They Did It First
What king had the first birthday party in the Bible?
Pharaoh at the time of Joseph (Gen. 40:20)
Who laughed when she heard she would bear a son in her old age?
Sarah (Gen. 18:10-12)
Paul's first traveling companion was Barnabas. Who was the second?
Silas (Acts 15:36-41)
Who told Pilate that a worrisome dream made it clear that Pilate was to have nothing to do with Jesus?
Pilate's wife (Matt: 27:19)
What was the original names of: Abraham and Sarah
Abram and Sarai (Gen 17:5,15)
Who plotted the execution of John the Baptist?
Herodias
Who was the first Christian martyr?
Stephen (Acts 6:7-8:2)
Who danced when the ark of the covenant was brought to Jersalem?
David (2 Sam. 6:14)
The first covenant God made with man was his covenant with Noah. With whom did he make the second covenant?
Abraham (Gen. 15-17)
Which old Testament prophet said that there will come a day when young men will see visions and old men will dream dreams?
Joel (2:28)
What was the original name of: Israel
Jacob (Gen 32:28)
What Jewish girl became queen of Persia?
Esther
Who won the first beauty contest in the Bible?
Esther (Esther 2)
Whose entrancing dance proved fatal for John the Baptist?
Herodia (Matt.8:6-8)
In John's Gospel, Jesus' first miracle is turning water in to wine. What is the second miracle?
Healing of official's son in Cana (John 4:43-54)
In Nebuchadnezzar's famous tree dream, who is symbolized by the majestic tree that is cut down?
Nebuchadnezzar (Dan. 4:5-17)
What was the original name of: Joshua
Oshea (Num. 13:16)
What Baal-worshipping princess led Ahab into idolatry?
Jezebel
What is the first dream mentioned in the Bible?
The dream of Abimelech, in which he was told to return Sarah to Abraham (Gen 20: 3-8)
Who was snickered at for claiming that a dead girl was only aspleep?
Jesus (Matt 9:23-24)
The first plague in Egypt was the turning of the Nile water to blood. What was the second plague?
Frogs (Exodus 8:1-8)
In Daniel chapter 7, what did Daniel see coming out of the sea?
Four Beasts (Dan. 7)
What was the original name of: Solomon
Jedidiah (2 Sam 12:24-25)
What daughter of Ahab tried to destroy the entire royal line of Judah?
Athaliah
Where was the first piggy bank mentioned in the Bible?
In the temp at Jerusalem ordered by King Joash (2 Kings 12)
What prophetess led the women of Israel in a victory dance?
Miriam (Exod. 15:20)
Jacob's firstborn was Reuben. Who was his second son?
Simeon (Gen. 29:33)
Who in the New Testament used Joel's prophecy of old men dreaming dreams in his sermon?
Peter (Acts 2:17)
What was the original name of: Peter
Simon/Simeon (John 1:42)
Who defied her royal husband and was replaced by a foreign woman?
Vashti
Who was the first drunk?
Noah (Gen 9:21)
Who came out dancing after David killed Goliath?
The women of Israel (1 Sam. 18:6-7)
David's first capital city was Hebron. What was his second, and more famous, capital.
Jerusalem (2 Sam 5:6-10)
Who was warned in a dream to take a different route out of Bethlehem and flee to Egypt, then was told to return?
Joseph (Matt 1:18-2:23)
What was the original name of: Paul
Saul (Acts 13:9)
What queen traveled far to meet Solomon face to face?
The queen of Sheba
What was the first instance of book burning in the Bible?
Jeremiah's scroll (Jer 36:21-23)
Who danced around the altar of their false god?
The priests of Baal (1 Kings 18:26)
The serpent in Eden was the first talking animal in the Bible. What was the second?
Balaam's donkey (Num. 22:28-30)
What was the original name of: Mara
Naomi (Ruth 1:20)
Who became David's wife after her husband, Nabal died?
Abigail
Who was the first hunter in the Bible?
Nimrod (Gen. 10:9)
Who laughed at Nehemiah's plans to rebuild Jerusalem?
Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem (Nem. 2:19)
Othniel was the first judge of Israel. Who was the second?
Ehud (Judges 3:15)
What was the original name of:Zaphnath-paaneah
Joseph (Gen 41:45)
Who nagged at David for dancing in the streets?
Michal
What is the first book in the Bible named after a woman?
Ruth
Whose ill-fated daughter came out dancing after his victory over the Ammonites?
Jephthah's (Judges 11:34)
At 969 years, Methuselah was the longest-lived man. Who came in second at 962 years?
Jared (Gen. 5:20)
What was the original name of:Belteshazzar
Daniel (1:6-7)
The Ethiopian eunuch that Philip witnessed to was the servant of what queen?
Candace
Who were the first foreign missionaries?
Paul and Barnabas (Acts 13)
Who held a feast with dancing when his son returned?
The prophet Micah (1:8)
Saul was first king of Israel. Who was the second? (Hint: It wasn't David)
Ishbosheth (2 Sam 2:8-10)
What was the original name of: Jehoiakim
Eliakim (2 Kings 23:34)
Who was removed from her position as queen mother because she had made an idol?
Maacah (2 Chron 15:16)