Exam

According to Genesis 1, on the fifth day God created:

Reference: Genesis 1:21

In the book of Genesis, God’s promise to Abram follows most closely on which story?

Reference: Genesis 11:1 – 12:3

What was the meaning God gave to the divine name when God revealed it to Moses at the burning bush?

Reference: Exodus 3:14

What happened when Sarai was taken into the Pharaoh’s house?

Reference: Genesis 12:17

In which book is the following benediction: “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you”

Reference: Numbers 6:24-26

In which book is found “You shall love your neighbor as yourself?”

Reference: Leviticus 19:18

“Hear, O Israel: the Lord is our God, the Lord You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.” This appears in which book?

Reference: Deuteronomy 6:4

“I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and every animal of the earth with you” was spoken to whom?

Reference: Genesis 9:8-10

The feast celebrating the flight of the Hebrews from Egypt is called:

Reference: Exodus 12:11

What did Jacob call the place where “he took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar”?

Reference: Genesis 28:18-19

Which book contains the following words: “one does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord”?

Reference: Deuteronomy 8:3

In which book is the following saying found: “You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy”?

Reference: Leviticus 19:2

What were the cities of refuge?

Reference: Numbers 35:15

What is the first of the Ten Commandments?

Reference: Exodus 20:3

According to Genesis, Jacob’s brother, Esau, settled in the hill country of Which nation does he represent?

Reference: Genesis 36:8

Who proclaimed the rise of a prophet like himself?

Reference: Deuteronomy 18:15-18

When the Gospel of John says, “As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,” to which story in Numbers is it referring?

Reference: Numbers 21:6-9

Who was spared in the destruction of Jericho?

Reference: Joshua 6:22-25

As Israel became a monarchy, how was Samuel involved?

Reference: 1 Samuel 8:7-10; 10:1; 16:13

Over which country was Ahab king?

Reference: 1 Kings 16:29

What “nazirite to God from birth” would “begin to deliver Israel from the hand of the Philistines”?

Reference: Judges 13:5, 24

To what town did Naomi and Ruth return from Moab?

Reference: Ruth 1:1-4

Which city did Omri build that became the capital of the Northern Kingdom?

Reference: 1 Kings 16:24

King Artaxerxes of what country gave permission to Ezra and others to return to Jerusalem?

Reference: Ezra 7:1-13

Who tells the parable of the rich man and the poor man who “had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought”?

Reference: 2 Samuel 12:1-10

Which is NOT one of the sacred occasions traditionally associated with Moses?

Reference: Esther 9:24-27

Why did Joshua gather all of the tribes of Israel at Shechem?

Reference: Joshua 24:25

under whose leadership were the walls of Jerusalem rebuilt?

Reference: Nehemiah 2 – 3

Who were separated from one another by a chariot and horses of fire?

Reference: 2 Kings 2:11

Moses and JoshuaReference: 2 Kings 18 – 20

Moses and JoshuaReference: Isaiah 55:8

In which book do these quotations appear: “Cursed be the day on which I was born!”; “Why does the way of the guilty prosper?”; and “Is there no balm in Gilead?”

Reference: Jeremiah 8:22; 12:1; 20:14

Which book contains the following quotation: “O mortal, stand up on your feet, and I will speak with ..I am sending you to the people of Israel, to a nation of rebels who have rebelled against me…”?

1. Reference:Ezekiel 2:1,3

Which prophet declared, “Thus says the Lord: ‘For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke punishment; because they sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of..”?

Reference: Amos 2:6

This quotation appears in which prophetic book: “How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, O Israel?…My heart recoils within me; my compassion grows warm and “

Reference: Hosea 11:8

Whose voice is prominent in the book of Lamentations?

Reference: Lamentations 1

Which prophet justified his behavior by saying, “I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and ready to relent from punishing”?

Reference: Jonah 4:2

Which book contains the following: “They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks”?

Reference: Micah 4:3

Who prophesied after the return from Babylonian exile?

Reference: Zechariah 1:1

Which prophet complained that God enticed him, overpowered him, and made him a laughingstock all day long?

Reference: Jeremiah 20:7

Which book contains the following: “They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks”?

Reference: Micah 4:3

“Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt” is found in which book?

Reference: Daniel 12:2

“I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people” is found in which of the following books?

Reference: Jeremiah 31:33

In which book does this quotation appear: “I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I; send me”?

Reference: Isaiah 6:8

Which prophet spoke the words of promise quoted in Acts 2, “I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh”?

Reference: Joel 2:28

About what city was the prophet Nahum speaking when he said, “I will let nations look on your nakedness and kingdoms on your I will throw filth at you and treat you with contempt, and make you a spectacle”?

Reference: Nahum 1:1; 3:5-6

Where is Israel referred to repeatedly as the servant of the Lord?

Reference: Isaiah 41:8; 43:10; 44:1-2, 21; 49:3

In which book is the following quotation found: “Shall we receive the good at the hand of God, and not receive the bad?”

Reference: Isaiah 41:8; 43:10; 44:1-2, 21; 49:3

According to Psalm 137, what place provides the context for the following words: “On the willows there we hung up our harps”?

Reference: Psalms 137:1

In which book does the following appear: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight”?

Reference: Proverbs 9:10

“Go and eat your bread with enjoyment, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has long ago approved what you Let your garments always be white; do not let oil be lacking on your head” is found in which book?

Reference: Ecclesiastes 9:7-8

“Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is strong as death, passion fierce as the grave” is found in which book?

Reference: Song of Solomon 8:6

Which of the following statements is found in Ecclesiastes?

Reference: Ecclesiastes 7:23

“What shall I return to the Lord for all his bounty to me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord” is found in which book?

Reference: Psalms 116:12

Who says, “I am young in years and you are aged; therefore I was timid and afraid to declare my opinion to you”?

Reference: Job 32:6

Who declares, “By me kings reign, and rulers decree what is just; by me rulers rule, and nobles, and all who govern I love those who love me and those who seek me diligently find me”?

Reference: Proverbs 8:15-17

With what words do the last five Psalms all begin?

Reference: Psalms 146 – 150

Which of the following teachings is NOT found in the Gospel according to Matthew?

Reference: Luke 17:32

At what point in Matthew’s Gospel does Jesus say, “For all who take the sword will perish by the sword”?

Reference: Matthew 26:52

According to Matthew, Mark, and Luke, what did Jesus do just after he was baptized?

Reference: Matthew 3:13-4:1, Mark 1:9-13, Luke 3:21-22, 4:1-2

What special favor did Mary and Martha ask from Jesus?

Reference: John 11:3

In Luke 10, what is the question that prompts Jesus to tell the parable of the Good Samaritan?

Reference: Luke 10:29

What did the woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years believe would bring about her healing?

Reference: Mark 5:28

Which of the following familiar phrases is NOT taken from the Bible?

Reference: Mark 6:4, Luke 4:23, 12:19

According to Luke, who was the Roman Emperor at the time when John and Jesus began their public ministries?

Reference: Luke 3:1

In which Gospel do blood and water flow from Jesus’ dead body after it is stabbed by a spear?

Reference: John 19:34

The conclusion of Mark’s Gospel includes which of the following sentences?

Reference: Mark 16:8

To whom, and on what occasion, was it said, “Certainly you are one of them; for you are a Galilean”?

Reference: Mark 14:70

Which of the following gospels tells of Jesus’ driving the money changers out of the temple near the beginning of his ministry?

Reference: John 2:15

Jesus said that Moses permitted men to divorce their wives for what reason?

Reference: Matthew 19:8

Who asked, “How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?”

Reference: John 3:4

In Luke’s Gospel, the centurion who witnessed Jesus’ death remarked, “Certainly this man ..”

Reference: Luke 23:47

Which of the following appears in the Gospel of Mark?

Reference: Mark 3:11-12, John 1:18; 3:6, 21

Which of the following statements does NOT appear in the first two chapters of the Gospel according to Luke?

Reference: John 1:29

What is Paul’s situation at the end of the book of Acts?

Reference: Acts 28:17-28

According to the book of Acts, what sparks a riot in Ephesus?

Reference: Acts 19:21-41

What is the issue that prompts the gathering in Jerusalem in Acts 15?

Reference: Acts 15:1-2

The way to preach the gospel in synagogues

Reference: Romans 6

Which letter contains this quotation: “And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love”?

Reference: 1 Corinthians 13:13

“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God – not the result of works, so that no one may boast” occurs in which book?

Reference: Ephesians 2:8-9

“For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” Where is this found

Reference: Galatians 5:1

“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” is found in which book?

Reference: Romans 6:23

“Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air; and so we will be with the Lord forever” occurs in which book?

Reference: 1 Thessalonians 4:17

In which letter does Paul say, “If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ”?

Reference: 2 Corinthians 5:17-18

“For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he ” From which letter does this quotation come?

Reference: 1 Corinthians 11:26

Which book warns of a time when a figure known as “the lawless one” will be revealed?

Reference: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

In Romans 9-11, as Paul discusses the fate of the Jewish people and their place in God’s plan, which of the following statements does he make?

Reference: Romans 11:26

How does this quotation from Philippians end: “Work out your salvation with fear and ..”?

Reference: Philippians 2:12-13

What is the conclusion of this retrospective view of Paul’s career: “I have fought the good ..”?

Reference: 2 Timothy 4:7

The quotation, “Show me your faith apart from your works, and I by my works will show you my faith” is found in which book?

Reference: James 2:18

“Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds” is found in which of the following?

Reference: Hebrews 1:1-2

Which book includes the following: “The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish, but all to come to repentance”?

Reference: 2 Peter 3:9

According to 1 John 1, the message being proclaimed is what?

Reference: 1 John 1:5

Which book contains the following: “Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual ..”?

Reference: 1 Peter 2:4-5

Which of the following does NOT appear in the book of James?

Reference: 2 Thessalonians 2:13

Because “we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses,” what should we do?

Reference: Hebrews 12:1

Which book contains the following quotation: “You do well if you really fulfill the royal law according to the..For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it”?

Reference: James 2:8, 10

In the book of Revelation, what causes John to weep bitterly?

Reference: Revelation 5:1-4

According to the book of Revelation, what will the Lord do?

Reference: Revelation 11:15; 19:15; 21:4