SHORT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE BIBLE

1. Who wrote the first four books of the New Testament?

Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

2. Who wrote the first five books of the Old Testament?

Many conservative scholars maintain that the Pentateuch was written by Moses.

3. Which two books of the Old Testament are named after women?

Esther and Ruth

4. What are the Ten Commandments?

1. I am the Lord your God. You shall not worship other gods.

2. You shall not make for yourself any sculpture or image of anything that is in heaven above, or of
anything that is on the earth beneath, or of anything that is in the water under the earth.

3. Thou shalt not take God's name in vain.

4. You will sanctify the day of the Lord.

5. You will honor your father and mother.

6. Thou shalt not kill.

7. Thou shalt not commit adultery.

8. Thou shalt not steal.

9. You shall not bear false witness nor lie.

10. You shall not covet your neighbor's house, you shall not covet your neighbor's wife - other people's
goods. (Exodus 20:2-17)

5. What is the Great Commandment?

"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind"
(Matthew 22:37,38).

6. What is the second most important commandment?

"You shall love your neighbor as yourself" (Matthew 22:39).

7. What is the Golden Rule?

"So whatever you want men to do to you, do so to them" (Matthew 7:12).

8. What is the Great Commission?

"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit; teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and, behold, I am with you
always, even to the end." end of the world” (Matthew 28:19,20).

9. What was the test of a prophet to know that he was truly from God?

His prophecies had to be 100% correct. The penalty for a false prophet was to be stoned to death
(Deuteronomy 18:20-22).
10. Who did God give the Ten Commandments to?

Moses (Exodus 20).

11. Which two people did not die?

Genesis 5:24 says of Enoch, Moses’ great-grandfather, “For Enoch walked with God; and he disappeared
because God took him.” The other was the Old Testament prophet Elijah, who went up to heaven in a
whirlwind, in a chariot of fire with horses of fire (2 Kings 2:11).

12. What is the root of all kinds of evil?

The love of money (1 Timothy 6:10).

13. What is the beginning of wisdom?

The fear of Jehovah (Psalms 111:10).

14. Who gave the Sermon on the Mount?

The Lord Jesus (Matthew 5-7).

15. How did illness and death enter the world?

Romans 5:12 says that through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin. The fall of man is
described in Genesis 3, where God's perfect creation was ruined by Adam's sin.

16. Who was the Roman governor who sentenced Christ to death?

Pontius Pilate (Matthew 27:26).

17. Who are the Major Prophets?

Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel.

18. The Old Testament is about which group of people?

The Hebrews, who became the nation of Israel. They were descendants of Abraham through Isaac.

19. What happened while Jesus was in the desert for 40 days?

He was tempted by the devil (Matthew 4:1). Hebrews 4:15 tells us that he was in every way tempted as
we are, yet without sin.

20. How many people were in Noah's ark?

Eight: Noah and his wife, their three sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, and their wives (Genesis 7:13, 1 Peter
2:5).

21. Who was the first murderer?

Cain, who killed his brother Abel (Genesis 4:8).

22. Who was the person affected with terrible trials but trusted in God at all times?

Job (read the book of Job).

23. Who was the most beloved and well-known king of Israel?

David (1 Chronicles 29:28).

24. Who was “the weeping prophet”?

Jeremiah.

25. Who was thrown into the lions' den?

26. Who were the two people in the famous battle with a sling and a stone?

David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17).

27. What is the book of Acts about?

The early years of the church, when the gospel begins to spread throughout the world.

28. What are the epistles?

Cards.

29. On what occasion did the church receive the Holy Spirit?

Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4).

30. Who did God command to kill his own son?

Abraham (Genesis 22:2).

31. What was the Old Testament holiday that remembered when God saved the firstborn of Israel on the
night they left Egypt?

The Passover (Exodus 12:27).

32. Who was the Hebrew who became the prime minister of Egypt?

Joseph (Genesis 41:41).

33. Who was the Hebrew woman who became queen of Persia?

Esther (Esther 2:17).

34. Who was the pagan woman who became David's great-grandmother?

Ruth (Ruth 4:17).

35. What angel appeared to Mary?

Gabriel (Luke 1:26).

36. How did the Lord Jesus die?

He gave his life when he was crucified (John 19:18).

37. What happened to him three days after he died?

He rose from the dead (John 20).

38. What happened to the Lord Jesus 40 days after his resurrection?

He ascended bodily into heaven (Acts 1:9-11).

39. What must we do when we sin to restore our communion with God?

1 John 1:9 tells us, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness.”

40. How did the universe and the world appear?

Genesis 1:1 tells us, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Furthermore, it tells us in
Colossians 1:16 and 17 that the Lord Jesus Christ was the one who created all things.
41. Where do Satan and demons come from?

Satan was originally the best and brightest of the angels, but he sinned in his pride, wanting to be God.
Some of the angels followed him, and these “fallen angels” were cast out of heaven (Isaiah 14, Ezekiel 28).

42. Who directed the writing of the Bible?

The Holy Spirit (2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:21).

43. Where was the Lord Jesus before he was conceived in Mary?

In heaven (Philippians 2:6-11, 1 Corinthians 15:49).

44. Who taught by parables?

The Lord Jesus (Matthew 13:3).

45. What are parables?

A short story with a spiritual teaching.

46. Which two animals spoke with human words?

The serpent in the garden of Eden (Genesis 3:3) and Balaam's donkey (Numbers 22:28).

47. With what woman did David commit adultery?

Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11).

48. Which of his sons followed David as king?

Solomon (2 Samuel 12:24).

49. Who was a female judge of Israel?

Deborah (Judges 4:4).

50. Who was the wisest man in the world?

Solomon (1 Kings 3:12).

51. Who was the first man?

Adam (Genesis 2:20).

52. Who was the most humble man on earth?

Moses (Numbers 12:3).

53. Who was the strongest man in the world?

Samson (Judges 13-16).

54. Where were the two nations of God's people taken into captivity?

Israel was taken captive to Assyria (2 Kings 17:23), and Judah was taken to Babylon. (2 Chronicles 36:20).

55. Which servant of a foreign king rebuilt the wall of Jerusalem?

Nehemiah (Nehemiah 2:5).

56. Who were the two Old Testament prophets who worked miracles?

Elijah and Elisha (1 Kings 17, 2 Kings 6).

Jonah (Jonah 1:17).

58. What is the last book of the Old Testament?

Malachi.

59. For which Israelite commander did the sun stand still?

Joshua (Joshua 10).

60. Who was the first king of Israel?

Saul (1 Samuel 13:1).

61. Who built the temple in Israel?

Solomon (1 Kings 6).

62. Which of the twelve tribes of Israel served as priests?

The tribe of Levi (Deuteronomy 10:8).

63. What city collapsed after the Israelites marched around it for seven days?

>Jericho (Joshua 6:20).

64. What did God feed the Israelites in the desert?

Manna and quails (Exodus 16).

65. What two people walked on water?

Jesus and Peter (Matthew 14:29).

66. Who was the first martyr?

Stephen (Acts 7).

67. Who handed Jesus over to the priests and for how much?

Judas betrayed him for 30 pieces of silver, the price of a slave.

(Matthew 26:14-15).

68. What does the Lord's Prayer say?

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, as it is in
heaven, so on earth. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our
debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for yours is the kingdom, the power and
the glory, forever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13).

69. Who was the first person to see the resurrected Lord?

Mary Magdalene (John 20:16).

70. Which prophet who was a cousin of the Lord was beheaded?

John the Baptist (Matthew 14:10).

71. To what country did the baby Jesus and his parents escape when Herod threatened to kill him?

Egypt (Matthew 2:13-15).

He turned water into wine at the wedding in Cana (John 2:11).

73. Which of your personal friends did the Lord resurrect?

Lazarus (John 11).

74. Who was the greatest missionary of the New Testament?

Paul (see the book of Acts).

75. Who was Paul's first companion?

Barnabas (Acts 13:2).

76. Who did an angel free from prison?

To Peter (Acts 12).

77. What event caused God to divide human language into many languages?

The construction of the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11).

78. Which chapter in the book of one of the Old Testament prophets gives a detailed prophecy of the
Messiah's death by crucifixion?

Isaiah 53.

79. Who fought all night with the Lord and was permanently limping?

Jacob (Genesis 32:22-32).

80. To which two pastors did Paul write letters?

Timothy and Titus.

81. Who was considered a god when he was bitten by a viper and nothing bad happened to him?

Paul (Acts 28:5-6.

82. Which two New Testament writers were brothers of the Lord Jesus?

James and Judas (Matthew 13:55).

83. Which New Testament books were written by a doctor?

Luke and Acts (2 Timothy 4:11).

84. Who had a tunic of many colors?

Joseph (Genesis 37:3).

85. What sin did Aaron lead the Israelites into while his brother Moses was up on the mountain talking to
God?

They made an idol in the shape of a golden calf (Exodus 32).

86. How many books are there in the entire Bible?

Sixty-six: 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament.

John the Baptist was a prophet who proclaimed that the kingdom of God was near, in preparation for the
ministry of his cousin Jesus. The John who wrote the gospel of John, the three letters of John and Revelation
was one of the twelve apostles and one of the closest to the Lord along with Peter and James. He called
himself “the disciple whom Jesus loved.”

88. Who saw the Lord appear to him in a burning bush?

Moses (Exodus 3).

89. How many children did Jacob have?

Twelve. They were the ancestors of the twelve tribes of Israel (Genesis 35:22).

90. Who sold his birthright for lentil stew?

Esau (Genesis 25:33).

91. Which Psalm begins like this: “The Lord is my shepherd, I will not want”?

Psalm 23.

92. Who denied the Lord Jesus three times before the rooster crowed?

Peter (Matthew 26:69-75).

93. What did the Lord do before the Last Supper to demonstrate his love and humility?

He washed the feet of his disciples (John 13:5).

94. Where is the “hall of faith” in the New Testament?

In Hebrews 11.

95. Who appeared in glory with the Lord on the Mount of Transfiguration?

Elijah and Moses (Mark 9:4).

96. Who is the Second Adam?

The Lord Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 15:45-49).

97. Which Old Testament prophet married a prostitute because God told him to?

>Hosea (Hosea 1:2).

98. What are the two sacred ordinances that the Lord commanded us to observe?

Baptism (Matthew 28:19, 20) and communion or the Lord's Supper (1 Corinthians 11:23-26).

99. What supernatural elements allow a believer to serve the body of Christ with ease and effectiveness?

Spiritual gifts (Romans

12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12, Ephesians 4:8-13, 1 Peter 4:10-11).

100. Whose tomb was where Christ was buried?

Joseph of Amarithea (Matthew 27:57-60).

101 Who wrote the book of Hebrews?

Nobody knows.
102. What is the epistle of joy?

Philippians

103. What is the book of Revelation about?

World's End.

104. WHO IS the bride of Christ?

The church, that is, all those who have trusted in Him for their salvation (Ephesians 5:25-27, Revelation
19:7-8).