Random Quiz - 19

1. (Psalm 102:3) When he is faint and pours out his lament before the LORD, a prayer of an afflicted man says, my bones
a. rattle like a gourd
b. crack like dried clay
c. burn like glowing embers.
d. melt like wax
(gourd=a hard-skinned fleshy fruit, ember= a small live piece of coal, wood, etc., as in a dying fire)

2. Psalm 103:10 says, he(Lord) does treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
a. true
b. not true
c. uncertain
d. unanswerable

3. In revealing himself to Moses and Israelites, God said his name was:
a)father; b)Yahweh; c)jealous; d)all-merciful

4. Adam's excuse for eating of the tree of knowledge was:
a) the serpent had tricked him into it
b)the woman gave him the fruit
c) he wanted wisdom to understand God's word
d)he didn't know he wasn't supposed to
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Answers:1-4

1. c

2. b he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.

3. c (Exod 34:14) Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

4. b. Adam's reasoning seems to be that since God created woman, it's his fault(Gen 3:12). If not God's, then it's the woman's.
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5. Where was the Garden of Eden and where is it in the Bible?

Answer: Gen 2:8-17.
The first residence of man, called in the Septuagint "Paradise", which is a word of Persian origin, and describes an extensive tract of pleasure land; In the eastern portion of the region of Eden was the garden planted. The Hiddekel, one of its rivers, is the modern Tigris; the Euphrates is the same as the modern Euphrates. With regard to the Pison and Gihon a great variety of opinion exists, but the best authorities are divided between (1) Eden as in northeast Arabia, at the junction of the Euphrates and Tigris, and their separation again, making the four rivers of the different channels of these two, or (2), and most probably, Eden as situated in Armenia, near the origin of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates, and in which same region rise the Araxes(=Pison of Genesis) and the Oxus (Gihon). All kinds of animals, including cattle, beasts of the field and birds, were found there
(2:19,20). Moreover, the climate was such that clothing was not needed for staying warm.

“Eden” appears twenty times in the Old Testament but never in the New Testament. Two usage's refer to men (2 Chronicles 29:12; 2 Chronicles 31:15). Twice the name is used to designate a city or region in the Assyrian province of Thelassar (Isaiah 37:12; 2 Kings 19:12). Ezekiel 27:23 mentions a region named Eden located on the Euphrates. Amos 1:5 refers to the ruler of Damascus as holding the scepter of the house of Eden.

The fourteen remaining appearances relate to the creation. In Genesis (Genesis 2:8,Genesis 2:10,Genesis 2:15; Genesis 3:23-24; Genesis 4:16) the reference is to the region in which a garden was placed. Though details seem precise, identification of the rivers which flow from Eden cannot be accomplished with certainty. The Euphrates and the Tigris can be identified, but there is no agreement on the location of the Pishon and the Gihon.

Joel 2:3 compares Judah's condition before its destruction with Eden. In Isaiah 51:3 and Ezekiel 36:35, Eden is used as an illustration of the great prosperity God would bestow on Judah. These exilic prophets promised that the nation God restored after the Exile would be like Eden's garden. Ezekiel also refers to the trees of Eden (Ezekiel 31:9,Ezekiel 31:16,Ezekiel 31:18) and calls Eden the garden of God (Ezekiel 28:13).
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6. Did Adam or Eve have a belly-button?

Answer: Scripture doesn't give any evidence on this issue. I believe, Adam didn't. Neither did Eve. Why? Because your belly-button (navel), or tummy-button as it's sometimes called, is a sign that you were once attached to your mother. You depended on that life-line (the umbilical cord) for your nourishment from her body as you developed inside her. When God created Adam and Eve in mature form straight from the dust without going through the natural birthing process, and the day they were created they might have appeared to be, say, 30 years old.
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7. Other than the creation story, where the Bible talks about Tree of Life?

Answer: First we see the tree of life in the midst of the garden of Eden (Gen. 2:9; 3:22).
Wisdom is compared to the tree of life (Prov. 3:18).
"She is a tree of life to those who embrace her; those who lay hold of her will be blessed".
The “tree of life” spoken of in the Book of Revelation, is an emblem of the joys of the celestial paradise.
(a)Rev 2:7 I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
(b)Rev 22:2 On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month.
(c)Rev 22:14 "Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.
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8. How thick will the walls of the Holy City be?

Answer: 144 cubits (Rev 21:17)

17He measured its wall and it was 144 cubits thick, by man's measurement, which the angel was using. 18The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.

cubit = an ancient unit of length, equal to the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, approximately 43-56 cm (17-22 in)

This unit of linear measure used by many ancient and medieval peoples. It may have originated in Egypt about 3000 BC; it thereafter became ubiquitous(=existing everywhere) in the ancient world. The cubit, generally taken as equal to 18 inches (457 mm), was based on the length of the arm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger and was considered the equivalent of 6 palms or 2 spans. In some ancient cultures it was as long as 22 inches (56cm).
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9. Without a sun or moon, what will provide light in the Holy City?

Answer: The glory of God and/or the lamb (Rev 21:23).
23The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. 24The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.
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10. Hannah presented Samuel to Eli soon after he was:
a)circumcised; b)bar mitzvahed; c)weaned; d)betrothed

11. After Samuel's birth, how many children Hannah had?

12. How did Philip approach the chariot of the Ethiopian eunuch?
a)while running, b)while riding a camel, c)being carried there in a whirlwind,
d)while waiting at an oasis

13. What was the first question that Philip asked the Ethiopian eunuch riding in the chariot?

14. Why did God not let David build the temple(house of God)?

15. Which NT male has his lineage traced through Ruth?

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Answers: 10-15

10. c (1 Sam 1:22).
(bar mitzvah = 1. A 13-year-old Jewish boy, considered an adult and responsible for his moral and religious duties. 2. The ceremony that initiates and recognizes a boy as a bar mitzvah.

11. 3 sons and 2 daughters (1 Sam 2:21).

12. While running, Acts 8:30.
Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet.

13. "Do you understand what you are reading?" Philip asked. (Acts 8:30)

14. David had shed much blood. (1 Chron 22:8)

15. Joseph, the husband of Mary (Matt 1:5-16).

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16. In what town did Jesse live?

17. How many sons did Jesse have?

18. Of these sons of Jesse, who was the oldest and who was the youngest?

19. What prophet delivered this message from God to David:
"Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established for ever"?

20. From what Old Testament book was Peter quoting when he said in the Book of Acts, "10 because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay. 11 You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence."? (Acts 2:27-28)
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Answers:16-20

16. Bethlehem (1 Sam 16:1)
The LORD said to Samuel, "How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king."

17. 8 sons (1 Sam 16)

18. Eliab was the oldest(1 Sam 17:13); David was the youngest (1 Sam 16:11).

19. Nathan (2 Sam 7:16)

20. The Book of Psalms (16:10-11)
10 because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay. 11 You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.