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 ).






Sunday, November 28, 2010

People : Multiple Choice:
Who commanded the sun and moon to stand still when the Israelites fought the Amorites ?
(a) God; (b) Joshua; or (c) Moses.
(b) Joshua (Josh. 10 :12, 13 ).

Multiple Choice:
The soles of whose feet had to touch the water of the Jordan River before it would stand up as a heap and let the Israelites cross ?
(a) Joshua's; (b) the priests carrying the ark; or (c) Eleazar's.(b) The priest's carrying the ark
(Josh. 3 : 13 ).



Saturday, November 27, 2010

People : Question:
What woman and her household were the only ones to escape the destruction of Jericho because she had hidden the Israelite spies from the king of Jericho ?
Rahab (Josh. 6:17 ).
The writer of Hebrews classed Rahab as a hero of faith, and James praised her works because they evidenced her faith (Heb. 11 : 31; James 2: 25 ).
Multiple Choice :
Who coveted and kept accursed spoils from the city of Jericho ?
(a) Rahab; (b) Phinehas; or (c) Achan.
(c) Achan (Josh. 7: 20 , 21 ).
The spoils had been devoted for God and anyone who took them was stealing from the Lord
( 6 : 19 ).

Friday, November 26, 2010

People: Multiple Choice:
Whose rod of the rods of the twelve houses of Israel sprouted, budded, blossomed, and produced ripe almonds to confirm the divine call of the priesthood ?
(a) Moses; (b) Aaron's; (c) Eleazar's.
(b) Aaron's (Num. 17:8).
This was against Korah's attempt to take the priesthood for himself.
True or False ?
Except for Joshua and Caleb, none of the 603,550 Israelites numbered at Sinia by Moses and Aaron were among the 601,730 numbered by Moses and Eleazar in the plains of Moab across from Jericho.

True (Num 26 :64 ,65 ).
All the other men over the age of twenty when the spies gave their cowardly report had died in the wilderness.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.Psalm 95: 1,2

Sunday, November 21, 2010

People: Question :
What did Moses call Hoshea the son of Nun ?
Joshua (Num. 13 : 16 ).
Joshua had been Moses personal assistant through the wilderness wandering (Ex. 24: 13 ).
Multiple Choice :
What Levite sought the priesthood and despised the work of the tabernacle, which God had separated him from the congregation of Israel to do ?
(a) Izhar; (b) Dathan; or (c) Korah (c) Korah ( Num. 16 : 1., 19-21 ).
Korah's ambition caused him to demand a position no one may demand from God (cf. Heb. 5;4 ).


Saturday, November 20, 2010

People: Fill in the blank:
The Levites were required to retire from service in the work of the tabernacle of meeting at the age of ____.
Fifty (Num. 8: 25 ).
Multiple Choice :
Who became leprous for questioning whether God had only spoken through Moses and not through some others also ?
(a) Aaron; (b) Miriam; or (c) Eldad(b) Miriam
(Num. 12: 2,10 ).


Friday, November 19, 2010

People: Multiple Choice:
1. Which sons of Aaron offered profane fire before the Lord and were devoured by fire from the Lord because of it ?
(a) Eleazar and Ithamar; (b) Eleazar and Abihu; or (c) Nadab and Abihu.
(c) Nadab and Abihu (Lev. 10: 1, 2 ).
They lost there lives for worshiping God in a way other than He had directed. The seriousness of their offense stems from their role as priests, who were to preserve the purity of Israel's obedience.

Fill in the blank:
2. The tribe of _____ was not numbered among the children of Israel when Moses took the census of all males twenty and over.
Levi (Num. 1 :47).
The census determined the fighting force of Israel. The Levites were to care for the tabernacle and the ritual worship, not to engage in warfare (v. 50 ).

Thursday, November 18, 2010

People and places: Multiple Choice:
Who made the molded calf and said, "This is your god , O Israel, that brought you out of Egypt!"
(a) Aaron; (b) Joshua; or (Eleazar)
(a) Aaron (Ex. 32: 2 ,4)
Aaron yielded to the demands of the people for a visible god to credit with saving them from Egypt.
True or False?
2. The only requirement for the Israelites who wanted to make offerings of materials to build the tabernacle was that they have a willing heart.

True
(Ex. 35: 5,22,29 ).

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

People and Places: Fill in the blank:
The linen curtains and the inner veil of the tabernacle had artistic designs of ____ woven in them.
Cherubim (Ex. 26:1,31).
Cherubim attend Gob in visions of heaven; in the tabernacle design,
cherubim also marked the presence of God (cf. Ezek. 1: 5; Rev. 4: 6 ).
2: True or False ?
When the children of Israel gave atonement money (ransom ) to the Lord, the rich were required to give more then the poor, according to their wealth.

False.The rich and poor gave the same amount. (Ex. 30: 15).



Tuesday, November 16, 2010

People and Places: Multiple Choice:
Where in the Tabernacle was the ark of the covenant located?
(a) The Most Holy; (b) the Holy Place; or (c) on the north side of the lampstand.
(a) The Most Holy (Ex. 26:34).
Because the ark represented God's presence. It was isolated from the Holy Place where regular ritual was conducted.
2. Multiple Choice :
Where on the priest's garments did the phrase "HOLINESS TO THE LORD" appear?
(a) The breastplate; (b) the ephod; or (c) the turban.

(c) The turban (Ex. 28 : 36, 37)

Monday, November 15, 2010

People and Places: Multiple Choice:
1.When Israel accepted His covenant, where did God say He would come down in the sight of the people?
(a) Mount Sinai; (b) Mount Zion; or (c) Mount Carmel.
(a) Mount Sinai (Ex. 19 : 11).

Multiple Choice:
2.Who was identified as Moses assistant when he went up the mountain to receive the covenant?
(a) Aaron; (b) Jethro; or (c) Joshua.
(c) Joshua (Ex. 24 : 13).

Sunday, November 14, 2010

People : Multiple Choice :
1. Who led the Israelites in the defeat of Amalekites in the wilderness?
(a) Moses; (b) Joshua; or (c) Hur.
(b) Joshua (Ex. 17 :13).
Multiple Choice :
2. Who advised Moses to set up men to judge in smaller matters, while he (Moses) judged only in greater matters?
(a) Aaron; (b) Joshua; or (c) Jethro.(c) Jethro (Ex. 18: 17-22 ).
He had brought Moses family to join him and observed the need for delegated authority
(vv. 5, 14).



Saturday, November 13, 2010

People and Places : Multiple Choice :
1. How many of Pharaoh's army escaped the waters of the Red Sea ?
(a) None; (b) one; or (c) one hundred.
(a) None (Ex.14:28).
Multiple Choice : 2. Who led the Israelite women in singing and dancing to praise God for the defeat of the Egyptian army ?
(a) Zipporah; (b) Miriam; or (c) Aaron.

(b) Miriam ( Ex. 15:20 ).

Moses' and Aaron's sister.

Friday, November 12, 2010

People and Places: Fill in the blanks:
1. The Lord led the children of Israel from Egypt into the wilderness " by day in a pillar of ___ to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of_____to give them light."
"Cloud--- fire" (Ex. 13 : 21).
The Lord lived among His people in the tabernacle and led their journeys by day and night in visible manifestations.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

People and Places : Multiple Choice :
I. What name did God tell Moses to give to the children of Israel when they asked the name of God who sent him?
(a) I AM WHO I AM; (B) Elohim; or (c) Adonai.
(a) I AM WHO I AM ( 3:14).
The writer of Hebrews made a similar statement about Jesus when he wrote; Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever" (Heb.13:8).
True or False?
When the Lord removed the plague of locusts from Egypt, He caused the wind to blow the locusts into the Dead Sea.

False.

They were blown in to the Red Sea (Ex 10 : 19).


Wednesday, November 10, 2010

History

People : Fill in the blank:
1. Pharaoh's daughter named the baby she found _____, because she "drew him out of the water."

Moses ( Ex . 2:10 ).
Fill in the blank :
2. When God spoke to Moses from the burning bush, He identified Himself by saying " I am the God of your father - the God of _______, the God of _______, and the God of ______". " Abraham--- Isaac---Jacob" (Ex. 3: 6).
Those were the patriarchs with whom the Lord had made His covenant ( Gen. 12:1-3; 26: 24; 28 : 13-15 ).

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

History

People: Multiple Choice : 1. Where did Moses flee to after he killed the Egyptian he saw beating a Hebrew?
(a) Canaan; (b) Midian; or (c) Edom.
(b) Midian (Ex. 2 : 15 ).
True or False ? 2. The Pharaoh who ordered the Hebrew babies killed was not the same one who refused to let the Hebrew people leave Egypt.
True ( Ex. 2: 23).
Forty years had passed from the time of the order
to kill the babies until Moses left Egypt ( Acts 7: 23 ).
Then another forty years passed until God sent Mose back
to Egypt to lead the Hebrews out ( Acts 7 : 30).

Monday, November 8, 2010

History

People: Fill in the blank: 1. The children of Israel began to suffer affliction because there was : a new king over Egypt, who did not know ________."
"Joseph: (Ex. 1: 8 -11 )
Multiple Choice: 2. Which relative watched over the Hebrew infant hidden in the ark of bulrushes on the river?
(a) His brother; (b) his father; or (c) his sister.
(c) His sister ( Ex. 2: 4).

Sunday, November 7, 2010

History

People and Places: Multiple Choice 1. Which of his sons, did Jacob describe as "a lion's whelp"?
(a) Reuben; (b)Benjamin; or (c) Judah(c) Judah (Gen. 49: 9 )
Judah would be a tribe of power and royal prerogative.

Question: 2. Of Joseph's two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which received the greater blessing from Israel ?

Ephraim (Gen. 48: 17-19).

Saturday, November 6, 2010

History

People: Multiple Choice: 1. When Joseph's brothers dined with him in his house, who received a serving five times bigger then the rest?

(a) Joseph, the host; (b) Simeon, who had been held in prison ; or (c) Benjamin, the youngest brother.

(c) Benjamin , the youngest brother (Gen. 43:34).

Benjamin was Joseph's only full brother. The rest had three different mothers.

Multiple Choice: 2. Who told Joseph, "Bring your father and your households and come to me; I will give you the best of the land in Egypt" ?
(a) Pharaoh; (b) Potiphar; or (c) Poti Pherah, priest of On.
(a) Pharaoh (Gen.45:17,18 )

Friday, November 5, 2010

History

People: True or False? 1. Simeon instructed his brothers concerning Joseph, "Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit," so that he might come later and return him to their father.

False:

Reuben said this (Gen. 37:22).
Multiple Choice: By whom did Judah father twins when she deceived him by passing as a harlot?
(a) Hagar; (b) Tamar; or (c) Shamgar.
(b) Tamar (Gen. 38:24-27.
She deceived him because he had not kept his pledge to give her his youngest son for her husband.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

History

People and places: Multiple Choice : 1. Because Shechem had treated their sister like a harlot, which two sons of Jacob killed all the men of the city three days after they had been circumcised?

(a) Reuben and Simeon; (b) Simeon and Levi; or (c) Levi and Asher.

(b) Simeon and Levi (Gen.34:25).
Multiple choice: Esau was the father of what group of people?
(a) Canaanites; (b) Israelites; or (c) Edomites.
(c) Edomites (Gen.36:9 )
Esau was also known as Edom, which means "Red" (see 25:30).

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

History

Places and People: Multiple Choice 1. What did Jacob name the place where he dreamed about the ladder reaching from earth to heaven ?

(a) Luz; (b) Bethel; or (c) Gerar.

(b) Bethel (Gen.28:19)

The place had been called Luz, but Jacob called it Bethel ("House of God") because God had appeared to him there.
Multiple Choice: 2. Who gave his first-born daughter as wife to Jacob, instead of the younger sister whom Jacob was working for ?
(a) Laban; (b)Abimelech;or (c) Nahor.
(a) Laban (Gen. 29:25,26 ).

Laban was Rebekah's brother (v 10). Rebekah sent her son to her brother's house while Esau wanted to kill him (28:2).