Quiz 18 Flashcards
Which Old Testament prophet prophesised that where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels, there would be only briers and arrows?
Isaiah
What reason did Abraham give the Hittites for wanting to buy a field from them?
He wanted to use it as a burial site
Who in the Old Testament, “collected all the money that was to be found in Egypt and Canaan in payment for the corn they were buying”?
Joseph
If a man gave a neighbor his silver or goods for safekeeping and they were stolen and then the thief was caught, what must the thief do?
He must pay the owner double what he stole
Levites were entitled to sell their houses, but what were they not allowed to sell, according to the book of Leviticus?
Their land
Who betrayed Samson for a fortune in silver shekels?
Delilah
From whom did King Ahab try to buy a vineyard, so he could use it as a vegetable garden?
Naboth
In the Old Testament, why did Naomi’s kinsman redeemer decline to buy the land she was selling?
Because it meant he had to marry Ruth as well
In the reign of Joash, what was done with the money offerings that were left over after the temple had been rebuilt?
They were made into articles for the temple
In the book of Ezra, what did the Lord ask the Israelites to do with the money that they received from Babylon once they had returned to Jerusalem?
He told them to buy animals, grain and drink offerings to sacrifice at the temple in Jerusalem
In Luke, Jesus tells a parable about two men who owed money to a moneylender. One owed 500 denarii and the other 50. How did the parable end?
The moneylender canceled the debts of both
Who claimed in the New Testament that he had not coveted anyone’s silver, gold, or clothing and had used his own hands to supply all that he and his companions needed?
Paul
What was the other name for half a shekel, as described in the book of Exodus?
Beka
Who supplied Solomon with gold?
Hiram, King of Tyre
According to the book of Leviticus, if a man dedicated part of his land to the Lord, how was the value of it determined?
By how much seed it required
