BIBLE CONNECTIONS
In the Gospel the words “Out of Egypt I called My Son” to Jesus after His family returns from Egypt. In its original Old Testament context, who was the “son” being called out of Egypt?
Israel
📖 Matthew 2:14–15; Hosea 11:1
I was from Tishbe. I stayed with a widow during a famine. I once asked God to take my life. Who am I?
Elijah
📖 1 Kings 17:1, 8–16; 19:4
As Jeremiah's scroll was being read before the king, what did the king do to each section after it was read?
He cut it with a scribe's knife and threw it into the fire.
📖 Jeremiah 36:23
A field • 300 foxes • torches
Samson burning the Philistines' crops
📖 Judges 15:4–5
Moses was permitted to see the Promised Land but not enter it. What action led to this consequence?
He struck the rock instead of honoring God as commanded.
📖 Numbers 20:7–12
Jesus’ eternal priesthood is compared to the order of a man first introduced as both king of Salem and priest of God Most High. Who is he?
Answer: Melchizedek
Hebrews 7:15–17; Genesis 14:18
“I sold a field and brought the money to the apostles, was originally named Joseph, and received a new name meaning ‘son of encouragement.’ Who am I?”
Barnabas
📖 Acts 4:36–37
After Peter escaped imprisonment, someone recognized him without seeing him. What gave away his identity?
His voice
📖 Acts 12:14
An upper room • midnight • a third-story window
Eutychus falling from the window while Paul was teaching
📖 Acts 20:7–12
An Israelite army lost approximately 36 men in a battle they expected to win easily. What hidden act within Israel caused God to withdraw His protection?
Achan had taken items devoted to destruction from Jericho.
📖 Joshua 7:1–12
Paul connects Israel's crossing of the Red Sea with what New Testament practice?
Baptism
📖 1 Corinthians 10:1–2; Exodus 14:21–22
“I saw the Lord seated on a throne, heard seraphim cry ‘Holy, holy, holy,’ and had my lips touched with a burning coal. Who am I?”
Isaiah
📖 Isaiah 6:1–8
When Gideon's 300 men prepared to attack Midian, what three items did each man carry?
A trumpet, an empty jar/pitcher, and a torch inside the jar
📖 Judges 7:16
Barley bread • a tent • an overheard dream
Gideon's attack against the Midianites
📖 Judges 7:9–15
Uzziah entered the temple and was struck with leprosy. What had he attempted to do despite the priests warning him?
Burn incense on the altar of incense, a duty belonging to the priests.
📖 2 Chronicles 26:16–20
Paul describes Christ as our Passover who was sacrificed for us. In the original Passover, what specific action involving the lamb's blood caused judgment to “pass over” an Israelite household?
The blood was placed on the two doorposts and the lintel of the house.
Exodus 12:7, 12–13
“I hid one hundred prophets in two caves and supplied them with bread and water, even though I managed the household of a king whose wife was killing the LORD’s prophets. Who am I?”
Obadiah
📖 1 Kings 18:3–4, 13
When the Israelites crossed the Jordan, Joshua commanded one man from each tribe to take something from the riverbed as a memorial. What did they take, and from where specifically?
Twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from where the priests' feet had stood.
📖 Joshua 4:2-3
Two baskets • good figs • bad figs
Jeremiah's vision concerning the exiles of Judah
📖 Jeremiah 24:1–10
“A man attempted to purchase the ability to give the Holy Spirit by laying on hands. What had he witnessed that caused him to offer the apostles money?”
He saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands.
📖 Acts 8:18–20
New Testament believers are warned not to repeat Israel's example of unbelief, quoting the words, “Today, if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.” The passage quotes in remembrance of Israel testing God at what wilderness location?
Massah
Exodus 17:7
“I provided food and supplies for a king while he fled from his own son, but when the king later offered to care for me in Jerusalem, I declined because of my old age. Who am I?”
Barzillai
📖 2 Samuel 19:31–39
During an instance where David spared Saul.What two items did David take as proof that he had been close enough to kill him?
Saul's spear and water jug.
📖 1 Samuel 26:11–12
A staff • seven sneezes • a closed door
Elisha raising the Shunammite woman's son from the dead
2 Kings 4:29–35
“A group of Israelites were swallowed alive when the ground opened beneath them. What dispute led to this judgment?”
Korah and his company rebelled against the leadership/authority God had given Moses and Aaron.
Numbers 16:1–3, 28–33