Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes
Who wrote Proverbs?
Solomon
What was taken away from Job at the beginning of his story?
Livestock, servants, his health, and ten children
What is the name of the woman David had an affair with?
Bathsheba
How many private banquets did Esther hold with the King and Haman?
Two
Who was the primary writer of the Psalms?
David
What were the names of Job’s three friends?
Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar
What idols did Jeroboam build at Bethel and Dan, and why?
1) Two golden calves. 2) To prevent pilgrimages to Jerusalem or to give the people convenience to worship God in their own land.
Who did the Babylonians defeat to become the dominant power in the beginning of Daniel?
Assyrians/Assyria
Who is the author of Ecclesiastes?
Solomon
While Job was mourning on the ground, his three friends showed support at first by sitting with him in complete silence for this exact number of days.
Seven days
How many years did God add to King Hezekiah’s life in response to his faith and good kingship?
15 years.
What did Haman do when he came out from Esther’s banquet and he saw Mordecai?
He got into a fit and made a stake to put Mordecai on.
Also known as the Five Books of Moses, this foundational text contains the first five books of the Bible. What is it called?
The Torah
At the very end of the story, God rewards Job's endurance by doing what to all his original wealth and livestock?
God doubles all of it!
Baal worship; rain and fertility. If Asherah is mentioned, then that counts too.
What were King Nebuchadnezzar’s dreams that was sent to him by God?
A multi-metal statue crushed by a giant rock and a towering tree chopped down to a stump
What is a lament?
A prayer of pain, grief, or frustration.
What is a leviathan and who mentions it?
A terrifying sea monster; God mentions it.
Three waves of captives were sent to Babylon during the fall of Judah. What was the name of Judah’s king during this period?
Jehoiachin
Which Kings mentioned in the book did Daniel serve? Name at LEAST three.
Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, Darius, and Cyrus