bce quizzes psalms and wisdom Flashcards
Which of the following is spoken by the LORD to Eliphaz near the end of the Book of Job?
Select one:
a. “My wrath is kindled against you and against your two friends; for you have not spoken of me what is right.”
b. “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.”
c. “Hear, and I will speak; I will question you, and you declare to me.”
d. “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man who fears God and turns away from evil.”
“My wrath is kindled against you and against your two friends; for you have not spoken of me what is right.”
(Job 42:7)
The psalm attributed to David as a response to Nathan’s rebuke of his relationship with Bathsheba includes which of the following lines?
Select one:
a. “Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.”
b. “Against you, you alone, have I sinned, and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are justified in your sentence and blameless when you pass judgment.”
c. “I confess my iniquity; I am sorry for my sin.”
d. “I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against you.”
“Against you, you alone, have I sinned, and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are justified in your sentence and blameless when you pass judgment.”
(Psalm 51:4)
In which book does the wise person “make a test of pleasure” and conclude, “But again, this also was vanity”?
Select one:
a. Proverbs
b. Job
c. Ecclesiastes
d. Song of Solomon
Ecclesiastes
(Ecclesiastes 2:1)
Within the context of the vastness of creation the Psalmist both wonders “what are human beings that [God is] mindful of them” and declares that God has
Select one:
a. “loved you and kept the oath that he swore to your ancestors.”
b. “made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.”
c. “made them a little lower than God, and crowned them with glory and honor.”
d. “created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.”
“made them a little lower than God, and crowned them with glory and honor.”
(Psalm 8:3-5; Genesis 1:27; Deuteronomy 4:37; Job 23:16)
Which of the following reflects a characteristic theme of Ecclesiastes?
Select one:
a. “Let the day perish in which I was born, and the night that said, ‘a man-child is conceived.’ Let that day be darkness!”
b. “All things are wearisome; more than one can express; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, or the ear filled with hearing.”
c. “Therefore, walk in the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the just. For the upright will abide in the land, and the innocent will remain in it.”
d. “But I am a worm, and not human; scorned by others, and despised by the people.”
“All things are wearisome; more than one can express; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, or the ear filled with hearing.”
(Ecclesiastes 1:8; Psalm 22:6; Proverbs 2:20-21; Job 3:3-4)
The lines, “For everything there is a season, and time for every matter under heaven,” are found in which of the following books:
Select one:
a. Song of Solomon
b. Proverbs
c. Job
d. Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes
(Ecclesiastes 3:1)
Which quotation is from the book of Ecclesiastes?
a. “Remember your creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come, and the years draw near when you will say, ‘I have no pleasure in them’; before the sun and the light and the stars and the moon are darkened and the clouds return with the rain.”
b. “O LORD, why do you cast me off? Why do you hide your face from me? Wretched and close to death from my youth up, I suffer your terrors; I am desperate. Your wrath has swept over me; your dread assaults destroy me.”
c. “You will be saved from the loose woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words, who forsakes the partner of her youth and forgets her sacred covenant; for her way leads down to death, and her path to the shades; those who go to her never come back, nor do they regain the paths of life.”
d. “Hear now my reasoning, and listen to the pleadings of my lips. Will you speak falsely for God, and speak deceitfully for him? Will you show partiality toward him? Will you plead the case for God”
“Remember your creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come, and the years draw near when you will say, ‘I have no pleasure in them’; before the sun and the light and the stars and the moon are darkened and the clouds return with the rain.”
(Ecclesiastes 12:1 (Proverbs 2:16-19 ; Psalm 88:14-16; Job 13:6-8))
Psalm 8 expresses surprise that human beings have been made
Select one:
a. Higher than God.
b. A little lower than God.
c. Equal to God.
d. Well below the status of God.
A little lower than God.
(Psalms 8:5)
“Go and eat your bread with enjoyment, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has long ago approved what you do. Let your garments always be white; do not let oil be lacking on your head” is found in which book?
Select one:
a. Proverbs
b. Song of Solomon
c. Ecclesiastes
d. Job
Ecclesiastes
(Ecclesiastes 9:7-8)
In Psalm 110, the LORD says to the ruler: “You are a priest forever according to the order of __________.”
Answer
a. Zadok
b. Aaron
c. Solomon
d. Melchizedek
Melchizedek
(Psalm 110)
