Quiz 14 Flashcards
In Haggai, what had the people neglected to do, causing God to withhold dew from heaven and crops from the earth?
Rebuild the temple
In the Parable of the Rich Fool, why did the farmer decide to pull down his barns?
There was not enough space in his barns for grain, so he intended to build bigger barns
True or false? Jesus told the Parable of the Rich Fool to warn the people to be on their guard against worry.
False. They were to guard against greed (Luke 12:15)
In Exodus, what was on fire and not burning up?
A bush
On the Egyptian building site, what was mixed with clay and water to make bricks?
Straw
Who wandered around in the fields of Shechem looking for his brothers, before finding them near Dothan?
Joseph
In Genesis 47, why did the Egyptians have to sell their land?
There was a famine, and the Egyptians needed money to buy food
True or false? Before the famine began in Egypt, Joseph stored up huge quantities of rice.
False. It was grain (Genesis 41:49)
In Genesis 47, what percentage of their crop did the Egyptians have to give to Pharaoh?
20 per cent
What percentage of their crops did God ask of the Israelites?
10 per cent
Why did Abraham and Sarah travel down to Egypt?
There was a famine in Canaan
Who learnt that the portions of grain, wine and oil assigned to the Levites had not been given and that the Levites and singers had therefore returned to their fields?
Nehemiah
Which book of the Bible gives the advice, “Finish your outdoor work and get your fields ready; after that, build your house”?
Proverbs
Which Old Testament prophet would rejoice, even though “the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines”?
Habakkuk
In the parable, what did the man find hidden in a field?
Treasure
