Promise and Privilege
To whom did God promise that his children should be in numbers as the stars in heaven?
Abraham - Genesis 15:5 (ESV) - And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”
What is the final word of the Bible?
Amen - Revelation 22:21
What was the first of the ten plagues in Egypt?
Exodus 7:20 (ESV) - Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded. In the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants he lifted up the staff and struck the water in the Nile, and all the water in the Nile turned into blood.
Who was swallowed by a great fish?
Jonah - Jonah 1:17
What happened after Adam and Eve sinned?
So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. - Genesis 3:23
What were the three major promises God gave to Abraham?
Seed, land, and blessing (Gen 12:1–3); 15:5–7); 17:2–8)
Which Psalm is the longest?
Psalm 119
Who trusted God enough to offer his only son?
Abraham - Genesis 22:9–12
Which prophet described the suffering servant?
Isaiah 53:5
But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed.
Why did Israel wander 40 years?
For forty years—one year for each of the forty days you explored the land—you will suffer for your sins and know what it is like to have me against you.’ - Numbers 14:34
What promise did God give David?
2 Samuel 7:12–13
12 When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
Who lived the longest in the Bible & how Many years?
Methuselah (969 years)
Genesis 5:27 -
Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
Who was the first person described as walking faithfully with God and was taken without dying?
Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. -Genesis 5:24
Who confronted King David about his sin?
Nathan - 2 Samuel 12:7
Why was David disciplined?
Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’ 2 Samuel 12:10
Of which person who was not of Abraham’s seed did God say, “I will make him a great nation?”
Ishmael - Genesis 17:20
What is the name of the city to which Lot escaped at the destruction of Sodom?
Zoar - Genesis 19:23
The sun had risen on the earth when Lot came to Zoar.
Who suggested that Joseph interpret the dreams of Pharaoh?
The cupbearer - Genesis 41:12-13
What was the first prophecy?
The victory over Satan of the seed of the woman (Genesis 3:15)
15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”
Why did Ananias and Sapphira die?
Acts 5:3–5
3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? 4 Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.”
5 When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened.
What promise is sealed by the Spirit?
And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit - Ephesians 1:13
The promise sealed by the Spirit, often called the "Holy Spirit of promise," guarantees believers their eternal inheritance and final redemption.
Which book never mentions God by name?
Esther - Esther 1:1
Who said, “As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord”?
But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. - Joshua 24:15 (Joshua's farewell address).
Who saw a valley of dry bones?
Ezekiel -
The Valley of Dry Bones
The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2 He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. 3 He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” [...]
Ezekiel 37:1–10
What happens to false teachers?
But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. - 2 Peter 2:1