General OT
The Old Testament is also known as...
...the Hebrew Scriptures
**for a piece of candy, tell Laura the name of the person who had LOTS of bad things happen to him, and yet he remained faithful to God.**
Pharoah was concerned that the Israelites were growing too strong and so he decreed that every boy born to the Hebrews was to be thrown into the Nile River.
What did Moses' mom do to save him from possible death?
She placed him into a basket and floated it down the river, with sister Miriam keeping watch.
**for a piece of candy, tell Laura who found the basket and saved Moses from the river?**
What special garment did Joseph wear when he went to check on his brothers?
a colorful/ornate robe
These people symbolize the first man and woman. Were thrown out of the Garden of Eden.
Adam & Eve
What does the name of the first book of the Bible mean?
Genesis = beginning
The first 5 books of the Old Testament are called...
...the Pentateuch or the Torah (must say at least one of these for credit)
In the book of Exodus, the story of Moses, what name do the Israelites call God?
Yahweh
After throwing him into a pit and selling him to slave traders, what did Joseph's brothers do with the robe that Joseph was wearing
They put goat's blood on it and brought it to their father to show that Joseph had been killed.
This person made a covenant with God; a rainbow was the symbol.
Noah
**for a piece of candy, tell Laura who was promised a family that would be as many as the stars in the sky**
When the stories of the Bible were first written down, what were they written on?
clay tablets, pottery shards, or papyrus
(must say one of these for credit)
The second section of writing types in the Old Testament are called...
Historical Books
The Bible tells us that Moses probably had a speech impediment. Who helped Moses speak when he felt he could not?
Moses' brother, Aaron
What was Joseph's work while at Potiphar's house?
He was in charge of the household.
**for a piece of candy, tell Laura what Joseph did to win Pharoah's favor**
"hairy and ruddy"
firstborn twin of Isaac and Rebekah
a skillful hunter
Esau
Two books of the Bible have the names of women. What are they?
Ruth and Esther
The book of Proverbs is what type of writing?
Poetical and Wisdom writing
Name two of the "signs and wonders" (plagues) that Moses performed on behalf of God.
- Nile River into blood
- Plague of frogs
- Plague of Gnats
- Plague of Flies
- Plague on Livestock
- Plague of Boils
- Plague of Hail
- Plague of Locusts
- Plague of Darkness
- Plague of Death of Firstborn son
How did Joseph interpret the Pharoah's dream?
seven years of good crops followed by seven bad years of famine
a large number of the Psalms are attributed to this person; father to Solomon
David
There are 66 books in the Bible. How many are in the Old Testament and how many are in the new Testament?
Old Testament: 39
New Testament: 27
**for a piece of candy, tell Laura the names of Isaac and Rebekah's twin sons**
The Old Testament begins with what book and ends with what book?
begins with: Genesis
ends with: Malachi
**for a piece of candy, tell Laura what original language the old and new testaments are each written in**
Moses went up on Mt. Sinai, the same place he had encountered the burning bush, and there God gave him something. What did God give Moses and give two examples of what Moses was given...
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments were written by God upon two tablets of stone and then given to Moses on Mount Sinai. The record of the Ten Commandments can be found in the Bible, both in Exodus 20:2-17 and Deuteronomy 5:6-21.
Joseph eventually was reunited with his father. Who was Joseph's father?
Jacob
Built a stone memorial at Gilgal as a reminder of God's covenant.
Led the people in destroying the walls of Jericho.
Was Moses' assistant, and successor
Joshua
*for a piece of candy, tell Laura who Naomi was**
Name two kings whose stories are featured prominently in the Old Testament...
Acceptable Kings:
David, Saul, Solomon
**for a piece of candy, tell Laura what book of the Bible this came from "Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up."**