremiah

b.) James

c.) John

d.) Judas

7.) What did Elisabeth do immediately after she conceived the child?

a.) Hid herself for the entire pregnancy.

b.) Hid herself for five months.

c.) Went to the temple in Jerusalem and dedicated the baby to God.

d.) Went to find someone who would abort it for her.

8.) What relation was Elisabeth to Mary the mother of Jesus?

a.) They were not related, they were friends.

b.) They were aunt and niece.

c.) They were sisters.

d.) They were cousins.

9.) When Elisabeth heard Mary greeting her, what did the baby in her womb do?

a.) Leaped for joy.

b.) Somersaulted.

c.) Struck Elisabeth with his fist from inside her.

d.) Died.

10.) How long did Mary stay with Elisabeth?

a.) 1 month

b.) 3 months

c.) 6 months

d.) 9 months

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Mary Magdalene

1.) How many devils did Jesus cast out of Mary Magdalene?

a.) three

b.) seven

c.) ten

d.) twelve

2.) How many women were with Mary Magdalene at the cross of Jesus?

a.) one other

b.) two others

c.) three others

d.) many

3.) Who did Mary Magdalene see wrapping Jesus' body in fine linen and lay Him in the tomb?

a.) Pontius Pilate

b.) Joseph of Arimathea

c.) Roman Guards

d.) The disciples

4.) At what time of the day did Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome go to the tomb to anoint Jesus' body?

a.) midnight

b.) dusk

c.) noon

d.) dawn

5.) What were they discussing on their way to the tomb?

a.) What did Jesus mean by "the sign of Jonah?"

b.) Do you think the body will be stinking yet?

c.) Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?

d.) Do we have enough spices to complete the anointing?

6.) Who did Jesus appear to first after his resurrection?

a.) Mary Magdalene alone.

b.) Mary Magdalene and the other Mary.

c.) Mary Magdalene and Salome.

d.) Mary Magdalene and the wife of Cleopas.

7.) What question did the angels who were inside the tomb ask Mary Magdalene?

a.) When was the body removed?

b.) Why are you weeping?

c.) Who folded the grave clothes this way?

d.) Where have they put the body?

8.) When Jesus spoke to Mary Magdalene at the tomb, who did she suppose was talking to her?

a.) A centurion.

b.) An angel.

c.) The man who owned the tomb.

d.) The gardener.

9.) For what reason did Jesus command Mary Magdalene not to touch Him when He appeared to her?

a.) He did not want to be touched by such a vile sinner.

b.) He had clean clothing on and did not want to get dirty.

c.) He had not yet ascended to the Father.

d.) He said that He could not be touched until the day of Pentecost.

10.) When Mary Magdalene and the other women told the disciples what had happened, which disciple ran to the tomb first and saw the grave clothes?

a.) Thomas

b.) Peter

c.) James

d.) John

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Mothers of the Kings

1.) Who was the mother of King Jeroboam?

a.) Zeruah

b.) Nimshi

c.) Michaiah

d.) Michel

2.) Who was the mother of King Rehoboam?

a.) Azubah

b.) Jehoaddin

c.) Naamah

d.) Jehoshebeath

3.) Who was the mother of King Jehoram?

a.) Zibiah

b.) Meshullemeth

c.) Hamutal

d.) Jezebel

4.) Who was the mother of King Asa?

a.) Rizpah

b.) Merab

c.) Maacah

d.) Zebudah

5.) Who was the mother of King Ahaziah?

a.) Deborah

b.) Athaliah

c.) Apamea

d.) Abigail

6.) Who was the mother of King Hoshea?

a.) Unknown

b.) Asherah

c.) Haggith

d.) Abital

7.) Who was the mother of King Azariah?

a.) Zibiah

b.) Zebudah

c.) Jecoliah

d.) Rechab

8.) Who was the mother of King Hezekiah?

a.) Jerushah

b.) Michaiah

c.) Zibiah

d.) Abi

9.) Who was the mother of King Josiah?

a.) Jedidah

b.) Huldah

c.) Eglah

d.) Edna

10.) Who was the mother of King Jehoiachin?

a.) Judith

b.) Elisheba

c.) Ahinoam

d.) Nehushta

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Miriam

1.) Who was Miriam's father?

a.) Aaron

b.) Jochebed

c.) Amram

d.) Eleazar

2.) Who were Miriam's two brothers?

a.) Cain and Abel

b.) Moses and Aaron

c.) Jacob and Esau

d.) Isaac and Ishmael

3.) Which of these describes Miriam?

a.) A prophetess

b.) A seer

c.) A harlot

d.) A gypsy

4.) With what instrument did Miriam lead the women out to sing to the Lord when the Israelites had crossed the Red Sea?

a.) Harps

b.) Timbrels

c.) Trumpets

d.) Horns

5.) What happened to Miriam when she questioned Moses' authority?

a.) She became blinded.

b.) She became leprous.

c.) She was struck dead.

d.) She went deaf.

6.) How long was Miriam shut out of the camp of the Israelites?

a.) 7 days

b.) 10 days

c.) 40 days

d.) 60 days

7.) Aaron and Miriam were upset with Moses because he married a woman who was an:

a.) Egyptian

b.) Ethiopian

c.) Israelite

d.) Hittite

8.) Where did Miriam die?

a.) Egypt

b.) Kadesh

c.) Ethiopia

d.) Cush

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Michal

1.) Michal was the younger of Saul's two daughters. What was the name of the other one?

a.) Miriam

b.) Merab

c.) Mahlah

d.) Mara

2.) Michal, Saul's daughter, loved a man to whom her sister Merab was promised. Who was that man?

a.) David

b.) Abner

c.) Asahel

d.) Joab

3.) What was the dowry that David gave to Saul for the hand of Michal to be his wife?

a.) One hundred foreskins of the Philistines.

b.) Two hundred foreskins of the Philistines.

c.) Three hundred foreskins of the Philistines.

d.) Four hundred foreskins of the Philistines.

4.) Michal told her husband one night, "If you don't save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed." What did David do in response to what Michal said?

a.) Took his goods and chattels, his four wives and their children and departed.

b.) Took Jonathan with him and killed all the other members of Saul's family.

c.) Took four hundred men with him and killed Saul.

d.) Left immediately through a window, and fled.

5.) What did Michal do to help with the deceit?

a.) She told Saul that David had been called to Bethlehem to be with his family.

b.) She had a party and sent people from it to tell the king that they had seen David there.

c.) She put an idol and a pillow of goats' hair in his bed, and covered it with a sheet.

d.) She sent Jonathan out to the field to shoot arrows, and told Saul that David was with him.

6.) Michal told her father that David had threatened her so that she had to let him go. What did she say he threatened to do?

a.) Kill her.

b.) Mutilate her so that she wouldn't have children.

c.) Disinherit her from his fortune.

d.) Take away her monthly allowance.

7.) In David's absence, Saul gave his daughter Michal to another man. Who was that?

a.) Phalti

b.) Pharaoh

c.) Phinehas

d.) Perez

8.) Who was it that wanted to make a treaty with David, but for which he made the prerequisite that this man bring Michal back to him?

a.) Ebenezer

b.) Elieazer

c.) Abiathar

d.) Abner

9.) What did Michal see through an open window that made her despise her husband?

a.) She saw her husband in the arms of Bathsheba.

b.) She saw her husband shaking hands with some traitors.

c.) She saw a pile of empty flasks, which were the leftovers from a party.

d.) She saw her husband leaping and dancing as the ark came back to Jerusalem.

10.) How many children did Michal have?

a.) None

b.) One

c.) Seven

d.) Ten

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Concubines

1.) Which tribe was punished for raping a Levite's concubine?

a.) Judah

b.) Benjamin

c.) Simeon

d.) Issachar

2.) A concubine who lived in Shechem had a son called Abimelech. Who was the child's father?

a.) Artaxerxes

b.) Jeroboam

c.) Gideon

d.) Samuel

3.) A Levite took a concubine from Bethlehemjudah. She was unfaithful, and went to live at her father's house for four months. What did the Levite do then?

a.) He went and slaughtered every male child in her father's family.

b.) He went and slaughtered every member of her family.

c.) He sent his servant with a gift, to enquire what her intentions were.

d.) He went to her to persuade her to return.

4.) Who had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines?

a.) David

b.) Solomon

c.) King Saul

d.) Absalom

5.) Ishbosheth accused Abner of going in to his father Saul's concubine. What was the concubine's name?

a.) Zeruiah

b.) Rizpah

c.) Mello

d.) Eglah

6.) How many concubines did David shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.

a.) seven

b.) ten

c.) twelve

d.) forty

7.) Whose brother had a concubine named Reumah?

a.) Samson

b.) Abraham

c.) Saul

d.) Solomon

8.) Who drank from golden and silver vessels with his wives and concubines, while his kingdom fell?

a.) Abimelech

b.) Ahab

c.) Belshazzar

d.) Nebuchadnezzar

9.) Who went and lay with Bilhah, his father Jacob's concubine?

a.) Judah

b.) Reuben

c.) Simeon

d.) Levi

10.) What was the name of the concubine who was the mother of Mephibosheth?

a.) Rizpah

b.) Peninnah

c.) Timna

d.) Zillah

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Hagar

1.) What nationality was Hagar?

a.) Syrian

b.) Hitite

c.) Egyptian

d.) Arabian

2.) What was the name of Hagar's mistress?

a.) Dinah

b.) Leah

c.) Rahab

d.) Sarai

3.) Hagar's mistress did something to her which was most unusual. What was that?

a.) She gave her to her husband to be his wife.

b.) She washed her feet and anointed them with precious oil.

c.) She gave her an inheritance equal to that of her own children.

d.) She had her beheaded in front of all the servants as an example.

4.) How did Hagar respond when she realised that she was pregnant?

a.) She arranged to have an abortion immediately.

b.) She despised her mistress.

c.) She got extremely ill, and almost died.

d.) She was very glad and told everyone about it.

5.) An angel spoke to Hagar and told her what to do. What was that?

a.) To stop thinking of killing her child.

b.) To return to her mistress and submit to her.

c.) To make a brew of herbs and drink it.

d.) To stop telling everyone how glad she was to be pregnant.

6.) What was the name of Hagar's son?

a.) Ishmael

b.) Isaac

c.) Jacob

d.) Abram

7.) How old was the child's father when Hagar gave birth to him?

a.) 26

b.) 66

c.) 86

d.) 106

8.) When Hagar departed from her master and her mistress, her master gave her 2 things. What were they?

a.) Oil and wine.

b.) Bread and water.

c.) Fruit and nuts.

d.) Flour and raisins.

9.) Where did Hagar go to?

a.) She went to Jerusalem.

b.) She returned to her people in Canaan.

c.) She went to Mount Zion and had a mountaintop experience.

d.) She wandered around in the wilderness of Beersheba.

10.) How did God appear to Hagar in her second encounter with the angel of God?

a.) He called to her out of heaven.

b.) He touched her on the right shoulder.

c.) He shook her and yelled at her to wake up.

d.) He appeared as a fire in a bush, but the bush was not burnt.

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The Daughters of Zelophehad

1.) How many sons did Zelophehad have?

a.) twelve

b.) seven

c.) three

d.) none

2.) How many daughters did Zelophehad have?

a.) ten

b.) eight

c.) five

d.) two

3.) These girls had an unusual request to make of Moses - what was it?

a.) They wanted to share the inheritance of their father with their brothers.

b.) They wanted their father's inheritance to pass to them.

c.) They wanted to give their inheritance to their brothers.

d.) They wanted their evil brothers to give their inheritance to them.

4.) What did Moses do when he heard the request?

a.) Took it before the Lord.

b.) Laughed at them and had them put out of the camp for 7 days.

c.) Ordered them to be killed with fire and their bones covered with a huge mound of rock.

d.) Spoke a word over them and they turned leprous.

5.) What was the final response they got about the matter?

a.) Their brothers were disinherited and they received the inheritance.

b.) They had a share in their brothers' inheritances.

c.) They gave their rightful inheritances to their brothers.

d.) The inheritance of their father was to pass to them.

6.) The chiefs of the tribe of Gilead spoke to Moses about this matter, and pointed something out to him. What was that?

a.) The sons of Zelophehad would be forced to be beggars if they were disinherited.

b.) If Zelophehad's daughters married outside the tribe, another tribe would benefit.

c.) If Zelophehad's sons and daughters all shared the inheritance, it would benefit none of them greatly.

d.) If Zelophehad's daughters were not included in the distribution of his wealth it would make one of his sons the wealthiest man in Israel.

7.) What was the answer to the dilemma that arose here?

a.) The daughters of Zelophehad were to marry within the tribe.

b.) The sons of Zelophehad were to be fed with the distribution to the widows.

c.) The oldest child received the whole inheritance.

d.) The wealthiest son would marry Moses' daughter.

8.) The daughters of Zelophehad married their:

a.) neighbours

b.) uncles

c.) cousins

d.) leprous brothers

9.) This may seem like a quaint story with no real purpose, but what principle was established in this story?

a.) Any person who was making a greedy inheritance claim may be killed by burning.

b.) Where there was no son in the family, the daughters were to inherit from the father.

c.) Where the sons of a family had done great wrong, their sisters would inherit.

d.) If a person's claim was not just, God would blight them with leprosy.

10.) What other famous woman benefited from it later, as indicated by her inclusion in a genealogy?

a.) Jezebel

b.) Esther

c.) Mary, the mother of Jesus

d.) Mary Magdalene

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Sisters in the Bible

1.) Leah had given birth to four sons, and her sister was envious of her. What was her sister's name?

a.) Rahab

b.) Rebekah

c.) Rapunzel

d.) Rachel

2.) This baby was put in an ark made of bulrushes and put in the river. His sister stood at a distance to watch him. Who was he?

a.) Midian

b.) Moses

c.) Mephibosheth

d.) Melchizedek

3.) Which two brothers had a sister named Miriam?

a.) Cain and Abel

b.) Jacob and Esau

c.) Aaron and Moses

d.) Ephraim and Manasseh

4.) This man was a son of David, who fell in love with his sister.

a.) Artexerxes

b.) Abimelech

c.) Abner

d.) Amnon

5.) Rahab negotiated with the spies who went to Jericho so that her life could be spared. Who else did she procure ransom for?

a.) Her father, mother, brothers, and sisters and all that they had.

b.) Her mother, brothers, and sisters and all that they had.

c.) Her brothers, and sisters and all that they had.

d.) Her sisters and all that they had.

6.) The sister of king Ahaziah did something to Ahaziah's son Joash - what was that?

a.) She dropped him as they fled from an attacker, and he died.

b.) She hid him from his grandmother, who was going to slaughter him.

c.) She took him to the temple and gave him to Eli the priest.

d.) She instructed him in all the practices of the occult.

7.) Proverbs tells us: "Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart. Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding..."

a.) thy chief friend.

b.) thy worthy acquaintance.

c.) desirable as much fine gold.

d.) thy kinswoman.

8.) The prophet Jeremiah spoke of Israel as a backsliding harlot. What people did he call "her treacherous sister"?

a.) Judah

b.) Lebanon

c.) Sodom

d.) Egypt

9.) What did the sisters of Lazarus do when they realized that their brother was sick?

a.) They sent a message to the high priest to come and pray for him.

b.) They sent a message to Jesus to tell him that his friend was sick.

c.) They argued about which of them should receive his inheritance.

d.) They went to Jerusalem to look for Jesus.

10.) When Jesus taught in the synagogue, the people were astonished, and said, "Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all with us?" What were the names of His sisters?

a.) Ruth and Naomi

b.) Rachael and Leah

c.) Merab and Michal

d.) The Bible does not name them.

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Daughters in the Bible

1.) Who loved Rachel, the younger daughter of Laban, and served him for seven years for her?

a.) Methuselah

b.) Joseph

c.) Enoch

d.) Jacob

2.) Esau took his wives of the daughters of what land?

a.) Assyria

b.) Canaan

c.) Egypt

d.) Judah

3.) The daughter of Pharaoh sent her maid to retrieve something from the water of the river. What was it?

a.) The ark in which Moses lay.

b.) A vessel that contained the Dead Sea Scrolls.

c.) An arrow that had been shot at her.

d.) The axe head from a borrowed axe.

4.) The book of Leviticus instructs us: Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest ____

a.) the land fall to whoredom.

b.) the land become full of wickedness.

c.) Both of the above.

d.) a pox be on thee and thy house.

5.) Who said, "Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he has finished the thing this day."

a.) Jacob, the father of Dinah.

b.) King Saul, the father of Michal.

c.) Naomi, the mother-in-law of Ruth.

d.) Jezebel's mother.

6.) Saul offered David his elder daughter, for a wife, if he would fight valiantly for him. What was his motive?

a.) He wanted the Philistines to kill David.

b.) He was going to send his men to kill David on the battlefield.

c.) He wanted his elder daughter to be married before the younger one was.

d.) His elder daughter was near-sighted, cross-eyed and not very attractive.

7.) In the book of Esther we are told that Mordecai took Esther for his own daughter. What relation was she really?

a.) His aunt.

b.) His cousin.

c.) His sister.

d.) His niece.

8.) Two angels spoke to this man saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.

a.) Lazarus

b.) Lamech

c.) Laban

d.) Lot

9.) This man's parents said to him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines?

a.) Esau

b.) Ishmael

c.) Samson

d.) Benjamin

10.) At the end of the book of Job, we are told that his daughters were very fair and _____

a.) their father gave them the inheritance of their brethren.

b.) their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.

c.) their fame spread throughout the borders of the whole land.

d.) they were confectionaries, cooks, and bakers.

11.) Of what did King David write, "Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph."

a.) The death of King Saul and his son Jonathan.

b.) That King Jeconiah would be written "childless".

c.) That God had killed the Israelites in the wilderness.

d.) That Samson had divulged the source of his strength to Delilah.

12.) The daughter of Herodias danced for Herod, and he offered her anything that she desired. She asked for the head of John the Baptist on a platter and it was brought to her. What was the girl's name?

a.) Salome

b.) Tabitha

c.) Dorcas

d.) The bible does not tell us her name.

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Abishag

1.) Why was Abishag brought before king David?

a.) She was found to have been part of a plot to kill the king.

b.) She was a harlot and she was brought before David for sentencing.

c.) The king was old, and his servants had suggested to him that he select a virgin to sleep with him to keep him warm.

d.) She was aware of a plot to kill the Jews, and went before the king to tell him about it.

2.) What do we know about the sexuality of Abishag?

a.) She was a harlot.

b.) She was a virgin.

c.) She was the mother of David's nephew.

d.) We are not told anything.

3.) How far did they search for Abishag before she was brought to the king?

a.) Throughout all of Jerusalem.

b.) Throughout all the territory of Israel.

c.) Throughout all the territory of Israel and the neighboring territories.

d.) We are not told.

4.) Where was Abishag from?

a.) She was a Shunammite.

b.) She was a Samaritan.

c.) She was a Hittite.

d.) She was a Hivite.

5.) What are we told about Abishag's looks?

a.) She was homely.

b.) She was cross-eyed.

c.) She was beautiful.

d.) Nothing is mentioned.

6.) Why did Abishag lie down with the old king?

a.) To keep him warm.

b.) She was the same height as the king was and they were going to use her to take the measurement for the king's tomb.

c.) She had just been captured and she was exhausted, so she hid in his bed.

d.) She was a harlot, and hoped to save her life by offering sexual favors to the king.

7.) Which one of David's wives asked Solomon if Abishag could be given to Adonijah for a wife?

a.) Abigail, the widow of Nabal.

b.) Bathsheba, Solomon's mother.

c.) Haggith, Adonijah's mother.

d.) We are not told which one.

8.) How did Solomon respond to the request?

a.) He ordered his servant Benaiah to kill the fatted calf in preparation for the wedding.

b.) He ordered his servant Benaiah to summons Zadok the priest to start discussing the wedding ceremony.

c.) He ordered his servant Benaiah to have Adonijah and Abishag thrown out of the palace.

d.) He ordered his servant Benaiah to kill Adonijah.

9.) CONJECTURE: What else was implied by Adonijah's request for the hand of Abishag?

a.) Entitlement to the throne of king David.

b.) Entitlement to all the lands owned by Abishag's people.

c.) Entitlement to the whole harem that Abishag was mistress over.

d.) There was no other entitlement implied: Adonijah loved Abishag and that was all.

10.) CONJECTURE: If Abishag's appearance was as is described in the first mention of her, what other scripture may have been written concerning her?

a.) Psalms 116

b.) Proverbs 7

c.) Ecclesiastes 2

d.) Song of Solomon

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Numbers in the Bible

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Six

Seven

Eight and Nine

Ten

Eleven

Twelve

Thirteen to Nineteen

Twenty and Twenty-Four

Thirty

Forty

Fifty

Seventy

Three Hundred

One

1.) At creation, God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. What did He call the gathering together of the waters?

a.) Seas

b.) Rivers

c.) Lakes

d.) Puddles

2.) The whole earth had one language and the same words. What did they plan to do to stop themselves being scattered abroad?

a.) Cast lots and allot each man an area to call his own.

b.) Make treaties with the nations around them.

c.) Build a city and a tower with its top in the heavens.

d.) Make each of the patriarchs learn another language.

3.) Who was the prophet that told Eli the priest that both of his sons would die on one day?

a.) He is not named.

b.) Samuel

c.) Elijah

d.) Elisha

4.) What was unusual about the one cluster of grapes that the spies in Canaan land cut down?

a.) It had been in the sun for one decade and had turned into raisins.

b.) The grapes were green, but all the other grapes on the vine were black.

c.) It was undersized, and Joshua wondered why they bothered cutting it.

d.) It was so big that it took two men with a pole to carry it.

5.) Pharaoh's butler told him that he and the baker had both had dreams on one night, and that they were interpreted by a Hebrew who was the servant to the captain of the guard. Who was he talking about?

a.) Abraham

b.) Moses

c.) Joseph

d.) Jacob

6.) Jesus likened the kingdom of heaven to a merchant man, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and...

a.) sold his family into slavery to attain it.

b.) sold all that he had, and bought it.

c.) asked his father for a loan so he could buy it.

d.) plotted with the chief priests how they might kill the man who owned it.

7.) In the parable of the talents, what did the servant who received one talent do with it?

a.) He traded with it and made another two talents.

b.) He gave it to the treasury and earned interest on it.

c.) He put it in his camel's saddlebag and hid it.

d.) He dug a hole in the ground and hid the money.

8.) In the sermon on the mount, Jesus said,... 'Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.' What was he talking about?

a.) Butterflies

b.) Lilies of the field

c.) Peacocks

d.) The daughters of the king

9.) One of the twelve disciples went to the chief priests, and said to them, 'What will you give me if I will deliver Jesus to you?' And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. Who was this man?

a.) Simon Barjonah

b.) Judas Iscariot

c.) James, the son of Zebedee

d.) James, the son of Alphaeus

10.) Jesus said to Peter, 'What, could ye not watch with me one hour?' What were the disciples doing when he said it?

a.) Talking amongst themselves.

b.) Playing a game of dice.

c.) Eating the leftovers from the last supper.

d.) Sleeping.

11.) The writer of Hebrews described Esau as immoral and profane because for one morsel of meat he sold...

a.) his birthright.

b.) his brother into slavery.

c.) his land to the Assyrians.

d.) his father's graven images.

12.) The book of Revelation describes the destruction of a great city, whose judgment comes in one hour, and for which the kings of the earth lament. What city is that?

a.) Sodom

b.) Tyre

c.) Babylon

d.) Jerusalem

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Two

1.) What did Lot do when he saw two angels at the gate of Sodom?

a.) He went to meet them and bowed his face to the ground.

b.) He ran quickly to the city to tell his family that he had seen them.

c.) He told his daughters to go and prepare two measures of meal for them.

d.) He told the men of the city that they could have them if they would spare his daughters.

2.) Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was...

a.) Rebekah

b.) Rahab

c.) Rachel

d.) Rizpah

3.) Pharaoh was angry against two of his officers, and had them put in prison with Joseph: who were they?

a.) Cupbearer, and scribe.

b.) Captain of the host, and captain of a thousand.

c.) Captain of the guard, and chief magician.

d.) Chief butler, and chief baker.

4.) Joseph had two sons: what were their names?

a.) Hophni and Phinehas

b.) Manasseh and Ephraim

c.) Jacob and Esau

d.) Pharez and Zarah

5.) God wrote his covenant with Moses on two tablets of stone: how many commandments did he give?

a.) Three

b.) Five

c.) Ten

d.) Twelve

6.) Joshua sent out two men to spy Jericho. What was the name of the woman whose house they lodged in?

a.) Rebekah

b.) Rahab

c.) Rachel

d.) Rizpah

7.) Jephthah's daughter was given time before her father sacrificed her to the Lord, to bewail the fact that she would not have children. How long was she given?

a.) Two months

b.) Two weeks

c.) Two days

d.) Two hours

8.) Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the temple stood, and he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. What did he say before the house fell?

a.) Nothing

b.) Let me die with the Philistines.

c.) My kingdom for a horse!

d.) You come to me with sword and spear, but I come to you in the name of the LORD Almighty, whom you have defied.

9.) Naomi had two sons: what were their wives' names?

a.) Adah and Zillah

b.) Leah and Rachel

c.) Orpah and Ruth

d.) Shipharah and Puah

10.) Eli the priest had two sons. What were their names?

a.) Peleg and Joktan

b.) Hophni and Phinehas

c.) Manasseh and Ephraim

d.) Gershom and Eliezer

11.) The prophet Nathan went before king David and used an illustration concerning two men...

a.) the one a soldier, and the other a sailor.

b.) the one tall, and the other short.

c.) the one rich, and the other poor.

d.) the one wise, and the other foolish.

12.) Who did Mordecai tell about the plot that two of the king's chamberlain's had against the king?

a.) The captain of the king's guard.

b.) The chief chamberlain.

c.) The cupbearer.

d.) The queen.

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Three

1.) What were the names of Noah's three sons?

a.) Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai

b.) Eliab, Abinadab, and Shammah

c.) Er, Onan, and Shelah

d.) Shem, Ham, and Japheth

2.) Joseph told Pharaoh's butler that:

a.) within three days he would be beheaded.

b.) within three days he would be second in charge of all the kingdom.

c.) within three days he would be restored to his place as butler.

d.) within three days he would be sold into slavery.

3.) The LORD opened the mouth of Balaam's ass, and she said to Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times? Why had Balaam struck her?

a.) He was in a hurry to get to where he was going.

b.) When the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam.

c.) She had baulked at a little tree that was fallen across the path.

d.) Balaam was fleeing from his enemies.

4.) What did the two spies who went to Jericho do after they had hidden in the mountains for three days?

a.) Returned to Joshua and told him all that had happened.

b.) Returned to Jericho with three hundred foxes and lit their tails and raised the city.

c.) Returned to Jericho to save Rahab and her family.

d.) Sent their servants to gather their possessions so that they could live there.

5.) Who was the man who shot Absalom through the heart with three darts?

a.) Amnon

b.) Asahel

c.) Zeruiah

d.) Joab

6.) David's three mighty men drew water out of the well of Bethlehem and took it and brought it to David. What did he do with it?

a.) He poured it onto his wounds and was healed.

b.) He poured it out unto the LORD.

c.) He drank it.

d.) He gave it to them to drink.

7.) What happened after Jehoiakim had served Nebuchadnezzar for three years?

a.) He turned and rebelled against him.

b.) Nebuchadnezzar gave Jehoiakim his eldest daughter for a wife.

c.) Jehoiakim became second in all the kingdom to the king himself.

d.) Nebuchadnezzar sent Jehoiakim back to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple.

8.) How long did the ark of the Covenant remain in the house of Obededom the Gittite?

a.) Three days

b.) Three weeks

c.) Three months

d.) Three years

9.) Job's three friends made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and...

a.) to comfort him.

b.) to offer their condolences to his family.

c.) to chastise him.

d.) to accuse him of evil.

10.) Who were the three men that Nebuchadnezzar had put into the fiery furnace?

a.) Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar

b.) Daniel, Belshazzar, and Gabriel

c.) Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

d.) Levi, Judah, and Dan

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Four

1.) The daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year. Why?

a.) She died, and the prophet was not able to revive her.

b.) Her father sacrificed her to the Lord.

c.) She was barren.

d.) She was thrown out the window by her own servants, and died.

2.) A Levite took a concubine from Bethlehemjudah. She was unfaithful, and went to live at her father's house for four months. What did the Levite do then?

a.) He went and slaughtered every male child in her father's family.

b.) He went and slaughtered every member of her family.

c.) He sent his servant with a gift, to enquire what her intentions were.

d.) He went to her to persuade her to return.

3.) Elijah told the prophets of Baal to fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. How many times did they do this?

a.) Once

b.) Twice

c.) Three times

d.) Four times

4.) Four leprous men were at the gate of the city of Samaria, which was under siege. What did they decide to do?

a.) Go to the Syrian camp and set it on fire.

b.) Go to the Syrian camp and spread leprosy.

c.) Go to the camp of the Syrians and surrender.

d.) Go through Samaria and spread leprosy.

5.) Which one of the sons of Jacob had four sons named Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimrom?

a.) Reuben

b.) Isaachar

c.) Levi

d.) Judah

6.) Two men sent messages to Nehemiah four times asking him to meet them in one of the villages on the plain of Ono. Who were they?

a.) Sanballat and Geshem

b.) Angels of God who were not named.

c.) Hophni and Phineas

d.) Balak and Balaam

7.) Proverbs tells us there are four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: ants, conies, locusts, and...

a.) grasshoppers.

b.) spiders.

c.) cockroaches.

d.) mice.

8.) There is a story in the Bible about four men whose other names were: Belteshazzar, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. What do we know them as?

a.) Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

b.) The four most evil kings of Judah.

c.) The four lepers from the gate of Samaria.

d.) Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

9.) Four men carried a man who had palsy to Jesus, but they couldn't get near him for the crowd. What did they do?

a.) They said to him, 'In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.'

b.) They uncovered the roof and let the bed and the sick man down through the hole.

c.) They argued with the Pharisees about whose fault it was that the man was sick in the first place.

d.) They carried him home to his mother and father.

10.) Proverbs tells us that there are four things that never say, It is enough: The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and...

a.) fire.

b.) a harlot.

c.) a leech.

d.) a hungry child.

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Five

1.) Who were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah?

a.) The five witches at Endor that Saul consulted.

b.) Joseph's five daughters, who were born to him in Egypt.

c.) The five daughters of Zelophehad, who got an inheritance because they had no brothers.

d.) Five handmaidens to the Egyptian princess who found Moses in the bulrushes.

2.) David chose himself five smooth stones out of the brook before he went to encounter a particular person: who was that?

a.) Goliath of Gath

b.) Saul

c.) Jonathan

d.) Joab

3.) Jonathan, had a son that was lame of his feet from the age of five years old. What was his name?

a.) Abiathar

b.) Abner

c.) Chileab

d.) Mephibosheth

4.) Joseph sent portions from his table to his brothers who had come to Egypt. Which of his brothers got five times as much as the others?

a.) Judah

b.) Benjamin

c.) Reuben

d.) Simeon

5.) In Exodus it states that, If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox. How many sheep should he restore for a sheep?

a.) four

b.) three

c.) two

d.) one

6.) Who were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba?

a.) Five spies that Joshua sent to Jericho.

b.) Five men who were king David's most trusted servants.

c.) Five soothsayers that king Nebuchadnezzar had beheaded when they could not tell him what his dream was.

d.) Five kings of Midian who were slain at the command of Moses.

7.) Who were: Er, Onan, Shelah, Pharez and Zerah?

a.) Five officials in the court of queen Esther.

b.) Five men who plotted with Absalom to kill Amnon.

c.) The five sons of Judah.

d.) Five men who brought David water from the well at Bethlehem.

8.) Jesus told the woman at the well in Samaria, Thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is...

a.) not thy husband.

b.) not the last husband that thou wilt have.

c.) the husband of thy sister.

d.) thy brother.

9.) Jesus told us that five sparrows were sold for...?

a.) the price of one dove.

b.) one farthing.

c.) two farthings.

d.) twenty pieces of silver.

10.) In the story of the loaves and the fishes, the boy had five loaves. How many fishes did he have?

a.) One

b.) Two

c.) Three

d.) Four

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Six

1.) God told the Israelites that for six years they were to sow the land and gather the yield. What were they to do on the seventh year?

a.) Let it rest and lie fallow.

b.) Sow double what they normally did.

c.) Gather the yield and take it to Pharaoh.

d.) Gather the yield and burn it as an offering.

2.) God told Joshua that for six days they should march around the city of Jericho once. What were they to do on the seventh day?

a.) Rest for the Sabbath.

b.) Send an envoy to start negotiations with the chief governors of the city of Jericho.

c.) March around the city twice, the whole company maintaining silence.

d.) March around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets.

3.) God gave the Israelites six cities of refuge for the Israelites - what were they for?

a.) The Israelites could hide themselves from their enemies.

b.) Anyone who provoked the anger of God could be safe there.

c.) Anyone who killed a person without intent could flee there.

d.) They were cities with fortified walls which would not collapse in a storm.

4.) Which of the judges of Israel judged for six years?

a.) Ehud the son of Gera

b.) Jephthah the Gileadite

c.) Samson

d.) Deborah

5.) There was a giant of Gath who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. Who killed him?

a.) David

b.) Saul

c.) Jonathan (Saul's son)

d.) Jonathan (David's nephew)

6.) Second Kings and Second Chronicles both tell of a son of Ahaziah who was hidden from his murderous grandmother (Athalia) and stayed in the house of the Lord for six years. Who was he?

a.) Joash

b.) Joram

c.) Jotham

d.) Jeroboam

7.) Who was woman to whom Boaz gave six measures of barley?

a.) Orpah

b.) Ruth

c.) Naomi

d.) An unnamed servant in the field.

8.) In the year that king Uzziah died, Isaiah saw the Lord sitting on a throne in the temple. What were the creatures with six wings that stood above the throne?

a.) Terrible beasts with teeth of iron.

b.) Cherubim

c.) Seraphim

d.) We are not told.

9.) What oil is mentioned in the six months' preparation that Esther underwent before she went into the presence of king Ahasuerus?

a.) olive oil

b.) oil of cinnamon

c.) oil of myrrh

d.) oil of sweet calamus

10.) At the wedding feast at Cana, Jesus told the bridegroom's servants to fill six water pots with water. What did they do?

a.) Filled them to the brim.

b.) Half filled them.

c.) Told him to fill them himself if he wanted water.

d.) Told his disciples to fill them.

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Seven

1.) Whom did Jacob serve for seven years for the hand of Rachel, his daughter?

a.) Lot

b.) Lamech

c.) Levi

d.) Laban

2.) Who had a dream in which seven leanfleshed cows ate seven fat cows?

a.) Jacob

b.) Joseph

c.) Pharaoh

d.) King Nebuchadnezzar

3.) Seven days after God had turned the river to blood, He spoke to Moses and said, Go and say to Pharaoh 'Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me. And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with...'

a.) Frogs

b.) Toads

c.) Flies

d.) Locusts

4.) Miriam became leprous and Moses cried to God to heal her. God said that she was to be shut out of the camp for seven days and then...

a.) taken to the leper colony.

b.) received back into the camp again.

c.) taken before Solomon for a judgment.

d.) stoned to death.

5.) Balaam had Balak build seven altars. What did he offer on each one?

a.) A bullock and a ram.

b.) Seven bullocks.

c.) A ram and a lamb.

d.) A virgin.

6.) God had the children of Israel compass the city of Jericho once a day for six days. How many times did they compass it on the seventh day?

a.) Zero

b.) Two

c.) Three

d.) Seven

7.) The judge Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel for seven years. How many children did he have?

a.) 7

b.) 20

c.) 60

d.) We are not told.

8.) What did Samson promise to the Philistines if they could answer his riddle within the seven days of the feast?

a.) Thirty pieces of silver.

b.) Thirty sheets and thirty changes of garments.

c.) Thirty of his father's donkeys.

d.) Thirty weavers' looms.

9.) Which of the prophets sent his servant seven times to look for the clouds in the sky?

a.) Samuel

b.) Elisha

c.) Elijah

d.) Jeremiah

10.) Elisha sent a messenger to Naaman, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. What did Naaman do in response to the message?

a.) He went and washed in the Jordan immediately.

b.) He killed the messenger.

c.) He sent the messenger home with many camel-loads of gifts.

d.) He was angry and he went away.

11.) On the seventh day of his feast, when the heart of the king Ahasuerus was merry with wine, he commanded the seven chamberlains that served in his presence to do something. What was that?

a.) To bring Esther and Mordecai before the king.

b.) To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal.

c.) To bring all the ladies in the harem before the king.

d.) To bring scarlet robes for his guests and golden chains for their necks.

12.) Saul waited for Samuel at Gilgal for seven days. What did Saul do when Samuel did not arrive?

a.) He burned the offering himself.

b.) He waited seven more days.

c.) He went home.

d.) He sent his assassins to kill Samuel.

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Eight and Nine

1.) Which of the patriarchs circumcised his son when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him?

a.) Isaac

b.) Joseph

c.) Jacob

d.) Abraham

2.) This man had eight sons, one of whom became king of Israel.

a.) Jehoshaphat

b.) Jesse

c.) Joseph

d.) Jeremiah

3.) Which king of Judah was eight years old when he began to reign?

a.) Josiah

b.) Jehoshaphat

c.) Joram

d.) Jehoash

4.) Who was the man that Peter healed in Lydda, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years?

a.) Agabus

b.) Ananais

c.) Aeneas

d.) Phinehas

5.) The verse in 1 Peter that tells us that eight people were saved in the ark, also tells us something else about the story of Noah. What was that?

a.) God destroyed everyone else except the eight who were in the ark.

b.) Noah, his wife, his three sons and their wives were the eight who were saved.

c.) God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark.

d.) God remembered Noah and his family and the animals while they were in the ark.

6.) In the Old Testament it mentions the king who was the last remnant of the Rephaim. He had an iron bed that was nine cubits long and four cubits wide. What was his name?

a.) Og of Bashan

b.) Bera of Sodom

c.) Arioch of Ellasar

d.) Abimelech of Gerar

7.) In the twelfth year of King Ahaz of Judah, a son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel; he reigned nine years. Who was he?

a.) Hezekiah

b.) Horam

c.) Hadadezer

d.) Hoshea

8.) Jesus asked a Samaritan, '...the other nine, where are they?' What was he talking about?

a.) Patriarchs that had been raised from the dead.

b.) Lepers that had been cleansed.

c.) Waterpots at the wedding in Cana.

d.) Pigs that had jumped over a cliff.

9.) There are nine fruits of the spirit listed in Galatians 5. What is the first one in the list?

a.) Joy

b.) Peace

c.) Love

d.) Patience

10.) There are nine gifts of the Spirit listed in 1 Cor 12. What is the first one in the list?

a.) the word of wisdom

b.) the word of knowledge

c.) the interpretation of tongues

d.) the gifts of healing

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Ten

1.) Abraham pleaded with God concerning Sodom and he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there? What was the Lord's response?

a.) I will not destroy it for ten's sake.

b.) For ten it shall be destroyed, but for twenty it shall not.

c.) If there are fewer than fifty righteous in the city it shall be burned.

d.) He did not respond, He just sent the fire and brimstone right then.

2.) Where did Joseph's ten brothers go to buy corn when the famine struck Israel?

a.) Ethiopia

b.) Egypt

c.) Assyria

d.) Babylon

3.) David sent out ten young men to greet Nabal and receive his payment for their work. What did Nabal do?

a.) Paid them immediately, with an extra payment of one hundred loaves of barley.

b.) Told them that he would pay them when the harvest was finished.

c.) Claimed that he did not know David or his men and refused payment.

d.) Killed the young men and sent their heads on poles back to David.

4.) Ten young men who were Joab's armour bearers surrounded Absalom, and struck him and killed him - what had happened to Absalom immediately before this?

a.) He was riding his mule under an oak tree and he got his hair caught in the branches of it.

b.) The mule departed, and he was hanging in the tree, between heaven and earth.

c.) Joab took three darts and thrust them through Absalom's heart.

d.) All of the above.

5.) Gideon took ten men of his servants, and tore down the altar to Baal and built an altar to God as the LORD had said to him. Why did he do it by night?

a.) He suffered from diseased eyes and could not see in the daylight.

b.) His servants were employed in the household during the day and were only available to do the work at night.

c.) He was afraid of his father's household and of the men of the city.

d.) He did not want to attract the attention of the enemy.

6.) Boaz took ten men of the elders of the city of Bethlehem, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down. What was the subject of their discussion?

a.) Whether Ruth should repay him for the six measures of barley that he had given her.

b.) Whether the other kinsman redeemer was able to redeem Ruth.

c.) Whether Boaz was up to date with all of his tithes and offerings.

d.) Whether Boaz was in fact a descendant of Abraham.

7.) For which king did the Lord make the sundial of king Ahaz go backward by a factor of ten degrees?

a.) Josiah

b.) Hezekiah

c.) Jehoash

d.) Asa

8.) In the book of Esther, what happened to the ten sons of Haman?

a.) They were made lords over thousands in the army of king Ahasuerus.

b.) They inherited the portion of the land that had belonged to their father

c.) Both of the above.

d.) They were hanged on the gallows that their father had prepared for Mordecai.

9.) Daniel got permission for him and his three friends to abstain from eating meat for ten days. And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared...

a.) Fairer and fatter than those who ate meat.

b.) Neither better nor worse than those that ate meat.

c.) Pocked and pitted.

d.) Sallow and hollow so that the king himself was concerned for them.

10.) In all matters of wisdom and understanding that the king Nebuchadnezzar inquired of them, he found Daniel and his three friends ten times better than...?

a.) His wife.

b.) All the magicians and astrologers that were in the kingdom.

c.) The other children who were living in the palace.

d.) The captains of his hosts.

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Eleven

1.) On the day that Jacob wrestled with the angel, he sent eleven of his sons back over the brook. Why?

a.) He wanted to keep Judah with him to fight the angel.

b.) Joseph was in Egypt at the time and was not there.

c.) Benjamin had not been born at that time.

d.) Reuben was off with one of his father's concubines and was not present.

2.) Who dreamed a dream, and told it to his brothers, saying, "Look, I have had another dream: the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me."

a.) Jacob

b.) Joseph

c.) Pharaoh

d.) Daniel

3.) To whom did the lords of the Philistines promise to each give eleven hundred pieces of silver if she could get Samson to divulge the source of his strength?

a.) Deborah

b.) Dinah

c.) Delilah

d.) Delores

4.) Which king was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem?

a.) Zachariah

b.) Zedekiah

c.) Hezekiah

d.) Azariah

5.) Jesus appeared to the eleven disciples as they were sitting at the table; and he rebuked them for their lack of faith and stubbornness, because...

a.) they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen.

b.) they were robbing the Lord in their tithes and offerings.

c.) none of them had raised anyone from the dead yet.

d.) even though he was there with them, Thomas still refused to believe.

6.) Who 'rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them...'

a.) the men with whom Jesus had just walked to Emmaus.

b.) the Pharisees and chief Priests.

c.) Mary Magdalene.

d.) two angels.

7.) By what method was Matthias brought in with the eleven remaining disciples?

a.) The chief priest recommended him to Peter.

b.) He was Bartholomew's brother.

c.) He just arrived and hung around.

d.) The eleven cast lots

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Twelve

1.) Who of the following had twelve sons?

a.) Abraham

b.) Joseph

c.) Isaac

d.) Ishmael

2.) This man was the father of twelve sons, and the Lord changed his name to Israel.

a.) Adam

b.) Enoch

c.) Jacob

d.) Esau

3.) 'We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.' So said Joseph's brothers in the court of the Pharaoh of Egypt. What was odd about what they said?

a.) The youngest son had not been born at the time when they spoke to Joseph.

b.) The one that 'was not' was the one to whom they spoke.

c.) They would not say what the name of their father was.

d.) The Pharaoh had dreamed the night before that twelve men would bow before him the next day.

4.) Israel had twelve sons, but he blessed fourteen people. Who were the other two?

a.) Ephraim and Manasseh

b.) Jacob and Esau

c.) Hophni and Phinehas

d.) Pharez and Zarah

5.) Daniel warned Nebuchadnezzar of what would befall him and twelve months later it did. What was that?

a.) He was driven away from human society.

b.) He dwelt with the animals of the field and ate grass.

c.) He learned that the Most High God is sovereign over mortals.

d.) All of the above.

6.) For which king did queen Esther spend twelve month preparing herself before she went into his presence?

a.) Ahasuerus

b.) Adonijah

c.) Azariah

d.) Ahab

7.) A woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of his cloak. What did he say to her?

a.) The children's bread is not for the dogs.

b.) Verily I say unto you, Be clothed rather in righteousness and peace.

c.) Daughter, be of good comfort, thy faith hath made thee whole.

d.) Talitha Cumi, which being interpreted is, Damsel arise.

8.) Of the twelve disciples, how many were there named James?

a.) One (James the son of Zebedee).

b.) Two (James the son of Zebedee and James the son of Alphaeus).

c.) Three (James Zebedee, James Alphaeus and James, the Lord's brother).

d.) We are not told.

9.) Jesus fed a multitude with five loaves and two fishes, and there were twelve baskets of leftovers. How many men were in that crowd?

a.) about 50,000.

b.) about 5,000.

c.) about 500.

d.) about 50.

10.) One of the twelve disciples betrayed Jesus. What was his name?

a.) Thaddeus

b.) Alphaeus

c.) Bartholomew

d.) Judas

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Thirteen to Nineteen

1.) Who does the bible record as being thirteen years old, when he was circumcised?

a.) Abraham

b.) Isaac

c.) Ishmael

d.) Jacob

2.) Solomon was building his own house for thirteen years, but how long did it take for him to build the temple?

a.) seven years

b.) twelve years

c.) twenty years

d.) fifty years

3.) Jacob served Laban for fourteen years for something. What was that?

a.) cash wages

b.) two of his daughters

c.) half of his cattle

d.) half of his land

4.) Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, for fourteen days. What was being celebrated?

a.) The consecration of the middle of the court in front of the temple.

b.) The return of the slaves from the captivity in Babylon.

c.) The return of the ark of the covenant from the house of Obededam.

d.) The building of the holy of holies.

5.) The generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the Babylonian captivity are fourteen generations; and from the captivity until (who?) are fourteen generations.

a.) Daniel

b.) Malachi

c.) John the Baptist.

d.) Christ

6.) On the fourteenth night of Paul's shipwreck at sea, how many anchors did they let down from the stern of the vessel?

a.) 1

b.) 2

c.) 3

d.) 4

7.) The Lord told a prophet to say to king Hezekiah, ...I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add to thy days fifteen years. Who was it?

a.) Jeremiah

b.) Isaiah

c.) Obadiah

d.) Elijah

8.) Which of the twelve apostles did Paul stay with in Jerusalem for fifteen days?

a.) Peter

b.) James

c.) Thaddeus

d.) Bartholomew

9.) This king was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem.

a.) Nebuchadnezzar

b.) Uzziah

c.) Xerxes

d.) Joash

10.) Jacob lived in a foreign land for seventeen years: which one?

a.) Egypt

b.) Babylon

c.) Assyria

d.) Ethiopia

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Twenty and Twenty-Four

1.) Jacob served Laban for twenty years. Six of those twenty years were served for...

a.) Laban's livestock.

b.) Laban's daughters.

c.) Laban's household gods.

d.) Laban's vineyards.

2.) Who was sold to some Ishmaelite traders for twenty pieces of silver?

a.) Shem

b.) Lot

c.) Esau

d.) Joseph

3.) Judges 4 tells the story of a battle at which the captain of the enemy's host had a tent peg driven through his temples. The king of that country had oppressed Israel for twenty years. What was his name?

a.) Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon.

b.) Pul, king of Assyria.

c.) Jabin, king of Canaan.

d.) Pharaoh, king of Egypt.

4.) This evil king was the father of Hezekiah. He was twenty years old when he began to reign. What was his name?

a.) Abimelech

b.) Azariah

c.) Ahaz

d.) Asa

5.) There was a man of great size at Gath, who had six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number; he was descended from...

a.) the angels.

b.) the giants.

c.) Noah

d.) Goliath

6.) In the book of Revelation, John describes the throne of God: 'Around the throne are twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones are twenty-four elders, dressed...

a.) in white robes with golden crowns on their heads.

b.) in scarlet and fine linen, with gold chains on their necks.

c.) in purple robes, carrying scepters in their hands.

d.) in white robes, with a border of blue and tassels.

7.) What is the last thing that the twenty-four elders in Revelation are recorded as saying?

a.) 'Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.'

b.) 'Blessing and honor, glory and power be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne.'

c.) 'Better is a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.'

d.) 'Amen. Hallelujah!'

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Thirty

1.) Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Where was he allowed to go in the performance of his duties?

a.) Anywhere within the inner court of the king.

b.) Anywhere within the palace.

c.) Anywhere within the province.

d.) Anywhere within Egypt.

2.) If the ox gored a male or female slave, the owner of the ox was to pay to the slaveowner thirty shekels of silver, and...

a.) work in the stead of the slave for thirty days.

b.) a lamb.

c.) a yoke of twelve oxen.

d.) the ox should be stoned.

3.) The whole of Israel mourned for thirty days at the death of these two members of the same family when each of them died.

a.) Abraham and Lot

b.) Jacob and Esau

c.) Moses and Aaron

d.) Shem and Japheth

4.) King David was thirty years old when he began to reign. How long did he reign for?

a.) Forty years

b.) Forty-five years

c.) Fifty years

d.) Fifty-five years

5.) This man was a judge of Israel. He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys.

a.) Samson

b.) Ehud

c.) Jair

d.) Othneil

6.) Thirty days after she had been in the presence of the king, Esther went back into the inner court without him summoning her. What saved her life in that situation?

a.) The king held out his golden scepter to her.

b.) Haman pleaded with the king for him to allow her into his presence.

c.) Mordecai went with her and told the king of a plot against him.

d.) Some thieves broke in at that moment and distracted the king from what he was doing.

7.) Samson told his thirty friends he would give them thirty linen garments and thirty festal garments if they could solve his riddle. He lost the wager - where did he get the garments to pay them from?

a.) It was part of his inheritance from him having become a judge.

b.) His parents were extremely wealthy and they made clothing for a trade.

c.) He went to a town called Ashkelon and killed thirty men and took their garments.

d.) He stole them from a wealthy Philistine merchant.

8.) In the book of Daniel there is the story of the administrators and princes of the kingdom going to the king to have him sign a royal decree that whomever would pray to or worship any other than the king during the next thirty days would be thrown to the lions. What was the name of the king?

a.) Nebuchadnezzar

b.) Pharaoh

c.) Abimelech

d.) Darius

9.) Which old testament prophet prophesied that the Lord Jesus would be betrayed for thirty pieces of silver and that the money would be thrown back into the temple?

a.) Zechariah

b.) Obadiah

c.) Nahum

d.) Malachi

10.) Which of the twelve disciples betrayed the Lord for thirty pieces of silver?

a.) James Alpheaus

b.) Judas Iscariot

c.) Thomas Didymus

d.) Bartholomew

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Forty

1.) What did the children of Israel eat each morning for forty years while they were in the wilderness?

a.) Quails

b.) Manna

c.) Vegetables

d.) Lamb

2.) When Moses received the ten commandments, he was up the mountain for forty days. What mountain?

a.) Mount Moriah

b.) Mount Sinai

c.) Mount Ararat

d.) Mount of Olives

3.) At the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark. What bird did he send out first?

a.) Dove

b.) Raven

c.) Pigeon

d.) Hawk

4.) When Esau was forty years old, he took a wife. What was her name?

a.) Judith

b.) Mariam

c.) Sara

d.) Rebekah

5.) Because the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, into whose hand were they delivered for forty years.

a.) The Jebusites

b.) The Perizzites

c.) The Philistines

d.) The Hittites

6.) Who had judged Israel forty years, and he died when he heard that many Israelites had died in battle, his two sons had been slain, and the ark was taken?

a.) Samuel

b.) Nathan

c.) Eli

d.) Samson

7.) Who presented himself before Israel, in defiance, for forty days?

a.) Saul

b.) Absolom

c.) Goliath

d.) Asa

8.) What was the name of Saul's son who was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel?

a.) Jonathan

b.) Ishbosheth

c.) Kish

d.) Baalhanan

9.) What land did Ezekiel say would not be inhabited for forty years?

a.) Babylon

b.) Canaan

c.) Egypt

d.) Judea

10.) Who said that Nineveh shall be overthrown in forty days?

a.) Jesus

b.) Noah

c.) Jonah

d.) Ezra

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Fifty

1.) The breadth of Noah's ark was fifty cubits. What was the length of it?

a.) One hundred cubits.

b.) Two hundred cubits.

c.) Three hundred cubits.

d.) Four hundred cubits.

2.) Abraham bargained with God, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? What was God's response?

a.) If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the entire place for their sakes.

b.) For nothing less than one hundred righteous will I spare Sodom.

c.) God asked for time to think it over.

d.) God threw down fire and brimstone so that Abraham's wife and family perished.

3.) King David bought a threshingfloor for fifty pieces of silver from a man called Araunah. What did he use it for?

a.) He hid his men there from king Saul.

b.) He threshed his wheat there and used the place to store his grain.

c.) He used it to throw a massive party for Solomon after he had crowned him king.

d.) He built an altar there to the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.

4.) Which one of David's sons expected to be king, and prepared himself chariots, horsemen, and fifty men to run before him?

a.) Chileab

b.) Absalom

c.) Amnon

d.) Adonijah

5.) While Jezebel was killing off the Lord's prophets, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them in two caves, fifty in each, and had done something else as well. What was that?

a.) He supplied them with food and water.

b.) He supplied them with basins so that they could wash.

c.) He went to look for Elijah to tell him what he had done.

d.) He went to the palace and prophesied against King Ahab.

6.) In the book of Esther, Haman made a gallows fifty cubits high. Who did he plan to hang on it?

a.) The king's chamberlains who were plotting to assassinate the king.

b.) His wife and friends who had humiliated him.

c.) Mordecai the Jew.

d.) Queen Esther.

7.) Jesus told a parable about... 'a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?' Who answered his question?

a.) The chief priest.

b.) One of the Sadducees.

c.) A Pharisee called Simon.

d.) We are not told.

8.) The Jews asked Jesus how could he claim to have seen Abraham, seeing he wasn't yet fifty years old. When Jesus replied to their question, what was their response?

a.) They put him in stocks and had him whipped.

b.) They picked up stones to throw at him.

c.) They hurried to their homes, with their heads covered.

d.) They thanked him for explaining it to them.

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Seventy

1.) The LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee. What did God want to do to them?

a.) Endue them with the spirit, so that they could help Moses carry out his duties.

b.) Teach them the Ten Commandments.

c.) Rebuke them for their hard hearts.

d.) Kill them.

2.) Abimelech killed seventy of his brothers. How did God repay him for what he had done.

a.) God struck him dead on the spot.

b.) He developed a patch of leprosy on his forehead, and spent the rest of his life outside the city.

c.) A woman dropped a millstone off the tower and it crushed his skull, then his armorbearer thrust him through with the sword.

d.) His own children were taken away to Babylon and killed.

3.) Which king had seventy sons in Samaria?

a.) Abimelech

b.) Azariah

c.) Ahaserus

d.) Ahab

4.) Who killed the seventy sons of the king?

a.) Jehu

b.) Jedaiah

c.) Jeremiah

d.) Jehoiachin

5.) Which prophet prophesied that Israel would serve the king of Babylon for seventy years?

a.) Isaiah

b.) Jeremiah

c.) Ezekiel

d.) Obadiah

6.) What did the prophet say would happen to Babylon at the end of the seventy years?

a.) Babylon would be punished and would become perpetually desolate.

b.) The prophet didn't mention what would happen to Babylon.

c.) It would flourish in the desert, as a rose.

d.) Its hanging gardens would be a wonder of the world.

7.) What was to happen to Israel at the end of the seventy years in Babylon?

a.) They were to rise up against the king of Babylon and conquer the land.

b.) God would visit them and cause them to return to their land.

c.) They were to serve another seventy years for their failure to observe the Sabbath.

d.) They would be utterly destroyed.

8.) When Daniel understood from his reading that the seventy years captivity was nearly ended, what did he do?

a.) He encouraged his friends to rebel against the oppressors.

b.) He said goodbye to his Babylonian friends and packed his belongings for the trip home.

c.) He set his face to seek God by prayer and fasting, and with sackcloth and ashes.

d.) He didn't say what he did.

9.) The Lord Jesus appointed seventy men, and sent them into every city and place, where he himself would come. In what way did he send them?

a.) Alone.

b.) In groups of two.

c.) In groups of five.

d.) In groups of seven.

10.) And the seventy returned again with joy, saying...

a.) Even devils are subject to us through your name.

b.) Truly you are he of whom the prophets spoke.

c.) Blessing and honor and glory and power be unto you, oh Lord most high.

d.) Behold, what manner of love the father hath given unto us.

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Three Hundred

1.) This man walked with God for three hundred years after he begat his son, Methuselah, and then he was not, because God took him. Who was he?

a.) Esau

b.) Enoch

c.) Arioch

d.) Nobloch

2.) To whom did God say, "And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits."

a.) Nehemiah

b.) Nimrod

c.) Nebo

d.) Noah

3.) Joseph gave each of his brothers changes of raiment, but to one brother he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment. Who was he?

a.) Benjamin

b.) Belshazzar

c.) Balaam

d.) Barak

4.) To whom did the LORD say, "By the three hundred men that lapped (the water that they drank) will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place."

a.) Joshua

b.) Simeon

c.) Gideon

d.) Zibeon

5.) Who went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails, and sent them into the fields of the Philistines?

a.) Samson

b.) Samuel

c.) Simeon

d.) Seth

6.) This man was a brother of Goliath of Gath, whom David slew. He had David cornered in battle, but Abishai (one of David's mighty men) came to his rescue and killed the giant. What was the giant's name?

a.) Isaac

b.) Ishbibenob

c.) Ichabod

d.) Isaachar

7.) This man, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among David's three best mighty men. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three. What was his name?

a.) Artexerxes

b.) Abishai

c.) Arioch

d.) Ahaz

8.) Which king made three hundred shields of beaten gold; (three pounds of gold went to one shield) and put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon immediately after he had been visited by the Queen of Sheba?

a.) Saul

b.) David

c.) Solomon

d.) Rehoboam

9.) At the end of the story of Esther, the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan. What did they do with the plunder?

a.) They took everything, good and chattels, cattle and slaves.

b.) They took goods and chattels and livestock.

c.) They took food goods only.

d.) They took nothing.

10.) While Jesus was at the home of Simon the leper, a woman came in with a jar of beautiful perfume, broke the seal and poured it over his head. Some of those who were at the table were indignant and said, "It might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and ___."

a.) the money given to the poor.

b.) the money used to support your ministry.

c.) the money used to pay our tithes.

d.) the money used to buy our food.

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The Book of Psalms

Death

Counsel

Delight

Blessed Is The Man

Salvation

The Wicked

Rejoicing

Which Psalm

Death

1.) He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto____ belong the issues from death.

a.) the wise

b.) the pure in heart

c.) Him who is able to keep us from falling

d.) God the Lord

2.) For this God is____: he will be our guide even unto death.

a.) our God for ever and ever

b.) faithful and true

c.) the everlasting Father

d.) the alpha and omega

3.) The LORD hath____: but he hath not given me over unto death.

a.) tried me and found me wanting

b.) chastened me sore

c.) weighed me in the balances

d.) all but forsaken me

4.) The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men...

a.) compassed me about.

b.) gnashed on me with their teeth.

c.) made me afraid.

d.) overcame me.

5.) Consider and hear me, O LORD my God:____, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

a.) lighten mine eyes

b.) hear my prayer

c.) incline thine ear to my voice

d.) strengthen me in the inward parts

6.) Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will____ for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

a.) prevail against the foe

b.) fear no evil

c.) strive for my life

d.) call upon the name of the Lord

7.) ____ in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

a.) Repulsive

b.) An abomination

c.) Precious

d.) Delightful

8.) For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou____, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

a.) lift me from the miry clay

b.) set my feet upon a rock

c.) set my borders in pleasant places

d.) deliver my feet from falling

9.) He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and...

a.) into His glorious light.

b.) brake their bands in sunder.

c.) made their habitation praise forever.

d.) on them hath the light shone.

10.) For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and...

a.) my feet from falling.

b.) thou art my fortress and my high tower.

c.) put a new song in my heart, even praise to God.

d.) it is of thy mercy that we are not consumed.

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Counsel

1.) Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth...

a.) with those whose god is not the Lord.

b.) in the seat of the scornful.

c.) with those who will make their bed in hell.

d.) and eateth the bread of the idle.

2.) I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in...

a.) thy sure testimonies.

b.) the law and the prophets.

c.) the night seasons.

d.) every season.

3.) (May the Lord) grant thee according to____, and fulfil all thy counsel.

a.) thine own heart

b.) His own heart

c.) His riches in glory

d.) His word

4.) For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they...

a.) plotted together to bring me to ruin.

b.) slandered my name in the gate.

c.) schemed how they might rob me.

d.) devised to take away my life.

5.) The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh...

a.) the devices of the people of none effect.

b.) the heathen to rage furiously together.

c.) darkness to be as light about me.

d.) me to lie down by still water and restoreth my soul.

6.) The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart...

a.) to bless and not to curse.

b.) are yeah and amen.

c.) are towards men.

d.) to all generations.

7.) Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the____ of the workers of iniquity:

a.) devices

b.) intentions

c.) insurrection

d.) deceit

8.) Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward...

a.) crown me with lovingkindness and tender mercy.

b.) receive me to glory.

c.) load me daily with thy blessings.

d.) instruct me in the night seasons.

9.) They soon____; they waited not for his counsel:

a.) forgat his works

b.) forgat his mercy

c.) forgat his provision

d.) forgat his salvation

10.) Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and...

a.) kept not the covenant that He had made with their forefathers.

b.) despised prophecy.

c.) were brought low for their iniquity.

d.) offered sacrifices to the Baals.

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Delight

1.) But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in____ doth he meditate day and night.

a.) His law

b.) His provision

c.) His steadfast love

d.) His testimonies

2.) Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee...

a.) the desires of His heart.

b.) long life and abundance.

c.) health and strength to thy bones.

d.) the desires of thine heart.

3.) But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in...

a.) abundance.

b.) the abundance of peace.

c.) the abundance of mercy.

d.) the provision of the Lord.

4.) They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but...

a.) they plot together against the Lord and His anointed.

b.) they disinherit their children.

c.) they curse inwardly.

d.) they are not sincere.

5.) I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget...

a.) thy lovingkindness.

b.) thy law.

c.) thy instruction.

d.) thy word.

6.) Their heart is____; but I delight in thy law.

a.) as dark as night

b.) as black as sin

c.) as fat as grease

d.) as riches gained hastily

7.) Let____ come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.

a.) thy tender mercies

b.) remembrance

c.) thy judgment

d.) thy reward

8.) Thy testimonies also are my delight and...

a.) my strength.

b.) my counsellors.

c.) my joy and crown.

d.) my chief friends.

9.) Make me to go in the path of____; for therein do I delight.

a.) righteousness

b.) the just

c.) thy mercy

d.) thy commandments

10.) I have longed for____, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.

a.) Thy mercy

b.) Thy salvation

c.) Thy judgment

d.) Thy counsel

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Blessed Is The Man

1.) Blessed is the man that walketh not in____, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

a.) transgression

b.) the way of the idle

c.) the counsel of the ungodly

d.) idolatry

2.) Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit...

a.) he findeth no fault.

b.) is the lamp of the Lord.

c.) he can trust.

d.) there is no guile.

3.) O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man...

a.) that observeth the law to do it.

b.) that trusteth in Him.

c.) that cometh before Him with fear.

d.) that hath received of his blessing.

4.) Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to____, that he may dwell in thy courts:

a.) approach unto thee

b.) walk in the valley of the shadow of death

c.) pass through the valley of Baca

d.) rise up on the wings of eagles

5.) Blessed is the man____; in whose heart are the ways of them (that walking through the valley of Baca maketh a well)

a.) who findeth thee

b.) whose strength is in thee

c.) whose delight is in thee

d.) who diggeth pools in the valley of Baca

6.) Blessed is he that____: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

a.) keepeth thy law

b.) doeth good to his neighbour

c.) considereth the poor

d.) is a man of few words

7.) Blessed is the man whom thou, O LORD,____ and teachest him out of thy law;

a.) chastenest

b.) rebukest

c.) lovest

d.) leaveth an inheritance

8.) Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him...

a.) early.

b.) often.

c.) from the rising of the sun to the going down of the same.

d.) with the whole heart.

9.) Blessed is the people that____: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.

a.) know the joyful sound

b.) walk in the light

c.) observe thy commandments to do them

d.) honor thy name

10.) Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose...

a.) iniquity is not imputed to him for righteousness.

b.) sin is covered.

c.) heart is set on Zion.

d.) chief friend is the Lord.

11.) Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that...

a.) is plenteous in mercy.

b.) is longsuffering and kind.

c.) doeth not take counsel with the wicked.

d.) doeth righteousness at all times.

12.) Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not____, nor such as turn aside to lies.

a.) the wealthy

b.) the arrogant

c.) the proud

d.) the foolish

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Salvation

1.) Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually,...

a.) the LORD be magnified.

b.) oh Lord, how long?

c.) blessing and honor and glory to the Lord!

d.) the Lord is good unto them that wait for Him.

2.) Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and____ hath made me great.

a.) thy mercy

b.) thy gentleness

c.) thy statutes

d.) thy unfailing goodness

3.) (Because thou hast made the Lord which is my refuge, even the Most High thy habitation) With____ will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation.

a.) plenteous crops

b.) silver and gold

c.) much fine gold

d.) long life

4.) The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly showed in the sight of...

a.) the heathen.

b.) all the nations.

c.) all the ends of the earth.

d.) the righteous.

5.) (He that hath clean hands and a pure heart) He shall receive____, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

a.) the inheritance of the saints

b.) entry to the courts of the Lord

c.) the blessing from the LORD

d.) of the Lord, pressed down, shaken together and running over

6.) The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is____; of whom shall I be afraid?

a.) a strong and mighty tower

b.) the strength of my life

c.) great and greatly to be praised

d.) merciful unto them that fear Him

7.) But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is...

a.) the alpha and omega.

b.) their deliverer.

c.) their portion forever.

d.) their strength in the time of trouble.

8.) Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that____ will I show the salvation of God.

a.) ordereth his conversation aright

b.) offereth praise and glorifieth me

c.) walketh not in the way of sinners

d.) bringeth the whole tithe to the storehouse

9.) Blessed be the Lord, who daily____, even the God of our salvation. Selah

a.) feedeth the poor out of His good harvest

b.) loadeth us with benefits

c.) causeth the sun to spring forth like a bridegroom from his chamber

d.) sendeth the gentle rain from heaven upon the earth beneath

10.) Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that...

a.) He, remembering His mercy, may help His servant Israel.

b.) have not lifted their souls unto vanity nor sworn deceitfully.

c.) glory may dwell in our land.

d.) all people that on earth do dwell may sing to Him.

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The Wicked

1.) The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is...

a.) foolish and saith in his heart, There is no God.

b.) known as a liar and a braggart.

c.) deceitful, to his innermost being.

d.) snared in the work of his own hands.

2.) The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be...

a.) taken in the devices that they have imagined.

b.) taken quickly down to the grave.

c.) burned in hell.

d.) abased.

3.) For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth____ whom the LORD abhorreth.

a.) the idolatrous

b.) the covetous

c.) mischief makers

d.) fools

4.) Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart,...

a.) God is merciful and slow to anger.

b.) His mercies are new every morning.

c.) Thou wilt not require it.

d.) Great is thy faithfulness Oh Lord.

5.) For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may...

a.) shoot straight.

b.) privily shoot at the upright in heart.

c.) shoot they that persecute them.

d.) shoot arrows in the hearts of vile scoffers.

6.) The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence...

a.) his soul hateth.

b.) he doeth not try.

c.) also receive the rain.

d.) doth escape trial as a bird from a snare.

7.) Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but...

a.) war is in their hearts.

b.) murder is in their hearts.

c.) mischief is in their hearts.

d.) slander is in their hearts.

8.) Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD,...

a.) provision shall compass him about.

b.) merriment shall compass him about.

c.) fortune shall compass him about.

d.) mercy shall compass him about.

9.) I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like...

a.) a cancerous growth.

b.) an eagle upon her nest.

c.) a buffoon upon a couch.

d.) a green bay tree.

10.) The wicked borroweth, and____: but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth.

a.) giveth not to the poor

b.) payeth not again

c.) breaketh

d.) is not grateful in his heart

11.) The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to...

a.) imitate him.

b.) ensnare him.

c.) slay him.

d.) lay a trap for him.

12.) As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as____, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

a.) wax melteth before the fire

b.) chaff before the wind

c.) a rod is broken on the back of a fool

d.) the dead who cannot praise the Lord

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Rejoicing

1.) Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually,...

a.) It is of the Lord's mercy that we are not consumed.

b.) The LORD be magnified.

c.) The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him.

d.) Who is like unto thee, forgiving iniquity?

2.) But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because____: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

a.) thou defendest them

b.) thy compassion faileth not

c.) salvation belongs to our God

d.) thou healest all diseases

3.) I rejoice at thy word, as one...

a.) that hath escaped out of the pit.

b.) who is refreshed by a good word.

c.) who is spared from death.

d.) that findeth great spoil.

4.) The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles...

a.) see the salvation of the Lord.

b.) hear His word.

c.) be glad thereof.

d.) clap their hands.

5.) My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and...

a.) my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

b.) even my enemy shall be at peace with me.

c.) many shall hear it and be glad.

d.) I will lift up my hands in thy name.

6.) O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be____ all our days.

a.) satisfied

b.) glad

c.) loved of the Lord

d.) fed

7.) I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my...

a.) lot to fall with those who seek my life.

b.) bed in hell.

c.) foes to rejoice over me.

d.) dancing into mourning.

8.) Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with____ that magnify themselves against me.

a.) shackles and fetters of iron

b.) want

c.) sackcloth and ashes

d.) shame and dishonour

9.) Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of...

a.) thy wrath against the wicked.

b.) thy lovingkindness.

c.) thy mercy.

d.) thy judgments.

10.) For our heart shall rejoice in him, because...

a.) we have trusted in his holy name.

b.) He hath delivered us in peace from the battle.

c.) precious unto the Lord is the death of his saints.

d.) thy lovingkindness is better than life.

11.) I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast____; thou hast known my soul in adversities;

a.) heard my supplication

b.) considered my trouble

c.) raised me out of the miry clay

d.) set my feet upon a rock

12.) Because thou hast been my help, therefore____ will I rejoice.

a.) in the midst of the congregation

b.) in thy holy temple

c.) in the shadow of thy wings

d.) in the sight of the heathen

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Which Psalm

1.) Which Psalms are known as the Shepherd Psalms?

a.) 20, 21 and 22

b.) 21, 22 and 23

c.) 22, 23 and 24

d.) 23, 24 and 25

2.) Which Psalms, at the end of the book of Psalms, are called the Hallelujah Psalms?

a.) 146 - 150

b.) 120-130

c.) 90 - 96

d.) 34 - 39

3.) Which Psalms are the Songs of Ascent?

a.) 51 - 63

b.) 79 - 89

c.) 120 - 134

d.) 135 - 148

4.) Which Psalms are called the Pauline Psalms (because they tend to focus on our sin and God's redemption, as does the book of Romans?)

a.) 1,9,13 and 23

b.) 22, 84, 95 and 150

c.) 29, 53, 84 and 99

d.) 32, 51,130 and 143

5.) Which Psalm is written in first person singular and deals with the crucifixion?

a.) 21

b.) 22

c.) 23

d.) 24

6.) Which Psalm is written as a trilogue?

a.) 4

b.) 3

c.) 2

d.) 1

7.) Which Psalm is the shortest chapter in the Bible?

a.) 116

b.) 117

c.) 118

d.) 119

8.) Which Psalm is the longest chapter in the Bible?

a.) 116

b.) 117

c.) 118

d.) 119

9.) Which Psalm was written by Moses?

a.) 89

b.) 90

c.) 91

d.) 92

10.) Which Psalm deals with David's repentance after his great sin concerning Bathsheba?

a.) 49

b.) 50

c.) 51

d.) 52

11.) Which Psalm repeats the phrase "His mercy endureth forever."

a.) 125

b.) 136

c.) 147

d.) 158

12.) In this dark Psalm, the writer wrote, "Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry; For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave."

a.) 55

b.) 66

c.) 77

d.) 88

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End Time Prophecy

Israel in Prophecy

Last Days Politics

People on Earth at the End of Time

The Beast and the False Prophet

The Church in Prophecy

The World at the End of Time

False Prophets

The Second Coming of Christ

Israel in Prophecy

1.) What did Ezekiel and Isaiah both prophesy about the agriculture of Israel?

a.) That it would be like the garden of Eden and they would export fruit to the whole world.

b.) That it would be able to grow enough crops to stop itself from famine.

c.) That there would be a dearth of food in the land and the people would be hungry.

d.) That it would be parched, the springs would dry up and jackals would live there.

2.) The prophet Isaiah spoke of the forests in Israel...

a.) and said that the wood for the temple would be gathered from them.

b.) and said that they would be consumed with fire in the last days.

c.) and named the varieties of trees that would be planted.

d.) and said that the springs would dry up and the forests would die.

3.) The prophet Ezekiel foresaw the regathering of the Jews into Israel. He said that the nation would be...

a.) ten nations, each with a king.

b.) contested for, and partly owned by the Philistines.

c.) divided into a northern and a southern kingdom.

d.) one nation, and no longer divided.

4.) On May 14, 1948 Israel became a nation. Which prophet prophesied that this would happen in the space of one day?

a.) Amos

b.) Isaiah

c.) Jeremiah

d.) Ezekiel

5.) Two Old Testament prophets prophesied that the returning Jews would once again use the ancient shekel for commerce. Who were they?

a.) Isaiah and Jeremiah.

b.) Amos and Daniel.

c.) Zephaniah and Zechariah.

d.) Ezekiel and Amos.

6.) The prophet Ezekiel prophesied that Israel would be attacked from...

a.) the north.

b.) the south.

c.) the east.

d.) the west.

7.) The apostle Paul wrote to the Romans concerning Israel, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until...

a.) they cease to be wise in their own eyes.

b.) the great and terrible day of the Lord.

c.) the Lord gives them beauty for ashes and the oil of joy for mourning.

d.) the fullness of the Gentiles be come in.

8.) Immediately after he had written the above, what did Paul write concerning Israel?

a.) The northern kingdom of Israel will be saved; as it is written, "Out of Zion will come the Deliverer; he will banish ungodliness from Jacob."

b.) The southern kingdom of Israel will be saved; as it is written, "Out of Zion will come the Deliverer; he will banish ungodliness from Jacob."

c.) All Israel will be saved; as it is written, "Out of Zion will come the Deliverer; he will banish ungodliness from Jacob."

d.) None of Israel will be saved; as it is written, "It repenteth me that I have made them."

9.) Which one of the gates of the outward sanctuary of the temple is now shut and will remain so until the Lord comes back.

a.) Eastern

b.) Western

c.) Northern

d.) Southern

10.) The prophets Joel and Amos both prophesied concerning the mountains of Israel that...

a.) Israel would once again plant vineyards on the mountains of Israel.

b.) The people would live on the tops of the mountains.

c.) The people would make pilgrimages to the mountains to worship the Lord.

d.) Israel would worship strange idols on the tops of the mountains.

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Last Days Politics

1.) In the last days, finance will depend on...

a.) land ownership.

b.) numbers.

c.) cash.

d.) a world bank.

2.) The second epistle of Peter warns us that there will be false teachers who will be smooth talkers, have many followers,and...

a.) take money for the remission of sin.

b.) be unfaithful husbands.

c.) have huge churches.

d.) slur the Christian faith.

3.) What are people saying when inescapable destruction comes upon them?

a.) Death to the infidel!

b.) When will it all end?

c.) Peace and safety.

d.) Global government is the answer.

4.) The possession of this city will be at the center of international turmoil?

a.) Jerusalem

b.) Tel Aviv

c.) Rome

d.) Babylon

5.) In Revelation we are told that unclean spirits will go forth to the kings of the earth to draw them to one place for a great battle. What is the name of the place?

a.) Antioch

b.) Addis Abeba

c.) Armageddon

d.) Aqmolah

6.) In the book of Daniel we read of a kingdom that is unlike any other, which shall consume the whole earth and...

a.) build it up into unprecedented glory.

b.) tread it down and break it in pieces.

c.) educate it in the ways of goodness and truth.

d.) introduce self-esteem as a way of salvation.

7.) Jesus told his disciples that they would hear of wars, earthquakes, and famines before the end. What did he call this period of time?

a.) The great and terrible day of the Lord.

b.) The vial of God's wrath.

c.) The beginning of the end.

d.) The beginning of sorrows.

8.) The global economy will be supported by a technology called the mark of the beast. What is it?

a.) A capitalistic ideology.

b.) A computer called Deep Thought.

c.) A literal mark that will be put on peoples' foreheads or right hands.

d.) A record that is kept of what type of car people own.

9.) The mark of the beast will be applied to one of two areas in everyone's body. What are they?

a.) In their right hand or in their forehead.

b.) In the back of the neck or in the thigh.

c.) In their left hand or in their right hand.

d.) In their elbow or in their knee.

10.) Jesus spoke a parable to the disciples regarding a particular tree, and all the trees. What did the trees represent?

a.) The king of Israel and all the people of Israel.

b.) The forests of Israel and the forests of the world.

c.) The nation of Israel and all the nations of the world.

d.) He himself, and all the people of the world.

11.) Zechariah 14:12 tells us that the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. What modern phenomenon could this refer to?

a.) aids

b.) cancer

c.) magic

d.) the neutron bomb

12.) The apostle John, who wrote the Book of Revelation, was told the number of an army in the last days. How many was it?

a.) Twenty thousand.

b.) Two hundred thousand.

c.) Twenty million.

d.) Two hundred million.

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People on Earth at the End of Time

1.) Which Old Testament prophet did an angel tell that travel would increase at the end of time?

a.) Amos

b.) Ezekiel

c.) Daniel

d.) Hosea

2.) The apostle Jude, in his short letter, reminded the church that in the last days there would be mockers who...

a.) would murder those without a voice.

b.) would walk after their own ungodly lusts.

c.) would blaspheme the name of Almighty God.

d.) would break covenants that they made with each other.

3.) In the time of the great tribulation, one third of the world's population will die. What will be the response of the people who are left?

a.) They will repent and turn to God.

b.) They will seek for the truth but it will be too late.

c.) They will explain the events as an ecological disaster.

d.) They will not repent.

4.) In the second letter that Paul wrote to Timothy he said, "People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power." How did he say we should relate to people like that?

a.) Have nothing to do with them.

b.) Take them before the chief priests and elders for judgment.

c.) Invite to your house for a meal so that they can observe how to live properly.

d.) Make friends with them and look for the chance to share the gospel with them.

5.) Which two events did the apostle Peter tell us that in the last days mockers would deliberately forget?

a.) The resurrection and Pentecost.

b.) The crucifixion and the resurrection.

c.) The birth of Christ and the crucifixion.

d.) The creation of the world and the flood.

6.) In the time of the great tribulation, the fourth angel pours a vial on the sun and power is given to him to...

a.) cause the crops on earth to grow at twice their normal yield.

b.) stop the light of the sun from reaching the earth.

c.) change the orbit of the sun, and of all the heavenly bodies.

d.) scorch the inhabitants of the earth with its fire.

7.) The mark of the beast, spoken of in Revelation, is given to men for what reason?

a.) So that a record can be kept of how many children they have.

b.) So that they can buy and sell.

c.) So that they can open and close doors without keys.

d.) So that a record can be kept of what type of car they own.

8.) Jesus told the disciples that heaven and earth would pass away, and then told them something that would not pass away. What was it?

a.) His words.

b.) Faith.

c.) The moon.

d.) The prayers of the saints.

9.) Jesus said that false Christs would arise, doing great wonders and if it were possible would...

a.) raise the dead.

b.) negotiate with the Pontiff for one glorious united church.

c.) join together and persecute the real Christians.

d.) deceive the very elect of God.

10.) What did Jesus say that the day of his coming would be like for all the people on earth?

a.) A snare.

b.) Labor pains.

c.) The calm after the storm.

d.) The arrival of the long-awaited bridegroom.

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The Beast and the False Prophet

1.) Paul wrote to the Thessalonian church and told them that before Jesus returns to earth the man of sin will be revealed, "he will exalt himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped and..."

a.) put to death anyone who does not worship him.

b.) introduce the sacrifice of pigs into the synagogue.

c.) sit as God in the temple of God.

d.) rebuild the city of Babylon.

2.) The apostle John saw a vision and a beast rose out of the sea, having seven heads and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. He then saw one of the heads was wounded to death, and the deadly wound was...

a.) healed, and all the world wondered after the beast.

b.) infected, and all the birds of the air ate of his flesh.

c.) not unto death but the beast who was, was not any more.

d.) fatal, and the entire world mourned for the passing of the beast.

3.) The beast that John saw rise out of the sea spoke great things and blasphemies. How long was he given power for?

a.) Forty-two hours.

b.) Forty-two days.

c.) Forty-two months.

d.) Forty-two years.

4.) John saw a second beast, coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a...

a.) lamb.

b.) dove.

c.) lion.

d.) dragon.

5.) How was the second beast able to deceive the inhabitants of earth?

a.) With smoke and mirrors.

b.) By means of miracles which he had power to do.

c.) He had two faces - one like a lamb and one like a wolf.

d.) He was able to do crafty transactions in the financial institutions.

6.) For what reason is the mark of the beast given to men?

a.) So that they can buy and sell.

b.) So that they can open and close doors without keys.

c.) So that a record can be kept of what type of car they own.

d.) So that a record can be kept of how many children they have.

7.) What is the mark of the beast?

a.) A literal mark that will be put on people's foreheads or right hands.

b.) A record that is kept of what type of car people own.

c.) A computer called Deep Thought.

d.) A capitalistic ideology.

8.) The mark of the beast will be applied to one of two sites in everyone's body. What are they?

a.) In the back of the neck or in the thigh.

b.) In their left hand or in their right hand.

c.) In their right hand or in their forehead.

d.) In their elbow or in their knee.

9.) What will happen to people who worship the beast and his image and receive his mark?

a.) They will go into oblivion as if they had never lived.

b.) They will be given the chance to change their testimony and live.

c.) They will join with those at the glassy sea, singing the song of the Lamb.

d.) They will drink the wine of Gods anger and be tormented with fire and brimstone.

10.) John saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire: and those that had victory over the beast and his image and his mark and the number of his name were standing on the sea of glass with harps. What were they doing?

a.) Playing the harps.

b.) Standing silently, waiting for God to speak to them.

c.) Singing the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb.

d.) Singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs that they learned on earth.

11.) What judgment did God give the beast and the false prophet?

a.) They were not judged.

b.) They were sent into outer darkness.

c.) They were to be bearers of the light of His presence, forever.

d.) They were cast into a lake of fire, burning with brimstone.

12.) John saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they...

a.) were made lords over many.

b.) were sent back to earth to live again.

c.) prayed for the souls of those who had gone before them.

d.) lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

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The Church in Prophecy

1.) Jesus told his disciples, "and when these things begin to come to pass, look up and lift your heads, for..."

a.) then you shall see what I am about to do in all the earth.

b.) the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall be turned to blood.

c.) this will be the great and terrible day of the Lord.

d.) your redemption draweth nigh.

2.) In his letter to Timothy, Paul says that the time will come when men will no longer listen to right teaching. They will follow their own desires and look for teachers who will tell them what they want to hear. They will reject the truth and...

a.) shall seek lies.

b.) shall be turned unto fables.

c.) shall listen to wizards.

d.) shall follow after wolves in sheep's clothing.

3.) When he was talking about the end times, Jesus said two things which are seemingly contradictory to each other. What were they?

a.) You will be loved by all AND you will be hated by all.

b.) God is not willing for anyone to perish AND the gate is very narrow to heaven.

c.) Some of you shall be put to death AND not a hair of your head shall perish.

d.) It is extremely hard for a rich man to enter heaven AND God will bless you exceedingly abundantly according to his riches in glory.

4.) Jesus told his disciples to beware of false prophets that...

a.) come among you as gentle as doves, but inwardly are serpents.

b.) come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

c.) come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are goats.

d.) come preaching the light but in them is only darkness and evil.

5.) In his letter to the Thessalonians, Paul described the day of the Lord coming upon people as a thief in the night (1 Thes 5:2), but what did Jesus describe it as?

a.) A snare.

b.) A fire.

c.) A whirlwind.

d.) A great and mighty wonder.

6.) In the book of Revelation, there is recorded a letter from Jesus to the Laodiceans, who saw themselves as rich and not needing anything. How did Jesus see them?

a.) Wretched and miserable.

b.) Poor and blind.

c.) Naked.

d.) All of the above.

7.) The apostle Peter warns that many people shall follow false teachers, and then mentions a consequence of that. What is it?

a.) Their foolish hearts will be darkened.

b.) Christ and the truth will be slandered.

c.) The rate of the acquisition of knowledge on earth will diminish.

d.) The gospel will not be preached to every nation.

8.) Jesus told his disciples that the love of many people would grow cold. Why?

a.) Because fathers would not instruct their children in the ways of God.

b.) Because God would not hear the prayers of the righteous.

c.) Because sin would be so rampant everywhere.

d.) Because people's hearts are deceitful and wicked.

9.) In the first letter that Paul wrote to Timothy, he said that in the last days some will turn away from what we believe and will...

a.) make the way broader so that more people can come to eternal life.

b.) preach that there are many different ways to God.

c.) believe that the Lord is not coming back to earth.

d.) follow lying spirits and teachings that come from demons.

10.) Jesus said that not everyone who calls him Lord will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that...

a.) doeth the will of the Father which is in heaven.

b.) prophesieth in the name of the Lord.

c.) casteth out demons.

d.) doeth wondrous works.

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The World at the End of Time

1.) On the day of God, what is to become of the earth?

a.) It will freeze.

b.) It will be burned up.

c.) It will continue as it always has.

d.) It will explode.

2.) During the time of the great tribulation, God is going to do something supernatural so that some of the living on earth will be saved. What is that?

a.) Pour out His Holy Spirit on all flesh.

b.) Throw the wicked into confusion.

c.) Shorten the days.

d.) Hide them in the mountains.

3.) When Jesus was talking about the end of time, he said that, before the end of time, the gospel would be preached...

a.) in Jerusalem.

b.) in all of Israel.

c.) in Israel and in the countries that surround her.

d.) in all the world.

4.) The bible foretells that the signs in the heavens in the last days will be in...

a.) the sun.

b.) the moon.

c.) the stars.

d.) All of the above.

5.) When the angel told Daniel to seal the book until the end, he then quickly added two pointers that would herald the end. What were they?

a.) Knowledge would increase and so would mobility.

b.) Despite great knowledge, men would be mockers of God and violent.

c.) Despite great knowledge, there would be plagues and many would die.

d.) There would be many false gods and great wickedness.

6.) When the Lord was telling the disciples about the last days, he mentioned a sign in the sea. What was that?

a.) The sea would be as flat as glass.

b.) The sea level would rise by 30cm as the world got warmer.

c.) The sea would fall off the earth and the globe would become dry.

d.) The sea would roar.

7.) When the Lord was telling the disciples about the last days, he said, "For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and...."

a.) the sun shall not give her light.

b.) men's hearts shall fail them for fear.

c.) earthquakes, in different places.

d.) one third of the stars shall fall to the earth.

8.) The apostle John saw the river Euphrates dried up. For what reason?

a.) To prepare a way for the kings of the East.

b.) To prepare the way of the Lord.

c.) To bring God's judgment on the people of the area.

d.) God is going to divert it to water the land of Israel.

9.) Babylon will be destroyed in a way similar to which two other cities?

a.) Tyre and Sidon.

b.) Jerusalem and Jericho.

c.) Sodom and Gomorrah.

d.) Bethlehem and Beersheba.

10.) The Old Testament prophet Joel spoke of "wonders in the heavens and the earth, blood, fire, and pillars of smoke before the great and terrible day of the Lord." (Joel 2:30) Which one of the disciples quoted him in the book of Acts?

a.) Andrew

b.) Peter

c.) James

d.) John

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False Prophets

1.) Jesus warned His disciples, "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are _____."

a.) ravening wolves

b.) slithering snakes

c.) sleeping tigers

d.) of no account

2.) Jesus told His disciples, "And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because _____ the love of many shall wax cold."

a.) love is fickle

b.) iniquity shall abound

c.) the heart of man is deceitful

d.) sound doctrine will be challenged

3.) Jesus said, "Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible _____. Behold, I have told you before."

a.) they shall raise the dead

b.) they shall heal the sick

c.) they shall deceive the very elect

d.) they shall call down lightening from heaven

4.) Paul wrote, "For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into _____."

a.) a serpent

b.) a roaring lion

c.) a great and mighty wonder

d.) an angel of light

5.) Paul wrote, "Therefore it is no great thing if his (Satan's) ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be _____."

a.) according to the riches of glory, in Christ Jesus

b.) according to the grace of God

c.) according to their works

d.) swift destruction

6.) The apostle John wrote, "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that _____, is of God."

a.) Jesus Christ lived

b.) Jesus Christ is the Son of God

c.) Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world

d.) Jesus Christ is come in the flesh

7.) The apostle John wrote, "...this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now _____."

a.) his destruction is certain

b.) already is it in the world

c.) plots to sit on the throne of God

d.) has entered the hearts of those who don't believe

8.) The apostle Peter said, "But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall _____, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction."

a.) bring in damnable heresies

b.) not endure sound doctrine

c.) blaspheme the name of God

d.) mock the Most High God

9.) Peter continued, "And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be _____."

a.) doubted

b.) obscured

c.) obstructed

d.) evil spoken of

10.) Peter concludes his comments on false prophets by adding, "And through _____ shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not."

a.) lust

b.) deception

c.) craftiness

d.) covetousness

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The Second Coming of Christ

1.) During the trial of Jesus, this man tore his clothes and accused Jesus of blasphemy when he said, "Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven."

a.) The high priest.

b.) Saul (who became the apostle Paul).

c.) Pontius Pilate.

d.) Caesar.

2.) What did Jesus tell his disciples would happen in the heavens immediately prior to his second coming?

a.) The sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light.

b.) The stars shall fall from heaven.

c.) The powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

d.) All of the above.

3.) What did Jesus say the angels would do at the time of His second coming?

a.) Rejoice and be exceedingly glad.

b.) Judge the living and the dead.

c.) Gather His elect from the four winds.

d.) All of the above.

4.) Who will come with Jesus when He returns?

a.) The anointed cherub that covereth.

b.) All the holy angels.

c.) God the Father.

d.) All of the above.

5.) Of whom did Jesus say that He would be ashamed on that day?

a.) All creatures great and small.

b.) Whoever has only hay and stubble in their hands.

c.) Whoever is ashamed of Him and His words.

d.) Lucifer.

6.) Jesus said that there would be signs in the heavens and in the sea and that the nations would be distressed, and then we will see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Where did He say we should look when these things start to come to pass?

a.) Up

b.) Down

c.) Away

d.) Around

7.) What sound will accompany the return of the Lord?

a.) The angels will sing.

b.) A great sound of a trumpet.

c.) The thundering of horses hooves.

d.) Men screaming for fear.

8.) When Jesus ascended to heaven, a cloud received Him, and the people who witnessed were told that He would come again in like manner as they had seen Him go. Who spoke to them?

a.) The serpent.

b.) The archangel Gabriel.

c.) Two men dressed in white.

d.) A voice from heaven.

9.) What did the apostle Paul tell the Thessalonians would be the punishment endured by those who do not obey the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ?

a.) They will have to pray for their relatives forever.

b.) They will be the last ones seated at the marriage supper of the Lamb.

c.) They will be sent to the pit with the devil and his angels.

d.) Everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord.

10.) In Revelation, John said, "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and _____ shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen."

a.) His true disciples

b.) they that whipped him

c.) those who wish to see him

d.) every eye

11.) What natural phenomena did Jesus liken his second coming to?

a.) The rain that falls on the ground and waters it.

b.) Lightning from the east, shining to the west.

c.) The moon waxing greater and greater.

d.) All of the above.

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ANSWERS

Leaders and Rulers

Abraham

Answers

1.) Where was Abraham born?

Answer: c. Ur

Reference: Genesis 11:26-28

2.) What was the name of Abraham's father?

Answer: a. Terah

Reference: Joshua 24:2

3.) What was Abraham's first wife's name?

Answer: c. Sarah

Reference: Genesis 11:29

4.) How old was Abraham when Isaac was born?

Answer: c. 100 years

Reference: Genesis 21:5

5.) What relation was Lot to Abraham?

Answer: b. Nephew

Reference: Genesis 14:12

6.) What mountain did Abraham go to, to sacrifice Isaac?

Answer: a. Mount Moriah

Reference: Genesis 22:2

7.) Who was the third wife of Abraham?

Answer: b. Keturah

Comment: Sarah was Abraham's first wife; Hagar his second; and Keturah his third.

Reference: Genesis 11:29; 16:3; 25:1

8.) What promise did God make Abraham regarding Ishmael, his son to Hagar?

Answer: d. All of the above

Reference: Genesis 17:20

9.) Three angels appeared to Abraham as men. Where did this happen?

Answer: c. Mamre

Reference: Genesis 18:1-2

10.) For which city did Abraham intercede with God to try to avoid it's destruction?

Answer: c. Sodom

Reference: Genesis 18:16-33

11.) Where did Abraham bury Sarah?

Answer: c. Cave of Machpelah

Reference: Genesis 23:19

12.) Where was Abraham buried?

Answer: a. In the cave of Machpelah

Reference: Genesis 25:8-10

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Moses

Answers

1.) Moses was hidden among the bulrushes in what river:

Answer: c. Nile

Reference: Exodus 2:1-10

2.) Who found Moses and adopted him?

Answer: b. The Pharaoh's daughter

Reference: Exodus 2:5-10

3.) The sister of Moses was named:

Answer: b. Miriam

Reference: 1 Chronicles 6:3

4.) The brother of Moses was named:

Answer: a. Aaron

Reference: Exodus 4:14

5.) Moses' brother and sister were upset with Moses because he married a woman who was an:

Answer: b. Ethiopian

Comment: An Ethiopian woman, "a Cushite woman" was usually called in Scripture the land of Cush, its inhabitants being descendants of that son of Ham and being accounted generally a vile and contemptible race.

Reference: Numbers 12:1

6.) Who was Moses' wife?

Answer: d. Zipporah

Reference: Exodus 2:21

7.) Where did Moses first encounter the Lord?

Answer: c. At a burning bush

Reference: Exodus 3:2

8.) What happened to Miriam when she questioned Moses' authority?

Answer: b. She became leprous

Reference: Numbers 12:10

9.) As God parted the Red Sea for the Israelites, what did Moses hold out over the water?

Answer: b. His hand

Reference: Exodus 14:21

10.) Where did Moses send men to spy out the land?

Answer: a. Canaan

Reference: Numbers 13:2

11.) What did the spies which Moses sent not return with?

Answer: b. Honey

Reference: Numbers 13:23

12.) How old was Moses when he died?

Answer: b. 120

Reference: Deuteronomy 34:7

13.) Who was chosen to lead Israel after Moses had died?

Answer: c. Joshua

Reference: Deuteronomy 34:9

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Nehemiah

Answers

1.) Who visited Nehemiah and told him the news about Jerusalem?

Answer: d. One of his brothers and some men from Judah.

Reference: Nehemiah 1:2

2.) What was Nehemiah's position at the time?

Answer: c. He was cupbearer to the king.

Reference: Nehemiah 1:11

3.) How did Nehemiah respond to the news that was told him?

Answer: d. All of the above

Reference: Nehemiah 1:4

4.) Who was the king whom Nehemiah served?

Answer: c. Artaxerxes

Reference: Nehemiah 2:1

5.) Nehemiah asked the king for letters to the governors of the province Beyond the River, and a letter to?

Answer: a. Asaph, the keeper of the king's forest.

Reference: Nehemiah 2:7,8

6.) What did Sanballat, Tobia and Gesham accuse Nehemiah of?

Answer: c. Rebelling against the king.

Reference: Nehemiah 2:19

7.) What was the name of the high priest who set to work with his fellow priests and rebuilt the Sheep Gate?

Answer: a. Eliashib

Reference: Nehemiah 3:1

8.) When Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabs and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and the gaps were beginning to be closed, they were very angry:

Answer: b. All plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it.

Reference: Nehemiah 4:7,8

9.) While half of the men worked on constructing the wall, what did the other half do?

Answer: d. They held the spears, shields, bows, and body-armor.

Reference: Nehemiah 4:16

10.) How did Nehemiah respond when Sanballat and Geshem sent letters to Nehemiah asking him to meet them?

Answer: c. I am doing a great work and I cannot come down.

Reference: Nehemiah 6:2,3

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The Kings

Answers

1.) Who was the first king of Israel?

Answer: b. Saul

Comment: The Israelites demanded a king from God, to be like the other nations. Samuel under instructions from God annointed Saul to be the first king of Israel.

Reference: 1 Samuel 9:17

2.) Who built the temple in Israel?

Answer: b. Solomon

Reference: 1 Kings 6

3.) Which King was made to eat grass like oxen?

Answer: c. Nebuchadnezzar

Reference: Daniel 4:32,33

4.) What King prayed to God for deliverance, with the result that the angel of the Lord slew 185,000 Assyrians?

Answer: d. Hezekiah

Reference: 2 Kings 19:35

5.) What King was tricked into throwing Daniel into the lions' den?

Answer: c. Darius

Reference: Daniel 6:1-17

6.) What King sent for Sarah to take her as his wife, believing she was Abraham's sister?

Answer: d. Abimelech

Reference: Genesis 20:1-3

7.) What King died after seeing the handwriting on the wall?

Answer: a. Belshazzar

Reference: Daniel 5:30

8.) King Ahasuerus took Mordecai's cousin as his wife. What was her name?

Answer: a. Esther

Reference: Esther 2:17

9.) Who was Saul's wife?

Answer: a. Ahinoam

Reference: 1 Samuel 14:49,50

10.) Who was the King that said of God, "He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions?"

Answer: d. Darius

Reference: Daniel 6:27,28

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Gideon

Answers

1.) Who was Gideon's father?

Answer: d. Joash the Abiezrite

Reference: Judges 6:11

2.) Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress to:

Answer: b. Hide it from the Midianites.

Reference: Judges 6:11

3.) The angel of the Lord appeared unto Gideon, and said:

Answer: a. The lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

Reference: Judges 6:12

4.) What excuses did Gideon come up with when the Lord told him he would save Israel?

Answer: c. My family is poor, and I am the least in my father's house.

Reference: Judges 6:15

5.) How much dew was on the fleece the first time Gideon put it out?

Answer: a. A bowl full of water.

Reference: Judges 6:38

6.) How much dew was on the fleece the second time Gideon put it out?

Answer: d. None. It was dry.

Reference: Judges 6:40

7.) Why did God say that Gideon had too many men with him to go and fight with the Midianites?

Answer: b. Because Israel might claim their own hand had saved them.

Reference: Judges 7:2

8.) With how many men did Gideon defeat the Midianites?

Answer: b. 300

Reference: Judges 7:7

9.) What happened when Gideon's army blew the trumpets?

Answer: a. The Lord set every man's sword against his fellow, throughout all the army of Midian.

Reference: Judges 7:22

10.) Which city refused to give food to Gideon's army?

Answer: a. Succoth

Reference: Judges 8:5,6

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Joshua

Answers

1.) Who was Joshua's father?

Answer: c. Nun

Reference: Exodus 33:11

2.) Who did Joshua succeed as the leader of the Israelites?

Answer: c. Moses

Reference: Deuteronomy 31:14

3.) Spies sent into Jericho by Joshua were discovered, but escaped when they were hidden by...

Answer: a. Rahab

Reference: Joshua 2:1-7

4.) How many times did Israel march around Jericho?

Answer: a. 13

Comment: They marched once a day for 6 days, plus 7 times on the 7th day. Total 13 times.

Reference: Joshua 6:1-5

5.) What unusual request did Joshua ask of God?

Answer: c. to make the sun stand still.

Reference: Joshua 10:7-14

6.) What did the high priest Joshua receive in Zechariah's vision?

Answer: d. clean garments

Reference: Zechariah 3:3-5

7.) How did Joshua and Caleb describe the Land of Canaan when they came back from spying out the land?

Answer: a. An exceedingly good land.

Reference: Numbers 14:7

8.) After the land of Canaan was occupied, which city was given to Joshua?

Answer: b. Timnath-serah

Reference: Joshua 19:49,50

9.) What city did Joshua assign to Caleb?

Answer: d. Hebron

Reference: Joshua 14:13

10.) Where did Joshua build a monument with stones that were taken from the Jordan?

Answer: b. Gilgal

Reference: Joshua 4:20-24

11.) Where did the Israelites renew the covenant with God before Joshua's death?

Answer: a. Shechem

Reference: Joshua 24:25-29

12.) Where was Joshua buried?

Answer: c. Timnath-serah

Reference: Joshua 24:29,30

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Pontius Pilate

Answers

1.) What position did Pontius Pilate hold?

Answer: c. Govenor

Reference: Matthew 27:2

2.) The prisoner that the governor customarily released was...

Answer: a. a prisoner of the peoples' choosing.

Reference: Matthew 27:15

3.) What was Jesus' answer to Pilate when He was asked, "Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?"

Answer: d. He did not answer him.

Reference: Matthew 27:13,14

4.) Who was the prisoner, other than Jesus, that Pilate suggested that should be considered for release?

Answer: d. Barabbas

Reference: Matthew 27:17

5.) Who sent Pilate a message saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him?

Answer: b. His wife.

Reference: Matthew 27:19

6.) When the people were calling for Jesus to be crucified, what was Pilate's response?

Answer: b. Why, what evil has he done?

Reference: Matthew 27:22,23

7.) What did Pilate do to signify his disapproval of the situation?

Answer: b. He took water, and washed his hands before the multitude.

Reference: Matthew 27:24

8.) Who was the man that went to Pilate and begged for the body of Jesus?

Answer: b. Joseph of Arimathaea

Reference: Matthew 27:57,58

9.) Who went to Pilate and suggested that the tomb be secured until the third day?

Answer: a. The chief priests and Pharisees.

Reference: Matthew 27:62-64

10.) Who did Pilate consult with before releasing the body of Jesus to those who were going to bury Him?

Answer: d. A centurion.

Reference: Mark 15:44,45

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Isaac

Answers

1.) How old was Isaac when he married Rebekah?

Answer: b. forty

Reference: Genesis 25:20

2.) How did Abraham divide up his possessions before he died?

Answer: d. He gave all that he had to Isaac, but he gave gifts to the sons of the concubines, and sent them away.

Reference: Genesis 25:5,6

3.) When Abraham died, Isaac and one of his other sons buried him. Who was it?

Answer: a. Ishmael

Reference: Genesis 25:9

4.) How old was Isaac when Jacob and Esau were born?

Answer: c. sixty

Reference: Genesis 25:26

5.) Why did Isaac tell king Abimelech that Rebekah was his sister?

Answer: c. He was afraid that the king would kill him if he knew that Rebekah was his wife.

Reference: Genesis 26:9

6.) When Isaac sowed in Gerar what return did he receive that year?

Answer: a. a hundredfold

Reference: Genesis 26:12

7.) Isaac dug the wells again that were dug in the days of Abraham his father. Who had filled the wells up after the death of Abraham?

Answer: b. Philistines

Reference: Genesis 26:18

8.) What affliction did Isaac suffer from in his old age?

Answer: c. blindness

Reference: Genesis 27:1

9.) To which of his sons did Isaac give his blessing?

Answer: c. Jacob

Reference: Genesis 27:30

10.) How old was Isaac when he died?

Answer: d. One hundred and eighty years old.

Reference: Genesis 35:28

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Jacob

Answers

1.) What did Jacob do concerning his uncle's sheep, the first time he saw Rachel?

Answer: c. Rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock.

Reference: Genesis 29:10

2.) Why did seven years seem like just a few days to Jacob when he served his uncle Laban?

Answer: a. He had such a great love for Rachel.

Reference: Genesis 29:20

3.) Why did Jacob tell his uncle Laban, "With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live."

Answer: b. He did not know that Rachel had stolen the gods.

Reference: Genesis 31:32

4.) What was Jacob's name changed to?

Answer: a. Israel

Reference: Genesis 32:28

5.) Who changed his name?

Answer: d. God

Reference: Genesis 35:10

6.) Jacob had a daughter. What was her name?

Answer: b. Dinah

Reference: Genesis 34:1

7.) Pharaoh asked Jacob a question. What was it?

Answer: d. How old are you?

Reference: Genesis 47:8

8.) Psalm 78 tells us, "For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should..."

Answer: a. make them known to their children.

Reference: Psalms 78:5

9.) The book of Hebrews tells us of something Jacob did by faith before he died. What was it?

Answer: d. Blessed both of the sons of Joseph.

Reference: Hebrews 11:21

10.) How old was Jacob when he died?

Answer: c. One hundred and forty-seven years.

Reference: Genesis 47:28

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King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

Answers

1.) What did the queen of Sheba do when she heard of the fame of Solomon?

Answer: c. She came to test him with hard questions.

Reference: 1 Kings 10:1

2.) What did she take with her to Jerusalem?

Answer: d. All of the above.

Reference: 1 Kings 10:2

3.) What did the queen of Sheba observe that impressed her?

Answer: d. All of the above.

Reference: 1 Kings 10:4,5

4.) How did the queen of Sheba describe Solomon's servants?

Answer: b. Happy

Reference: 1 Kings 10:8

5.) The queen of Sheba said to the king, "The report was true that I heard in my own land of your..."

Answer: a. accomplishments and of your wisdom.

Reference: 1 Kings 10:6

6.) How much of what she saw of Solomon, did she say had been told about?

Answer: d. Less than half.

Reference: 1 Kings 10:7

7.) What did the queen of Sheba say concerning the Lord God of Israel?

Answer: a. She blessed Him.

Reference: 1 Kings 10:9

8.) What did the queen of Sheba give to Solomon?

Answer: b. A large quantity of gold and spices and precious stones.

Reference: 1 Kings 10:10

9.) A man by the name of Hiram also brought almug tree timber to Solomon. What did Solomon do with it?

Answer: d. All of the above.

Reference: 1 Kings 10:11,12

10.) What did Solomon give to the queen of Sheba?

Answer: c. Everything that she desired and his customary gifts also.

Reference: 1 Kings 10:13

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Old Testament Israel

The Prophets

Answers

1.) Which prophet married a prostitute because God told him to?

Answer: a. Hosea

Reference: Hosea 1:2

2.) He woke up under a tree and found an angel had cooked food for him?

Answer: a. Elijah

Reference: 1 Kings 19:7

3.) What prophet executed the prophets of Baal after God consumed his offering with fire?

Answer: a. Elijah

Reference: 1 Kings 18:40

4.) What lost item did the prophet Elisha cause to float to the surface of the Jordan?

Answer: b. Ax head

Reference: 2 Kings 6:5-6

5.) Elisha purified a pot of stew that had been poisoned with what?

Answer: b. Wild gourds

Reference: 2 Kings 4:39

6.) Who was taken to heaven in a whirlwind?

Answer: b. Elijah

Reference: 2 Kings 2:11

7.) Which prophet served during the reigns of - Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah?

Answer: d. Hosea

Reference: Hosea 1:1

8.) Amoz had a son who was a prophet to the kingdom of Judah. Who was he?

Answer: c. Isaiah

Reference: Isaiah 2:1

9.) Which prophet declared himself to be "a man of unclean lips"?

Answer: c. Isaiah

Reference: Isaiah 6:5

10.) Which king's hand shrivelled when he pointed to a prophet he wanted killed?

Answer: a. Jeroboam's

Reference: 1 Kings 13:1-6

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The Judges

Answers

1.) Who was the only woman among the judges who ruled over Israel?

Answer: b. Deborah

Comment: Perhaps Deborah was only a woman of eminent holiness, and knowledge of the holy scriptures, by which she was singularly qualified for judging the people according to the laws of God.

Reference: Judges 4:4

2.) What sacrifice did Jephthah offer to God for giving the Ammonites into his hand?

Answer: c. His only daughter

Reference: Judges 11:34-36

3.) Who was the left handed Judge?

Answer: c. Ehud

Reference: Judges 3:15

4.) Which Judge would not go into battle without a woman going with him?

Answer: c. Barak

Reference: Judges 4:8

5.) What Judge defeated a huge army with 300 men?

Answer: b. Gideon

Reference: Judges 7:7

6.) What Judge had 30 sons and 30 daughters?

Answer: a. Ibzan

Reference: Judges 12:8,9

7.) Which Judge was the son of a prostitute?

Answer: b. Jephthah

Reference: Judges 11:1

8.) Which Judge over Israel destroyed the Temple of Dagon?

Answer: d. Samson

Reference: Judges 16

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The Priests

Answers

1.) Which of the twelve tribes of Israel served as priests?

Answer: b. Levi

Reference: Numbers 3:6

2.) How many stones were on the priest's breastplate?

Answer: d. Twelve

Reference: Exodus 28:21

3.) What is the name of the first priest mentioned in the Bible?

Answer: c. Melchizedek

Reference: Genesis 14:18

4.) Name the priest at Nob who gave hallowed shewbread and the sword of Goliath to the fugitive David.

Answer: a. Ahimelech

Reference: 1 Samuel 21:1-9

5.) Who was the priest under whom Samuel served?

Answer: c. Eli

Reference: 1 Samuel 1:24,25

6.) How often could the high priest enter the Most Holy Place?

Answer: c. Once a year

Reference: Hebrews 9:7

7.) What did the Old Testament priests use to make decisions?

Answer: a. Urim and Thummim

Reference: Exodus 28:30

8.) Who was the first to be described as the "priest of the most high God"?

Answer: d. Melchizedec

Reference: Genesis 14:18

9.) Who was the faithful priest during the time of Queen Athaliah of Judah?

Answer: a. Jehoiada

Reference: 2 Chronicles 22:11

10.) What was the name of the high priest to first officiate in Solomon's temple?

Answer: b. Zadok

Reference: 1 Kings 2:26

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Solomon's Temple

Answers

1.) Who gave Solomon the plan for the temple?

Answer: b. King David, his father

Reference: 1 Chronicles 28:11

2.) What two things did David give to Solomon from his own treasures for the temple?

Answer: a. gold and silver

Reference: 1 Chronicles 29:3

3.) What were the doors to the priest's court and the great court overlaid with?

Answer: c. brass

Reference: 2 Chronicles 4:9

4.) How many candlesticks of gold did Solomon have set in the temple?

Answer: d. 10

Reference: 2 Chronicles 4:7

5.) The two pillars in the porch of the temple were named...

Answer: a. Jachin and Boaz

Reference: 1 Kings 7:21

6.) What produce from Lebanon was used in the building of Solomon's temple?

Answer: d. Cedar wood

Reference: 1 Kings 5:1-10

7.) For how many days did King Solomon and the people of Israel feast at the dedication of the temple?

Answer: d. 14 days

Reference: 1 Kings 8:65

8.) At the dedication of the temple, when Solomon had ended his prayer to the Lord, what happened?

Answer: b. Fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.

Reference: 2 Chronicles 7:1

9.) What did Hezekiah do with the gold that he had previously had overlaid on the doors and the pillars of the temple?

Answer: c. gave it to the king of Assyria.

Reference: 2 Kings 18:16

10.) What did Nebuchadnezzar do to the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord?

Answer: a. cut them in pieces.

Reference: 2 Kings 24:13

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Feasts of Israel

Answers

1.) What was the Old Testament feast that celebrated God's saving the firstborn children while Israel was in Egypt?

Answer: b. Passover

Reference: Exodus 12:27

2.) What event is celebrated by Purim?

Answer: c. Israel's deliverance in the time of Esther.

Reference: Esther 9:18-32

3.) What fast was kept five days before the feast of Tabernacles?

Answer: a. Day of Atonement

Reference: Leviticus 23:26,27,33,34

4.) On what festival day did the priests release the scapegoat?

Answer: b. Day of Atonement

Reference: Leviticus 16:10

5.) During what feast were all that are Israelites commanded to dwell in booths?

Answer: c. Feast of Tabernacles

Reference: Leviticus 23:34-44

6.) What feast was celebrated in grateful recognition of the completed harvest?

Answer: a. Feast of Weeks

Reference: Exodus 34:22

7.) How often was the Year of Jubliee celebrated?

Answer: d. every 50 years

Reference: Leviticus 25:8-22

8.) What event was celebrated during the feast of unleavened bread?

Answer: a. Deliverance from Egypt.

Reference: Exodus 34:18

9.) What feast was celebrated every seventh year?

Answer: b. Feast of Sabbatical Year

Reference: Leviticus 25:1-7

10.) During what feast were all of the Hebrew slaves to be freed?

Answer: c. Feast of Jubilee

Reference: Leviticus 25:8-10

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Aaron the Priest

Answers

1.) Who was the mother of Aaron?

Answer: a. Jochebed

Reference: Numbers 26:59

2.) Who was the sister of Moses and Aaron?

Answer: b. Miriam

Reference: Exodus 15:20

3.) What animal did Aaron carve from gold for the people of Israel to worship?

Answer: c. Calf

Reference: Exodus 32:4

4.) Why did Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu die?

Answer: b. They offered incense.

Reference: Leviticus 10:1,2

5.) Aaron was told to take two young goats and sacrificed one as a sin offering. What was done with the other one?

Answer: b. It was sent into the wilderness.

Reference: Leviticus 16:5-10

6.) What ran down Aaron's beard to the skirts of his garments?

Answer: a. Precious ointment.

Reference: Psalms 133:2

7.) Who was the grandson of Aaron who rescued Israel from God's anger?

Answer: d. Phinehas

Reference: Numbers 25:11

8.) Where did Aaron die?

Answer: b. Mount Hor

Reference: Numbers 33:38

9.) How many days did the house of Israel mourn after Aaron's death?

Answer: c. 30

Reference: Numbers 20:29

10.) Who succeeded Aaron as priest?

Answer: a. Eleazar

Reference: Numbers 3:4

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The Walls of Jerusalem

Answers

1.) Whom did Solomon marry until he had finished building the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem?

Answer: a. Pharaoh's daughter

Reference: 1 Kings 3:1

2.) What did Solomon do to help build "his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem?"

Answer: a. He raised a levy.

Reference: 1 Kings 9:15

3.) What king invaded Jerusalem and tore down it's walls?

Answer: a. Nebuchadnezzar

Reference: 2 Kings 25:8-10

4.) What king of Israel brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits?

Answer: c. Jehoash

Reference: 2 Kings 14:13

5.) Who took charge of rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem after the exile?

Answer: b. Nehemiah

Reference: Nehemiah 2:17

6.) While half of the men worked on constructing the wall, what did the other half do?

Answer: d. They held the spears, shields, bows, and body-armor.

Reference: Nehemiah 4:16

7.) Which of these did not oppose the rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem?

Answer: c. Zerubbabel

Reference: Nehemiah 6:1,2

8.) In what famous Psalm does David pray, that in spite of his wickedness, that God would "build thou the walls of Jerusalem?"

Answer: b. Psalm 51

Comment: A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

Reference: Psalms 51:18

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Eli the Priest

Answers

1.) What was Eli's occupation?

Answer: b. priest and judge

Reference: 1 Samuel 2:11; 1 Samuel 4:15-18

2.) Where was Eli seated when Hannah came to the temple to pray for a child?

Answer: d. On a seat by a post of the temple.

Reference: 1 Samuel 1:9

3.) What were the names of the sons of Eli?

Answer: b. Hophni and Phineas

Reference: 1 Samuel 1:3

4.) What types of people were the sons of Eli?

Answer: a. Immoral, scoundrels who had no regard for the Lord.

Reference: 1 Samuel 2:12,22

5.) From what tribe was the man who brought the news to Eli of the death of his sons, and the taking of the ark of God?

Answer: c. Benjamin

Reference: 1 Samuel 4:11-13

6.) Who was the prophet that told Eli that both of his sons would die on the same day?

Answer: d. We are not told.

Reference: 1 Samuel 2:27-34

7.) The Lord told Samuel that He had already spoken to Eli, and would judge his house forever because:

Answer: d. his sons made themselves vile, Eli knew about it and he failed to restrain them.

Reference: 1 Samuel 3:13

8.) What physical affliction did Eli suffer from in his old age?

Answer: a. His eyes were dim and he could not see.

Reference: 1 Samuel 4:15

9.) How did Eli die?

Answer: d. He fell backwards off his chair and broke his neck.

Reference: 1 Samuel 4:18

10.) How old was Eli when he died?

Answer: c. 98

Reference: 1 Samuel 4:15-18

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In the Wilderness

Answers

1.) Where did the Israelites first find water and make camp after leaving Egypt?

Answer: c. Elim

Reference: Exodus 15:22-27

2.) How did God lead the Israelites by day?

Answer: b. A cloud

Reference: Exodus 13:21

3.) How many elders did Moses appoint to help him in the wilderness?

Answer: d. Seventy

Reference: Numbers 11:16

4.) On the wilderness journey, God gave the people what birds to eat?

Answer: a. quails

Reference: Numbers 11:31,32

5.) When the people thirsted for water; and they murmured against Moses, from where did God supply water?

Answer: a. From a rock.

Reference: Exodus 17:2-6

6.) Why did God send poisonous snakes among the Israelites?

Answer: d. They complained about food.

Reference: Numbers 21:5-9

7.) How were the Israelites saved from venomous snakes?

Answer: a. Looking at a bronze snake.

Reference: Numbers 21:8,9

8.) Where did God tell Moses he could not enter Canaan?

Answer: a. Mount Hor

Reference: Numbers 20:22-24

9.) Why did the Israelites spend forty years in the wilderness?

Answer: b. They grumbled against God.

Reference: Numbers 14:27-33

10.) Who was appointed to succeed Moses as the leader of Israel in the wilderness?

Answer: d. Joshua

Reference: Deuteronomy 34:9

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Old Testament Law

Answers

1.) Jewish boys were circumcised when they were how old?

Answer: b. Eight days.

Reference: Leviticus 12:1-3

2.) Swine were considered unclean animals because...

Answer: c. it does not chew the cud though it has a split hoof.

Reference: Leviticus 11:7

3.) Which tribe of Israel was set aside to do the service of the tabernacle.

Answer: b. Levi

Reference: Numbers 3:6-13

4.) How much of their increase were the Israelites commanded to tithe to God.

Answer: b. 10%

Reference: Deuteronomy 14:22-29

5.) To remember when Jehovah brought them out of Egypt, they were to remember the Passover. What month was this?

Answer: b. Abib

Reference: Deuteronomy 16:1

6.) What oil was to be used to anoint the Priests?

Answer: b. Olive oil.

Reference: Exodus 30:24-30

7.) Anyone who touched a dead body slain by a sword was considered unclean for how long?

Answer: b. Seven days.

Reference: Numbers 19:16

8.) Under Mosaic law, what was to happen to any flesh that was torn of beasts in the field?

Answer: d. It was to be cast to the dogs.

Reference: Exodus 22:31

9.) According to Old Testament law, which of the following creatures was edible?

Answer: b. Locusts

Reference: Leviticus 11:20-23

10.) The Old Testament Law is described in the Bible as what?

Answer: d. The law of Moses.

Reference: Joshua 8:32

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The 12 Tribes of Israel

Answers

1.) Which of the leaders of Israel gathered the tribes of Israel to Shechem shortly before he died, and reminded them of God's great goodness to them?

Answer: b. Joshua

Reference: Joshua 24:1

2.) Which of the twelve tribes of Israel served as priests?

Answer: b. Levi

Reference: Numbers 3:6

3.) The apostle James, writing to the twelve tribes that were scattered abroad, said, "The prayer of faith will..."

Answer: b. save the sick.

Reference: James 5:15

4.) Which tribes settled on the east of the Jordan River?

Answer: b. Reuben and Gad

Reference: Numbers 34:13-15

5.) Whose sin caused God to make the ten tribes of Israel split off from Judah?

Answer: a. Solomon's

Reference: 1 Kings 11:31

6.) Who was the first king of Judah after the 10 tribes split from Judah?

Answer: a. Rehoboam

Reference: 1 Kings 11:42-43

7.) Which king of Assyria deported the ten northern tribes of Israel?

Answer: b. Sennacherib

Reference: 2 Kings 18:10-13

8.) Which son of Jacob's was given two portions of inheritance, his sons being two of the twelve tribes?

Answer: c. Joseph

Reference: Ezekiel 47:13

9.) In the book of Revelation, how many were sealed from the tribes of Israel?

Answer: c. 144,000

Reference: Revelation 7:4

10.) The names of the twelve tribes of Israel were written on the gates of...

Answer: b. New Jerusalem

Reference: Revelation 21:2,12-13

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The Prophets

Elijah

Answers

1.) Who was King of Israel when Elijah was a Prophet?

Answer: b. Ahab

Reference: 1 Kings 17:1

2.) What did the widow make for the prophet Elijah?

Answer: b. Cake of bread

Reference: 1 Kings 17:13

3.) Elijah and Elisha walked across the Jordan river on dry ground after Elijah struck the water with what?

Answer: b. His mantle

Reference: 2 Kings 2:8

4.) How many prophets of Baal did Elijah put to death?

Answer: b. 450

Reference: 1 Kings 18:19-20,40

5.) Why did Elijah flee to Mount Horeb?

Answer: a. He was afraid of Jezabel

Reference: 1 Kings 19:2

6.) Who was the prophet that took over for Elijah?

Answer: b. Elisha

Reference: 1 Kings 19:19-21

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Jeremiah

Answers

1.) Jeremiah was born only a few miles north of Jerusalem. Where?

Answer: b. Anathoth

Reference: Jeremiah 1:1

2.) In Jeremiah's day, the influence of a Canaanite god was still strong. Which god?

Answer: c. Baal

Reference: Jeremiah 2:8

3.) Who was the "queen of heaven" for whom the children of Judah made cakes?

Answer: d. All the above

Comment: This deity is spoken of as Ashtoreth of the Zidonians. She was the Ishtar of the Accadians and the Astarte of the Greeks.

Reference: Jeremiah 7:18

4.) Who attempted to kill Jeremiah for preaching God's message of destruction?

Answer: c. The men of Anathoth

Reference: Jeremiah 11:18-23

5.) The Lord said to Jeremiah that he would break Jerusalem as what is broken?

Answer: a. A spoiled potter's vessel

Reference: Jeremiah 19:11

6.) Pashur, the priest, did not like Jeremiah's message. He beat him and did what?

Answer: b. Put him in the stocks

Reference: Jeremiah 20:2

7.) The Lord showed Jeremiah two baskets full of what fruit?

Answer: c. Good and bad figs

Reference: Jeremiah 24:1

8.) Who was Jeremiah's secretary or scribe?

Answer: a. Baruch

Reference: Jeremiah 32:12

9.) Which king burned the scroll of Jeremiah's prophecy against Judah?

Answer: b. Jehoiakim

Reference: Jeremiah 36:20-23

10.) The Babylonians took captives from Jerusalem, and put this man on the throne:

Answer: c. Zedekiah

Reference: Jeremiah 37:1

11.) God's message came to Jeremiah in Egypt, in which city?

Answer: b. Tahpanhes

Reference: Jeremiah 43:7-9

12.) Which of the Babylon gods does Jeremiah see falling to pieces?

Answer: a. Bel and Merodach

Reference: Jeremiah 50:2

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Malachi

Answers

1.) What was the first complaint that God had about the people of Israel?

Answer: a. Lack of honour and respect for his name

Reference: Malachi 1:6

2.) What cheat did God curse?

Answer: c. One who vowed to offer a male beast, but offered instead a blemished one.

Reference: Malachi 1:14

3.) Of whom was it said: "True instruction was in his mouth, and no wrong was found on his lips."

Answer: d. Levi

Reference: Malachi 2:4-7

4.) Which tribe was mentioned as faithless (treacherous)?

Answer: b. Judah

Reference: Malachi 2:11

5.) What did God say he hates?

Answer: b. divorce and violence

Reference: Malachi 2:16

6.) Who is like a 'refiner's fire and like fullers' soap?'

Answer: c. Jesus

Comment: This is a prophecy of Jesus' coming.

Reference: Malachi 3:2

7.) In what way did God say the people were robbing Him?

Answer: a. Not tithing

Reference: Malachi 3:8

8.) In what area are we invited to put God to the test?

Answer: d. Tithe and see God's amazing provision.

Reference: Malachi 3:10

9.) What relationship does God use to describe His relationship with those whose names are in the book of remembrance?

Answer: a. Parent and child

Reference: Malachi 3:17

10.) Which prophet will the Lord send 'before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.'?

Answer: b. Elijah

Reference: Malachi 4:5

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Elisha

Answers

1.) What was Elisha doing when Elijah threw his mantle over him?

Answer: a. Plowing with a yoke of oxen.

Reference: 1 Kings 19:19

2.) What did Elisha do in response to Elijah throwing the mantle on him?

Answer: b. Killed the oxen to cook a feast.

Reference: 1 Kings 19:21

3.) At which two towns did the company of prophets tell Elisha that the Lord would take Elijah away from him that day?

Answer: c. Bethel and Jericho

Reference: 2 Kings 2:3-5

4.) For which city did Elisha cleanse its waters by throwing a bowl of salt into the spring?

Answer: d. Jericho

Reference: 2 Kings 2:18-22

5.) What taunt did the small boys at Bethel say to him?

Answer: b. "Go away, baldhead! Go away, baldhead!"

Reference: 2 Kings 2:23

6.) Elisha said, "As the LORD of hosts lives, whom I serve, were it not that ____ I would give you neither a look nor a glance."Elisha said, "As the LORD of hosts lives, whom I serve, were it not that ____ I would give you neither a look nor a glance."

Answer: a. I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah.

Reference: 2 Kings 3:14

7.) What did the Shunammite woman ask her husband to do for Elisha?

Answer: a. Make a small room on the roof, so that he could stay with them whenever he went there.

Reference: 2 Kings 4:9,10

8.) What was going to happen to the two children of the widow of a member of the company of prophets?

Answer: c. They were going to be taken away as slaves.

Reference: 2 Kings 4:1

9.) How many times was Naaman to wash in the Jordan to be made clean?

Answer: c. Seven times

Reference: 2 Kings 5:10

10.) What did Elisha pray concerning the men who came to him while he was in Dothan?

Answer: b. "Strike these people with blindness."

Reference: 2 Kings 6:18

11.) What happened to the King's officer who mocked Elisha when he prophesied concerning Samaria?

Answer: d. The people trampled him to death.

Reference: 2 Kings 7:20

12.) What happened when some men threw a corpse into Elisha's tomb?

Answer: a. The corpse came back to life.

Reference: 2 Kings 13:21

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Ezekiel

Answers

1.) What was written on the scroll that God told Ezekiel to eat?

Answer: c. Words of lament, mourning and woe.

Reference: Ezekiel 2:10

2.) What did the scroll taste like?

Answer: a. Sweet as honey.

Reference: Ezekiel 3:3

3.) What did Ezekiel's 390 days lying on his left side symbolise?

Answer: a. The house of Israel would be in captivity for 390 years.

Reference: Ezekiel 4:4,5

4.) What did Ezekiel's 40 days lying on his right side symbolise?

Answer: b. The house of Judah would be in captivity for 40 years.

Reference: Ezekiel 4:6

5.) When God told Ezekiel to shave his head, what did He tell him to do with the hair?

Answer: d. Divide it into three parts.

Reference: Ezekiel 5:1,2

6.) What did Ezekiel's chopping a hole in his house wall and squeezing his way through it signify?

Answer: a. That Israel would be taken into captivity at an hour when they least expected it.

Reference: Ezekiel 12:4-11

7.) Ezekiel in his prophecy likens Israel to what sort of "tree"?

Answer: d. Vine

Reference: Ezekiel 15:1,2

8.) Ezekiel said the throne over Israel would be given to one yet to come. Who?

Answer: c. Jesus Christ

Reference: Ezekiel 21:27

9.) What happened on the day that God told Ezekiel that He was going to take away the desire of his eyes?

Answer: a. His wife died.

Reference: Ezekiel 24:16-18

10.) God tells Ezekiel that he is wiser than another prophet. Which prophet?

Answer: c. Daniel

Reference: Ezekiel 28:3

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Isaiah

Answers

1.) Who was Isaiah's father?

Answer: c. Amoz

Reference: Isaiah 1:1

2.) What did Isaiah prophesy concerning in the opening chapters of the book of Isaiah?

Answer: b. Judah and Jerusalem

Reference: Isaiah 1:1

3.) How many kings of Judah reigned during the time over which Isaiah prophesied?

Answer: d. 4

Reference: Isaiah 1:1

4.) What did Isaiah say that God likened sin to?

Answer: b. Scarlet and crimson

Reference: Isaiah 1:18

5.) According to Isaiah, the nations shall "beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they..."

Answer: a. learn war any more.

Reference: Isaiah 2:4

6.) In the year that King Uzziah died, in a vision, who did Isaiah see seated upon a throne?

Answer: c. The Lord

Reference: Isaiah 6:1

7.) What was Isaiah's comforting word to the sick King Hezekiah?

Answer: a. You will live for another fifteen years and God will deliver you and the city from the King of Assyria.

Reference: Isaiah 38:4-6

8.) What did Isaiah tell Hezekiah was to be the sign that the Lord had heard his cry?

Answer: c. The sun would go back ten degrees.

Reference: Isaiah 38:7,8

9.) What did Isaiah tell Hezekiah would happen because he had showed the King of Babylon all of his treasures?

Answer: d. Everything shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left.

Reference: Isaiah 39:3-6

10.) What did Isaiah liken us to when he said we "have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way..."

Answer: b. Sheep

Reference: Isaiah 53:6

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Hosea

Answers

1.) Who was Hosea's father?

Answer: c. Beeri

Reference: Hosea 1:1

2.) How many Kings of Judah were there during the time of Hosea's revelations from the Lord?

Answer: d. 4

Reference: Hosea 1:1

3.) What amazing thing did the Lord ask Hosea to do when He first spoke to him?

Answer: c. Marry a prostitute and have children with her.

Reference: Hosea 1:2

4.) What was the name of Hosea's wife?

Answer: a. Gomer

Reference: Hosea 1:3

5.) Why did the Lord ask Hosea to call his third child Loammi? Loammi means...

Answer: a. For you are not my people and I am not your God.

Reference: Hosea 1:9

6.) For how much did Hosea buy his wife?

Answer: b. Fifteen shekels of silver, a homer of barley, and a measure of wine.

Reference: Hosea 3:2

7.) What was the indictment that the Lord had against the inhabitants of the land?

Answer: b. There was no truth, mercy, and no knowledge of God in the land.

Reference: Hosea 4:1

8.) What animal did the Lord liken Israel's stubbornness to?

Answer: d. a heifer

Reference: Hosea 4:16

9.) The prophet said, 'For they sow the wind, and they shall reap...'

Answer: d. the whirlwind.

Reference: Hosea 8:7

10.) The prophet said, 'the ways of the Lord are right, and the upright walk in them, but...'

Answer: c. transgressors shall fall therein.

Reference: Hosea 14:9

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Nathan

Answers

1.) What King did the prophet Nathan advise?

Answer: b. David

Reference: 2 Samuel 7:1-5

2.) What was the first word from God that the Prophet Nathan gave to the king?

Answer: c. To tell him that his offspring would build a house for the Name of the Lord.

Reference: 2 Samuel 7:12,13

3.) When the prophet Nathan spoke to the king about his adultery, he used an illustration concerning a poor man who had only one...

Answer: b. Ewe

Reference: 2 Samuel 12:3

4.) Because the king had had a man killed and committed adultery, the prophet Nathan told him that...

Answer: a. the sword would never depart from his house.

Reference: 2 Samuel 12:9,10

5.) What did Nathan do when he became aware that king David's son, Adonijah, was preparing to have himself enthroned as the next king of Israel?

Answer: a. He spoke to Bathsheba, who then went and spoke to the king.

Reference: 1 Kings 1:9-12

6.) David told Nathan that he wanted Solomon crowned as king - when did he say that would happen?

Answer: d. That very same day.

Reference: 1 Kings 1:29,30

7.) Nathan sent word to the king when his second child was born to call his name...

Answer: d. Jedidiah

Reference: 2 Samuel 12:24,25

8.) What was the last instruction the prophet Nathan received from the king whom he served?

Answer: c. To take Zadok the priest with him and anoint Solomon as king.

Reference: 1 Kings 1:34

9.) What were the names of the two sons of Nathan who advised King Solomon?

Answer: a. Azariah and Zabud

Reference: 1 Kings 4:5

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Samuel

Answers

1.) What was the name of Samuel's mother?

Answer: c. Hannah

Reference: 1 Samuel 1:20

2.) When God spoke to Samuel for the first time, what did He tell him?

Answer: d. That Eli's sons would die.

Reference: 1 Samuel 3:11-14

3.) How did all of Israel know that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the Lord?

Answer: d. The Lord let none of his words fall to the ground.

Reference: 1 Samuel 3:19,20

4.) In the days of Samuel the prophet, what nation captured the ark of the covenant?

Answer: c. Philistines

Reference: 1 Samuel 4:10-11

5.) What did Samuel offer to the Lord for a burnt offering while he prayed for God to save Israel from the Philistines?

Answer: d. A sucking lamb.

Reference: 1 Samuel 7:8,9

6.) What did Samuel do when the people had asked him to give them a king?

Answer: a. He prayed to the Lord.

Reference: 1 Samuel 8:6

7.) When Samuel had poured the oil on Saul's head to anoint him, what else did he do?

Answer: c. Kissed him.

Reference: 1 Samuel 10:1

8.) How long did Samuel judge Israel?

Answer: a. All the days of his life.

Reference: 1 Samuel 7:15

9.) When Samuel died, where was he buried?

Answer: b. In his house at Ramah.

Reference: 1 Samuel 25:1

10.) After Samuel died, how did Saul contact him?

Answer: c. Went to a witch.

Reference: 1 Samuel 28:8-12

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Bad News in OT Prophecy

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1.) What was the curse that God prophesied to the serpent when He was in the Garden of Eden?

Answer: d. All of the above.

Reference: Genesis 3:14

2.) Micaiah told the king that his prophets were lying to him and Zedekiah struck him on the cheek and said, "Which way went the spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?" What did Micaiah do?

Answer: a. Micaiah told him that he would know when he was running to find somewhere to hide from the king.

Reference: 1 Kings 22:23-28

3.) King Saul was so distressed that he got a witch to call up the spirit of Samuel to speak to him about what he should do. What did Samuel tell Saul?

Answer: d. All of the above.

Reference: 1 Samuel 28:15-19

4.) Gehazi (servant of Elisha) lied to his master about what he had just done. What disease did Elisha speak into his life for this?

Answer: c. Leprosy

Reference: 2 Kings 5:27

5.) A man of God spoke a prophecy against the altar on which Jeroboam was burning incense. When Jeroboam heard this, he put his hand forth and told his men to apprehend the prophet. What happened then?

Answer: a. The king's hand shriveled.

Reference: 1 Kings 13:4-6

6.) Elijah found King Ahab and prophesied against him because he had "sold himself to work evil in the sight of the Lord." What did he say concerning Ahab's wife?

Answer: c. The dogs would eat her by the wall of Jezreel.

Reference: 1 Kings 21:20-23

7.) Just prior to the flood, God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth. Who was the man that found grace in the eyes of the Lord?

Answer: d. Noah

Reference: Genesis 6:5-8

8.) Which of the following did Jeremiah the prophet speak against Jehoiakim the son of Joash?

Answer: d. All of the above AND that he would be childless.

Reference: Jeremiah 22:18-30

9.) God told Ezekiel that his wife would die and he was not to mourn for her. What was the peoples' response to this?

Answer: c. They asked him to tell them why he did these things and what relevance it had to them.

Reference: Ezekiel 24:16-20

10.) A baker who was in prison with Joseph had a dream in which birds were eating bread from three baskets on his head. Joseph interpreted the dream for him. What did it mean?

Answer: b. Within three days Pharaoh would lift his head off and hang him on a tree for the birds of the air to eat.

Reference: Genesis 40:16-22

11.) God asked Hosea to do a most unusual thing as a symbol of His relationship with Israel. What was it?

Answer: a. Marry a whore.

Reference: Hosea 1:2

12.) 1 Kings 14:1-18 tells the story of how Ahijah the prophet told Jeroboam's wife that their son would die (and he did.) What was unusual about the consultation that the prophet had with the woman?

Answer: b. The woman was pretending to be someone else, but the prophet recognized her even although he could not see.

Reference: 1 Kings 14:2-5

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Good News in OT Prophecy

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1.) To which man did the Lord say, "Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will show thee: and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed."

Answer: b. Abram

Reference: Genesis 12:1-3

2.) To whom did God say, "What aileth thee? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation." And then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.

Answer: b. Hagar

Reference: Genesis 21:17-19

3.) Elisha had gone with the sons of the prophets to make a dwelling place in Jordan, and a borrowed ax head fell into the water. What did Elisha do?

Answer: d. Threw a stick in after it, and it floated so it could be retrieved.

Reference: 2 Kings 6:1-7

4.) What happened when Moses struck the rock at Massah and Meribah?

Answer: c. Water came out of the rock so that the people could drink.

Reference: Exodus 17:5-7

5.) The prophet Isaiah said of the Lord, "He shall feed his flock like a shepherd:..." What did the prophecy say that He would do with the lambs?

Answer: d. Gather them with His arms and carry them.

Reference: Isaiah 40:11

6.) King Hezekiah was on his death bed, and Isaiah the prophet told him, "Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live." Hezekiah wept and prayed earnestly, and God sent Isaiah back to him to tell him that his life had been extended. How much longer did God add to his life?

Answer: b. Fifteen years

Reference: Isaiah 38:1-5

7.) The prophet Elijah asked a woman who was starving if she would make a cake for him, and the woman did so. What was the result of her generosity?

Answer: c. The oil and the flour did not run out until the Lord had sent rain on the earth.

Reference: 1 Kings 17:11-14

8.) As Barak pursued Sisera (to kill him), Jael came out to meet him, and said to him, "Come, and I will show you the man you are looking for ." When he went into her tent, Sisera lay dead, with a tent peg through his temples. What was unusual about the situation?

Answer: a. The prophetess had stated earlier that day that the victory would be at the hand of a woman.

Reference: Judges 4:8,9; 22-24

9.) Of what place did the prophet say, "...though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting."

Answer: d. Bethlehem

Reference: Micah 5:2

10.) What did Gideon ask the Lord to do to confirm that He would use him to save Israel?

Answer: c. Gideon asked God to wet a fleece that he put out overnight, and leave the ground around it dry.

Reference: Judges 6:14; 36-40

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Prophets Quoted in the NT

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1.) Jesus said, "An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas." What was the sign?

Answer: a. Just as Jonah was three days in the whale, so was Jesus three days in the heart of the earth.

Reference: Matthew 12:39,40

2.) Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a particular animal, which fulfilled a prophecy concerning him. What animal did he ride?

Answer: d. An ass's colt.

Reference: Matthew 21:2-6; Zechariah 9:9

3.) When the chief priests told Herod where Jesus had been born, which prophet were they quoting?

Answer: c. Micah

Reference: Matthew 2:5,6; Micah 5:2

4.) Who was: "The voice of one crying in the wilderness," that the prophet Isaiah spoke of?

Answer: a. John the Baptist

Reference: Matthew 3:3,4; Isaiah 40:3

5.) Which prophet prophesied the day of Pentecost?

Answer: b. Joel

Reference: Acts 2:16,17; Joel 2:28-30

6.) From which prophet was Jesus reading from in the temple when he said "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor..."

Answer: c. Isaiah

Reference: Luke 4:17-19; Isaiah 61:1,2

7.) Jesus referred to "the abomination of desolation" spoken of by which prophet?

Answer: b. Daniel

Reference: Mark 13:14; Daniel 8:11-14

8.) Which prophet prophesied that the thirty pieces of silver used to betray Jesus would end up buying a potter's field?

Answer: b. Zechariah

Reference: Matthew 27:6-8; Zechariah 11:12,13

9.) Though Jesus did many miracles and signs, many did not believe. Which prophet foretold this?

Answer: a. Isaiah

Reference: John 12:37,38; Isaiah 53:1

10.) Philip heard the Ethiopian eunuch reading from the prophet Isaiah. What scripture was he reading?

Answer: a. He was led as a sheep to the slaughter.

Reference: Acts 8:30-34; Isaiah 53:7

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Who and What

Who Did It

Answers

1.) Who married his half-sister?

Answer: d. Abraham

Reference: Genesis 11:29

2.) Who dreamed that the sun and the moon and 11 stars bowed down to him?

Answer: d. Joseph

Reference: Genesis 37:9

3.) To whom did God give the covenant of circumcision?

Answer: d. Abraham

Reference: Genesis 17:1-11

4.) Who led the Israelites into Canaan?

Answer: d. Joshua

Reference: Deuteronomy 31:23

5.) Who wrongly thought that Abraham's and Isaac's wives were their sisters?

Answer: a. Abimelech

Reference: Genesis 20:2; 26:6,7

6.) Who sold his birthright for a bowl of stew?

Answer: b. Esau

Reference: Genesis 25:29-34

7.) Who tricked Jacob into marrying his daughter?

Answer: d. Laban

Reference: Genesis 29:21-26

8.) Who stole the household gods of her father?

Answer: a. Rachel

Reference: Genesis 31:19

9.) Who violated Jacob's daughter, the sister of Simeon and Levi?

Answer: d. Shechem

Reference: Genesis 34:1,2

10.) Who violated Absalom's sister Tamar?

Answer: a. Amnon

Reference: 2 Samuel 13:1-22

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Who Said It

Answers

1.) Who Said: "Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?"

Answer: a. Judas

Comment: As usual, Judas was more concerned about money, and how much he could steal.

Reference: John 12:4-6

2.) Who Said: "Let me die with the Philistines."

Answer: c. Samson

Comment: After all that Samson had been through, he had repented, and was willing to give his life for the Israelites.

Reference: Judges 16:30

3.) Who Said: "What is truth?"

Answer: b. Pilate

Comment: Pilate said this in response to Jesus who said, "To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice."

Reference: John 18:37,38

4.) Who Said: "Why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God."

Answer: b. Peter

Comment: Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, had given a piece of land to the Church, which when sold, they were foolish to keep away a part of the price, as though they were dealing with men, and not with God.

Reference: Acts 5:3,4

5.) Who Said: "Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men."

Answer: c. Paul

Comment: Paul had not shunned to declare the whole counsel of God, otherwise if any had perished, their blood would have been on his head.

Reference: Acts 20:26

6.) Who Said: "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."

Answer: d. Stephen

Comment: The nearer that martyrs approach to death, the nearer that they rise up, even into heaven, as they behold Christ, ready to affirm him in the confession of the truth.

Reference: Acts 7:57-60

7.) Who said, 'Am I my brother`s keeper'?

Answer: c. Cain

Reference: Genesis 4:9

8.) Who said, "Speak; for thy servant heareth"?

Answer: b. Samuel

Reference: 1 Samuel 3:10

9.) Who said, "I know that my Redeemer liveth"?

Answer: a. Job

Reference: Job 19:25

10.) Who washed his hands before the multitude and said "I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it."

Answer: c. Pontius Pilate

Reference: Matthew 27:24

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Dreamers

Answers

1.) Why did God say to Abimelech in a dream that he was about to die?

Answer: b. Because he had chosen Sarah to be his wife and she was married to Abraham?

Reference: Genesis 20:3

2.) In the first dream that Joseph had, what did he see?

Answer: c. Sheaths of wheat.

Reference: Genesis 37:7

3.) What did the three branches represent in the dream that Joseph interpreted for the Pharoah's cupbearer?

Answer: a. days

Reference: Genesis 40:12

4.) What did King Solomon ask God for when God appeared to him in a dream and told him to ask what he would?

Answer: b. understanding

Reference: 1 Kings 3:5-10

5.) Who say "I had a dream, I had a dream."

Answer: d. Prophets who tell lies in the name of the Lord.

Reference: Jeremiah 23:25,26

6.) What did Gideon do when he heard the interpretation of the dream?

Answer: d. He worshiped and returned to the camp of Israel.

Reference: Judges 7:15

7.) Who, did Job say "will fly away like a dream, and not be found..."

Answer: b. the wicked

Reference: Job 20:4-8

8.) When God would not answer King Saul either by dreams, urim or prophets, where did he go to consult a medium?

Answer: c. Endor

Reference: 1 Samuel 28:7

9.) Daniel also had insight into all visions and dreams, and what where the other skills that he and his three friends had?

Answer: a. Knowledge and skill in every aspect of literature and wisdom.

Reference: Daniel 1:17

10.) What was the name of the king for whom Daniel interpreted a dream where the king had seen a great image?

Answer: d. Nebuchadnezzar

Reference: Daniel 2:1,31

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Occupations

Answers

1.) Who was "a mighty hunter before the Lord"?

Answer: a. Nimrod

Comment: Nimrod was a descendant of Cush, the son of Ham. Babel was the beginning of his kingdom, which he gradually enlarged.

Reference: Genesis 10:9

2.) Who was "an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron"?

Answer: b. Tubal-Cain

Comment: Several of Cain's descendants distinguished themselves by their inventive genius in the arts.

Reference: Genesis 4:22

3.) What was Luke's profession?

Answer: a. Physician

Comment: Luke was a Gentile, and it is probable that he was a physician in Troas, and was there converted by Paul, to whom he attached himself.

Reference: Colossians 4:14

4.) What was Paul's profession?

Answer: b. Tentmaker

Reference: Acts 18:2-3

5.) What was the occupation of Joseph, the earthly father who adopted Jesus.

Answer: c. Carpenter

Reference: Matthew 13:55

6.) What was Nehemiah's occupation?

Answer: a. Cupbearer

Reference: Nehemiah 1:1

7.) What was the occupation of Alexander who did much evil to Paul?

Answer: b. Coppersmith

Reference: 2 Timothy 4:14

8.) What was the occupation of David, under Saul?

Answer: b. Armourbearer

Reference: 1 Samuel 16:21

9.) Philip was sent to speak to an Ethiopian eunuch who held what position in the court of Candace, queen of Ethiopia?

Answer: d. treasurer

Reference: Acts 8:26,27

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Who Was Known As...

Answers

1.) Who was known as "The Bright and Morning Star?"

Answer: b. Jesus

Reference: Revelation 22:16

2.) Who was known as "The voice of one crying in the wilderness?"

Answer: c. John the Baptist

Reference: Matthew 3:1-3

3.) Who was known as "a mighty hunter before the Lord?"

Answer: c. Nimrod

Reference: Genesis 10:9

4.) Who was known as "a rod out of the stem of Jesse?"

Answer: c. Jesus Christ

Comment: This is a prophecy by Isaiah foretelling the coming of Jesus.

Reference: Isaiah 11:1-5

5.) Whom did Jesus call the "generation of vipers"?

Answer: b. The Pharisees

Reference: Matthew 12:24-34

6.) Whom does Paul describe as "My own son in the faith"?

Answer: c. Timothy

Reference: 1 Timothy 1:2

7.) Whom did Jesus call "the salt of the earth?"

Answer: b. His disciples

Reference: Matthew 5:13

8.) Who was called, "son of the morning?"

Answer: d. Lucifer

Reference: Isaiah 14:12

9.) Who was known as "The last Adam?"

Answer: c. Jesus

Reference: 1 Corinthians 15:45-48

10.) Who is described as "perfect and upright, and one that feared God"?

Answer: c. Job

Reference: Job 1:1

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Builders

Answers

1.) Who built ancient Babylon (Babel)?

Answer: c. Nimrod

Reference: Genesis 10:8-10

2.) In the days of which king was the temple first built?

Answer: b. Solomon

Reference: 1 Chronicles 22:6

3.) Where did Joshua build an altar with stones that were taken from the Jordan?

Answer: b. Gilgal

Reference: Joshua 4:20

4.) Men began to speak different languages when a tower was being built where?

Answer: c. Babel

Reference: Genesis 11:9

5.) How tall was the golden idol erected by Nebuchadnezzar?

Answer: b. Ninety feet

Comment: A cubit is about 18 inches, so 60 cubits would be 90 feet.

Reference: Daniel 3:1

6.) Which of these cities did the Israelites build while slaves in Egypt?

Answer: a. Rameses

Reference: Genesis 47:11

7.) How many stones did the Israelites take out of the Jordan to build an altar?

Answer: d. 12

Reference: Joshua 4:20

8.) Who took charge of rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem after the exile?

Answer: b. Nehemiah

Reference: Nehemiah 1:1-5

9.) Which prophet encouraged the exiles to rebuild the temple?

Answer: b. Haggai

Reference: Ezra 6:14

10.) Who followed their ancestor's command not to drink wine or build homes?

Answer: c. The Rechabites

Reference: Jeremiah 35:5-7

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First of All

Answers

1.) Who was the first king of Israel?

Answer: a. Saul

Reference: 1 Samuel 11:12-15

2.) Where was Jesus first Miracle?

Answer: d. Cana

Reference: John 2:11

3.) Who built the first temple in Israel?

Answer: a. Solomon

Reference: 1 Kings 6:1

4.) Who was the first martyr?

Answer: b. Stephen

Reference: Acts 7:54-60

5.) Who was the first person to see the risen Lord?

Answer: a. Mary Magdalene

Reference: John 20:11-18

6.) Who was Paul's first partner in ministry?

Answer: b. Barnabas

Reference: Acts 13:1-3

7.) Who was the most humble man on earth?

Answer: c. Moses

Reference: Numbers 12:3

8.) What did God make on the first day of creation?

Answer: a. light

Reference: Genesis 1:1-4

9.) Who was the first judge of Israel?

Answer: c. Othniel

Reference: Judges 3:8-11

10.) Who was David's first wife?

Answer: b. Michal

Reference: 1 Samuel 18:20-21

11.) In which city were people first called Christians?

Answer: a. Antioch

Reference: Acts 11:26

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Prophecies

Answers

1.) Who prophecied that, "A virgin shall conceive and bear a son?"

Answer: b. Isaiah

Reference: Isaiah 7:14

2.) Who told king Herod about the prophecy concerning where Jesus would be born?

Answer: c. the chief priests and scribes

Reference: Matthew 2:4-6

3.) Which king burned the scroll of Jeremiah's prophecy against Judah?

Answer: b. Jehoiakim

Reference: Jeremiah 36:20-28

4.) Who had 4 unmarried daughters with the gift of prophecy?

Answer: c. Philip

Reference: Acts 21:8,9

5.) The Apostle Paul said that if he understood all prophecy and did not have this, he was still nothing:

Answer: c. charity

Reference: 1 Corinthians 13:2

6.) Who prophesied to Ahab that Jezebel would not be buried, but would be eaten by dogs at Jezreel?

Answer: b. Elijah

Reference: 1 Kings 21:20-23

7.) Where was Ekekiel when God told him to prophesy to the dry bones?

Answer: b. in a valley

Reference: Ezekiel 37:1

8.) What strange thing did God tell the prophet Hosea to do to emphasise his prophecy?

Answer: b. marry an adultress

Reference: Hosea 1:2

9.) Which of the prophets do we know as "the weeping prophet?"

Answer: d. Jeremiah

Reference:

10.) What prophet did Jesus read from on the day he went to the synagogue at Nazareth at the beginning of his ministry?

Answer: c. Isaiah

Reference: Luke 4:17-19

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Sexual Sinners

Answers

1.) This daughter of Leah was raped by Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite.

Answer: a. Dinah

Reference: Genesis 34:1-5

2.) He was David's first son who later in life raped his half-sister Tamar. For this deed he was murdered by her brother.

Answer: c. Amnon

Reference: 2 Samuel 13:1-29

3.) In what city was the wife of a Levite raped and abused until dead?

Answer: a. Gibeah

Reference: Judges 20:1-9

4.) Who had two daughters who got him drunk and comitted incest with him?

Answer: c. Lot

Reference: Genesis 19:30-38

5.) What king did John the Baptist call an adulterer?

Answer: a. Herod

Reference: Matthew 14:1-12

6.) In what New Testament church was fornication among them, that one had his father's wife.

Answer: c. Corinth

Reference: 1 Corinthians 5:1

7.) What daughter-in-law of Judah enticed him to have sexual relations with her?

Answer: a. Tamar

Reference: Genesis 38:24-30

8.) What woman comitted adultery with David?

Answer: c. Bathsheba

Reference: 2 Samuel 11:1-5

9.) What son of Jacob's had sexual relations with his father's concubine?

Answer: a. Reuben

Reference: Genesis 35:22

10.) Which prophet was told by God to marry an adulteress?

Answer: b. Hosea

Reference: Hosea 1:1-3

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Who Asked God

Answers

1.) Who asked God to bless him and enlarge his territory?

Answer: b. Jabez

Reference: 1 Chronicles 4:10

2.) Who asked God not to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah if righteous men could be found there?

Answer: c. Abraham

Reference: Genesis 18:20-24

3.) Who asked God to make the sun stand still?

Answer: a. Joshua

Reference: Joshua 10:12,13

4.) Who asked God to: "Speak; for thy servant heareth"?

Answer: b. Samuel

Reference: 1 Samuel 3:10

5.) Who asked God, "Am I my brother's keeper?"

Answer: c. Cain

Reference: Genesis 4:9

6.) Who asked God, "Shall I go and smite these Philistines?"

Answer: b. David

Reference: 1 Samuel 23:1,2

7.) Who ask God to take his life, and said, "It is better for me to die than to live?"

Answer: b. Jonah

Reference: Jonah 4:3

8.) Who asked God, "why is it that thou hast sent me?"

Answer: c. Moses

Reference: Exodus 5:22

9.) Who asked God, "hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?"

Answer: a. Elijah

Reference: 1 Kings 17:17-20

10.) Who asked God, "Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh?"

Answer: b. Moses

Reference: Exodus 3:11

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Who Rembered What

Answers

1.) God remembered Noah and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and...

Answer: a. the waters subsided.

Reference: Genesis 8:1

2.) When God destroyed the cities of the plain, God remembered Abraham, and...

Answer: c. sent Lot out of the city in which he dwelt.

Reference: Genesis 19:29

3.) God remembered Rachel, and opened her womb. What did she call the baby when he was born?

Answer: b. Joseph

Reference: Genesis 30:22-24

4.) When Hannah was remembered of the Lord and had a son, what did she name the child?

Answer: c. Samuel

Reference: 1 Samuel 1:19,20

5.) When the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, and he remembered Vashti, (what she had done, and what was decreed against her) what did the king's servants suggest?

Answer: c. Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king.

Reference: Esther 2:1,2

6.) The psalmist says that [God] remembered that they were but flesh: ...

Answer: c. a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

Reference: Psalms 78:39

7.) The psalmist said, "I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and..."

Answer: d. I have comforted myself.

Reference: Psalms 119:52

8.) Again, the psalmist said, "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered..."

Answer: a. Zion.

Reference: Psalms 137:1

9.) Jonah said, "When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD and..."

Answer: b. my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.

Reference: Jonah 2:7

10.) When Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, 'Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice...'

Answer: a. he went out, and wept bitterly.

Reference: Matthew 26:75

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The Hand of God

Answers

1.) Who said, "What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?"

Answer: c. Job

Reference: Job 2:10

2.) Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may...

Answer: a. exalt you in due time.

Reference: 1 Peter 5:6

3.) Who "looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God?"

Answer: b. Stephen

Reference: Acts 7:54-60

4.) Where did the apostles preach to the Jews only and "the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed?"

Answer: c. Antioch

Reference: Acts 11:19-22

5.) Who had the hand of the Lord upon him, and he was struck blind for awhile?

Answer: c. Paul

Reference: Acts 13:9-13

6.) As the elders of Judah sat before him, who did the hand of the Lord God fall on?

Answer: a. Ezekiel

Reference: Ezekiel 8:1

7.) What child was spoken of saying, "What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him?"

Answer: b. John the Baptist

Reference: Luke 1:57-66

8.) Who said to God, "My times are in thy hand?"

Answer: a. David

Reference: Psalms 31:15

9.) Isaiah said that we all are the work of God's hand. What did he compare us and God to?

Answer: c. Clay and a potter.

Reference: Isaiah 64:8

10.) In the book of Revelation, in the right hand of him that sat on the throne, was a book with how many seals?

Answer: c. 7

Reference: Revelation 5:1

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Fathers in the Bible

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1.) Who was the father of Ishmael and Isaac?

Answer: c. Abraham

Reference: Genesis 25:8,9

2.) Who was the father of Esau and Jacob?

Answer: d. Isaac

Reference: Genesis 25:25-28

3.) Who was the father of Cain, Abel and Seth?

Answer: b. Adam

Reference: Genesis 4:1,2

4.) Who was the father of Joseph and his brothers?

Answer: b. Jacob

Reference: Genesis 30:25

5.) Who was the father of Manasseh and Ephraim?

Answer: d. Joseph

Reference: Genesis 41:51,52

6.) Who was the father Aaron and Moses?

Answer: b. Amram

Reference: Exodus 6:20

7.) Who was the father of King David?

Answer: a. Jesse

Reference: 1 Samuel 16:19

8.) Who was the father of Ham, Shem and Japheth?

Answer: a. Noah

Reference: Genesis 5:32

9.) Who was the father of the prophet Samuel?

Answer: b. Elkanah

Reference: 1 Samuel 1:19,20

10.) Who was the father of King Solomon?

Answer: c. David

Reference: 2 Samuel 5:13,14

11.) Who was the father of Joshua?

Answer: d. Nun

Reference: Exodus 33:11

12.) Who was the father of Jonathan?

Answer: a. Saul

Reference: 2 Samuel 9:6

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Famous Prayers - NT

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1.) When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray they mentioned another great Bible character who had taught his disciples to pray. Who was that?

Answer: a. John the Baptist

Reference: Luke 11:1

2.) When Jesus prayed in the garden of Gethsemane he said, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless...

Answer: c. not my will, but thine, be done.

Reference: Luke 22:42

3.) These words Jesus spoke, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that...

Answer: d. thy Son also may glorify thee.

Reference: John 17:1

4.) The disciples prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, show us which of these two thou hast chosen (to replace Judas). Who was chosen?

Answer: d. Matthias

Reference: Acts 1:24-26

5.) As Stephen was stoned, he called upon God and asked Jesus to receive his spirit. Who was the young man at whose feet the witnesses laid down their cloaks?

Answer: a. Saul

Reference: Acts 7:58-60

6.) What happened in Joppa in response to Peter's prayer that made many believe?

Answer: d. A woman who had died was brought back to life.

Reference: Acts 9:39-42

7.) This man was described as: A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.

Answer: c. Cornelius

Reference: Acts 10:1,2

8.) Which New Testament book tells us: "Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth."

Answer: c. James

Reference: James 5:17,18

9.) After Pentecost the Christians began to be persecuted, being warned by the Sanhedrin. The disciples gathered together and prayed. What happened?

Answer: d. All of the above.

Reference: Acts 4:31

10.) How many men were chosen to wait on tables so that the disciples could give their time to prayer and ministry of the word?

Answer: b. seven

Reference: Acts 6:1-4

11.) To whom did Peter say, "Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such a thought in your heart, for I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin."

Answer: c. Simon of Samaria

Reference: Acts 8:22-24

12.) Paul prayed for his friends from Ephesus before he departed from them, and they wept. Why?

Answer: a. They knew that they would not see him again.

Reference: Acts 20:36-38

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What Demons Believe

Answers

1.) James said. "...faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Thou believest that _____, thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble."

Answer: a. there is one God.

Reference: James 2:17-20

2.) There was in the synagogue at Capernaum, a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out to Jesus making two statements concerning Him. What were they?

Answer: d. That Jesus would destroy them and that He was the Holy One of God.

Reference: Mark 1:23,24

3.) When Satan took Jesus to the pinnacle of the temple to tempt him, what scripture did he quote to Jesus?

Answer: b. He shall give His angels charge over thee.

Reference: Luke 4:9-12

4.) A legion of demons begged Jesus to answer their prayer and do something, and Jesus did it. What was that?

Answer: c. They asked Jesus to send them into a herd of swine nearby.

Reference: Mark 5:5-13

5.) Mark and Luke both tell this story of the demon-possessed man at Gerasenes who lived among the tombs, and who recognized Jesus as the Son of the Most High God. Each of them adds a different extra piece of information. Which of these is correct? ()

Answer: d. The man wore no clothes, and he hit himself with stones.

Reference: Mark 5:5; Luke 8:27

6.) There was a man in the synagogue, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice saying, "Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God." And Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Hold thy peace, and come out of him." What did the demon do?

Answer: a. Threw the man down, and came out of him.

Reference: Luke 4:33-35

7.) Before he had chosen the twelve disciples, people possessed by evil spirits would fall down in front of Jesus and cry out, "You are the Son of God!" What was Jesus' response?

Answer: c. He strictly warned them not to say who he was.

Reference: Mark 3:11,12

8.) At Philippi, a demon-possessed woman followed the apostle Paul, and cried out:

Answer: d. These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation.

Reference: Acts 16:16-18

9.) "Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth..."

Answer: c. that he hath but a short time.

Reference: Revelation 12:12

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Famous Prayers - OT

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1.) This man said to God, "Ah, Sovereign LORD, why did you ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us?" And the Lord said to him, "Stand up! What are you doing down on your face?"

Answer: c. Joshua

Reference: Joshua 7:7-10

2.) Who said, "Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?"

Answer: a. Abram

Reference: Genesis 15:2,3

3.) This man saw an angel of the Lord and thought he was going to die. That night the Lord told him to throw down his father's altar of Baal and cut down his father's grove.

Answer: b. Gideon

Reference: Judges 6:22-25

4.) This man prayed, "I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes."

Answer: d. Samson

Reference: Judges 16:28

5.) David said unto the LORD, "I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly." What had he just done?

Answer: d. Numbered the people.

Reference: 2 Samuel 24:10

6.) This man prayed for wisdom and knowledge, and God replied, "...wisdom and knowledge will be given you. And I will also give you wealth, riches and honor, such as no king who was before you ever had and none after you will have."

Answer: b. Solomon

Reference: 2 Chronicles 1:9-12

7.) This man "set his face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes," after he had read from the prophet Jeremiah, and realized that the Babylonian captivity was nearly finished: Who was he?

Answer: a. Daniel

Reference: Daniel 9:2-5

8.) This man prayed and then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. Who was he?

Answer: c. Elijah

Reference: 1 Kings 18:36-38

9.) King Hezekiah prayed before the LORD concerning Sennacherib, king of Assyria, and a prophet sent a message to him to respond to his prayer. Who was the prophet?

Answer: b. Isaiah

Reference: 2 Kings 19:15-20

10.) This man prayed so earnestly that it changed his countenance. The king for whom he was the cupbearer noticed and enquired about why he was so sad. Who was this man?

Answer: d. Nehemiah

Reference: Nehemiah 2:1,2

11.) Who prayed: "But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand..."

Answer: a. Isaiah

Reference: Isaiah 64:8

12.) Who prayed: "Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts; and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting."

Answer: c. King David

Reference: Psalms 139:23

13.) Who prayed: "O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing."

Answer: b. Jeremiah

Reference: Jeremiah 10:24

14.) Which prophet wrote: "Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?"

Answer: b. Joel

Reference: Joel 2:17

15.) This man was cast into the sea after the people that he was traveling with had prayed that they would not perish for taking his life.

Answer: a. Jonah

Reference: Jonah 1:14-16

16.) In which book did the prophet pray: "O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!"

Answer: d. Habakkuk

Reference: Habakkuk 1:2

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The Angel of the Lord

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1.) The angel of the Lord said to Hagar, "Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands." Who was the mistress of whom he spoke?

Answer: c. Sarai

Reference: Genesis 16:7-9

2.) The angel of the LORD called to Abraham out of heaven, and said told him to take his son Isaac to Mount Moriah and sacrifice him there, but at the moment when Abraham was about to kill Isaac, what did the angel of the Lord say?

Answer: a. "Do not hurt the boy in any way, for now I know that you truly fear God."

Reference: Genesis 22:12

3.) The angel of the LORD appeared to Moses in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. What was the unusual thing about it that caught Moses's attention?

Answer: b. The bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

Reference: Exodus 3:2

4.) Who was the man to whom the angel of the Lord appeared and said, "The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valor."

Answer: d. Gideon

Reference: Judges 6:11,12

5.) The angel of the Lord appeared to the wife of a man named Manoah, and told her that she would give birth to a son. What was the name of the baby boy?

Answer: c. Samson

Reference: Judges 13:3,24

6.) In Psalms it tells us of something that the angel of the Lord does for those that fear him. What is it?

Answer: a. Delivers them.

Reference: Psalms 34:7

7.) The angel of the Lord smote a large number of Assyrians on behalf of the Israelites. How many was it?

Answer: a. One hundred and eighty-five thousand

Reference: 2 Kings 19:35

8.) The angel of the Lord appeared to this man and said, "Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him."

Answer: d. Joseph

Reference: Matthew 2:13

9.) When the angel of the Lord appeared to the shepherds in the fields at Bethlehem, what was their response?

Answer: c. They were very afraid.

Reference: Luke 2:9

10.) Who was the king that the angel of the Lord struck because he did not give God glory, but received the worship of the people, and who was eaten by worms?

Answer: b. Herod

Reference: Acts 12:20-23

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Liars in the Bible

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1.) What creature in the garden of Eden spoke to Eve and told her, "Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil."

Answer: a. Serpent

Reference: Genesis 3:4,5

2.) What did Cain say when God asked him, "Where is Abel, your brother?"

Answer: c. I don't know: am I my brother's keeper?

Reference: Genesis 4:8,9

3.) For what reason did Abraham tell his wife to tell the Egyptians that she was his sister?

Answer: d. He was afraid that they would kill him, and take his wife for themselves.

Reference: Genesis 12:11-20

4.) Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, thought that it was not fair that Naaman, a Syrian, should receive his healing without having to pay for it and went after him to get some payment. What lie did he tell Naaman?

Answer: d. All of the above.

Reference: 2 Kings 5:20-23

5.) Rachel had stolen her father's household gods, and her father came looking for them. Rachel put the images into the camel's furniture, and sat on them. What reason did she give her father for not standing when he was searching her tent?

Answer: c. I have my period.

Reference: Genesis 31:30-35

6.) What lie did Rahab the harlot tell the people who were looking for the spies?

Answer: d. All of the above.

Reference: Joshua 2:4-6

7.) Jacob served Laban for seven years for the hand of his daughter Rachel, and Laban made a feast for him. However, the daughter that he gave Jacob was not Rachel. Who was it?

Answer: a. Leah

Reference: Genesis 29:21-26

8.) Three times Samson told Delilah falsehoods about the source of his strength, but finally he gave in and told her. Why?

Answer: b. She nagged him incessantly until he couldn't stand it any more.

Reference: Judges 16:15-17

9.) Micaiah gave the king of Israel a favorable report and the king of Israel accused Micaiah of lying to him, and told Micaiah to speak only the truth. Micaiah then told the king that the Lord had spoken evil against the king and that...

Answer: c. The king would die that day.

Reference: 2 Chronicles 18:14-22

10.) Saul sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to kill him. David escaped and Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth. Saul asked Michal why she had allowed David to escape, and she said that...

Answer: b. David had threatened to kill her if she didn't.

Reference: 1 Samuel 19:11-17

11.) When Jesus was in the garden of Gethsemane, Judas Iscariot approached him and greeted him with a kiss. What was the significance of this?

Answer: c. By prior arrangement, he would kiss the man that they should arrest.

Reference: Matthew 26:48,49

12.) A man named Ananias and his wife sold a possession, and deceived the people to think that they were giving all of the money from the sale of it to the church. Peter challenged Ananias about it and he fell down dead. Later, his wife arrived at the place and continued the deceit. What happened to her?

Answer: a. She died also.

Reference: Acts 5:1-10

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What the Bible Says About Itself

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1.) Moses told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, "All the words which the LORD hath said will we do." And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and (how many?) pillars, according to the tribes of Israel.

Answer: b. Twelve

Reference: Exodus 24:3,4

2.) Who wrote these words? "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes. With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth."

Answer: a. David

Reference: Psalms 119:11-16

3.) The psalmist wrote: "The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them is thy servant _____: and in keeping of them there is great reward."

Answer: c. warned

Reference: Psalms 19:7-11

4.) Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." And Nathanael said to him, "_____"

Answer: c. Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?

Reference: John 1:45,46

5.) During His temptation in the wilderness, Jesus responded to the Devil with the phrase, "It is written, _____"

Answer: d. All of the above.

Reference: Matthew 4:4-10

6.) The Pharisees and scribes asked Jesus, "Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?" He answered them and mentioned a prophet who had prophesied of them saying, "This people honoreth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me." What was the name of the prophet he quoted?

Answer: a. Isaiah

Reference: Mark 7:5-8; Isaiah 29:13

7.) When a lawyer asked Jesus which was the greatest commandment in the law, Jesus said, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, _____. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."

Answer: b. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

Reference: Matthew 22:34-40

8.) Jesus said to His disciples, "These are the words which I spoke unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written _____ concerning me."

Answer: d. All of the above.

Reference: Luke 24:44,45

9.) A man said to Jesus, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, _____

Answer: c. keep the commandments.

Reference: Matthew 19:16-22

10.) Some Sadducees asked Jesus about whose wife should a woman be in the resurrection, who had had seven husbands while on earth. Jesus told them that they erred, because they did not know the scriptures, and neither did they know _____

Answer: d. the power of God.

Reference: Mark 12:18-25

11.) The gospel of John tells us: "For the law was given by Moses, but _____ came by Jesus Christ."

Answer: a. grace and truth

Reference: John 1:17

12.) To whom did Paul write, "...from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works."

Answer: d. Timothy

Reference: 2 Timothy 3:15-17

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Women in the Bible

Esther

Answers

1.) Who was Esther's father?

Answer: a. Abihail

Reference: Esther 2:15

2.) What was Esther's Hebrew name?

Answer: d. Hadassah

Comment: Hadassah was Esther's Hebrew name before her marriage; and she was called Esther by the king after it.

Reference: Esther 2:7

3.) Who was Ahasuerus' queen at the beginning of the book of Esther?

Answer: c. Vashti

Reference: Esther 1:9

4.) The king was angry at the queen during a party because:

Answer: b. She disobeyed him

Reference: Esther 1:12

5.) How long did Esther spend preparing herself to meet the king?

Answer: c. 12 months

Reference: Esther 2:12

6.) Who tried to have King Ahasuerus kill all the Jews?

Answer: b. Haman

Reference: Esther 3:5-9

7.) How much was offered to the king to be allowed to exterminate the Jews?

Answer: c. 10,000 talents of silver

Reference: Esther 3:9

8.) Esther invites the king to a banquet, and also invites who?

Answer: a. Haman

Reference: Esther 5:12

9.) Who discovered the guard's plot to kill the king?

Answer: b. Mordecai

Reference: Esther 6:2

10.) Who was hanged on the gallows he had built for Mordecai?

Answer: b. Haman

Reference: Esther 7:9

11.) What gift did the king give Mordecai?

Answer: b. His ring

Reference: Esther 8:2

12.) Which feast do Jews celebrate because of their delivery at Esther's time?

Answer: c. Purim

Reference: Esther 9:20-27

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Jezebel

Answers

1.) Who was Jezebel's husband?

Answer: a. Ahab

Reference: 1 Kings 16:31

2.) Which other queen in Jezebel's direct family had her own grandchildren slaughtered?

Answer: c. Athaliah

Reference: 2 Kings 11:1

3.) Jezebel's name today is used to denote:

Answer: c. Deceit

Reference:

4.) What did Jezebel do to Naboth of Jezreel?

Answer: b. Had him slaughtered, so that her husband could take possession of his vineyard.

Reference: 1 Kings 21:8-13

5.) Why did Elijah go to Beer-sheba?

Answer: d. He was afraid of Jezebel.

Reference: 1 Kings 19:3

6.) How did Jezebel die?

Answer: a. She was thrown out of a palace window and trampled to death by horses.

Reference: 2 Kings 9:33

7.) Who was present when she died?

Answer: d. Jehu and two or three eunuchs

Reference: 2 Kings 9:31

8.) What did the prophet prophesy concerning Jezebel's death?

Answer: a. On the plot of ground at Jezreel dogs will devour Jezebel's flesh.

Reference: 2 Kings 9:10

9.) What two things did Jehu ascribe to Jezebel just before he killed Joram?

Answer: d. Idolatry and witchcraft

Reference: 2 Kings 9:22

10.) What did Jehu say should happen to Jezebel's body after she died?

Answer: b. She should be buried.

Reference: 2 Kings 9:34

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Ruth

Answers

1.) The nationality of Ruth was:

Answer: d. Moabite

Reference: Ruth 1:4,22

2.) What was the relationship of Naomi to Ruth?

Answer: a. mother-in-law

Reference: Ruth 1:6

3.) Who was Ruth's first husband?

Answer: d. Mahlon

Reference: Ruth 1:2-5; 4:9,10

4.) What city did Naomi take Ruth to?

Answer: d. Bethlehem

Reference: Ruth 1:22

5.) What hospitality did Boaz show to Ruth when she gleaned in his fields?

Answer: d. All of the above

Reference: Ruth 2:8-16

6.) What instruction did Naomi give Ruth concerning Boaz?

Answer: d. Wait for him on the threshing floor.

Reference: Ruth 3:3

7.) What was the possible hindrance to the marriage of Ruth to Boaz?

Answer: c. There was another kinsman with a closer claim to her.

Reference: Ruth 4:12

8.) How did Boaz finalise the transaction of the acquisition of Ruth and her goods and chattels?

Answer: b. The next-of-kin took off his sandal in the presence of witnesses.

Reference: Ruth 4:8

9.) What was the name of the son of Ruth and Boaz?

Answer: a. Obed

Reference: Ruth 4:17

10.) What was Ruth's relationship to King David?

Answer: d. Great grandmother

Reference: Ruth 4:17

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Mary Mother of Jesus

Answers

1.) What was the occupation of Mary's husband Joseph?

Answer: a. carpenter

Reference: Matthew 13:55

2.) Which tribe of Israel did Joseph belong to?

Answer: c. Judah

Reference: Luke 2:4

3.) What was the name of the angel who appeared to Mary?

Answer: d. Gabriel

Reference: Luke 1:26,27

4.) And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour, for:

Answer: b. He hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden.

Reference: Luke 1:48

5.) What did Mary do right after the angel appeared to her?

Answer: a. visited Elisabeth.

Reference: Luke 1:38-40

6.) What happened when Elisabeth heard Mary's greeting?

Answer: a. The child she was carrying leapt in her womb.

Reference: Luke 1:41

7.) How long did Mary stay with Elisabeth?

Answer: b. 3 months

Reference: Luke 1:56

8.) Why did Mary and Joseph go to Bethlehem?

Answer: d. To be registered in the census and be taxed.

Reference: Luke 2:5

9.) What was the feast that Mary and Joseph went to Jerusalem for each year?

Answer: a. Passover

Reference: Luke 2:41

10.) What did Mary tell the servants to do when Jesus turned the water into wine?

Answer: b. Whatever Jesus told them to.

Reference: John 2:5

11.) Joseph married Mary, but he did not have a sexual relationship with her...

Answer: b. until after Jesus was born.

Reference: Matthew 1:24,25

12.) When the angel spoke to Mary, he said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee and...

Answer: a. blessed art thou among women.

Reference: Luke 1:28

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Mothers of the Bible

Answers

1.) Who was the mother of Ishmael and handmaiden of Sarah, Abram's wife?

Answer: a. Hagar

Reference: Genesis 16:1-4

2.) Who was the mother of John the Baptist?

Answer: b. Elisabeth

Reference: Luke 1:57-60

3.) Whose mother said to Mary, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb"?

Answer: b. John the Baptist

Reference: Luke 1:41,42,57-60

4.) What mother brought her son a coat every year?

Answer: a. Hannah

Reference: 1 Samuel 2:18-21

5.) Which king was taught sayings by his mother as related in Proverbs?

Answer: c. Lemuel

Reference: Proverbs 31:1

6.) Whose mother asked Jesus to grant her sons places at his right and left?

Answer: d. James and John

Reference: Matthew 20:20-23

7.) Solomon judged a dispute between two mothers about whose baby boy had died. What did one mother say had caused the death of the child?

Answer: b. His mother had lain on him.

Reference: 1 Kings 3:16-27

8.) Whose mother was paid to be his nurse?

Answer: b. Moses

Reference: Exodus 2:8-9

9.) Who spoke of his desire to gather Jerusalem's children as a mother hen gathers her chicks under her wings?

Answer: b. Jesus

Reference: Matthew 23:37

10.) The mother of Gad and Asher was:

Answer: d. Zilpah

Reference: Genesis 35:26

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Queens

Answers

1.) Who was the Hebrew woman who became Queen of Persia?

Answer: b. Esther

Reference: Esther 2:17

2.) Whom did the Queen of the South travel to see?

Answer: b. Solomon

Reference: Matthew 12:42

3.) Who was the faithful priest during the time of Queen Athaliah of Judah?

Answer: a. Jehoiada

Reference: 2 Chronicles 24:6,7

4.) Which king did the Queen of Sheba visit because she had heard of his fame?

Answer: c. Solomon

Reference: 1 Kings 10:1

5.) Queen Vashti refused to do what the king commanded. How was she punished?

Answer: a. Banishment from the palace

Reference: Esther 1:19

6.) What woman killed her grandchildren so she could rule Israel?

Answer: b. Athaliah

Reference: 2 Chronicles 22:10-12

7.) Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because...

Answer: b. She had made an idol in a grove.

Reference: 2 Chronicles 15:16

8.) Who was the king who was greatly troubled by the writing on the wall, when the queen suggested that Daniel be brought to interpret?

Answer: c. Belshazzar

Reference: Daniel 5:8-12

9.) Who was queen of the Ethiopians at the time that Philip met the Ethiopians eunuch?

Answer: b. Candace

Reference: Acts 8:26-39

10.) In Revelation, what city will be destroyed for "she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow."

Answer: c. Babylon

Reference: Revelation 18:1-8

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Rachel

Answers

1.) What was Rachel's occupation?

Answer: b. Shepherdess

Reference: Genesis 29:9

2.) What did Rachel do when Jacob told her that he was a kinsman?

Answer: a. Told her father

Reference: Genesis 29:12

3.) Rachel was...

Answer: d. beautiful and favored

Reference: Genesis 29:17

4.) What was the name of the maid that Laban gave to his daughter Rachel?

Answer: c. Bilhah

Reference: Genesis 29:29

5.) What did Rachel name the first child that her maid bore to Jacob?

Answer: d. Dan

Reference: Genesis 30:5,6

6.) What did Rachel name her first son?

Answer: c. Joseph

Reference: Genesis 30:22-24

7.) What did Rachel steal from her father Laban?

Answer: c. Household gods

Reference: Genesis 31:19

8.) Where did she put what she stole?

Answer: b. She put them in the camel's saddle and sat on them.

Reference: Genesis 31:34

9.) Where was Rachel in the procession that went to meet Esau and the 400 men that were with him?

Answer: a. Last of all.

Reference: Genesis 33:2

10.) What was the name of Rachel's second son?

Answer: c. Benjamin

Reference: Genesis 35:16-18

11.) How did Rachel die?

Answer: d. She died in childbirth.

Reference: Genesis 35:17,18

12.) Where was Rachel buried?

Answer: b. On the way to Ephrath (Bethlehem).

Reference: Genesis 35:19

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Tamar

Answers

1.) What relation was Judah to Tamar?

Answer: c. Father-in-law

Reference: Genesis 38:6,11

2.) What was the name of Tamar's second husband?

Answer: b. Onan

Reference: Genesis 38:8

3.) How did her second husband die?

Answer: a. He displeased the Lord, and the Lord slew him.

Reference: Genesis 38:9,10

4.) What did Judah tell Tamar to do until his third son was grown?

Answer: c. Go and live in her father's house.

Reference: Genesis 38:11

5.) What clothing did Tamar wear when she went to meet Judah?

Answer: b. Harlot's garments

Reference: Genesis 38:14,15

6.) When Judah saw her, why did he think her to be a harlot?

Answer: d. Because she had covered her face.

Reference: Genesis 38:15

7.) What did Tamar ask Judah to give her as a pledge for the kid he was going to give her?

Answer: d. All of the above

Reference: Genesis 38:18

8.) What did Judah's friend the Adullamite do with the kid when he could not find Tamar?

Answer: b. Returned to Judah with the kid.

Reference: Genesis 38:21-23

9.) What did Judah say when he was told that Tamar was having a baby?

Answer: b. Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

Reference: Genesis 38:24

10.) Which one of Tamar's twins is mentioned in the ancestry of Joseph, the adopted father of Jesus?

Answer: a. Perez

Comment: The line continues through to Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

Reference: Matthew 1:3

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Delilah

Answers

1.) Which judge of Israel fell in love with Delilah?

Answer: c. Samson

Reference: Judges 16:3,4

2.) Where did Delilah come from?

Answer: b. the Valley of Sorek

Reference: Judges 16:4

3.) How much money did each of the rulers of the Philistines offer Delilah if she could discover the secret that would help them subdue the judge?

Answer: d. eleven hundred shekels of silver

Reference: Judges 16:5

4.) What did Delilah use to tie up the man that the Philistines wanted to subdue?

Answer: a. seven fresh thongs that had not been dried

Reference: Judges 16:8

5.) What order did the judge tell Delilah that he was?

Answer: d. a Nazarite

Reference: Judges 16:17

6.) What happened to the pinned loom into which Delilah wove the seven braids of hair?

Answer: d. it was pulled up easily, as was the fabric.

Reference: Judges 16:14

7.) How was Delilah able to discover the secret?

Answer: b. she just kept nagging until the man was sick to death of it.

Reference: Judges 16:16

8.) When Delilah contacted the Philistines for the fourth time, did they pay her?

Answer: a. yes, they paid her all that they promised.

Reference: Judges 16:18

9.) How did Delilah get the judge to go to sleep?

Answer: c. she put him to sleep on her lap.

Reference: Judges 16:19

10.) Who cut the judge's hair while he slept?

Answer: d. a man - we are not told who.

Reference: Judges 16:19

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Hannah

Answers

1.) Who was Hannah's husband, and Samuel's father?

Answer: a. Elkanah

Reference: 1 Samuel 1:1,2

2.) Why was Hannah grieved?

Answer: d. Because she had no children.

Reference: 1 Samuel 1:2-6

3.) What did Hannah promise to do if God would give her a male child?

Answer: b. To never cut his hair.

Reference: 1 Samuel 1:11

4.) What else did she promise God?

Answer: b. That she would give him to the Lord.

Reference: 1 Samuel 1:11

5.) As Hannah prayed in the temple for a son, what did the priest think?

Answer: d. He thought she was drunk.

Reference: 1 Samuel 1:13,14

6.) As she prayed, what did the priest tell Hannah?

Answer: b. That her prayer would be answered.

Reference: 1 Samuel 1:17

7.) Why did Hannah name her son 'Samuel'?

Answer: a. Because she asked him of the Lord.

Reference: 1 Samuel 1:20

8.) How many daughters did Hannah have?

Answer: b. 2

Reference: 1 Samuel 2:21

9.) What was the name of the priest that who served in the temple when Hannah brought Samuel to the temple?

Answer: c. Eli

Reference: 1 Samuel 1:25-28

10.) What did Hannah bring to Samuel every year?

Answer: a. A coat

Reference: 1 Samuel 2:19

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Poor Widows

Answers

1.) What did the poor widow make for the prophet Elijah?

Answer: b. Bread

Reference: 1 Kings 17:13

2.) As Jesus watched, how much money did the poor widow throw into the treasury?

Answer: c. Two mites

Reference: Mark 12:41-42

3.) This man raised the son of a widow from the dead:

Answer: c. Elijah

Reference: 1 Kings 17:20-23

4.) In what city did Jesus raised a boy from the dead and present him to his widowed mother?

Answer: d. Nain

Reference: Luke 7:11-17

5.) Paul instructed that widows should not be taken care of by the church until what age?

Answer: c. They were at least 60.

Reference: 1 Timothy 5:9

6.) Who was the widow who met the baby Jesus at the temple?

Answer: a. Anna

Reference: Luke 2:36-38

7.) Who, according to Jesus, "devoured widows' houses"?

Answer: a. The Scribes

Reference: Mark 12:38-40

8.) How many men were chosen to distribute food to widows in the early church?

Answer: d. 7

Reference: Acts 6:1-6

9.) In the parable of the widow and the unjust judge, Jesus said, that men ought always to pray, and not to...

Answer: b. faint.

Reference: Luke 18:1

10.) In Revelation, what city will be destroyed for "she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow."

Answer: c. Babylon

Reference: Revelation 18:1-8

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Who Was That Woman

Answers

1.) Who was the woman that posed as a prostitute so that she could meet with her father in law?

Answer: c. Tamar

Reference: Genesis 38:12-15

2.) Who was the woman that offered to water Eliezer's camels at the well?

Answer: b. Rebekha

Reference: Genesis 15:2; 24:15-19

3.) Who was the woman that was successful in getting Samson to divulge the source of his strength?

Answer: c. Delilah

Reference: Judges 16:18

4.) Who was the mother of Moses, Aaron and Miriam?

Answer: a. Jochebed

Reference: Numbers 26:59

5.) Who was the woman that prophesied to Barak that he would win the battle, but the victory would be at the hands of a woman?

Answer: b. Deborah

Reference: Judges 4:4-9

6.) Who was the woman that drove a tent peg through the skull of Sisera?

Answer: c. Jael

Reference: Judges 4:18-21

7.) Who was the woman that hid two spies under some piles of flax on her roof?

Answer: a. Rahab

Reference: Joshua 2:1-6

8.) Who was the woman that led the women of Israel out in a dance when they crossed the Red Sea?

Answer: a. Miriam

Reference: Exodus 15:20

9.) Who was the woman that made her son a coat each year and took it to him?

Answer: c. Hannah

Reference: 1 Samuel 1:20; 2:18-21

10.) Who was the woman that had a little room built onto the house so that the prophet Elisha could stay with them?

Answer: d. She isn't named.

Reference: 2 Kings 4:8-17

11.) Who was the woman that the Lord made childless because she mocked the way the king worshipped the Lord?

Answer: a. Michal

Reference: 2 Samuel 6:20-23

12.) Who was the woman that threw an upper millstone onto Abimelech's head and crushed his skull?

Answer: d. She isn't named.

Reference: Judges 9:50-55

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Who's Wife Was... NT

Answers

1.) Who's wife was Sapphira?

Answer: d. Ananias

Reference: Acts 5:1

2.) Who's wife was Elisabeth?

Answer: d. Zechariah

Reference: Luke 1:5

3.) Who's wife was Herodias?

Answer: b. Philip, the brother of Herod

Reference: Mark 6:17

4.) Who's wife was Priscilla?

Answer: a. Aquila

Reference: Acts 18:2

5.) Who's wife was Drusilla?

Answer: c. Felix

Reference: Acts 24:24

6.) Who's wife was Mary, the mother of Jesus?

Answer: c. Joseph

Reference: Matthew 1:16

7.) Who's wife was the woman at the well in Samaria?

Answer: d. We are not told.

Reference: John 4:18

8.) Who was King Agrippa's wife?

Answer: c. Bernice

Reference: Acts 25:13

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Who's Wife Was... OT

Answers

1.) Who's wife was Eve?

Answer: a. Adam

Reference: Genesis 3:20

2.) Who's wife was Dinah?

Answer: d. We are not told.

Reference: Genesis 34:11-27

3.) Who's wife was Rachel?

Answer: b. Jacob

Reference: Genesis 29:28

4.) Who's wife was Rebekah?

Answer: a. Isaac

Reference: Genesis 24:67

5.) Who's wife was Sarah?

Answer: c. Abraham

Reference: Genesis 17:18,19

6.) Who's wife was Esther?

Answer: a. Ahasuerus

Reference: Esther 2:16,17

7.) Who's wife was Jezebel?

Answer: c. Ahab

Reference: 1 Kings 16:30,31

8.) Who's wife was Jochebed (the mother of Moses, Aaron and Miriam?)

Answer: d. Amram

Reference: Numbers 26:59

9.) Who's wife was Gomer?

Answer: b. Hosea

Reference: Hosea 1:3

10.) Who's wife was Jael?

Answer: d. Heber

Reference: Judges 4:17

11.) Who's wife was Delilah?

Answer: d. We are not told.

Reference: Judges 16

12.) Which one of these was not a wife of Esau?

Answer: d. Timna

Reference: Genesis 36:10-14

13.) Who's wife was Hannah, the mother of Samuel?

Answer: a. Elkanah

Reference: 1 Samuel 1:1,2

14.) Who's wife was Abigail?

Answer: b. Nabal

Reference: 1 Samuel 25:14

15.) Which king's wife disguised herself before going to Ahijah, the prophet?

Answer: a. Jeroboam

Reference: 1 Kings 14:1-4

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Rahab

Answers

1.) What were the names of the two spies that went to spy out the land and the city of Jericho?

Answer: d. We are not told.

Reference: Joshua 2:1

2.) What was Rahab's profession?

Answer: b. Harlot

Reference: Joshua 2:1

3.) How did Rahab hide the spies?

Answer: c. She hid them under the stalks of flax on the roof.

Reference: Joshua 2:6

4.) Where in Jericho was Rahab's house?

Answer: d. Her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

Reference: Joshua 2:15

5.) For how long did Rahab advise the spies to hide in the mountains?

Answer: c. three days

Reference: Joshua 2:16

6.) For what reason did Joshua spare the lives of Rahab and her family?

Answer: a. Because she hid the messengers.

Reference: Joshua 2:12-14

7.) With what did Rahab mark her house to be spared by the Israelites?

Answer: d. scarlet thread

Reference: Joshua 2:18-21

8.) Who brought out Rahab and her family before the City was ransacked?

Answer: a. The young men that were spies.

Reference: Joshua 6:23

9.) Where did Rahab live after she had been brought out from Jericho?

Answer: b. Israel

Reference: Joshua 6:25

10.) What virtue did the apostle Paul use the story of Rahab to illustrate in his letter to the Hebrews?

Answer: a. faith

Reference: Hebrews 11:31

11.) In his letter to the twelve tribes, the apostle James uses the story of Rahab to illustrate the relationship between...

Answer: b. faith and works.

Reference: James 2:25,26

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Elisabeth

Answers

1.) Who was the ancestral patriarch of Elisabeth?

Answer: a. Aaron

Reference: Luke 1:5

2.) How is Elisabeth described in the scripture?

Answer: c. She walked blamelessly before the Lord.

Reference: Luke 1:6

3.) Elisabeth's age is described as:

Answer: d. She was old.

Reference: Luke 1:7

4.) Elisabeth had no children because:

Answer: c. Elisabeth was barren.

Reference: Luke 1:7

5.) Who told Zacharias that his wife would have a son?

Answer: b. An angel.

Reference: Luke 1:13

6.) Elisabeth's husband was told to call the baby...

Answer: c. John

Reference: Luke 1:13

7.) What did Elisabeth do immediately after she conceived the child?

Answer: b. Hid herself for five months.

Reference: Luke 1:24

8.) What relation was Elisabeth to Mary the mother of Jesus?

Answer: d. They were cousins.

Reference: Luke 1:36

9.) When Elisabeth heard Mary greeting her, what did the baby in her womb do?

Answer: a. Leaped for joy.

Reference: Luke 1:44

10.) How long did Mary stay with Elisabeth?

Answer: b. 3 months

Reference: Luke 1:56

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Mary Magdalene

Answers

1.) How many devils did Jesus cast out of Mary Magdalene?

Answer: b. seven

Reference: Mark 16:9

2.) How many women were with Mary Magdalene at the cross of Jesus?

Answer: d. many

Reference: Matthew 27:55,56

3.) Who did Mary Magdalene see wrapping Jesus' body in fine linen and lay Him in the tomb?

Answer: b. Joseph of Arimathea

Reference: Mark 15:45-47

4.) At what time of the day did Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome go to the tomb to anoint Jesus' body?

Answer: d. dawn

Reference: Mark 16:1,2

5.) What were they discussing on their way to the tomb?

Answer: c. Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?

Reference: Mark 16:3,4

6.) Who did Jesus appear to first after his resurrection?

Answer: a. Mary Magdalene alone.

Reference: Mark 16:9

7.) What question did the angels who were inside the tomb ask Mary Magdalene?

Answer: b. Why are you weeping?

Reference: John 20:11-13

8.) When Jesus spoke to Mary Magdalene at the tomb, who did she suppose was talking to her?

Answer: d. The gardener.

Reference: John 20:15

9.) For what reason did Jesus command Mary Magdalene not to touch Him when He appeared to her?

Answer: c. He had not yet ascended to the Father.

Reference: John 20:17

10.) When Mary Magdalene and the other women told the disciples what had happened, which disciple ran to the tomb first and saw the grave clothes?

Answer: d. John

Comment: The other disciple, whom Jesus loved, was John, who referred to himself that way.

Reference: John 20:1-5

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Mothers of the Kings

Answers

1.) Who was the mother of King Jeroboam?

Answer: a. Zeruah

Reference: 1 Kings 11:26

2.) Who was the mother of King Rehoboam?

Answer: c. Naamah

Reference: 1 Kings 14:21

3.) Who was the mother of King Jehoram?

Answer: d. Jezebel

Reference: 1 Kings 16:31

4.) Who was the mother of King Asa?

Answer: c. Maacah

Reference: 1 Kings 15:11-13

5.) Who was the mother of King Ahaziah?

Answer: b. Athaliah

Reference: 2 Kings 8:26

6.) Who was the mother of King Hoshea?

Answer: a. Unknown

Comment: We aren't told who King Hoshea's mother is, only that his father was Elah.

Reference:

7.) Who was the mother of King Azariah?

Answer: c. Jecoliah

Reference: 2 Kings 15:1,2

8.) Who was the mother of King Hezekiah?

Answer: d. Abi

Reference: 2 Kings 18:1,2

9.) Who was the mother of King Josiah?

Answer: a. Jedidah

Reference: 2 Kings 22:1

10.) Who was the mother of King Jehoiachin?

Answer: d. Nehushta

Reference: 2 Kings 24:8

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Miriam

Answers

1.) Who was Miriam's father?

Answer: c. Amram

Reference: Numbers 26:59

2.) Who were Miriam's two brothers?

Answer: b. Moses and Aaron

Reference: Numbers 26:59

3.) Which of these describes Miriam?

Answer: a. A prophetess

Reference: Exodus 15:20

4.) With what instrument did Miriam lead the women out to sing to the Lord when the Israelites had crossed the Red Sea?

Answer: b. Timbrels

Reference: Exodus 15:20

5.) What happened to Miriam when she questioned Moses' authority?

Answer: b. She became leprous.

Reference: Numbers 12:10

6.) How long was Miriam shut out of the camp of the Israelites?

Answer: a. 7 days

Reference: Numbers 12:15

7.) Aaron and Miriam were upset with Moses because he married a woman who was an:

Answer: b. Ethiopian

Comment: An Ethiopian woman, "a Cushite woman" was usually called in Scripture the land of Cush, its inhabitants being descendants of that son of Ham and being accounted generally a vile and contemptible race.

Reference: Numbers 12:1

8.) Where did Miriam die?

Answer: b. Kadesh

Reference: Numbers 20:1

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Michal

Answers

1.) Michal was the younger of Saul's two daughters. What was the name of the other one?

Answer: b. Merab

Reference: 1 Samuel 14:49

2.) Michal, Saul's daughter, loved a man to whom her sister Merab was promised. Who was that man?

Answer: a. David

Reference: 1 Samuel 18:20

3.) What was the dowry that David gave to Saul for the hand of Michal to be his wife?

Answer: b. Two hundred foreskins of the Philistines.

Reference: 1 Samuel 18:25-27

4.) Michal told her husband one night, "If you don't save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed." What did David do in response to what Michal said?

Answer: d. Left immediately through a window, and fled.

Reference: 1 Samuel 19:11,12

5.) What did Michal do to help with the deceit?

Answer: c. She put an idol and a pillow of goats' hair in his bed, and covered it with a sheet.

Reference: 1 Samuel 19:13

6.) Michal told her father that David had threatened her so that she had to let him go. What did she say he threatened to do?

Answer: a. Kill her.

Reference: 1 Samuel 19:17

7.) In David's absence, Saul gave his daughter Michal to another man. Who was that?

Answer: a. Phalti

Reference: 1 Samuel 25:44

8.) Who was it that wanted to make a treaty with David, but for which he made the prerequisite that this man bring Michal back to him?

Answer: d. Abner

Reference: 2 Samuel 3:12,13

9.) What did Michal see through an open window that made her despise her husband?

Answer: d. She saw her husband leaping and dancing as the ark came back to Jerusalem.

Reference: 2 Samuel 6:16

10.) How many children did Michal have?

Answer: a. None

Reference: 2 Samuel 6:23

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Concubines

Answers

1.) Which tribe was punished for raping a Levite's concubine?

Answer: b. Benjamin

Reference: Judges 20:1-25

2.) A concubine who lived in Shechem had a son called Abimelech. Who was the child's father?

Answer: c. Gideon

Reference: Judges 8:30,31

3.) A Levite took a concubine from Bethlehemjudah. She was unfaithful, and went to live at her father's house for four months. What did the Levite do then?

Answer: d. He went to her to persuade her to return.

Reference: Judges 19:1-3

4.) Who had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines?

Answer: b. Solomon

Reference: 1 Kings 11:1-3

5.) Ishbosheth accused Abner of going in to his father Saul's concubine. What was the concubine's name?

Answer: b. Rizpah

Reference: 2 Samuel 3:7

6.) How many concubines did David shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.

Answer: b. ten

Reference: 2 Samuel 20:3

7.) Whose brother had a concubine named Reumah?

Answer: b. Abraham

Reference: Genesis 22:23,24

8.) Who drank from golden and silver vessels with his wives and concubines, while his kingdom fell?

Answer: c. Belshazzar

Reference: Daniel 5:1-29

9.) Who went and lay with Bilhah, his father Jacob's concubine?

Answer: b. Reuben

Reference: Genesis 35:22

10.) What was the name of the concubine who was the mother of Mephibosheth?

Answer: a. Rizpah

Reference: 2 Samuel 21:8

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Hagar

Answers

1.) What nationality was Hagar?

Answer: c. Egyptian

Reference: Genesis 25:12

2.) What was the name of Hagar's mistress?

Answer: d. Sarai

Reference: Genesis 16:1

3.) Hagar's mistress did something to her which was most unusual. What was that?

Answer: a. She gave her to her husband to be his wife.

Reference: Genesis 16:3

4.) How did Hagar respond when she realised that she was pregnant?

Answer: b. She despised her mistress.

Reference: Genesis 16:4

5.) An angel spoke to Hagar and told her what to do. What was that?

Answer: b. To return to her mistress and submit to her.

Reference: Genesis 16:7-9

6.) What was the name of Hagar's son?

Answer: a. Ishmael

Reference: Genesis 16:15

7.) How old was the child's father when Hagar gave birth to him?

Answer: c. 86

Reference: Genesis 16:16

8.) When Hagar departed from her master and her mistress, her master gave her 2 things. What were they?

Answer: b. Bread and water.

Reference: Genesis 21:14

9.) Where did Hagar go to?

Answer: d. She wandered around in the wilderness of Beersheba.

Reference: Genesis 21:14

10.) How did God appear to Hagar in her second encounter with the angel of God?

Answer: a. He called to her out of heaven.

Reference: Genesis 21:17

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The Daughters of Zelophehad

Answers

1.) How many sons did Zelophehad have?

Answer: d. none

Reference: Numbers 26:33

2.) How many daughters did Zelophehad have?

Answer: c. five

Reference: Numbers 27:1

3.) These girls had an unusual request to make of Moses - what was it?

Answer: b. They wanted their father's inheritance to pass to them.

Reference: Numbers 27:1-7

4.) What did Moses do when he heard the request?

Answer: a. Took it before the Lord.

Reference: Numbers 27:5

5.) What was the final response they got about the matter?

Answer: d. The inheritance of their father was to pass to them.

Reference: Numbers 27:7

6.) The chiefs of the tribe of Gilead spoke to Moses about this matter, and pointed something out to him. What was that?

Answer: b. If Zelophehad's daughters married outside the tribe, another tribe would benefit.

Reference: Numbers 36:1-5

7.) What was the answer to the dilemma that arose here?

Answer: a. The daughters of Zelophehad were to marry within the tribe.

Reference: Numbers 36:6

8.) The daughters of Zelophehad married their:

Answer: c. cousins

Reference: Numbers 36:10,11

9.) This may seem like a quaint story with no real purpose, but what principle was established in this story?

Answer: b. Where there was no son in the family, the daughters were to inherit from the father.

Reference:

10.) What other famous woman benefited from it later, as indicated by her inclusion in a genealogy?

Answer: c. Mary, the mother of Jesus

Reference:

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Sisters in the Bible

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1.) Leah had given birth to four sons, and her sister was envious of her. What was her sister's name?

Answer: d. Rachel

Reference: Genesis 29:32; 30:1

2.) This baby was put in an ark made of bulrushes and put in the river. His sister stood at a distance to watch him. Who was he?

Answer: b. Moses

Reference: Exodus 2:1-10

3.) Which two brothers had a sister named Miriam?

Answer: c. Aaron and Moses

Reference: Numbers 26:59

4.) This man was a son of David, who fell in love with his sister.

Answer: d. Amnon

Reference: 2 Samuel 13:1,2

5.) Rahab negotiated with the spies who went to Jericho so that her life could be spared. Who else did she procure ransom for?

Answer: a. Her father, mother, brothers, and sisters and all that they had.

Reference: Joshua 2:12-14

6.) The sister of king Ahaziah did something to Ahaziah's son Joash - what was that?

Answer: b. She hid him from his grandmother, who was going to slaughter him.

Reference: 2 Kings 11:1-3

7.) Proverbs tells us: "Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart. Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding..."

Answer: d. thy kinswoman.

Reference: Proverbs 7:2-4

8.) The prophet Jeremiah spoke of Israel as a backsliding harlot. What people did he call "her treacherous sister"?

Answer: a. Judah

Reference: Jeremiah 3:6-10

9.) What did the sisters of Lazarus do when they realized that their brother was sick?

Answer: b. They sent a message to Jesus to tell him that his friend was sick.

Reference: John 11:1-3

10.) When Jesus taught in the synagogue, the people were astonished, and said, "Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all with us?" What were the names of His sisters?

Answer: d. The Bible does not name them.

Reference: Matthew 13:54-57

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Daughters in the Bible

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1.) Who loved Rachel, the younger daughter of Laban, and served him for seven years for her?

Answer: d. Jacob

Reference: Genesis 29:18,19

2.) Esau took his wives of the daughters of what land?

Answer: b. Canaan

Reference: Genesis 36:2

3.) The daughter of Pharaoh sent her maid to retrieve something from the water of the river. What was it?

Answer: a. The ark in which Moses lay.

Reference: Exodus 2:5

4.) The book of Leviticus instructs us: Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest ____

Answer: c. Both of the above.

Reference: Leviticus 19:29

5.) Who said, "Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he has finished the thing this day."

Answer: c. Naomi, the mother-in-law of Ruth.

Reference: Ruth 3:17,18

6.) Saul offered David his elder daughter, for a wife, if he would fight valiantly for him. What was his motive?

Answer: a. He wanted the Philistines to kill David.

Reference: 1 Samuel 18:17

7.) In the book of Esther we are told that Mordecai took Esther for his own daughter. What relation was she really?

Answer: b. His cousin.

Reference: Esther 2:7

8.) Two angels spoke to this man saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.

Answer: d. Lot

Reference: Genesis 19:15

9.) This man's parents said to him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines?

Answer: c. Samson

Reference: Judges 14:3

10.) At the end of the book of Job, we are told that his daughters were very fair and _____

Answer: b. their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.

Reference: Job 42:15

11.) Of what did King David write, "Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph."

Answer: a. The death of King Saul and his son Jonathan.

Reference: 2 Samuel 1:17-20

12.) The daughter of Herodias danced for Herod, and he offered her anything that she desired. She asked for the head of John the Baptist on a platter and it was brought to her. What was the girl's name?

Answer: d. The bible does not tell us her name.

Reference: Mark 6:18-26

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Abishag

Answers

1.) Why was Abishag brought before king David?

Answer: c. The king was old, and his servants had suggested to him that he select a virgin to sleep with him to keep him warm.

Reference: 1 Kings 1:2,3

2.) What do we know about the sexuality of Abishag?

Answer: b. She was a virgin.

Reference: 1 Kings 1:2,3

3.) How far did they search for Abishag before she was brought to the king?

Answer: b. Throughout all the territory of Israel.

Reference: 1 Kings 1:2,3

4.) Where was Abishag from?

Answer: a. She was a Shunammite.

Reference: 1 Kings 2:17

5.) What are we told about Abishag's looks?

Answer: c. She was beautiful.

Reference: 1 Kings 1:3,4

6.) Why did Abishag lie down with the old king?

Answer: a. To keep him warm.

Reference: 1 Kings 1:1-4

7.) Which one of David's wives asked Solomon if Abishag could be given to Adonijah for a wife?

Answer: b. Bathsheba, Solomon's mother.

Reference: 1 Kings 2:19-22

8.) How did Solomon respond to the request?

Answer: d. He ordered his servant Benaiah to kill Adonijah.

Reference: 1 Kings 2:24,25

9.) CONJECTURE: What else was implied by Adonijah's request for the hand of Abishag?

Answer: a. Entitlement to the throne of king David.

Reference: 1 Kings 2:22

10.) CONJECTURE: If Abishag's appearance was as is described in the first mention of her, what other scripture may have been written concerning her?

Answer: d. Song of Solomon

Reference: 1 Kings 1:3

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Numbers in the Bible

One

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1.) At creation, God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. What did He call the gathering together of the waters?

Answer: a. Seas

Reference: Genesis 1:9,10

2.) The whole earth had one language and the same words. What did they plan to do to stop themselves being scattered abroad?

Answer: c. Build a city and a tower with its top in the heavens.

Reference: Genesis 11:1-4

3.) Who was the prophet that told Eli the priest that both of his sons would die on one day?

Answer: a. He is not named.

Reference: 1 Samuel 2:27-34

4.) What was unusual about the one cluster of grapes that the spies in Canaan land cut down?

Answer: d. It was so big that it took two men with a pole to carry it.

Reference: Numbers 13:23-25

5.) Pharaoh's butler told him that he and the baker had both had dreams on one night, and that they were interpreted by a Hebrew who was the servant to the captain of the guard. Who was he talking about?

Answer: c. Joseph

Reference: Genesis 41:11-14

6.) Jesus likened the kingdom of heaven to a merchant man, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and...

Answer: b. sold all that he had, and bought it.

Reference: Matthew 13:45,46

7.) In the parable of the talents, what did the servant who received one talent do with it?

Answer: d. He dug a hole in the ground and hid the money.

Reference: Matthew 25:18

8.) In the sermon on the mount, Jesus said,... 'Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.' What was he talking about?

Answer: b. Lilies of the field

Reference: Matthew 6:28,29

9.) One of the twelve disciples went to the chief priests, and said to them, 'What will you give me if I will deliver Jesus to you?' And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. Who was this man?

Answer: b. Judas Iscariot

Reference: Matthew 26:14,15

10.) Jesus said to Peter, 'What, could ye not watch with me one hour?' What were the disciples doing when he said it?

Answer: d. Sleeping.

Reference: Matthew 26:40

11.) The writer of Hebrews described Esau as immoral and profane because for one morsel of meat he sold...

Answer: a. his birthright.

Reference: Hebrews 12:16

12.) The book of Revelation describes the destruction of a great city, whose judgment comes in one hour, and for which the kings of the earth lament. What city is that?

Answer: c. Babylon

Reference: Revelation 18:9,10

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Two

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1.) What did Lot do when he saw two angels at the gate of Sodom?

Answer: a. He went to meet them and bowed his face to the ground.

Reference: Genesis 19:1

2.) Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was...

Answer: c. Rachel

Reference: Genesis 29:16

3.) Pharaoh was angry against two of his officers, and had them put in prison with Joseph: who were they?

Answer: d. Chief butler, and chief baker.

Reference: Genesis 40:2,3

4.) Joseph had two sons: what were their names?

Answer: b. Manasseh and Ephraim

Reference: Genesis 48:1

5.) God wrote his covenant with Moses on two tablets of stone: how many commandments did he give?

Answer: c. Ten

Reference: Deuteronomy 4:13

6.) Joshua sent out two men to spy Jericho. What was the name of the woman whose house they lodged in?

Answer: b. Rahab

Reference: Joshua 2:1

7.) Jephthah's daughter was given time before her father sacrificed her to the Lord, to bewail the fact that she would not have children. How long was she given?

Answer: a. Two months

Reference: Judges 11:37

8.) Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the temple stood, and he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. What did he say before the house fell?

Answer: b. Let me die with the Philistines.

Reference: Judges 16:29,30

9.) Naomi had two sons: what were their wives' names?

Answer: c. Orpah and Ruth

Reference: Ruth 1:3,4

10.) Eli the priest had two sons. What were their names?

Answer: b. Hophni and Phinehas

Reference: 1 Samuel 1:3

11.) The prophet Nathan went before king David and used an illustration concerning two men...

Answer: c. the one rich, and the other poor.

Reference: 2 Samuel 12:1

12.) Who did Mordecai tell about the plot that two of the king's chamberlain's had against the king?

Answer: d. The queen.

Reference: Esther 2:21-23

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Three

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1.) What were the names of Noah's three sons?

Answer: d. Shem, Ham, and Japheth

Reference: Genesis 6:10

2.) Joseph told Pharaoh's butler that:

Answer: c. within three days he would be restored to his place as butler.

Reference: Genesis 40:13

3.) The LORD opened the mouth of Balaam's ass, and she said to Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times? Why had Balaam struck her?

Answer: b. When the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam.

Reference: Numbers 22:27,28

4.) What did the two spies who went to Jericho do after they had hidden in the mountains for three days?

Answer: a. Returned to Joshua and told him all that had happened.

Reference: Joshua 2:22,23

5.) Who was the man who shot Absalom through the heart with three darts?

Answer: d. Joab

Reference: 2 Samuel 18:14

6.) David's three mighty men drew water out of the well of Bethlehem and took it and brought it to David. What did he do with it?

Answer: b. He poured it out unto the LORD.

Reference: 2 Samuel 23:16

7.) What happened after Jehoiakim had served Nebuchadnezzar for three years?

Answer: a. He turned and rebelled against him.

Reference: 2 Kings 24:1

8.) How long did the ark of the Covenant remain in the house of Obededom the Gittite?

Answer: c. Three months

Reference: 1 Chronicles 13:13,14

9.) Job's three friends made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and...

Answer: a. to comfort him.

Reference: Job 2:11

10.) Who were the three men that Nebuchadnezzar had put into the fiery furnace?

Answer: c. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

Reference: Daniel 3:23,24

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Four

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1.) The daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year. Why?

Answer: b. Her father sacrificed her to the Lord.

Reference: Judges 11:30-40

2.) A Levite took a concubine from Bethlehemjudah. She was unfaithful, and went to live at her father's house for four months. What did the Levite do then?

Answer: d. He went to her to persuade her to return.

Reference: Judges 19:1-3

3.) Elijah told the prophets of Baal to fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. How many times did they do this?

Answer: c. Three times

Reference: 1 Kings 18:33-35

4.) Four leprous men were at the gate of the city of Samaria, which was under siege. What did they decide to do?

Answer: c. Go to the camp of the Syrians and surrender.

Reference: 2 Kings 7:3,4

5.) Which one of the sons of Jacob had four sons named Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimrom?

Answer: b. Isaachar

Reference: 1 Chronicles 7:1

6.) Two men sent messages to Nehemiah four times asking him to meet them in one of the villages on the plain of Ono. Who were they?

Answer: a. Sanballat and Geshem

Reference: Nehemiah 6:2-4

7.) Proverbs tells us there are four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: ants, conies, locusts, and...

Answer: b. spiders.

Reference: Proverbs 30:24-28

8.) There is a story in the Bible about four men whose other names were: Belteshazzar, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. What do we know them as?

Answer: d. Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

Reference: Daniel 1:7

9.) Four men carried a man who had palsy to Jesus, but they couldn't get near him for the crowd. What did they do?

Answer: b. They uncovered the roof and let the bed and the sick man down through the hole.

Reference: Mark 2:3,4

10.) Proverbs tells us that there are four things that never say, It is enough: The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and...

Answer: a. fire.

Reference: Proverbs 30:15,16

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Five

Answers

1.) Who were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah?

Answer: c. The five daughters of Zelophehad, who got an inheritance because they had no brothers.

Reference: Numbers 26:33

2.) David chose himself five smooth stones out of the brook before he went to encounter a particular person: who was that?

Answer: a. Goliath of Gath

Reference: 1 Samuel 17:40

3.) Jonathan, had a son that was lame of his feet from the age of five years old. What was his name?

Answer: d. Mephibosheth

Reference: 2 Samuel 4:4

4.) Joseph sent portions from his table to his brothers who had come to Egypt. Which of his brothers got five times as much as the others?

Answer: b. Benjamin

Reference: Genesis 43:34

5.) In Exodus it states that, If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox. How many sheep should he restore for a sheep?

Answer: a. four

Reference: Exodus 22:1

6.) Who were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba?

Answer: d. Five kings of Midian who were slain at the command of Moses.

Reference: Numbers 31:7,8

7.) Who were: Er, Onan, Shelah, Pharez and Zerah?

Answer: c. The five sons of Judah.

Reference: 1 Chronicles 2:3,4

8.) Jesus told the woman at the well in Samaria, Thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is...

Answer: a. not thy husband.

Reference: John 4:18

9.) Jesus told us that five sparrows were sold for...?

Answer: c. two farthings.

Reference: Luke 12:6

10.) In the story of the loaves and the fishes, the boy had five loaves. How many fishes did he have?

Answer: b. Two

Reference: Luke 9:13

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Six

Answers

1.) God told the Israelites that for six years they were to sow the land and gather the yield. What were they to do on the seventh year?

Answer: a. Let it rest and lie fallow.

Reference: Exodus 23:10,11

2.) God told Joshua that for six days they should march around the city of Jericho once. What were they to do on the seventh day?

Answer: d. March around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets.

Reference: Joshua 6:3,4

3.) God gave the Israelites six cities of refuge for the Israelites - what were they for?

Answer: c. Anyone who killed a person without intent could flee there.

Reference: Numbers 35:15

4.) Which of the judges of Israel judged for six years?

Answer: b. Jephthah the Gileadite

Reference: Judges 12:7

5.) There was a giant of Gath who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. Who killed him?

Answer: d. Jonathan (David's nephew)

Reference: 2 Samuel 21:20,21

6.) Second Kings and Second Chronicles both tell of a son of Ahaziah who was hidden from his murderous grandmother (Athalia) and stayed in the house of the Lord for six years. Who was he?

Answer: a. Joash

Reference: 2 Kings 11:2,3

7.) Who was woman to whom Boaz gave six measures of barley?

Answer: b. Ruth

Reference: Ruth 3:9,15

8.) In the year that king Uzziah died, Isaiah saw the Lord sitting on a throne in the temple. What were the creatures with six wings that stood above the throne?

Answer: c. Seraphim

Reference: Isaiah 6:1,2

9.) What oil is mentioned in the six months' preparation that Esther underwent before she went into the presence of king Ahasuerus?

Answer: c. oil of myrrh

Reference: Esther 2:12

10.) At the wedding feast at Cana, Jesus told the bridegroom's servants to fill six water pots with water. What did they do?

Answer: a. Filled them to the brim.

Reference: John 2:6,7

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Seven

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1.) Whom did Jacob serve for seven years for the hand of Rachel, his daughter?

Answer: d. Laban

Reference: Genesis 29:19,20

2.) Who had a dream in which seven leanfleshed cows ate seven fat cows?

Answer: c. Pharaoh

Reference: Genesis 41:4

3.) Seven days after God had turned the river to blood, He spoke to Moses and said, Go and say to Pharaoh 'Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me. And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with...'

Answer: a. Frogs

Reference: Exodus 7:25; 8:1,2

4.) Miriam became leprous and Moses cried to God to heal her. God said that she was to be shut out of the camp for seven days and then...

Answer: b. received back into the camp again.

Reference: Numbers 12:10,13,14

5.) Balaam had Balak build seven altars. What did he offer on each one?

Answer: a. A bullock and a ram.

Reference: Numbers 23:1,2

6.) God had the children of Israel compass the city of Jericho once a day for six days. How many times did they compass it on the seventh day?

Answer: d. Seven

Reference: Joshua 6:4

7.) The judge Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel for seven years. How many children did he have?

Answer: c. 60

Reference: Judges 12:8,9

8.) What did Samson promise to the Philistines if they could answer his riddle within the seven days of the feast?

Answer: b. Thirty sheets and thirty changes of garments.

Reference: Judges 14:12

9.) Which of the prophets sent his servant seven times to look for the clouds in the sky?

Answer: c. Elijah

Reference: 1 Kings 18:42-44

10.) Elisha sent a messenger to Naaman, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. What did Naaman do in response to the message?

Answer: d. He was angry and he went away.

Reference: 2 Kings 5:10,11

11.) On the seventh day of his feast, when the heart of the king Ahasuerus was merry with wine, he commanded the seven chamberlains that served in his presence to do something. What was that?

Answer: b. To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal.

Reference: Esther 1:10,11

12.) Saul waited for Samuel at Gilgal for seven days. What did Saul do when Samuel did not arrive?

Answer: a. He burned the offering himself.

Reference: 1 Samuel 13:8-10

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Eight and Nine

Answers

1.) Which of the patriarchs circumcised his son when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him?

Answer: d. Abraham

Reference: Genesis 21:4

2.) This man had eight sons, one of whom became king of Israel.

Answer: b. Jesse

Reference: 1 Samuel 17:12

3.) Which king of Judah was eight years old when he began to reign?

Answer: a. Josiah

Reference: 2 Kings 22:1

4.) Who was the man that Peter healed in Lydda, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years?

Answer: c. Aeneas

Reference: Acts 9:32-34

5.) The verse in 1 Peter that tells us that eight people were saved in the ark, also tells us something else about the story of Noah. What was that?

Answer: c. God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark.

Reference: 1 Peter 3:20

6.) In the Old Testament it mentions the king who was the last remnant of the Rephaim. He had an iron bed that was nine cubits long and four cubits wide. What was his name?

Answer: a. Og of Bashan

Reference: Deuteronomy 3:11

7.) In the twelfth year of King Ahaz of Judah, a son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel; he reigned nine years. Who was he?

Answer: d. Hoshea

Reference: 2 Kings 17:1

8.) Jesus asked a Samaritan, '...the other nine, where are they?' What was he talking about?

Answer: b. Lepers that had been cleansed.

Reference: Luke 17:17

9.) There are nine fruits of the spirit listed in Galatians 5. What is the first one in the list?

Answer: c. Love

Reference: Galatians 5:22,23

10.) There are nine gifts of the Spirit listed in 1 Cor 12. What is the first one in the list?

Answer: a. the word of wisdom

Reference: 1 Corinthians 12:8-11

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Ten

Answers

1.) Abraham pleaded with God concerning Sodom and he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there? What was the Lord's response?

Answer: a. I will not destroy it for ten's sake.

Reference: Genesis 18:32

2.) Where did Joseph's ten brothers go to buy corn when the famine struck Israel?

Answer: b. Egypt

Reference: Genesis 42:3

3.) David sent out ten young men to greet Nabal and receive his payment for their work. What did Nabal do?

Answer: c. Claimed that he did not know David or his men and refused payment.

Reference: 1 Samuel 25:9-11

4.) Ten young men who were Joab's armour bearers surrounded Absalom, and struck him and killed him - what had happened to Absalom immediately before this?

Answer: d. All of the above.

Reference: 2 Samuel 18:9,10,14,15

5.) Gideon took ten men of his servants, and tore down the altar to Baal and built an altar to God as the LORD had said to him. Why did he do it by night?

Answer: c. He was afraid of his father's household and of the men of the city.

Reference: Judges 6:25-27

6.) Boaz took ten men of the elders of the city of Bethlehem, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down. What was the subject of their discussion?

Answer: b. Whether the other kinsman redeemer was able to redeem Ruth.

Reference: Ruth 4:2-4

7.) For which king did the Lord make the sundial of king Ahaz go backward by a factor of ten degrees?

Answer: b. Hezekiah

Reference: 2 Kings 20:8-11

8.) In the book of Esther, what happened to the ten sons of Haman?

Answer: d. They were hanged on the gallows that their father had prepared for Mordecai.

Reference: Esther 9:13-14

9.) Daniel got permission for him and his three friends to abstain from eating meat for ten days. And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared...

Answer: a. Fairer and fatter than those who ate meat.

Reference: Daniel 1:15

10.) In all matters of wisdom and understanding that the king Nebuchadnezzar inquired of them, he found Daniel and his three friends ten times better than...?

Answer: b. All the magicians and astrologers that were in the kingdom.

Reference: Daniel 1:20

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Eleven

Answers

1.) On the day that Jacob wrestled with the angel, he sent eleven of his sons back over the brook. Why?

Answer: c. Benjamin had not been born at that time.

Reference: Genesis 32:22-24; 35:18

2.) Who dreamed a dream, and told it to his brothers, saying, "Look, I have had another dream: the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me."

Answer: b. Joseph

Reference: Genesis 37:5,9

3.) To whom did the lords of the Philistines promise to each give eleven hundred pieces of silver if she could get Samson to divulge the source of his strength?

Answer: c. Delilah

Reference: Judges 16:4,5

4.) Which king was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem?

Answer: b. Zedekiah

Reference: 2 Kings 24:18

5.) Jesus appeared to the eleven disciples as they were sitting at the table; and he rebuked them for their lack of faith and stubbornness, because...

Answer: a. they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen.

Reference: Mark 16:14

6.) Who 'rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them...'

Answer: a. the men with whom Jesus had just walked to Emmaus.

Reference: Luke 24:32,33

7.) By what method was Matthias brought in with the eleven remaining disciples?

Answer: d. The eleven cast lots

Reference: Acts 1:26

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Twelve

Answers

1.) Who of the following had twelve sons?

Answer: d. Ishmael

Reference: Genesis 25:16

2.) This man was the father of twelve sons, and the Lord changed his name to Israel.

Answer: c. Jacob

Reference: 1 Kings 18:31

3.) 'We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.' So said Joseph's brothers in the court of the Pharaoh of Egypt. What was odd about what they said?

Answer: b. The one that 'was not' was the one to whom they spoke.

Reference: Genesis 42:6-8,32

4.) Israel had twelve sons, but he blessed fourteen people. Who were the other two?

Answer: a. Ephraim and Manasseh

Reference: Genesis 48:15-17

5.) Daniel warned Nebuchadnezzar of what would befall him and twelve months later it did. What was that?

Answer: d. All of the above.

Reference: Daniel 4:19-33

6.) For which king did queen Esther spend twelve month preparing herself before she went into his presence?

Answer: a. Ahasuerus

Reference: Esther 2:12

7.) A woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of his cloak. What did he say to her?

Answer: c. Daughter, be of good comfort, thy faith hath made thee whole.

Reference: Matthew 9:20-22

8.) Of the twelve disciples, how many were there named James?

Answer: b. Two (James the son of Zebedee and James the son of Alphaeus).

Reference: Matthew 10:2-5

9.) Jesus fed a multitude with five loaves and two fishes, and there were twelve baskets of leftovers. How many men were in that crowd?

Answer: b. about 5,000.

Reference: Matthew 14:19-22

10.) One of the twelve disciples betrayed Jesus. What was his name?

Answer: d. Judas

Reference: Matthew 26:47-49

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Thirteen to Nineteen

Answers

1.) Who does the bible record as being thirteen years old, when he was circumcised?

Answer: c. Ishmael

Reference: Genesis 17:25

2.) Solomon was building his own house for thirteen years, but how long did it take for him to build the temple?

Answer: a. seven years

Reference: 1 Kings 6:37,38

3.) Jacob served Laban for fourteen years for something. What was that?

Answer: b. two of his daughters

Reference: Genesis 31:41

4.) Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, for fourteen days. What was being celebrated?

Answer: a. The consecration of the middle of the court in front of the temple.

Reference: 1 Kings 8:64,65

5.) The generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the Babylonian captivity are fourteen generations; and from the captivity until (who?) are fourteen generations.

Answer: d. Christ

Reference: Matthew 1:17

6.) On the fourteenth night of Paul's shipwreck at sea, how many anchors did they let down from the stern of the vessel?

Answer: d. 4

Reference: Acts 27:27-29

7.) The Lord told a prophet to say to king Hezekiah, ...I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add to thy days fifteen years. Who was it?

Answer: b. Isaiah

Reference: Isaiah 38:5

8.) Which of the twelve apostles did Paul stay with in Jerusalem for fifteen days?

Answer: a. Peter

Reference: Galatians 1:18

9.) This king was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem.

Answer: b. Uzziah

Reference: 2 Chronicles 26:3

10.) Jacob lived in a foreign land for seventeen years: which one?

Answer: a. Egypt

Reference: Genesis 47:28

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Twenty and Twenty-Four

Answers

1.) Jacob served Laban for twenty years. Six of those twenty years were served for...

Answer: a. Laban's livestock.

Reference: Genesis 31:41

2.) Who was sold to some Ishmaelite traders for twenty pieces of silver?

Answer: d. Joseph

Reference: Genesis 37:28

3.) Judges 4 tells the story of a battle at which the captain of the enemy's host had a tent peg driven through his temples. The king of that country had oppressed Israel for twenty years. What was his name?

Answer: c. Jabin, king of Canaan.

Reference: Judges 4:2,3

4.) This evil king was the father of Hezekiah. He was twenty years old when he began to reign. What was his name?

Answer: c. Ahaz

Reference: 2 Chronicles 28:1

5.) There was a man of great size at Gath, who had six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number; he was descended from...

Answer: b. the giants.

Reference: 2 Samuel 21:20

6.) In the book of Revelation, John describes the throne of God: 'Around the throne are twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones are twenty-four elders, dressed...

Answer: a. in white robes with golden crowns on their heads.

Reference: Revelation 4:4

7.) What is the last thing that the twenty-four elders in Revelation are recorded as saying?

Answer: d. 'Amen. Hallelujah!'

Reference: Revelation 19:4

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Thirty

Answers

1.) Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Where was he allowed to go in the performance of his duties?

Answer: d. Anywhere within Egypt.

Reference: Genesis 41:46

2.) If the ox gored a male or female slave, the owner of the ox was to pay to the slaveowner thirty shekels of silver, and...

Answer: d. the ox should be stoned.

Reference: Exodus 21:32

3.) The whole of Israel mourned for thirty days at the death of these two members of the same family when each of them died.

Answer: c. Moses and Aaron

Reference: Numbers 20:29; Deuteronomy 34:8

4.) King David was thirty years old when he began to reign. How long did he reign for?

Answer: a. Forty years

Reference: 2 Samuel 5:4

5.) This man was a judge of Israel. He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys.

Answer: c. Jair

Reference: Judges 10:3,4

6.) Thirty days after she had been in the presence of the king, Esther went back into the inner court without him summoning her. What saved her life in that situation?

Answer: a. The king held out his golden scepter to her.

Reference: Esther 4:11

7.) Samson told his thirty friends he would give them thirty linen garments and thirty festal garments if they could solve his riddle. He lost the wager - where did he get the garments to pay them from?

Answer: c. He went to a town called Ashkelon and killed thirty men and took their garments.

Reference: Judges 14:12-19

8.) In the book of Daniel there is the story of the administrators and princes of the kingdom going to the king to have him sign a royal decree that whomever would pray to or worship any other than the king during the next thirty days would be thrown to the lions. What was the name of the king?

Answer: d. Darius

Reference: Daniel 6:6-10

9.) Which old testament prophet prophesied that the Lord Jesus would be betrayed for thirty pieces of silver and that the money would be thrown back into the temple?

Answer: a. Zechariah

Reference: Zechariah 11:12

10.) Which of the twelve disciples betrayed the Lord for thirty pieces of silver?

Answer: b. Judas Iscariot

Reference: Matthew 26:14,15

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Forty

Answers

1.) What did the children of Israel eat each morning for forty years while they were in the wilderness?

Answer: b. Manna

Reference: Exodus 16:35

2.) When Moses received the ten commandments, he was up the mountain for forty days. What mountain?

Answer: b. Mount Sinai

Reference: Exodus 24:16-18

3.) At the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark. What bird did he send out first?

Answer: b. Raven

Reference: Genesis 8:6,7

4.) When Esau was forty years old, he took a wife. What was her name?

Answer: a. Judith

Reference: Genesis 26:34

5.) Because the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, into whose hand were they delivered for forty years.

Answer: c. The Philistines

Reference: Judges 13:1

6.) Who had judged Israel forty years, and he died when he heard that many Israelites had died in battle, his two sons had been slain, and the ark was taken?

Answer: c. Eli

Reference: 1 Samuel 4:15-18

7.) Who presented himself before Israel, in defiance, for forty days?

Answer: c. Goliath

Reference: 1 Samuel 17:4,16

8.) What was the name of Saul's son who was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel?

Answer: b. Ishbosheth

Reference: 2 Samuel 2:10

9.) What land did Ezekiel say would not be inhabited for forty years?

Answer: c. Egypt

Reference: Ezekiel 29:9-11

10.) Who said that Nineveh shall be overthrown in forty days?

Answer: c. Jonah

Reference: Jonah 3:4

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Fifty

Answers

1.) The breadth of Noah's ark was fifty cubits. What was the length of it?

Answer: c. Three hundred cubits.

Reference: Genesis 6:15

2.) Abraham bargained with God, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? What was God's response?

Answer: a. If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the entire place for their sakes.

Reference: Genesis 18:23-26

3.) King David bought a threshingfloor for fifty pieces of silver from a man called Araunah. What did he use it for?

Answer: d. He built an altar there to the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.

Reference: 2 Samuel 24:24,25

4.) Which one of David's sons expected to be king, and prepared himself chariots, horsemen, and fifty men to run before him?

Answer: d. Adonijah

Reference: 1 Kings 1:5

5.) While Jezebel was killing off the Lord's prophets, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them in two caves, fifty in each, and had done something else as well. What was that?

Answer: a. He supplied them with food and water.

Reference: 1 Kings 18:4

6.) In the book of Esther, Haman made a gallows fifty cubits high. Who did he plan to hang on it?

Answer: c. Mordecai the Jew.

Reference: Esther 5:14

7.) Jesus told a parable about... 'a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?' Who answered his question?

Answer: c. A Pharisee called Simon.

Reference: Luke 7:41-43

8.) The Jews asked Jesus how could he claim to have seen Abraham, seeing he wasn't yet fifty years old. When Jesus replied to their question, what was their response?

Answer: b. They picked up stones to throw at him.

Reference: John 8:57-59

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Seventy

Answers

1.) The LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee. What did God want to do to them?

Answer: a. Endue them with the spirit, so that they could help Moses carry out his duties.

Reference: Numbers 11:16,17

2.) Abimelech killed seventy of his brothers. How did God repay him for what he had done.

Answer: c. A woman dropped a millstone off the tower and it crushed his skull, then his armorbearer thrust him through with the sword.

Reference: Judges 9:52-56

3.) Which king had seventy sons in Samaria?

Answer: d. Ahab

Reference: 2 Kings 10:1

4.) Who killed the seventy sons of the king?

Answer: a. Jehu

Reference: 2 Kings 10:7-11

5.) Which prophet prophesied that Israel would serve the king of Babylon for seventy years?

Answer: b. Jeremiah

Reference: Jeremiah 25:11

6.) What did the prophet say would happen to Babylon at the end of the seventy years?

Answer: a. Babylon would be punished and would become perpetually desolate.

Reference: Jeremiah 25:12

7.) What was to happen to Israel at the end of the seventy years in Babylon?

Answer: b. God would visit them and cause them to return to their land.

Reference: Jeremiah 29:10

8.) When Daniel understood from his reading that the seventy years captivity was nearly ended, what did he do?

Answer: c. He set his face to seek God by prayer and fasting, and with sackcloth and ashes.

Reference: Daniel 9:2,3

9.) The Lord Jesus appointed seventy men, and sent them into every city and place, where he himself would come. In what way did he send them?

Answer: b. In groups of two.

Reference: Luke 10:1

10.) And the seventy returned again with joy, saying...

Answer: a. Even devils are subject to us through your name.

Reference: Luke 10:17

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Three Hundred

Answers

1.) This man walked with God for three hundred years after he begat his son, Methuselah, and then he was not, because God took him. Who was he?

Answer: b. Enoch

Reference: Genesis 5:22-24

2.) To whom did God say, "And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits."

Answer: d. Noah

Reference: Genesis 6:13-15

3.) Joseph gave each of his brothers changes of raiment, but to one brother he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment. Who was he?

Answer: a. Benjamin

Reference: Genesis 45:22

4.) To whom did the LORD say, "By the three hundred men that lapped (the water that they drank) will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place."

Answer: c. Gideon

Reference: Judges 7:7

5.) Who went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails, and sent them into the fields of the Philistines?

Answer: a. Samson

Reference: Judges 15:4,5

6.) This man was a brother of Goliath of Gath, whom David slew. He had David cornered in battle, but Abishai (one of David's mighty men) came to his rescue and killed the giant. What was the giant's name?

Answer: b. Ishbibenob

Reference: 2 Samuel 21:15-17

7.) This man, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among David's three best mighty men. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three. What was his name?

Answer: b. Abishai

Reference: 2 Samuel 23:18

8.) Which king made three hundred shields of beaten gold; (three pounds of gold went to one shield) and put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon immediately after he had been visited by the Queen of Sheba?

Answer: c. Solomon

Reference: 1 Kings 10:13-17

9.) At the end of the story of Esther, the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan. What did they do with the plunder?

Answer: d. They took nothing.

Reference: Esther 9:15

10.) While Jesus was at the home of Simon the leper, a woman came in with a jar of beautiful perfume, broke the seal and poured it over his head. Some of those who were at the table were indignant and said, "It might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and ___."

Answer: a. the money given to the poor.

Reference: Mark 14:3-9

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The Book of Psalms

Death

Answers

1.) He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto____ belong the issues from death.

Answer: d. God the Lord

Reference: Psalms 68:20

2.) For this God is____: he will be our guide even unto death.

Answer: a. our God for ever and ever

Reference: Psalms 48:14

3.) The LORD hath____: but he hath not given me over unto death.

Answer: b. chastened me sore

Reference: Psalms 118:18

4.) The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men...

Answer: c. made me afraid.

Reference: Psalms 18:4

5.) Consider and hear me, O LORD my God:____, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

Answer: a. lighten mine eyes

Reference: Psalms 13:3

6.) Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will____ for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Answer: b. fear no evil

Reference: Psalms 23:4

7.) ____ in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

Answer: c. Precious

Reference: Psalms 116:15

8.) For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou____, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

Answer: d. deliver my feet from falling

Reference: Psalms 56:13

9.) He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and...

Answer: b. brake their bands in sunder.

Reference: Psalms 107:14

10.) For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and...

Answer: a. my feet from falling.

Reference: Psalms 116:8

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Counsel

Answers

1.) Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth...

Answer: b. in the seat of the scornful.

Reference: Psalms 1:1

2.) I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in...

Answer: c. the night seasons.

Reference: Psalms 16:7

3.) (May the Lord) grant thee according to____, and fulfil all thy counsel.

Answer: a. thine own heart

Reference: Psalms 20:4

4.) For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they...

Answer: d. devised to take away my life.

Reference: Psalms 31:13

5.) The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh...

Answer: a. the devices of the people of none effect.

Reference: Psalms 33:10

6.) The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart...

Answer: d. to all generations.

Reference: Psalms 33:11

7.) Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the____ of the workers of iniquity:

Answer: c. insurrection

Reference: Psalms 64:2

8.) Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward...

Answer: b. receive me to glory.

Reference: Psalms 73:24

9.) They soon____; they waited not for his counsel:

Answer: a. forgat his works

Reference: Psalms 106:13

10.) Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and...

Answer: c. were brought low for their iniquity.

Reference: Psalms 106:43

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Delight

Answers

1.) But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in____ doth he meditate day and night.

Answer: a. His law

Reference: Psalms 1:2

2.) Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee...

Answer: d. the desires of thine heart.

Reference: Psalms 37:4

3.) But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in...

Answer: b. the abundance of peace.

Reference: Psalms 37:11

4.) They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but...

Answer: c. they curse inwardly.

Reference: Psalms 62:4

5.) I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget...

Answer: d. thy word.

Reference: Psalms 119:16

6.) Their heart is____; but I delight in thy law.

Answer: c. as fat as grease

Reference: Psalms 119:70

7.) Let____ come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.

Answer: a. thy tender mercies

Reference: Psalms 119:77

8.) Thy testimonies also are my delight and...

Answer: b. my counsellors.

Reference: Psalms 119:24

9.) Make me to go in the path of____; for therein do I delight.

Answer: d. thy commandments

Reference: Psalms 119:35

10.) I have longed for____, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.

Answer: b. Thy salvation

Reference: Psalms 119:174

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Blessed Is The Man

Answers

1.) Blessed is the man that walketh not in____, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Answer: c. the counsel of the ungodly

Reference: Psalms 1:1

2.) Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit...

Answer: d. there is no guile.

Reference: Psalms 32:2

3.) O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man...

Answer: b. that trusteth in Him.

Reference: Psalms 34:8

4.) Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to____, that he may dwell in thy courts:

Answer: a. approach unto thee

Reference: Psalms 65:4

5.) Blessed is the man____; in whose heart are the ways of them (that walking through the valley of Baca maketh a well)

Answer: b. whose strength is in thee

Reference: Psalms 84:5

6.) Blessed is he that____: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

Answer: c. considereth the poor

Reference: Psalms 41:1

7.) Blessed is the man whom thou, O LORD,____ and teachest him out of thy law;

Answer: a. chastenest

Reference: Psalms 94:12

8.) Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him...

Answer: d. with the whole heart.

Reference: Psalms 119:2

9.) Blessed is the people that____: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.

Answer: a. know the joyful sound

Reference: Psalms 89:15

10.) Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose...

Answer: b. sin is covered.

Reference: Psalms 32:1

11.) Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that...

Answer: d. doeth righteousness at all times.

Reference: Psalms 106:3

12.) Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not____, nor such as turn aside to lies.

Answer: c. the proud

Reference: Psalms 40:4

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Salvation

Answers

1.) Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually,...

Answer: a. the LORD be magnified.

Reference: Psalms 40:16

2.) Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and____ hath made me great.

Answer: b. thy gentleness

Reference: Psalms 18:35

3.) (Because thou hast made the Lord which is my refuge, even the Most High thy habitation) With____ will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation.

Answer: d. long life

Reference: Psalms 91:16

4.) The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly showed in the sight of...

Answer: a. the heathen.

Reference: Psalms 98:2

5.) (He that hath clean hands and a pure heart) He shall receive____, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

Answer: c. the blessing from the LORD

Reference: Psalms 24:5

6.) The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is____; of whom shall I be afraid?

Answer: b. the strength of my life

Reference: Psalms 27:1

7.) But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is...

Answer: d. their strength in the time of trouble.

Reference: Psalms 37:38,39

8.) Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that____ will I show the salvation of God.

Answer: a. ordereth his conversation aright

Reference: Psalms 50:23

9.) Blessed be the Lord, who daily____, even the God of our salvation. Selah

Answer: b. loadeth us with benefits

Reference: Psalms 68:19

10.) Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that...

Answer: c. glory may dwell in our land.

Reference: Psalms 85:9

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The Wicked

Answers

1.) The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is...

Answer: d. snared in the work of his own hands.

Reference: Psalms 9:16

2.) The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be...

Answer: a. taken in the devices that they have imagined.

Reference: Psalms 10:2

3.) For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth____ whom the LORD abhorreth.

Answer: b. the covetous

Reference: Psalms 10:3

4.) Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart,...

Answer: c. Thou wilt not require it.

Reference: Psalms 10:13

5.) For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may...

Answer: b. privily shoot at the upright in heart.

Reference: Psalms 11:2

6.) The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence...

Answer: a. his soul hateth.

Reference: Psalms 11:5

7.) Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but...

Answer: c. mischief is in their hearts.

Reference: Psalms 28:3

8.) Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD,...

Answer: d. mercy shall compass him about.

Reference: Psalms 32:10

9.) I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like...

Answer: d. a green bay tree.

Reference: Psalms 37:35

10.) The wicked borroweth, and____: but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth.

Answer: b. payeth not again

Reference: Psalms 37:21

11.) The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to...

Answer: c. slay him.

Reference: Psalms 37:32

12.) As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as____, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

Answer: a. wax melteth before the fire

Reference: Psalms 68:2

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Rejoicing

Answers

1.) Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually,...

Answer: b. The LORD be magnified.

Reference: Psalms 40:16; 70:4

2.) But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because____: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

Answer: a. thou defendest them

Reference: Psalms 5:11

3.) I rejoice at thy word, as one...

Answer: d. that findeth great spoil.

Reference: Psalms 119:162

4.) The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles...

Answer: c. be glad thereof.

Reference: Psalms 97:1

5.) My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and...

Answer: a. my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

Reference: Psalms 71:23

6.) O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be____ all our days.

Answer: b. glad

Reference: Psalms 90:14

7.) I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my...

Answer: c. foes to rejoice over me.

Reference: Psalms 30:1

8.) Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with____ that magnify themselves against me.

Answer: d. shame and dishonour

Reference: Psalms 35:26

9.) Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of...

Answer: d. thy judgments.

Reference: Psalms 48:11

10.) For our heart shall rejoice in him, because...

Answer: a. we have trusted in his holy name.

Reference: Psalms 33:21

11.) I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast____; thou hast known my soul in adversities;

Answer: b. considered my trouble

Reference: Psalms 31:7

12.) Because thou hast been my help, therefore____ will I rejoice.

Answer: c. in the shadow of thy wings

Reference: Psalms 63:7

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Which Psalm

Answers

1.) Which Psalms are known as the Shepherd Psalms?

Answer: c. 22, 23 and 24

Reference:

2.) Which Psalms, at the end of the book of Psalms, are called the Hallelujah Psalms?

Answer: a. 146 - 150

Reference:

3.) Which Psalms are the Songs of Ascent?

Answer: c. 120 - 134

Reference:

4.) Which Psalms are called the Pauline Psalms (because they tend to focus on our sin and God's redemption, as does the book of Romans?)

Answer: a. 1,9,13 and 23

Reference:

5.) Which Psalm is written in first person singular and deals with the crucifixion?

Answer: b. 22

Reference:

6.) Which Psalm is written as a trilogue?

Answer: c. 2

Reference:

7.) Which Psalm is the shortest chapter in the Bible?

Answer: b. 117

Reference:

8.) Which Psalm is the longest chapter in the Bible?

Answer: d. 119

Reference:

9.) Which Psalm was written by Moses?

Answer: b. 90

Reference:

10.) Which Psalm deals with David's repentance after his great sin concerning Bathsheba?

Answer: c. 51

Reference:

11.) Which Psalm repeats the phrase "His mercy endureth forever."

Answer: b. 136

Reference:

12.) In this dark Psalm, the writer wrote, "Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry; For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave."

Answer: d. 88

Reference:

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End Time Prophecy

Israel in Prophecy

Answers

1.) What did Ezekiel and Isaiah both prophesy about the agriculture of Israel?

Answer: a. That it would be like the garden of Eden and they would export fruit to the whole world.

Reference: Ezekiel 36:34-36; Isaiah 27:6

2.) The prophet Isaiah spoke of the forests in Israel...

Answer: c. and named the varieties of trees that would be planted.

Reference: Isaiah 41:18-20

3.) The prophet Ezekiel foresaw the regathering of the Jews into Israel. He said that the nation would be...

Answer: d. one nation, and no longer divided.

Reference: Ezekiel 37:21,22

4.) On May 14, 1948 Israel became a nation. Which prophet prophesied that this would happen in the space of one day?

Answer: b. Isaiah

Reference: Isaiah 66:8

5.) Two Old Testament prophets prophesied that the returning Jews would once again use the ancient shekel for commerce. Who were they?

Answer: d. Ezekiel and Amos.

Reference: Ezekiel 45:12; Amos 8:5

6.) The prophet Ezekiel prophesied that Israel would be attacked from...

Answer: a. the north.

Reference: Ezekiel 38:14-16

7.) The apostle Paul wrote to the Romans concerning Israel, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until...

Answer: d. the fullness of the Gentiles be come in.

Reference: Romans 11:25

8.) Immediately after he had written the above, what did Paul write concerning Israel?

Answer: c. All Israel will be saved; as it is written, "Out of Zion will come the Deliverer; he will banish ungodliness from Jacob."

Reference: Romans 11:26

9.) Which one of the gates of the outward sanctuary of the temple is now shut and will remain so until the Lord comes back.

Answer: a. Eastern

Reference: Ezekiel 44:1-3

10.) The prophets Joel and Amos both prophesied concerning the mountains of Israel that...

Answer: a. Israel would once again plant vineyards on the mountains of Israel.

Reference: Joel 3:17-18; Amos 9:13

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Last Days Politics

Answers

1.) In the last days, finance will depend on...

Answer: b. numbers.

Reference: Revelation 13:17-18

2.) The second epistle of Peter warns us that there will be false teachers who will be smooth talkers, have many followers,and...

Answer: d. slur the Christian faith.

Reference: 2 Peter 2:1-3

3.) What are people saying when inescapable destruction comes upon them?

Answer: c. Peace and safety.

Reference: 1 Thessalonians 5:3

4.) The possession of this city will be at the center of international turmoil?

Answer: a. Jerusalem

Reference: Zechariah 12:3

5.) In Revelation we are told that unclean spirits will go forth to the kings of the earth to draw them to one place for a great battle. What is the name of the place?

Answer: c. Armageddon

Reference: Revelation 16:13-16

6.) In the book of Daniel we read of a kingdom that is unlike any other, which shall consume the whole earth and...

Answer: b. tread it down and break it in pieces.

Reference: Daniel 7:23

7.) Jesus told his disciples that they would hear of wars, earthquakes, and famines before the end. What did he call this period of time?

Answer: d. The beginning of sorrows.

Reference: Mark 13:7,8

8.) The global economy will be supported by a technology called the mark of the beast. What is it?

Answer: c. A literal mark that will be put on peoples' foreheads or right hands.

Reference: Revelation 13:16,17

9.) The mark of the beast will be applied to one of two areas in everyone's body. What are they?

Answer: a. In their right hand or in their forehead.

Reference: Revelation 13:16

10.) Jesus spoke a parable to the disciples regarding a particular tree, and all the trees. What did the trees represent?

Answer: c. The nation of Israel and all the nations of the world.

Comment: During the past century we have seen the end of the colonial era and the rapid growth in the number of newly formed independent nations. Also see Ezekiel 31:3-6 and Daniel 4:20-22.

Reference: Luke 21:29-31

11.) Zechariah 14:12 tells us that the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. What modern phenomenon could this refer to?

Answer: d. the neutron bomb

Reference: Zechariah 14:12

12.) The apostle John, who wrote the Book of Revelation, was told the number of an army in the last days. How many was it?

Answer: d. Two hundred million.

Comment: China now boasts of having an army of 200 million men! At the time when John wrote his prophecy, the population of the whole world was only about 200 million.

Reference: Revelation 9:16

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People on Earth at the End of Time

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1.) Which Old Testament prophet did an angel tell that travel would increase at the end of time?

Answer: c. Daniel

Reference: Daniel 12:4

2.) The apostle Jude, in his short letter, reminded the church that in the last days there would be mockers who...

Answer: b. would walk after their own ungodly lusts.

Reference: Jude 1:17,18

3.) In the time of the great tribulation, one third of the world's population will die. What will be the response of the people who are left?

Answer: d. They will not repent.

Reference: Revelation 9:18-21

4.) In the second letter that Paul wrote to Timothy he said, "People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power." How did he say we should relate to people like that?

Answer: a. Have nothing to do with them.

Reference: 2 Timothy 3:1-5

5.) Which two events did the apostle Peter tell us that in the last days mockers would deliberately forget?

Answer: d. The creation of the world and the flood.

Reference: 2 Peter 3:5,6

6.) In the time of the great tribulation, the fourth angel pours a vial on the sun and power is given to him to...

Answer: d. scorch the inhabitants of the earth with its fire.

Reference: Revelation 16:8,9

7.) The mark of the beast, spoken of in Revelation, is given to men for what reason?

Answer: b. So that they can buy and sell.

Reference: Revelation 13:16,17

8.) Jesus told the disciples that heaven and earth would pass away, and then told them something that would not pass away. What was it?

Answer: a. His words.

Reference: Luke 21:33

9.) Jesus said that false Christs would arise, doing great wonders and if it were possible would...

Answer: d. deceive the very elect of God.

Reference: Matthew 24:24

10.) What did Jesus say that the day of his coming would be like for all the people on earth?

Answer: a. A snare.

Reference: Luke 21:34,35

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The Beast and the False Prophet

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1.) Paul wrote to the Thessalonian church and told them that before Jesus returns to earth the man of sin will be revealed, "he will exalt himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped and..."

Answer: c. sit as God in the temple of God.

Reference: 2 Thessalonians 2:3-5

2.) The apostle John saw a vision and a beast rose out of the sea, having seven heads and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. He then saw one of the heads was wounded to death, and the deadly wound was...

Answer: a. healed, and all the world wondered after the beast.

Reference: Revelation 13:1-3

3.) The beast that John saw rise out of the sea spoke great things and blasphemies. How long was he given power for?

Answer: c. Forty-two months.

Reference: Revelation 13:5

4.) John saw a second beast, coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a...

Answer: d. dragon.

Reference: Revelation 13:11

5.) How was the second beast able to deceive the inhabitants of earth?

Answer: b. By means of miracles which he had power to do.

Reference: Revelation 13:13,14

6.) For what reason is the mark of the beast given to men?

Answer: a. So that they can buy and sell.

Reference: Revelation 13:16,17

7.) What is the mark of the beast?

Answer: a. A literal mark that will be put on people's foreheads or right hands.

Reference: Revelation 13:16,17

8.) The mark of the beast will be applied to one of two sites in everyone's body. What are they?

Answer: c. In their right hand or in their forehead.

Reference: Revelation 13:16

9.) What will happen to people who worship the beast and his image and receive his mark?

Answer: d. They will drink the wine of Gods anger and be tormented with fire and brimstone.

Reference: Revelation 14:9-11

10.) John saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire: and those that had victory over the beast and his image and his mark and the number of his name were standing on the sea of glass with harps. What were they doing?

Answer: c. Singing the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb.

Reference: Revelation 15:2,3

11.) What judgment did God give the beast and the false prophet?

Answer: d. They were cast into a lake of fire, burning with brimstone.

Reference: Revelation 19:20

12.) John saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they...

Answer: d. lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

Reference: Revelation 20:4-6

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The Church in Prophecy

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1.) Jesus told his disciples, "and when these things begin to come to pass, look up and lift your heads, for..."

Answer: d. your redemption draweth nigh.

Reference: Luke 21:28

2.) In his letter to Timothy, Paul says that the time will come when men will no longer listen to right teaching. They will follow their own desires and look for teachers who will tell them what they want to hear. They will reject the truth and...

Answer: b. shall be turned unto fables.

Reference: 2 Timothy 4:3,4

3.) When he was talking about the end times, Jesus said two things which are seemingly contradictory to each other. What were they?

Answer: c. Some of you shall be put to death AND not a hair of your head shall perish.

Reference: Luke 21:15-18

4.) Jesus told his disciples to beware of false prophets that...

Answer: b. come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

Reference: Matthew 7:15

5.) In his letter to the Thessalonians, Paul described the day of the Lord coming upon people as a thief in the night (1 Thes 5:2), but what did Jesus describe it as?

Answer: a. A snare.

Reference: Luke 21:35

6.) In the book of Revelation, there is recorded a letter from Jesus to the Laodiceans, who saw themselves as rich and not needing anything. How did Jesus see them?

Answer: d. All of the above.

Reference: Revelation 3:14-17

7.) The apostle Peter warns that many people shall follow false teachers, and then mentions a consequence of that. What is it?

Answer: b. Christ and the truth will be slandered.

Reference: 2 Peter 2:1,2

8.) Jesus told his disciples that the love of many people would grow cold. Why?

Answer: c. Because sin would be so rampant everywhere.

Reference: Matthew 24:12

9.) In the first letter that Paul wrote to Timothy, he said that in the last days some will turn away from what we believe and will...

Answer: d. follow lying spirits and teachings that come from demons.

Reference: 1 Timothy 4:1

10.) Jesus said that not everyone who calls him Lord will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that...

Answer: a. doeth the will of the Father which is in heaven.

Reference: Matthew 7:21

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The World at the End of Time

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1.) On the day of God, what is to become of the earth?

Answer: b. It will be burned up.

Reference: 2 Peter 3:10

2.) During the time of the great tribulation, God is going to do something supernatural so that some of the living on earth will be saved. What is that?

Answer: c. Shorten the days.

Reference: Matthew 24:21,22

3.) When Jesus was talking about the end of time, he said that, before the end of time, the gospel would be preached...

Answer: d. in all the world.

Reference: Matthew 24:14

4.) The bible foretells that the signs in the heavens in the last days will be in...

Answer: d. All of the above.

Reference: Luke 21:25,26

5.) When the angel told Daniel to seal the book until the end, he then quickly added two pointers that would herald the end. What were they?

Answer: a. Knowledge would increase and so would mobility.

Reference: Daniel 12:4

6.) When the Lord was telling the disciples about the last days, he mentioned a sign in the sea. What was that?

Answer: d. The sea would roar.

Reference: Luke 21:25

7.) When the Lord was telling the disciples about the last days, he said, "For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and...."

Answer: c. earthquakes, in different places.

Reference: Matthew 24:7

8.) The apostle John saw the river Euphrates dried up. For what reason?

Answer: a. To prepare a way for the kings of the East.

Reference: Revelation 16:12

9.) Babylon will be destroyed in a way similar to which two other cities?

Answer: c. Sodom and Gomorrah.

Reference: Isaiah 13:19,20

10.) The Old Testament prophet Joel spoke of "wonders in the heavens and the earth, blood, fire, and pillars of smoke before the great and terrible day of the Lord." (Joel 2:30) Which one of the disciples quoted him in the book of Acts?

Answer: b. Peter

Reference: Acts 2:14-20

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False Prophets

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1.) Jesus warned His disciples, "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are _____."

Answer: a. ravening wolves

Reference: Matthew 7:15

2.) Jesus told His disciples, "And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because _____ the love of many shall wax cold."

Answer: b. iniquity shall abound

Reference: Matthew 24:11,12

3.) Jesus said, "Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible _____. Behold, I have told you before."

Answer: c. they shall deceive the very elect

Reference: Matthew 24:23-25

4.) Paul wrote, "For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into _____."

Answer: d. an angel of light

Reference: 2 Corinthians 11:13,14

5.) Paul wrote, "Therefore it is no great thing if his (Satan's) ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be _____."

Answer: c. according to their works

Reference: 2 Corinthians 11:15

6.) The apostle John wrote, "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that _____, is of God."

Answer: d. Jesus Christ is come in the flesh

Reference: 1 John 4:1,2

7.) The apostle John wrote, "...this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now _____."

Answer: b. already is it in the world

Reference: 1 John 4:3

8.) The apostle Peter said, "But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall _____, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction."

Answer: a. bring in damnable heresies

Reference: 2 Peter 2:1

9.) Peter continued, "And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be _____."

Answer: d. evil spoken of

Reference: 2 Peter 2:2

10.) Peter concludes his comments on false prophets by adding, "And through _____ shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not."

Answer: d. covetousness

Reference: 2 Peter 2:3

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The Second Coming of Christ

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1.) During the trial of Jesus, this man tore his clothes and accused Jesus of blasphemy when he said, "Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven."

Answer: a. The high priest.

Reference: Matthew 26:63-65

2.) What did Jesus tell his disciples would happen in the heavens immediately prior to his second coming?

Answer: d. All of the above.

Reference: Matthew 24:29,30

3.) What did Jesus say the angels would do at the time of His second coming?

Answer: c. Gather His elect from the four winds.

Reference: Matthew 24:30,31

4.) Who will come with Jesus when He returns?

Answer: b. All the holy angels.

Reference: Matthew 25:31

5.) Of whom did Jesus say that He would be ashamed on that day?

Answer: c. Whoever is ashamed of Him and His words.

Reference: Mark 8:38

6.) Jesus said that there would be signs in the heavens and in the sea and that the nations would be distressed, and then we will see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Where did He say we should look when these things start to come to pass?

Answer: a. Up

Reference: Luke 21:22-28

7.) What sound will accompany the return of the Lord?

Answer: b. A great sound of a trumpet.

Reference: Matthew 24:31

8.) When Jesus ascended to heaven, a cloud received Him, and the people who witnessed were told that He would come again in like manner as they had seen Him go. Who spoke to them?

Answer: c. Two men dressed in white.

Reference: Acts 1:9-11

9.) What did the apostle Paul tell the Thessalonians would be the punishment endured by those who do not obey the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ?

Answer: d. Everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord.

Reference: 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10

10.) In Revelation, John said, "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and _____ shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen."

Answer: d. every eye

Reference: Revelation 1:7

11.) What natural phenomena did Jesus liken his second coming to?

Answer: b. Lightning from the east, shining to the west.

Reference: Matthew 24:27

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