Quiz 20 Flashcards
In the New Testament, which nation is said to have made merchants grow rich from its excessive luxuries?
Babylon
Zephaniah prophesied to which nation, saying, “Wail, you who live in the market district; all your merchants will be wiped out, all who trade with silver will be ruined”?
Judea
Fill in the missing word. Paul in his letter to Timothy recommends that the wealthy be, “_____ in good deeds.”
Rich
In Genesis 37, who bought Joseph from his brothers?
Ishmaelites (Midianites)
What is the city pictured in Revelation chapter 21 made of?
Pure gold
After Ezra and the exiled Israelites had left Babylon and returned to Jerusalem, they rested for three days. What did they do on the fourth day?
They weighed out all the gold and silver into the hands of the priest
Who redeemed Ruth and her father-in-law’s land in the book of Ruth?
Boaz
In the Old Testament, who went to the King of Israel laden with silver talents, gold shekels, and clothing in the hope that he might be cured of leprosy.
Naaman
In Old Testament times, could an Israelite sell himself to another as a slave?
No. He had to be treated as a hired worker
In the book of Revelation who does John counsel to, “buy from me gold refined in the fire, so that you can become rich”?
The church in Laodicea
In which Old Testament book is there a chapter that begins, “The Lord abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight”?
Proverbs
True or false? Abraham brought a field from the Hittites because it contained a cave that he wished to bury Sarah in.
True (Genesis 49:29-31)
Who in the Old Testament gave his three daughters the same inheritance as his seven sons?
Job
Fill in the missing word from Exodus 30:16, “Receive the ______ money from the Israelites, and use it for the service of the Tent of Meeting.”
Atonement
In the book of Esther, who boasted to his wife and friends about his vast wealth, his many sons, and his close relationship with the king?
Haman
