#ItsInTheBible
What books of the New Testament tell about the life of Jesus?
What are the Gospels:
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Jesus fasted this many days in the wilderness. (It's the same number of years Israel wandered through the wilderness.)
What is 40 days?
Mary didn't use a towel to wipe Jesus' feet after she anointed them ... she used this.
What is her hair.
Name of the city where Jesus was born.
What is Bethlehem?
This dude, a cousin of Jesus, baptized him in the Jordan river.
Who is John the Baptist?
The day when the Holy Spirit descended on the Disciples, giving the start of the Church in the New Testament.
What is Pentecost?
(Fifty days after Easter)
Jesus used how many of these two foods to feed the 5,000 (name the foods and how many).
What are 5 loaves (of bread) and 2 fishes.
Lazarus was the brother of these two faithful women.
• Mary and Elizabeth • Mary and Martha
• Mary Magdalene and the Other Mary
Who are Mary and Martha?
When Paul demanded a trial before Caesar, he began his journey to this historic city, in this country.
What is Rome, Italy?
In the OT, Joseph's brothers were jealous of him because their father Jacob gave Joseph this.
What is a coat of many colors?
The first five books of the Bible are called this, which means "The Law" in Hebrew.
What is the Torah?
Little David gathered 5 of these to take down Goliath (only one was needed to get the job done!)
What are stones for his slingshot.
This woman was the mother of Cain, Seth and Abel. In fact, her name means, "mother of all living."
Who is Eve?
The city and country where Jesus was crucified.
What is Jerusalem, Israel?
Noah sent out this animal first after the flood to scout for dry land.
What is a dove?
This Old Testament book contains love poetry by one of Israel's wisest kings.
What is Song of Solomon (or Song of Songs)?
The number of Jesus' Disciples at the Last Supper.
What are all 12?
When the king of Egypt threatened to kill all the Hebrew baby boys, Jochebed (JOCK-uh-bed) hid her baby, Moses, in this way.
What is in a basket in the Nile among the reeds.
This country was plagued by ten nasty plagues in the book of Exodus.
What is Egypt?
This little dude was the son of Abraham and Sarah.
Who is Isaac?
Which of these is NOT one of the Commandments?
• Honor the Sabbath • Do not kill • Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
• Honor your parents (and elders)
What is "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"?
That's called, "The Golden Rule"
When Jesus met a demon-possessed man, the man said his name was this, because so many demons tormented him.
What is Legion?
This merchant of purple cloth quickly became a believer in Jesus after hearing Paul preach in Philippi (PHIL-ip-PIE).
• Bathsheba • Phyllis • Lydia • Ruth
Who is Lydia?
Jesus had a long conversation with a woman at the well in this region of Israel. He also told a parable about a good man from the same region.
What is Samaria?
This fellow missionary was with Paul when an earthquake rocked the jailhouse where they were imprisoned.
(The name has a family connection to our group...)
Who is Silas?!