Sunday, December 5, 2010

People : Fill in the blank:
Ruth bore Boaz a son, who was the father of Jesse. This made Ruth the great- grandmother
Of_______.
David (Ruth 4 : 17 ).
Question :
What was the name of Hannah's firstborn son ?
Samuel ( Sam. 1 : 20 ).



Saturday, December 4, 2010

People and Places: True Or False?
When Naomi arrived in Bethlehem , she told the woman there to call her Mara, because the Lord had dealt pleasantly with her.
False.
The Lord had dealt bitterly with her ( Ruth 1: 20 ).
Question:
Who was the "near kinsman " who redeemed Ruth ?Boaz (Ruth 3:9; 4: 9, 10 ).
He was not her closest relative, but the other chose not to help her
(4 :1 - 6 ).

Friday, December 3, 2010

People and Places : Multiple Choice :
Which of the judges killed 600 Philistines with an ox goad ?
(a) Othniel ; (b) Ehud; or (c) Shamgar.
(c) Shamgar (Judg. 3: 31 ).
Although he accomplished this amazing act of heroism, Shamgar did not improve the desolated state of Israel's social organization (5:6 ).
Multiple Choice:
Which Israelite judge died along with the Philistines he destroyed ?
(a) Barak; (b) Samson; or (c) Gideon.
(b) Samson Judg. 16: 30 ).
This happened in the temple of the Philistine god Dagon (v. 23 ).
Samson pulled down the supporting pillars killing all inside and those on the roof.


Thursday, December 2, 2010

People: Multiple Choice :
From what group of people did Samson choose a wife?
(a) Moabites; (b)Philistines;or (c) Midianites
(b) Philistines (Judg. 14 :2 ).
Samson's unbridled passions eventually led to his downfall. This was his first recorded choice of his way instead of God's.
Question:
Who pestered Samson into revealing the secret of his great strength?


Delilah
(Judg, 16 : 6, 16, 17 ).

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

People and Places: Multiple Choice :
Whose bones were buried in Canaan at Shechem ?
(a) Joshua's ; (b) Joseph's ; or (c) Caleb's.
(b) Joseph's (Josh. 24:32 ).
Joseph had made his heirs promise to bury him in Canaan when the Lord would again take the Israelites there (Gen. 50 :24 ,25 ).
Multiple Choice :
Which judge asked God on two different occasions to show him a sign to assure him that God wanted him as a judge over Israel ?
(a) Gideon; (b) Othniel; or (c)Samson.
(a) Gideon (Judg. 6; 17 - 21, 36-40 ).


Tuesday, November 30, 2010

People and Places: Question:
What to men received individual inheritances in the land of Canaan?
Caleb and Joshua (14 : 14,19: 49 ).
Caleb's inheritance was in the tribe of Judah
Joshua's was in the tribe of Ephraim.


Monday, November 29, 2010

People and Places : Multiple Choice :
What was the name of the place where the Israelites built the memorial of twelve stones from the Jordan River to commemorate their crossing into Canaan ?
(a) Jericho; (b) Meribah ; or (c) Gilgal.
(c) Gilgal (Josh. 4: 20 ).
Multiple choice :
How did God identify Himself when He appeared to Joshua before the battle of Jericho ?

(a) The Commander of the army of the Lord ; (b) I AM WHO I AM; or (c) Deliverer.(a) The Commander of the army of the Lord
(Josh. 5 : 14 ).