Dig Site 4

Question 1

What were the Hellenistic Jews complaining about? (6:1)

Answer 1

1.“Their men didn’t have any work.”
2.“Their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.”
3.Both answers are correct.

Question 2

Who was going to give their attention to prayer and the ministry of the Word? (6:2-4)

Answer 2

1.Only Peter and John
2.Stephen and those with him
3.The Twelve

Question 3

Who was a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit? (6:5)

Answer 3

1.Stephen
2.Nicolas
3.Philip

Question 4

Which of the following did the apostles choose as part of the group of seven? (6:5)

Answer 4

1.Nicodemus
2.Philip and Stephen
3.Both answers are correct.

Question 5

What did the apostles do for Stephen, Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas? (6:5-6)

Answer 5

1.They prayed.
2.They “laid their hands on them.”
3.Both answers are correct.

Question 6

What happened with the word of God after the apostles appointed the seven men? (6:7)

Answer 6

1.It disappeared.
2.It spread.
3.It was used only in the temple.

Question 7

What could the members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen not stand up against? (6:9-10)

Answer 7

1.The wisdom the Spirit gave Stephen
2.Saul’s threats
3.Both answers are correct.

Question 8

Whom did the men say Stephen was speaking blasphemous words against? (6:11)

Answer 8

1.Moses
2.God
3.Both answers are correct.

Question 9

What was Stephen’s face like when the Sanhedrin looked intently at him? (6:15)

Answer 9

1.“His face was full of fear.”
2.“His face was like the face of an angel.”
3.“His face was as white as a ghost.”

Question 10

How were the members of the Sanhedrin just like their ancestors? (7:51)

Answer 10

1.They always resisted the Holy Spirit!
2.They did not give food to widows.
3.They always followed the Holy Spirit.

Question 11

When the members of the Sanhedrin heard what Stephen had to say, how did they react? (7:54)

Answer 11

1.“They were furious.”
2.They “gnashed their teeth at him.”
3.Both answers are correct.

Question 12

What did Stephen see when he looked up to heaven? (7:55-56)

Answer 12

1.He saw the angels bowing at the feet of God.
2.He saw Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
3.He saw the apostles next to Jesus.

Question 13

At whose feet did the witnesses lay their coats? (7:58)

Answer 13

1.At Saul’s feet
2.At Stephen’s feet
3.At Peter’s feet

Question 14

What did Stephen pray while he was being stoned? (7:59)

Answer 14

1.“Lord Jesus, take this punishment from me”
2.“Lord Jesus, punish these people.”
3.“Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

Question 15

What happened after Stephen said, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them”? (7:60)

Answer 15

1.He broke free.
2.He fell asleep, meaning that he died.
3.He was taken to prison.

Question 16

Who approved of the killing of Stephen? (8:1)

Answer 16

1.Saul
2.Peter
3.John

Question 17

What broke out against the church in Jerusalem after Stephen’s death? (8:1)

Answer 17

1.Many plagues
2.The Holy Spirit
3.A great persecution

Question 18

What did Saul do to destroy the church? (8:3)

Answer 18

1.He preached in the temple.
2.“He dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.”
3.Both answers are correct.

Question 19

According to James 1:12, who is blessed? (James 1:12)

Answer 19

1.“The one who perseveres under trial”
2.“The one who calls upon the name of the Lord”
3.“The one who seeks first the kingdom of God”