Bible Content Exam 18
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1. The Ten Commandments are recorded in which two books?
2. When Moses asked for a successor, who was named?
3. By what means were the Israelites guided through the wilderness after they left Egypt?
4. Abraham was called by God to go out of what place?
5. When Abram and Sarai went to Egypt, he asked her to say she was his sister. What resulted?
6. When Abraham divided the land with him, what land did Lot choose?
7. According to Deuteronomy, what will be the result of God's blessings toward Israel?
8. Who was the child of Hagar and Abraham?
9. When God told Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, what did Abraham do?
10. Whose story involved the following: the city of Nahor, a water jar, and Isaac?
11. Which of these events is not from the life of Abraham?
12. Which person does NOT appear in the stories about Abraham?
13. To which tribe did Moses belong?
14. Who sang, "Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; horse and rider he has thrown into the sea?
15. Israelite law demanded scrupulous care in the treatment of the blood of slain animals. What reason for this is given in Leviticus?
16. When John's Gospel says, "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness...," to what story in Numbers is it referring?
17. Who asked her husband to take a concubine and later demanded that he cast the concubine out?
18. Where did Joshua send two men as spies?
19. Which of the following was a judge?
20. What were Shamgar, Gideon, and Jephthah?
21. Who said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God stays in a tent"?
22. The boy Samuel served God under which of the following leaders?
23. The commands "Bring me a sword" and "Divide in two" occur in a story that illustrates which of the following?
24. What was Nehemiah's role in Susa?
25. Who said, "Sun, stand still at Gibeon"?
26. Where does the following quotation appear: "Choose this day whom you will serve...but as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord"?
27. Why was Gideon's fighting force reduced to 300 men before they fought the Midianites?
28. Who brought down the house in Gaza?
29. Which heir to the throne of David was supported by Nathan and Zadok?
30. King Hiram was most closely associated with which of the following?
31. Which two prophets proclaimed that in the future "the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established as the highest of the mountains... [and] people shall stream to it"?
32. When some of the people exiled to Babylon returned to Jerusalem during the Persian period, who urged them to rebuild the temple?
33. In Isaiah 7, what is Ahaz's response to the Lord's demand to ask for a sign "deep as Sheol or high as heaven"?
34. Which prophet was thrown overboard by shipmates in order to calm a stormy sea?
35. Which prophet was in prison during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem?
36. ". . . yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors" is a quotation from which book?
37. Who said: "As I was among the exiles by the river Chebar, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God."
38. "For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength" is found in
which book?
39. Which prophet was in Judah at the time of the fall of Jerusalem?
40. Which prophet was brought in a vision to Jerusalem during the exile?
41. "Woe is me, my mother, that you ever bore me, a man of strife and contention to the whole land" was said by whom?
42. "Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped" is found in which of the following?
43. When did Ezekiel's visions occur?
44. Which book contains the following: "As I watched in the night visions, I saw one like a human being coming with the clouds of heaven. And he came to
the Ancient One and was presented before him"?
45. This quotation appears in which prophetic book: "Then the Lord said, 'Name him Loammi, for you are not my people and I am not your God.'"?
46. What interpretation is given to Ezekiel's vision of the valley filled with dry bones?
47. Amos prophesied during the reign of which king of Israel?
48. "If our God, whom we serve, is able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire and out of your hand, O king, let him deliver us" is found in what book?
49. Which of the following completes the quotation from Proverbs: "A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word..."?
50. Which theme characterizes Psalm 91?
51. Which two female figures appear in the book of Proverbs?
52. God answers out of the whirlwind in response to which individual?
53. "Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations" is found in which book?
54. "My child, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake your mother's teaching" is found in which book?
55. "One day the heavenly beings came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them." In which book are these words written?
56. Which saying does NOT appear in the book of Ecclesiastes?
57. "How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity!" is found in which book?
58. Which subject is NOT discussed in the book of Proverbs?
59. Who was the passerby forced to carry Jesus' cross?
60. Where was Jesus baptized?
61. Which two of Jesus' disciples were sons of Zebedee?
62. What is the major theme in John 10?
63. In what town or city did Jesus grow up?
64. In which Gospels are the beatitudes found?
65. According to the Gospel of John, why was the Gospel written?
66. Which title appears most frequently in Mark?
67. Who, upon dying, was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham?
68. Which of these figures is NOT an element in Jesus' parables of the kingdom?
69. Who said: "I have not come to bring peace, but a sword?
70. The Gospel according to Matthew contains:
71. To whom did Jesus address this statement: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me"?
72. Which of the following phrases continues the story beginning with the words: "And a woman in the city, who was a sinner..." (Luke 7:37)?
73. In the Gospel of John, when did Jesus say, "Father the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you"?
74. What was Thomas's response when Jesus offered to let him touch his hands and side?
75. Stories about Mary and Martha appear in which two Gospels?
76. Which of Paul's letters maintains that "the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night"?
77. In Galatians, what does Paul claim is the source of his gospel?
78. When Paul responds to the problem created by some Christians who ate meat that had been offered to idols, offending the consciences of others, what does
he advise?
79. Paul writes, "Do not be overcome by evil, but..."
80. Where does Paul cite these words as being "of first importance": "that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, and that he was buried,
and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures"?
81. Fill in the blank: "Since, then, we have such a hope, we act with great boldness, not like Moses, who put _________ to keep the people of Israel
from gazing at the end of the glory that was being set aside."
82. Which of these themes may be said to be characteristic of Ephesians?
83. The epistle to the Colossians describes Christ as which of the following?
84. Which of the following concerns does 1Timothy address at length?
85. In which letter does Paul say that "the greatest of these is love"?
86. In which letter does Paul maintain that "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"?
87. In which letter does Paul maintain, "There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus"?
88. What issue does Peter's vision address prior to his visit to Cornelius in Caesarea?
89. In the first chapter of Acts, what words complete Jesus' commission to the apostles: "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon
you: and ..."?
90. Paul's argument in Romans regarding the advantage of Jews over Gentiles emphasizes which of the following?
91. The example of Melchizedek is used by the author of Hebrews in discussing what?
92. In which letter is the following question central? "What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can
faith save you?"
93. According to 1 Peter, what is the appropriate response when one suffers as a Christian?
94. Which of the following New Testament books warns: "Children, it is the last
hour! As you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists
have come. From this we know that it is the last hour"?
95. In the book of Revelation, what does John say will happen to the souls of
those who have been beheaded for their testimony to Jesus and for the word
of God?
96. According to Hebrews, why is Jesus able to sympathize with our weakness?
97. To whom is the book of Revelation addressed?
98. In what way does the book of Hebrews describe faith?
99. Which of the following completes this quotation from Revelation: "And I saw
the holy city, the new Jerusalem..."?
100. Hebrews describes which of the following as "living, and active, sharper than
any two-edged sword"?
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Bible Exam 18
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Pentateuch
Historical Books
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