Random Facts
What book of the Bible comes after Hosea?
Joel
How many days did God take to make the world?
Six days. He rested on the seventh.
How was baby Moses's life spared from the Egyptians?
He floated down the Nile river in a basket until the Pharaoh's daughter found him
This man made a big boat that had a lot of animals on it during a big flood
Noah
If I cut my hair, I will lose all my strength
Samson
What language is the Old Testament written in?
Hebrew
How many days did it rain during the flood?
40 days
What did the Israelites do with the lamb's blood so that the angel of death wouldn't kill their firstborn sons?
They painted it on their doorframes
This woman laughed when an angel said she would have a son
Sarah
How many men did Gideon end up taking with him to fight against their enemies?
Only 300
How many books are in the Bible total?
66 books
Who was Jacob's twin brother?
Esau
Once the Israelites left Egypt, how did they know where to go?
God guided them with a pillar of fire by night and a pillar of smoke/cloud by day
This Moabite woman followed her mother in-law back to Bethlehem
Ruth
What does Naomi mean?
Pleasant or full
Name the first five stories on our Sunday school timeline.
Creation, Fall, Cain and Abel, the Flood, Tower of Babel
Who was Hagar's son?
Ishmael
Name the ten commandments (don't have to be in order)
You shall have no other gods before me, you shall not make idols, you shall not take God's name in vain, remember the Sabbath day, honor your father and mother, do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not lie, do not covet
This man really liked to test God by using fleeces
Gideon
What is gleaning?
When farmers harvested their crops, they had to leave some extra behind for the poor/homeless to take from
Name at least 6 of Jacob's sons (+100 if you get all 12)
Joseph, Benjamin, Reuben, Gad, Asher, Dan, Naphtali, Judah, Levi, Isaachar, Simeon, Zebulun
What dream did Joseph interpret for Pharaoh?
In the dream, there were seven fat cows and seven skinny cows. The skinny cows ate all the fat cows but they stayed skinny even after eating the fat cows.
Name all ten plagues (doesn't have to be in order)
The Nile turns to blood, gnats, frogs, flies, locusts, livestock dies, hail, darkness, boils, death of firstborn
The two spies who went into the Promised Land
Caleb and Joshua
Gideon's name was changed to __________.
Jerubaal