Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Songs
100
True of False: Job was an Israelite man of great wealth and great character
False - Job was not an Israelite. He and his friends are all identified as people not of Israel (Job specifically is from the land of Uz)
Job 1:1
100
True of False - All psalms are meant to be sung
False - many are just written as poetry. Psalm 119 for instance is an acrostic poem (meaning each section begins with the next letter of the alphabet) which shows us it was meant to be read, not sung.
100
True of False - The book of proverbs is attributed to King Solomon
True - The introduction of proverbs links the book to him. There are some sayings collected by other kings later in Israel's history, but most of the book is believed to be compiled under his reign if not written by him
100
True of False - The hit song "turn, turn, turn" from the 1960s is singing a poem from the book of Ecclesiastes
100
True of False - The Song of Songs is a different book than the Song of Solomon
False - these two names are interchangeably used for this book of the bible.
200
Why is Job the topic of discussion between God and the Satan?
Because the Satan believes Job only cares for God because he has such a good life. He claims if Job didn't have such a good life, he wouldn't care about God.
(Job 1)
200
Who is credited most frequently as an author of the pslams?
King David
200
What does the book of Proverbs say is the beginning of all wisdom?
The Fear of the Lord
Proverbs 9
200
Ecclesiastes is often attributed to King Solomon but the author never says he is Solomon. How is the speaker identified instead instead (1 minute to search)?
"The Teacher" or in Hebrew "Qohelet"
Ecclesiastes 1:1
200
There are three main voices that are used throughout the book, who are these three voices (1 minute to look)
A man, a woman, and the woman's friends
300
At the end of Job, God speaks to Job out of what natural phenomenon?
A whirlwind/ storm
Job 38
300
Which psalm does this famous phrase come from
"The Lord is my Shepherd/ I lack nothing / he makes me lie down in green pastures/ he leads me beside quiet waters / he refreshes my soul
Psalm 23
300
How is wisdom personified in the book of Proverbs?
Wisdom is personified as a noble woman
Proverbs 1:20-33, 3:13-20, 8, 9
300
The main sentiment of the book of Ecclesiastes is summed up by the phrase "hevel hevel, everything is utterly hevel! A chasing after the wind"
What is one translation of the Hebrew word hevel?
Meaningless, vanity, vapor
300
What kind of writing is the song of songs?
Poetry (specifically, poetry about love)
400
What does Job's wife say Job should do after he loses his estate?
"Curse God and die!"
Job 2:9
400
How many psalms are there total?
150 (151 if you are Catholic)
400
The proverbs focus on the general rule that if you do good, your life will turn out better. It does not focus on the exception.
The Bible project video says this by saying that the proverbs aren't about promises but about __________
Probabilities
400
The Teacher says many things are meaningless throughout the book, find five things that he concludes are ultimately meaningless/ chasing after the wind" (1 minute to search)
Possible answers: wisdom, pleasures, labor, advancement, riches, "everything!"
400
There's a long section where the man describes the beauty of the woman using metaphors of their time. Below is the literal depiction of this long description. What chapter does this come from? (1 minute to search)
Chapter 4
How beautiful you are, my darling!
Oh, how beautiful!
Your eyes behind your veil are doves.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
descending from the hills of Gilead.
2 Your teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn,
coming up from the washing.
Each has its twin;
not one of them is alone.
3 Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon;
your mouth is lovely.
Your temples behind your veil
are like the halves of a pomegranate.
4 Your neck is like the tower of David,
built with courses of stone;
on it hang a thousand shields,
all of them shields of warriors.
5 Your breasts are like two fawns,
like twin fawns of a gazelle
that browse among the lilies.
6 Until the day breaks
and the shadows flee,
I will go to the mountain of myrrh
and to the hill of incense.
7 You are altogether beautiful, my darling;
there is no flaw in you.
500
A majority of Job is him having conversations with three of his friends, name of one of these friends.
Zophar, Eliphaz, Bildad
(Elihu could count. he's not one of the main friends but speaks near the end of the book to Job)
500
There are three main types of psalms we covered in class. Name these three kinds of psalms.
Praise, Lament, Thanksgiving
500
The book of proverbs opens with a father's instructions to his child. How does the book of proverbs end?
With a mother's instructions to her child.
500
In the book the teacher gives a glimpse of what we should do with life when everything seems so meaningless. It finishes this verse
"There is something else meaningless that occurs on earth: the righteous who get what the wicked deserve and the wicked who get what the righteous deserve. This too I say is meaningless. So I command..." (1 minute to search)
...the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat, drink, and be glad"
(sometimes it's translated eat, drink, and be merry)
Ecclesiastes 8:15
500
Give three reasons why you think the song of songs is is included in the Bible (2 minutes to look through the book and come up with an answer).
Many acceptable answers here, but are three reasons from the Bible project video
1.) Love is one of God's greatest gifts to us
2.) The poem emphasizes love is more important than power (marriage often was about power in the ancient world like shown in Songs 8:11)
3.) The love shown in this poem are often thought to be a metaphor for Israel and God/ the church and Christ.