Old Testament General Questions
What is the first book of the Bible?
Genesis
What is a prophet's job?
Hear from God and tell the people what God is saying.
What book of the Old Testament tells about Israel escaping Egypt? Hint - this books name means exit.
Exodus
Who were the first two people that God ever created?
Adam and Eve
True or false, there is a story in the Old Testament about a king so fat that he got stabbed in the stomach with a sword, and the fat went all around it, and you couldn't even see the sword anymore. Then he pooped himself and died.
True - Judges 3:12-25
What does Genesis mean?
Beginning
Name two prophets.
Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Jeremiah, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
What book of the Bible talks about a giant fish swallowing a prophet and throwing him up at the city of Nineveh?
Jonah
This person in the Old Testament had the WORST DAY EVER, but then God made it all better, and we learned that even Satan has to bow down and listen to God.
Job
What does testament mean?
Promise. People weren't able to follow God's old promise, so He made a new one through Jesus, allowing us to overcome our sin problem.
How many years were the Israelites slaves in Egypt before God rescued them through Moses?
400 years
The prohpets are split up into two catagories what are they?
Major Prophets and Minor Prophets
What is the only Old Testament book named after a woman? She saved all of Israel from being killed!
Esther
This person had to face a giant in war and eventually became the second human king of Israel.
David
True or False - The Old Testament tells a story of a man so strong he could rip an adult lion in half with his bare hands.
True - Judges 13-16 tells the story of Samson, who, despite not listening to God very often, was given superhuman strength by God to rip off iron doors, rip lions in half, and even break down columns to completely destroy a stadium.
Who was the first King of Israel, and who was the first Human king of Israel?
God and Saul
The number of words in the books. The major prophets are much longer than the minor prophets.
What book of the Old Testament is a song book?
Psalms
This person led the Israelites out of Egypt and to the Promised Land, but wasn't allowed to enter because he hit a rock to get water out of it instead of speaking to it, as he was so frustrated by the Israelites' complaints.
Moses
True or false - Moses brought 2 of every kind of animal onto the ark.
False - Noah brought animals on the ark and there were 2 of every kind of animal they were not allowed to eat and 7 of every kind of animal they were allowed to eat.
What are the divisions of the Old Testament - hint - 5,12,5,5,12
5 - Law Books or Pentetuech
12 - Historical
5 - Writings or Poetical
5 - Major Prophets
12 - Minor Prophets
Who is the prophet who was placed in a lion's den but came out alive?
Daniel
What book of the Old Testament is full of famous wisdom and often called the book of wisdom? Hint - It was written by David and one of his sons.
Proverbs
This person is known as the weeping prophet, because he was told by God that the Israelites wouldn't listen to his warnings. He cried while prophesying, telling the people that they needed to repent, but they didn't listen to him for over 40 years, and finally, the Israelites were punished.
Jeremiah
True or False? Pastor Craig's middle name is Steven.
False - Pastor Craig's Middle name is Ian