Old Testament Deep Cuts
Who was Melchizedek and what was his role?
King of Salem, priest of God Most High (Genesis 14).
Who wrote the Book of Acts?
Luke.
Who was Israel’s first king?
Saul.
Who was the only female judge of Israel?
Deborah.
Name 3 prophets that start with J.
Jeremiah, Joel, Jonah.
Which judge made a rash vow that cost him his daughter?
Jephthah (Judges 11).
Who was Paul’s companion on his first missionary journey?
Barnabas.
Which king found the Book of the Law during temple repairs and led a revival?
Josiah (2 Kings 22).
Who drove a tent peg through Sisera’s head?
Jael (Judges 4).
Name 3 kings that start with J.
Jehoshaphat, Jehu, Jehoiakim (etc.)
What object was placed in the Ark of the Covenant besides the tablets of the Law?
Aaron’s rod that budded and a jar of manna (Hebrews 9:4).
What was the name of the high priest before whom Paul defended himself in Acts 23?
Ananias.
Which prophet confronted King Ahab about his sin with Naboth’s vineyard?
Elijah (1 Kings 21).
Who was the woman that hid the Israelite spies in Jericho?
Rahab.
Name 3 people that start with Z.
Zechariah, Zerubbabel, Zacchaeus.
Who was the left-handed judge that killed King Eglon?
Ehud (Judges 3).
What was the occupation of Lydia, the first European convert?
Seller of purple cloth (Acts 16:14).
Which prophet married Gomer as a symbol of God’s relationship with Israel?
Hosea.
Which prophetess was the sister of Moses and Aaron?
Miriam.
Name 3 places that start with B.
Babylon, Bethel, Beersheba.
What prophet saw a valley of dry bones come to life?
Ezekiel (Ezekiel 37).
Who fell out of a window while Paul was preaching late at night and was raised back to life?
Eutychus (Acts 20:9).
Who was the king of Judah when Sennacherib of Assyria attacked Jerusalem?
Hezekiah (2 Kings 18–19).
Who was David’s wife that mocked him for dancing before the Ark?
Michal (2 Samuel 6).
Name 5 women that start with M.
Mary (mother of Jesus), Mary Magdalene, Miriam, Martha, Michal.