HRCA Bible Quiz Questions (Old Testament)
What does Proverbs 4 say is the beginning of wisdom?
"Get wisdom"
How did Isaiah respond when God asked for someone to help?
"Here am I. Send me!"
What line is repeated 26 times in Psalm 136?
"His love endures forever."
What did God say his name was?
"I AM WHO I AM"
What were Joseph's first words when he revealed his identity to his brothers?
"I am Joseph!"
What did the tribes name their altar?
"A Witness Between Us--that the LORD is God"
Deuteronomy 6 says to love the Lord your God with what three things?
All your heart, soul, and strength
What were the people talking to and saying, "Wake up!"?
A lifeless stone
Who did the priests descend from?
Aaron
How much money did Zechariah receive, which also matches how much Judas was paid to betray Jesus?
Thirty pieces of silver
How old was David when he became king?
Thirty years old
How old was Saul when he became king?
Thirty years old
How many sons, donkeys, and towns did Jair have?
Thirty, thirty, thirty
How many total kings did Joshua and the armies defeat?
Thirty-one kings
What did God angrily give the Israelites but later take away?
A king
What kind of ruler did the Israelites want?
A king
What position of royalty did God say the people would want when they entered the promised land?
A king
What year-old animal needed to be sacrificed every morning?
A lamb
What did David call the Lord because he turns darkness into light?
A lamp
What did Job feel he had become to his friends?
A laughingstock
Whose field is covered with thorns and weeds?
A lazy sluggard
God said he could make the sinful Israelites afraid of what sound?
A leaf blowing in the wind
What did God provide Jonah for shade?
A leafy plant
What animal did Jeremiah say cannot change its spots like the people can't change their ways?
A leopard
A king's rage is like the roar of what animal?
A lion
God said he would become frightening to Ephraim and Judah like what kind of animal?
A lion
What animal did Samson tear open with his bare hands?
A lion
What animal is not afraid of being surrounded and outnumbered, just like God?
A lion
What did Benaiah kill in a pit on a snowy day?
A lion
What killed the man of God when he disobeyed the Lord?
A lion
Psalm 91 says if we have faith, we can tread on what fierce king of the jungle and what deadly reptile?
A lion and a cobra
To what animal did Jacob compare Judah's ancestors?
A lion cub
What animals looked like three of the "beasts" in Daniel's dream?
A lion, a bear, a leopard
God compared the mother of the princes of Israel to what animal and to what plant?
A lioness and a vine
To keep the Sabbath day holy, what did the people need to stop carrying?
A load
What kind of tree decorated the gates and courtyards?
A palm tree
What was baby Moses put into when he was placed in the Nile?
A papyrus basket
The writer of Psalm 78 said he would open his mouth and say what?
A parable
God said Eliakim's strong leadership would be like what driven into a firm place?
A peg
Malachi compared God's ability to cleanse to what two jobs that use fire and soap?
A refiner and a launderer
What "righteous" part of a tree did God call the one who would sit on David's throne?
A righteous Branch
God said the people's peace is like what body of water when they listen to his commands?
A river
In his vision, what did Ezekiel see flowing out from under the temple threshold?
A river of water
Achan stole what article of clothing from Jericho?
A robe
What object did God tell Moses to strike to produce water?
A rock
With whom do people seek an audience?
A ruler
On the Day of Atonement, Aaron took two goats, one of which was called a _____ goat.
A scapegoat
What did God compare the people's idols to -- something that farmers use to keep birds away?
A scarecrow
What item was placed outside Rahab' window to indicate she lived there?
A scarlet cord
When the men surveyed the land, what did they write their information on?
A scroll
Tamar asked Judah for three items. What were they?
A seal, a cord, and a staff
Whit what weapon did Edom pursue his brother?
A sword
With what weapons did God threaten the land of Israel in chapter 21?
A sword
Which instrument did David play?
The lyre
What does a fool say in his heart?
"There is no God."
What weapon won't cause Assyria to fall?
A human sword
David was upset that he lived in a house of cedar and the ark lived where?
A tent
Like what piece of camping equipment does God stretch out the heavens?
A tent
What weapon did Jael use to defeat Sisera?
A tent peg and hammer
What fraction amount of the grain must be set aside for a tithe?
A tenth
About how many Israelite men left Egypt?
About 600,000
Who in Ezekiel's family died, and God told him not to mourn loudly?
His wife
Who was offended by David's dancing around the ark?
His wife Michal
What killed 24,000 people?
A plague
Who started the battle between Ahab and Ben-Hadad?
Ahab
What took nine months and twenty days to count?
A census of all the fighting men
What kind of fiery vehicle showed up to take Elijah away?
A chariot of fire
What kind of heart is good medicine?
A cheerful heart
Which animal do the people growl like?
Bears
Hadad, Solomon's adversary, was from which nation?
Edom
What caused Abram (and later Jacob's sons) to travel to Egypt?
A famine
What did God do on the seventh day of creation?
He rested
What did God want the people to wash from their hearts?
Evil
In the time of Nehemiah, who was the priest and teacher of the Law?
Ezra
At what age did Joshua die?
One hundred and ten years old
God called the people stubborn like what farm animal?
A heifer/cow
What stuck out of each corner of the altar?
A horn
What kind of person should you not make friends with?
A hot-tempered person
What will God's house be called for all nations?
A house of prayer
To what did the writer in Psalm 5 compare the throat of his enemy?
An open grave
The people were called heartless like what bird in the desert?
An ostrich
God said a sinner's heart burns like what kitchen appliance?
An oven
The writer of Psalm 102 felt like what kind of bird who lives in the desert?
An owl
Name the son born to Adam and Eve after Abel died.
Seth
What animal should not be muzzled when treading out the grain?
An ox
An Israelite was not to plow with which two animals yoked together?
An ox and a donkey
What weapon did Shamgar use to defeat 600 Philistines?
An oxgoad
The people were being disciplined like what kind of unruly animal?
An unruly calf
Who was the leader of the tribe of Reuben?
Elizur
Who mocked Job in song?
Young men
What did the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh build that made everyone angry?
A huge altar
What swallowed Jonah?
A huge fish
God said he did not like or change his mind like what?
A human being
This servant's appearance was so disfigured, he didn't look like what?
A human being
How many Assyrians did the angel put to death?
185,000
What were two women arguing over?
A baby
What did Haman have constructed in order to kill Mordecai?
A pole
What nation did Ben-Hadad lead?
Aram
To what did the Babylonians change Daniel's name?
Belteshazzar
What was the place Luz also known as?
Bethel
Who hates knowledge?
Fools
Which tribe was the firstborn from Joseph?
Manasseh
What part of Moab's "body" would be broken?
Her arm
Who ate the bread of angels?
Human beings
His kingdom stretched from Cush to which other country?
India
Where must the Passover meal be eaten?
Inside a house
What was used to decorate Og's bed?
Iron
Who was Moses' mother?
Jochebed
Who was Noah's dad?
Lamech
Name the man from Ephraim who hired a Levite to be his priest.
Micah
How long must a burnt offering be kept on the fire?
Overnight
What do drunkards and gluttons eventually become?
Poor
While hard work leads to a profit, what does mere talk lead?
Poverty
What bird did God blow into the camp for the Israelites to eat?
Quail
Who was Jacob's first son?
Reuben
When Abram believed the Lord, what was credited to him?
Righteousness
What sound became Job's daily food?
Sighing
What did Shimei throw at King David?
Stones
Into what did God want the plowshares made?
Swords
How many horns did the fourth beast have?
Ten
What must a person yell out to others if they had a skin disease?
"Unclean! Unclean!"
What does the word manna mean?
"What is it?"
What is the first commandment?
"You shall have no other gods before me"
What does Rebekah have on her shoulder when she is introduced in the Bible?
A jar
What cheers up an anxious heart?
A kind word
In the last line of the book of Judges, what does the Bible say Israel didn't have?
A king
Samaria made an idol in an image of what baby animal?
A calf
After Sarah died, who did What was Rebekah riding when she saw her future husband, Isaac?
A camel
How many Benjamites died in the first battle?
25,100
How many years after the Israelites left Egypt did construction start on the temple?
480 years
What was the final count of the second census?
601,730
How many total Israelite men were present in Numbers 2?
603,550
How many carriers carried the stones for the temple construction?
70,000
How many total men were there to serve and carry the tent of meeting?
8,580
What kind of animal did Rachel ride during her escape?
A camel
What did God ask for a second time?
A census
Deuteronomy 23 says you can enter a neighbor's vineyard and eat his grapes, but don't put any into a what?
A basket
If anyone interfered with the temple rebuilding, where was a beam to be pulled from, on which the accused was impaled?
A beam from their own house
Trying to run from God would be like fleeing from a lion but meeting what ferocious animal?
A bear
According to Psalm 133, what did Aaron have on his face?
A beard
Which article of clothing did God ask Jeremiah to buy and bury in the rocks?
A belt
What did the people make and sign with God at the end of chapter 9?
A binding argument
After someone was cleansed from a disease, the priest was to take what animal and release it into the fields?
A bird
The writer of Psalm 124 felt like what kind of animal that escaped a fowler's snare?
A bird
What did Jacob steal from Esau by deceiving Isaac?
A blessing
What color cloth was placed over the altar and other holy things when it was time to move?
A blue cloth
What did God tell Jeremiah to write in chapter 30?
A book
With what weapon did Jehu kill King Joram?
A bow and arrow
God promised to sweep away Babylon with what household tool?
A broom
If the whole community sinned unintentionally, what kind of animal was sacrificed?
A bull
What animal needed to die if it gored someone?
A bull
What did Saul offer up because Samuel was late?
A burnt offering
When the ark arrived in Jerusalem, David gave everyone two cakes made of what?
A cake of dates and a cake of rasins
What kind of town could a person go to if accused of killing someone?
A city of refuge
What was the name of the type of town a person who was accused of murder could go to and be safe?
A city of refuge
Where could a person accused of murder run to?
A city of refuge
What did Jeremiah buy then break in front of the elders and priests of Jerusalem?
A clay jar
God said that the troops and many nations would be like what covering the land?
A cloud
What did the writer say God covered himself with so no prayers could get through?
A cloud
When the tabernacle was first set up, what covered the tent of meeting?
A cloud/the glory of the Lord
After Joseph died, in what was he placed?
A coffin
What kitchen item did God compare Jerusalem to in a parable?
A cooking pot
What did God want made and put on the head of the priest Joshua?
A crown
In Jeremiah's vision, what did he take from God's hand?
A cup
With what weapon did Joab kill Amasa?
A dagger
What kind of ear did the writer of Psalm 83 not want God to have?
A deaf ear
What did Michaiah say God put in the mouths of the other prophets?
A deceiving spirit
What kind of spirit was put in the mouths of Ahab's prophets?
A deceiving spirit
David felt his feet were like which animal's, allowing him to climb to high places?
A deer
The writer said God made his feet to be like what forest creature?
A deer
What animal pants for streams of water?
A deer
What kind of animal gets trapped in a noose, according to Proverbs 7?
A deer
A male animal given as an offering must be without what?
A defect
Who was the one shepherd God prophesied in Ezekiel, who would shepherd over his people?
A descendant of David/Jesus
What animal returns to its vomit like a fool returns to his folly?
A dog
God said that King Jehoiakim would have a burial comparable to what kind of animal?
A donkey
To what animal did Jacob compare Issachar's ancestors?
A donkey
What kind of animal did Balaam talk to?
A donkey
With what did Samson kill 1,000 men?
A donkey's jawbone
What did Zechariah prophesy that a king would ride into Jerusalem one day?
A donkey/colt
The writer of Psalm 141 compared his lips to what part of a house?
A door
The man compared her eyes to what bird?
A dove
What disaster was so bad that a doe would walk away from her fawn in the field?
A drought
What was Nisrok, which Sennacherib was killed in front of?
A false god
In his vision, Ezekiel saw a Woman mourning Tammuz. What was Tammuz?
A false god/idol
What did God tell Jeremiah to buy from his cousin?
A field
What were Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego thrown into but did not get burned?
A fiery furnace
How much more must a person pay back the person they cheated?
A fifth more
What's the one thing the Israelites could not light on the Sabbath?
A fire
What flaming object did God place to guard the people from the tree of life?
A flaming sword
In his vision, what did Zechariah see flying in the air?
A flying scroll
The Lord wanted to turn the enemies into what piece of furniture?
A footstool
What did God promise would open up and cleanse the people of their sin?
A fountain
What animal did Tobiah say could cause this wall to fall?
A fox
What kind of freedom did God proclaim to the disobedient people?
A freedom to die by the sword, plague, and famine
Elijah did not hear God in the wind, earthquake, or fire, but in what?
A gentle whisper
In another vision, Daniel saw a ram battling what other animal?
A goat
Joseph's brothers put the blood of what animal on his torn coat?
A goat
What animal's skin did Jacob put on his hands and neck so they felt like Esau's?
A goat's skin
Who was Nisrok?
A god the Assyrians worshipped
The king of Tyre is described as what kind of Cherub?
A guardian cherub
How much does a beka weigh?
A half shekel
God's heart for Moab lamented like what musical instrument?
A harp
How much taller was Saul than everyone else?
A head taller
If the people serve other gods, what did God promise to turn the temple into?
A heap of rubble
God promised to remove a heart of stone from the people and replace it with what kind of heart?
A heart of flesh
What kind of a tongue does God hate?
A lying tongue
In Ezekiel's vision of a man like bronze, what was in the man's hand?
A measuring rod and a linen cord
Who did Saul contact in Endor?
A medium/spiritist
What did a woman drop from the tower to kill Abimelek?
A millstone
Who can never be more righteous than God?
A mortal
Enemies will be eaten up like what kind of insect that eats up a piece of clothing?
A moth
To what insect's "home" did Job compare a wicked man's home?
A moth's cocoon
If someone became poor and needed to sell property, who must come and buy it?
A nearest relative
What will God spread out to catch Babylon in its snare?
A net
God told the people to get rid of sin and get two new things. What were they?
A new heart and a new spirit
What kind of song does Psalm 96 say we should be singing?
A new song
Psalm 92 says the righteous will flourish like what kind of tropical tree?
A palm tree
A person will do wrong in order to gain what piece of food?
A piece of bread
What did Moses throw into the waters of Marah to take away the bitterness?
A piece of wood
When Lot's wife looked back at the devastation, what did she turn into?
A pillar of salt
What did Hiram king of Tyre build for David in Jerusalem?
A place
What type of structure was used to worship the god Asherah?
A pole
What kind of craftsman's house did Jeremiah visit to watch him work with clay?
A potter
What did Isaiah have put on Hezekiah's boil to heal him?
A poultice (or mixture) of figs
What does the writer of Psalm 51 want God to create inside him?
A pure heart
What did God put in the sky after the flood to remind the people of his promise to them?
A rainbow
What instrument was to be sounded during the New Moon?
A ram's horn
What are the first two birds mentioned in the Bible?
A raven and a dove
What color heifer was offered as a sacrifice?
A red heifer
What was the main object in the king's mysterious dream?
A statue
God said Egypt will hiss and run away like a what?
A serpent
God said Israel could try to hide in the sea, but what would he command to bite them?
A serpent
The writer of Psalm 119 said he strayed like what kind of animal?
A sheep
The people wandered about like sheep because they didn't have what?
A shepherd
What was Amos' original job?
A shepherd
What object did Samuel name Ebenezer?
A stone
Who could eat the guilt offering?
Any male in the priest's family
To what military weapon did the writer of Psalm 144 compare God?
A shield
If the people disobeyed God, he promised to send them back to Egypt in what kind of vessel?
A ship
What did Isaiah compare Israel to by using words like oars, rigging, and mast?
A ship
What did Job think his friends would plunge him into after he took a bath?
A slime pit
Out of what kind of a pit did God pull the writer of Psalm 40?
A slimy pit
The writer of Psalm 58 wanted his enemies to melt away like what slimy creature?
A slug
God promised that nations would lick dust like what creature?
A snake
What did God turn Moses' staff into?
A snake
Drinking wine was compared to the bite of what animal?
A snake/viper
What did Elisha predict that the Shunammite woman would have in her arms?
A son
In a fit of anger, what did Saul throw at David?
A spear
Bildad called a nonbeliever's trust as fragile as what insect's web?
A spider's
What did Moses use to hit the rock so water would flow out of it?
A staff
What did she call him that is another name for an adult male deer?
A stag
In Jacob's dream at Bethel, what did he see reaching from heaven to earth?
A stairway
What will shine in the sky over Jacob, which became a prophecy for Jesus' birth?
A star
A person was not responsible for killing what kind of person if the death happened at night?
A thief
How much olive oil was added to the grain offering?
A third of a hin
How many years in God's sight are like a day to God?
A thousand
The writer of Psalm 84 thought that one day with God was better than how many days anywhere else?
A thousand
On how many hills does God own all the cattle?
A thousand hills
What did Joshua inherit from all the land the Israelites received?
A town, Timnath Serah
What could be cut down but spring forth with the scent of water?
A tree
What did Absalom's hair get caught in?
A tree
What instrument sounded the call that the sword was coming?
A trumpet
Whose sons were the first priests of the tabernacle?
Aaron's sons
What did Naboth own but refuse to give to King Ahab?
A vineyard
A wicked man looks for food like what bird of prey?
A vulture
Micah told the people to shave their heads and be as bald as what bird?
A vulture
In the city of Aphek, what collapsed on 27,000 people?
A wall
What forged item will never prevail against God's people?
A weapon
What did the woman pretend to be when she met King David?
A widow
God described a time of peace when we'll see a lamb and what other animal eating together?
A wolf
To what animal did Jacob compare Benjamin's ancestors?
A wolf
In his vision, who did Zechariah see inside a basket?
A woman
What did Gideon lay out overnight and ask that it be dry from dew?
A wool fleece
The writer of Psalm 22 said he was not a man but a what?
A worm
How old were the lambs that were sacrificed?
A year old
To what piece of farming equipment did God compare the Israelites' slavery?
A yoke
What did God tell Jeremiah to make and put on his neck?
A yoke
Whose staff budded?
Aaron's
Of all the judges, which had the most donkeys?
Abdon, with 70 donkeys
Who was the priest that brought David the ephod?
Abiathar
Who saved Nabal's life by feeding David's army?
Abigail, his wife
Which one of Rehoboam's sons took over the throne when his father died?
Abijah
In whose house did the ark sit for twenty years?
Abinadab
Who saved David during battle?
Abishai
Who struck down 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt?
Abishai
Who defected to David's side after being offended by Ish-Bosheth?
Abner
Who killed Asahel?
Abner
Who was Tamar's brother?
Absalom
What news did a Cushite and Ahimaaz deliver to David?
Absalom was dead.
What kind of wood was used to make the ark of the covenant?
Acacia
What kind of scales did God tell the people to use from now on?
Accurate scales
Who was the first human on the earth?
Adam
What skill did Ishmael develop while living in the desert?
Archery
Besides Absalom, which of David's sons thought he should be king?
Adonijah
What did Ahithophel and Hushai give Absalom?
Advice
A nation experiences victory when it has many what?
Advisers
Isaiah 29 is the only place in the Bible where David's city is called by what other name?
Ariel
When the men of Judah arrived at the battle, what condition were their enemies in?
Dead
The cords of what entangled the writer of Psalm 116, bringing him close to the grave?
Death
What was described as expanding its jaws and opening its mouth wide?
Death
What was the punishment for someone who cursed his mom or dad?
Death
Whose house did Elisha prophesy that Jehu would wipe out?
Ahab's
Who was the prophet that Jeroboam's wife visited?
Ahijah
After Jericho, where was the second battle the army fought, but lost?
Ai
On what did the writer of Psalm 143 meditate?
All God's works
Who did God say would laugh at Israel because of what happened to her?
All nations/countries
When God comes, which of these disabilities will be healed? -Blindness -Deafness -Lameness -Muteness
All of them
Which of the following were kings of Persia during the book of Ezra? -Cyrus -Xerxes -Artaxerxes -Darius
All of them
According to Psalm 139, what is written in God's book?
All our days
What did Josiah have removed from the temple?
All the articles for the false gods
King Jehoash of Israel attacked Jerusalem and took what from the temple?
All the gold, silver, and articles
What did Manasseh rebuild that his father Hezekiah tore down?
All the high places/altars to idols
What did God promise to crush to pieces and not leave standing?
Altars to other gods
What word did the writer of Psalm 106 want everyone to say?
Amen
Which nation did God punish before Babylon, because they invaded Israel?
Assyria
Which nation did King Sennacherib lead?
Assyria
What two enemies could not enter the assembly of the Lord?
Ammonite and Moabite
Who did Absalom have killed for the crime against his sister?
Amnon
Who was David's firstborn son?
Amnon
Where on earth should God's name be known?
Among the nations
Who was Isiah's father?
Amoz
The Edomites thought they were safe like what kind of bird building its nest on high?
An Eagle
Who was Hophra?
An Egyptian pharaoh at the time of Jeremiah
The fangs of what creature will kill the godless person?
An adder
What did David build on that threshing floor?
An altar
What did David build on the threshing floor of Araunah?
An altar
What did King Ahaz make a sketch of that he asked the priest to construct?
An altar
Hosea reminded readers that Jacob struggled with God and who else was seen by God?
An angel
What did God promise to send ahead of the Israelites to protect them?
An angel
What is a cherub?
An angel
What did David see standing at the threshing floor of Araunah?
An angel of the Lord
Who shut the mouths of the lions while Daniel was in the den?
An angel sent by God
Who told Manoah and his wife that they would have a son?
An angel/man of God
The woman compared the man to what fruit tree?
An apple tree
What did God tell Noah to make out of cypress wood?
An ark
What did Moses make to put the Ten Commandments in?
An ark
What killed King Ahab in battle?
An arrow
What kind of tool was used to pierce a servant's ear?
An awl
What tool, if sharpened, requires more strength and skill to use it?
An axe
What tool did Elisha cause to float in water?
An axhead
Gideon took gold and made which piece of priests' clothing out of it?
An ephod
What kind of covenant did God want to make with his people?
An everlasting covenant
What could God not find up and down the streets of Jerusalem?
An honest person
What did King Nebuchadnezzar make and ask everyone to worship?
An image of gold
What will God swallow up forever?
Death
In Jotham's story, what kind of tree did the trees first want to make king?
An olive tree
What kind of heart did the writer of Psalm 86 desire?
An undivided heart
Who came to meet Jacob at a place he named Mahanaim?
Angels
In addition to people, what else did God promise to multiply in Israel?
Animals
What two insects did the writer call small yet wise?
Ants and locusts
What feeling should we banish from our heart?
Anxiety
What exotic animals did Solomon's trading ships bring back?
Apes and baboons
The writer wanted to be kept as the __________ of God's eye.
Apple
What nation did Asa rely on instead of God?
Aram
God described the people's tongues as being like what deadly weapon?
Arrows
Job felt that God had fired what two pointy objects into him?
Arrows
During Uzziah's reign, they made devices to shoot and hurl what objects from the walls?
Arrows and stones
Jonathan sent signals to David by firing what weapon?
Arrows from his bow
What was the name of the king of Persia who sent Nehemiah to Jerusalem?
Artaxerxes
Like the witless can't be wise, a donkey can't be born as a what?
As a human
How was Joshua described by the end of his book?
As a very old man
How far has God removed our sins (transgressions) from us?
As far as the east is from the west
Which warrior was described as fast as a wild gazelle?
Asahel
What kind of poles did King Asa cut down?
Asherah poles
From which nation did king Sennacherib come?
Assyria
From which nation was King Sennacherib?
Assyria
Hosea predicted that Israel would be carried off to which country?
Assyria
What country invaded Israel but left when paid a thousand talents?
Assyria
What country would invade like bees and cut off beards?
Assyria
Which country took two and a half tribes into exile?
Assyria
Which nation did God call the rod of his anger?
Assyria
Where did David promise Mephibosheth would always eat?
At his table
What's the name of the book that has all the blessings and curses?
The Book of the Law
Who wrote down Jeremiah's words on a scroll then read them out loud?
Baruch
In chapter 45, for whom did God have a special message?
Baruch, Jeremiah's secretary
Which enemy did David defeat in the Valley of Rephaim?
The Philistines
The writer of Psalm 74 said the enemies behaved like men wielding what tool?
Axes
Jehu tore down the temple of which god?
Baal
Name the god whose altar Gideon tore down.
Baal
To what false god did the Israelites yoke themselves?
Baal
What were the names of two gods God promised to wipe out?
Baal and Molek
Hezekiah mistakenly showed all his gold to envoys from which country?
Babylon
Into which country were the people taken captive because of their unfaithfulness?
Babylon
Jeremiah wrote a letter to the exiles living where?
Babylon
To where did Nebuchadnezzar deport thousands of Israelites?
Babylon
What "jewel of kingdoms" will be overthrown by God?
Babylon
What country eventually took over Jerusalem?
Babylon
What nation did God say would defeat Egypt?
Babylon
Does God think witchcraft, spells and sorcery are good or bad?
Bad
God made the good times and what other times?
Bad times
Who did the king of Moab ask to put a curse on the Israelites?
Balaam
Who died in the Midianite battle (hint: he had a talking donkey)?
Balaam
What was the healing ointment found in Gilead called?
Balm
After the people fasted and prayed, from whom did God protect the Jews on their journey?
Bandits and enemies
God called Israel's watchmen dogs who cannot do what?
Bark
What kind of grain did Boaz winnow?
Barley
Which one of these owls was NOT mentioned in Isaiah? -Barn owl -Desert owl -Great owl -Screech owl
Barn owl
What two precious metals did God say the Egyptians would give to the Israelites?
Silver and gold
Who did David see bathing on her rooftop?
Bathsheba
Who spoke to David about their son becoming king?
Bathsheba
What did the priest Pashur do to Jeremiah because he didn't like Jeremiah's prophecies?
Beat him and locked him up
What did Esther need to complete for twelve months before she saw the king?
Beauty treatments
Why did God want his people to be holy?
Because he is holy
Why did God tell the people not to be afraid?
Because he was with them
Why did the Kohathites not receive oxen and carts to help them carry things?
Because they had to carry the holy items by hand/on their shoulders
What musical instrument was sewn into the hem of the priests' robes?
Bells
Moses said the Amorites attacked like a swarm of what?
Bees
Where did the musicians perform before Solomon built the temple?
Before the tabernacle/tent of meeting
What is Bel?
Bel is a false idol.
During the first trip made by Joseph's brothers to Egypt, which brother stayed behind?
Benjamin
Which tribe brought offerings on the ninth day?
Benjamin
Which tribe did Saul belong to (hint: it was the smallest of all the tribes)?
Benjamin
Where did the Babylonians defeat the Egyptians in battle?
Carchemish
Where did Moses ask to put the Book of the Law once it was written?
Beside the ark of the covenant
In which town did Samuel find David?
Bethlehem
Salma was the father of what person with the same name as David's birthplace?
Bethlehem
This prophecy in Micah 5:2 came true when Jesus was born in what town?
Bethlehem
What city did Naomi and Ruth move to?
Bethlehem
Which two people did God choose to make the items for the tabernacle?
Bezalel and Oholiab
The prophets and priests grope about in the streets as if they were what?
Blind
With which disability did Elisha strike the entire Aramean army?
Blindness
What did God change the Nile's water into?
Blood
When the Moabites saw the water in the valley, what did they think it was?
Blood
To purify the altar, what did the priest put on the four horns and four corners of the altar?
Blood of a sacrifice
With what should a city not be built?
Bloodshed
What three colors of yarn were found in the tabernacle curtain?
Blue, purple, and scarlet
Who owned the field that Ruth worked in?
Boaz
What did Mordecai refuse to do when Haman passed by?
Bow/kneel
Who was the only female judge?
Deborah
"The _______ of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious."
Branch
During Passover, what did the Israelites eat for seven days without yeast?
Bread
The writer of Proverbs 30 did not want riches, and instead only wanted what food daily?
Bread
What did God tell Ezekiel to make from wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt?
Bread
What did the priest give David to eat?
Bread
What food did Job believe he never kept from the fatherless?
Bread
What food item did the baker dream about?
Bread
What two food items did Melchizedek bring to Abram?
Bread and Wine
Job said if he did any wrong, then what weed could grow instead of wheat?
Briars
What was the Tower of Babel made from?
Bricks and tar
What were the wash basins made from?
Bronze
With which metal was Huram an expert craftsman?
Bronze
There is a time to tear down and a time to do what?
Build
What did Saul do for the first time in chapter 14?
Build an altar
Who rejected the stone that later became a cornerstone?
Builders
What four animals were offered as a sacrifice every day for the Festival of Tabernacles?
Bull, ram, lamb, goat
What five kinds of animal sacrifices did most tribes bring?
Bull, ram, lamb, goat, ox
God said people use half the wood to make an idol and the other half to do what?
Burn a fire for fuel
How was Ahab randomly killed in battle?
By an arrow
How did God believe the people showed contempt for him?
By offering defiled food and offerings
Which of these traps did Bildad NOT mention? -Net -Noose -Snare -Cage
Cage
Who committed the first murder in the Bible?
Cain
Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of this kind of animal.
Camels
When judging the Ammonites, God said he would turn their land into a pasture for what animals?
Camels and sheep
What was the name of the land God promised Abraham?
Canaan
Who did Moses appoint to help him lead the people?
Capable men, who became judges and officials
Which two spices are mentioned in Isaiah 28 that you could find on your spice rack? -Cayenne -Caraway -Cumin -Curry
Caraway and cumin
Once the ark rested in Jerusalem, what did the Levites no longer need to do?
Carry the tabernacle and articles of service
Which three animals were sacrificed by the thousands during the dedication?
Cattle, sheep, goats
What building supplies did Solomon ask King Hiram to provide?
Cedar and juniper trees
Name three trees mentioned in chapter 14.
Cedar, olive, juniper
The Amorites were described as being tall as what kind of tree?
Cedars
When the fig trees fell, what did the arrogant people say they would replace them with?
Cedars
God promised to demolish what weapons attached to horses?
Chariots
In addition to horses, what were the Egyptians riding when they chased the Israelites to the Red Sea?
Chariots
What does God have that numbers tens of thousands and thousands of thousands?
Chariots
What was God describing when he mentioned galloping steeds and rumbling wheels?
Chariots
What "magical" objects did the women put on their wrists?
Charms
Job felt like he was being curdled like what food?
Cheese
Which food did David take to the commander on the front lines? -Cheese -Peanut butter -Beef jerky
Cheese
What did the people burn in the fire for the god Baal?
Children
Who is a heritage from the Lord, according to Psalm 127?
Children
What did Nahum say the enemies will do when they hear of Nineveh's fall?
Clap their hands
What role did Nebuzaradan play in Nebuchadnezzar's army?
Commander of the guard
What do evil people's feet rush to do?
Commit sin
What won't be able to save the people, so they should just throw it into the streets?
Silver and gold
What are the Bear, Orion, and Pleiades that are mentioned in chapter 9?
Constellations
Pharaoh's dream contained skinny and fat ______.
Cows
What was the writer of Lamentations doing so much that it caused his eyes to fail?
Crying/weeping
The temple was 100 ____ long and 100 ____ wide.
Cubits/cubits
What was Nehemiah's job for the king?
Cupbearer
What were the professions of the other two prisoners Joseph met in prison?
Cupbearer and baker
What nation had tall, smooth-skinned people with strange speech?
Cush
God called Egypt a great cedar, but one day what would a ruthless nation do to it?
Cut it down
What future king of Persia did God call his anointed?
Cyrus
God said he would melt Israel like what kinds of metal in a furnace?
Silver, copper, iron, lead, tin
Saul's head was hung in the temple of which god?
Dagon
In which Philistine god's temple was the ark placed?
Dagon's
Which tribe did Moses call a lion's cub?
Dan
Into what did God's love turn the writer's wailing?
Dancing
God asked the king of Tyre if he was wiser than what Old Testament hero?
Daniel
Which tribe's land was inside the land of Judah?
Simeon's/the Simeonites'
Who was the king when Zechariah received his first vision?
Darius
What covered the earth until God's light appeared?
Darkness
The writer of Psalm 89 said the line of which biblical king would continue forever?
David
Who was Ruth's great-great grandson?
David
Who did God promise to raise up for the people so they could serve him?
David their king
Whose fallen shelter did God promise to restore?
David's
What did Joab, Abishai and Ittai command?
David's troops
The king wrote a new edict that allowed the Jews to do what?
Defend themselves from attack
Samson fell in love with a woman from the Valley of Sorek. What was her name?
Delilah
Who did Shechem, son of Hamor, want to marry?
Denah
When the guards saw Jeremiah leaving the city, what did they think he was doing?
Deserting to the Babylonian army
If you know God is there, at what two things will you laugh?
Destruction and famine
Which of these materials did David NOT provide to build the temple: gold, silver, bronze, diamonds, wood, stone, iron?
Diamonds
Which enemy territory did David live in to keep Saul away?
The Philistines'
What animals did the writer of Psalm 59 say his enemies snarl like?
Dogs
What devoured Jezebel after she died?
Dogs
What licked up Ahab's blood after he died?
Dogs
Who was Jacob's only daughter?
Dinah
Because of Josiah's humility, what did God not bring to Jerusalem in Josiah's temple?
Disaster
What did God promise Josiah would not see because of Josiah's humility?
Disaster on the nation
What should we not despise from the Almighty?
Discipline
God said the Israelites can eat an animal with what type of hoof?
Divided hoof
Who told Saul that he saw David with a priest?
Doeg the Edomite
What instructions did King Nebuchadnezzar give for the handling of Jeremiah?
Don't harm him and give him what he wants
What is the first commandment?
Don't have any other gods before God
What two types of birds could be offered as a sacrifice?
Dove or a young pigeon
What kind of bird's wings does the writer of Psalm 55 wish he had?
Dove's wings
If someone found an animal torn apart by other animals, what did God say a person could not do to that dead animal?
Eat the fat
When people of that day mourned, what two items of clothing did they take off?
Their turban and sandals
What was the nickname Joseph's brothers gave Joseph?
Dreamer
In chapter 37, Ezekiel saw a valley full of what?
Dry bones
A godless person will perish like his own what?
Dung
Which two of these was Jeremiah put in? -A pit of lions -A dungeon -A cistern
Dungeon and cistern
The people repented by wearing sackcloth and putting what on their heads?
Dust
Those who hope in the Lord will soar on wings like what bird?
Eagles
What kind of bird carried a tree top that became a vine in God's story about the Israelites future?
Eagles
From what piece of jewelry was the golden calf made?
Earrings
Ezra was so upset at the people, what did he refuse to do?
Eat or drink
God will one day make deserts like what famous garden?
Eden
How many messages came to Haggai in this book?
Four
Jehoshaphat called for a nationwide fast when what army moved toward them?
Edom
What nation did the Lord speak to Obadiah about?
Edom
From where did God transplant a vine?
Egypt
God said he had been with the people ever since they came out of which country?
Egypt
In chapter 20, Ezekiel reminded the elders that God saved the Israelites from what country?
Egypt
Jeremiah told the people to stay under Babylonian rule and not flee to what country?
Egypt
Jeroboam hid in which country?
Egypt
Moses said to always remember what God did to Pharaoh and which country?
Egypt
Out of which country did God call his son?
Egypt
Pharaoh Necho was the king of what country?
Egypt
Shishak was king of what country?
Egypt
To what country did the slave traders take Joseph?
Egypt
What country was Hagar from?
Egypt
What nation was glad when the Israelites left?
Egypt
What old enemy from the south attacked Jerusalem and King Rehoboam?
Egypt
Which country, which they had just left, did God tell the Israelites not to be like?
Egypt
Which nation did God call useless, Rahab the Do-Nothing?
Egypt
God promised to bring the people back from which two areas?
Egypt and Assyria
Josheb-Basshebeth killed how many men in one encounter?
Eight hundred
How old was Josiah when he became king?
Eight years old
How old was Moses when he began to help the Israelites out of Egypt?
Eighty years old
How old was Caleb when he wanted to defeat the Anakites in the hill country?
Eighty-five years old
Who was the priest during the time of Joshua (and Moses too)?
Eleazar
How many years did Zedekiah reign in Jerusalem?
Eleven years
Name the priest Hannah gave her son to after he was born.
Eli
Who was the young man who stepped up and spoke when Job finished?
Elihu
Which prophet wrote King Jehoram a letter of warning?
Elijah
Which of Job's friends spoke first?
Eliphaz
Which of Job's three friends did God speak to?
Eliphaz
Who were Job's three friends that first comforted him
Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar
In Ezekiel's vision, how many faces and wings did the four living creatures have?
Four faces and four wings
When God's word leaves his mouth, how does it not return?
Empty
How many prophets showed up to call on Baal to light the fire?
Four hundred and fifty prophets
How many years did God say Abram's people would be captive in Egypt?
Four hundred years
What is the first city mentioned in the Bible?
Enoch
From which Israelite tribe did Joshua descend?
Ephriam
The people of Edom came from what man in the Old Testament?
Esau
Who did Isaac ask to go prepare a meal for him before he died?
Esau
Who did the Edomites descend from?
Esau
Who was the father of the Edomites? (Hint: check Genesis 36.)
Esau
Who were the two sons of Isaac?
Esau and Israel (also known as Jacob)
Who will this leader magnify himself above and say he is greater than?
Every false god, and especially God
What did the four lepers discover in the Aramean camp?
Everyone was gone
What did the Ammonites want as part of a treaty?
Everyone's right eye
The days were so bad that both of the people's hands were skilled in doing what?
Evil
What did the four beasts represent in Daniel's vision?
Four kingdoms/kings
True or False: God felt sorry for the false prophets who led people to idols.
False
God said Judah had as many towns as they had what else?
False gods
What are Nergal, Ashima, Nibhaz, Tartak, Adrammelek and Ahammelek?
False gods
What was Abel's offering to God?
Fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock
What name did God hope the nation would call him?
Father
Fill in the blanks: "So do not _______, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your ________."
Fear/God
Which Jewish celebration lasts seven days, but the Israelites at Hezekiah's time added another seven days?
Festival of Unleavened Bread
What will God rain down on the wicked?
Fiery coals and burning sulfur
How many shekels of silver did Hosea pay to buy back his wife?
Fifteen shekels
How many years did God add to Hezekiah's life after he prayed?
Fifteen years
How many years did God add to Hezekiah's life when he prayed while sick?
Fifteen years
At what age did a Levite retire?
Fifty years old
What was the oldest age a Levite could be to carry the holy items?
Fifty years old
How many days did it take to complete the wall?
Fifty-two says
What two kinds of trees did the locust eat?
Fig and olive
What were the first clothes in the Bible made from?
Fig leaves
In Jeremiah's vision, he saw two baskets containing what kind of fruit?
Figs
With what did God promise to pelt the city of Nineveh?
Filth
How many rows of precious stones were on the priest's breastpiece?
Four rows of three stones, making one stone for each of the twelve tribes.
Since Israel was going to be protected by God, what would they use for fuel in their fire?
Their weapons
The writer of Psalm 79 said God's jealousy burns like what?
Fire
What came out and consumed the burnt offering?
Fire
What did the cloud over the tabernacle look like at night?
Fire
When Solomon finished praying, what came down from heaven?
Fire
How were Job's sheep killed?
Fire from the sky burned them up
A person could dedicate a five-year-old male for how many shekels of silver?
Five
How many daughters did Zelophehad have?
Five
How many smooth stones did David choose?
Five
How many sets of clothes did Benjamin receive from Joseph?
Five, while the others only got one
What streams out of the mouth of the Leviathan?
Flames
In what did Elihu say he was not skilled?
Flattery
In Psalm 78, what insect did God send that swarmed and devoured them in Egypt?
Flies
God promised to make Ezekiel so tough that his forehead would be harder than what?
Flint
What did Elisha put in the deadly pot of stew to make it safe?
Flour
What two foods did Elijah promise would fill the widow's jars?
Flour and olive oil
For what reason was this servant pierced?
For our transgressions
Who did the Jews marry that made Ezra very upset?
Foreign women
How long will the writer of Psalm 89 sing of God's love?
Forever
How long will God's throne last?
Forever and ever
How many days and nights was Moses originally on the mountain with God?
Forty days and forty nights
God said the Israelites would not enter the promised land for how many years?
Forty years
How long did David reign as king?
Forty years
How many years did David rule as king?
Forty years
How many years did Solomon reign over Israel?
Forty years
How many total towns did the Levites receive?
Forty-eight towns
What animals did Samson tie torches to and let loose in the enemies' fields?
Foxes
What was the name of the angel who interpreted Daniel's ram/goat dream?
Gabriel
Which angel showed up to Daniel a second time to give him insight?
Gabriel
The Bible says God talked to Moses like someone talking to a _______.
Friend
Put these three plagues in the order that they occurred after the Nile: flies, frogs, gnats
Frogs, gnats, flies
From only where should we drink our water?
From our own cistern/well
Which one of these was NOT the name of a gate in Jerusalem? -Front gate -Dung gate -Fountain gate -Valley gate -Fish gate -Horse gate
Front Gate
Name the prophet who gave David the three options.
Gad
What did Jacob call the place where he made a promise with Laban?
Galeed
What did the writer say he was given to drink, which also was what Jesus was given to drink on the cross?
Gall
God said that the "king of Tyre" was in what famous place in Genesis?
Garden of Eden
Which articles of clothing did Elijah wear that John the Baptist also wore?
Garment of hair and a leather belt
What position did Elam, Eliehoenai, and Obed-Edom hold?
Gatekeeper
What position guarded the gates of the house of the Lord/the tent of meeting?
Gatekeepers
The man measured the courtyard of the temple, which had entrances known as what?
Gates
The Gadite warriors were described as being as swift as what animal?
Gazelles
Who did Nebuchadnezzar put in charge of all the people who were left behind in Judah after the exile?
Gedaliah
Who was Elisha's servant, who took money for Elisha's services?
Gehazi
God looked at the earth and saw it formless and empty just like in which other book of the Bible?
Genesis
What words written on a gold plate appeared on the priests' turbans?
HOLY TO THE LORD
Which city in Benjamin did the other tribes ambush?
Gibeah
Which judge did an angel call "mighty warrior"?
Gideon
Where did God tell the Egyptians to go to get balm for healing?
Gilead
Which animal's hair was used to make the tabernacle tent curtains?
Goat
The man compared the woman's hair to a flock of what animal?
Goats
Which animal was NOT counted in the exiles' possessions? -Camel -Donkeys -Goats
Goats
Elihu said our sin doesn't affect who?
God
Jacob called a place Peniel because he said he met who face to face?
God
Someone was called a "blasphemer" if they cursed who?
God
The ending of Ecclesiastes says to fear who?
God
The people wanted a king, but who was already their king?
God
Who did David say chose Solomon to become king and build the temple?
God
Who promised to cut down the Assyrians with the sword?
God
Who told Jeremiah to write down everything he said?
God
Who will people want to meet one day, by trying to get close to a Jewish person?
God
How far does God's love reach according to Psalm 36?
To the heavens
What message did Isaiah send to Hezekiah regarding Assyria?
God heard Hezekiah's prayer regarding Sennacherib
What is more precious than gold and sweeter than honey?
God's laws
What does the writer of Psalm 25 want God to teach him?
God's path
God would take out his vengeance on Babylon for what they did to what building?
God's temple
The people were living in paneled houses wile what remained in ruins?
God's temple
What of God's did the writer of Psalm 61 want to dwell in forever?
God's tent
Whose voice did Moses hear when he entered the tent of meeting?
God's voice
"And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty _______, Everlasting Father, Prince of _______."
God/Peace
Who was the chief prince of Magog?
Gog
A dart was a coin made from which precious metal?
Gold
From which metal were the altar, lampstands, and basin made?
Gold
The ark of the covenant was coated with what precious metal?
Gold
What is wisdom better than?
Gold
What material was used to create the lampstand?
Gold
What precious metal came from Ophir, which was used in making the temple?
Gold
What precious metal covered the inside of the temple?
Gold
What precious metal did Solomon received 666 talents (almost 25 tons) of per year?
Gold
What two valuable things won't save people on the day of the Lord?
Gold and Silver
What gold objects did David take from the officers of Hadadezer?
Gold shields
Which gold objects did David take from Hadadezer's officers?
Gold shields
What three precious metals did Bezalel use in his design?
Gold, silver, and bronze
What four metals was the object made of?
Gold, silver, bronze, iron
What golden gift did the Philistines return with the ark?
Golden tumors
Elhanan, one of David's soldiers, killed Lahmi, the brother of whom?
Goliath
Who was the giant warrior from Gath?
Goliath
Whose brother did Elhanan kill?
Goliath's brother
Whose sword did the priest have?
Goliath's sword
Who was Hosea's wife?
Gomer
According to Psalm 53, there's not one person who does what?
Good
What kind of news were the people bringing on foot from the mountain?
Good news
What kind of hurtful words are like tasty morsels?
Gossip
In chapter 5, what political position was Nehemiah appointed?
Governor
To what role was Gedaliah appointed during the Babylonian rule?
Governor of the area of Judah
A Nazirite promised to not eat what fruit?
Grapes
God said that when he found Israel, it was like finding what fruit in the desert?
Grapes
Isaiah compared Israel to a vineyard where which fruit was grown?
Grapes
What food did God tell the people not to pick a second time from the vineyard?
Grapes
What two fruits did God promise would not grow because of the people's disobedience?
Grapes and figs
What three types of fruit did the spies bring back from the promised land?
Grapes, pomegranates, figs
After the dream, when the king was driven away from people, what did he eat like an ox?
Grass
The writer of Psalm 71 said he would not forget God when he was old and what color?
Gray
What color hair is a crown of splendor?
Gray
What nation was prophesied to come and defeat Persia?
Greece
Which nation did the goat represent in Daniel's dream?
Greece
Which prosperous island did Isaiah prophesy against?
Tyre
What was Esther's other name?
Hadassah
Which two prophets, who have books in the Bible named after them, encouraged the people to continue building?
Haggai and Zechariah
Who led the horse through the streets?
Haman
Who was king's right-hand man in chapter 3?
Haman
Who was Nehemiah's brother?
Hanani
God described his reach as a mighty ______ and an outstretched ______.
Hand/arm
Which two parts of the body did Moses ask the people to tie his words to?
Hands and forehead
What was the name of the wife Elkanah loved and gave a double portion to?
Hannah
Whose prayer is in Chapter 2?
Hannah's
Sanballat and Geshem asked to meet with Nehemiah, but what did they really want to do?
Harm Nehemiah
What three instruments did the musicians use when prophesying?
Harps, lyres, cymbals
Who did Elisha predict would become king of Aram after Ben-Hadad died?
Hazael
Which nation headed up all the other nations wanting to attack the Israelites?
Hazor
What happened to the first son born to Bathsheba?
He died
What did King Nebuchadnezzar do that restored his sanity?
He looked to heaven and praised God
What sign did God use to show Hezekiah that his promise was true?
He made the shadow/sunlight go backwards
What did David do with Bathsheba after she mourned her husband?
He married her
Why didn't Ahab like the prophet Micaiah?
He never prophesied anything good about Ahab
Why did Ahab not like the prophet Micaiah?
He only prophesied bad things about Ahab
What did Amnon pretend to be so Tamar could be with him?
He pretended to be sick
The prayer said that God brings people to the grave, and then he does what else?
He raises them up
What did King Hanun do to David's envoys who stopped by for a friendly visit?
He shaved them and cut their clothes in half
Jehoahaz king of Israel sought whose favor and was rescued from Aram?
He sought God's favor
How did God punish the people after the golden calf incident?
He struck them with a plague
Job said that God gives and also does what?
He takes away
What did Moses do to the Ten Commandments after seeing the golden calf?
He threw them and broke them
What role did Jehoiada hold when he proclaimed Joash as king?
He was a priest
Since Ezra was well-versed in the law, what job did he do?
He was a teacher/priest
What happened to Gedaliah?
He was assassinated.
What happened to the officer at the gate when the people ran out of the city?
He was trampled and died
Azariah told Asa if he sought God, what would happen?
He would find God
The leaves of the fruit trees Ezekiel saw in his vision were used to provide what for the people?
Healing
God said he wounds, but he also does what?
Heals
From where has the "morning star" fallen?
Heaven
In what two places did God say the people won't find another god?
Heaven and earth
God promised to create a new ___________ and a new ________, where there's no weeping or crying.
Heaven/earth
What does Isaiah say that God will create new and that will endure? (Hint: this is also mentioned by the apostle John in the book of Revelations?
Heavens and earth
Who did Egyptians detest eating with?
Hebrews
Where was David anointed (after Saul died)?
Hebron
Where were the great trees located, where Abram pitched his tent?
Hebron
All the friends of this city have now become what to her?
Her enemies
Rebekah received a ring, which was for what part of her body?
Her nose
What part of her body did he compare to the tower of Lebanon?
Her nose
Who died the minute Jeroboam's wife arrived home?
Her son
Who in the widow's family did Elijah raise from the dead?
Her son
Which king did the Assyrians tell the people of Judah not to trust?
Hezekiah
Which of these kings did right in the eyes of the Lord? -Ahaz -Hezekiah -Manasseh -Amon
Hezekiah
Who was the king of Jerusalem when Sennacherib threatened to invade?
Hezekiah
Who does God swear by?
Himself
To whom does the way of a fool seem right?
Himself/the fool
Which part of Jacob's body did an angel touch and cause Jacob to limp?
Hip socket
What did God promise to pour out on the people of Israel?
His Spirit
What did God say will kindle a fire and burn against the people?
His anger
The writer of Psalm 10 asked God to break which part of a wicked man's body?
His arm
What mighty part of God's body did he use to redeem his people?
His arm
Who did Saul tell to take his life?
His armor-bearer
Who refused to kill Saul when he was wounded in battle?
His armor-bearer
What did Jacob cross while blessing Joseph's sons?
His arms
What will God lift up to the people in victory?
His banner
Isaiah 50 talks about a man whose back was beaten and had what pulled off his face?
His beard
What part of the body did the writer of Psalm 34 say that God would protect and not break?
His bones
The Lord inflicted Jehoram with a disease infecting which part of his body?
His bowels
Who did Nehemiah appoint in charge of Jerusalem?
His brother Hanani
When Moses said he didn't feel comfortable speaking in front of others, who did God suggest could be his mouthpiece?
His brother, Aaron
What did Eli fall off of and die?
His chair
What did God promise Cyrus would rebuild?
His city/Jerusalem
When Ezra heard that the Jews disobeyed God, what did he tear?
His cloak and tunic
Who turned against the writer of Psalm 41?
His close friend
What did Mordecai tear when he heard the edict to kill all the Jews?
His clothes
Who did Caleb offer in marriage to the man who defeated the people of Kiriath Sepher?
His daughter
Who walked out to greet Jephthah when he arrived home from battle?
His daughter
Who did Saul want David to marry?
His daughter Mical
Shallum repaired a section of the wall with whose help?
His daughters'
What did David beat as fine as dust?
His enemies
Whom did the writer want God to pay back for all the mean things done to him?
His enemies
When Amaziah became king, he killed the people who'd murdered whom?
His father
What was Saul looking for that brought him to Samuel?
His father's donkeys
The writer said God's word was a lamp to which part of his body?
His feet
What did God use to inscribe the first two tablets containing the commandments?
His finger
What does a wicked man shake at God?
His fist
God promised to save his people one day like a shepherd would save his what?
His flock
If heaven is God's throne, what is earth?
His footstool
Who stayed away from the writer of Psalm 38 because of his wounds?
His friends and companions
Who did Asa kick off the throne for making a disgusting idol?
His grandmother, Maakah
Who did King Asa remove as queen because she made an idol?
His grandmother, Maakah
What did Absalom cut once a year because it became too heavy?
His hair
What did a Nazirite promise never to cut?
His hair
What did God tell Ezekiel to cut, burn, strike with a sword then throw to the wind?
His hair and bread
What did the writer say God turned against him again and again, all day long?
His hand
Which parts of the body did the writer of Psalm 22 say they pierced?
His hands and his feet
Moses poured the anointing oil on what part of Aaron's body?
His head
What failed Nabal so that he became like stone?
His heart
What did the writer of Psalm 26 ask God to examine?
His heart and mind
What two things did God tell David would endure forever?
His house and his kingdom
What does the writer of Psalm 51 want God to wash away?
His iniquity/sin
What did Job say he would maintain until he died?
His innocence/integrity
Which organs did Job say God had protected?
His kidneys
What of God's endures forever?
His love
What from God is new every morning?
His love/compassion
To whom does a foolish son bring grief?
His mother
Who sat in a throne at Solomon's right hand?
His mother, Bathsheba
From what did the writer of Psalm 119 never want the word of truth removed?
His mouth
According to Moses and Miriam's song, God pushed back the waters of the Red Sea with a blast from where?
His nostrils
Into which part of man's body did God breathe life?
His nostrils
The writer described smoke coming from what part of God's body?
His nostrils
What did Job want sealed up in a bag?
His offenses
Who assassinated Joash?
His own officials
God promised to have compassion as a father has compassion for who?
His own son
Hiram king of Tyre sent workers to build what for David?
His palace
What returned to the writer of Psalm 35 unanswered?
His prayers
Which part of Adam's body did God remove to create a woman?
His rib
David snuck into a cave and snipped a part off which piece of Saul's clothing?
His robe
Which article of Samuel's clothing did Saul tear?
His robe
We should sing to the Lord and proclaim what day after day?
His salvation
What did the commander of the Lord's army tell Joshua to remove because he stood on holy ground?
His sandals
When the king saw Esther, what did he extend to her?
His scepter
Who betrayed Mephibosheth?
His servant Ziba
What animals did Solomon import from Egypt?
Horses
What did Solomon have 12,000 of?
Horses
What did the writer of Psalm 32 confess and not cover up?
His sin and iniquity
Who did Abram tell the Egyptians his wife Sarai was, because he was afraid they would kill him?
His sister
What did the Lord promise to David regarding his throne?
His son and future descendants would sit on the throne forever.
King David wrote Psalm 72 as a prayer to what future king?
His son, Solomon
Who did the Babylonians kill before putting out Zedekiah's eyes?
His sons
Who were the only people in Aaron's family who could serve as priests?
His sons
Who buried Isaac?
His sons, Jacob, and Esau
What of Job's was broken?
His spirit
All humanity would perish if God withdrew what?
His spirit and breath
What did the writer of Psalm 31 put into God's hands?
His spirit and his times
Eleazar killed so many men, what did his hand freeze to?
His sword
What did the writer of Proverbs 7 say would be the "apple of your eye"?
His teachings/these teachings
What did the writer of Psalm 56 want listed on God's scroll?
His tears
What would stick to the roof of the mouth of the writer of Psalm 137?
His tongue
God said Judah has been unfaithful to God as a man is unfaithful to who?
His wife
If a person made a vow, what couldn't he break?
His word
What did God say was like a fire and a hammer?
His word
God said he touched Jeremiah's mouth and put what inside it?
His words
What did God promise would always be on the lips of his people and their children?
His words
What was God going to "pour our" on the land of Israel?
His wrath
What two military weapons do people tend to trust more than the name of the Lord?
Horses and chariots
The Lord told them to be alert when they see people transported by what three animals?
Horses, donkeys, camels
Since God is holy, what does he want us to be?
Holy
What was every tenth animal that passed under a shepherd's rod considered to the Lord?
Holy
What words will one day be inscribed on the bells of horses and cooking pots?
Holy to the Lord
God promised to gather all his people and bring them where?
Home
The writer of Proverbs 24 said wisdom was like what sweet, tasty food?
Honey
What food did Jonathan eat after his father said the army could not eat?
Honey
What sweet-tasting food did Samson find inside the lion carcass?
Honey
Which two of these were Eli's wicked sons? -Hophni -Samuel -Elkanah -Phinehas
Hophni and Phineas
Who was the last king of Israel?
Hoshea
What temperature was the people's skin because of their hunger?
Hot as an oven
What was the ruined belt a symbol for?
How God was going to ruin Judah/Jerusalem
Who did Bildad call a maggot and a worm?
Human beings
Which of these faces appeared on the creatures Ezekiel saw in his vision? -Human -Sheep -Snake -Lion -Ox -Eagle
Human, lion, ox, eagle
The writer of Psalm 118 said it's better to be safe with God than to trust whom?
Humans
What did God make a little lower than angels?
Humans
What did the leaders of Jerusalem do that caused God's anger to turn away from them?
Humble themselves
God doesn't want us to call him "master", but instead to call him what?
Husband
Name the Arkite who met David with a torn robe and dust on his head.
Hushai
What laughing creature would inhabit the desolate land of Babylon?
Hyenas
What was the name of the plant that was dipped in the cleansing water and sprinkled on people?
Hyssop
What weather condition does the breath of God produce?
Ice
What was the land full of, which the people's fingers had made?
Idols
All those who worship what will be put to shame?
Idols/images
God fulfilled prophecies so what could not take credit for them?
Images/idols
What will the virgin name her son?
Immanuel
Where did Jacob not want to be buried?
In Egypt
Where did the writer of Psalm 27 want to dwell?
In God's house/the house of the Lord
Where did God bury Moses?
In Moab
Where were the five kings hiding when Joshua found them?
In a cave
One day, the powers in heaven and the kings below will be bound and shut up where?
In a dungeon/prison
While David lived in a palace, where was the ark?
In a tent
Where did Jonathan and Ahimaaz hide from Absalom's men?
In a well
How was the Lord going to take Elijah away?
In a whirlwind
According to Elihu, how does God speak to people at night?
In dreams/visions
Where will the names of those who turned away from God be written?
In dust
Where did the writer of Psalm 119 hide God's word?
In his heart
In David's psalm, where was God when he heard David's voice?
In his temple
Psalm 95 says when we worship, we must put our body into which position?
Kneeling
Where did God hide Moses when God's glory passed by?
In the cleft of a rock
Where did Jeremiah deliver God's message to the people and they wanted to kill him?
In the courtyard of the house of the Lord
Where did Job know he would soon lie down?
In the dust
Instead of sitting on a throne, where did God tell the Babylonians to take a seat?
In the dust/on the ground
Where was this garden located?
In the east. in a place called Eden
God promised to bring down Babylon like what three animals led to slaughter?
Lambs, rams, goats
Where will Egypt meet other fallen nations like Assyria, Elam, and Edom?
In the realm of the dead/the pit
Where can't evildoers hide?
In the shadows/darkness
Where was Tobiah, the critic of rebuilding Jerusalem, offered a room in which to stay?
In the temple courts
What kind of animal sacrifices were the priests offering to God?
Injured, lame, and diseased animals
If an Israelite lent money to an Israelite, what could they not charge?
Interest/profit
Where was Daniel thrown for violating the king's decree?
Into a lion's den
When a Nazirite had to shave his head, where did they put the hair?
Into the fire
Because of what Hananiah did, God promised to change that wood yoke into one made of what?
Iron
One person sharpens another person like what metal sharpens itself?
Iron
With what kind of metal were the Canaanite chariots made?
Iron
Name the prophet (who has a book of the Bible named after him) that prayed with Hezekiah for Assyria's destruction.
Isaiah
Which prophet, who has a book in the Bible, did Hezekiah turn to for help?
Isaiah
Who had a son named Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz?
Isaiah
Name Saul's son who opposed David?
Ish-Bosheth
What was the name of the child born to Hagar?
Ishmael
God called Ezekiel a "watchman" for what nation?
Israel
Jehoram, king of Judah, followed the ways of the kings of what other nation?
Israel
King Ahaz of Judah followed the idol worship of kings from which other nation?
Israel
What new name did God give Jacob?
Israel
A remnant of whose descendants will return home one day?
Israel's/Jacob's
Whose name means "he laughs"?
Issac
Which tribe "understood the times"?
Issachar
Which tribe had the most fighting men, as listed in their genealogy?
Issachar, with 87,000 men
What happened to the water when Elijah struck it with his cloak?
It divided
If a person has no hope, what happens to their heart?
It gets sick.
After spending 40 days and 40 night with God on the mountain, what did Moses' face look like?
It glowed/was radiant
What happened to a clay pot if an infected man touched it?
It had to be broken
If a house had mold that returned, what happened to it?
It had to be torn down
How long does God's word last?
It is eternal
Who did God say he kept sending to the Jews but they did not listen?
Prophets
What happened to the king's hand when he tried to seize the man of God?
It shriveled up
All day long, what was happening to the name of God?
It was being blasphemed
The prophet described Nineveh like a pool, but what was happening to the water?
It was draining away
How did Job describe the way his friends console him?
It was nonsense
What did the king notice about Nehemiah's face?
It was sad
What did God say would happen to the temple if Israel followed other gods?
It would become a heap of rubble
How did Job describe midnight for thieves?
It's their morning
What part of the constellation Orion did God ask if Job could loosen?
Its belt
What did an ox know but Israel did not?
Its master
God accused people of being lazy and laying in beds adorned with what?
Ivory
The people of which town gave Saul and his sons a proper burial?
Jabesh Gilead
Who was more honorable than his brothers and was born in pain?
Jabez
What kind of wild animal would make their home in the desolate city of Hazor?
Jackals
What were the names of the battling babies inside of Rebekah?
Jacob and Esau
Which tribes' tents did God say were beautiful?
Jacob's
What three items did Gideon's army use to defeat the Midianites?
Jars, trumpets, torches
In Exodus 34:14, God gave himself a new name. What was it?
Jealous
What was the original name for Jerusalem?
Jebus
What name did God want to give the child?
Jedidiah
Which of these people was NOT a king of Judah? -Jehoiakim -Jehoakiah -Jechoiachin -Jehoahaz
Jehoakiah
Who did Awel-Marduk release and allow to dine at the table?
Jehoiachin, former king of Judah
What did the king of Egypt change Eliakim's name to?
Jehoiakim
Who put Ahab's family and Ahaziah to death?
Jehu
Who did the people drive away then latere ask to come back to be their commander?
Jephthah
What prophet predicted King Cyrus' actions to allow the exiles to return to Jerusalem?
Jeremiah
Which Old Testament book writer composed laments (sad songs) for Josiah when he died?
Jeremiah
Who was the prophet mentioned by Daniel that spoke of the desolation of Israel?
Jeremiah
According to 1 Chronicles 26, who had 2,700 relatives?
Jeriah
Which city did the two spies check out?
Jericho
Who led a rebellion against King Rehoboam because of all the hard labor?
Jeroboam
Who was going to rule the ten tribes of Israel?
Jeroboam
Who was the king of Israel when Amos prophesied?
Jeroboam
Whose entire family did Baasha kill?
Jeroboam
Who was Jotham's father?
Jerub-Baal/Gideon
Because of Manasseh, God vowed to wipe out what city as one wipes a dish?
Jerusalem
From which city did David flee when threatened by Absalom?
Jerusalem
In Zechariah's vision, what city did the man with the measuring line measure?
Jerusalem
The Jebusites would not move out of which famous city?
Jerusalem
The people cast lots to decide which one out of ten would live where?
Jerusalem
The temple was built in which city?
Jerusalem
What city did God make like an unmovable rock that would hurt anyone who tried to move it?
Jerusalem
What city in Zephaniah 3 disappointed God by not accepting his correction?
Jerusalem
What city was Judah's "high place" for the worship of other gods?
Jerusalem
What did God watch grow from a newborn to a queen?
Jerusalem
What was the name of the fallen city in Lamentations?
Jerusalem
What's another name for the city of Jebus?
Jerusalem
Which city did Barzillai refuse to go to because he was so old?
Jerusalem
Which city in Judah would be punished for their wickedness?
Jerusalem
Who was David's father?
Jesse
Whose "root" will one day stand as a banner for people?
Jesse's
The gospel of Matthew quotes Isaiah 42:1-3, saying this passage was a prophesy about who?
Jesus
Who else in the Bible was "pierced" and was mourned for like an only son?
Jesus
Who quoted Isaiah 61 and almost was thrown off a cliff?
Jesus
Who was Moses' father-in-law?
Jethro, also known as Reuel
Who did Elijah say that dogs would eat by the wall in Jezreel?
Jezebel
Who had Naboth killed for vineyard?
Jezebel
Who was King Ahab's wife?
Jezebel
Who criticized David for mourning his son's death?
Joab
Who did Solomon have killed for murdering Abner and Amasa?
Joab
Who killed Abner for the death of his brother Asahel?
Joab
Who sent the woman to speak to David?
Joab
Who was hidden from his grandmother, Athaliah, so he wouldn't be killed?
Joash
Who was the boy who was rescued from being killed by his grandmother, Athaliah?
Joash
To whom did God say, "Do you have an arm like God's?"
Job
Who did Pharaoh put in charge of Egypt because this person interpreted his dreams?
Joesph
Who is the "Elijah" that Malachi prophesied would come, and who Jesus confirmed in Matthew?
John the Baptist
Who was the "messenger" that Malachi prophesied about, and who Jesus confirmed in Matthew?
John the Baptist
Who did the sailors throw into the sea during a storm?
Jonah
Name Saul's son who warned David.
Jonathan
Who came and helped David find strength in God?
Jonathan
Who made a covenant with the house of David?
Jonathan
Who was King Saul's son?
Jonathan
Which son did Israel love more than any other?
Joseph
Who did God promise would close Jacob's eyes when he died?
Joseph
Whose bones did the Israelites carry with them out of Egypt?
Joseph's
Whose bones were finally buried in Shechem after a long trip from Egypt?
Joseph's bones
What item was found in Benjamin's sack that caused him to be kept behind?
Joseph's silver cup
What name did Moses give Hoshea?
Joshua
What was the name of the high priest during the time of Haggai?
Joshua
When Moses died, who took over as leader of the Israelites?
Joshua
Who did God say should replace Moses when he died?
Joshua
Who did Moses commission to lead Israel?
Joshua
Who was Moses' aide since his youth?
Joshua
Which two spies knew that God would defend them when they entered the promised land?
Joshua and Caleb
During the reign of which king did Jeremiah''s prophesies start?
Josiah
Who was the king when Zephaniah wrote this book?
Josiah
While the people cried over the city's fall, how did their enemies react?
Joy/rejoicing
Who was the first musician in the Bible?
Jubal, the father of all who played stringed instruments and pipes
Every fifty years was called the Year of _____.
Jubilee
David's brother Elihu was the head of which of the twelve tribes?
Judah
From where had Nehemiah's brother and others just returned?
Judah
Of what was Ahaz king?
Judah
Which brother promised his father Israel that he would return with Benjamin?
Judah
Which family line of Israel's twelve sons is detailed first in 1 Chronicles?
Judah
Which of the twelve tribes did God call his scepter?
Judah
Which tribe set up camp to the east, toward the sunrise?
Judah
Who was Jacob's fourth son, from whose line Jesus was born?
Judah
Of the twelve original tribes, which two stayed loyal to King Rehoboam?
Judah and Benjamin
Which two tribes stayed loyal to Rehoboam?
Judah and Benjamin
Which tribe had the most people?
Judah, at 76,500
Of all the tribes, which one counted the most men over the age of 20 years old?
Judah, with 74,600
The Babylonians would stand at a fork in the road, one way leading to the Ammonites and the other leading where?
Judah/Jerusalem
What did the Bible call those God raised up to defeat the enemies in Israel (hint: it's also the name of this book)?
Judges
Who did Jehoshaphat appoint to settle disputes?
Judges, Levites, priests, and heads of families
God said he hates robbery and wrongdoing, but loves what?
Justice
What did God want to make a measuring line for his people in Zion?
Justice
What did Job wear as his robe and turban?
Justice
Before the priests purified the people, the gates and walls, what did they purify first?
Themselves
After Sarah died, who did Abraham marry?
Keturah
Who was the last king of Judah when Babylon took over?
Kind Zedekiah
Elisha had Jehu anointed because he would become what one day?
King
Every son listed under Solomon's family line held what position?
King
In Hebron, what did Absalom declare himself?
King
What did Saul believe David would become one day?
King
Jehoram king of Judah married the daughter of which evil king of Israel?
King Ahab
With which king did Jehoshaphat ally himself?
King Ahab of Israel
Which king cut up the furnishings in the temple and put altars on every street corner in Jerusalem?
King Ahaz
King Asa paid Ben-Hadad to break his treaty with which king of Israel?
King Baasha
Who was the king of Persia during the time of Haggai's writing?
King Darius
Who sang a lament for Abner at his funeral?
King David
Who was the father of Solomon, the writer of Proverbs?
King David
To which king was God going to give Egypt?
King Nebuchadnezzar
Who had a dream that only Daniel could interpret?
King Nebuchadnezzar
Who did Daniel say represented the tree in the king's dream?
King Nebuchadnezzar was the tree
Who was king during the time of Esther?
King Xerxes
Which king lost Jerusalem to the Babylonians?
King Zedekiah
Who killed Baasha's entire family?
King Zimri of Israel
What did each of the sections of the object represent?
Kingdoms that would rule
What two positions of royalty should praise God's name, according to Psalm 148?
Kings and princes
Which family did Moses and Aaron belong to? -Gershonite -Kohathite -Merarite
Koahthite
Who led the people against Moses?
Korah
Who was Rachel's father?
Laban
Who was Rebekah's brother?
Laban
God said, "I am the first and I am the ________."
Last
What did the Lord accuse Sarah of doing, though she denied it?
Laughing
Which hand did Ehud prefer to use?
Left
What animals were the enemies' horses swifter than?
Leopards
Because of Gehazi's greed, what disease of Naaman's did he develop?
Leprosy
What disease did King Azariah of Judah live with until his death?
Leprosy
What disease did Naaman the army commander have?
Leprosy
While Uzziah was not worshipping correctly, what disease broke out on his forehead?
Leprosy
What was Shemaiah sending the people in Jerusalem, stirring them up?
Letters full of lies and rebellion
From which Israelite tribe did Moses, Aaron, and Miriam come?
Levi
From which of the twelve tribes did Moses and Aaron descend?
Levi
The Gershonites, Kohathites and Merarites were all sons of whom?
Levi
Psalm 74 mentions what creature that is also described in the book of Job?
Leviathan
Which creature, also mentioned in Job, did Isaiah call a coiling serpent?
Leviathan
Before Ezra left for Jerusalem, who did he realize was missing from the travel party?
Levites
Which of the twelve tribes were the only ones who could carry the ark?
Levites
Which tribe was not counted?
Levites
Which tribe did God call "mine"?
Levites, because they were the priests
What did Job feel his friends smeared him with?
Lies
To what does the fear of the Lord add length?
Life
What does God fill his hands with and command to strike its mark?
Lightning
What other weather conditions occurred while it hailed?
Lightning, rain, thunder
Like what kind of animal do we as people tend to go astray?
Like sheep
Psalm 135 says that those who make idols will become what?
Like the idols
What were the priests' undergarments made of?
Linen
The writer said that a live dog is better than what dead animal?
Lion
To what animals did the writer of Psalm 57 compare his enemies?
Lions
What did God send to kill the settlers in the land of Samaria?
Lions
What two deadly animals did David say he killed?
Lions and bears
Which of these animals were carved into the temple? -Lions and bulls -Sheep and cattle -Horses and goats
Lions and bulls
God said the people's ears were open, but what weren't they doing?
Listening
What kind of water will flow out of Jerusalem?
Living water
What did God promise would happen to the people when they walked through fire?
They would not get burned.
Before which plague did Pharaoh's officials plead with Pharaoh to surrender?
Locusts
If the people disobeyed God, what would devour their crops?
Locusts
What insect threatened the late crop?
Locusts
What insects did Joel say ate up their land?
Locusts
What did God accuse his people of building on every street corner in Jerusalem?
Lofty shrines
God said, "From that day forward the people of Israel will know that I am the ____ _____ ____."
Lord their God
Who got kidnapped during a war and had to be rescued by Abram?
Lot
Who was the father of Ben-Ammi, who was the father of the Ammonites? (Hint: check Genesis 19.)
Lot
Who was the father of Moab? (Hint: check Genesis 19.)
Lot
Who did the angels rescue from Sodom before it was destroyed?
Lot and his family
How was Lot related to Abram?
Lot was Abram's nephew
God said the hearts of his people were greedy, but their mouths spoke of what?
Love
What did she say was as strong as death?
Love
What kind of "tongues" did the Psalm writer's enemies have?
Lying tongues
What was the name of the cave where Abraham buried Sarah?
Machpelah
Where was the cave in which Jacob was buried?
Machpelah
Who couldn't interpret the dream and was threatened with death?
Magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers
What did God say he would do to the hair of haughty women?
Make them bald
If we trust God with all our heart, what will it do to our paths?
Make them straight
What did Jezebel put on before she died?
Makeup
Which half-tribe joined the other two tribes to claim the other side of the Jordan?
Manasseh
Which of all the kings got the most blame for God's punishment on Judah?
Manasseh
What were the names of Joseph's children?
Manasseh and Ephraim
What was the food that showed up every morning like dew?
Manna
What did God promise to send to "catch" the people?
Many fishermen
Which of these trees are NOT mentioned in the Bible? -Cedar -Juniper -Oak -Maple -Elm
Maple, elm
She compared his legs to what kind of stone?
Marble
Ezra 10 contains a list of men who had done what?
Married foreign women
The theme of this book is that "Everything is _________."
Meaningless
What nation took over Babylon that very night?
Media (the Medes) and Persia
The kings of which nation would invade Babylon?
Media/the Medes
What sea was the western boundary of Israel?
Mediterranean sea
Wisdom is more precious than what type of jewel?
Rubies
Isaiah spoke of what city in Egypt that is also the name of a city in Tennessee today?
Memphis
What were the four words written on the wall?
Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin
Who was Jonathan's son that had two bad feet?
Mephibosheth
Who was the last son of Jonathan, to whom David showed kindness?
Mephibosheth
God said he doesn't desire sacrifice, but what instead?
Mercy
Who is the oldest man in the Bible?
Methuselah, who lived to be 969 years old
Name the angel mentioned in Daniel 12 who is also found in the books of Jude and Revelation.
Michael
What other great angel came to the rescue to help battle the king of Persia?
Michael
Who was Saul's youngest daughter?
Michal
Who despised David for his dancing while the ark came into the city?
Michal, his wife
What name was given to David's elite fighting team?
Mighty warriors
God swore to their ancestors he would bring them to a land flowing with what?
Milk and honey
What did the people say the land they left was flowing with?
Milk and honey
From where did Ruth originally come?
Moab
King Joram and King Jehoshaphat united to fight King Mesha from which nation?
Moab
What country was God's washbasin (sink)?
Moab
What could infect wool or linen clothing, making it unclean?
Mold
One day, the people would throw their idols at which two animals?
Moles and bats
Who wore the royal robe and rode a horse with the royal crest on its head?
Mordecai
How many people lived in Nineveh?
More than 120,000
On which mountain did Solomon build the temple?
Moriah
Where was Abraham told to travel so he could sacrifice Isaac on a mountain?
Moriah
What two times of the day did Isaiah's soul yearn and long for God?
Morning and night
Chapter 32 is a song recited by who?
Moses
Which prophet did God know face to face?
Moses
Who broke the stone tablets containing the commandments?
Moses
Who spoke to the Israelites at the beginning of Deuteronomy?
Moses
Who was the humblest man on earth?
Moses
Job felt like man wasted away like a cloth consumed by what?
Moths
On which mountain did Elijah ask to meet the prophets of Baal?
Mount Carmel
On which mountain did they set up the large stones with the law written on them?
Mount Ebal
On which mountain did Aaron die?
Mount Hor
God said Moses would die on which mountain?
Mount Nebo
What mount in chapter 35 did Ezekiel prophesy against that would be desolate one day?
Mount Seir
From which mountain did God descend and speak to Moses?
Mount Sinai
On what holy mount will there be deliverance?
Mount Zion
Because of their afflictions, what had the people's dancing turned into?
Mourning
God has put his words in our what?
Mouths
What position did Hothir, Joshbekashah, and Jerimoth hold?
Musician
The descendants of Asaph were responsible for what job in the house of God?
Musicians
What liquid did her hands drip with, which was also a gift Jesus received at birth?
Myrrh
Who was the mean ol' man that refused to feed David's army?
Nabal
Who were the two sons of Aaron that offered the incense improperly?
Nadab and Abihu
To what city did God tell Jonah to go?
Ninevah
The book of Nahum was a prophecy against what enemy of Israel?
Nineveh
If everyone arrives naked into the world, how do they leave this world?
Naked
Who was the prophet that confided with David?
Nathan
Who was the prophet that confronted David about his sin?
Nathan
What was the name of the king of Babylon who invaded Jerusalem?
Nebuchadnezzar
Who was the king of Babylon when that country invaded Judah?
Nebuchadnezzar
What capital of Assyria did God vow to make desolate?
Nineveh
What was the name for Moses' bronze snake that was worshiped by people?
Nehushtan
Did Zedekiah surrender?
No
In God's judgement, will a father die for the sins of his son and a son for the sins of his father?
No
God compared this time in Isaiah to the time of what person in Genesis, when God was angry?
Noah
Even the faith of which three Old Testament heroes could not save the people during Ezekiel's time?
Noah, Daniel, Job
Name the town where Doeg killed everyone.
Nob
In which direction did Job say he could see God?
None of them
How many sons did Zelophehad have?
None, only daughters
What four directions did Jerusalem's gates face?
North, South, East, West
God warned the Israelites that the enemy would cut off which two parts of their body?
Noses and ears
According to God, what are people who make idols worth?
Nothing
What did Isaiah wear to show that the king of Assyria would strip Egypt?
Nothing
What did Moses say the people lacked while in the desert?
Nothing
Which of these woods was NOT used in the building the temple? -Cedar -Juniper -Oak -Olive
Oak
What was the name of Ruth's son?
Obed
God blessed whose house while the ark sat inside?
Obed-Edon
Who was the prophet that told Israel to release the 200,000 prisoners from Judah?
Oded
How old was Joash, the youngest king to reign in Judah?
Seven years old
God promised a famine, not of food or water, but of what?
Of hearing the words of God
Who was the king of Bashan?
Og
Which plant did they use to make the oil in the lampstands?
Olive
Micah wondered if God would be pleased with 10,000 rivers of what sacrifice?
Olive oil
Samuel anointed Saul by pouring what over his head? -Corn oil -Motor oil -Olive oil
Olive oil
What kind of oil was spread over the grain offering?
Olive oil
When Elisha helped the widow, what miraculously filled her jars?
Olive oil
How many sons of Ahab did Jehu have killed?
Seventy
The people followed the evil practices of what king and his son?
Omri and Ahab
Where did God say people had made their bed?
On a high and lofty hill
Where does a mariner work?
On a ship
One day, where did God want to write the law?
On people's hearts
On which days did they promise not to buy from their neighbors?
On the Sabbath/holy days
Where did David's stone hit Goliath?
On the forehead
Where was Moses when the book of Numbers ended?
On the plains of Moab by the Jordan
Where was Haman killed?
On the pole he made for Mordecai
When did the man of God say Eli's sons would die?
On the same day
Where was the man in Ezekiel's vision told to put a mark on all the people who hated idols?
On their foreheads
Who did God say would build his house/temple?
One of David's sons
How old was Moses in chapter 31?
One hundred and twenty years old
How old was Aaron when he died?
One hundred and twenty-three years old
Who did Obadiah hide in two caves?
One hundred prophets
How old was Abraham when his son Isaac was born?
One hundred years old
For how many years did Zechariah say God was angry at them?
Seventy years
"I am God, and there is no _______."
Other
God said we must not listen to someone who tells us to follow what?
Other gods
Who accepted Caleb's challenge and attacked the city of Kiriath Sepher?
Othniel
What should we cast upon the Lord?
Our cares
To whom should we give food and water when they need it, and God will reward us?
Our enemies
What part of the body should we guard?
Our heart
To whom should we not say, "Come back tomorrow," for something we have today?
Our neighbor
What is the writer of Psalm 130 glad that God has not kept a record of?
Our sins
What does God blot out and remember no more?
Our sins/transgressions
We should follow the decrees and law with all our heart and with all of what else?
Our soul
If somebody touched a dead body, where did they need to go?
Outside the camp
Who did Ezra tell the people to separate themselves from?
Outsiders/foreign women
How many years did God promise Tyre would be forgotten?
Seventy years
How many years did God say the captives would be in exile in Babylon?
Seventy years
In his misery, Job said he became a companion of what birds?
Owls
What two animals did the tenth commandment say people shouldn't covet?
Ox and donkey
According to the fourth commandment, what creatures could not do any work?
Ox and donkey--and any other animals
This servant was a man of suffering and familiar with what?
Pain
The Babylonians briefly withdrew out of Jerusalem when they heard what army was approaching?
Pharaoh's army from Egypt
Whose daughter did Solomon bring to Jerusalem, where he built her a palace?
Pharaoh's daughter
What color do the faces of the people become when they see the army coming?
Pale
During which seven-day festival did the people eat bread made without yeast?
Passover
What festival did Josiah insist must be celebrated?
Passover
What holiday did Hezekiah invite everyone to Jerusalem to celebrate?
Passover
When the temple was completed, what was the first holy day they celebrated?
Passover/Festival of Unleavened Bread
What did God promise to extend to the people, which he described like a river?
Peace
What do the prophets who lead God's people astray proclaim?
Peace
What will be the fruit of righteousness if the people seek the Lord?
Peace
What word did false prophets keep saying, but there was none of?
Peace
God said, "I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my __________."
People
What decree did King Darius' administrators come up with to trap Daniel?
People could only pray to the king for 30 days
God said woe to those who call evil what (and vice versa)?
People who call evil good and call good evil
King Cyrus was the king of which ruling nation?
Persia
What country eventually defeated Babylon?
Persia
Whose daughter received a special place in Jerusalem?
Pharaoh's daughter
How old was Abram when he started his journey to the land of Canaan?
Seventy-five years old
The priests could not wear anything that made their bodies do what?
Perspire/sweat
What do these names represent: Ramah, Nebo, Jericho? -People -Places -Gods
Places
What three kinds of deaths did God warn his people they would face?
Plague, sword, famine
What plans did God have for the exiles living away from their home?
Plans to prosper, not to harm, and to give them a future and a hope
Which two constellations are mentioned in Amos 5?
Pleiades and Orion
What was Elisha doing when Elijah found him?
Plowing with oxen
Into what will the nations beat their swords in the last days?
Plowshares
Which of these fruits are mentioned in chapter 4? -Papaya -Pineapple -Pomegranate
Pomegranate
What fruit shape made out of yarn appeared on the hem of the priests' garments?
Pomegranite
Jacob's flocks grew because they ate branches from what three trees?
Poplar, almond, and plane trees
What was the name of the Egyptian who bought Joseph as his servant?
Potiphar
Since the Lord is great, of what is he worthy?
Praise
The Lord is great and worthy of what?
Praise
What filled the mouth of the writer of Psalm 71?
Praise
What did the writer of Psalm 150 say everything that has breath should do?
Praise the Lord
How did the people respond as they listened to the Law of Moses?
Praised God, bowed down, worshiped, cried
When Hezekiah received the report about Assyria, what did he do?
Prayed at the temple
What do the arrogant wear as a necklace?
Pride
What is patience better than?
Pride
Which of these did Zephaniah NOT tell the people to seek? -Humility -Righteousness -Pride -God's commands
Pride
What position did Harim, Hakkoz, Huppah, and Happizzez hold?
Priest
What role did Zadok play in David's kingdom?
Priest
What role in the temple did Azariah serve?
Priest
What was Ezekiel's role at the temple?
Priest
What was Jeremiah's title?
Priest
What role did Zadok and Abiathar play in Solomon's kingdom?
Priests
What role did Zadok and Ahimelek play in David's kingdom?
Priests
Who were Seraiah and Zephaniah, two men taken into captivity by the Babylonians?
Priests
Who were the descendants of Zadok and what was their job?
Priests who offered the sacrifices
What job did the Levites do in the house of God?
Priests, musicians, and storeroom gatekeepers
From what did God promise to release the captives?
Prison
What did previous prophets like Micah and Uriah do that Jeremiah also did?
Prophesy against the city
In Naioth, saul stripped off his clothes and started doing what?
Prophesying
Solomon wrote 3,000 what?
Proverbs
The name Holy Spirit appears twice in Isaiah 63 and in only which other book of the Old Testament?
Psalms
What were the Jewish days of celebration called to remember Esther's victory?
Purim
Who was the queen that disrespected the king?
Queen Vashti
Who was the queen that asked Solomon hard questions?
Queen of Sheba
When the voice was heard weeping, who was crying for her children?
Rachel
Who did Jacob meet by a well and eventually ask for her hand in marriage?
Rachel
If the people obeyed God, what did he promise to send?
Rain
What weather condition could stop because of sin?
Rain
During the drought, what brought Elijah bread and meat?
Ravens
Who became king after Solomon died?
Rehoboam
Who was Solomon's son?
Rehoboam
The enemies wrote a letter to the king of Persia accusing the people of Jerusalem of what?
Rebellion
During the war, what color did the shields become?
Red
What color was the horse in Zechariah's first vision?
Red
What color was the stew that Esau wanted to eat?
Red
What were the four colors of the horses pulling chariots in Zechariah's vision? -Red -White -Blue -Yellow -Black -Dappled/spotted
Red, white, black, dappled/spotted
What color were the garments in Isaiah 63, which looked like someone stomped grapes?
Red/crimson
During Joash's reign, the money collected in the temple went toward what?
Repairs of the temple
Where did the Israelites camp, where there was no water to drink?
Rephidim
Which tribe did Moses ask God to let live and not die?
Reuben
Who was the firstborn son of Israel?
Reuben
Which two brothers defended Joseph's life?
Reuben and Judah
Which two tribes asked to not cross the Jordan?
Reubenites and the Gadites
What was the name of Moses' mother-in-law?
Reuel, also known as Jethro
Who were the three people that refused to worship the image?
Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
What were the three names of Daniel's friends?
Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego (or Hananiah, Mishael, Azariah)
What was in the basket that God showed Amos?
Ripe fruit
What bodies of water mentioned in Pslam 98 clap their hands?
Rivers
Name Naomi's two daughters-in-law.
Ruth and Orpah
What did the Ninevites put on to show their repentance?
Sackcloth
What itchy clothing were they wearing in the streets of Moab?
Sackcloth
What uncomfortable piece of clothing did Joel tell the priests to put on?
Sackcloth
What happened at the "high places" that the kings never removed in Judah?
Sacrifices and burning of incense to the other gods
What did Solomon want the priests to be clothed with?
Salvation
What did the writer say was the one thing far from the wicked?
Salvation
Ben-Hadad of Aram surrounded which city in Israel and cause a famine inside?
Samaria
The parable of the two sisters was really a story about what two cities?
Samaria and Jerusalem
Who did the Lord call three times during the night?
Samuel
Who was the first son Hannah gave birth to?
Samuel
Which prophet's spirit talked to Saul?
Samuel's
What three people kept records of David's life?
Samuel, Nathan, Gad
Isaiah looked forward to the day when the people turned their eyes from the altar to who?
Their Maker/the Holy One/God
Who did God call the "mother of nations"?
Sarah
In Zechariah's vision, who stood and accused the high priest Joshua?
Satan
Who incited David to take a census of Israel?
Satan
Who became Israel's first king?
Saul
Who did God regret making king?
Saul
Who pursued David through the mountains and deserts?
Saul
Who was the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal (also known as Ish-Bosheth)?
Saul
David wrote a lament because of the deaths of which two people?
Saul and Jonathan
Whose bones did David buy in Benjamin?
Saul's and Jonathan's
Which two of Saul's items did the man bring to David?
Saul's crown and an armband
David had the man struck down because he said he killed who?
Saul/the Lord's annointed
What color clothes does a wife of noble character make when it snows?
Scarlet/red
What did the four horns in the vision do to Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem?
Scattered them
King Rehoboam told the rebellion: "My father scourged [whipped] you with whips. I will scourge you with ______."
Scorpions
What article of clothing should you return to your neighbor by sunset?
Their cloak
What did the people need to wash before God showed up on Mount Sinai?
Their clothes
What did Jonah say was wrapped around his head inside the fish?
Seaweed
Where did Joshua gather the tribes to give his final speech?
Sechem
While the Israelites wandered the desert, what never wore out?
Their clothes
Of all the descendants who returned to Jerusalem, which had the most people?
Senaah, with 3,930
Because of the Rekabites' obedience, what did God promise a Rekabite descendant would always do?
Serve God
After being around a dead person, how many days did the priest need to wait before returning to the temple?
Seven days
An unclean person with an unusual discharge had to separate themselves from others for how many days?
Seven days
How many days did Aaron and his sons have to stay at the Tent of the Meeting?
Seven days
How many days did Zimri rule over Israel?
Seven days
How many days did the Festival of Tabernacles last?
Seven days
How many eyes were on the stone in front of Joshua?
Seven eyes
How many wives did Solomon have?
Seven hundred
How many candles (lamps) were on the lampstand?
Seven lamps
How many altars, bulls and rams did Balaam ask for?
Seven of each
How many times did Elisha tell Naaman to dip himself in the Jordan River?
Seven times
How many weeks after the Festival of the Firstfruits did the Festival of Weeks occur?
Seven weeks
How many years did Jacob offer to work in return for Rachel's hand in marriage?
Seven years
How many years did it take to build the temple?
Seven years
How many years of abundance and how many years of famine did Joseph predict?
Seven years of both
How old was Joash when he became king?
Seven years old
Of these, who reigned the shortest amount of time as king? -Zechariah -Shallum -Menahem
Shallum--one month
Who was Josiah's son that first took the throne after his father but did not do the good his father did?
Shallum/Jehoahaz
When it came to the priests' beards, what could they not do to them?
Shave the edges
Samson's strength left him when Delilah did what?
Shaved his hair
Which of these did the Ammonites do to David's envoy? -Called them names -Shaved off half their beards -Put "kick me" signs on their backs
Shaved off half their beards
In mourning for Moab, What did the people shave and cut off?
Shaved their heads and cut off their beards
Who did God tell the women to teach how to wail?
Their daughters
With whom should the Israelites not make a treaty?
Their enemies the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites
What was the name of Noah's wife?
She's never named.
The queen of which nation came to Solomon to ask him hard questions?
Sheba
Who did David's army pursue to Abel Beth Maakah?
Sheba
God promised to gather his people like what animal in a pen?
Sheep
He compared her teeth to a flock of what animal?
Sheep
Which animal did the Israelites take the most of from their enemies after the battle?
Sheep
What animals in Jacob's flock were described as dark-colored, speckled, or spotted?
Sheep and goats
What two animals could be used in the Passover sacrifice?
Sheep or goats
During the Israelites' time in the wilderness, what on their bodies never got swollen?
Their feet
In order to celebrate one of the festivals, the people gathered branches to build what?
Shelters
Which of Noah's sons is in Abraham's family line?
Shem
What were the names of Noah's three sons?
Shem, Ham, and Japheth
What job did God offer to take because his sheep were wandering and lost?
Shepherd
Which job was NOT counted in the list of exiles? -Shepherd -Gatekeeper -Musician -Priest
Shepherd
What profession did Egyptians find disgusting?
Shepherding
God compared the leaders of his people to what job that took care of sheep?
Shepherds
Who apologized to David for throwing rocks at him?
Shimei
Who did Solomon have killed for cursing his father and throwing stones at him?
Shimei
The writer of Psalm 67 wanted God's face to do what?
Shine on us
What precious metal was called as common as stones in Solomon's kingdom?
Silver
What precious metal was considered of little value in Solomon's day?
Silver
Who was the king that refused to let the messengers pass?
Sihon
God refines us like what metal?
Silver
What did God want the two trumpets made from?
Silver
What item did Joseph secretly place in his brothers' grain bags?
Silver
Who did Jehoshaphat put at the head of the army?
Singers to praise the Lord
Abraham told Abimelek that Sarah was his what?
Sister
What family relationship did God use to describe how Israel and Judah connected to each other?
Sisters
When the people return to God, what will he restore?
Their fortunes
How many brothers did David have?
Six
How many cities were set aside as cities of refuge?
Six
In Isaiah's vision, how many wings did the angels have?
Six wings
God said to allow your fields to rest (don't plant anything in them) after how many years?
Six years/on the seventh year
How many of Jacob's descendants traveled from Israel to Egypt?
Sixty-six
What could a person love so much that it causes them to become poor?
Sleep
The idols have noses, but what can't they do?
Smell
What started biting all the Israelites?
Snakes
What did the dead boy do seven times when he came back to life?
Sneeze
What was the weather like when Benaiah killed a lion in a pit?
Snowy
With what couldn't the people wash themselves and remove the stain of their guilt?
Soap/cleansing powder
God's punishment on Israel was worse than his punishment of which other city?
Sodom
God promised Moab and Ammon would become like what famously evil towns?
Sodom and Gomorrah
What twin cities are mentioned in Genesis 10 but destroyed nine chapters later?
Sodom and Gomorrah
Which two cities did God call "sisters" of Jerusalem?
Sodom and Samaria
What was Ezra ashamed to ask the king for, since Ezra told him God would be with them?
Soldiers for protection
Josiah tore down the high places of false gods built by which past king?
Solomon
What was the name of the son later born to Bathsheba and David?
Solomon
Which king's carriage showed up?
Solomon
Which son did David put in charge of building God's temple?
Solomon
Who did David declare would be king?
Solomon
Who prayed at the dedication of the temple?
Solomon
What term did Daniel use to describe the being in his vision. Which is the same term Jesus used to describe himself?
Son of Man
What phrase was Ezekiel called, which Jesus used to refer to himself?
Son of man
What did Moses toss into the air that caused the boils to appear?
Soot from a furnace
What painful skin condition did Satan afflict on Job?
Sores
When they fought against an enemy, what could the Israelites not cut down?
Their fruit trees
What two items did David take from Saul's camp?
Spear and water jug
What did Amaziah bring back with him when he defeated the Edomites?
Their gods
Jeremiah said God was always on the people's lips but far from what else?
Their hearts
When the Egyptians meet God, which part of their bodies will melt with fear?
Their hearts
Which of these items were NOT part of the temple furnishings? -Shovels -Meat forks -Spoons -Dishes
Spoons
What job did Solomon need 80,000 men to do in order to build the temple?
Stonecutting
How did Moses describe the necks of stubborn people?
Stiff
What was Achan's punishment for stealing from Jericho?
Stoning
Because of opposition, half the people built the wall while the other half did what?
Stood guard
When the king of Persia received the letter, what did he tell the Jews to do?
Stop building the temple
What did Moses tell the people to stop doing during the building of the tabernacle?
Stop giving!
God compared Jerusalem to an adulterous wife who preferred whom over a husband?
Strangers
What did the Egyptians make the Israelites gather to make the bricks?
Straw
What are the wicked like in the wind?
Straw/chaff
Psalm 1 compares a blessed person to a tree planted by what?
Streams of water
How were the Anakites described that made them scary?
Strong and tall
God will be a stone that causes people to do what?
Stumble
To find peace with God, what did Eliphaz say Job needed to do?
Submit to God
What ruthless and impetuous people did God raise up?
The Babylonians
What animal did God describe with a tail like a cedar?
The Behemoth
Which tribe did the other tribes want to punish for the murder of a woman?
The Benjamites
When God blesses the land, what will be seven times brighter?
Sunlight
Where was the citadel in which much of the fighting occurred?
Susa
How did the scroll that Ezekiel was told to eat in his vision taste?
Sweet as honey
Which three ways did God say he would punish Judah? -Sword -Rain -Famine -Plague -Snakes
Sword, famine, and plague
What do the enemies sharpen their tongues like?
Swords
Which two weapons did the Israelite army lack?
Swords and spears
After the battle of Ai, what did Joshua read to the people?
The Book of the Law
What book did Hilkiah the high priest find in the temple?
The Book of the Law
What did Shaphan read in the presence of the king?
The Book of the Law
On what were the law and commandments written?
Tablets of stone
What did Mordecai overhear while sitting at the gate?
Talk of assassinating the king
Who did Amnon fall in love with?
Tamar
What city did Jonah decide to sail to instead?
Tarshish
What did King Artaxerxes say could not be imposed on priests or any workers in the temple?
Taxes
When God's laws were not obeyed, what flowered from the writer's eyes?
Tears
With what did the writer in Psalm 6 drench his couch?
Tears
Job said he escaped by the skin of his what?
Teeth
What did the people live in during the Festival of the Tabernacles?
Temporary shelters
What was David doing when Samuel asked for him?
Tending sheep
The people sang that David killed how many thousands?
Tens of thousands
The woman said she was as dark as what from Kedar?
Tents
Who was Abram's father?
Terah
What did the people ask Ezra to read out loud?
The Book of the Law
What did the teachers King Jehoshaphat sent out use to teach the people throughout Judah?
The Book of the Law
God said "to be still and know" what?
That he is God
To protect himself, what did Isaac tell everyone in Gerar about Rebekah when they asked about her?
That she was his sister
If the people disobeyed God, outsiders would be the "head" and the people would be the what?
The "tail"
Which enemy kidnapped David's family?
The Amalekites
Because they lost in the battle of David, who did the Arameans refuse to help anymore?
The Ammonites
What enemy did King Jotham defeat that made him rich?
The Ammonites
Who did the Ammonites hire to fight with them?
The Arameans
Jeremiah gave the deed for the land to Baruch, just as God was going to give Israel to whom?
The Babylonians
Which tribe invaded the land and took the Levite to be their priest?
The Danites
The water flowed south from the temple and emptied into which sea?
The Dead Sea
What is another name for the sea of Arabah?
The Dead Sea
What two seas did God promise to drive the enemies toward?
The Dead Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
While the people came to God with their mouth and lips, what was far from him?
Their hearts
If God's people humble themselves and pray, what does God promise to heal?
Their land
What group of people deceived the Israelites into thinking they lived far away?
The Gibeonites
God accused Tyre, Sidon, and Philistia of selling the people of Jerusalem to which nation?
The Greeks
What was the name of the throne hall?
The Hall of Justice
Who tried to join in to help build the temple but were told no?
The Israelites' enemies/enemies of Judah and Benjamin
Which enemy stubbornly wouldn't budge and remained in Jerusalem?
The Jebusites
What group of people did Haman suggest need to be annihilated?
The Jews
The Reubenites, Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh received the land east of which river?
The Jordan
Which river did God say Moses would not cross?
The Jordan River
What did Abraham call the place where God provided the lamb?
The LORD Will Provide
What animal did God say he could make a pet like a bird?
The Leviathan
Who carried the ark into the temple?
The Levite priests
1 Chronicles 6 lists the descendants of which Israelite tribe?
The Levites
When Hezekiah rededicated the temple, who played instruments and sang songs?
The Levites
Which tribe received no inheritance because God was their inheritance?
The Levites
One day, what will replace the sun for light during the day?
The Lord
Who did the psalmist tell to wake up?
The Lord
What will the name of the city be from then on?
The Lord Is There
What did the writer of Psalm 34 want us to taste and see?
The Lord, so that we know that he is good
Where will the Lord stand, just east of Jerusalem, when it splits in two?
The Mount of Olives
To which feast did David fail to show up?
The New Moon feast
God asked the people why they would go to Egypt and drink water from what river?
The Nile
God threatened to dry up every plant along what famous river in Egypt?
The Nile
What river in Egypt did God say he made and is his?
The Nile
What animal was slaughtered on Passover?
The Passover lamb
Who was to pay for the rebuilding project in Jerusalem?
The Persian government, using the royal treasury
The women of Jeremiah's time made cakes to the queen of what?
The Queen of Heaven
What did the people decide to start burning incense to again?
The Queen of Heaven
Into which body of water did God blow all the locusts?
The Red Sea
What sea did God dry up?
The Red Sea
God promised to rebuild their city if they honored which holy day?
The Sabbath
How did Ezekiel suddenly arrive with the exiles in Tel Aviv?
The Spirit lifted him up and took him there.
What did God say the name of the valley of Ben Hinnom would become because of the people killed there?
The Valley of Slaughter
Whom did God say to stand up for when in their presence?
The aged
What was the first thing the exiles started to build when they arrived in Jerusalem?
The altar
What did Josiah tear down when he entered office?
The altars to the false gods and the Asherah poles
What killed 185,000 soldiers in the Assyrian camp?
The angel of death/angel of the Lord
In Genesis 9, what God tell Noah's family they could now eat?
The animals
Many events of Amaziah's reign were written in which other book?
The annals of the kings of Judah
What insect can teach us about hard work?
The ant
Who wounded Saul in battle?
The archers
What did Zadok and the priests carry while fleeing with David?
The ark
What did the Philistines capture and bring back to their camp?
The ark
What did the Philistines give back to the Israelites after it caused them so many problems?
The ark
What did King Cyrus return to the exiles that king Nebuchadnezzar stole from the temple?
The articles and treasure
What did Ezra deliver to the temple that had been taken by Babylon?
The articles for worship
What did God make by his power, wisdom, and understanding?
The earth and heavens
God asked Job and his friends where they were when he laid what down?
The earth's foundation
What sound did Samuel hear when he visited Saul?
The bleating/baaing of sheep and lowing/mooing of cattle
To whom does God give sight?
The blind
Which part of the animal must not be eaten, but poured on the ground instead?
The blood
When Elisha's body was thrown into a tomb, what happened to the other body inside?
The body came to life
Out of what will God's enemies be blotted?
The book of life
On which side of the Jordan did these two tribes want to build cities?
The east side
With what part of their body does an enemy disguise themselves?
Their lips
What does everyone work to feed?
Their mouth
Who did the people sacrifice to idols that made God furious?
Their own children
From where did God say the visions of the false prophets came?
Their own minds
What two weapons did the writer of Psalm 44 not put his trust in?
The bow and the sword
God will cause who to flee naked when attacked?
The bravest warrior
What two parts of the fellowship offering could the priest keep for himself?
The breast and the right thigh
Which two pieces of the armor of God, found also in Ephesians, does Isaiah mention?
The breastplate of righteousness and the helmet of salvation
In a popular quote at the time, people said that when parents eat sour grapes, whose teeth were set on edge?
The children's teeth
In Ezekiel's vision, he saw meat in a pot. The meat stood for the people, so what did the pot represent?
The city
What did God ask Ezekiel to draw on a block of clay?
The city of Jerusalem
Where is God's tent?
The city of Salem/Jerusalem
What did God promise would be rebuilt from the ruins, where the people would return?
The city--Jerusalem
If God is the potter, then what are we?
The clay
If a priest had a defect, he could not go near a what?
The curtain or the altar
When Jeremiah felt overwhelmed, what day did he curse?
The day he was born
What day did Job curse?
The day of his birth
Whom do mediums and spiritualists consult?
The dead
If we take delight in the Lord, what will he give us?
The desires of our heart
Psalm 94 says God hears because he created what?
The ear
What did God say his own hand laid the foundations of?
The earth
When God speaks the word, what will be completely laid to waste and plundered?
The earth
Where did Isaiah beg God to come down to?
The earth
Where did Satan roam?
The earth
What do you call the group of leaders from a town that must step in and make sacrifices for an unsolved murder?
The elders
What did God say sounded like a roaring sea as they rode their horses?
The enemies' army
Who did the good fruit represent in the vision?
The exiles to Babylon
The carved cherubs (or angels) had two faces of two creatures. What were they?
The face of a man and a lion
What two parts of the sacrifice must not be eaten?
The fat and the blood
What is the beginning of wisdom?
The fear of the Lord
What is the key to God's rich store of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge?
The fear of the Lord
The wise and what other kind of person both realize the same fate?
The fool
The people began to praise God with song when what part of the temple was laid down?
The foundation
On what day of the first month did the Israelites celebrate the Passover?
The fourteenth day
What animal ruined the vineyards?
The foxes
Which part of the city would one day remain open day and night so people could bring wealth in?
The gates
In chapter 43, what did Ezekiel see that filled the temple?
The glory of God
In Ezekiel 10, what left the temple?
The glory of the Lord
Job wondered if life would have been better if he went from the womb to where?
The grave
What opened up and swallowed Korah's tent?
The ground
What part of our world declares the glory of God?
The heavens
What will the armed forces of one leader desecrate and abolish?
The holy temple (temple fortress) and the daily sacrifice
Over what two parts of the altar did the priests place the blood?
The horns and the base
What did Adonijah hold on to, in fear that Solomon would kill him?
The horns of the altar
What animal did God create that does not shy away from the sword?
The horse
What animal is made ready for battle, though victory rests in the Lord?
The horse
Who did Eliphaz accuse Job of withholding food from?
The hungry
What detestable objects that God did not like sat high up in the mountains?
The idols in the high places
The courtyard of the temple had two sections known as what?
The inner an the outer courtyard
Who did Esther invite to a special banquet?
The king and Haman
Whose "arms" did God say he was going to break while strengthening the "arms" of the king of Babylon?
The king of Egypt
Daniel heard about the future of which two kings from which two directions?
The king of the North and the king of the South
The people were in trouble because they were borrowing money to pay what?
The king's tax
Who killed the priest Zechariah the son of Jehoiada?
The king, Joash
With what will the wolf one day live?
The lamp
What did God create on the third day?
The land and the sea, and vegetation/plants/fruits
In what land did Job live?
The land of Uz
Nehemiah got upset when he learned that the children did not speak which language?
The language of Judah
Every seven years, what did God tell the Israelites to read out loud in public?
The law
What animal is a sluggard so afraid of that he won't go outside?
The lion
In Ezekiel's vision, what did the man grab and use to pull Ezekiel into the air?
The man pulled Ezekiel up by his hair
From what did the writer of Psalm 69 want to be rescued?
The mire
What part of the earth was encouraged to burst out into song?
The mountains
Where did the writer of Psalm 121 turn his eyes to look for help?
The mountains
There was a saying that said when the people ate sour grapes, their children's teeth would be set on edge. What did God say would happen to Judah?
Their own teeth would be set on edge.
God told the children not to follow the statutes, laws, or idols passed down to them by whom?
Their parents
On whom did Jeremiah ask God to pour out his wrath?
The nations
God promised to destroy Babylon with nations coming from which direction?
The north
Which two directions did God create?
The north and the south
What did Solomon ask God to listen to day and night?
Their prayers
What did the writer in Psalm 39 call a mere handbreadth?
The number of his days/his life
What can the voice of the Lord twist?
The oaks
Since Tyre was on a coastline, what did God say would flood the city?
The ocean depths/Mediterranean Sea
What flightless bird did God create that runs so fast it laughs at horses?
The ostrich
The strength of what animal leads to abundant harvest?
The ox
Whose palace did God tell Jeremiah to visit and there pronounce judgement on their city?
The palace of the king of Judah
What did God tell the people not to dwell on, because he was doing a new thing?
The past
Who did God call a useless vine?
The people living in Jerusalem
Who did God promise would be carried off into exile?
The people of Judah
What part of the temple did Samson push on to cause it all to fall?
The pillars
What two parts of the temple got the names Jakin and Boaz?
The pillars
The writer of Psalm 88 said he was counted as one who goes down to where?
The pit
What did Elihu say God saved him from going down into?
The pit
What does God determine the number of and give each one a name?
The stars
For whom do the righteous want justice?
The poor
To whose cries should we never shut our ears?
The poor
Who does God raise from the dust?
The poor
Who did the Babylonians leave behind in the city of Jerusalem?
The poorest to work the fields and vineyards
What would never question the potter and say, "You know nothing"?
The pot
Who was the only person who could make a sacrifice?
The priest
If someone had a rash or a spot on their skin, who did God tell them to go see?
The priest for examination
For whom was a special portion of the land set aside?
The priests
The man measured north and south rooms that were for what temple workers?
The priests
Who drank wine and beer and now stumble around?
The priests and prophets
Whose land did Joseph not buy during the famine?
The priests'
Whose teachings caused many to stumble?
The priests'
Who wore the ephod, turban, and breastplate?
The priests/Aaron and his sons
Who did Abijah accuse Jeroboam of driving out of the country?
The priests/Levites
Who did God send to Israel, but in disobedience Israel killed them?
The prophets
Who does God describe as wind without his words inside them?
The prophets
Who has the sword devoured like a hungry lion?
The prophets
What did Hezekiah show the Babylonians when they came to visit, which they later would ransack?
The storehouses, armory, and treasures
What can God still with only a whisper?
The storm
In order to prosper, what can't a person conceal?
Their sins
Where does the psalmist know God won't abandon him to?
The realm of the dead
On which side of their body did the priests apply the sacrificial blood?
The right side
Off of whom does God not take his eyes?
The righteous
When the priests stepped into the Jordan River, what happened?
The river stopped flowing
What watery parts of the earth did Habakkuk ask God if he was angry at?
The rivers, streams, seas
The writer of Psalm 65 said God can still what roaring thing?
The roaring seas
What two weapons in the hands of God gave the writer of Psalm 23 comfort?
The rod and the staff
To what barn animal does God give understanding?
The rooster
Where did the Jews tell the king to search in order to find the original decree for their building project?
The royal archives
Of what was Joab the commander?
The royal army
What did the yoke represent?
The rule of Babylon
What did the Lord break that was in the hand of rulers?
The scepter
What did Israel say would never leave the line of Judah?
The scepter/ruler's staff
To what part of the landscape did Isaiah compare the rage of many nations?
The sea
Who did the woman blame for her sins?
The serpent
What day is considered a sabbath rest?
The seventh
In what year of service must a servant be set free?
The seventh year
The writer of Psalm 63 said he sang in the shadow of what?
The shadow of God's wing
If the shepherd is struck, what will scatter?
The sheep
Xerxes promoted Mordecai to Haman's position by giving him what piece of jewelry?
The signet ring
Who was at the front of the procession marching before God?
The singers
What did the scapegoat carry away into the wilderness?
The sins of the people
Whom did God tell the people of Israel to free, which they then took back to captivity?
The slaves
Where, near Jerusalem, could snow be seen year-round?
The slopes of Lebanon
Whose sons were the only Levites allowed to minister before the Lord?
The sons of Zadok
Which two birds in Psalm 84 have found homes?
The sparrow and the swallow
Of all the gifts the queen of Sheba gave Solomon, which one was unlike anything seen before?
The spices
Who gave David the designs for the temple?
The spirit
The water that flooded the earth came from the sky and where else?
The springs of the great deep/ground
God was upset at which group of people who make predictions every month?
The stargazers
What deprived the people of good happening to them?
Their sins
What did God promise to cleanse his people from and forgive them all of one day?
Their sins
What caused the separation between the people and God?
Their sins/iniquities
The glory of young men is their what?
Their strength
When Joshua battled the Amorite kings, what stood still in the sky for a whole day?
The sun
What two great lights did God create on the fourth day?
The sun (greater light) for the day and the moon (lesser light) for the night
When Egypt was defeated, what did god say would no longer shine their lights?
The sun, moon, and stars
What weapon did God promise would come against Babylon's prophets, warriors, and wise men?
The sword
What did the Gershonites, Kohathites, and Merarites set up and take down?
The tabernacle and the courtyard
Jehoash king of Israel invaded Jerusalem and took gold and silver from where?
The temple
King Manasseh took a terrible image and put it in what sacred place?
The temple
The Babylonians removed the articles form which place and took them to Babylon?
The temple
To what did King Joash make repairs?
The temple
What was the second building project they started work on?
The temple
When Hezekiah became king, what was the first thing he purified and cleaned up?
The temple
Where did the special goblets the king wanted to use during the banquet originally come from?
The temple in Jerusalem
What did God call a "den of robbers," later also quoted by Jesus?
The temple/God's house
Which part of the camp could the Israelites not go near or they would die?
The tent of meeting
What did God promise someone from David's family would always sit on?
The throne
What small part of the body has the power of life and death?
The tongue
Of all twelve tribes, which one did God choose and love?
The tribe of Judah
Who received the divisions of land in chapter 48?
The tribes
What did God call "weaklings"?
The troops
What did God compare to a swarm of locusts?
The troops/horses who will invade
What part of the enemy's body does the writer want God to break in Psalm 3?
Their teeth
The sound of what instrument causes people to tremble?
The trumpet
What were the only things inside the ark when it entered the temple?
The two stone tablets/Ten Commandments
God told Ezekiel to pack his belongings in front of the people and dig through what structure?
The wall
What parts of Jerusalem were in bad shape?
The walls and gates
What did the writer of Psalm 33 say that God gathered into jars?
The waters of the sea
What did God "jam," stopping the Egyptians from pursuing the Israelites?
The wheels of the chariots
Who did God compare to a tossing sea that cannot find rest?
The wicked
Who will never get any peace?
The wicked
Who will not go unpunished?
The wicked
With which two types of people was this servant assigned to die and be buried?
The wicked and the rich
What four groups of people did God tell the people not to oppress/hurt?
The widow, fatherless/orphan, foreigner, poor
The high mountains belong to what wild animal?
The wild goat
From where was a voice calling, telling people to prepare the way for the Lord?
The wilderness
No one has the power to contain what weather condition?
The wind
The writer stated that going after meaningless things is like chasing after what?
The wind
Grass withers and flowers fall, but what endures forever?
The word of our God
What did God tell Daniel to roll up and seal?
The words spoken then written in a scroll
How did Isaiah describe our righteous acts?
They are like filthy rags
What did God say usually happened after the people fasted?
They argued (quarreled) and fought (struck each other)
When Ezekiel prophesied to the bones, what happened to them?
They came alive.
If the law of the Lord is on their hearts, what happens to their feet?
They don't slip.
When Israel's enemies heard that God dried up the Jordan, what happened to their hearts?
They melted in fear
What did Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem do when they heard the walls were being rebuilt?
They mocked and ridiculed
Why were people staggering from town to town?
They needed water.
How much is enough for someone who loves wealth?
They never have enough
What did Aram, Greece, Judah, and Arabia all do with Tyre?
They traded with them
What did the people do anyway?
They went to Egypt
What was Esther's original relationship with Mordecai?
They were cousins
What did Shiphrah and Puah do?
They were midwives
What job did the descendants of Asaph preform?
They were musicians
What job did Heman, Asaph and Ethan do in David's kingdom?
They were musicians who sounded the cymbals
What physical characteristic was used to describe the Sabeans?
They were tall.
God said he revealed himself to people who weren't seeking what?
They weren't seeking God or asking for him/calling on his name
On the day of the Lord, what will happen to the stars, sun, and moon?
They will be darkened.
What will happen to everyone who calls on the Lord?
They will be saved.
In Psalm 7, what will happen to someone who digs a hole?
They will fall into it.
What will happen to your plans if you have many advisers?
They will succeed
When the sun and moon are darkened, what will happen to the stars?
They won't shine.
What was Israel's biggest sin, which caused their destruction?
They worshiped other gods.
If the people followed God's commands, what would happen to their baskets?
They would be blessed
If the people did not follow God's commands, what would happen to their baskets?
They would be cursed
If Zedekiah surrendered to the Babylonians, what would happen to his family?
They would live
How many towns did the Kohathite clans receive?
Thirteen
How many years did it take to build Solomon's palace?
Thirteen years
With what kind of bushes did God say he would block our path?
Thornbushes
Because of their disobedience, God said the people would sow wheat but reap what?
Thorns
"For my ___________ are not your thoughts, neither are your _______ my ways."
Thoughts/ways
The writer felt that God's word was worth more than how many pieces of silver and gold?
Thousands of pieces
How many sons did Saul have?
Three
How many days' walk did it take to cross Nineveh?
Three days
Which of these three options did David choose? -Three years of famine -Three months of fleeing enemies -Three days of plague
Three days of plague
How many years after the flood did Noah live?
Three hundred and fifty years
Over how many months did these messages come to Haggai?
Three months
What did King Jehoiakim do when he heard the words on the scroll?
Threw the pieces of the scroll into the fire
How were the people robbing God?
Through their tithes and offerings
What did Joshua tell the people to do with their foreign gods?
Throw them away
What kind of weather conditions did Samuel call down to show the people how angry God was that they wanted a king?
Thunder and rain
What were the people plotting to do to Jeremiah?
To kill him
After the scroll was read about Babylon's fate, what did Jeremiah tell the reader to do with the scroll?
Tie a rock to it and throw it into the Euphrates
Which great river was Daniel standing near when he saw a man dressed in linen and gold?
Tigris River
"And who know but that you have come to your royal position for such a _________ as this?"
Time
What did Hezekiah order the people to give to the priests?
Tithes and offerings
Where did the Spirit carry Ezekiel at the end of his vision in chapter 11?
To Babylon and the exiles
Habakkuk said God made his feet like those of a deer so he could travel where?
To great heights
What does the word lament mean?
To grieve, show, sorrow, cry, mourn
How far does God want his salvation to reach?
To the ends of the earth
On the day the foolish die, what will be their homes forever?
Tombs
What did the false prophet Hananiah do to the yoke on Jeremiah's neck?
Took it off and broke it
What did King Nebuchadnezzar do to Zedekiah's eyes?
Took them out
What did Jehoshaphat build a fleet of in order to get gold from Ophir?
Trading ships
What were the names of the two special trees in the garden?
Tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil
True or False: God told Jeremiah to stop going to parties.
True
The walls of Jericho fell after what instruments were played?
Trumpets
What instrument was played on the first day of the seventh month?
Trumpets
Whose lips did God silence?
Trusted advisers
With what did God afflict the Philistines? -The sniffles -Tumors -Migraines
Tumors
What kind of trees did Zechariah see next to the gold lampstand?
Two olive trees
The testimony of how many witnesses can confirm a crime?
Two or three
What did Zechariah name Favor and Union?
Two staffs
How many army divisions did David have?
Twelve
How many men did Moses send out as spies?
Twelve
How many metal bulls were made and became part of the Sea?
Twelve
How many jars of water did Elijah have poured on the sacrifice before God set it on fire?
Twelve jars--four jars poured on it three times
How many tribes received their portion of land?
Twelve or thirteen, depending if you count the two half tribes as one
What did the army set up as a memorial of their crossing the Jordan?
Twelve stones
How old did you need to be to serve in the Israelite army?
Twenty years old
Jonathan son of Shimeah killed a man with how many fingers and toes?
Twenty-four
How many times did fire consume a company of 50 men?
Twice
How much more did God restore Job's fortunes?
Twice as much
How many angels visited Sodom before it was destroyed?
Two
How many choirs were assigned during the wall dedication?
Two
How many people are better than one?
Two
What attacked some boys who called Elisha "baldy"?
Two bears
What could someone bring as an offering if they couldn't afford a lamb?
Two dives or two pigeons, or a tenth of an ephah of the finest flour
What two idols did Jeroboam make and call Israel's gods?
Two golden calves
How many of David's men were too tired to fight?
Two hundred
On what two objects did Ezekiel write messages then bring them together as one?
Two sticks
On what were the Ten Commandments written?
Two stone tablets
What were the only items inside the ark at this time?
Two stone tablets/the Ten Commandments
Is the rabbit clean or unclean food?
Unclean
How much of the kingdom did the king offer to Esther?
Up to half
Who was her husband?
Uriah
David did what was right in God's eyes, except for how he treated which man?
Uriah the Hittite
What did Eliphaz call Job's words?
Useless
Who reached out to steady the ark and was killed when he touched it?
Uzzah
Who touched the ark and died?
Uzzah
Which one of Amaziah's sons took over as king at sixteen years old?
Uzziah
What did Daniel and his friends only eat for ten days?
Vegetables and water
The poison of what animal is on the lips of our enemies?
Vipers
What could the prophets of the city no longer see?
Visions
What did the people not want the prophets to see anymore because they were unpleasant?
Visions
What could Daniel understand better than anyone else?
Visions and dreams
When judging Tyre, God said the enemy would tear down what two parts of their city's defenses?
Walls and towers
At the end of chapter 11, what did Israel finally rest from?
War
God said he could turn the desert into pools of what?
Water
Someone who trusts in the Lord will be like a tree planted near where?
Water
What did Job say God wrapped up in the clouds?
Water
What kind of people do wicked men hunt down?
Weak
The sounds of joy were mixed with sounds of what?
Weeping
What objects were spinning in Ezekiel's vision?
Wheels
Job asked his friends to show and prove what?
Where Job went wrong
What color did God want to turn the people's sins?
White as snow
What color donkeys did Deborah sing about?
White donkeys
The Bible says you had to go check with the priest if your skin turned what color?
White or reddish-white
False prophets saw flimsy walls and splashed what all over it?
Whitewash
God said he would get really mad if people took advantage of what two groups of people?
Widows and orphans/the fatherless
God said that a person could not eat anything torn apart by what?
Wild animals
If the people were hostile to God, what did he say he would send to attack them?
Wild animals
God promised to scatter Elam to the four what?
Winds
What did Jeremiah invite the Rekabite family to drink but they refused?
Wine
What did God tell Aaron he and his sons could not drink?
Wine or other fermented drink
What did Job say cannot compare to gold, crystal, and jewels?
Wisdom
What has built her house with seven pillars?
Wisdom
What is better than all the weapons of war?
Wisdom
What will save you from the ways of wicked men?
Wisdom
What did Solomon ask for when God said he'd give whatever he wanted?
Wisdom and knowledge
When God told Solomon he could have whatever he wanted, what did Solomon choose?
Wisdom/discernment
How should we enter God's gates?
With thanksgiving
Because of judgement coming to the city, how did God tell Ezekiel to eat his food?
With trembling and fear
A man broke the Sabbath rule by gathering what?
Wood
Solomon asked King Hiram of Tyre to send what building materials?
Wood
What did God tell the people to utter that was worthy, not worthless?
Words
Nehemiah got mad when he saw the people doing what on the Sabbath?
Working/selling food
What icky things did Job say his body was clothed with?
Worms and scabs
Because the people followed worthless idols, what did they become?
Worthless
What did the people worship that made God angry?
Worthless idols
What does a gentle answer turn away?
Wrath
What did King Belshazzar see a hand doing on the wall?
Writing
During Passover, what one thing could the Israelites not have in their possession?
Yeast
Did God say it was okay to eat a cricket or a grasshopper?
Yes
What is another name for the city of David?
Zion
God was jealous for which city?
Zion/Jerusalem
What did God promise would no longer be called Deserted or Desolate?
Zion/Jerusalem
Who did Moses marry?
Zipporah
If you walk with the wise, what will happen to you?
You'll become wise.
Instead of listening to wise elders, to whom did Rehoboam listen?
Young men he grew up with
Who did God say he would allow to rule over Jerusalem?
Youth/children
Name the two kings of Midian that Gideon captured, whose names both begin with Z.
Zebah and Zalmunna
To what did Nebuchadnezzar change Mattaniah's name?
Zedekiah
Who was the last king of Judah?
Zedekiah
How many promises to Moses had God failed to accomplish?
Zero
Who was the governor of Judah that Haggai delivered a word to from the Lord?
Zerubbabel
Name Mephibosheth's servant.
Ziba
God said the nations are like a single drop inside of what?
a bucket
