Bible Content Exam 9
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1. In Genesis, what does God promise Abraham?
2. Which of the following events occurred first?
3. Which statement accurately describes Melchizedek?
4. What group was supposed to care for the tent of the meeting?
5. What did Jethro do?
6. Which of these statements about circumcision in Genesis is true?
7. In the book of Deuteronomy, which statement follows, "Hear, O Israel: The
Lord is our God, the Lord alone"?
8. The city of Nahor, a water jar, and Isaac involve which of the following:
9. Which of these events is not from the life of Abraham?
10. The year of Jubilee, in Leviticus 25, is to be observed for what purpose?
11. Who was an optimistic speaker for the spies who went to Canaan?
12. Which tribe was not allotted any territory in Canaan?
13. "The Lord watch between you and me, when we are absent one from the other"
was spoken by:
14. Which of the following is not one of the five prescribed offerings of
Leviticus?
15. In the Gospel narrative of Jesus' temptation, Jesus answers each temptation
by citing from which of the following?
16. With which of the following is Peniel associated?
a. Book of the Covenant
b. scapegoat
c. Tyre
d. wrestling match
17. Keeping the Passover is commanded in which of the following?
18. What was David's reaction to the death of Saul?
19. Which king is associated with religious reform and reintroduction of the
book of the law?
20. Which king is associated with the return of Judah from Exile?
21. In what book does this quotation occur: "And let the girl who pleases the
king be queen"?
22. What was Nehemiah's great achievement?
23. "...choose this day whom you will serve...: but as for me and my household,
we will service the Lord"
24. As Israel became a monarchy, how was Samuel involved?
25. Elijah the prophet was a contemporary with which ruler?
26. The decree of Cyrus regarding the reconstruction of the Jerusalem temple
may be found in which book?
27. What is the one thing Gideon and his army did not take with them when they
attacked the Midianites?
28. Which individual sacrificed his daughter in order to keep his vow to God?
29. "Then the Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and
worshiped the Baals; and they abandoned the Lord, the God of their
ancestors..." This comment appears in which of the following books?
30. Omri built which city, which became capital of the Northern Kingdom from
his time until the end?
31. Who had a vision of jour great beasts whose power is broken, while "the
holy ones of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the
kingdom forever-forever and ever"?
32. The book of Jonah is the story of which of the following?
a. a Babylonian hero who slew Leviathan
b. a Judean priest who was taken into exile
c. an Egyptian sailor who was shipwrecked
d. an Israelite prophet who ran away
33. Which prophetic book develops its main themes around the imagery of
marriage between God and Israel?
34. What statement describes what Isaiah says about the wolf and lamb,
leopard and kid, calf and lion?
35. Which book opens with these words: "How lonely sits the city that once
was full of people! How like a widow she has become, she that was great
among the nations! She that was a princess among the provinces has become
a vassal"?
36. About what city was the prophet Nahum speaking when he said, "I will let
nations look on your nakedness and kingdoms on your shame. I will throw
filth at you and treat you with contempt, and make you a spectacle"?
37. What foreigners who threatened Jerusalem were the subject of speeches
of Isaiah?
38. 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"?
39. Which prophet declared: "Hear this, you that trample on the needy, and
bring to ruin the poor of the land, saying, 'When will the new moon be over
so that we may...[buy] the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of
sandals'"
40. "Come now, let us argue it out, says the Lord: though your sins are like
snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool."
This is found in what book?
41. 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"?
42. Which of the following is not one of the shorter prophetic books?
43. Which prophet said the following: "but the righteous live by their faith?"
44. "But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah...from you shall come forth for me one who
is to rule Israel." This expression is found in which of the following
books?
45. During whose reign did Haggai appear as a prophet?
46. Who portrayed the siege of Jerusalem with a brick and an iron plate?
47. "See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord
whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the
covenant in whom you delight..." is found in what book?
48. About whom is the following said: "Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and
all her paths are peace"?
49. Which statement of theme characterizes Psalm 91?
50. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge" is found in which of
the following?
51. "Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it" is found in
which of the following?
52. In the book of Job, who says, "Do you still persist in your integrity?
Curse God, and die"?
53. "O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth" begins
and ends the Psalm that also contains which of the following statements?
54. The Psalm which says, "Create in me a clean heart, O God" also contains
which of these lines?
55. Which of the following statements is found in Ecclesiastes?
56. "Remember your creator in the days of your youth, before the days of
trouble come..." is found in which of the following?
57. "Happy is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways" is found in
which book?
58. Where did the conversation between Jesus and the woman at the well take
place?
59. When the scribes claimed that Jesus was casting out demons by the power of
Beelzebul, what did Jesus reply?
60. Who said, "Truly this man was God's Son!"?
61. In which Gospels are the Beatitudes found?
62. After the paralytic was lowered through the rooftop of the house in
Capernaum, how did Jesus respond?
63. In the question which the Sadducees presented to Jesus concerning the
seven brothers, all of whom had been married to the same woman, what was
the issue?
64. "Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come."
To whom were these words addressed?
65. According to John's Gospel, who was the first to see the risen Lord?
66. About whom did Jesus say that their action would be remembered wherever
the good news is proclaimed?
67. How does Jesus answer the question, "Who are my mother and my brothers?"
68. "For many are called, but few are chosen" come at the conclusion of which
parable?
69. When Jesus touched the blind man at Bethsaida, what did the man say?
70. Which disciple was known as "The Zealot"?
71. Jesus said that Moses permitted divorce because of what reason?
72. Who said, "God, be merciful to me, a sinner!"?
73. Which of the following Gospels speaks of Jesus' driving the money changers
out of the temple at the beginning of his ministry?
74. Mary's song, "My soul magnifies the Lord" includes the following to lines:
"He has filled the hungry with good things" and what other line?
75. Of whom did Jesus say "Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no
deceit!"?
76. After his conversation with the Ethiopian eunuch, what did Philip do?
77. 1 Timothy contains which of the following?
78. Which book addresses problems created by people not doing any work because
they anticipated the Second Coming of Jesus?
79. By whom are the sermons in Acts preached?
80. Simon, who practiced magic in Samaria, tried to do which of the following?
81. What chapter includes references to the self-humbling of Christ and his
subsequent glorification?
82. Where is the following found: "We know that all things work together for
good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose"?
83. "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?
84. Which of the following is a major theme of Galatians?
85. Which of these themes may be said to be characteristic of Ephesians?
86. The Christ hymn that begins "He is the image of the invisible God, the
firstborn of all creation" is found in what book?
87. In which city was Paul stoned?
88. 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"?
89. "This one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward
to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the
heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus" is found in what book?
90. Which book contains the following: "'All things are lawful for me,' but
not all things are beneficial. 'All things are lawful for me,' but I will
not be dominated by anything"?
91. Why does the author of Hebrews find Melchizedek to be so important?
92. Revelation contains all but which of the following?
93. The statement "God is love" is found in which of the following?
94. "If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says
to them, 'Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill, ' and yet you do not
supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that?" appears in the
argument for what book?
95. 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 house..."?
96. According to 1 John, to deny that we have sinned makes God which of the
following?
97. "I know your works; you are neither cold nor hot...So, because you are
lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to spit you out of my
mouth." To which church does this refer?
98. Which of the following two cities are mentioned by name in Revelation?
99. "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 book?
100. Which book contains the following statement concerning healing: "They
should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them,
anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith will
save the sick...
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Bible Exam 9
Answer Key
THE PENTATEUCH
HISTORICAL BOOKS
PROPHETS
PSALMS AND WISDOM LITERATURE
GOSPELS
ACTS AND PAULINE WRITINGS
REST OF NEW TESTAMENT
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