BIBL 104 Quiz 1,2,3,4
BIBL 104 Quiz 1,2,3,4 Liberty University
BIBL 104 Quiz 1 The Bible, The Old Testament, and The Pentateuch
Covers the Learn material from Module 1: Week 1.
- The books of 1–2 Chronicles offers a priestly perspective.
- The book of _______________ tells the story of the wilderness journey. It serves as a travel diary of the Israelites after the exodus.
- The turning point in the book of Numbers is
- The messages of the Major Prophets remind us that God holds all nations accountable for their behavior and policies.
- Deuteronomy focuses on covenant renewal.
- In the book of Amos God’s ultimate justice is an area of focus.
- God gave Israel the Ten Commandments
- Leviticus describes the religious system of worship that was given at Mt. Carmel.
- In Deuteronomy, Moses persuasively argued that his audience must ‘hear’and ‘do,’ ‘keep,’ ‘observe’ God’s commands out of a heart of
- What was the major turning point in Moses’ life?
- The bronze altar illustrated
- The biblical description of creation is and by the power of God’s spoken word
- How did the Israelites become enslaved in Egypt?
- The ten commandments can be divided into two categories: responsibilities to God and responsibilities to
- 1–2 Samuel thematically focuses on Kings and Priests.
- The book of ____________ is used extensively by Christ not only to validate His messiahship and summarize the law but also to rebut Satan.
- The thematic focus of Esther centers around the rescuing of the Israelite people.
- The book of Malachi deals with the theme, “rebuild the Temple.”
- Song of Songs is a book that provides songs of life.
- The JEDP Theory asserts that anonymous editors compiled the Pentateuch from four documents long after the time of Moses.
- Leviticus describes the way of Holiness.
- Conservative evangelical scholars recognize that certain small elements of the Pentateuch were probably added later, such as the account of Moses’ death and burial.
- The book of Nahum relates the destruction of Edom.
- In Zechariah, the main them is “restore the King.”
- The book of Hosea underscores God’s unquenchable love.
- In Numbers, the Israelites were given divine guidance in
- The book of Ruth offers a ray of hope.
- Jacob’s marriages to Leah and Rachael produced _____________ sons who would become the various tribes of Israel.
- According to Leviticus, there were ____________ religious feasts that were to be celebrated in the Spring and Fall.
- The book of Proverbs is a book containing words of wisdom.
- In Zephaniah the chief pronouncement is that disaster is imminent.
- According to our textbook, the opening verses of Genesis clearly refute
- Genesis also emphasizes the importance of the ________________ covenant, which gave Israel a right to the land (Gen 15:18–21).
- Genesis is the book of Beginnings.
- The English Bible includes twelve books of the Major Prophets.
- The global extent of the flood is indicated by the fact that
- and _____________ were disgruntled over Moses’ marriage and ministerial supremacy and challenged his divinely given authority.
- Eight of the Minor Prophets are focused on the southern kingdom of Judah.
- The Day of ______________ was the holiest day on the Hebrew calendar.
- Because of _________________ importance in leading Israel into practical sanctification and fellowship with God, three chapters in Leviticus are devoted to
- According to the book of Numbers, people could also be sanctified through the __________ Blessing assuring them of God’s continued grace upon them.
- God accomplished Israel’s complete liberation from Egypt
- The book of Jonah centers around the consequences for individual disobedience.
- The thematic focus of Ezra is rebuilding the wall.
- 1–2 Kings details the Kings of Israel and Judah.
- The Abrahamic Covenant was
- Numbers details the wilderness journey of the Egyptians.
- In Moses’ speeches in Deuteronomy he unfolds the essence of the covenant in the form of
- Altogether the Minor Prophets are a collection of messages to Israel and Judah that serve both as predictions of judgment and as promises of hope for the future.
- The book of Exodus focuses on Moses’ life, which can be divided into __________ forty- year time periods.
BIBL 104 Quiz 2 The Old Testament Books of History
Covers the Learn material from Module 2: Week 2.
- The books of _____________ form the transition from the era of the judges to that of the kings.
- Through idolatry, the apostate tribe of ______________ not only abandoned its God-given inheritance but forsook the Lord as well.
- David obeyed God in purchasing a threshing floor to build “an altar to the Lord.” On this site Solomon would later build the temple.
- The spirituality of Samuel’s lineage is seen in Hannah’s prayer for a child and her vow to dedicate her child to the Lord.
- The book of Judges concludes with a civil war in Israel that almost exterminated the tribe of
- David’s covenant violations involve adultery, murder, and a host of deceptive acts committed in an attempt to cover up these sins.
- In the _______________ campaign, the town of Jericho was captured.
- As Samuel aged, the people of Israel insisted that they should select a king “like all the other nations.
- When the nation of Israel divided the Kingdom to the north was known as
- served as the nation’s religious headquarters for about 300 years.
- Each cycle in the book of Judges portrays a downward spiral. This spiral includes Barak’s reluctance.
- killed the unsuspecting commander Sisera with a tent peg and a mallet.
- In the north, Jeroboam built two sanctuaries (temples or high places) at
- The events surrounding the selection of Saul for king demonstrate that he was the people’s choice. The people seemed to focus on Saul’s outward appearance rather than his heart.
- How did the Israelites lose the Ark of the Covenant?
- David captures Jerusalem from the Jebusites and moves the Ark of the Covenant there.
- Nehemiah’s covenant enforcement took the form of excluding foreigners from the assembly, removing Tobiah from the temple, restoring the Levitical tithes, stopping Sabbath breaking, and disciplining those who had intermarried with pagans.
- God’s promise to Abraham that He would bless all nations begins to come to fruition through Boaz and Ruth.
- According to our textbook, one reason for the northern kingdom’s downfall is their intermarriage with pagan nations.
- In the _______________ campaign, the town of Ai was captured.
- The main body of the story of the Judges revolves around __________ cycles of apostasy, repentance, and deliverance.
- In Joshua’s farewell address he explains to the people of Israel that they will remain in Canaan and prosper in the land only when they comply with the Mosaic covenant.
- The rediscovery of the covenant law caused King Josiah to lead the nation of Judah in covenant renewal and reform.
- Saul was not the tenth generation of Judah’s son Perez. Thus, he could not be the rightful King of Israel.
- Each cycle in the book of Judges portrays a downward spiral. This spiral includes Jephthah’s immoral relationship with foreign women.
- According to our textbook, one reason for the northern kingdom’s downfall is that they rejected the covenant itself.
- As a Gentile who marries a Hebrew from Bethlehem, Ruth pictures the love of God for both Hebrews and Gentiles.
- The political capital of the Northern tribes was at
- According to our textbook, the uniqueness of Samson was
- Ruth’s kinsman redeemer was
- The beginning chapters of 1 Samuel draw a sharp contrast between Eli and his ungodly sons and the godly prophet Samuel.
- According to our textbook, the story of _____________ is a ray of hope during the period of the Judges.
- Saul’s disobedience of the divine command to abolish the Moabites caused Yahweh to reject him as king.
- Theologically, the story of Ruth and Boaz illustrates the biblical concept of
- ______________ was a Judge in Israel
- The book of _____________ shows how the remnant were motivated to “rise up and build” Jerusalem’s walls.
- Whose bones were buried in the Promised Land at Shechem?
- The Judge _________________ made a rash vow to the Lord saying, “whatever” came out of his house to greet him upon his return from battle “will belong to the Lord, and I will offer it as a burnt offering.”
- When the nation of Israel divided, the Kingdom to the south was known as
- Elijah’s prophetic successor was Elisha.
- Elijah, the lone prophet of God, confronted the 450 prophets of Baal on
- Each cycle in the book of Judges portrays a downward spiral. This spiral includes Gideon’s foolish vow.
- In the _______________ campaign, Joshua destroyed Hazor, a major Canaanite fortress city.
- Elijah was primarily a prophet to the Southern Kingdom.
- References to Joshua’s death and the elders that outlived him indicate that these final notations in Joshua were added by another inspired writer, perhaps
- Boaz was not only Ruth’s kinsman redeemer, he was also the one carrying the Davidic lineage.
- Ruth plays an important role in the history of the Old Testament as the great grandmother of
- Under the principle of ___________________, the next of kin of a deceased man was to marry his widow and produce an offspring in order to prevent the deceased man’s lineage and name from dying out.
- Solomon’s ________________ turned him away from wholeheartedly following the Lord.
- In general, Elijah’s miraculous ministry resulted in the return of the nation to covenant faithfulness.
BIBL 104 Quiz 3 The Old Testament Books of Wisdom and Poetry
Covers the Learn material from Module 3: Week 3.
- “Pride comes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.” (Prov. 16:18) is an example of
- are songs of praise that focus on the Lord’s eternal attributes and His great acts in creation and history.
- The _____________ are prayers of extreme emotion and anger calling on God to bring severe judgment on the enemies of God and the psalmist.
- According to our textbook, allegorical interpretations of the Song of Songs are correct since they are based on careful exegesis of the text in the Song of Songs.
- In his response to Job, God appeals to creation as a demonstration of his unfathomable wisdom.
- In a general sense the proverbs can be grouped into two major forms. One of these forms is
- “Genuine righteousness leads to life, but pursuing evil leads to death.” (Prov. 11:19) is an example of
- “Good news from a distant land is like cold water to a parched throat.” (Prov. 25:25) is an example of
- According to our textbook, the expression “_______________” refers to the activities of man as observed and experienced from a human perspective.
- Job’s friends assume he must have done something terribly wrong, unjust, or unwise to experience such an incredible tragedy.
- In the __________________, the psalmist confesses his sin and prays for the Lord’s forgiveness and restoration.
- According to our textbook, the _____________________ is a reoccurring theme or motif found throughout the book of Ecclesiastes.
- The title “Song of Songs” can literally be translated from the Hebrew “The Greatest Song of Solomon.”
- The Proverbs are wise sayings that express deep truths in capsule form.
- Bildad, one of Job’s three friends, suggests that God may use suffering as a means to keep men from sin, to chastise, and to maintain a healthy degree of reverence before the Almighty.
- Proverbs are written in such a simple way that they produce reflection within the mind of the reader.
- Job’s friends respond to his suffering by saying, “Why don’t you curse God and die?”
- According to our textbook, _____________________ is a reoccurring theme or motif found throughout the book of Ecclesiastes.
- Proverbs are general truths, not specific promises or guarantees from God.
- “The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.” (Prov. 10:18) is an example of
- In the second cosmic test in the book of Job, the Lord allows Satan to take Job’s health, but he must preserve Job’s life.
- The focus of the Proverbs is heavenly rather than earthly.
- The list of individuals who composed material in the Psalms includes Saul.
- While the time of writing for the book of Job is uncertain, internal evidence points to a time before the Mosaic law.
- are prayers expressing thanks to God for specific answers to prayer or for deliverance from danger.
- The ____________________ are expressions of trust in the Lord and praise to the Lord for the security He provides to those who trust in Him.
- In the book of Job the Lord presents his servant Job as a model of righteousness before
- According to our textbook, the _____________________ is a reoccurring theme or motif found throughout the book of Ecclesiastes.
- Job states his faith in the resurrection when he says: “I know that my redeemer
..And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.” - The ______________ are songs of praise the people sang as they made pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
- Job’s three friends were Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar.
- In a general sense the proverbs can be grouped into two major forms. One of these forms is
- The Hebrew word hevel, literally means
- Job is convinced that if he could only have the opportunity to present his case to God, then God would realize he is judging the wrong man, and Job would be proclaimed innocent.
- According to our textbook, perhaps the greatest benefit the believer can gain by studying the Song of Songs is the reminder that love is a gift from God and should be enjoyed as a gift.
- According to our textbook, the value of _______________ is a reoccurring theme or motif found throughout the book of Ecclesiastes.
- According to our textbook, _________________ is one of the more popular topics in the book of Proverbs.
- “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it” (Prov. 22:6). This wisdom holds true as a general rule, not an absolute promise.
- Proverbs concentrates primarily on practical issues rather than focusing on theological issues.
- Most of the book of Proverbs is attributed to ______________.
- The key literary characteristic within the individual proverb is
- Job’s responds to God in faith knowing it is enough that God is in control.
- According to our textbook, _________________ is one of the more popular topics in the book of Proverbs.
- are prayers that celebrate the special relationship between the Lord and the house of the Davidic king.
- According to our textbook, _________________ is one of the more popular topics in the book of Proverbs.
- In Proverbs child-rearing is a family affair but discipline begins with the individual.
- The book of Job concludes with God prospering Job once again and blessing him with twice the wealth.
- The __________ focus on the Lord’s kingdom rule over His creation.
- often teach practical lessons about everyday living.
- According to our textbook, the _____________________ is a reoccurring theme or motif found throughout the book of Ecclesiastes.
BIBL 104 Quiz 4 The Old Testament Books of Prophecy
Covers the Learn material from Module 4: Week 4.
- The book of Ezekiel is structured around seven visions of the Lord.
- In Malachi, God denounces His people by raising the question of
- Hosea compared Israel’s unfaithfulness to spoiled grapes, a wild vine, a trained heifer, and a rebellious daughter.
- Habakkuk’s second question was:
- Jonah is scandalized that the Lord would show the same grace he has shown to Israel to the people of Nineveh.
- Ezekiel also delivered a series of oracles against Egypt.
- Micah was a prophet in Judah and a contemporary of the prophet
- The moral failure of Judah’s leadership had little impact on the spiritual corruption of the nation. However, the same could not be said for Judah’s priests.
- Obadiah announced that God would judge ____________ because of their participation with the southern kingdom of Judah’s enemies in the plundering of Jerusalem.
- The book of Nahum is a message against _____________.
- Ezekiel’s vision of _____________ conarmed the Lord’s promise to restore and spiritually renew the people of Israel.
- The Immanuel prophecy in Isaiah makes clear that this is not a typical human child because he is described as a “Wonderful Counselor”
- According to Micah, because the rich deprived the poor of their land, the Lord would now do the same to them.
- According to our textbook, the overall theme of Daniel is God’s sovereignty over the people of Israel and the nations of the world.
- The Immanuel prophecy depicts one whose government is noted for peace without end.
- One poem in Lamentations portrays Jerusalem as a grieving widow mourning her
- The book of Jonah is a two-part story. The arst part of the book is about God’s mercy to His disobedient prophet. The second part of the book is about God’s mercy to the wicked people of Nineveh.
- The use of the title “Holy One of Israel” appears equally in both “halves” of the book of Isaiah. This unifying element argues for Isaiah’s authorship of the whole book.
- Micah likened the greed and the disregard of Israel’s leaders for the poor to cannibals that chopped the people up and made them into stew.
- Amos concluded his prophecies of unrelenting judgment with a message of hope concerning Israel’s future restoration. God promised:
- Amos opened his book of prophecies with the startling image of God as a ___________. Rather than protecting them, Yahweh would roar out in judgment against them.
- Zephaniah highlights the judgment of God by detailing how God will reverse his work of creation and destroy all living things.
- _________ is the shortest book in the Old Testament.
- Nebuchadnezzar built a golden statue and required Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, as well all of his government officials to worship this statue when certain music played.
- Judgment, however, was not the anal word for Judah or the nations. In the last days, the Lord would purify the speech of all peoples so they might worship and serve Him.
- Haggai in tandem with ______________ challenged the postexilic community to resume the work of rebuilding the temple.
- Ezekiel was transported into exile as part of the first Babylonian deportation.
- Amos concluded his prophecies of unrelenting judgment with a message of hope concerning Israel’s future restoration. God promised:
- Haggai encouraged some of the older people who still remembered the glorious first temple and felt like giving up when they considered the inferiority of the new temple.
- Daniel and his three friends were given Babylonian names in order to acclimate them to Babylonian life and culture.
- In Haggai’s anal message the Lord promised to bless Zerubbabel who was the weak governor of Judah and a member of the house of David.
- One lament in Lamentations features a beleaguered individual who probably is the personification of the city of Jerusalem.
- The King of Babylon has a dream about four empires that is only successfully interpreted by Daniel.
- The story of Jonah is a reminder that the Lord’s plan of salvation extends beyond Israel to include all the nations, even those who were Israel’s greatest enemies.
- Zephaniah was of royal descent, the great-great grandson of King Hezekiah.
- Rather than rejoicing in his successful preaching mission and the salvation of the Ninevites, Jonah was angered that the Lord spared the city.
- Daniel and his three friends were not able to keep their kosher diet while serving the king.
- Eventually, King Nebuchadnezzar would go temporarily insane and behave in an animal-like manner.
- Malachi prophesied in the postexilic period before the rebuilding of the temple and the reinstitution of the sacrifices and rituals associated with the temple.
- The book of Isaiah opens with seven sermons that serve as a thematic introduction to the book.
- Hosea charged Israel with three separate indictments. One of these indictments indicated that “They have broken the covenant; they were unfaithful to me there.” (Hos. 6:7)
- According to the textbook, the key word(s) for the book of Lamentations is Faithful love which means chêsêd in Hebrew.
- Hosea’s ministry began at a time of great economic prosperity for Israel, but that rapidly disintegrated into one of national catastrophe by the end of his ministry.
- In Malachi, the Lord promised that He would send the prophet _________ prior to the future Day of the Lord to restore His people.
- In Isaiah, Christ is pictured as the healer of the nations.
- ______________ is the central theme of the book of Zephaniah.
- The book of Lamentations is a series of five separate laments over the fall of Jerusalem to the
- The enormity of the temple rebuilding process, economic hardships, and opposition from the surrounding peoples stalled the project for sixteen months.
- Ezekiel delivered an extensive message of judgment against Tyre, the capital of Phoenicia.
- The book of Lamentations is an anonymous composition but early tradition identiaes ___________ as the author of the book.