Amazing Beginnings
This person was born to a teenage mother in a stable.
Jesus
After the flood, what sign did God give that He would not destroy the earth with a flood again?
A rainbow
I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. - Genesis 9:13-15
What did David use to kill the giant?
A stone and his sling.
Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground. - 1 Samuel 17:15
What is the first city the Israelites captured after they entered the Promised Land?
Jericho
This person had to be hidden in a basket floating in some reeds when he was a baby.
Moses
What did Noah put on is Ark?
His immediate family and at least one pair of every kind of animal (7 pairs of clean ones!)
On that very day Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, together with his wife and the wives of his three sons, entered the ark. ... Pairs of all creatures that have the breath of life in them came to Noah and entered the ark. -Genesis 7:13 & 15
What did David wear to battle with Goliath?
His regular clothes
He didn't want the armor that King Saul gave him.
How did the Israelites get the walls of Jericho to fall down when they were trying to conquer the city?
They marched around the city blowing trumpets once a day for six days. On the seventh day they marched around seven times and then shouted.
Jesus had a cousin born about six months before him. Who was this baby?
John the Baptist
How long did it rain?
40 days and 40 nights
How many older brothers does David have?
Eight (and one sister)
Only one woman and her family were spared in Jericho. What was her name?
Rahab
How old was Jesus when he "astonished" Jewish rabbis in a temple?
12 years old
What two types of birds did Noah send out to see if the land was dry?
A raven and doves
How tall is Goliath?
Six cubits and a span (almost 10 feet tall!)
What did Rahab do that made the Israelites spare her?
She hid the Israelite's spies.
Who was the first baby born in the Bible?
Cain
What is the first thing Noah did after he left the ark?
Made an alter and offered to God burnt sacrifices with some of the clean animals
What does David do with Goliath's sword?
David uses it to cut off Goliath's head (and takes it with him in a sack!)
Who visited Joshua before he conquered Jericho?
The Commander of the Army of the Lord!
Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”
“Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord[e] have for his servant?” - Joshua 5:13-14