100 Bible Questions

"I defy the Pope and all his laws. If God spare my life ere many years, I will cause the boy that drives the plow to know more of the scriptures than you!"

For many centuries, the Bible was inaccessible to the common people.

There were many in the church and government that wanted it kept that way.

Our language is filled with biblical imagery and phrases: “apple of his eye,” “birds of the air,” “broken reed,” “clear as crystal,” “decently and in order,” “handwriting on the wall,” “labor of love, “lick the dust,” “a leopard can’t change its spots,” “multitude of sins,” “wolf in sheep’s clothing,” “beat swords into ploughshares,” “blessed are the peacemakers,” “cast the first stone,” “feet of clay,” “forbidden fruit,” “he who lives by the sword dies by the sword,” "Good Samaritan," "Jezebel," “many are called but few are chosen,” “wolves in sheeps’ clothing,” and too many more to list here.

The following 100-question "test" was put together by Kevin DeYoung when he was the Senior Pastor at Christ Covenant Church (PCA) in Matthew, NC, based on a training seminar “for those who had been nominated for elders or deacons. . . . At the end of the 12-week class there is a test. The exam contains a couple longer essays, short answers, and a series of questions testing basic Bible knowledge. We are careful to say that you don’t have to be a brilliant student to serve at University Reformed Church.”

How well do you know your Bible? Parts of it are not easy.

A. Who did the following?

1. Wrote the book of Acts?

Luke.

Acts 1:1; Luke 1:1

2. Appeared with Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration?

Moses, Elijah.

Mark 9:1-13; Matthew 17; Luke 9:27-36

3. Directed the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem?

Nehemiah.

Nehemiah 1:2.

4. Killed a thousand Philistines with a donkey’s jawbone?

Samson.

Judges 15

5. Led the Israelites into the promised land?

Joshua.

6. Was exiled to the island of Patmos where he wrote Revelation?

John.

Revelation 1:1, 9

7. Was going to curse Israel, but had to bless them?

Balaam.

Numbers 24

8. Became the first King of the 10 tribes that broke away?

Jeroboam.

1 Kings 12:25

9. Rescued David from her foolish husband Nabal?

Abigail.

1 Samuel 25

10. Was rebuked by Paul for refusing to eat with Gentiles?

Peter.

Galatians 2:11-13

B. Where geographically did the following events take place?

11. God gave Moses the Ten Commandments?

Mt. Sinai.

Exodus 19

12. A silversmith caused a riot?

Ephesus.

Acts 19

13. Elijah had a confrontation with the prophets of Baal?

Mt. Carmel.

1 Kings 18:20ff

14. Believers were first called “Christians”?

Antioch.

Acts 11:26

15. The river Jesus was baptized in?

Jordan River.

Matthew 3:13; Mark 1; Luke 3; John 1

16. The walls of the city collapsed after the Israelites marched around it?

Jericho.

Joshua 1, 2

17. Jesus walked on water?

Galilee.

John 6; Matthew 14; Mark 6

18. The place where Jonah was supposed to be going when he fled to Tarshish?

Nineveh.

Jonah

19. The place where Paul was heading when he was blinded on the road?

Damascus.

Acts 9

20. The river Ezekiel was at with the exiles when he received a vision from God?

Chebar.

Ezekiel 1:3

C. In which book of the Bible do you find the following?

21. Peter visits Cornelius where he learns that God accepts Jews and Gentiles?

Acts 10

22. Paul asks a runaway slave to be welcomed back?

Philemon

23. Israel worships a golden calf made by Aaron?

Exodus 32

24. The story of Joseph and he brothers?

Genesis 37-50

25. Twelve men explore the land of Canaan, but only two trust God to give it to them?

Numbers 13

26. God’s judgment on Israel is pictured by a prophet as horde of locusts?

Isaiah 33

27. A description of the armor of God?

Ephesians 6:10-18

28. The words “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” in the Old Testament?

Psalm 22:1

29. A prophet marries a prostitute?

Hosea

30. The Magi visiting the Christ child?

Matthew 2

D. In which book and chapter(s) do you find the following?

31. God first speaks the Ten Commandments?

Exodus 20:1-17

32. The call of Abram?

Genesis 12:1-3

33. The Sermon on the Mount?

Matthew 5-7

34. The Great Commission?

Matthew 28:18-20

35. The Holy Spirit coming upon the disciples in wind, fire, and tongues?

Acts 2

36. Just as Adam was the head of the old humanity, Christ is the head of the new: “Just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous”?

Romans 5:12ff

37. “But these three remain: faith, hope, and love. And the greatest of these is love”?

1Corinthians 13:13

38. A religious leader hears “Unless a man is born again he cannot enter the kingdom of heaven”?

John 3

39. Satan bound for a thousand years?

Revelation 20:2

40. The three Hebrews saved from the fiery furnace?

Daniel 3

E. Give the main topic or event of the following Bible chapters

41. Genesis 3 –

The Fall in the Garden

42. Isaiah 53 –

Suffering of the Messiah

43. Romans 4 –

Justified by Faith – Abraham believing God

44. Psalm 119 –

The Word of God – written in 1st person

45. Hebrews 11 –

Faith

46. Acts 15 –

Faith alone, circumcision, 1st Jerusalem council

47. John 17 –

Jesus’ High Priestly prayer

48. Revelation 21-22 –

Eternal Kingdom

49. Luke 15 –

Every lost soul is important, rejoices over them

50. Exodus 3 –

God calls Moses

F. Who said the following?

51. If I perish, I perish.

Esther

Esther 4:16

52. What is truth?

Pontius Pilate.

John 18:38

53. After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?…Will I really have a child, now

that I am old?

Sarah.

Genesis 18:12-13

54. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem…how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing.

Jesus.

Matthew 23:37; Luke 13:34

55. Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in the kingdom.

Matthew 20:21.

Mother of James & John

56. The fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?

Isaac.

Genesis 22:7

57. He must increase; I must decrease.

John The Baptist.

John 3:30

58. Am I dog that you come at me with sticks?

Goliath.

1 Samuel 17:43

59. I know my Redeemer lives and that in the end he will stand upon the earth?

Job

Job 19:25

60. Give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong.

Solomon.

1 Kings 3:9

G. If you encountered the following error, to which book would you turn for help?

Choose the book that best addresses the error.

Use each of the listed books only once: Genesis, Job, Song of Songs, Amos, John, 1 Corinthians, Galatians, 1 Timothy, James, Revelation.

61. “As long as you believe the right things, it doesn’t matter how you live your life.”

James

62. “I’m sure I don’t have any spiritual gifts. Only special people do.”

1Corinthians 12-14

63. “We are saved by Jesus, but we also have to do our part by obeying the law of the Old Testament.”

Galatians 3-4

64. “If you are sick, you must have sin in your life. Good people don’t suffer.”

Job

65. “God doesn’t care about the poor and oppressed. That’s the social gospel.”

Amos

66. “I know God promises to bless me, but I can’t really trust him through the hard things in life, like famine, barrenness, and imprisonment.”

Genesis

67. “In the end it won’t make any difference who we followed or what we did with our lives. Jesus will treat everybody the same when he comes back.”

Revelation

68. “There’s nothing special about Jesus. He’s just one way among many, just another prophet or good moral teacher.”

John

69. “The best way to pick your elders is by looking at how successful they are in the business world. Next, consider how many degrees they have. After that, popularity matters most. Finally, if you still can’t decide, go by good looks.”

1Timothy 3

70. “The Bible doesn’t say anything about intimacy between a man and a woman. That’s too fleshly for God to care about.”

Song of Songs (Solomon); 1 Corinthians 7:1-5

H. Arrange the following events in proper chronological order. 71-80.

e. Creation and fall

Genesis 1-3

d. The promise to Abraham

Genesis 12

(reconfirmed & expanded in 13, 15, 16, 17)

a. The giving of the Law

Exodus 19ff

(20 = Ten Commandments) also Leviticus & Deuteronomy

j. The Judges rule over Israel

Judges; 1 Samuel

h. David is King over Israel

1&2 Samuel; 1 Kings; 1 Chronicles.

g. Exile in Babylon

2 Kings 17ff; 1 Chronicles 9; 2 Chronicles 32ff; others written in exile.

c. Malachi prophesies

Malachi

b. The atoning death of Christ

Matthew, Mark Luke, John

f. Pentecost

Acts 2

i. Paul is shipwrecked

Acts 27-28

I. Match the verse with the doctrine it best supports.

Each doctrine from the list will be used only once: providence, atonement, election, justification, immutability, sanctification, inspiration, deity of Christ, Trinity, total depravity (all verses in NKJV)

81. but as He who called you [is] holy, you also be holy in all [your] conduct, 1 Peter 1:15

Sanctification

82. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

Atonement

83. But as for you, you meant evil against me; [but] God meant it for good... Genesis 50:20

Providence (sovereignty)

84. just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world… Ephesians 1:4

Election

85. "For I [am] the LORD, I do not change... Malachi 3:6

Immutability

86. Blessed [is the] man to whom the LORD shall not impute sin. Romans 4:8

Justification

87. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1

Deity Of Christ

88. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Matthew 28:19

Trinity

89. for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke [as they were] moved by the Holy Spirit. 2 Peter 1:21

Inspiration

90. As it is written: There is none righteous, no, not one; There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God. Romans 3:10-11

Total Depravity

J. In which Old Testament book would you find the following Messianic prophecies?

Books may be used more than once.

91. The Messiah would be born in Bethlehem.

Micah 5:2

92. He would crush the head of the serpent.

Genesis 3:14

93. He would come riding on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Zechariah 9:9

94. Born of a virgin.

Isaiah 7:14

95. Came to preach good news to the poor, bind up the brokenhearted, proclaim freedom for the captives, release the prisoners from darkness, proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and comfort all who mourn.

Isaiah 61:1-2

96. Would be a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.

Psalm 110:4

97. Would be like a sun of righteousness rising with healing in its wings.

Malachi 4:2

98. ”They divided my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.”

Psalm 22:18

99. Buried with the rich in his death.

Isaiah 53:9

100. Like a lion’s cub of the tribe of Judah.

Hosea 5:14

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