Find below 12 questions, the first six are from the Hebrew Scriptures and the next six are from the New Testament. Pronunciations are shown in brackets. The answers will appear at the bottom of this page. God bless you. – Dr. Dan.
- In WHAT book of the Bible is the word “love” used for the first time?
- WHAT hostile nomadic tribe was the first to attack the Israelites after they had crossed the Red Sea?
- Although her name does not appear in the Bible, WHAT, according to rabbinical tradition, is the name of David’s mother?
- ARE the Mosaic plagues of Exodus tied to Egyptian gods and goddesses?
- In Exodus 32:15-16, the Bible says the hand of God engraved the Ten Commandments on two stone tablets. Did God write on one side or both sides of each tablet?
- In WHAT book of the Bible would you find detailed prophesy about a “Third Temple,” or future rebuilt temple in Jerusalem?
- On Palm Sunday, in addition to Jesus entering the city, Pontius Pilate also arrived in Jerusalem by way of the West Gate. Pilate didn’t live in Jerusalem, WHERE did Pilate normally live?
- In Biblical times, all males 20-years-old and older were required to pay an annual temple tax. HOW MUCH was it?
- Cited in all four Gospels is the story of a woman (identified as Mary of Bethany in Gospel of John) who anoints Jesus feet with a costly perfume. WHAT was it?
- Only recorded in the Gospel of Luke, WHAT is the last recorded miracle performed by Jesus?
- Following the crucifixion of Jesus, the veil in the Temple was rent, or torn from top to bottom. Although the Bible doesn’t specifically say the size of the veil, we know its size from the historian Josephus. WHAT size was it?
- On Easter Morning, Mary Magdalene goes to Jesus’ Tomb, which she finds empty. She speaks to two angels, then turns around to see Jesus, but she doesn’t recognize Him. WHO does she think He is?
Answers:
- Genesis 22:2, which reads: “Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”
- Amalekites; believed to have occurred in 1446 BC at Rephidim; the Israelites prevailed under the military command of Joshua, but aided by Moses’ lifted arms from a hill above
- Nitzevet [NIT-ZEH-VET], although she was one of Jesse’s wives, she switched places with a servant girl who Jesse intended to marry, and then became pregnant with David; this deception caused both she and David to be treated as outcasts within the family
- Yes; each of the ten plagues are meant to show the power of God and the powerlessness of the Egyptian gods and goddesses; for example, the first plague in which the Nile River was turned to blood, targets Hapi, the Egyptian god of the Nile and also Osiris, the Egyptian god whose bloodstream was believed to be the Nile
- Both sides; the verse reads: “Moses turned and went down the mountain … The commandments were written on both sides of the stone, front and back.”
- Ezekiel Chapters 40-48; Ezekiel spends nine chapters detailing this future, rebuilt sanctuary in Jerusalem
- Caesarea Maritima; it was Roman port located on the Mediterranean Sea, built by King Herod the Great, sometime before 10 BC; it was 75-miles northwest of Jerusalem
- One-half shekel often paid with one silver Tyrian shekel covering two people; the half-shekel was equivalent to two-day’s wages; the Hebrew word “shekel” means “weight” and usually was equivalent to 0.35 ounces
- Nard, or spikenard; it is an aromatic amber-colored essential oil derived from the Nardostachys [NAR-DOH-STAK-EEZ] flowering plant (related to the Honeysuckle) that grows in the mountainous areas of Asia
- Healing of the ear; in Luke 22:50-51, Jesus touches the ear of the high priest’s servant (identified as Malchus in John 18:10) and heals him after Peter cut it off during Jesus’ arrest
- The Veil leading to the Holy of Holies was 60-feet tall, 30-feet wide and 4-inches thick
- A gardener; see John 20:14-15
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
2 Timothy 2:15