What did David want everyone to know about the defeat of Goliath? (1 Samuel 17:46-47)
There is a God in Israel that saves without sword and spear.
100
What was the name of Solomon's older brother that tried to take the throne? (1 Kings 1:5)
Adonijah
100
Name three types of Psalms.
Praise, thanksgiving, and lament.
100
What prophet learned that we cannot thwart God's plans for us?
Jonah
100
Name one of the things listed in the middle column or margins of your Bible pages.
Study notes, cross-references, maps, and textual variants.
200
What is the Davidic Covenant?
God would establish his kingdom and it would last forever.
200
What did Solomon ask for from God? (1 Kings 3:5-9)
Wisdom and understanding.
200
From the Bible or Not?
“God helps those who help themselves.”
Popularized by Benjamin Franklin and contrary to Scripture. (Read your Bible to know what is not in the Bible.)
200
What message did God want Jonah to preach to the Ninevites, and why didn't he want to preach?
Repent for God will destroy the city. Jonah wanted them destroyed.
200
How can we keep ourselves from sinning?
Read the Bible. Pray. Talk to godly counsel. (Secular psychology is based on humanism and contradicts God's Word.)
300
Name three of the Ten Commandments David broke with Bathsheba.
Do not murder; do not covet; do not commit adultery. (Ultimately against God, not just Uriah and Bathsheba).
300
What conditional promise did God make to Solomon? (1 Kings 3:14)
If Solomon obeyed God, then God would give him long life. (Many conditional promises in the OT.)
300
From the Bible or Not?
“Patience is a virtue.”
Attributed to Aristotle, but patience is a fruit of the Spirit. (Read your Bible to know what is in your Bible.)
300
Elijah prayed and caused what to happen? (1 Kings 17:1, 17:21, 18:36-37, James 5:17-18)
Drought. Boy to come alive again. Fire to consume the offering. Rain.
300
In what four parts are the Old Testament books ordered?
History (Genesis-Esther), Poetry (Psalms-Song of Solomon), Major Prophets (Isaiah-Daniel), Minor Prophets (Hosea-Malachi)
400
What story did Nathan tell David?
The rich man stole the poor man's lamb and killed it instead of his own. (We can use stories to help others understand their sin.)
400
Where does wisdom come from? (Colossians 2:3, 1 Corinthians 2:14)
Christ & The Spirit
400
What is the purpose of the book of Proverbs? (Proverbs 1:2-4)
To know wisdom and instruction... understanding... justice... judgment... equity... discretion.
400
What happened to Elijah in front of Elisha? (2 Kings 2:11)
He was taken to heaven in chariots of fire and horses of fire.
400
Name two supposed Bible contradictions we discussed this quarter.
Number of Solomon's horse & chariots. God loves, God hates. Bats aren't birds. Women at the tomb. Genealogy of Jesus in Matthew and Luke. God blesses, God punishes. Train up a child and he will not depart.
500
Where did the plans for the temple come from? (1 Chronicles 28:19)
God gave them to David. (Today God dwells in us instead of the magnificent temple.)
500
How can we get wisdom?
Read the Bible. Pray. Talk to godly counsel.
500
What does it mean to “Fear the Lord”?
Have reverence for who God is and have fear of His wrath and judgment.
500
Who cured Naaman and how?
God cured Naaman when he humbled himself and washed in the river as Elisha said. (Trust and obey. Not saved by doing good works or paying money.)
500
How did Jesus confirm that Jonah was a real historical account? (Matthew 12:38–41, 16:1–4)
For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.