48 questions. Try each one, then open the answer to check yourself and read the explanation.
The greatest domestic problem King David experienced which almost cost him his kingdom was
Answer: A (the revolt of Absalom against him)
David's son Absalom won the hearts of Israel and rebelled, forcing David to flee Jerusalem, until Absalom was killed in battle (2 Samuel 15-18).
The consequence of King Solomon's failure to keep the LORD's commandment was
Answer: D (God's promise to tear away part of the Kingdom.)
Because Solomon followed other gods, the LORD said He would tear the kingdom from him, leaving one tribe to his son for David's sake (1 Kings 11:11-13).
David did not allow Abishai to destroy Saul because he
Answer: D (wanted to avoid being guilty before the LORD.)
David said, 'Who can put forth his hand against the LORD's anointed, and be guiltless?' (1 Samuel 26:9).
The second creation story ends with the institution of
Answer: D (marriage.)
The second creation account (Genesis 2) ends with God making the woman and the man leaving his parents to cleave to his wife, the first marriage (Genesis 2:22-24). The sabbath ends the first account.
The altar that Gideon built under the oak at Ophrah was called
Answer: B (The LORD is peace)
After the angel told him not to fear, Gideon built an altar at Ophrah and called it 'The LORD is peace' (Judges 6:24).
The declaration by God that He would make a nation of the son of the slave woman meant that He
Answer: D (recognized Ishmael as Abrahams's descendant.)
God said He would make a nation of Ishmael also 'because he is your offspring' (Genesis 21:13). God counted him as Abraham's descendant.
The LORD repented of the evil which He intended for His people because Moses
Answer: A (reminded Him of His promise to Abraham, Isaac and Israel)
After the golden calf, Moses pleaded with God and reminded Him of His oath to Abraham, Isaac and Israel, and the LORD repented of the evil (Exodus 32:13-14).
According to Prophet Isaiah, the creative ability of God is likened to that of a
Answer: B (potter and his earthen vessel)
Isaiah says, 'we are the clay, and thou art our potter; we are all the work of thy hand' (Isaiah 64:8; see also 45:9).
Hiram, King of Tyre, was friendly with King Solomon because he
Answer: B (loved David, Solomon's father)
Hiram sent his servants to Solomon when he became king because Hiram had always loved David, Solomon's father (1 Kings 5:1).
'David departed from there and escaped.... and when his brothers and all his father's house heard it....' In the statement above, where did David escape to?
Answer: A (the cave of Adullam)
Fleeing from Gath, David escaped to the cave of Adullam, and his brothers and father's house went down to him there (1 Samuel 22:1).
"Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you.... " Where was Abram when this command was given?
Answer: A (Haran)
Terah's family had moved from Ur and settled in Haran. Genesis 12:1-4 gives the call and says Abram was 75 when he departed from Haran.
Adam named his wife Eve because she was
Answer: A (the mother of all living)
The man called his wife's name Eve 'because she was the mother of all living' (Genesis 3:20).
What was the immediate reaction of Moses when he cast his rod on the ground at Mount Horeb and it became a serpent?
Answer: C (He fled from it)
When the rod became a serpent, Moses fled from it. Only after God told him did he take it by the tail (Exodus 4:3-4).
The reward for total obedience to the commandments of God is
Answer: C (life and lenght of days)
Scripture promises that keeping God's commandments brings length of days and long life (Proverbs 3:1-2; Deuteronomy 30:16, 20).
After Nebuchadnezzar had destroyed Jerusalem, he took the inhabitants into exile but left behind the
Answer: B (poorest people)
The Babylonians carried the people into exile but left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and ploughmen (2 Kings 25:12).
".... I send you to people of Israel, to a nation of rebels...." The statement above was God's message to
Answer: A (Prophet Ezekiel)
At his call God told Ezekiel, 'Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to a nation of rebels' (Ezekiel 2:3).
According to Amos, the type of famine God said He would send upon the people of Israel was
Answer: B (not hearing the word of the LORD)
Amos 8:11 says God would send a famine not of bread or water but of hearing the words of the LORD. The basket of summer fruit was only a vision (Amos 8:1).
Hosea declares that the upright walk in the ways of the LORD, but transgressors
Answer: A (stumble in them)
The last verse of Hosea says the ways of the LORD are right; the upright walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them (Hosea 14:9).
Elijah knew of the covetous act of Gehazi because
Answer: B (he went with him in spirit)
The prophet in this story is Elisha. He told Gehazi, 'Did I not go with you in spirit when the man turned from his chariot to meet you?' (2 Kings 5:26).
".... the soul that sins shall die ".The statement above by Prophet Ezekiel means that
Answer: C (every person is responsible for his own sin)
Ezekiel taught individual responsibility: the son will not suffer for the father's sin, nor the father for the son's; each person answers for his own sin (Ezekiel 18:20).
Daniel was set up to be thrown to the lions by the
Answer: A (presidents and satraps of Persia)
Jealous of Daniel, the presidents and satraps under King Darius tricked the king into the decree that sent Daniel to the lions (Daniel 6:4-7).
How did Joshua react to the defeat of the Israelites by the men of Ai?
Answer: B (He rent his clothes)
After the defeat at Ai, Joshua rent his clothes and fell on his face before the ark until evening (Joshua 7:6).
The consequence of Hiel's building of Jericho was that he
Answer: A (lost two of his sons)
Hiel rebuilt Jericho at the cost of his firstborn Abiram and his youngest son Segub, as Joshua had foretold (1 Kings 16:34; Joshua 6:26).
God exalted the name of Jesus above every other name in heaven and on earth because
Answer: B (He humbled Himself to be born in human form and was obedient to death)
Christ took human form and humbled Himself to death on a cross; 'therefore God has highly exalted him' (Philippians 2:7-9).
According to Peter, when the chief Shepherd would be manifested, the elders would obtain the
Answer: C (unfading crown of glory)
Peter promised faithful elders that when the chief Shepherd appears they will obtain the unfading crown of glory (1 Peter 5:4).
Paul boasted about the believers in Corinth for their
Answer: A (offering for the saints)
Paul boasted to the Macedonians about the Corinthians' readiness to give to the offering for the saints in Jerusalem (2 Corinthians 9:1-2).
In Paul's letter to the Thessalonians, believers were admonished to prepare for the Second Coming of Christ by
Answer: C (keeping awake and being sober)
Because the day of the Lord comes like a thief, Paul says 'let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober' (1 Thessalonians 5:6).
According to Peter, the genuineness of Christian faith is tested by
Answer: D (trials.)
Peter says believers suffer various trials so that the genuineness of their faith may be proved, just as gold is tested by fire (1 Peter 1:6-7). Fire is only the comparison.
Paul taught the Romans that while they were yet enemies of God, they were reconciled to Him by the
Answer: A (death of Jesus Christ)
Paul wrote that while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son (Romans 5:10).
Paul declared to the believers in Corinth that no one can say Jesus is Lord except by
Answer: B (the Holy Spirit)
Paul wrote that no one can say 'Jesus is Lord' except by the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:3).
Paul teaches that believers who maintain good conduct before governing authorities shall
Answer: C (receive approval)
Rulers are not a terror to good conduct; Paul says 'do what is good, and you will receive his approval' (Romans 13:3).
In Colossians, Paul admonished believers not to lie to one another because they
Answer: A (had put off the old nature with its practices)
Paul wrote, 'Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old nature with its practices' (Colossians 3:9).
"...O faithless and perverse generation, how long am I to be with you and bear with you..." Jesus' statement above was addressed to
Answer: D (His disciples because they could not heal.)
Jesus said this when the father of the epileptic boy told Him the disciples had failed to cast out the spirit (Luke 9:40-41; Matthew 17:16-17).
The order of the crucifixion events according to Luke's Gospel is
Answer: D (crucifixion, lots casting for His dress, scoffing and mockery.)
Luke 23:33-36 tells it in this order: they crucified Him, cast lots for His garments, the rulers scoffed at Him, and the soldiers mocked Him.
The woman with the flow of blood touched the garment of Jesus because
Answer: B (she believed that she would be made well)
She said to herself, 'If I touch even his garments, I shall be made well' (Mark 5:28). Jesus told her that her faith had made her well.
What were the two emblems Jesus used during the Last Supper?
Answer: A (the bread and the wine)
At the Last Supper Jesus took bread as His body and the cup of wine as His blood of the new covenant (Luke 22:19-20).
The Macedonians who travelled with Paul to Ephesus were
Answer: D (Gaius and Aristarchus.)
During the riot in Ephesus the crowd seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul's travelling companions (Acts 19:29).
"They have no wine ". Jesus' immediate response to the statement above was
Answer: B ("O woman, what have you to do with me? My hour has not yet come.")
When His mother told Him the wine had run out, Jesus first answered, 'O woman, what have you to do with me? My hour has not yet come' (John 2:3-4).
In the explanation of the parable of the weeds, Jesus said that the righteous will
Answer: C (shine like the sun in their Father's kingdom)
Jesus explained that at the close of the age the weeds will be burned, and 'the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father' (Matthew 13:43).
What did the blind man by the roadside near Jericho do on receiving his sight?
Answer: D (he followed Jesus, glorifying God.)
Luke says that immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God (Luke 18:43).
Before the cock crowed, Peter denied Jesus three times. Who was the first person to recognize him as one of the disciples?
Answer: C (a maid)
A maid saw Peter sitting by the fire in the high priest's courtyard and said, 'This man also was with him' (Luke 22:56).
"... And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry..." God's response to the statement above was that
Answer: A (his soul was required of him)
In the parable of the rich fool, God said, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you' (Luke 12:20).
According to the first Epistle of John, to have the Son is to have
Answer: B (life)
John wrote, 'He who has the Son has life; he who has not the Son of God has not life' (1 John 5:12).
Peter became frightened as he walked on the sea because
Answer: A (of the wind)
Peter walked on the water, 'but when he saw the wind, he was afraid', began to sink and cried for help (Matthew 14:30).
The resolution of the Council at Jerusalem was that the Gentiles should abstain from
Answer: B (idolatry, unchastity, strangled meat and blood)
James proposed that Gentile believers abstain from the pollutions of idols, unchastity, what is strangled and blood (Acts 15:20, 29).
"... The earth produces of itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear....." The statement above was made by Jesus in the parable of the
Answer: B (seed growing secretly)
In the parable of the seed growing secretly, the seed grows while the farmer sleeps, and the earth produces first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain (Mark 4:26-29).
The condition Peter gave for a person that would replace Judas Iscariot was that he must be
Answer: D (a witness to Jesus' ministry.)
Peter said the new apostle must be one who had been with them all the time Jesus went in and out among them, from John's baptism, and be a witness to His resurrection (Acts 1:21-22).
The angel told Zachariah that John the Baptist would drink no wine nor strong drink because he would
Answer: D (be filled with the Holy Spirit.)
The angel said John 'shall drink no wine nor strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb' (Luke 1:15).