Bible exam Flashcards

semester 1

1
Q

how did King Ahasuerus signal to Queen Esther his permission to come before the throne

A

he held out his septor

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2
Q

what river did the Israelites cross on dry ground

A

Jordan River

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3
Q

who married Ruth after she and Naomi settled in Bethlehem

A

Boaz

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4
Q

where was the palace of King Ahasurerus

A

shushan

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5
Q

what did Samuel say would happen to Saul on his way home?

A
  • he would see a group of prophets prophesying
  • meet 3 men w/ offerings w/ 3 goats, loaves of bread, + a skin of wine
  • lost herd of donkeys
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6
Q

while attending at the king’s gate, what did Mordecai overhear?

A

a plot to assassinate the king

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7
Q

who was the first judge of Israel

A

Othniel

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8
Q

what did Samuel reply when the Lord called his name the last time?

A

Speak; for thy servant heareth

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9
Q

what left handed judge slew Eglon

A

Ehud

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10
Q

as a boy in the Tabernacle, how often did Samuel see his parents

A

once a year

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11
Q

how did God prepare Gideon’s army for battle?

A

he shrunk it

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12
Q

from whom did Samson deliver his people

A

Philistines

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13
Q

how was the Ark returned to Israel?

A

by using cows to pull a wagon

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14
Q

what woman persuaded Samson to tell her secret of his strength

A

Delilah

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15
Q

why did Saul come to Ramnah looking for Samuel?

A

he was looking for his father’s donkeys

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16
Q

how long did Modecai, Esther, and their friends fast

A

three days

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17
Q

name Ruth’s son who became the grandfather of King David

A

Obed

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18
Q

who saw Hannah praying in the Tabernacle and thought she was drunk?

A

Eli

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19
Q

why did Ai at first defeat Israel?

A

Achan’s sin

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20
Q

what attacked Samson near the vineyards on his way to Timnath

A

a lion

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21
Q

what did Gideon’s soldiers carry into battle against the Midianites

A

trumpets, torches, vases, and pitches with torches

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22
Q

name Eli’s two sons

A

Hophni and Phinehas

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23
Q

what was Gideon doing when God called him to fight the Midianites

A

threshing wheat

24
Q

who were Samuel’s parents?

A

Hannah and Elkanah

25
Q

what was Rahab to display to protect her household from destruction

A

Scarlett cord

26
Q

why did Haman want to kill Mordecai

A

he wouldn’t bow down to him

27
Q

where did the kings of the enemies of Israel hide before being discovered and destroyed by Joshua

A

in a cave

28
Q

how did Saul disobey God concerning the Amalekites

A

sparing the king and the animals

29
Q

how did the Jews dress to show their sadness at the law King Ahasuerus had passed?

A

they teared their clothes, wore sackcloth, and put ashes on their face

30
Q

Why did Eli’s sons take the Ark of the Covenant into battle?

A

In hopes of deafening the Philistines

31
Q

where did the Philistines place the Ark of the Covenant

A

in a temple of their god

32
Q

how did God make it clear the Philistines that they could not keep the Ark?

A

it spreader illness around every city it came to

33
Q

who tricked Israel into making a league with them

A

Gibbeonites

34
Q

what two reasons did the people of Israel give for wanting a king

A

they wanted to be like other nations and they wanted to be able to see the king. They didn’t want Samuel’s sons to rule

35
Q

what was the first city Israel conquered in the land of Canaan

A

Jericho

36
Q

who refused to go to King Ahasuerus’s banquet

A

Queen Vashti

37
Q

how was Ruth related to Naomi?

A

daughter-in-law

38
Q

in answer to Joshua’s prayers, what did God do to the sun?

A

he allowed it to stay for one day

39
Q

who had a gallows built 50 cubits (about 80 ft) high?

A

Haman

40
Q

what were the Gibbeonites forced to do for Israel after their trickery was exposed?

A

chop wood and carry water for them

41
Q

what was Israel’s cycle of living in the Promised Land

A

idolatry, bondage, repentance, deliverance, rest

42
Q

what does Samuel’s name mean

A

ask of God

43
Q

in what ways did Samson claim he could be restrained?

A
  • 7 bowstrings that haven’t been dried
  • new rope that’s never been used
  • weaving his hair into a loom
44
Q

how did Saul disobey God while waiting for Samuel in Gilgal

A

offering the burnt offering himself

45
Q

who killed Siseria and how?

A

Jael; with a tent spike through his temple

46
Q

which judge killed 600 Philistines with an ox goad

A

Shangar

47
Q

who raised Esther when she became an orphan

A

Mordecai

48
Q

how was Mordecai honored by Haman

A

with the king’s robes, he rode on a horse around the city while Haman shouted, “This is what the king does 4 someone her wants to honor!”

49
Q

what type of vow had Samson taken that forbade him to cut his hair

A

Nazarite vow

50
Q

what judgment of God fell upon the armies of the kings as they fled

A

hailstorm

51
Q

whom did Samuel anoint as king of Israel after God rejected Saul

A

David

52
Q

what small tribe in Israel was Saul from?

A

Benjamin

53
Q

whom did Joshua meet outside the walls of Jericho

A

the captain of the host

54
Q

where was Saul when the tribes of Israel came out to meet him

A

among the stuff

55
Q

how did Eli respond when he heard that the Ark of the Covenant had been captured

A

he was shocked and fell back, broke his neck and died