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Miracles of Elisha - Part 1 (2 Kings 2-3)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the father of Elisha? (1 Kings 19:19)

a)

Shaphat

b)

Elijah

c)

Ben-Hadad

d)

we are not told

2.

Which Book of the Bible relates the various Miracles of Elisha?

a)

1 Chronicles

b)

2 Chronicles

c)

1 Kings

d)

2 Kings

3.

In which city did Elisha's 'healing of the water' miracle take place? ( 2 Kings 2:18-22)

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Bethel

c)

Jericho

d)

Gilgal

4.

How did Elisha heal the 'bad water' problem that caused death and made the land unproductive? (2 Kings 2:20-22)

a)

He threw sugar into the water spring

b)

He threw salt into the water spring

c)

He just spoke and the water healed itself

d)

He bathed in the water 7 times

5.

Where was Elisha heading to when he was met by the youths and jeered by them? (2 Kings 2:23)

a)

Bethel

b)

Gilgal

c)

Damascus

d)

Jericho

6.

What did the youths say to Elisha, in taunting him? (2 Kings 2:23)

a)

"You're so ugly", "You're so ugly"

b)

"Go away, baldhead!", "Go away, baldhead!"

c)

"You're old and wrinkled, just like a raisin"

d)

"Go away, fat man, go away"

7.

What did God send to punish the youths who kept jeering Elisha? (2 Kings 2:24)

a)

two lions

b)

two tigers

c)

one bear

d)

two bears

8.

How many of the youths who jeered at him were mauled by the beasts? (2 Kings 2:27)

a)

we are not told

b)

24

c)

32

d)

42

9.

Which earlier story in the Bible parallels or resembles a number of the characteristics displayed in this episode where the taunting of God's prophet resulted in dire circumstances?

a)

Noah taunted by his son Ham

b)

Joseph punished by his brothers

c)

Moses criticized by his sister

d)

Elijah laughed at by Ahab

10.

The Moabites are the descendants of which character in the Bible, during the days of Abraham? (Genesis 19:35-37)

a)

Isaac

b)

Jacob

c)

Esau

d)

Lot

11.

The Edomites are the descendants of which character in the Bible, during the days of Abraham? (Genesis 36:9)

a)

Isaac

b)

Jacob

c)

Esau

d)

Lot

12.

What animals did the Moabites rear primarily? (2 Kings 3:4)

a)

sheep

b)

cattle

c)

horses

d)

pigs

13.

Why did Joram, the King of Israel, decide to fight against the King of Moab? (2 Kings 3:5-7)

a)

Moab rebelled against Israel by refusing to pay 'taxes' to Israel

b)

Moab challenged Israel to war

c)

Joram was greedy and wanted to show how powerful he was as a new king

d)

Israel was going through a difficult time and Moab was very rich then

14.

With which nations did Joram of Israel team up with to fight against Moab? (2 Kings 3:7-9)

a)

None

b)

Judah and Edom

c)

Assyria

d)

Egypt

15.

What problem did the combined forces encounter as they approached Moab? (2 Kings 3:9)

a)

They ran out of food

b)

They ran out of water

c)

They lost their direction in the desert

d)

They quarreled among themselves

16.

How did Elisha help the combined forces out of their dilemma? (2 Kings 3:16-20)

a)

He asked them to make the valley full of ditches

b)

He prayed for rain and the rain came

c)

He asked them to dig deep wells into the ground

d)

He told them to quit and go home

17.

Who said this: "If I did not have respect for the presence of Jehoshaphat King of Judah, I would not look at you or even notice you"? (2 Kings 3:14)

a)

Elijah

b)

Micaiah

c)

Obadiah

d)

Elisha

18.

Why did Elisha ask for a harpist when the Kings asked him to help? (2 Kings 3:15-20)

a)

Elisha had never heard a harp play

b)

The harpists in Edom were very famous

c)

Spiritual power came with the music and Elisha foretold that water will flow through the land and the ditches

d)

Elisha wanted to first work himself up to a frenzy

19.

The next morning, when the water flowed through the land, how were the Moabites mistaken? (2 KIngs 3:20-24)

a)

They mistook the water as blood and thought their attackers had slaughtered each other

b)

The water shone so brightly under the sun that they became blinded

c)

The water shone like golden streams in the sun

d)

The sun shone on the water and the water sparkled like diamonds

20.

What did Mesha, the King of Moab do when the Moabites were being slaughtered, the towns and fields destroyed and he was getting wiped out in the battle? (2 Kings 3:26-27)

a)

he surrendered

b)

he killed himself

c)

he sacrificed his firstborn son on the city wall

d)

he became mad