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WEEK 28:  Bible Live Quiz Questions                Ps. 78:1—8; Prov. 15:1—16:33; Acts 17:1—28:31 and 1 Chron. 1:1—4:43

Ps. 78:1—8

1. In Ps. 78:4, we are told to pass the knowledge of God to what group?  Children, next generation

Prov. 15:1—16:33

1. What can God’s people do that is said to delight the Lord?  15:8, Pray

2. A glad heart shows up where?  15:13, on your face

3. When is a bowl of soup better than a steak?  15:17, when you’re eating with someone you love instead of someone you hate

4. When our ways please the Lord, even what group of people will be at peace with us?  16:7, our enemies

5. When is it better to be poor than rich?  (Besides tax time!)  16:8, when godly instead of dishonest

6. It is said to be a “crown of glory”, gained by living a godly life.  What is it?  16:31, gray hair 

Acts 17:1—28:31

1. When Paul went to a new city, where did he customarily go to preach first?  17:2, Jewish synagogue

2. In Thessalonica, a believer practiced hospitality and let Paul stay in his home.  His home was attacked and he was arrested.  What was his name?  17:5-8, Jason

3. In Athens, Paul got a chance to address the Council of Philosophers, so to begin his message, he referred to an altar he had seen dedicated to what god?  17:23, “To an unknown god”

4. In Athens, people responded to the Gospel in what three ways:  a) some rejected (mocked), b) some wanted to hear more, and c) some believed

5. In Corinth, Paul lived and worked with us.  Who are we?  18:2-3, Aquila and Priscilla, tentmakers

6. How long did Paul stay in Corinth teaching the Word of God?  18:11, a year and a half

7. After Paul left Aquila and Priscilla, they met a gifted Jewish speaker and teacher from Alexandria and helped him see that Jesus is the Messiah.  Who was this man who became an effective evangelist?  18:24-28, Apollos

8. Ephesus was the center of worship for what false goddess?  19:24, Artemis, also called Diana

9. What change in the text indicates that Luke, the physician and writer of Acts, joined Paul at that point in his travels?  20:5-7, use of 1st person pronouns “we” and “us”

10. During Paul’s 3rd missionary journey and his last night in Troas, I went to sleep and fell out of the third story window while Paul preached through the night.  Who am I?  20:9, Eutychus

11. As Paul returned to Jerusalem from his 3rd missionary journey, I prophesied to Paul that he would be bound by the Jews and turned over to the Romans.  Who am I?  21:10, Agabus

12. When Paul returned to Jerusalem from his 3rd journey, what did he do to try to appease the believing Jews?  21:23-24, participate in a purification ritual in the temple with four other men

13. As Paul ended his purification ritual, a riot broke out.  When the Roman guard gave him a chance to speak to the crowd, instead of defending himself, Paul did what?  22:1-21, told his conversion story

14. The Roman commander was going to beat a confession out of Paul.  What did he learn about Paul that kept him from doing so?  22:25-28, that Paul was a Roman citizen (free by birth)

15. When Paul was brought before the Jewish high council, I issued an illegal order for him to be struck even before he was tried.  Who am I?  23:2, Ananias, the high priest

16. In his trial before the Jewish high council, Paul divided those judging him by appealing to theological differences between what two groups?  23:6, the Pharisees and the Sadducees

17. In the only biblical reference to a member of his family, what does Paul’s nephew do to help save his life?  23:16-22, told the Roman officials about a plot to kill Paul (over 40 men vowed not to eat or drink till they’d killed him)

18. After my wife Drusilla and I heard Paul’s testimony, I imprisoned him for two years in Caesarea, hoping to get a bribe from him.  Who am I?  24:24, Felix, Roman governor of Judea

19. Paul appealed his case to Caesar, so as new governor of Judea, I asked King Agrippa and his sister Bernice from Jerusalem to hear his case and help me specify the charges and write to the emperor.  Who am I?  25:1, Governor Festus

20. What catastrophe did Paul and fellow travelers endure on the way to Rome?  Ch. 27, storm, shipwreck

21. What happened to Paul on the island of Malta that made the people there think he was a god?  28:3-6, survived snake bite

22. I was the chief official of Malta.  Through Paul, God healed my father and many other sick people.  Who am I?  28:7, Publius

23. How long was Paul imprisoned in Rome, preaching the Gospel to everyone who would listen?  28:30, two years

1 Chron. 1:1—4:43

1. Jewish tradition is that 1st and 2nd Chronicles were compiled (gathering and editing of information) by whom?  Ezra (around 430 BC)

2. The Chronicles cover Israel from David’s reign (1010 BC) to the Babylonian exile which began in what year?  586 BC

3. For the Jews returning from exile in Babylon, the genealogies at the beginning of 1 Chronicles had the practical purpose of confirming their rights and heritage, but what were some of the spiritual lessons we can learn from the genealogies?  A. recall the history through key people, B. shows faithfulness of God to His promises to and through Israel, C. Shows God’s interest in all people groups, D. Shows God’s interest in individuals.

4. In 1 Chron. 1:1, who is listed first among the descendants of Adam?  Seth (righteous branch)

5. In 1 Chron. 1:19, one of Eber’s sons was named Peleg (which means “Division”).  Why was he so named? During his lifetime, people of the world were divided into language groups

6. Who were the two sons of Abraham and Sarah?  1:28, Ishmael and Isaac

7. 1 Chron. 4:9-10 tells about a man named Jabez.  Why did his mother name him Jabez?  Birth was painful (his name sounds like the Hebrew word for “distress” or “pain”)

8. Jabez is mentioned and remembered because of a prayer to God.  How did God respond to Jabez’ prayer?  4:10, God granted his request

Jesus: Perfect Man of Faith

The Word became flesh and dwelt among us,

And we beheld His glory,

The glory of the only begotten of the Father,

Full of grace and truth. JOHN 1:14

The Word became flesh! How could it be?

From Creator to creature... It's too much for me.

Can High become low? Can day be night?

My mind finds no answer, my reason takes flight.

Then, "Yes, my son, He says to me,

The answer's so simple, even you must see;

Though once you opposed me, opposites we're not.

Unless you cease to be a man, 'in my image' you are caught.

But you, being less and lower, to most and highest never can.

By leaving off and stepping down, though, I became a man."

Lord, what you did is clearer now, but I'll never know just why

You left your throne and all that means to work, sweat, hunger, thirst, and die.

Why would you join our race of tears?

We're either too distraught to rise, or gorged with pride and selfish cares,

Lust of flesh and eyes.

"The answer again is a simple one, tho' not perhaps to your mind,

For love is the reason I took on flesh and left my throne behind.

In your midst I dwelt, because I chose to care -

Behold the Father's glory, and in that glory share!

For not only then but now, it continues to be true,

When you before your Savior bow, the Word becomes flesh in you!"

Soapy Dollar, Christmas, 1982

God in Three Persons

The Gospel offers peace with God, but it also satisfies our minds, giving real answers to our questions about God, the spirit realm, human nature, and the world around us.

There are undoubtedly many things about the true and living God that are beyond our comprehension, aspects of His supernatural being that we who experience our existence through the grids of time and space can only try to imagine. The God of the bible is definitely presented as three distinct Persons, formally titled by no less than Jesus the Messiah and Son of God, as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Each is described with all the characteristics of personhood (intellect, emotion, and will), and also with all of the attributes of deity (omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, eternal, etc.). However, it is clearly and often repeated, too, that there is only One God. In what sense are we to understand this very important truth?

Without going into obscure academic, somewhat esoteric terms (essence, etc.), I am satisfied with the simple concept of RELATIONAL HARMONY AND ONENESS. These three divine Persons are now and eternally united in their love for each other, their perfect character, their intent and objectives, and their actions, so perfectly united that we can know them as One. "Hear, O Israel, the Lord your God is One."

This important theological truth has wonderful implications for us as God's people (true Israel), because as Jesus prayed to the Father in John 17, the Redemptive plan of God is that the people of God be brought into that amazing relational union with the Father, Son, and Spirit and with each other.

“I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me.

“I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one. I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me. Father, I want these whom you have given me to be with me where I am. Then they can see all the glory you gave me because you loved me even before the world began!

“O righteous Father, the world doesn’t know you, but I do; and these disciples know you sent me. I have revealed you to them, and I will continue to do so. Then your love for me will be in them, and I will be in them.”

The oneness of the Godhead may be more than this, something presently beyond our total understanding, but at the same time, it is not an absurdity. We understand the concept of relational harmony and oneness. In fact, we aspire to it in our marriages, our families, our workplaces - in all kinds and all levels of our human relationships, but do not attain the ideal because of the irrevocable, irresistible tendency to selfishness and sin in our nature. But of course, the salvation we have in Christ - Justified (delivered from the Penalty of our sin), being Sanctified (being day to day set free from the power of sin), and to be Glorified (one day delivered from the very Presence of sin) - gives us the confidence and Hope that we will ultimately be brought into that experience of perfect oneness with our God and with each other. Hallelujah!