Numbers Trivia

NUMBERS TRIVIA

1) In the first census, God told Moses to count every man over what age?

NUMBERS 1:2-3: ² Take a census of the whole Israelite community by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one. ³ You and Aaron are to count according to their divisions all the men in Israel who are twenty years old or more and able to serve in the army.

2) How did God show that he had chosen Aaron as High Priest?

AARON'S STAFF PRODUCED BUDS A PILLAR OF FIRE SETTLED OVER AARON'S TENT AARON'S LIVESTOCK PRODUCED SPOTTED CALVES A FLOCK OF DOVES SURROUNDED AARON AND HIS FAMILY

NUMBERS 17:8: The next day Moses entered the tent and saw that Aaron's staff, which represented the tribe of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds.

3) On which side of the tabernacle was Moses instructed to camp?

EAST NORTH SOUTH WEST

NUMBERS 3:38: Moses and Aaron and his sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, in front of the tent of meeting. They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary on behalf of the Israelites. Anyone else who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.

4) Which tribe was not counted in the first census?

TRIBE OF BENJAMIN TRIBE OF LEVI TRIBE OF MANASSEH TRIBE OF ASHER

NUMBERS 1:48-50: ⁴⁸ The Lord had said to Moses: ⁴⁹ "You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the census of the other Israelites. ⁵⁰ Instead, appoint the Levites to be in charge of the tabernacle of the covenant law.

5) What was forbidden under the Nazirite vow?

RAISINS WINE GRAPES ALL OF THESE

NUMBERS 6:2-4: If a man or woman wants to make a special vow, a vow of dedication to the Lord as a Nazirite, ³ they must abstain from wine and other fermented drink and must not drink vinegar made from wine or other fermented drink. They must not drink grape juice or eat grapes or raisins.

6) At what age were the Levites required to retire from active service at the tent of meeting?

70 60 80 50

NUMBERS 8:23-25: ²³ The Lord said to Moses, ²⁴ "This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years old or more shall come to take part in the work at the tent of meeting, ²⁵ but at the age of fifty, they must retire from their regular service and work no longer.

7) How did God punish Korah son of Izhar for grumbling against Moses?

HE WAS STRICKEN WITH LEPROSY RAVENS CARRIED HIM AWAY THE GROUND SWALLOWED HIM WHOLE HE WAS STONED TO DEATH

NUMBERS 16: 31-33: The ground under them split apart ³² and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households, and all those associated with Korah, together with their possessions. ³³ They went down alive into the realm of the dead, with everything they owned; the earth closed over them, and they perished and were gone from the community.

8) Why did Moses make a bronze snake?

TO IMPRESS PHARAOH TO DEVOUR CANAANITE IDOLS TO DECORATE THE TABERNACLE TO CURE SNAKE BITES

NUMBERS 21:8-9: ⁸ The Lord said to Moses, "Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live." ⁹ So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, they lived.

9) Which Israelite tribe was the largest in the first census?

TRIBE OF JUDAH TRIBE OF DAN TRIBE OF ZEBULUN TRIBE OF SIMEON

NUMBERS 1:27: The number from the tribe of Judah was 74,600.

10) In order to purify themselves, what did the Levites have to shave?

THEIR BEARDS THEIR LEGS THEIR WHOLE BODIES THEIR HEADS

NUMBERS 8:5-7: ⁵ The Lord said to Moses: ⁶ "Take the Levites from among all the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean. ⁷ To purify them, do this: Sprinkle the water of cleansing on them; then have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes. And so they will purify themselves.