Books of the Holy Bible
Who were the writers of the Bible and
What stood behind the writers
Writers- Prophets, Kings and Disciples ofJesus
The Holy Spirit stood behind the writers of the Bible
Where is the Kauma " Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty by whose Glory, heaven and earth are full , Hosanna in the Highest" taken from in the bible?
Isaiah 6:3
What was Gods covenant with Abraham that was done as a ritual and how old was the child before this was done
Circumcission
8th day of age
What were Moses parents name?
What is the meaning of Moses?
Amran and Jochebed of the tribe of Levi
Drawn out of water
The crossing of the Red Sea is likened to what sacrament
The Holy Baptism
What were the visions revealed from God to the people who wrote the Bible
Creation of the Universe
The Origin of Mankind
The Begining of Sin and Suffering in the world
Gods way of Salvation
Why was Cain jealous of Abel?
What did Cain do to Abel because of his jealousy?
God was pleased with the offerings of Abel and not of Cain
Cain killed his brother Abel
Who did Isaac marry and what were the names of his sons?
Rebecca daughter of Bethuel
Esau and Jacob
How many members of Josephs family settled in Egypt
Why did Moses kill the Egyptian?
70
Because he was beating up a fellow Israelite
What did Moses use in Marah to change the bitter water to sweet
What does this signify?
A tree
The tree refers to Jesus, he came down to the world to remove the biterness of sin and death and to give us everlasting life
How was the Holy Bible divided into 2 parts
And how many books total were there in the bible and in each part of the bible
Old Testament- Gods dealings upto the coming of Jesus Christ
New Testament- Gods works through Jesus Christ
Bible has 73 books- Old Testament 46
New Testament 27
Name the sons of Noah
Why did God bring the floods in the time of Noah?
Shem, Hamand and Japheth
Because of all the evil among men, Noah was the only just and good man
What was the name of the place that Jacob slept and had a dream or vision?
What was the vision or dream Jacob had?
Luz
There was a ladder from the ground up to the heavens with angels ascending and descending, then God appeared to Jacob saying "I am the Lord, the God of Abrahamand Isaac, the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants"
Who brought Moses up in the Pharoahs palace and who nursed him?
Pharoahs daughter and nursed by his mother
Write 5 of the 10 commandments
I am the Lord your God, you shall not have any other Gods before me
You shall not make yourself a graven image or anything that is in heaven above or in earth beneath or that is in the water under the earth
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain
Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it Holy
Honor your Father and your Mother
You shall not kill
You shall not commit adultery
You shall not steal
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor
You shall not covet anything that is your neighbors
What is the difference between the Orthodox Bible and the Protestant Bible that we use?
Orthodox bible has 73 books-Tobit, Judith, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach and Baruch
are not in the protestant bible and Psalms has an extra chapter Psalm 151
Protestant Bible- 66 books and Psalms 150 chapters
What was the name of the place where the evil people planned to build a tower and name the tower they planned to build?
How was God able to foil that plan?
Shinmar, Tower of Babel
God created so many languages that they were not able communicate with each other and hence could not build the tower
What were the names of the sons of Jacob and what did they represent?
At the birth of which son did Rachel, Jacobs wife die?
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Isaachar, Zebulun, Joseph, Benjamin, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher
They represent the 12 tribes of Israel
Benjamin
What happened to the Burning Bush?
What did God say to Moses from the Burning Bush
It was burning but not consumed
God said " Moses, Moses, do not come near, put off your shoes from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is Holy ground"
On what were the two tablets of the 10 commandments placed and in what tent?
Ark of the Covenant in the Tent of meeting
The story of Noahs Ark and the Floods is described in which chapter of which book in the Bible
7 th chapter of the 1st book of the bible Genesis
What does Abraham mean?
How old was Abraham when he had Isaac?
Father of Many nations
100 years old
How much money did Joseph's brother sell him for?
What was Pharoahs dream and how did Joseph interpret it to come true?
Twenty sheckels of silver
There were 7 fine and fat cows coming from the Nile, after that 7 gaunt and ugly cows
There were 7 plump and good heads of grain on one stalk, then 7 thin and blight heads sprang up and swallowed the 7 plump heads
After 7 years of plenty, there will 7 years of famine
What were the plaques sent by God on Egypt
Water of Nile turned to Blood
The land was filled with Frogs
The dust of the Earth became gnats
The land was filled with swarms of flies
All their cattle died
Boils came on the Egyptians
Hail rained on Egypt
The land was filled with locusts
Darkness for 3 days
All the First born sons in Egypt were killed
Where did God call Moses to build a sanctuary for God to dwell in their midst?
Mount Sinai