ROOT CHECK
This parable describes four types of soil and how each received the Word.
What is the parable of the sower? (Luke 8:5–15)
This man built his house upon a rock.
Who is the wise man? (Matthew 7:24–25)
He built an ark before it ever rained.
Who is Noah?
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and this to my path.
What is a light? (Psalm 119:105)
This man, despite losing his children, riches, and health, said, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him.”
Who is Job? (Job 13:15)
In John 15, Jesus said this about the branch that doesn’t bear fruit.
What is "He taketh away?” (John 15:2)
He faced a giant with just a sling and five stones, trusting not in weapons but in the name of the LORD.
Who is David?
He declared, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
Who is Joshua?
In the armor of God, the Word of God is called this.
What is the sword of the Spirit? (Ephesians 6:17)
God tested this man by asking him to offer his only son as a burnt offering.
Who is Abraham? (Genesis 22:2)
Psalm 92:12–13 says the righteous shall grow like this tree of Lebanon.
What is a cedar?
She risked her life by going before the king, saying “If I perish, I perish.”
Who is Esther?
She said to Naomi, “Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.”
Who is Ruth?
This book opens with a blessing for the man who does not walk in ungodly counsel.
What is Psalms? (Psalm 1:1)
She was tested when asked to let go of her only meal during a famine—and gave it to a prophet.
Who is the widow of Zarephath? (1 Kings 17:12–15)
This is the first fruit listed among the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22.
What is love?
David says in Psalm 62, God is both his rock and this.
What is salvation? (Psalm 62:2,6)
They refused to bow and were cast into the burning fiery furnace.
Who are Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego?
According to Hebrews 4:12, the Word of God is quick, powerful, and sharper than this.
What is a twoedged sword?
This man refused to stop praying even though it meant being thrown into a den of lions.
Who is Daniel? (Daniel 6:10–23)
This prophet described a tree planted by the waters, whose roots reach the river.
Who is Jeremiah? (Jeremiah 17:7–8)
God told this man to stand upon a rock while His glory passed by.
Who is Moses? (Exodus 33:22)
He preached boldly, saw heaven open, and was stoned to death.
Who is Stephen?
This prophet ate the scroll and said it was sweet as honey in his mouth.
Who is Ezekiel? (Ezekiel 3:3)
He was imprisoned, abandoned, and eventually beheaded—yet remained rooted in proclaiming truth.
Who is John the Baptist? (Matthew 14:3–10)