Let My People Grow (Online Quiz 2)

In 2 Kings chapter 3, a siege was mounted by the 3 kings of Israel, Judah and Edom against the King of Moab. When the king of Moab saw that he could not broke through the siege and he was in danger of defeat, what step did he take that eventually led to his deliverance?

• He offered a thousand burnt offerings

• He got 700 of his best fighting men to strengthen his arm against the 3 kings

• He repented and called on the God of Israel who showed mercy and came to his deliverance

• He offered his Crown prince as a burnt offering

Answer explanation

2 Kings 3: 26-27

And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him...he took his eldest son who would have reigned in his place, and offered him as a burnt offering...and there was great indignation against Israel. So they departed from him and returned to their own land.

In Judges chapter 20, all the other tribes of Israel went to war against the one tribe of Benjamin. Prior to the war, they sought the face of the Lord two times and God gave them go-ahead but they were defeated by the one tribe during the first two battles. Before the 3rd battle, they did something different which they did not do in the first two battles, and they became victorious. What extra step did they take?

• They separated themselves in prayer and fasting and gave offerings

• They sanctified themselves before the Lord and wept

• They offered burnt offerings and identified the traitor in the person of Achan

• They sent spies into the land of Benjamin and fasted

Answer explanation

Judges 20: 26

Then all the children of Israel...went up and came to the house of God and wept. They sat there before the Lord and fasted that day until evening; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.

In the beginning of time as described in the book of Genesis, the Lord planted the garden of Eden and placed man there. How many trees were specifically identified by name as being in the midst of the garden at that time?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Answer explanation

Genesis 2:9

And out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

The tree of life is metaphorically described in 4 instances in the bible, Proverbs 3:18; 11:30; 13:12; & 15:4. Two of these metaphors are the fruit of the righteous and a soothing or wholesome tongue that speaks kind words. What are the other two metaphors?

• Holiness and godliness

• Wisdom and fulfilled expectations

• Patience and faith

• Knowledge and power

Answer explanation

Proverbs 3: 13 & 18

Happy is the man who finds wisdom....She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her,

And happy are all who retain her.

In Jesus’ teachings in Matthew chapter 5, often referred to as 'the Beatitudes’, what is the reward for being poor in spirit?

• You will see God

• You will obtain mercy

• You will inherit the earth

• You will have the kingdom of heaven

Answer explanation

Matthew 5: 3

Blessed are the poor in spirit,

For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Certain women featured prominently in the ministry of Jesus. Three of these women were reported in Luke chapter 8 as having benefited from the healing ministry of Jesus and were later supportive of his ministry with their substances. One of the women was Mary Magdalene. Who were the other two?

• Chuza and Lydia

• Mary and Martha

• Suzanna and Joanna

• Mary the mother of James and a certain woman whose name was not specifically mentioned

Answer explanation

Luke 8: 1,2

...And the twelve were with Him, and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities—Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons, and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for Him from their substance.

In his second letter to the church, Apostle Peter cautioned that some people were twisting the writings of Apostle Paul to their own detriment. What reason did Peter give for these people twisting Paul’s writings?

• Paul overemphasized the subject of grace

• Paul was a learned lawyer whose writings were too legalistic

• Some things in Paul’s letters were difficult to understand

• Paul came into the ministry after the death of Jesus and so had not properly understood the subject of salvation

Answer explanation

2 Peter 3: 15, 16

...as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.

As part of his letters to the 7 churches, the Lord announced that he had set an open door before the church in Philadelphia and that no one could shut this door because they had kept His word and had not denied his name. What other reason did he give for the door remaining open?

• The church had a little strength

• They were steadfastly living holy

• Their patience was great

• They were very consistent in prayer and fasting

Answer explanation

Revelation 3: 8

“I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name."

What is the name of the 5th human mentioned in the bible?

• Seth

• Cain

• Enoch

• Lamech

Answer explanation

Genesis 4: 17

And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son—Enoch.

The name of one of the following kings of Judah was prophetically announced before his birth. Who was that king?

• Jehoshaphat

• Hezekiah

• Josiah

• Amaziah

Answer explanation

1 Kings 13: 1,2

And behold, a man of God went from Judah to Bethel...Then he cried out against the altar by the word of the Lord, and said, “O altar, altar! Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, a child, Josiah by name, shall be born to the house of David..."