Old Testament Trivia VIII

OLD TESTAMENT TRIVIA VIII

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

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.

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

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

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.

73) Why did God give the land of Canaan to the Israelites?

BECAUSE IT HAD ORIGINALLY BELONGED TO THEM BECAUSE OF THE ISRAELITES' RIGHTEOUSNESS BECAUSE OF THE CANAANITES' WICKEDNESS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OTHER PLACE FOR THEM

DEUTERONOMY 9:4: After the Lord your God has driven them out before you, do not say to yourself, "The Lord has brought me here to take possession of this land because of my righteousness." No, it is on account of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is going to drive them out before you.

74) How many sons did Gideon have?

7 71 1 17

JUDGES 8:30: ³⁰ He had seventy sons of his own, for he had many wives. ³¹ His concubine, who lived in Shechem, also bore him a son, whom he named Abimelek.

75) How did Samson's wife die?

SHE BURNED SHE STARVED SHE FELL FROM A TOWER SHE DROWNED

JUDGES 15:6: When the Philistines asked, "Who did this?" they were told, "Samson, the Timnite's son-in-law, because his wife was given to his companion." So the Philistines went up and burned her and her father to death.

76) How long was Zimri king of Israel?

7 YEARS 7 MONTHS 7 DAYS 7 WEEKS

1 KINGS 16:15: In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah seven days.

77) What kind of garment did Elijah the Tishbite wear?

GARMENT OF SILK GARMENT OF LEAVES GARMENT OF GOLD GARMENT OF HAIR

2 KINGS 1:7-8: The king asked them, "What kind of man was it who came to meet you and told you this?" ⁸They replied, "He had a garment of hair and had a leather belt around his waist." The king said, "That was Elijah the Tishbite."

78) What miracle did Elisha perform AFTER his death?

DESTROYED A PAGAN ALTAR MADE THE SUN STAND STILL BROUGHT A MAN BACK TO LIFE PURIFIED A RIVER

2 KINGS 13:21: Once while some Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders; so they threw the man's body into Elisha's tomb. When the body touched Elisha's bones, the man came to life and stood up on his feet.

79) What came down from heaven when King Solomon consecrated the temple of the Lord?

FIRE RAIN DOVES ANGELS

2 CHRONICLES 7:1: When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.

80) In the book of Ezra, what happened to the Israelite men who refused to send their foreign wives away?

THEY WERE PUBLICLY FLOGGED THEIR PROPERTY WAS SEIZED THEY HAD TO PAY A FINE THEIR CHILDREN WERE EXECUTED

EZRA 10:8: Anyone who failed to appear within three days would forfeit all his property, in accordance with the decision of the officials and elders, and would himself be expelled from the assembly of the exiles.