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Amos in his prophetic work advocated for ______? A. sincere sacrifice and worship B. true religion and social justice C. love and true sacrifice D. righteousness, peace and love Detailed SolutionThe major themes in the book of Amos – judgment, injustice, lament, the sin of God's people, repentance |
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Jehoiachin surrendered to Babylon in 597 B.C. in order to _____? A. become a servant of Nebuchadnezzar B. save Jerusalem from destruction C. have jews exiled into Babylon D. fulfill God's prophecies through Nehemiah Detailed SolutionJehoiakim's ultimate downfall came because he chose to rebel against Babylon. He gave up himself as a captive in order to safe jerusalem. |
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Joshua's reforms were influenced by _______? A. the demise of Assyrian Empire B. Ahab's disregard for the law C. Assyria's conquest of states D. the discovery of the law book |
C |
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Eleazar, the man who commissioned Joshua, was a ________? A. seer B. priest C. prophet D. judge Detailed SolutionElʽazar was a priest in the Bible, the second High Priest, succeeding his father Aaron after he died. He was a nephew of Moses. |
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Herod Agrippa killed James in order to A. offer breathing space to Judaism B. punish Christians from outside Jerusalem C. win confidence of the Jews D. seek revenge for the Herods Detailed SolutionJames was killed by the order of King Herod Agrippa because it pleased the Jews. Acts 12:2–3. |
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Herod's expectation in receiving Jesus for a trial was to _______ A. see signs from Jesus B. become a friend of Pilate C. set Jesus free D. punish Jesus Detailed SolutionHerod had wanted to see Jesus for a long time, hoping to observe one of the miracles of Jesus. |
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Pontius Pilate condemned Jesus to death so that ______ A. the Emperor might honour him B. the Jews might be pleased C. Barabbas could be freed D. justice could be done Detailed SolutionPilate was effectively a dictator; so long as he kept Rome happy, he had absolute power, including power of life and death. The case against Pilate is that he found Jesus not guilty, but had him executed in order to keep the peace. |
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And he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. A. Gennesaret B. Arabah C. Jordan D. Tiberias Detailed Solution[1] On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of GodLuke5:1-2 |
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While King Hiram of Tyre supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress, Solomon gave in return _______ A. fish and food B. wheat and oil C. salt and olives D. grapes and gold Detailed Solution1kings5: [11] and year after year Solomon would provide Hiram with twenty thousand cors of wheat as food for his household, as well as twenty thousand baths of pure olive oil. |
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Simon Peter was reluctant in obeying Jesus' instruction to fish again because ________ A. the sea was rough and tempestuous B. his colleagues had gone home C. their night's toil was fruitless D. the sabbath day was beginning Detailed SolutionLuke5:1-5[5] Simon answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets." |
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Amos in his prophetic work advocated for ______? A. sincere sacrifice and worship B. true religion and social justice C. love and true sacrifice D. righteousness, peace and love Detailed SolutionThe major themes in the book of Amos – judgment, injustice, lament, the sin of God's people, repentance |
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Jehoiachin surrendered to Babylon in 597 B.C. in order to _____? A. become a servant of Nebuchadnezzar B. save Jerusalem from destruction C. have jews exiled into Babylon D. fulfill God's prophecies through Nehemiah Detailed SolutionJehoiakim's ultimate downfall came because he chose to rebel against Babylon. He gave up himself as a captive in order to safe jerusalem. |
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Joshua's reforms were influenced by _______? A. the demise of Assyrian Empire B. Ahab's disregard for the law C. Assyria's conquest of states D. the discovery of the law book |
C |
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Eleazar, the man who commissioned Joshua, was a ________? A. seer B. priest C. prophet D. judge Detailed SolutionElʽazar was a priest in the Bible, the second High Priest, succeeding his father Aaron after he died. He was a nephew of Moses. |
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Herod Agrippa killed James in order to A. offer breathing space to Judaism B. punish Christians from outside Jerusalem C. win confidence of the Jews D. seek revenge for the Herods Detailed SolutionJames was killed by the order of King Herod Agrippa because it pleased the Jews. Acts 12:2–3. |
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Herod's expectation in receiving Jesus for a trial was to _______ A. see signs from Jesus B. become a friend of Pilate C. set Jesus free D. punish Jesus Detailed SolutionHerod had wanted to see Jesus for a long time, hoping to observe one of the miracles of Jesus. |
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Pontius Pilate condemned Jesus to death so that ______ A. the Emperor might honour him B. the Jews might be pleased C. Barabbas could be freed D. justice could be done Detailed SolutionPilate was effectively a dictator; so long as he kept Rome happy, he had absolute power, including power of life and death. The case against Pilate is that he found Jesus not guilty, but had him executed in order to keep the peace. |
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And he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. A. Gennesaret B. Arabah C. Jordan D. Tiberias Detailed Solution[1] On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of GodLuke5:1-2 |
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While King Hiram of Tyre supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress, Solomon gave in return _______ A. fish and food B. wheat and oil C. salt and olives D. grapes and gold Detailed Solution1kings5: [11] and year after year Solomon would provide Hiram with twenty thousand cors of wheat as food for his household, as well as twenty thousand baths of pure olive oil. |
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Simon Peter was reluctant in obeying Jesus' instruction to fish again because ________ A. the sea was rough and tempestuous B. his colleagues had gone home C. their night's toil was fruitless D. the sabbath day was beginning Detailed SolutionLuke5:1-5[5] Simon answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets." |