Bible Ordination Full Test
The prophet Jonah was glad to see that the Ninevites heeded his message of a coming judgment and repented.
B. False - According to Jonah 4:1, the prophet became displeased and angry when God chose to show compassion on the city after they repented.
Deborah, Judge of Israel, drove a peg through the temple of Sisera, the commander of Jabin's army.
B. False - According to Judges 4:17-21, It was Jael, the wife of Heber who drove the peg through the temple of Sisera and killed him.
Jesus said, "For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a poor man to enter the kingdom of God."
B. False - According to Luke 18:25, It is a rich man who will have difficulty entering the kingdom, not a poor man.
Zacharias was struck deaf because he did not believe the words of the angel Gabriel that declared he would have a son in his old age.
B. False - According to Luke 1:20, Zacharias was struck mute, not deaf.
When Jesus cast the demons out of the man in the tombs, they (the demons) begged Him to send them into the herd of cattle nearby.
B. False - According to Luke 8:32, Matthew 8:32 and Mark 5:12, the demons begged to be cast into the herd of swine.
John the Beloved was know as the messenger who would 'prepare the way of the Lord'.
B. False - According to Mark 1:2-4, This designation was given to John the Baptist. "Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, Make His paths straight.' John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins."
The 5,000 were fed with two loaves of bread and five fish.
B. False - According to Mark 6: 37-44, They were fed with five loaves of bread and two fish.
On the mount of transfiguration James said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
B. False - According to Matthew 17:4, It was Peter who made this statement, not James.
Jesus said, "Again I say to you that if three or four of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven."
B. False - According to Matthew 18:19-20 Jesus said, "If two of you agree... For where two or three are gathered in My name, I am there in the midst of them".
Peter denied Jesus four times before the crowing of the rooster, just as Jesus said he would.
B. False - According to Matthew 26:34 and 69-74, Peter would deny Jesus three times, not four.
Jesus was crucified between two tax collectors.
B. False - According to Matthew 27:38, Jesus was crucified between two thieves.
To "love your neighbor as yourself" is the first and greatest commandment.
B. False - According to Matthew 37:37-38, The first and greatest commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. To love your neighbor as yourself is the second commandment.
In the Old Testament, Miriam became leprous for speaking against her brother Aaron.
B. False - According to Numbers 12:8-9, The Lord's words, "Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?", so the anger of the Lord was aroused suddenly Miriam became leprous, as white of snow." This happened for speaking out against her brother Moses.
Only those with clean hands, a broken and contrite heart. Who have not lifted their soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully may ascend the hill of the Lord.
B. False - According to Psalm 24:3-4 The qualifications for ascending the hill of the Lord are listed as clean hands, a pure heart, not lifting up their soul to an idol, nor swearing deceitfully.
In the letter to the church of Thessalonica, Jesus warns them to return to their first love.
B. False - According to Revelation 2:1-7, It was the church of Ephesus that Jesus warns to return to their first love.
It is with two glances of our eyes that the heart of our beloved is undone or ravished.
B. False - Song of Solomon 4:9 states, "You have ravished my heart, my sister my bride; you have ravished my heart with one look of your eyes, with one link of your necklace."
The Bible has a total of 64 books.
B. False - The Bible has 66 books - 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament
Jesus first appeared to Peter and the disciples after his resurrection.
B. False - The Gospels record that Mary Magdalene was the first person Jesus appeared to after His resurrection.
The books of the major prophets come before the Pentateuch.
B. False - The Pentateuch is comprised of the first five books of the Bible, namely Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. The books of the Major Prophets appear towards the end of the Old Testament.
In the book of Revelation, the order of the judgments poured out are as follows: bowls, seals, trumpets.
B. False - The correct order is Seals (Revelation 6 - 8:5), Trumpets (Revelation 8:6 - 11:19), and Bowls (Revelation 16).
The book of Daniel talks about the valley of dry bones coming back to life, and thus standing as an exceedingly great army.
B. False - The story of the dry bones coming to life is found in Ezekiel 37:1-14.
Twice Moses was commanded by the Lord to strike a rock with his rod so that water would come forth from it and the people's thirst would be quenched.
B. False - There were two different commands. The first command, found in Exodus 17:6, was for Moses to strike the rock; The second command, found in Numbers 20:10, was for Moses to speak to the rock. Moses' disobedience and failure to believe God actually cost him entrance into the promised land.
The prophet Ezekiel said, "As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man."
B. False -These words were spoken by Jesus as found in Luke 17:26.
The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a wedding for his daughter.
B: False - According to Matthew 22:2 the king arranged a wedding for his son.
Moses died on the top of Mount Sinai.
False - According to Deuteronomy 34:1&5, Moses died on Mount Nebo. Although he wasn't permitted to enter in, the Lord allowed Moses to see the 'Promised Land' from the top of this mountain.
In I Kings, a man of God prophesied to king Jeroboam that a son named Josiah would be born to the house of David.
True - 1 Kings 13:1-2 says "By the word of the LORD a man of God came from Judah to Bethel, as Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make an offering. He cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD: O altar, altar! This is what the LORD says: 'A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David. On you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who now make offerings here, and human bones will be burned on you.' "
David said, "Who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?"
True - 1 Samuel 17:26 David makes this statement to the men who stood by him regarding the Philistine who taunted the armies of Israel.
The elders among you are instructed to shepherd the flock of God.
True - According to 1 Peter 5:1-4, Peter is exhorting the elders to "Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock; and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away."
Abigail intervened saving David from avenging himself with his own hand against Nabal. She later became David's wife.
True - According to 1 Samuel 25:18-39 Abigail took great courage in coming to David, causing him to refrain from shedding blood and avenging himself with his own hand against Nabal her husband. After the death of Nabal, David took Abigail as his wife.
Uzzah put out his hand to steady the ark of God and there he died.
True - According to 2 Samuel 6:4-7 Uzzah died as a result of transporting the ark of God contrary to His law.
Judah went into a woman he supposed to be a harlot, but who was in reality his own daughter-in-law. Twins Perez and Zerah were born as a result of this encounter.
True - According to 38:1-30, After the death of both of his sons, Judah promised his last son to Tamar. Upon his withholding of this son, Tamar posed as a prostitute on the side of the road. Judah went into her after the death of his wife. Tamar became pregnant with twins as a result. Judah declared that she was more righteous than he was for refusing her his son.
Peter said these words to the lame man sitting outside the temple, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you; In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk."
True - According to Acts 3:1-6 The man was immediately healed after Peter spoke these words.
Saul saw a vision of a man named Ananias who would come and put his hand on him that he would receive his sight once again.
True - According to Acts 9:10-18, The Lord spoke to Ananias in a vision about Saul, saying,"... And in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him, so that he might receive his sight."
The fast of Esther consisted of not eating or drinking for three days and three nights.
True - According to Esther 4:16, Esther said, "Go and gather the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day."
Moses' mother actually got paid to nurse her own son.
True - According to Exodus 2:8-9, "Pharaoh's daughter said to her, 'Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.' So the woman took the child and nursed him.
Joshua, the son of Nun, did not depart from the tabernacle.
True - According to Exodus 33:11, "So the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. And he would return to the camp, but his servant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the tabernacle."
Moses asked to see the glory of the Lord. The Lord's response was to make all of His goodness to pass before Moses.
True - According to Exodus 33:18-19, Moses said to the Lord, "Please show me your glory." Then the Lord said, "I will make all My goodness pass before you...".
God created the heavens and the earth and everything in them in six days. He then rested on the seventh day.
True - According to Genesis 1 God created the heavens and the earth and everything in them in six days and then rested on the seventh day.
Abraham is known as the father of many nations.
True - According to Genesis 17:45, "No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations."
When Abraham went to sacrifice Isaac to the Lord, Isaac asked his father where the lamb for the sacrifice was. Abraham answered that the Lord would provide a lamb.
True - According to Genesis 22:7-8 Isaac said, "Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?". Abraham answered, "My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering."
Judah was the brother who had the idea of selling Joseph rather than killing him.
True - According to Genesis 37:26, "So Judah said to his brothers, 'What profit is there if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? Come and let us sell him'".
The rainbow was given as a covenant between God and the earth as a sign that the waters would never again become a flood to destroy all flesh.
True - According to Genesis 9:12-17, And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature... I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth... the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh."
The word of God is living and powerful, and able to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart.
True - According to Hebrews 4:12, "The word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
The Prophet Isaiah speaks of a coming time when the wolf and the lamb shall dwell together.
True - According to Isaiah 11:6, "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb", and Isaiah 65:25, "The wolf and the lamb shall feed together."
Envy, self-seeking, confusion and every evil thing all go hand in hand.
True - According to James 3:16, "For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing will be there.
"The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!" These words were spoken by the Angel of the Lord to Gideon as he threshed wheat in the winepress.
True - According to Judges 6:11-12, And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, "The LORD is with you, mighty man of valor!"
In the parable of the lost sheep, Jesus speaks of leaving the multitude to go in search of even one sheep that has lost its way.
True - According to Luke 15:1-7 Jesus said, "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?"
The sign posted above Jesus' cross was written in three languages.
True - According to Luke 23:38 (KJV) and John 19:19-20 the sign above Jesus on the cross was written in Hebrew (Aramaic), Greek and Latin.
When Joseph and Mary brought Jesus to the temple to be circumcised on the 8th day, Simeon took the Child in his arms and blessed God saying, "... For my eyes have seen Your salvation...".
True - According to Luke 3:25-33, it was revealed to Simeon by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
Jarius came to Jesus and begged Him earnestly to come and lay His hands upon his daughter, that she may be healed.
True - According to Mark 5:21-24, When Jarius saw Jesus, he fell at His feet and begged him earnestly, saying, "My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live."
At the prompting of her mother, the daughter of Herodias asked for John the Baptists head on a platter and it was granted to her.
True - According to Matthew 14:8-11, So having been prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me John the Baptist's head here on a platter."
The disciples were unsuccessful in casting out a demon. Jesus said it was because of their unbelief.
True - According to Matthew 17:19-20, "Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, 'Why could we not cast him out?' So Jesus said to them, 'Because of your unbelief (or little faith).'"
The wage was the same for both the one who worked the whole day and the ones who only worked a few hours.
True - According to Matthew 20:1-16, In 'The Parable of the Laborers', Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven with a land owner who hired laborers to work in his field for an agreed upon amount. It was his prerogative to hire others even up to the last hour of the day, and to pay them the same amount as the others.
Jesus said, "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you."
True - According to Matthew 7:7, Jesus makes this declaration in the midst of His sermon on the mount discourse.
When the spies were sent to scout out the Promised Land, they found grapes so big it took two men to carry one branch between them.
True - According to Numbers 13: 23, "... They cut down the branch with one cluster of grapes; they carried it between two of them on a pole."
David sang this song, "One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple."
True - According to Psalm 27:4-5, this is a Psalm of David.
Only the Lamb is found worthy to take the scroll and loose it's seven seals; He was the One slain who redeemed us to God by His own blood.
True - According to Revelation 5:6-9, "In the midst of the throne stood a Lamb as though it had been slain... Then He came and took the scroll, and they sang a new song, saying 'You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; For You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood.'"
The New Testament teaches that trials and tribulations are a blessing.
True - According to passages such as James 1:2-8, Romans 5:2-4, Romans 8:17-19 and 1 Peter 1:3-9 believers are encouraged to view trials, tribulation, hardship and suffering in a positive light because they strengthen our faith in the Lord.
Only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham.
True - Galatians 3:7 states, "Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham."
Simeon and Levi avenged their sister Dinah's rape by deceiving the men into becoming circumcised. While they were still healing, her brothers came boldly upon the city and killed them all.
True - Genesis 34:1-25 gives the account of Dinah's defilement.
For by one offering Jesus Himself has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
True - Hebrews 10:10 & 14 states, "By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all... For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.
True - Hebrews 4:9 states, "There remains therefore a rest for the people of God."
In 1st Timothy, Paul advises Timothy to drink wine as a remedy for stomach ailment.
True - In 1 Timothy 5:23 Paul says to Timothy, "Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses." (NIV)
Jewish male babies were taken to the temple on the eighth day of life to be circumcised.
True - In Leviticus 12:3 God established in the law given to Moses that male babies were to be circumcised eight days after they are born.
Jesus taught that to look lustfully upon a woman is the same as committing adultery with her.
True - In Matthew 5:27-28 Jesus said, "You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.' But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart."
It pleased the Father to crush the Son.
True - Isaiah 54:10 states, "Yet it pleased the Lord to crush Him..."
Jeremiah is known as the weeping prophet.
True - Jeremiah is known as the weeping prophet because he is the author of the book of Lamentations.
A tree is known by the fruit that it produces.
True - Luke 6:43-44 states, "For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit..."
Luke is the author of two books in the Bible.
True - Luke is the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts.
Jerusalem will not see Jesus again until she says, "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!"
True - Matthew 23:37-39, Jesus said, "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem. Your house is left to you desolate; for I say to you, you shall see Me no more till you say, 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!'"
God forgives us according to how we forgive others.
True - Matthew 6:14-15 states: "For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not, neither will your sins be forgiven."
In Matthew 8:16-17 Jesus healed all of their diseases, as foretold by the prophet Isaiah.
True - Matthew 8:16-17 says, "When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: 'He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.'" (NIV)
It is generally accepted that Moses is the author of the book of Genesis.
True - Most scholars agree that Moses is the author of the Pentateuch - the first five books of the Old Testament - which includes the book of Genesis.
According to Psalm 19, The circuit of the sun likened unto a Bridegroom coming out of his chamber and a strong man running his race.
True - Psalm 19:4-5 states, "...in them He has set a tabernacle for the sun, which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoices like a strong man to run its race. Its rising is from one end of heaven, and its circuit to the other end. And there is nothing hidden from its heat."
The testimony of Jesus is known as the spirit of prophecy.
True - Revelation 19:10 states, "For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."
Colossians 2:15 states that Jesus made a public spectacle of powers and authorities, by triumphing over them by the cross.
True - Speaking of Jesus, Colossians 2:15 says, "Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it."
The Gospels are composed of four books.
True - The books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John make up the section of the Bible referred to as "The Gospels".
It is generally accepted that Paul is the author of the book of Hebrews.
True - There is much debate regarding the authorship of the book of Hebrews, but generally it is accepted that Paul is the author.
Jeremiah 44 states, "I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and floods on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring."
True - This declaration of the Lord's blessing is found in Isaiah 44:3-4.
David sang, "Lord I have loved the habitation of Your house, and the place where Your glory dwells."
True - This is a song of David according to Psalm 26:8.
When Israel blessed his twelve sons, he prophesied that Joseph's tribe would rule over all of Egypt.
B. False - According to Genesis 49 (especially verses 22-26) Israel (Jacob) does not mention Egypt in his blessing over Joseph.
At the crucifixion, the soldiers did not break Jesus' legs because the hour was late and too close to a new Sabbath.
B. False - According to John 19:33 the soldiers did not break Jesus' legs because He was already dead.
Esau tricked his father Isaac so that he could receive the blessing of the firstborn, which was supposed to be given to Jacob?
B. False - According to Genesis27:19-29, It was Jacob who tricked his father to receive the blessing that should have been given to Esau, the firstborn.
Isaiah was instructed by the Lord to marry a harlot.
B. False - According to Hosea 1:2, the Lord instructed the prophet Hosea to take for himself a wife of harlotry in order to show Israel how she had betrayed the Lord and run after other lovers.
Jeremiah had his lips cleansed by a live coal which the seraphim carried with tongs from the altar.
B. False - According to Isaiah 6:1-7, It was Isaiah who had his lips cleansed in this manner after seeing the Lord sitting upon His throne.
The testing our our faith produces in us joy unspeakable and overflowing.
B. False - According to James 1:3, the testing of our faith produces in us patience (endurance/perseverance).
Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego and Daniel were the four men that Nebuchadnezzar saw in the fiery furnace.
B. False - According to Daniel 3:23 the fourth man in the fire with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego is referred to as one who "looks like a son of the gods" and not Daniel.
Haman said to Esther, "Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?"
B. False - According to Esther 4:13-14, It was not Haman who said this but Mordecai, Esther's cousin.
Pharaoh did not lose his first born son when the Lord struck the firstborn in the land of Egypt.
B. False - According to Exodus 12:29, "And it came to pass at midnight that the Lord struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh to the firstborn of the captive and all the firstborn of the livestock."
In the wilderness the children of Israel were led by the Lord as a pillar of fire by day and a pillar of cloud by night.
B. False - According to Exodus 13:21, The children of Israel were led by the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night.
When Abraham was 100 years old, God told him to change the name of his wife, Sarai, to Sarah.
B. False - According to Genesis 17, Abraham was 99 years old when God told him to change his wife's name. See verses 1 and 15-16.
Jacob sold his birthright to his brother Esau for the price of a pot of stew.
B. False - According to Genesis 25:29-34 - It was Esau who sold his birthright and not Jacob.
Jacob was tricked by his father-in-law Laban into marring Rachel before Leah.
B. False - According to Genesis 29: 20-25, Jacob was tricked into marrying Leah before Rachel.
Six of the twelve sons of Jacob were given to him by his wife Rachel.
B. False - According to Genesis 29:32-30:20, Six of the twelve sons of Jacob were given to him by his wife Leah, the sister of Rachel.
Perez was born with a scarlet thread around his wrist.
B. False - According to Genesis 38:28-30, Zerah, the second-born twin of Tamar came out with a scarlet cord around his wrist. Before they were born, Zerah stuck out his hand. The mid-wife tied the scarlet thread around his wrist expecting him to be born first. They were surprised when Perez broke through and was actually born before Zerah.
The genuineness of our faith is not nearly as precious as gold that perishes.
B. False - 1 Peter 1:7 states, "That the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes."
"I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up their heads, without wrath and doubting."
B. False - According to 1 Timothy 2:8, Paul states his desire, "That men everywhere pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting."
Naaman was commanded by Elisha to wash in the Jordan river seven times in order to be healed of scabies.
B. False - According to 2 Kings 5:10-14 Naaman was healed of leprosy when he washed in the Jordan river seven times.
Elijah caused an axe head to float.
B. False - According to 2 Kings 6:1-7 it was the Prophet Elisha who caused an axe head to float.
The elders and the scribes stirred up the people to bring a false witness against John the Baptist.
B. False - According to Acts 6:8-14, the elders and scribes stirred up the people to bring a false witness against Stephen. Upon questioning him, Stephen gave an accurate account of the history of Israel and how the prophets were persecuted before him. Afterwards
