Old Testament Bible History Challenge

Old Testament Bible History Challenge

Sunday Bible ClassChrist Redeemer – Trumbull, CT

December 7, 2008

Old Testament Stories

A worm chewed the vine (5)

A prophet (3)Sent to Nineveh (2)Was almost “fish food” (1)


Jonah

Jonah went out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city. Then the LORD God provided a vine and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the vine. But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the vine so that it withered. When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. (Jonah 4:5-8)


The chariot wheels fell off (5)

Made their faces “red” (3)Not water-logged (2)Leaving the pyramids behind (1)


Crossing the Red Sea

The LORD made the wheels of their chariots come off so that they had difficulty driving. And the Egyptians said, “Let’s get away from the Israelites! The LORD is fighting for them against Egypt.” (Exodus 14:25)


The gallows were built (5)

Hebrew name is Hadassah (3)Festival of Purim (2)“Hey, Man!” The bad guy’s really bad (1)


Esther

Haman’s wife Zeresh and all Haman’s friends said to him, “Have a gallows built, 75 feet high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it.” (Esther 5:14)


The sun stopped moving (5)

Old Testament name for Jesus (3)He fit the battle of Jericho (2)Moses’ successor (1)


Joshua

On the day the LORD gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.” So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the nation avenged itself on its enemies. (Joshua 10:12-13)


Sons and daughters took off their earrings(5)

Moses getting the Ten Commandments (3)Periodic symbol is AU (2)Not a lot of bull, just a little (1)


The Golden Calf

Aaron answered the people, “Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me.” He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf. (Exodus 32:2,4)


Five smooth stones (5)

Shepherd boy (3)Played a harp (2)Had a “giant” of a first throw (1)


David and Goliath

Then David took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine. (1 Samuel 17:40)


A papyrus basket (5)

Name means “draw up” (3)His sister was Miriam (2)Later would see a “burning bush” (1)


Moses

But when his mother could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile. (Exodus 2:3)


Ate roast lamb and cooked vegetables at midnight (5)

Fast food “to go” (3) Doorposts painted in blood (2)Just before Last Plague (1)


Preparing for the Exodus / The Passover

That same night they are to eat the meat roasted over the fire, along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast. (Exodus 12:8)


Coated cypress wood (5)

Two by two (3)Forty days and forty nights (2)He was “singin’ in the rain” (1)


Noah

God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.” (Genesis 6:13-14)


Brick in place of stone and tar for mortar (5)

Not supposed to stay in one spot (3)Tried to get glory for self, not for God (2)Became nothing but a bunch of “babble” (1)


The Tower of Babel

They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth.” (Genesis 11:3-4)


Grapes on a pole (5)

No “soap on a rope” for these 12 guys (3)Sent by Moses (2)“I spy…” a land of milk and honey (1)


Spies Sent to Canaan

When they reached the Valley of Eshcol, they cut off a branch bearing a single cluster of grapes. Two of them carried it on a pole between them, along with some pomegranates and figs. (Numbers 13:23)


Camels were loaded with spices, balm and myrrh, and they were on their way to take them to Egypt (5)

Favorite son (3)Better than being killed (2)Original “Trader Joe’s” (1)


Joseph Sold to Traders

As they sat down to eat their meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were loaded with spices, balm and myrrh, and they were on their way to take them down to Egypt. Judah said to his brothers, “What will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him; after all, he is our brother, our own flesh and blood.” His brothers agreed. (Genesis 38:25-27)


A jar of flour and a jug of oil (5)

In Zarephath (3)A very hairy prophet (2)It didn’t run out (1)


Elijah and the Widow

Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go home and do as you have said. But first make a small cake of bread for me from what you have and bring it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son. For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD gives rain on the land.’” (1 Kings 17:13-14)


A poultice of figs (5)

Judah’s greatest king (3)Built a water tunnel in Jerusalem (2)Isaiah was the “medicine man” (1)


King Hezekiah’s Illness

Then Isaiah said, “Prepare a poultice of figs.” They did so and applied it to the boil, and Hezekiah recovered. (2 Kings 20:7)


Seven braids of hair (5)

A judge (3)Enemy of Philistines (2)Man of great strength (1)


Samson and Delilah

Having put Samson to sleep on her lap, Delilah called a man to shave off the seven braids of his hair, and so began to subdue him. And Samson’s strength left him. (Judges 16:19)

End of Round 1

Who Were These Characters?

His hair grew like feathers (5)

Funny name (3)Daniel’s king (2)Built Hanging Gardens of Babylon (1)


Nebuchadnezzar

Immediately what had been said about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from people and ate grass like cattle. His body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird. (Daniel 4:33)


The “Dreamer” (5)

11 brothers (3)Would one day rule Egypt (2)Coat of many colors (1)


Joseph

So Joseph went after his brothers and found them near Dothan. But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him. “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to each other. (Genesis 37:17-19)


Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah (5)

Daniel’s associates (3)Had very “fiery” faiths (2)Almost got “burned” (1)


Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

They were to be trained for three years, and after that they were to enter the king’s service. Among these were some from Judah. The chief official gave them new names: to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego. (Daniel 1:5-7)


Weak eyes (5)

Older daughter of Laban (3)Involved in “wedding night switcheroo” (2)Ugly sister of pretty Rachel (1)


Leah

Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Lead had weak eyes, but Rachel was lovely in form, and beautiful. (Genesis 29:16-17)


He killed more when he died than when he lived (5)

Listed in “Heroes of Faith” of Hebrews 11 (3)Enemies blinded him (2)Never owned Samsonite luggage (1)


Samson

Samson reached toward the two central pillars on which the temple stood. Bracing himself against them, his right hand on the one and his left hand of the other, Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus he killed many more when he died than while he lived. (Judges 16:29-30)


Jacob’s other name (5)

All-night wrestling match (3)Struggled with God in prayer (2)Name of country today (1)


Israel

The man asked him, “What is your name?” “Jacob,” he answered. Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men and have overcome.” (Genesis 32:27-28)


Owned 14,000 sheep, 6000 camels, 1000 yoke of oxen, and 1000 donkeys (5)

One of poetical books (3)He knew his Redeemer lives (2)Those who suffer often relate to him (1)


Job

The LORD blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the first. He had 14,000 sheep, 6000 camels, 1000 yoke of oxen and 1000 donkeys. And he also had 7 sons and 3 daughters. (Job 42:12-13)


His flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy (5)

Commander of the army of Aram (3)Had leprosy (2)Went to see Elisha (1)


Naaman

So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy. (2 Kings 5:14)


Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed (5)

Prophet (3)Chief administrator of Persia (2)Tossed to the lions (1)


Daniel

Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. (Daniel 6:10)


He fell off his chair by the side of the gate (5)

High priest (3)Samuel’s mentor (2)Had two wicked sons (1)


Eli

The man replied, “Israel fled before the Philistines, and the army has suffered heavy losses. And your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been captured.” When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward off his chair by the side of the gate. His neck was broken and he died, for he was an old man and heavy. He had led Israel 40 years. (1 Samuel 4:17-18)


He had a staff full of nuts (5)

Tribe of Levi (3)High priest (2)Moses’ brother (1)


Aaron

The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, which represented the house of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds. (Numbers 17:8)

End of Round 2

What Happened Here?

Zarephath (10)

1 Kings 17:9 (6)Involved a hungry prophet (4)Flour & oil miraculously replenished themselves (2)

What Happened Here?

Widow helped Elijah

Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go at once to Zarephath of Sidon and stay there. I have commanded a widow in that place to supply you with food.” (1 Kings 17:7-9)

What Happened Here?

Zoar (10)

Genesis 19:23 (6)Name means “small” (4)Outside of two cities that practiced sodomy (2)

What Happened Here?

Town to which Lot fled

By the time Lot reached Zoar, the sun had risen over the land. Then the LORD rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens. (Genesis 19:23-24)

What Happened Here?

Goshen (10)

Genesis 45:10 (6)Delta region of large river (4)Long-lost son invites patriarch father to visit (2)

What Happened Here?

Land where Israelites lived in Egypt

Joseph said to his brothers, “Now hurry back to my father and say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; don’t delay. You shall live in the region of Goshen and be near me—you, your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and all you have. I will provide for you there, because five years of famine are still to come. Otherwise you and your household and all who belong to you will become destitute.’” (Genesis 45:9-11)

What Happened Here?

Tigris & Euphrates Rivers (10)

Genesis 2:14 (6)2 of 4 ancient rivers (4)Watered a garden in paradise (2)

What Happened Here?

Rivers flowing in the Garden of Eden

A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters. The name of the first is Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush. The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Asshur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. (Genesis 2:10-14)

What Happened Here?

Mt. Carmel (10)

1 Kings 18:19 (6)Involved Ahab & Jezebel’s religious leaders (4)

A “fiery” showdown (2)

What Happened Here?

Elijah battled with the prophets of Baal

Ahab went to meet Elijah. When he saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?” “I have not made trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “But you and your father’s family have. You have abandoned the LORD’S commands and have followed the Baals. Now summon the people from all over Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel. And bring the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal.” (1 Kings 18:16-19)

What Happened Here?

King’s Highway (10)

Numbers 20:17 (6)A “red” road (4)Denied access (2)

What Happened Here?

Israelite trip through the wilderness

Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, saying: “Please let us pass through your country. We will not go through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will travel along the king’s highway and not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.” But Edom answered: “You may not pass through here; if you try, we will march out and attack you with the sword.” (Numbers 20:17-18)

What Happened Here?

Machpelah (10)

Genesis 23:9 (6)A “restful” location (4)Last stop for the patriarchs (2)

What Happened Here?

Cave in which Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, and Leah are buried

Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites. He said to them, “If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah, which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you.” (Genesis 23:7-9)

What Happened Here?

Marah (10)

Exodus 15:23 (6)Means “bitter” (4)Care to wet your whistle? (2)

What Happened Here?

Place of bitter water during Israelite wanderings in wilderness.

Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water. When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.) So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?” Then Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. (Exodus 15:22-25)

What Happened Here?

Moriah (10)

Genesis 22:2 (6)A place of testing (4)Involved a patriarch and his son (2)

What Happened Here?

Place of sacrifice of Isaac

Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.” (Genesis 22:1-2)

What Happened Here?

Mt. Nebo (10)

Deuteronomy 32:49 (6)Final “rest stop” for leader (4)Overlooking the Promised Land (2)

What Happened Here?

Place where Moses died and was buried

On that same day the LORD told Moses, “Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo in Moab, across from Jericho, and view Canaan, the land I am giving the Israelites as their own possession. There on the mountain that you have climbed you will die and be gathered to your people. This is because you broke faith with me in the presence of the Israelites at the waters of Meribah Kadesh in the Desert of Zin and because you did not uphold my holiness among the Israelites. Therefore, you will see the land only from a distance; you will not enter the land I am giving to the people of Israel.” (Deuteronomy 32:48-52)

What Happened Here?

Shiloh (10)

Joshua 18:1 (6)Important for Israelite worship practices (4)Permanent place for temporary dwelling (2)

What Happened Here?

Place the tabernacle first found a home

The whole assembly of the Israelites gathered at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. The country was brought under their control. (Joshua 18:1)

What Happened Here?

Susa (10)

Esther 1:2 (6)A fortified acropolis and palace complex (4)The winter residence of the Persian kings (2)

What Happened Here?

Scene for the book of Esther

This is what happened during the time of Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush: At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa, and in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his nobles and officials. The military leaders of Persia and Media, the princes, and the nobles of the provinces were present. (Esther 1:1-3)

What Happened Here?

Ur (10)

Genesis 11:28 (6)Site on the Euphrates in present-day southern Iraq (4)Starting point for a patriarch (2)

What Happened Here?

Original home of Abraham

Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot. While his father Terah was still alive, Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, in the land of his birth. The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you.” (Genesis 11:27-28; 12:1)

What Happened Here?

Uz (10)

Job 1:1 (6)A large territory east of the Jordan River, which included Edom in the south and the Aramean lands in the north (4)A place of “testing” during the time of the patriarchs (2)

What Happened Here?

The land of Job

In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil… He was the greatest man among all the people of the East. (Job 1:1,3)

End of Round 3

Who Said It?

How long will you keep on getting drunk? (10)

1 Samuel 1:14 (6)Said to Hannah (4)High priest (2)

Who Said It?

Eli

As she kept praying to the LORD, Eli observed her mouth. Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk and said to her, “How long will you keep on getting drunk? Get rid of your wine.” (1 Samuel 1:12-14)

Who Said It?

I cannot go in these, because I am not used to them. (10)

1 Samuel 17:39 (6)Said about Saul’s armor (4)About to fight Goliath (2)

Who Said It?

David

Then Saul dressed David in his own tunic. He put a coat of armor on him and a bronze helmet on his head. David fastened on his sword over the tunic and tried walking around, because he was not used to them. “I cannot go in these,” he said to Saul, “because I am not used to them.” So he took them off. (1 Samuel 17:38-39)

Who Said It?

Shout! For the Lord has given you the city! (10)

Joshua 6:16 (6)Said at Jericho (4)Leader after Moses (2)

Who Said It?

Joshua

On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched around the city seven times in the same manner, except that on that day they circled the city seven times. The seventh time around, when the priests shouted the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the people, “Shout! For the LORD has given you the city!” At the sound of the trumpet, when the people gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed. (Joshua 6:15-16,20)

Who Said It?

How awesome is this place! (10)

Genesis 28:17 (6)Said at Bethel (4)Saw a stairway to heaven (2)

Who Said It?

Jacob

Jacob had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.” (Genesis 28:12,16-17)

Who Said It?

Flee to the mountains or you will be swept away. (10)

Genesis 19:17 (6)Said to Lot (4)Heavenly messengers (2)

Who Said It?

Angels

The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening… With the coming of dawn, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Hurry! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away when the city is punished.” When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and of his two daughters and led them safely out of the city, for the LORD was merciful to them. As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, “Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains or you will be swept away!” (Genesis 19:1,15-17)

Who Said It?

Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and he must be awakened. (10)

1 Kings 18:27 (6)Said about the god Baal (4)This prophet was fed by ravens (2)

Who Said It?Elijah

Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one of the bulls and prepare it first, since there so many of you. Call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.” “O Baal, answer us!” they shouted. But there was no response; no one answered. And they danced around the altar they had made. At noon Elijah began to taunt them. “Shout louder!” he said. “Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened.” So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed. Midday passed, and they continued their frantic prophesying until the time for the evening sacrifice. But there was no response, no one answered, no one paid attention. (1 Kings 18:25-29)

Who Said It?

What have I done to make you beat me these three times? (10)

Numbers 22:28 (6)Said to Balaam (4)She truly was a beast (2)

Who Said It?

Balaam’s Donkey

When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he was angry and beat her with his staff. Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times? Am I not your own donkey, which you have always ridden, to this day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?” “No,” he said. Then the LORD opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low and fell facedown. (Numbers 22:27-31)

Who Said It?

Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit. (10)

2 Kings 2:9 (6)Said to Elijah (4)Elijah’s similar-sounding successor (2)

Who Said It?

Elisha

When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?” “Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied. “You have asked a difficult thing,” Elijah said, “yet if you see me when I am taken from you, it will be yours—otherwise not.” (2 Kings 2:9-10)

Who Said It?

I’m famished! (10)

Genesis 25:30 (6)Said to Jacob (4)A red-haired fellow (2)

Who Said It?

Esau

Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished. He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I’m famished!” Jacob replied, “First sell me your birthright.” “Look, I am about to die,” Esau said. “What good is the birthright to me?” So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob. Then Jacob gave Easu some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then got up and left. So Esau despised his birthright. (Genesis 25:29-34)

Who Said It?

Give your servant a discerning heart. (10)

1 Kings 3:9 (6)Prayed to the Lord (4)A very wise king (2)

Who Said It?

Solomon

At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.” Solomon answered, “O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties. So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?” (1 Kings 3:5-9)

End of Round 4

Final Question

List the 39 books of the Old Testament. (3 points per book)

Old Testament Books of the BibleGenesis Job HoseaExodus Psalms JoelLeviticus Proverbs AmosNumbers Ecclesiastes ObadiahDeuteronomy Song of Songs JonahJoshua Isaiah MicahJudges Jeremiah NahumRuth Lamentations Habakkuk1 & 2 Samuel Ezekiel Zephaniah1 & 2 Kings Daniel Haggai1 & 2 Chronicles ZechariahEzra MalachiNehemiah Esther

Closing Prayer

Good Shepherd, I was glad to be here, gathered with your flock to worship you. Cause the Word I have heard and learned to take root in my heart and bear fruit in my life. Guide me in paths of righteousness, that my words and actions might lead others to glorify you. Amen.

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Old Testament Bible History Challenge