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WEEK 24:  Bible Live Quiz Questions             Ps. 68—69 and 1 Kings 3:16—18:40

Ps. 68—69

1. Ps. 68 mentions Mt. Sinai, Mt. Zalmon, the mountains of Bashan (Mt. Hermon) and Mt. Zion.  Where is Zion?  Temple Mt.

2. Ps. 68 begins with the words I shouted when Israel started the journey from Mt. Sinai to the Promised Land.  Who am I?  Moses

3. To whom in the New Testament was Ps. 69:9 applied when He displayed “zeal for the house of God”?  Jesus

4. In Ps. 69, David progresses from complaints and crying to God for help, to confession of his own sins, then to asking God to destroy his enemies.  He ends the psalm with expressions of what toward the Lord?  69:30, 34, praise

1 Kings 3:16—18:40

1. In a famous example of Solomon’s wisdom, two women went to court for custody of a baby they both claimed was theirs.  How did Solomon decide which of the two women was the true mother of the child?  3:25, Ordered the baby halved, then gave child to mother who relented

2. What two great mistakes did Solomon make during his 40-year reign, mistakes that led Israel to disaster and division?  (A) Led by many foreign wives into idolatry, and (B) high taxation

3. For the temple construction, what product did Solomon buy from Hiram, the King of Tyre.  5:6, cedars from Lebanon

4. Solomon started building the temple in year 4 of his reign.  How many years did it take to complete the project?  6:37

5. Approximately how many years did Solomon’s temple serve as a place of worship?  960-586 BC, almost 400 years

6. One notable part of the temple was a round tank, 15’ in diameter, which held 11,000 gallons of water.  What was it called?  7:23, the Sea

7. I am the skilled the craftsman from Tyre who did all the metalwork in Solomon’s Temple.  Who am I?  Ch. 7, Huram from Tyre (half Israelite)

8. As queen of the country where Yemen exists today, I visited Solomon to witness his wisdom and the greatness of his kingdom for myself.  What was the name of my country?  Ch. 10, Sheba

9. Solomon disobeyed God by marrying 700 wives and 300 concubines.  Besides the sexual immorality, what other destructive influence did this have on Solomon and Israel?  11:3, led into idolatry and worship of false gods

10. God raised up enemies to judge Solomon and Israel.  Which one did the prophet Ahijah predict would rule over ten of the twelve tribes?  11:29, Jeroboam

11. What foolish thing did Solomon’s son Rehoboam do to provoke the ten northern tribes (called Israel) to rebel against him?  12:13-16, Ignored advice of elder counselors and threatened higher taxes and greater suffering for the people

12. To keep citizens of the northern tribes from going to the temple in Jerusalem to worship, Jeroboam (the first king) placed golden idols of what creature at both ends of the country?  12:28, golden calves

13. As Jeroboam worshiped a false god, a prophet of the true God denounced him and prophesied that a child from David’s lineage would burn the bones of the pagan priests on that very altar.  What was the name of the predicted king?  13:2, Josiah

14. The prophet that denounced Jeroboam disobeyed God’s instructions.  How did he die?  13:23, killed by lion

15. Egypt’s King Shishak attacked Jerusalem and stole the golden shields Solomon had made.  Rehoboam replaced them with shields made of what metal?  14:27, bronze

16. The prophet Ahijah told Jeroboam that his son would die and that a future king would destroy his family line.  What king of Israel later fulfilled that prophecy?  15:27-30, Baasha

17. Of the first 8 kings of Israel, the 80 years from Jeroboam to Ahab, how many followed the Lord?  None

18. Ahab married the daughter of a priest of Baal who later became king of Sidon.  What was her name?  16:31 Jezebel

19. What prophet from Tishbe did God send to confront Ahab and the false god Baal by announcing a drought?  17:1, Elijah

20. During the drought, Elijah had water from Kerith Brook in Phoenicia and food brought by what birds?  17:4, Ravens

21. What two miracles did God do for the widow of Zarephath who gave Elijah her last food?  a) 17:15-16, constant supply of flour and oil, and b) 17:22, raised her son from the dead

22. Elijah thought he alone served God, but the man in charge of Ahab’s palace also followed God, saving the lives of 100 faithful prophets.  Who was this man?  18:3, Obediah

23. How many false prophets of Baal and Asherah showed up to duel with Elijah and God at Mt. Carmel?  18:19, 450+400=850

24. When Elijah build his altar to God on Mt. Carmel, how many stones did he use?  18:31, twelve

25. In the contest at Mt. Carmel, what was the true God supposed to do?  18:23-24, send fire to consume the sacrifice

26. What did the people and Elijah do with the 450 prophets of Baal after God sent fire?  18:40, killed them all