Old Testament Flashcards
How many books are there in the Old Testament?
39
Name the author of the book Genesis and what is the translation of its meaning?
Moses; and “beginning or origin”
How long did it take NOAH to build the ark that God commanded him to build?
121 years (Genesis 6:3)
Psalm 45 is thought to explain the Messianic Psalms. It is also thought to be a poem devoted to a King on the occasion of his wedding, Name this King.
Solomon
What was the purpose of the book of the book EZEKIEL, and to whom was it written?
To announce God’s judgement on Israel; to the Jews in captivity in Babylon
Jezebel was the wife of which wicked king of Israel?
Ahab (1 Kings 16:31)
Moses made a bronze snake. For what was it an antidote?
Bite of venomous snakes (Numbers 21:4-9)
Who was Belteshazzar?
The name was given to Daniel by the King of Babylon (Daniel 1-3,7)
How did the Israelites call their communities together?
By blowing two Silver Trumpets (Numbers 10:23)(Numbers 10:2)
What does the name Moses mean?
Drawn out of the Water (Exodus 2:10)
How old was ABRAHAM when he died?
175 years old (Genesis 25:7)
Who was Jacob’s first born?
Reuben (Genesis 35:23)
What was the profession of Deborah the wife of Lapidoth?
She was a judge (Judges 4:4-5)
What Jewish feast commemorates the occasion when the Lord killed all of the firstborn of the Egyptians?
Passover (Exodus 12:13 & 14)
How many years were the Israelites in Egypt?
430 years (Exodus 12:40)
Who was David’s great grandfather?
Boaz (Ruth 4:20)
Approximately how many children did Adam and Eve have?
More than four children (Genesis 5:4; 4:1-2; 25)
Which Psalm begins “The Lord is my light and my salvation”?
Psalm 27
Name the books of the Pentateuch.
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
How tall was Goliath?
Over 9 feet tall (9’9”)
Name the son Adam had when he was one hundred and thirty years old.
Seth (Genesis 5:3)
Name Naomi’s two daughters-in-law.
Orpah and Ruth (RUth 1:14)
What gift did the Queen of Sheba take to Solomon that surpassed any gift ever given to him?
Spices (1 King 10:10)
What was the fourth plague inflicted on the Egyptians?
Flies (Exodus 8:21)
Number and name the rivers surrounding Eden?
There are four rivers surrounding Eden: Pishon, Gihon, Hiddekel (Tigris), and Euphrates (Genesis 2:10-14)
Name the land the “Tower of Babel” was built upon.
The land the Tower of Babel was built upon was Shinar (Genesis 11:2)
How old was Abram when Ishmael was born?
Abram was 4 score and 6 years (or 86) when Ishmael was born (Genesis 16:16)
Mordecai acted as Esther’s father, but what was his relationship to her?
Cousin (Esther 2:7)
Finish the following verse in Psalm 11:3”If the foundation be destroyed……..”
“what can the righteous do”
When Moses anointed Aaron the priest, he put the breastplate upon him and in the breastplate was what?
In the breastplate were the Urim and Thummim (Lev. 8:8)
How old was Moses when he died?
Moses was 120 years old when he died. (Deut. 34:7)
How many days did the children of Israel weep for Moses?
The children of Israel wept for 30 days (Deut. 34:8)
Rahab hid two men from the King; where and with what?
She hid them on the roof with stalks of flax (Joshua 2:6)
Who anointed Saul to be king?
Samuel anointed Saul to be king (1 Samuel 10:1)
WHo danced with all his might when the Ark of the Covenant was brought to Jerusalem?
David
Who was the first king of Israel?
Saul
What did God change Jacob’s name to?
Israel
Who out ran a team of horses?
Elijah
Who posed as Isaac’s sister?
His wife Rebekah
WHo anointed a stone and dedicated to God?
Jacob
Who built the first altar?
Noah
What was the only animal to be cursed by God?
The serpent
WHo became a widow because of King David’s lust?
Bathsheba
What prophetic book of the Old Testament contains musical directions”?
Habakkuk (3:3,9,13)
How many days did Daniel spend with the Lions
one (Daniel 6:16-20)
How many days did Jonah spend inside a big fish?
Three (Jonah 1:17)
What were Cain and Abel’s occupations?
Farmer and shepherd (Genesis 4:2)
What does pride lead to?
Disgrace or shame (Proverb 11:2)
What must you do to learn?
Love disciple or love knowledge (Proverb 12:1)
What happened to Lot’s wife when she looked back at Sodom and Gomorrah?
She became a pillar of salt (Genesis 19:26)
How did God test Abraham’s obedience and faith?
He was to sacrifice his son as a burnt offering (Genesis 22:2)
How old was Sarah (Abraham’s wife) when she died?
Sarah was 127 years old (Genesis 23:1)
On which day did God say, “Let there be light”?
1st day (Genesis 1:3-5)
God breathed into Adam, “and man became a living….”
Soul (Genesis 2:7)
Who was Adam’s first son?
Cain (Genesis 4:1)
Who was the second oldest man in the Bible?
Jared (Genesis 5:20)(962)
Who was Enoch’s son?
Methuselah (Genesis 5:21)
From what kind of wood did Noah build the ark?
Gopher (Genesis 6:14)
How many stories did the ark have?
Three (3) (Genesis 6:16)
Who was called “the mighty hunter before the Lord”?
Nimrod (Genesis 10:9)
What did Jacob see in a dream?
A ladder with angels ascending and descending (Genesis 28:12)
Why did Aaron and Miriam speak against Moses?
He had married an Ethiopian (Numbers 12:1)
What tribe took wives from among the dancers at Shiloh?
Benjamin (Judges 21:20,23)
Who took the first census of the Hebrews?
Moses and Aaron (Numbers 26:1-2)
Saul was the first king of Israel. WHo was the second?
(Hint: It was not David) Ishbosheth (2nd Samuel 2:8-10)
What King refused to let the Israelites pass through his country on their way to Canaan?
The King of Edom (Numbers 20:14-20)
What cousin of Jacob’s ran to tell her father when she found that she and Jacob were related?
Rachel (Genesis 29:12)
Who offered a bottle of milk to an enemy soldier and then killed him?
Jael (Judges 4:17-22)
What Egyptian servant woman was insolent to Sarah?
Hagar (Genesis 16:3-5)
Who defied her royal husband and was replaced by a foreign woman?
Vashti (Esther 1:11)
Who built pagan temples to please all his foreign wives?
Solomon (1 Kings 11:1-13)
How old was Noah when God sent the flood?
Noah was 600 years old (Genesis 7:6)
How long is a cubit?
18 inches
How long and wide was Noah’s Ark?
5400 inches long and 900 inches wide (450 ft and 75 ft) (Genesis 6:15)
How old was Noah when he died?
950 years of age (Genesis 9:29)
In ancient Israel, men closed a deal by exchanged what item of clothing?
Sandals (Ruth 4:7)
The Levites had a mandatory retirement age of how many years?
50 years (Numbers 4:3)
WHat is the shortest Chapter in the Bible?
Psalms 117 (2 verses)
Who was Moses’ father?
Amran (Numbers 26:59)
How old was Adam when he died?
930 years (Genesis 5:5)
Name the prophet to whom God said “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee: and before you camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nation”.
Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:5)
When the Lord asked the Prophet Jeremiah “Jeremiah, what seest thou”? What was his answer?
I see a rod of an almond tree (Jeremiah 1:11)
In Jeremiah 2:13 the Lord speaking through the prophet Jeremiah, accused the Israelites of committing two evils, what did the Lord say these two evils were?
- They have forsaken me the fountain of living waters; and,
2. Hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water (Jeremiah 2:13)
When Moses said to the Lord “..and they shall say unto me, What is his name? What shall I say unto them”? What was God’s initial reply?
“I AM THAT I AM” (Exodus 3:14)
God instructed Moses to gather together the elders of Israel and to tell them that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob had appeared to Moses saying what?
“I have surely visited you and seen that which is done to you in Egypt” (Exodus 3:16)
Who was Manoah and what was special about his wife?
Manoah became Samson’s father and his wife was special because she was barren and an Angel of the Lord appeared to her to tell her that she would conceive and bear a son (Judges 13:2-3)
Before Samson was conceived an Angel of the Lord appeared to his mother. What was the message that the Angel revealed to Samson’s mother?
The Angel revealed to Samson’s Mother that she would conceive and bear a son and that she should drink no wine or strong drink and eat no unclean thing (Judges 13:4)
What three things did the Angel of the Lord say to Samson’s mother about Samson before he was conceived?
No razor must touch his head; Samson was to be a Nazarite unto God from the womb; and Samson shall deliver Israel out of the hands of the Philistines (Judges 13:5)
When a young lion attacked Samson, what weapon did he use to defeat it?
His bare hands (Judges 14:6)
After Samson had killed the lion what happened to the lion’s carcass?
The carcass became filled with a swarm of bees and honey (Judges 14:8)
What did the lords of the Philistines offer to Delilah to find out the secret of Samson’s great strength?
They each offered her eleven hundred pieces of silver (Judges 16:5)
When Delilah first asked Samson to reveal the secret of his great strength he told her 3 lies, name one of the lies.
- “If they bind me with seven green withs which had not been dried I will be weak as another man”
- “If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak as another man”
- “If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with a web” (Judges 16:8-13)
What three things did the Philistines do to Samson when he had lost his great strength after Delilah had his head shaved?
Put out his eyes; Bound him with fetters of brass; and Put him to work grinding in the prison house (Judges 16:21)
Complete this passage of scripture “Honor does not go with fools any more than….”
“Snow with summer or rain with harvest” (Proverbs 26:1)
What can patience and soft speech do?
“Through patience a ruler can be persuaded and a gentle tongue can break a bone” (Proverbs 25:15)
WHat does Proverbs 12:19 say about truth?
“The lip of truth shall be established forever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment” (Proverbs 12:19)
How many provinces did King Xerxes or Ahasuerus reign over?
127 (Esther 1:1)
What was the name of King Xerxes or Ahasuerus 1st wife?
Queen Vashti (Esther 1:1)
What was Esther’s relationship to Mordecai?
They were cousins (Esther 2:7)
What planned to assassinate King Xerxes or Ahasuerus?
Bigthan and Teresh (Esther 2:21)