Bible Content C (Chappell/Meek)

Question 1

Adam

Answer 1

1. First man and father of all humans (Gen. 1–2)
2. Recipient of the Adamic Covenant
3. Brought sin into the world by his disobedience (Gen. 3)

Question 2

Abraham

Answer 2

1. Recipient of the Abrahamic Covenant (Gen. 12; 15; 17)
2. Disbelieved God’s promises and sought to conceive an heir by his maidservant, Hagar (Gen. 16)
3. Nearly sacrificed his firstborn son, Isaac, out of obedience to God (Gen. 22)

Question 3

Joseph

Answer 3

1. One of Jacob’s twelve sons
2. Nearly died at his brothers’ hands after sharing a dream with them in which he ruled over them (Gen. 37)
3. Ruled Egypt as Pharaoh’s second-in-command and delivered his people from famine (Gen. 41–50)

Question 4

Moses

Answer 4

1. Adopted son of Pharaoh’s daughter and Israelite whom God raised up to deliver his people from Egyptian slavery
2. Spoke with God and received the Law from him on Mount Sinai (Gen. 19–24)
3. Disobeyed God by striking a rock and was refused entry into the Promised Land (Num. 20)

Question 5

Deborah

Answer 5

1. Prophetess and judge who, alongside Barak, helped to deliver Israel from Jabin and Sisera at the Battle of Kishon (Judg. 4)
2. Composed a song of triumph detailing the battle (Judg. 5)

Question 6

Ruth

Answer 6

(Ruth)
1. Moabite daughter-in-law of Naomi and eventual wife of Boaz
2. Mother of Obed and great grandmother of David in the Messianic line

Question 7

Joshua

Answer 7

1. Successor of Moses and leader of Israel (Num. 27; Josh. 1)
2. Spied out Canaan and gave a favorable report along with Caleb (Num. 13)
3. Led Israel across the Jordan and around Jericho, inaugurating their conquest of the land (Josh. 3–5)

Question 8

Gideon

Answer 8

1. Judge who delivered Israel from Midian (Judg. 6–8)
2. Made an ephod which led Israel back into idolatry (Judg. 8)

Question 9

Samuel

Answer 9

1. Child prayed for by his mother, Hannah, and dedicated to God (1 Sam. 1)
2. Prophet, last judge, and ‘king-maker’ of Israel who anointed both Saul and David (1 Sam. 10; 16)

Question 10

David

Answer 10

1. King of Israel and “man after God’s own heart” who succeeded Saul and preceded Solomon
2. Defeated Goliath to demonstrate his designation as Israel’s next king (1 Sam. 17)
3. Was promised an eternal kingship (2 Sam. 17; 1 Chron. 17)
4. Impregnated Bathsheba and killed her husband Uriah to cover up his sin (2 Sam. 11–12; Ps. 51)
5. Authored numerous Psalms

Question 11

Solomon

Answer 11

1. Son of David and Bathsheba and King of Israel who built and dedicated the temple (1 Kings 5–8)
2. Had numerous wives and concubines which led him into idolatry and threatened the unity of Israel (1 Kings 11)
3. Renowned for his wisdom (1 Kings 3–4; 10) and wisdom literature (Ps. 72; 127; Prov.; Eccles.; Song of Sol.)

Question 12

Rehoboam

Answer 12

1. Son of Solomon and first King of Judah
2. Rashly followed advice from peers rather than wise elders, prompting the division of the united kingdom of Israel (1 Kings 12)

Question 13

Jeroboam son of Nebat

Answer 13

1. First king of Israel who led a revolt against Rehoboam after receiving a prophecy that he would rule ten tribes (1 Kings 11–12)
2. Led Israel into idolatry by setting up high places at Dan and Beersheba

Question 14

Elijah

Answer 14

1. Prophet to the northern kingdom of Israel during the reigns of Ahab and Ahaziah who opposed idolatry to Baal (1 Kings 17)
2. Was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (2 Kings 2)

Question 15

Elisha

Answer 15

1. Prophet to the northern kingdom of Israel during the reigns of Jehoram (Joram) and Jehu
2. Performed a number of miracles, including raising a Shunnamite woman’s son from the dead (2 Kings 4)

Question 16

Hezekiah

Answer 16

1. Thirteenth king of the southern kingdom of Judah who instituted religious reforms and improved the nation’s prosperity (2 Kings 18)
2. Asked God for more life while on his deathbed but did not avert the judgment prophesied on his descendants (2 Kings 20)

Question 17

Josiah

Answer 17

1. Sixteenth king of the southern kingdom of Judah to whom Hilkiah the high priest brought the recently found Book of the Law (2 Kings 22)
2. Reformed Israel by removing high places and reinstituting the Passover (2 Kings 23)
3. Died at the hand of Pharaoh Neco (2 Kings 23)

Question 18

Jeremiah

Answer 18

1. Prophet to the southern kingdom of Judah during the reigns of Josiah, Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah and into exile
2. Prophesied a return to covenant faithfulness within Israel sometime after exile (Jer. 31)

Question 19

Ezekiel

Answer 19

1. Prophet (from a priestly family) to the southern kingdom of Judah in exile in Babylon (Ezek. 1)
2. Unique for his “acted sermons” (Ezek. 3–5; 12; 24) and reiteration of the new covenant (Ezek. 11; 36)

Question 20

Daniel

Answer 20

1. Prophet to the southern kingdom of Judah during exile in Babylon (Dan. 1)
2. Interpreted Nebuchadnezzar’s dream (Dan. 2) and endured Darius’ lion’s den (Dan. 6) while remaining faithful to God
3. Had a series of apocalyptic visions, including one of a son of man (Dan. 7–12)

Question 21

Nehemiah

Answer 21

1. Cupbearer to King Araxerxes during the souther kingdom of Judah’s exile in Persia
2. Governor of Jerusalem who led the rebuild of the fallen city following the return from exile

Question 22

Malachi

Answer 22

1. Prophet to the post-exilic community
2. Final prophet of the Old Testament and contemporary of Nehemiah