Dig Site 11 - Blue Level Questions Flashcards
What happened when Paul and his companions tried to enter Bithynia?
The Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to enter.
“When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to.”
(16:7)
– They passed easily through the border.
– The border guards questioned them heavily.
– The Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to enter.
– They changed their minds and left.
Who said, “‘Come over to Macedonia and help us’”?
The Macedonian man in Paul’s vision
“During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, ‘Come over to Macedonia and help us.’”
(16:9)
– The Macedonian man in Paul’s vision
– A Macedonian beggar on the road to Troas
– The Macedonian government
– The church in Macedonia
When did Paul and his companions get ready to leave for Macedonia?
At once after Paul had seen the vision
“After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.”
(16:10)
– At once after Paul had seen the vision
– After they preached in Bithynia
– After praying about it
– A few days after Paul had seen the vision
What did Paul and his companions expect to find outside the city gate at the river?
A place of prayer
“On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there.”
(16:13)
– People to talk to
– A place of prayer
– Something to eat
– All of the above
Who was Lydia?
All of the above
“One of those listeneing was a woman from the city of Tyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.”
(16:14)
– A dealer in purple cloth
– A woman from Thyatira
– A worshiper of God
– All of the above
What did the Lord do to Lydia?
He “opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.”
“One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.”
(16:14)
– “He gave her a vision.”
– He hardened her heart as a sign to Paul that they should not be there.
– He “opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.”
– He gave her the ability to tell the future.
What happened after Paul became annoyed and said to the spirit, “‘In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her’”?
All of the above
“She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, ‘In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!’ At that moment the spirit left her. When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities. They brought them before the magistrates and said, ‘These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice.’”
(16:18–20)
– The spirit left the slave.
– The owners of the slave seized Paul and Silas.
– Paul and Silas were brought before the magistrates.
– All of the above
Who dragged Paul and Silas into the marketplace when they realized that their hope of making money was gone?
The owners of the slave
“When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities.”
(16:19)
– The shopkeepers
– The high priests
– The owners of the slave
– The government leaders
What did the magistrates order to be done to Paul and Silas?
To be stripped and beaten
“The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.”
(16:22)
– To be stripped and beaten
– To be set free
– To be fined to pay for their damages
– To be exiled from their country
What happened to Paul and Silas after they were ordered to be stripped and beaten?
All of the above
“The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods. After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.”
(16:22–24)
– They were severely flogged.
– They were thrown into prison.
– Their feet were fastened in the stocks.
– All of the above
What did Paul and Silas do at about midnight in prison?
Prayed and sang hymns to God
“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.”
(16:25)
– Chanted, “Set us free!”
– Begged the jailer to set them free
– Prayed and sang hymns to God
– Asked for something to eat
What happened when a violent earthquake shook the foundations of the prison?
All of the above
“Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of hte prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose. The Jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought th prisoners had escaped.”
(16:26–27)
– The prison doors flew open.
– Everyone’s chains came loose.
– The jailer woke up.
– All of the above
Why did Paul shout, “‘Don’t harm yourself! We are all here’”?
The jailer was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.
“The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. But Paul shouted, ‘Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!’”
(16:27–28)
– Silas though Paul had abandoned him
– The jailer was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.
– The other prisoners began to fight each other.
– The magistrate was about to beat the jailer for setting them free.
What did the jailer ask Paul and Silas?
“‘What must I do to be saved?’”
“The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. He then brought them out and asked, ‘Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’”
(16:29–30)
– “‘How did this happen?’”
– “‘Are you magicians?’”
– “‘What must I do to be saved?’”
– “‘Where did you come from?’”
Who washed Paul and Silas’s wounds?
The jailer
“At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized.”
(16:33)
– The jailers wife
– The jailer
– Barnabas and Mark
– The apostles
