From our Memory Verse
Dynamic David!
Judgmental Jonah & Evangelistic Elijah
Solomon & Son
100
Fill in the blank: “But the Lord said to ______, ‘Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature..."
“But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature..."
100
How many other sons of Jesse passed before Samuel before Samuel got to David?
7! David was the 8th son
100
What is Jonah's immediate reaction when God tells him to go to Ninevah?
Goes in the opposite direction!
"But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish." Jonah 1:3
100
What did Solomon ask God for and what did God think about this request?
Wisdom, and it pleased the Lord!
10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for wisdom. 11 So God replied, “Because you have asked for wisdom in governing my people with justice and have not asked for a long life or wealth or the death of your enemies— 12 I will give you what you asked for! I will give you a wise and understanding heart such as no one else has had or ever will have!
200
Finish the verse: "For man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord ...
...but the Lord looks at the heart.’”
1 Samuel 16:7
200
What kind of person was David? (meaning, what was his heart like, that God selected him as the next king?)
He had a heart that sought after God and His will (and repented when he sinned)
200
What does it mean when we say God is merciful?
He does not give us what our sins deserve. He limits the extent of pain. He makes His gospel known in places where people have turned their back on Him.
200
What was the name of Solomon's son who succeeded him? (became king after him)
Rehoboam
300
What is the context of 1 Samuel 16:7? What event is God talking about when He says, "Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him"?
Samuel has gone to Jesse's sons to anoint the next king
300
Even though Goliath was a huge giant, how do we know that David wasn’t just a young, weak little guy? What evidence do we have that he had trusted the Lord before?
1 Sam 16:18 One of the servants said to Saul, “One of Jesse’s sons from Bethlehem is a talented harp player. Not only that—he is a brave warrior, a man of war, and has good judgment. He is also a fine-looking young man, and the Lord is with him.”
Also, he had killed lions and bears while keeping watch over his sheep (1 Sam 17:34-37)
300
Which of the following would NOT be a correct theme from the book of Jonah:
A: God is consistently merciful and kind
B. Some people are beyond God's reach
C: You can’t run or hide from God
D: It’s not up to humans to decide on God’s plan because He is sovereign.
B. Some people are beyond God's reach
God proved Himself merciful, kind, omnipotent and omnipresent in Jonah's story!
300
True or false: Rehoboam was a wise king like Solomon and he followed the Lord with his whole heart.
FALSE: He listened to the young advisors, the kingdom split, and Judah fell into idolatry
400
In 1 Chronicles 29:10–11 David lists 5 things that are the Lord's. Name at least one of them!
Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the victory and the majesty; for all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord...
400
How does David’s life foreshadow the Lord Jesus? Or, what is a connection between David and Jesus?
(foreshadow = gives an early picture or hint of something greater that will happen later)
David: A shepherd in Israel (1 Sam 16:11)Jesus: The Good Shepherd who lays down His life for the sheep
David: Chosen by God to be king (1 Sam 16:12-13) Jesus: Eternal King, with a heavenly kingdom, Jesus came from David’s line
David: Protected God’s people from the threat of Goliath by defeating him in God’s strength (1 Sam 17:50) Jesus delivered us (humans) from our greatest enemy, sin and death
400
What at least 1 thing these passages about Elijah and the prophets of Baal show us about God? (God's character or His actions)
-God lets people make their own decisions about Him and doesn’t force them to believe (prophets of Baal)
-God takes care of His people (took care of Elijah by providing daily food and water, during a drought and famine), took care of Elijah after Mt. Carmel
-God is omnipotent, all powerful (He controlled the weather and sent fire to burn up the sacrifice, the altar and stones, the soil and even the water they had filled around the altar 3 times)
400
What was Solomon's downfall? (Describe what he did)
He accumulated horses, chariots, gold and silver, and foreign wives.
He disobeyed God and worshiped the idols his foreign wives worshiped.
500
Fill in the blank: 1 Chronicles 29:11 ends with David saying the Lord is exalted as ____ over all.
head
500
When David is confronted about his sin, how does he react in 2 Sam 12:1-25 and Psalm 51?
Acknowledged he sinned against God and repented of his sin
2 Samuel 12: 13, Psalm 51:4 “Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight; so You are right in your verdict and justified when You judge”
Psalm 51: 16-17 You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart You, God, will not despise.
500
What does God do when Elijah is discouraged after Mt Carmel?
A. Tells Elijah he needs to trust God more
B. Sends a messanger to Jezebel to remind her God is in control
C. Sends Elisha to encourage Elijah
D. Feeds Elijah, speaks to him, and reminds him of other followers of God
D. Feeds Elijah, speaks to him, and reminds him of other followers of God
500
Solomon built God a physical temple. Today, where is God's temple?
In believers! I Corinthians 3:16 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?
"...For we are the temple of the living God..."I Corinth 6:16