Random Quiz - 3

1. How the word "Amen" is used in the Bible?

2. "Hallelujah" (NIV) means what?

3. True or False. The Lord's prayer basically is not a prayer for praise,
thanksgiving, meditation, or contemplation, but only petitions.

4. The Lord's prayer is:
a) a community prayer and not a personal prayer
b) This disciples' prayer shows proper approach and order in prayer
c) It was not prayed with, but taught to them
d) a modified form of the sermon on the mount
e) a pattern prayer unsurpassed for conciseness and fullness
f) all of the above
g) none of the above

5. How many petitions are there in the Lord's prayer?
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Answers:1-5

1. General meaning is "so be it", which means agreement with the speaker. This is
a Hebrew word signifying something as certain, sure, valid, truthful. Jesus
always said Amen at the beginning of His statements and not at the end.
In Rev 3:14 Jesus is called the Amen, meaning that He Himself is the reliable
and true witness of God. Isaiah 65:16 says God of Amen. Amen has remained
untranslated in Christian tradition.
2. It is a word of praise and it means, "Praise the Lord". It is seen frequently
in the Book of Psalms and often translated as, Allelouia (Greek), Halelluyah
(Hebrew), Alleluia-KJV translation. This word conveys a sense of the joyous
exultation shared as the community of faith gathers to worship the Lord.
Multitude in heaven also praises God with this word.
3. True
4. f
5. 6
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6. What are the 3 parts of the Lord's prayer(KJV)?

7. The psalm 139 is in praise of God's :
a) omnipotence
b) omniscience
c) omnipresence
d) omnifariousness
( a)=all-powerful, b)=all-knowing, c)=always present everywhere,
d)=of all forms or varieties )

8. In the Ten Commandments(Ex 20:2-17, Deut 5:6-21), a)what are our responsibilities to God, and b)what are our responsibilities to people?

9. True or false. Ten Commandments may be legitimately be interpreted as world's first Bill of Rights.

10. If Ten Commandments are the world's first Bill of Rights, what are your rights
in this document?
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Answers:6-10
6. a)Invocation (Our father who art in heaven)
b) 6 petitions/requests
c) doxology (Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory for ever)
7. a
8. a)1-4 are our duties to God.
1) No other Gods; 2) No Idols; 3) No vain use of God's name; 4) Keep the
Sabbath holy.
b) 5-10 are our duties to people.
5) Honor Father and Mother; 6) No murder; 7) No adultery; 8) No Stealing;
9) No false testimony; 10) No coveting.
These 2 stones are the most holy object in OT religion and both stone tablets
are placed in the Ark of the Covenant. Although the Ten Commandments are
expressed negatively as 'you shall nots', they are essentially positive.
9. True
10. Unlike modern Bills of Rights this document seeks not to secure my rights, but to protect the rights of others. I am looked upon as a potential violator of
the other person's Rights, which means I have no right.

1-4 are God's rights, and 5-10 are the rights of others.
The Ten declarations are given below:

1) God's right to exclusive allegiance;
2) God's right to self-definition;
3) God's right to proper representation by His people;
4) God's right to His people's time;
5) my parent's right to respect;
6) my neighbor's right to life;
7) my neighbor's right to a secure marriage
8) my neighbor's right to personal property;
9) my neighbor's right to an honest hearing in court;
10) my neighbor's right to secure existence in the community.

First 4 statements protects the rights of the covenant-Lord. The last 6 protects
the rights of the covenant-community (people).
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11. What is the first and the Greatest Commandment?

12. What is the second Greatest Commandment?

13. What did Jesus say about these two most important commandments in the Law?

14. Where is the birth of Christ recorded?

15. Where is the Death of Christ recorded?
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Answers:11-15
11. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all
your mind and with all your strength. (Matt 22:37; Mark 12:28-34)
12. The second one is, Love your neighbor as yourself.
13. All the Law and the Prophets hang on to these two Commandments.
(Jesus put God first, and our neighbor second).
14. Matt 1:18-2:23; Lk 1:26-2:40.
15. Lk 23:26-56; Jn 19:16-42
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16. Jesus used the phrase, "I am the _______" 7 different times in the gospel of
john. What are they?

17. What is Jesus' approximate year of birth?

18. What was Balaam's sin? (2 Peter 2:15)
a)greed/wicked; b)rebellion; c)lust; d)envy

19. Who is the mysterious King of Salem (=Jerusalem)and priest of Most High God,
who blessed Abraham and in return Abraham paid a tenth (tithe) of everything he
possessed?

20. Name a)the mothers and b)all the children of Abraham?
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Answers:

16. a)I am the bread of life(6:35); b)... the light of the world(9:5); c)...door
(10:9); d)... good shepherd(10:11); e)... resurrection(11:25); f)... way(14:6);
g)... true vine(15:1).
17. 5 BC(or 4 BC). There is an error in calculation of Jesus' date of birth and it
is now generally agreed that the beginning of the CE(Christian Era) should have
been fixed at least 4 years later. 1 AD should have been Jesus' year of birth
since there is no such thing as 'zero AD'.
18. a
19. Melchizedek (Gen 14:18-20; Ps 110:4; Hebrew 5:6-10; 6:20-7:28). Both worshipped one true God.
20. a)Hagar(concubine)-Ishmael; b)Sarah(wife)-Issac; c)Kenturah(wife)-Zimran,
Jokshan,Medan,Midian, Ishbak, Shuah. Total 8 children.