Random Quiz - 16

1. Although Moses grew up as a prince of Egypt, after killing an Egyptian in defense of a fellow Hebrew, he fled to Midian where he married Zipporah and he declared about his sense of alienation in a foreign country. What did he foretell the Diaspora of the Jews?

2. True or False. Children also have angels in heaven who always have an audience with God.

3. Who rolled back the stone that sealed Jesus's tomb?

4. Where did Jesus perform His first miracle?

5. Who prayed 3 times a day at an open window?
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Answers:1-5

1. Exod 2:22 I am a stranger in a strange land, for this he called his first son Gershom, which in Hebrew means "stranger there". They became strangers in nations throughout the world.
(Diaspora=the scattering of the Jews to countries outside of Palestine(or modern Israel) after the Babylonian captivity from the 6th century B.C. until the present time.)

2. Matthew 18:10 "See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

3. An angel -(Matthew 28:1-7): After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.'"

4. Cana of Galilee John 2:11. The first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him.

5. Daniel (Daniel 6:10). Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. 11 Then these men went as a group and found Daniel praying and asking God for help.
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Animals play an important role in the bible stories. Match each statement with the correct animal in the following 10 questions.

6. Egypt was plagued with this amphibian, _________

7. ________ spoke to its rider

8. _________ carried away sins on Day of Atonement

9. ________licked the sores of Lazarus

10. Samson killed a ________ with his hands

11. A pharaoh dreamed of 14 _________

12. A __________ was used to transport Issac's bride

13. Sacrificed a _________ as an offering by Abraham

14. Cannot change the spots on a __________

15. David tended his father's __________

Animals: a) cows; b)sheep; c)ram; d)lion; e)camel; f)dogs; g)leopard; h)frog; i)goat; j)donkey
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Answers:6-15

6. h) Exod 8:6 So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land. 7 But the magicians did the same things by their secret arts; they also made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.

7. j) Numb 22:30 The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your own donkey, which you have always ridden, to this day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?"
"No," he said. 31 Then the LORD opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low and fell face down.

8. i) Levi 16:21. "When Aaron has finished making atonement for the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting and the altar, he shall bring forward the live goat. 21 He is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the wickedness and rebellion of the Israelites—all their sins—and put them on the goat's head. He shall send the goat away into the desert in the care of a man appointed for the task. 22 The goat will carry on itself all their sins to a solitary place; and the man shall release it in the desert.

9. f) Luke 16:21. There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores 21and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

10. d) Judges 14:5-6. Samson went down to Timnah together with his father and mother. As they approached the vineyards of Timnah, suddenly a young lion came roaring toward him. 6 The Spirit of the LORD came upon him in power so that he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as he might have torn a young goat. But he told neither his father nor his mother what he had done.

11. a) Genesis 41:18. Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile, 18 when out of the river there came up seven cows, fat and sleek, and they grazed among the reeds. 19 After them, seven other cows came up—scrawny and very ugly and lean. I had never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt. 20 The lean, ugly cows ate up the seven fat cows that came up first. 21 But even after they ate them, no one could tell that they had done so; they looked just as ugly as before. Then I woke up.

12. e) Genesis 24:61. Then Rebekah and her maids got ready and mounted their camels and went back with the man.

13. c) Genesis 22:13. Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 So Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. And to this day it is said, "On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided."

14. g) Jeremiah 13:23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots? Neither can you do good who are accustomed to doing evil.

15. b) 1 Samuel 17:34. But David said to Saul, "Your servant has been keeping his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, 35 I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it.
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16. To whom did Jesus say, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men."

17. True or false. "Do not entertain strangers"

18. _______ the LORD delights in a man's way, he makes his _________ firm; though he stumble, he will not __________, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.

19. From their callous hearts comes iniquity; the evil conceits of their minds know no limits. refers to (Psalm 73:7)
a)warriors
b)priests
c)old men
d)the wicked rich

20. David's prayer in the 86th psalm is to be saved from (86:14)
a)assemblies of violent men
b)eternal damnation
c)his own selfishness
d)ostracism
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Answers:16-20

16. Matthew 16:23. Jesus turned and said to Peter.

17. False. Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

18. If the LORD delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm; though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand. Psalm 37:23

19. d

20. a
(ostracism = 1.the act of excluding someone from society, social acceptance, privileges, friendship, etc. by general consent, 2. excommunicate from society, probably not from profession.

Random Quiz - 15

1. What the Teacher of Ecclesiastes says about "everything"?

2. Who told the prophet Jeremiah not to marry?

3. Who had instructed Ezekiel not to grieve after his wife's death?

4. Who told Hosea to marry Gomer, an adulterous wife?

5. Where were Joseph, Mary, and Jesus when king Herod died?
a) Galilee, b) Samaria, c) Jerusalem, d) Egypt
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Answers:1-5

1. "Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless." (Eccl 1:2)

2. God. Then the word of the LORD came to me: "You must not marry and have sons or daughters in this place." For this is what the LORD says about the sons and daughters born in this land and about the women who are their mothers and the men who are their fathers: "They will die of deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried but will be like refuse lying on the ground. They will perish by sword and famine, and their dead bodies will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth." (Jere 16:1-4)

3. God. The word of the LORD came to me: 16 "Son of man, with one blow I am about to take away from you the delight of your eyes. Yet do not lament or weep or shed any tears. 17 Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Keep your turban fastened and your sandals on your feet; do not cover the lower part of your face or eat the customary food of mourners ."
18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I had been commanded. (Eze 24:15-18)

4. God. When the LORD began to speak through Hosea, the LORD said to him, "Go, take to yourself an adulterous wife and children of unfaithfulness, because the land is guilty of the vilest adultery in departing from the LORD." 3 So he married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son. (Hos 1:2)

5. d. Egypt (Matt 2:19)
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6. What did Matthew say about John the Baptist's diet consisted of?
a) Fish and unleavened bread
b) Locusts and wild honey
c) Goat's milk and cheese
d) Bread and wine

7. John the Baptist compared himself to Christ with which of the following analogy a) or b)?
a) "I am not worthy to carry his sandals",
b) "I call you to repentance, but He shall call you to everlasting life"

8. Essentially what is the subject of the 4 gospels?

9. Who was the Evangelist Matthew?

10. Why were the Publicans considered so odious to their countrymen?
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Answers:6-10

6. b. (Matt 3:4)

7. a. (Matt 3:11)

8. The life and ministry of Jesus Christ.

9. Levi or Matthew, who wrote the Gospel of Matthew was a "publican" who became one of the 12 apostles. (Matt 9:9, Luk 5:27-28)
Publican= Jewish collector of Roman taxes.

10. Although publicans are Jews, they aided their Roman masters to oppress the Jews. Most of them were dishonest and worked for their own gain. Taxable items they
assessed its value more or less arbitrarily, wrote out the ticket, and enforced payment. They overcharged whenever they had an opportunity. The system was essentially a vicious one.
(odious=arousing or meriting strong dislike, intense displeasure, deserving or
causing hatred)
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11. Pray without ceasing (1 thess 5:17). Suggest a modern phrase for this?

12. I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD." And he worshiped the LORD there. Who said this?

13. Each year when he was a child, Hannah made Samuel a _______.

14. True or False. Moses was a jew.

15. " Am I my brother's keeper?" Who said this and what was the situation?
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Answers:11-15

11. Prayer is the hotline to the Lord. Keep it open.

12. Hannah said of Samuel. (1 Samuel 1:27-28)

13. coat (1 Sam 2:19)

14. False. The descendants of Judah (4th son of Jacob) became known as Jews. Moses and his brother Aaron were Levites. (It is not recorded what the descendants of Reuben(eldest son) were known as.)

15. When he was confronted by God regarding the whereabouts of his brother Abel, Cain's answer to God was this question (Gen 4:9). (You know, God came to Abel knowing that Cain killed Abel.)
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16. I will give you the best of the land of ___________ and you can enjoy the _______ of the land. (Gen 45:18)

17. "If a man sins against another man, God may mediate for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who will intercede for him?" Who said this?

18. When Job was tested, both before and after the severe suffering and struggles, how many sons and daughters did he have?

19. The 1st psalm
a) warns the kings of the earth
b) expresses trust in the Lord's protection
c) contrasts the future of the righteous and the ungodly
d) exhorts against sin

20. According to Psalm 12:8, the wicked freely strut about when,
a) the wicked pursue the poor in arrogance
b) their throat is an open sepulchre
c) they have all gone astray
d) what is vile, is honored among men.
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Answers:16-20

16. a)Egypt; b)fat.
fat= 1. the greasy tissue of animals; 2. the richest part of something. The fat
of sacrificed animals was burned on the altar and prohibited by the Mosaic law
from the Hebrew diet (Lev 3:17). Here it is used as figuratively, meaning prosperity and fertile lands. (Although the present recommendations are not to live off of any kind of fat, it is not used as a negative overtone.)

17. Eli to his sons.
1 Samuel 2:22 Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 23 So he said to them, "Why do you do such things? I hear from all the people about these wicked deeds of yours. 24 No, my sons; it is not a good report that I hear spreading among the LORD's people. 25 If a man sins against another man, God may mediate for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who will intercede for him?"
His sons, however, did not listen to their father's rebuke, for it was the LORD's will to put them to death.

18. Ten children, 7 sons and 3 daughters (Job 1:2, 42:13)

19. c

20. d
( strut about = To walk with exaggerated or unnatural motions expressive of
self-importance or self-display.
sepulchre = a chamber that is used as a grave.
vile = highly offensive, unpleasant, or objectionable.)